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NMBROOK reacted to NAZGÛL in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Here is where I'm at with the masts:
First I scratched the front parts for the bowsprit.
Then I started with the first märs and it's is almost finished. As I will add skanskläder later on the sides of it will not be visiable. Therefore I focused on the top and bottom sides.
I don't have the skills to scratch the whole thing and decided to use the main round part is from the kit.First thing I did was to weather and add planks to its top and bottom to make it look more realistic.
I only used two of the kits rings to get it closer to the original proportionwise, otherwise it would far to tall.
As I have some spareparts from earlier I could double the number of parts that hold the rings. I had to remake the taller ones. Also added short scratched details.
All parts where painted with washes before and after assembly and also some drybrushing.
All in all this is made up from 66 parts and I will add a couple of details more and skanskläder and even if it's beyond the kit verion, it's still simplified compaired to the original, so indeed they are quite complicated constructions.
/Matti
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NMBROOK reacted to molasses in Name the Ship Game
I found this photo with the caption: "PMARIG working on the Coronation site in 1999 (SHIPS Project)" which could lead one to assume that PMARIG was the name of the ship. However, PMARIG stands for Plymouth Maritime ARchaeological Interest Group which is comprised of dedicated amateurs interested in maritime archaeology in the Plymouth area since 1995. This group pioneered many techniques since adopted by professional archaeologists and offers training in underwater archaeology.
I did identify the small boat, Nova T, used by the Malvern Archaeological Diving Unit, participants in the 1999 Coronation wreck site survey. I don't think that counts for the win.
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NMBROOK reacted to Beef Wellington in Name the Ship Game
You got it Nigel, your go.
Eamonn - actually not that much, but think its nice to have a little something else to go on if the ship is not overly distinctive. Of course we've had Euphrates, Arklow (x) etc.
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
Ahhh second answer would of been Tamandre,ex st Louis class(modified from Brooklyn class).Well done Jason
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Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from Beef Wellington in Name the Ship Game
Ahhh second answer would of been Tamandre,ex st Louis class(modified from Brooklyn class).Well done Jason
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Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
I think Belgrano,ex USS Pheonix was Brooklyn class.Several were sold to South American countries post war,some to Brazil and one to Chile?Rock has to be Rio de Janeiro,but from an odd angle.
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Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
Mmmmmm,it is niggling me about the rock,South American,but where?
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Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to egkb in Name the Ship Game
Not Gib, at least I think it isn't Gib ! but there is one other rock that is iconic.. and that will give the nationality (that's what makes me feel it isn't Gib)
The Belgrano isn't soo far away.. (in at least 2 respects) Wrong Nationality but I think they came from the same original Stable! Have another go , you are sooo close!
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
At first look,that is the rock of gibraltar?but is it Ship looks a lot like the General Belgrano
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Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from Blue Ensign in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Thanks B.E.I found human faces hard at first,but it became a little easier as you program yourself as to the common proportions of the human face,even remembering a couple of pointers from art class in the early eighties Problem now,animal anatomy Will be watching wildlife on one reruns to get my head around it On a serious note I am going to do lots of googlin to establish some basic proportions.As further investigation shows that the lion is a complete figure with only one tiny notch on the prow,the overall thickness of limbs and body need to be close as it isn't split in half.I envisage the figurehead carving to take up months of intermittent work,so that is why I would like to get stuck in.Ersin Derebek's Royal william figurehead took him 500hours of carving,so whilst this is nowhere near as complex,it is definitely more than a couple of days work
Kind Regards
Nigel.
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NMBROOK reacted to egkb in Name the Ship Game
Found her by typing 'Small Old Grab Dredgers' into Google and trawling through the results for something similar in shape..
Give me about 15 mins to put up another !
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NMBROOK got a reaction from cog in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
I have started a job on the side that will run in conjunction with the main construction work.This is that of the figurehead.There are differences between museum model and the kit.The main one being there are two 'characters' behind the lion.I say characters because I am still uncertain as to what they are They remind me very much of the 'purple' thingy on Matti's Vasa build .However these affect the shape of the prow considerably and I will need to produce this trio of carvings to be able to determine the prow shape.
Some good news is that the museum model's Lion is tailless unlike the one on the kit plans and it is not clutching an emblem also shown on the plans.It is a nice change that research actually simplifies a design .Anyway I chose to take a copy of the Lion shown on the plans and use this,just omit tail and emblem,as it will be far more convincing than my freehand drawing attempts.The copy was glued onto a piece of European box of suitable thickness.
