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Looking very good Ulisis, those metal castings have come up a treat and fit quite well after you applied some TLC.

 

I hope all goes well with your sister; great to see family looking after each other.

 

regards

 

Pat

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Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch)

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Thank you Pat for your comment on my ship and your wishes for my sis. Dr. said she is progressing very good.  :)

 

Hmmmm... what is TLC? :huh:

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Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Yes the angel certainly dose have a gender. Same as the females on my Mamoli. Friesland. Oh dear:/

Regards, Scott

 

Current build: 1:75 Friesland, Mamoli

 

Completed builds:

1:64 Rattlesnake, Mamoli  -  1:64 HMS Bounty, Mamoli  -  1:54 Adventure, Amati  -  1:80 King of the Mississippi, AL

1:64 Blue Shadow, Mamoli  -  1:64 Leida Dutch pleasure boat, Corel  -  1:60 HMS President Mantra, Sergal

 

Awaiting construction:

1:89 Hermione La Fayette AL  -  1:48 Perserverance, Modelers shipyard

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TLC = Tender Loving care :) :)

 

cheers

 

Pat

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Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch)

Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350)

Built:          Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)

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Hola Ulises:

 

Long time since I visit your Forum and now  I realize that your sister had an accident with his hip. I hope she will  better promptly and  restored to 100%. My best wishes to her.

 

Shortly after returning from my trip to MTY, I started working on my new model, the Pride of Baltimore II. Unlike the Vasa this brings many more instructions and plans, however (and as usual with ALL the kits) giving me realize that also brings some errors, missing explanations and inconsistencies: in the planes will indicate certain material and it that does not come in the kit, fortunately with leftovers from other ships have been able to supply them.
 
Muchos saludos, Karl
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Hello mates.

After a really long period without an update, I'm finally breaking the procrastination shell and here I am.

These have been really tough months for me. My sister's surgery and other severe family stuff prevented me from building. I was just not in the mood. And when I sat to build I faced the problem of those quarter galleries which gave me nightmares for months. In the end, they are not what they were supposed to be, as you will see. I had to improvise and the result is nothing I am proud of.

One thing is sure, nobody can say I didn't try. I tried aluminum, brass, plastic, wood, cardboard, epoxies, nothing seemed to work. So here it is. This will have to do. Please be lenient.

One thing that makes me happy is that finally I left that behind and I am now moving on with my build. Just one more sheet of instructions covering some deck furniture and fittings, and masting and rigging is on sight. 

 

Cheers!!!

 

At first I tried to fill that space with toothpicks

 

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I later removed that and used a piece of prescribed balsa which seemed to work better.

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This is the finished starboard gallery

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And the port one.

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Now move on!!!

 

Next is to build this structure on the deck.

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Making a template of the curve.

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Finally found some use for that set of French Curves I bought long time ago. :)

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Using one of my favorite non-hobby-specific tools: A ladies large hair curler, used to bend wood. :)

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The parts are roughly dry fitted over the template.

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... and I will leave you in suspense until the next update... muahahahaha  :pirate41:

 

I plan to finish this part tomorrow.

 

See you all.

 

Best regards.  :cheers:

Edited by Ulises Victoria

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Great progress there Ulises.  That scribed panel would have been difficult to 'control' over a curved surface?

 

cheers

 

Pat

If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!
Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch)

Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350)

Built:          Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)

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Thanks Pat. The hair curler in action again! ;)

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Update. That transom rail or whatever that is, finished.

Next step: The rudder.

 

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Thanks for watching!

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Looks good Ulises - taffrail?

 

cheers

 

Pat

If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!
Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch)

Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350)

Built:          Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)

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Neat job on those stern galleries. I had just been through that period of sitting down to build and having nightmares

Regards, Scott

 

Current build: 1:75 Friesland, Mamoli

 

Completed builds:

1:64 Rattlesnake, Mamoli  -  1:64 HMS Bounty, Mamoli  -  1:54 Adventure, Amati  -  1:80 King of the Mississippi, AL

1:64 Blue Shadow, Mamoli  -  1:64 Leida Dutch pleasure boat, Corel  -  1:60 HMS President Mantra, Sergal

 

Awaiting construction:

1:89 Hermione La Fayette AL  -  1:48 Perserverance, Modelers shipyard

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Hello mates!!! Small update: Building the rudder.

 

Start of planking the wooden template

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Believe it or not, there is a rudder underneath  :)

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Planking the rear most part. Since I couldn't get a piece of the same wood wide enough to cover the entire surface, I'm using two strips side by side.

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Taking shape

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And finished shaping, with a coat of Tung oil applied.

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Next update will be the process of carving the hinges openings, placing the hinges in place and fixing the whole structure in place, a process I am not very fond of.  :P

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There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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That's a nice looking result on the rudder Ulises and an interesting technique.

 

cheers

 

Pat

If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!
Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch)

Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350)

Built:          Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)

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Viv!!! Long time no see dear. Thanks for visiting and your likes!

 

Abrazos

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Update.

 

Hello friends!

