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  1. GeorgeKapas
    I see the forum has seen some changes. Royal Louis was launched in 1759 so she needs to be placed on the next timeframe (1751-1800)
  2. GeorgeKapas
    Sorry for the lack of updates. In fact the progress was substantial. I'll do my best to try and be more consistent. The project increased in scope, and along with parallel projects and various other issues this year, I shy from uploading. I made a large sea base for Louis. I did not cut the hull or damage it, in fact I can remove her from the sea and display her properly in seconds. The diorama will show the ship anchored with yards lowered. As for the rest of the ship, yes, I draw and painted every single plank and pin by hand... Self inflicted torture it seems.
  3. GeorgeKapas
    You are right she needs a few lines. Thing is, the ship is full hull and that would tie her to the base as well as the pier XD. Here is the base before final gloss coat etc.
  4. GeorgeKapas
    Sorry for returning to finished topics...I did this with the Bomb ketch because I decided to add sails. Technically the ship is unaltered and finished, but now with the lockdown I gave a try making my first diorama and sea. The ship's hull is unaltered, it sits in a recess in the water. There is also a small dock to scale next to it. I am quite pleased, this was my first attempt making water
  5. GeorgeKapas
    The sails are made out of silk, I have some leftover strips from custom made curtains. It is the best material available to me, it bends and stays in position very good, behaving completely different from simple linen or cotton. It will look even better in bigger models, surely. I guess all my models will have these sails until I run out . The lines are done with a mechanical pencil, I attached a plastic piece on it's point near the tip to draw parallel to the whale. After a matte coat you cant see the difference between enamel and pencil. As for the blocks and deadeyes, they are made out of spruce plastic and they are the most troublesome to make.
  6. GeorgeKapas
    Thank you all for your kind words! She was a humble project, a bit of frustrating in parts. I repeated the style of the Bomb Ketch and I like the result. Onwards to the next one!
  7. GeorgeKapas
    She is now complete! Thank you for following this thread!
  8. GeorgeKapas
    Here is my attempt at the gun rigging, with a fitting Greek 2 cents eurocoin
  9. GeorgeKapas
    The tartane is almost complete, so hopefully tomorrow, once the ship is ready, to have a full set of photos.
  10. GeorgeKapas
    Thank you! It is the same painting and rigging style and method I used on the bomb ketch. I have several small kits that I will employ the same built process.
  11. GeorgeKapas
    The rigging progressed quite fast this week. Its almost done.
  12. GeorgeKapas
    The rigging is progressing quickly, as there are no shrouds. But the backstays are a bit complicated.
  13. GeorgeKapas
    And here is the current state of the model. I used pencil to enhance the planking on the outside of the hull as well.
  14. GeorgeKapas
    At this point I added ribs, both to improve the model, but also to help secure the deck more firmly, as the plastic of the ship is unusually thin.
  15. GeorgeKapas
    Testing the colours, and working on the deck. The planks were done with a combination of dry brushing and washing each plank with a different hue. The rest of the details were done with pencil.
  16. GeorgeKapas
    The assembled kit. You can see in the photos the several blocks and dead eyes I made with plastic, that would go with the rigging. Some additional pins for the rigging were added on the deck. The sails, as mentioned are not good, so I'll make them out of silk, but folded on the yards.
  17. GeorgeKapas
    Hello again! Another tiny and old Heller kit, a small sailing ship representing the Mediterranean "tartane" type. The kit is not actually that bad. The yards were unusable and had to be made anew. The mainmast was also changed a bit. the plastic sails were also no good. Other than that I did very few modifications.
  18. GeorgeKapas
    Thank you all. I'll omit all the intermediary steps and jump strait to the present. Took these today: The side ladders are added, the stern railings are new, some work on the bowsprit as well, I added some more details around the top most wale. A thin undercoat is getting applied as well.
  19. GeorgeKapas
    The sanding down of the exterior of the hull gave me problems fitting the cheeks on the bow, but especially the galleries which required some bending. Filling was extensive all over the place.
  20. GeorgeKapas
    I'll post various photos of the built so far the next few days.
  21. GeorgeKapas
    As for the masts and bowsprit some modifications were made, to the yards and the lower masts.
  22. GeorgeKapas
    I used the gun carriages differently, glueing them vertically to created gunboxes behind the gunports. This will also make the gun barrels to align better
  23. GeorgeKapas
    Greetings to everyone! This kit needs no introductions, as it is an old Heller, with many issues. In fact I have made, and/or attempted to kitbash this kit many times in the past. So basically the simple plan is this: repeat all the methods I used on the bomb ketch, with the experience and skill I got from that kit to the Royal Louis. The main issue this kit has, which had to be addressed is the horrendous wood grain that covers the entire side of the ship. It is off scale, and actually shouldn't exist at all. Plus the over the top wales that had to be trimmed down as well. With these out of the way, some modifications are needed on the bow, like re positioning the holes of the anchor lines to a more conventional place, better staircases, knees to hold the upperdecks up etc. Trying to match the model in the Musee de la Marine perfectly is not my intend, chiefly because I don't like its color scheme. Here you can see the first difficult step: The entire ship has been sanded down, and every surface smoothed down. The wales were reduced as well. When planks need to show up, I'll draw them with pencil just like in the Bomb ketch.
  24. GeorgeKapas
    Indeed. Silk is currently my preferred method. Perhaps not the best material for models, it has some drawbacks, but the way it can bend and created so many wrinkles without hard edges is what appeals to me.
  25. GeorgeKapas
    I follow him on Facebook, he is a true master. He too raised the railings and added a gun port under the galleries. He built it very fast, I started mine way back but I still haven't worked on it. His method of making the sails out of paper is very impressive, I tried it on the Ketch but couldn't do it and made them out of silk instead..

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