The St Louis is looking good Harry! I like to build WW2 armour, but for some reason I find your ship and boat builds to be fascinating to watch. Your skill and subject knowledge makes the difference I think. After watching you put the S-100 together, and the brilliant paint scheme that you used, I went out and bought the Revell kit. I haven’t started to build it yet, but I am looking forward to my first maritime model challenge. Keep them coming mate. Cheers from south of the border!
Yes that moulded wood grain is awful, but I cover my plastic decks with wood veneer planks. See Part 2 of the St Louis for how I do it and what I use. ua-cam.com/video/xtmLg8O6pDc/v-deo.html
Nice stuff, Harry, have been waiting a long time for this update. Things look great on that deck and paintwork. Great results considering it first was a gluey mess when you purchased it. Greetz DutchDave.
Hi Harry. The transom you did for the St Louis is absolutely gorgeous! I would like to learn how to do windows in this small scale. Did you use a thick resin on top of the windows?
No resin, just Lifecolor Liquid Pigment effects Ron. I did show my method in a previous St Louis video. Check the chapters, as they list each technique I do in the videos
I wonder if Airfix used the basic hull mould of the St. Louis to make their Wasa kit - or visa versa!? haha... I'm noting major similarities with the hull with my 1970s unmade Wasa kit. To be expected of the time know doubt.
I have both kits, and photos of the hull parts on Facebook. The Airfix Wasa and St Louis are very different. Although both were designed at the same time in the 17th century in the Dutch style, the Wasa is longer, wider, taller with more decks and has a lot more cannons, nearly doubled that of the St Louis. Airfix actually visited and measured the Wasa on display after it was refloated. The St Louis is just based on what little information we have of the Couronne and one model of it, lost now, from a French museum.
Amazing paintjob! It really has the look and feel of wood. The weathering is spot-on and not exaggerated. P.S. Do you leave the brass support parts as is, or do you put protective varnish? They tend to oxidize and turn flat brown over time.
A good point… I just let my current ship builds on pedestals get a nice antique patina. Back in my youth I just used the kits plastic stand. So going brass has been a new thing since I returned to the hobby last decade.
She's looking good Harry . The stern is beautiful .
Thanks Thomas.. can’t wait to cement it in and join up all the gold ornamentation
At long last is the Saint-Louis back!.... Very nice work.
Thanks.. yes I am happy to be back working on her again
The St Louis is looking good Harry! I like to build WW2 armour, but for some reason I find your ship and boat builds to be fascinating to watch. Your skill and subject knowledge makes the difference I think. After watching you put the S-100 together, and the brilliant paint scheme that you used, I went out and bought the Revell kit. I haven’t started to build it yet, but I am looking forward to my first maritime model challenge. Keep them coming mate.
Cheers from south of the border!
Once you go ship you never go… oh bugger
I got nothing that rhymes with that.
Hi Harry, Superb work!👍🏻 Congratulations. Yves.
Many thanks Yves.. glad you liked it
A really cool looking ship. Great skills maestro.
Thanks Max
Looks great Harry! Amazing how you make plastic look like real wood!🤔👍
Thanks Andrew… its all in the Lifecolor Liquid Pigments
Wondered where this build had disappeared too..... Fantastic as always!
Glad you like it Ben
I really enjoyed this video, you do wonderful work. Great techniques for painting the mast. Looking forward to your next update!
Thanks Pete, next video out in a week
Very nice, Harry. Soon, the fun part cannons 😁😁 and that ship has some armament 👍
Oh yes lots of shiny cannons
Fantastic paint job.
Thank you! Cheers Arild
Great video Harry, your attention to detail amazing.
Glad you enjoyed it
I've been hanging out for this and it was more than worth the wait! Thanks
Glad to hear that Keith
Hi Harry, really impressed with this build , she's looking beautiful mate 😊😊😊😊 have a good one mate
Thanks matey 👍
This just looks amazing, what a change from how you got it! I can't wait to see the finished result!
I always felt there was potential in this kit, and it was worth saving, despite the badly done work on the hull by its previous owner.
Really tidy work man, not a project id take on but seeing it done well is always a pleasing process. good music too
Thanks matey
Lovely job mate
Thanks Edwin
The mast master!
Better than a Master Baiter
Yippee, Been waiting on this. She is really starting to look the part.
Yes its finally coming together
The transformation from a lump of plastic and glue is really amazing. Keep up the Sterling work Harry.
It has been a journey… but I always had hope this kit could be saved
These ships are amazing. Cant believe how beautiful it looks. I am thinking of building the Revell Batavia
The Revell Batavia is a good kit. I have already posted a review on it.
ua-cam.com/video/UziUEeE8Haw/v-deo.html
@@HarryHoudiniModels only the deck isnt really great.
Yes that moulded wood grain is awful, but I cover my plastic decks with wood veneer planks. See Part 2 of the St Louis for how I do it and what I use.
ua-cam.com/video/xtmLg8O6pDc/v-deo.html
Now look at that! That looks spanking mate 😘
The spanking comes later when Bask wakes up
Looks fantastic
Thanks Duane
Nice stuff, Harry, have been waiting a long time for this update. Things look great on that deck and paintwork. Great results considering it first was a gluey mess when you purchased it. Greetz DutchDave.
Thanks Dave 👍 All it needed was a bit of love
so sorry saying you had a rant... i love your site.. thx chris
No problem Chris… just being clear :)
Hi Harry. The transom you did for the St Louis is absolutely gorgeous! I would like to learn how to do windows in this small scale. Did you use a thick resin on top of the windows?
No resin, just Lifecolor Liquid Pigment effects Ron. I did show my method in a previous St Louis video. Check the chapters, as they list each technique I do in the videos
I wonder if Airfix used the basic hull mould of the St. Louis to make their Wasa kit - or visa versa!? haha... I'm noting major similarities with the hull with my 1970s unmade Wasa kit. To be expected of the time know doubt.
I have both kits, and photos of the hull parts on Facebook. The Airfix Wasa and St Louis are very different. Although both were designed at the same time in the 17th century in the Dutch style, the Wasa is longer, wider, taller with more decks and has a lot more cannons, nearly doubled that of the St Louis. Airfix actually visited and measured the Wasa on display after it was refloated. The St Louis is just based on what little information we have of the Couronne and one model of it, lost now, from a French museum.
Amazing paintjob! It really has the look and feel of wood. The weathering is spot-on and not exaggerated. P.S. Do you leave the brass support parts as is, or do you put protective varnish? They tend to oxidize and turn flat brown over time.
A good point… I just let my current ship builds on pedestals get a nice antique patina. Back in my youth I just used the kits plastic stand. So going brass has been a new thing since I returned to the hobby last decade.