 

Well I'm finally done with the rudder. It was something rather complicated for me because I had to carve the rudder and hull to accommodate the hinges, and I am not too proficient at this activity (yet). :)

An important part is that with this I finish page number 3 of the plans/instructions. What's next is work mainly on the decks, and (gulp) cannons and (double gulp) cannon port lids. Not all the gunports have lids, thank God, but still there will be about 70 of them.

 

So here we go: 

 

I didn't like these simulated head bolts in the hinges,

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...so I filed them down.

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Starting the carving of the hinge's location

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Rudder hinges in place

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Drilling holes to place nail heads. I cut the head and about a 1mm stem. These are only decorative. They don't actually have any work as holding items.

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Work of measuring the correct placement of the hull hinges, to match the rudder hinges' holes.

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Testing for correct alignment. You can see a piece of brass wire going through the whole assembly to check for precise alignment.

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Here it is completed.

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Thanks for visiting.

Best regards all.

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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That rudder came up a treat Ulises; great work!

 

cheers

 

Pat

If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!
Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch)

Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350)

Built:          Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)

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@Edwin. Thanks a lot. Yes, I am well! :)

 

@Pat. Really appreciate it!

 

@Arthur: Don't look too close.  :D  :D  :D

 

Thank you all for visiting, likes and comments. They are of big value to me!

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Hi all and thanks for visiting. I though I would post a general view of how this ship is coming along. I will start working on the deck fittings and furniture next.

 

Best regards

 

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There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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@Nick... thank you very much. Yes, this is a big model. :)

 

@Edwin. Thank you so much. I'm flattered, and I don't feel I deserve this much praise. I do what I can but I know I always make mistakes and I'm never fully satisfied with my work. I humbly appreciate it!

 

Best wishes.

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Mini-update.

 

After doing a final check in my plans, I noticed I missed 4 small eyebolts: 2 on the rudder and 2 on the hull, for a chain that holds the rudder in the case this breaks during battle and prevents it from going to the bottom of the sea.

So, since this is a very small update, I'm taking the opportunity to show how I make eyebolts. These usually come too big in kits, so long time ago I decided I'd make mine, no matter what kit. I hope this helps someone.

 

This is my basic kit to make eyebolts

Holding pliers, wire cutting pliers, plastic wrapped wire, and a small jig I designed.

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This jig I made from a two sided old drill bit handle to which I attached two wires of different diameter, to make different sized eyebolts.

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I first used the wire that comes in those little whatchamacallit plastic covered wires they use to close loaf bread bags and stuff. I later found a black colored wire which looked much better.

 

Peel the wire, or cut from your source a length of it.

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Bend to an U shape and place it as showing in this pic, holding it with the pliers.

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Twist the handle, while pulling it at the same time. Twist until the wire breaks by itself.

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The twisted stem will provide additional mechanical grip.

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I measure the width of the stem to know what drill size will be adequate.

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Here they are in place. I used a black wire for the final eyebolts, different to the "silvery" one you see in the previous photos.

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By the way, I use two part epoxy to fix the eyebolts in place, instead of a cement I used to use before, which turned out to be a bad choice. (The figures in my Vasa started to fall off a few weeks ago.) Epoxy is my glue of choice when gluing dissimilar materials like metal to wood. Is it messy? Yes!, is it a big waste? Yes! Is it still the better choice? Yes! (My opinion, of course!)

 

Thanks for visiting. I hope this post helps someone. Thank you all!!!

Edited by Ulises Victoria

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Hola Ulises:

 

Your Tips will be very useful,  Thanks!!!

 

Saludos, Karl

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Hi Ulises, I have been following your build and I must say she is turning into a real beauty. I just finished planking the deck of my Trabaccolo using your tutorial and I 'd like to thank you for sharing, it really helped me out.

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Hi Don,

It fills me with joy when something I did helps somebody. Thank you very much for your kind words!

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Work continues.

 

This photo was supposed to be the last one in the previous update: making of the eyebolts and the chain attached to them.

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Update #1

 

Next. Start building all the stairs that go down between decks, with their respective handrails and supports.

 

First step. File down all the mold joint marks and paint with Gunze Sangyo Mr. Surfacer 1000 as a primer.

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I painted these pieces with a dark brown color.

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They looked very dull, so I gave them a very light treatment with a lighter wood color paint using the dry brush technique.

Can you tell the difference?

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Here they are all painted and dry brushed, ready to start assembly.

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Update #2

 

Since my attempt at making the ship's boats in wood turned out to be a big failure, I decided to take the challenge to another level, and use the metal ones included in the kit, but make them look like they were made of wood, (or at least as close as possible)

 

So here is what I did.

First a coat of primer:

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Then, paint them using the same ocher color I used on the hull

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After the paint is well dried, I started applying sepia india ink with a small brush. Continue rubbing with the brush without adding more ink, until the ink starts to dry and starts leaving streak marks.

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This is the final result.

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I will stop working on the boats now, until the time when I need to put them in place. This was like a little break! :)

 

Thank you for visiting.

 

Best regards to all.

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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