sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Share #1 Posted March 9, 2013 Hello and welcome to the build log of my second wooden ship model. This time it is the Royal Caroline by Mantua/Panart in the scale 1:47. I was admiring work of others on MSW while building this nice kit and that is why I have finally decided to go with this as the second build. I am constantly trying to do some kit bashing. I am also using the Anatomy book to improve some parts and details of the model to be more historically correct. Although some parts I kept as they were in the kit. I started the build in December 2011. Unfortunately I was not able to spend as much time on the model as I would like so I am still almost at the beginning. I will try to upload all images as in the previous build log of the RC from the MSW 1.0 forum... tomdale92 1 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #2 Posted March 9, 2013 So here come the first pictures... maddog33 and flying_dutchman2 2 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted March 9, 2013 Next pictures. Start of the first layer of planking the hull. edmay, maddog33, flying_dutchman2 and 1 other 4 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted March 9, 2013 Finishing the first layer of planking using lime wood. Pete_P, edmay, flying_dutchman2 and 2 others 5 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted March 9, 2013 Following pictures show start of the second layer of planking. Pete_P, maddog33 and edmay 3 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted March 9, 2013 These pictures show how I have attempted simulating tree nails. I was using putty instead of real tree nails. maddog33 1 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted March 9, 2013 Next pictures show the progress on deck planking. Pete_P and maddog33 2 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #8 Posted March 9, 2013 Finishing deck planking and starting to paint the hull blue. Pete_P, maddog33, Shipyard sid and 1 other 4 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #9 Posted March 9, 2013 Follow my first attempts on carving decorations from walnut, creating the windows and doors... Salty Sea Dog, Mirabell61 and maddog33 3 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted March 9, 2013 Finishing the windows, first decorative strips added. Salty Sea Dog and Pete_P 2 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #11 Posted March 9, 2013 White paint applied to the hull. maggsl_01 1 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #12 Posted March 9, 2013 Work on stern... maddog33 1 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #13 Posted March 9, 2013 Spiral staircases... Mirabell61 and Pete_P 2 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #14 Posted March 9, 2013 Work on decorations of the hull, gratings, ... Mirabell61, CharlieZardoz and Pete_P 3 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #15 Posted March 9, 2013 Cannons and their attaching to the model... Quite a tedious work... I have also bought 2mm diameter balls for ball-bearings to simulate the cannon balls and blackened them. Pete_P, Shipyard sid and maggsl_01 3 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted March 9, 2013 Author Share #16 Posted March 9, 2013 Capstan, and other deck furniture. janos, Salty Sea Dog and Ferit 3 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyUK Posted March 29, 2013 Share #17 Posted March 29, 2013 Hi. A very nice build..Most impressed with your skills and the kit:) Keep up the brill build. Regards Antony. sparrow 1 Quote Best advice ever given to me."If you don't know ..Just ask. Completed Mayflower Completed Fun build Tail boat Tailboat Completed Build Chinese Junk Chinese Pirate Junk Completed scratch built Korean Turtle ship 1/32 Turtle ship Completed Santa Lucia Sicilian Cargo Boat 1/30 scale Santa Lucia On hold. Bounty Occre 1/45 Completed HMS Victory by DeAgostini modelspace. DeAgostini Victory Cross Section Completed H.M.S. Victory X section by Coral. HMS Victory cross section Completed The Black Pearl fun build Black Queen Completed A large scale Victory cross section 1/36 Victory Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted April 2, 2013 Author Share #18 Posted April 2, 2013 Thanks Antony for the compliment. Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted April 9, 2013 Author Share #19 Posted April 9, 2013 Hello dear visitors of this build log, a few months ago I have encountered this article from Chuck on using Sculpey polymeric compound for creating decorations for ship models. I was so thrilled about the options that I had to try it out. I was not very successful on carving such complex ornamentation from wood so this seemed to me to be a very good option. I also found the build logs from Doris which is an expert on such work and this also made me buy this material and start experimenting. In the end I have decided to replace most of the metal casted ornaments that came with the kit and also redo some parts of the model... I have wasted quite a significant time this way but I do hope that in the end this is going to bring some nicer details to the model... Anyway it still takes me a long time to create these ornaments and I am at the beginning of the learning curve so please don't compare my attempts to Doris ones. I have also repainted the hull with more turquoise blue color... Salty Sea Dog, Pete_P, Ferit and 2 others 5 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipyard sid Posted April 9, 2013 Share #20 Posted April 9, 2013 Hello So I have found another, what looks like an excellent built to follow. Well everything looks very good to me, and I love the idea of carving the ornamentation. This aspect of your build will really add to your sense of achievement with the finished ship. I look forward to watching your build throughout its stages. Just enjoy it. Regards DAVID sparrow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share #21 Posted April 10, 2013 Hi David and many thanks for your very kind words! The only downside of creating the ornamentation myself is the time to carve them which I am constantly missing... So the build is still going to be quite long considering the amount of the carvings on Royal Caroline... Best regards, Jan Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsalv Posted April 10, 2013 Share #22 Posted April 10, 2013 Hi sparrow, nice to see you again here. Your work on new decorations is really fabulous sparrow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted April 10, 2013 Author Share #23 Posted April 10, 2013 Hi marsalv, thanks for the compliment! I am following your build of RC also very closely and I am very impressed by the quality and accuracy of your work! Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john46 Posted April 10, 2013 Share #24 Posted April 10, 2013 You are doing a great job. Creating the ornaments yourselves is a great added value. Will follow your built with interest. Regards, John Salty Sea Dog 1 Quote <span style='font-family: courier new'>In progress: <a class='bbc_url' href='http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/177-king-of-the-mississippi-artesania-latina-scale-180/'>King of the Mississippi</a></span><br /> <br /> <span style='font-family: courier new'>Completed : <a class='bbc_url' href='http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/176-mare-nostrum-4331-artesania-latina-scale-135/'>Mare Nostrum 4331</a></span><br /> <span style='font-family: courier new'><a class='bbc_url' href='http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/51-16th-century-galeass-imai-scale-1160/'>16th century Galeass</a></span><br /> <span style='font-family: courier new'><a class='bbc_url' href='http://members.upc.nl/carla.en.john/Modelbouw/Rocket.htm'>George Stephenson Rocket Locomotive</a></span><br /> <br /> <span style='font-family: courier new'>Next build : sl Louise</span> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted April 11, 2013 Author Share #25 Posted April 11, 2013 Jan nice job! I am also building RYC (and I am too lazy to write a log about it) but I am bashing it to death . I also started making the decorations from Sculpey and went a fair distance with it (gun port wreaths, scuppers) and then I realised that also the in-the-round decorations (figure head etc) should be done somehow. I did not feel confident enough to make them of Sculpey so I took a step back and now I am carving everything from Boxwood. Definitely slower than with Sculpey for sure! Janos Hi Janos, I am glad that you like it. I of course remember your build log from previous version of MSW and it is a very impressive build! And your carving skills are just amazing! I don't have much experience with wood carving so I have rather ended up with Sculpey. I may do some easier carvings but those presented on RC are too complex for me to handle using wood. I am going to try to make the figure head also from Sculpey so I wonder how it will go... But still I have so much to do before that. Regards and all the best to your work on RC! Jan Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted May 3, 2013 Author Share #26 Posted May 3, 2013 Hi all, so here comes some pictures depicting my attempt to create my own decorative strips to replace the ones from kit... I have used walnut strips 1,5 x 4 mm which were then profiled using the technique shown on the pictures. To create the ornaments I prepared a push mold from Sculpey that was baked to get hard and then I used it to push the actual shapes on the strips that was first filled with Sculpey. This whole assembly was baked, painted black and finally the ornaments gilded using toothpick. Cheers! Landlubber Mike, captgino and cpt. Tom 3 Quote Current build: Royal Caroline by Panart First completed build: Golden Star by Mantua Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shipyard sid Posted May 3, 2013 Share #27 Posted May 3, 2013 Greetings jan Wonderful , it's a dream build with everything crisp and clean. Love the carving. Sculpey??? That's new to me. Keep enjoying it, DAVID sparrow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsalv Posted May 4, 2013 Share #28 Posted May 4, 2013 (edited) I can not find words. Great idea, wonderfull result. I look forward to continuing. Edited May 4, 2013 by marsalv sparrow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john46 Posted May 4, 2013 Share #29 Posted May 4, 2013 Great job on the ornaments. Thanks for the pictures. Regards, John sparrow 1 Quote <span style='font-family: courier new'>In progress: <a class='bbc_url' href='http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/177-king-of-the-mississippi-artesania-latina-scale-180/'>King of the Mississippi</a></span><br /> <br /> <span style='font-family: courier new'>Completed : <a class='bbc_url' href='http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/176-mare-nostrum-4331-artesania-latina-scale-135/'>Mare Nostrum 4331</a></span><br /> <span style='font-family: courier new'><a class='bbc_url' href='http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/51-16th-century-galeass-imai-scale-1160/'>16th century Galeass</a></span><br /> <span style='font-family: courier new'><a class='bbc_url' href='http://members.upc.nl/carla.en.john/Modelbouw/Rocket.htm'>George Stephenson Rocket Locomotive</a></span><br /> <br /> <span style='font-family: courier new'>Next build : sl Louise</span> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted May 4, 2013 Share #30 Posted May 4, 2013 That's a very fine build you have going there sparrow, nice little modifications, and I'm impressed by your replacement decorations a great personal touch. Regards, B.E. sparrow 1 Quote Current Build: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-164-scale Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ finished 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ finished HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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