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SawdustDave
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Piet in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
Going through several of the ancient kits, donated by modelers for the exhibition, looking for anything I can bash for the SOS, I came across these strange little pieces.... not sure what they were intended for.
What catches my eye is the small scroll patterns, which I'm sure I can find a use for.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from JesseLee in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
They actually looked ok early this morning.... Then after taking time to give my old friends a little lesson in the finer points of "putting the golf ball".... Came back in the shipyard, took a close look at those little figures and decided to give it one more shot. Four hours later, I might be getting a little closer.
Using the black vinyl cover of an old notebook, I cut out a nice shape.... using it as a template to cut out five more (three facing left and three facing right).
Seen here after gilding them, I will now glue them to a piece of poster stock to give them a little more thickness.
I like it "more better"....
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Canute in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
They actually looked ok early this morning.... Then after taking time to give my old friends a little lesson in the finer points of "putting the golf ball".... Came back in the shipyard, took a close look at those little figures and decided to give it one more shot. Four hours later, I might be getting a little closer.
Using the black vinyl cover of an old notebook, I cut out a nice shape.... using it as a template to cut out five more (three facing left and three facing right).
Seen here after gilding them, I will now glue them to a piece of poster stock to give them a little more thickness.
I like it "more better"....
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Omega1234 in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
They actually looked ok early this morning.... Then after taking time to give my old friends a little lesson in the finer points of "putting the golf ball".... Came back in the shipyard, took a close look at those little figures and decided to give it one more shot. Four hours later, I might be getting a little closer.
Using the black vinyl cover of an old notebook, I cut out a nice shape.... using it as a template to cut out five more (three facing left and three facing right).
Seen here after gilding them, I will now glue them to a piece of poster stock to give them a little more thickness.
I like it "more better"....
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SawdustDave got a reaction from NenadM in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
They actually looked ok early this morning.... Then after taking time to give my old friends a little lesson in the finer points of "putting the golf ball".... Came back in the shipyard, took a close look at those little figures and decided to give it one more shot. Four hours later, I might be getting a little closer.
Using the black vinyl cover of an old notebook, I cut out a nice shape.... using it as a template to cut out five more (three facing left and three facing right).
Seen here after gilding them, I will now glue them to a piece of poster stock to give them a little more thickness.
I like it "more better"....
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SawdustDave got a reaction from KenW in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Just shaking my head over how clean your work is Augie. Makes me want to build her again. So many words come to mind as I go back through your log. I guess the word "perfection" pretty much says it best.
Dave
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SawdustDave reacted to Piet in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
Ah yes, much more gooder Dave. Great Idea by using poster board.
Cheers,
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Piet in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
They actually looked ok early this morning.... Then after taking time to give my old friends a little lesson in the finer points of "putting the golf ball".... Came back in the shipyard, took a close look at those little figures and decided to give it one more shot. Four hours later, I might be getting a little closer.
Using the black vinyl cover of an old notebook, I cut out a nice shape.... using it as a template to cut out five more (three facing left and three facing right).
Seen here after gilding them, I will now glue them to a piece of poster stock to give them a little more thickness.
I like it "more better"....
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Piet in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
These galloping horse figures are less than 3/8th".... they might be too small to create good molds. We shall see.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Canute in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Just shaking my head over how clean your work is Augie. Makes me want to build her again. So many words come to mind as I go back through your log. I guess the word "perfection" pretty much says it best.
Dave
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SawdustDave got a reaction from mtaylor in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
They actually looked ok early this morning.... Then after taking time to give my old friends a little lesson in the finer points of "putting the golf ball".... Came back in the shipyard, took a close look at those little figures and decided to give it one more shot. Four hours later, I might be getting a little closer.
Using the black vinyl cover of an old notebook, I cut out a nice shape.... using it as a template to cut out five more (three facing left and three facing right).
Seen here after gilding them, I will now glue them to a piece of poster stock to give them a little more thickness.
I like it "more better"....
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SawdustDave got a reaction from mtaylor in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
These galloping horse figures are less than 3/8th".... they might be too small to create good molds. We shall see.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
They actually looked ok early this morning.... Then after taking time to give my old friends a little lesson in the finer points of "putting the golf ball".... Came back in the shipyard, took a close look at those little figures and decided to give it one more shot. Four hours later, I might be getting a little closer.
Using the black vinyl cover of an old notebook, I cut out a nice shape.... using it as a template to cut out five more (three facing left and three facing right).
Seen here after gilding them, I will now glue them to a piece of poster stock to give them a little more thickness.
I like it "more better"....
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Erebus and Terror in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
A couple of minor developments....
Two new carvings - (Crown and Fleur 'de Lis).... will create moldings from these masters as the plans call for quite a few of these figures throughout the ornamentation.
Then there are these two little lanterns I just finished that will sit atop the two side roofs of the portico.
Once again, using stiffened nylon string to create some of the fine detail.
The mesh came from my boneyard.... not remembering what it was originally used for.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Omega1234 in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
While shopping for a Mother's Day card for the Admiral, I discovered a new rich resource for all sorts of fancy scroll art....
Expect to find some of these patterns on the SOS ....
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Omega1234 in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
Trying to get a tiny "Lion's Mask".... (8mm high)
The vinyl Blind Lattes seems to be the best carving material for the really tiny figures.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Omega1234 in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
These galloping horse figures are less than 3/8th".... they might be too small to create good molds. We shall see.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from GLakie in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
They actually looked ok early this morning.... Then after taking time to give my old friends a little lesson in the finer points of "putting the golf ball".... Came back in the shipyard, took a close look at those little figures and decided to give it one more shot. Four hours later, I might be getting a little closer.
Using the black vinyl cover of an old notebook, I cut out a nice shape.... using it as a template to cut out five more (three facing left and three facing right).
Seen here after gilding them, I will now glue them to a piece of poster stock to give them a little more thickness.
I like it "more better"....
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SawdustDave got a reaction from GLakie in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Just shaking my head over how clean your work is Augie. Makes me want to build her again. So many words come to mind as I go back through your log. I guess the word "perfection" pretty much says it best.
Dave
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SawdustDave reacted to GLakie in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
They look pretty good to me, for being so tiny Dave!
Cheers
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SawdustDave got a reaction from augie in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Just shaking my head over how clean your work is Augie. Makes me want to build her again. So many words come to mind as I go back through your log. I guess the word "perfection" pretty much says it best.
Dave
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SawdustDave got a reaction from tadheus in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
These galloping horse figures are less than 3/8th".... they might be too small to create good molds. We shall see.
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SawdustDave got a reaction from Omega1234 in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED
A couple of minor developments....
Two new carvings - (Crown and Fleur 'de Lis).... will create moldings from these masters as the plans call for quite a few of these figures throughout the ornamentation.
Then there are these two little lanterns I just finished that will sit atop the two side roofs of the portico.
Once again, using stiffened nylon string to create some of the fine detail.
The mesh came from my boneyard.... not remembering what it was originally used for.
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SawdustDave reacted to augie in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Time for a small update. In preparation for the quarter deck planking, a series of coamings, hatches, gratings and ladder down to the gun deck have been added. Nothing spectacular, but here are a few photos to show where we are:
Need to do a little tweaking before everything is cemented in place.
Have begun working on the waterways and margin planks. These are being cut from Swiss Pear. Need to finalize some decisions as to how much of the quarter deck will be left open to view the interior. I'm favoring Chuck's suggestion to leave the entire port side open but I think I may add the margins and waterways to that side just to look more 'finished'.
No pressure .......
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