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GeorgeKapas
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Indeed the whole issues and historical timelines with Sovereign are most perplexing. I have a few historian friends that help me alot. The missing engravings will be either hand painted, or I will print a simple outline of them with my printer on A4, cut and soak them in superglue to solidify them, paint and glue them. I did this on a previous built of mine, a kitbash of airfix's Victory into a 74, gifted to a good friend. The name on the stern was done in a similar fashion:
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The first model, which airfix is based on, is part of Greenwich collection, made in the 19th century. Both seem to represent the ship after the 1650 light rebuilt, during which she had a round tuck (?)
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The round tuck stern issue: I sanded down the corner of the sternpost in order to make it more round. The airfix kit has an inbetween shape. Yet there is no consensus between the wooden kit manufacturers, but certainly a square tucked Sovereign is wrong!.
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I have been rearranging pieces and collecting additional material. The decision to drill all blind gunports proved very problematic, as all the guns had to be made anew The solution from right to left: Lower deck guns (hidden carriages), middle deck guns (hidden carriages), uppen deck guns (visible carriages on the waist, and behind them the hidden carriages), QD, FC and murdering pieces (all visible carriages)
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Very troubleshome place to make a gunport. No wonder I havent come across this fix in other Airfix Sovereigns
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Yes it seems the completed museum model on the top left is missing a gunport next to the top balcony. But thankfully the port is there in the Airfix kit.
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Thank you!! Having now my attention on the hull, I believe Aifix has a mistake than needs to be fixed. The middle gundeck has the 2 gunports under the galleries missing. Indeed, this is a major problem it needs to be addressed :
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I forgot this: the assembled pieces and spruces that are to become the semi scratchbuilt masts
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I have created a modified version of Prince's masts from wooden kit plans, to scratchbuilt for sovereign. The original masts ion the kit are very galleon like, with 4 fighting tops on each, very bizzare, and not present in most of later Sovereign's paintings.
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I'll cut through the gunports of the model, and glue carriages on the interior. This way the thickness of the side hull, seen in the gunport wall, will be more notable, especially with the red color.
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A few initial updates: Condition of the parts when I got them. Not the easiest start, but I'll battle with it:
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Greatings to everyone, I am very happy to be back in this forum again! All these years I have been admiring the magnificent work of the members. Here I'll post the built log of this old airfix kit which I was given by very good friend. The box is very old, 1970s packaging. Some paint traces on the hull from an old painting attempt, and some pieces of the original masts bend broken or missing. I know, a rather rough start. I'll attempt to built the kit and correct some of its problems while I am at it. I really love 17th century ships, and I really look forward for this built. Thank you!
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