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Beautiful!! work Doris , just beautiful....... your sculpting talents are to be envied, your work is an inspiration to all .... thanks for sharing..

 

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Hello Doris,
I find it very exciting that you show us with a video how you make the sculptures. Of course you need a lot of talent for that, too
that works in the way you show it. I admire that very much.
I can not do that unfortunately.

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Magnificent work Doris.

 

Cheers,

Piet, The Flying Dutchman.

 

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WOW Doris its been a long time since i looked in on your work, (shame on me)

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On 16. 6. 2018 at 5:19 AM, Hubac's Historian said:

Hello Doris,

 

So, as I look through your photo essay on the making of the square gunport wreaths, two things occur to me:

 

For one, they are remarkably consistent.

 

On the other hand, I wonder why you don't master a detail like this once, and duplicate it in resin castings.  I have watched and am tremendously impressed by your video tutorials on how to do some of the larger figurative work, and it would be no stretch of the imagination that sculpting each element by hand is ultimately easier and a more efficient use of your time.

 

I am just curious as to your perspective on that issue.

 

Thank you,

 

Marc

Hello Marc, 
you are right, I would save some time if duplicated it in resin castings.
In fact, for me it is no problem to create plenty of sculptures and pieces of decoration in the same/or similar way by hand.I really enjoy this kind of work.I prefer to make each piece as an original and in a higher level of detail and quality. I suppose that our ancestors also carved all parts of decoration by hand and each one was unique. So I would like to follow their tradition when building this model as well.

 

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Tecko + Amateur:  That's right, you wrote it great. I have the same opinion.
 

 

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Thank you all for you comments and kind words, I am pleased and appreciate your feedback and "likes" it a lot..

 

 

During the weekend I finished all frames on the port. Here are some pics:

 

 

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And here you can compare how the model looked about a year ago:

 

 

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HMS Royal Katherine 1664 from card

 

 

 

 

 

 

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@DORIS, as much as some ships were made for the guns, as opposed to making guns for the ship. I think you make ships just so you can do the sculpturing.

 

As you already know, you do beautiful work. I can tell, because when I type this response I cannot help but to type slowly and purposely out of respect for your lovely sculpturing.

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On 17. 6. 2018 at 12:27 AM, Tigersteve said:

Thanks for posting that video, Doris. What material are you using? Is it Sculplay? 

Steve

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I have already written about this material in my older logs - see for example my Royal Caroline building log. It is a mass called Modurit - a polymer that hardens by heating and it is available in our country. It is similar like FIMO.

 

Best regards,

Doris

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HMS Royal Katherine 1664 from card

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Doris and Tecko, I can certainly appreciate your POV, when it comes to replicating the tiny ideosyncracies between like carvings that are individually made, just as in full practice.  This certainly adds to the charm of a handmade thing.  The proof of your excellence is always right there, in the model.  I am a little lazy, in this way, though.  I probably wouldn't be, though, if I were building a different type of model.  In any case, I would like some day to give your card method a try.  For a subject, I think I would try something like a Dutch 17th C. "Spael Jacht"; beautiful lines, some ornamental work, and not too overwhelming of a project.

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so much progress since I last looked in :)   again Doris,  I must say.......you do extraordinary work!  :imNotWorthy:

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Hello dear friends,
thank you very much for your comments and "likes". I am pleased and appreciate your feedback a lot.
I have already finished the rest of decorative frames for gunports on starboard. And I have also adjusted the position of the last gun ports before QG to match more reality. Now they are located a bit below.

 

 

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Now I continue with the construction of the bow. I had to make some changes to achieve more realistic design by Vale´s painting. BTW, I have found inspiration in the photos of this Sheldon´s model:

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https://digitaltmuseum.se/011024822489/fartygsmodell

 

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Doris

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HMS Royal Katherine 1664 from card

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I have also tried to make a grating (it is made from longitudinal wooden laths - they were also used on English ships from that period), but I do not have any accurate plans or images that could help me with a realistic appearance. Now I'm thinking about design of seats of ease, I have several options but I am not sure, which of them is suitable for Royal Katherine from 1670... If you have historically more accurate information, I will be very grateful for your help.

 

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Best regards,

Doris

Doris

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HMS Royal Katherine 1664 from card

 

 

 

 

 

 

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State of The art, Doris. Always an inspiration.

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Beautifully realized, Doris. 

