kostas_gr

Thank you for your kind words. I am very happy because this year San Francisco won the gold, in 2018 IPMS contest in my country.

It was a milestone for me, and I hope my next project will be as good as this one.

Almost finished, need to finish the stand and the case  (and the small cover for the red switch box)

rear view with painted shields attached

I have to stop playing with switches (turn on/off leds) and hide switch box

rigging close details

thank you Jim

Lantern painted with brass/gold,  in place, with the red led turned on

I have to make some adjustments in order to install stern lantern. I have already placed a red led at the stern, but I have to replace the bottom part of lantern and drill a hole in order to pass through the led. I have decided to replace it with a carved wood.

Starting shaping....

after a lot of sanding, finally it getting shape

almost done, a comparison with the standard IKEA stencil

a close look

installed on ship

replacing the metal part with wooden,  and making some improvments

the result is..

some close details just before install the last sail

Artesania Anchors where silver, so I decided to paint them. I used light gray for primer, and after 24 hour drying, I used metalic color, gun metal.

metalic color have the advantage to "shine" it with a shoft clothe and give a realistic view. 

To add some details on deck, I have created cannon ball crates

Artesania pumps are cast metal, so  have no choice but to remake them

Time to fix rudder

first got to unmount rudder

remove hinges and old planks

closing / tapping old holes on hull

and finally correct hinges on rudder

details from the main mast, just before install main sail

barge finally in place

ΟΗΗ ****!!!!!! DAMN  @#$!@#$!@#$!@#

now its hurting my eyes, I really need to fix it, somehow

Its about time to test LED lights inside decks, with daylight and camera shot, are looking green, actually are yellowish

My goal is to point the decks (lower, main, front and captain's quarters) have rooms, not just the wall and a closed door.

with little effort, from the open windows at stern gallery you can take a glance at Captain's quarter furniture.... 

Working with ladders and ratlines

I never indent to use the cast metal lifeboat that artesania provided, so I have to try and build one

so far so good, hull is finished, I will start working the rest details

Some pictures from deck, before placing cannons

right under the cabin, are the batteries  hidden

I have decided to divide the crate at the main deck in 4 parts, and leave one open, so along with the led light, the interior with the ladder and barrels will be visible, even after the installation of the boat right above the crates

I have added pillars to support front deck

some side views from the hull

boat sliders are painted black

a close look at the finished stern, with open windows with access to captains quorters

I have created a cylindrical column for the front guns (instruction says to use a square piece of wood)