I first milled the slot for the prow,but leaving a small section at the feet.This will be removed later when the bulk of the shaping is done,it simply serves to keep a little strength for now while the rough work is done.The profile was cut using a combination of the miller,large scalpel and burrs.The result in the pics is from about 8 hours work!!.
The very thin wafer at the mouth will hopefully be the tongue when finished
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
You are correct mate,congratulations!!!!Thought I had come up with a good un as the crane had been removed.The vessel used to fascinate me when I went to Whitby as a kid,sad that she is no longer there
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Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
Heh,heh,quite possibly Eamonn
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Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Can't promise anything before bedtime mate
I have received a high res image from Janos by email ( thanks again )which will help me no end.I have lot's of drawing work to do before I touch boxwood again for the carving.At the minute,carrying on with the otherside of the hull as I really need to replace my milling bit as it has seen better days now Thanks for your plethora of likes,oh poo just remembered I have to post an entry in name the ship .
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Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to egkb in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Hey there Nigel, just spent the last half hour catching up on your Mordaunt, am looking forward to your carving results no rush Mate I'm here all afternoon !!
All The Very Best
Eamonn
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NMBROOK got a reaction from Dimitris71 in Sovereign Of The Seas by NMBROOK - Scale 1/84 - based on the works of Van De Velde the elder
A small update.I have completed the rails on the port side,I have only the forecastle left to do.I had to go and pick up my prezzies from the missus today.I feel like a kid in a sweetshop Thank you love Thank you to those on here that advised me which to machine to go for.It goes to show that the way to a modellers' heart is via workshop tools
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Only kidding Joe golf is not for me either.
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Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Thanks B.E.I found human faces hard at first,but it became a little easier as you program yourself as to the common proportions of the human face,even remembering a couple of pointers from art class in the early eighties Problem now,animal anatomy Will be watching wildlife on one reruns to get my head around it On a serious note I am going to do lots of googlin to establish some basic proportions.As further investigation shows that the lion is a complete figure with only one tiny notch on the prow,the overall thickness of limbs and body need to be close as it isn't split in half.I envisage the figurehead carving to take up months of intermittent work,so that is why I would like to get stuck in.Ersin Derebek's Royal william figurehead took him 500hours of carving,so whilst this is nowhere near as complex,it is definitely more than a couple of days work
Kind Regards
Nigel.
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Thanks mate!Unfortunately I have to do it all again on mark 2.Janos's picture has highlighted errors in the kit drawing profile,so I will revisit this probably next weekend and make some amendments to the drawing before starting again.Whilst everything else is correct,the line of the nose is wrong and I haven't enough material to work with.I need to alter i.e. almost remove the slot as I have discovered another picture that shows how things fit together.I was struggling with some b/w pics and shadows looked like parts of the ship.I may well just take a step back and redraw the whole prow out with the other necessary changes before making any more sawdust in this area.The museum model's figurehead actually looks more like a bear(apart from the mane)whereas the kit figurehead resembles a Chinese style lion.I shall carry on with hull construction in the meantime while my blood pressure returns to normal
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from tarbrush in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
I have started a job on the side that will run in conjunction with the main construction work.This is that of the figurehead.There are differences between museum model and the kit.The main one being there are two 'characters' behind the lion.I say characters because I am still uncertain as to what they are They remind me very much of the 'purple' thingy on Matti's Vasa build .However these affect the shape of the prow considerably and I will need to produce this trio of carvings to be able to determine the prow shape.
Some good news is that the museum model's Lion is tailless unlike the one on the kit plans and it is not clutching an emblem also shown on the plans.It is a nice change that research actually simplifies a design .Anyway I chose to take a copy of the Lion shown on the plans and use this,just omit tail and emblem,as it will be far more convincing than my freehand drawing attempts.The copy was glued onto a piece of European box of suitable thickness.
I first milled the slot for the prow,but leaving a small section at the feet.This will be removed later when the bulk of the shaping is done,it simply serves to keep a little strength for now while the rough work is done.The profile was cut using a combination of the miller,large scalpel and burrs.The result in the pics is from about 8 hours work!!.
The very thin wafer at the mouth will hopefully be the tongue when finished
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from cog in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Work is slowly progressing on the port side.As I have proved everything on the starboard side,this acts as a template for the port side.This has enabled me to fit the gunport frames earlier in the process to make it easier to shape the internal profile.The handy thing with the gunport design is that tweaks are easy.Some of the holes for the linings have been adjusted and boxwood veneer shims used to ensure perfect alignment when sighting down the side of the hull.I have also been able to fit the lower counter side timber earlier than before.The rather random looking pear blocks at the bow are for shaping to match the other side.The are placed to ensure adequate material to carve the shape out of.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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