The earlier the subject, the less information we have. Have you looked at photographs of Vasa's head to see the seats of ease on that ship? Although Swedish, it is almost contemporary to Royal Katherine. That may give you a guide.

 

If I may comment, the Vale painting seems to have the figure and tip of the knee of the head slightly more angled up than in the Sheldon model. You might want to check that.

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Doris, Thank you for continuing to show us your model and the ways that you accomplish your detailed decorations I too like your method of individually making parts rather than casting them. Many of us in these modern times look for the fast solution to a building or manufacturing process. By taking the time to make each piece individually you have shown clearly that Practice makes perfect, or to put it another way "...perseverance is necessary to establish perfection"  It is also evident that you love doing what you do, it is beautiful work!

 

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Doris, I can only concur with all the previous accolades of your wonderful talent. I also appreciate the fact of individually sculpting each detail. Your time and effort puts the "ART" in the art of ship building.

Have a great day and keep up the great work you are doing!

 

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On 8-7-2018 at 10:52 AM, DORIS said:

I have also tried to make a grating (it is made from longitudinal wooden laths - they were also used on English ships from that period), but I do not have any accurate plans or images that could help me with a realistic appearance. Now I'm thinking about design of seats of ease, I have several options but I am not sure, which of them is suitable for Royal Katherine from 1670... If you have historically more accurate information, I will be very grateful for your help.

 

 

Best regards,

Doris

Doris,

You can download a pdf on this link. The 17th century is from page 66 onwards

 

Patrick

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Hello dear friends, 
thank you all for your kind words and support and also your help, I do appreciate it a lot. That is a great pleasure for me. Thank you also for your "likes".

On 8. 7. 2018 at 2:02 PM, druxey said:

Beautifully realized, Doris. 

The earlier the subject, the less information we have. Have you looked at photographs of Vasa's head to see the seats of ease on that ship? Although Swedish, it is almost contemporary to Royal Katherine. That may give you a guide.

 

If I may comment, the Vale painting seems to have the figure and tip of the knee of the head slightly more angled up than in the Sheldon model. You might want to check that.

You are right and thank you for advice. I have already looked at various pics of real ships, that often helps me with better decision. 
I used the pics of Sheldon model mainly for an inspiration, how to create the bow - timbers, rails etc. The shape of bow on RK model is made according the Vale´s painting.

 

14 hours ago, Backer said:

Doris,

You can download a pdf on this link. The 17th century is from page 66 onwards

 

Patrick

That's great, Patrick,  thank you very much for sharing, this help me a lot. Super!

 

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I have started making the most demanding statue at the bow. First I create the horse - it is made in stages and each part is then heated in the oven. The rider, harness and a pair of smaller statues behind the horse will be created separately.

 

Here is the beginning:

 

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Best regards,

Doris

Doris

Current build:

HMS Royal Katherine 1664 from card

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Hi Doris. Your results are becoming more and more astonishing to me. :imNotWorthy:  :imNotWorthy: O.

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Thank you dear friends, your words mean a lot for me. I am very honored reading your praise.

 

31 minutes ago, montañes said:

Hello, Doris.
Can you put a photograph of the material you use to model the figures?
Do you need an oven to harden?
Thank you very much teacher.

 

Hello dear Amalio,

well, I use white modeling mass called modurit/modelit - it is available in our country. This is a polymer similar to FIMO.To harden it I put finished decoration into the owen and bake it about 20 minutes at a temperature of about 130 ° C.

 

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Here are some pics and information about the product:

https://www.pastelka.eu/kreativni-tvoreni-1/modelovaci-hmoty/fimo-hmota-a-modurit/modurit-500-g-bily.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0b214MKU3AIVA9iyCh2bvgzoEAQYBCABEgJGXfD_BwE

http://www.papirovyobchod.cz/produkty/modelovani/modelit.htm

https://www.top-obaly.cz/produkt/modelovaci-hmota?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0b214MKU3AIVA9iyCh2bvgzoEAQYAyABEgIg__D_BwE#product-bila-3

 

 

Here is my thread on Czech forum, where you can see some pics from the progress:

https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=183&t=85813&start=15#p1621616

https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=183&t=85813&start=45#p1721200

https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=183&t=85813&start=30#p1705801

https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=183&t=85813&start=45#p1706216

 

Best regards,

Doris


 

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