Revell 1:72 pirate ship build - with added lighting

Here is a winter project, the build of the Revell 1:72 pirate ship.
This one has added figures that came from the Ukraine.
It also is fitted out with LED lighting

[@MrJuvefrank]

5:52 The paddle, the weapons, and the clothes on those figurines look real. I salute you, Captain.

[@TheMegazaya]

Thanks, sometimes I look they are seem so real almost scary. LOL. it took a while to paint them.

[@РусланТабынбаев-х6д]

wonderful work!

[@TheMegazaya]

Thanks it was my first time and I stared with a complicated model. The next attempt should be better

[@Lambonights]

Not "just" great, which it is, but magical too!

[@TheMegazaya]

Thanks

[@PiperStart]

Really well done, your time has been well spent.

[@TheMegazaya]

Thanks it my first time model building and threw myself in the deep end with this one. At the end of this year I will do the HMS Victory 1/100

[@MGB-learning]

Great build

[@TheMegazaya]

Thanks

[@Andreas-jp2ki]

Perfekt 🔥

[@TheMegazaya]

Thanks

[@Dirks_NUMA_Files]

Sharp build

[@TheMegazaya]

Thanks

[@clubtepes2046]

You know, that kit is really the 'Back Pearl' from Pirates of the Carribean right?

[@finnhanscomb3257]

Looks great! As you painted all the parts before assembly does it mean you have to scrape a bit of paint of when you glue them together?

[@TheMegazaya]

Good question. I tried to avoid painting where any glue is required. If I did, the glue appears to aghere without removing paint. However One lesson I learned is to avoid painting any assembly holes and pins. The paint is thick enough to prevent assembly and needs removed.

[@finnhanscomb3257]

@@TheMegazaya thank you this is very helpful. I plan on getting this kit it looks like a good build

[@clubtepes2046]

Yes, you should always remove paint on the mating surfaces. Glue does not stick very well to paint. Plastic model glue is chemically designed to melt the plastic.... essentially.....'welding' the parts together.

[@TheMegazaya]

@@clubtepes2046 Thanks for the reply. I didn't know that about the design of the glue

[@clubtepes2046]

@@TheMegazaya Sure. In modeling, it's good to know what glues do what.
Plastic glue, does what I said, it melts the plastic. But lets say you want to glue brass photo-etch to plastic........ plastic glue isn''t going to melt brass.
A lot of glues do what they do based on 'surface tension'. Meaning, they 'grip' each surface and hold them together. Elmer's glue, super glue, even epoxy glue all work on surface tension. Heck, Latex paint works on surface tension and you can peel it off.
The chemical glue are designed for specific products. And glue meant for styrene plastic, won't work on ABS plastic (Another type of plastic used on different models).

[@Noelstark-n7l]

Do you get the paint aswell or do you need to buy it ? Bc i really wanna buy the black pearl one!

[@TheMegazaya]

You need to buy the paint separately. The instructions recommend the paint to buy but you can have any colour. I think the black pearl is the same model but just a different colour.

[@MrJuvefrank]

@@TheMegazaya Hi, there, do you put a u in color because you're Brittish?

[@TheMegazaya]

Yes but in some countries like the US they don't use it

[@MrJuvefrank]

@@TheMegazaya Hi, and thank you for telling the public.

[@nickflaherty9532]

Excellent job! How big is it?

[@TheMegazaya]

Thanks, it was my first time doing this and took a while to build. It is 56cm L x 51cm H x 22cm W

[@زريابالمستعصمي]

Great job where did you buy it from?

[@TheMegazaya]

Thanks. I got this from Amazon UK and cost about 80 GBP. Should be easy to find as there were many for sale

[@matejsepela7495]

Hhkk😊