Jack H

Stemson,apron,deadwood... The following is the part of the first chapter I envision, including figurehead, The second chapter, I think, is all square frame, cant frame (cant timber), hawse pieces,

Now I'm not sure about the length of the bowsection, but at least she will contain a lower deck and an upper deck's gun ports, By the way, I'd like to show the "3D structure diagram". These black and white line diagrams can enhance the understanding of the structure. There will be such a structure diagram in the assembly instructions in the future.

1：36 Cumberland，

stempost,risingwood,quarter gallery figure,

Stern/keel/false keel/bow

Hi JJ, Now I'm not sure about the exact release time, but I can make a general plan public. As my area is now in the rainy season for more than two months, and then from July to December is relatively dry season, so from July to September I will process the first batch of 20-30 sets of basic version, using pear wood. I'm testing the parts of pear wood, and I'll release the photos of the parts in the next few days.Then I will process some pre assembled parts properly. But the official sale, or booking, needs to wait until the prototype is completed. For the English version, I prefer the chapters mode of bow / mid / mid / stern section, so that even if you are not willing to continue to make the remaining chapters, the previous chapter can also become a separate model. If you can finish four chapters, you can also assemble a complete hull.I think the bow section will be released more quickly, but if you stick to the traditional Chapter mode, I think it may need to wait until next year. If I have completed at least 10 sets of basic parts from September to December, we allow 1-2 experienced and skilled members to participate in beta kit (testing kit). It needs to be emphasized that in MSW forum, non-sponsors can not publish commercial information, but I am a "de facto sponsor". Because we (true image models) have not been able to prepare the website, and for some other reasons, we have not officially published the links of sponsors. Jack

Thank you. I agree with you. In fact, the basic version of kit is the most realistic. It saves complicated processing and costs. Modeler can decide whether to choose pre assembled parts according to its own needs, that's why I've introduced the two versions in detail .Secondly, this kind of face-to-face communication can let me know more about modeler's feedback and process kit that suits most people's needs.

Hi JJ， Maybe this picture can help me explain the difference between the two versions，they are all precision cnc cut ,the basic version is equivalent to the second step, and the follow-up needs to be completed by yourself (whether it is traditional manual grinding or power tools).It takes a lot of time and some skill, but it can save money. Pre assembled parts can save a lot of time, which may reduce the time from 5-10 years to 1-2 years (maybe). But the high-end version does not mean that all parts are finished. That is unreasonable. The high-end version will pre assemble and process many parts that are difficult to make by hand. Other relatively simple parts are still equivalent to the second step. “Are you actually going to offer and ship pre assembled sections of the model in the kit”，We are experimenting with this plan. We can at least provide the kit for the second step. As for pre assembled parts, we need to find a balance between convenience and price, that is, we will control the proportion of pre assembled parts Thank you! Jack

Hello everyone,haven't updated for a long time for busying with other things. Just as stern post and dead wood, fashion pieces and transoms are processed, I will talk about some of my ideas. POF or fully framed model because of its complex structure, it is difficult for ordinary modelers to process these parts by hand. Even modelers with high skills need a lot of time to complete these complex parts. I use CNC to process these parts, which is simple and fast, and can save a lot of time for you. This is just a commercial kit. My goal is to make a POF model that only a high skilled modeler can do before, without taking 5-10 years for a modeler with ordinary skills.The following two figures show the pre assembled parts (deadwood) and the pre machined parts (transoms, fashion pieces, after fashion pieces). 1:36 Cumberland 1774 However, there is no doubt that this kind of pre assembled parts will increase the cost, and the price will be much higher than the basic version. 1:36 Cumberland 1:48 Cumberland 1:36 Cumberland basic parts,peer wood The basic version only has 'basic parts', almost no pre assembly and processing parts. It is suitable for modelers with high skills, and the price will be cheaper. The high-end version is relatively expensive, which is suitable for modelers who want to make models quickly and easily I don't hide my idea. My goal is to enable modeler to make "high quality" models ，But I won't copy or imitate the master's model. My UK partner and I calculated all the parts according to the historical data (contract) and Navy principles, referring to the original draughts of NMM. All the parts you see above have not been polished or hand polished. In other words, these are the parts provided by kit. After your own fine polishing and waxing, you can get very good results. Jack

It's a very good project, especially Alex's drawings. It's great! Her figurehead is impressive.

In addition, whether it is 3D scanning or using software modeling directly , it can be imported into CAD. 3D model can be transformed into 2D drawings or stored in CAD as 3D.

Hi Allan! 3D models can be roughly divided into two categories, one is similar to mechanical parts of the model, the other is similar to human or animal and flowers, etc., the second is not suitable for CAD modeling, or even suitable for display in CAD software. So my suggestion for those who have no modeling experience is to enlarge the drawing, such as one or two times, or the proportion you think is appropriate, and then use clay. Be careful not to use black one. Then you can carve clay by hand and modify its details. Large scale carvings of clay are very easy to make and modify.Then you can get satisfactory results after 3D scanning, you can reduce the scale ( any scale by software) . Finally, you can get better details through 3D printing or CNC. In my opinion, 3D modeling is very difficult to learn, especially the human body (or animal). Jack

3D printing is a relatively convenient method. I also printed an 18 pound 1:48, but I prefer brass. I am looking for composite processing technology, which can process fine brass guns. For fine wood carving, CNC may be able to achieve good results, but manual micro carving is the most valuable.

Thank you Greg! As for that gap, it's a result of unfinished drafting work now, I'll test sample of scroll,in next step, Compared with the original draught, I made some modifications to the head of Neptune,especially the neck, the head posture in the original design is a little strange,it may be intentional to leave enough space with bowsprit.. Personally, I prefer the heroic posture...And his robe, because I need to use the robe to cover the connection of the left arm, I use 4-axis processing, so the left arm will hinder me from processing his body.

The lower and upper cheeks are modified to prepare the relief of the bow.I'm thinking about how to process lower and upper cheek.

This is the 1:48 and 1:36 Trident, boxwood, Chinese and English versions.The trident of boxwood is just to show the effect at present. There will be Trident made of copper in the future. I have also designed some molds for batch processing, and I will release the parts for batch processing these days. Jack

This can not be said to be a bad idea Sailor1234567890！LOL...I have such an idea, I used to be obsessed with the ship model Museum, about 15 years ago, so at that time I tried to do my business, hoping to invest in a hotel in the seaside（ tourist area）, where many ship models were displayed... But my several failed businesses blocked my plan. These two photos were sent to me by my friends. I don't know who the original author was. If there is any offence, please tell me that I will delete them immediately. I'm just saying that someone does build a 1:12 model... Maybe, sometimes dreams become reality...These are the big machines I mentioned which can process huge parts. Container transportation is a feasible way.😁 Jack

Thank you JJ, And some more parts,without any polishing and treatment, it's just a machine-made appearance. That is , this is the parts we provide. Jack

Thank you Sailor1234567890, the batch products should be 1:64 and 1:48. By the way,say something more...we have taken it into account for transportation and price (which also involves tariffs), as well as the size of the final model, which is designed for display. Because many members have more than one model at home, so we are considering 1:64 or even 72, 1: 64 will be about a meter long, equivalent to frigate at 1:48 scale , and then with a length of about 840 mm at 1:72,for a small scale kit, I consider using boxwood. Because of the huge hull, it is inevitable that it will be expensive. As a matter of fact, 1:36 Cumberland is customized by a fanatical model enthusiast. He agrees to participate in the verification of this model. In addition, I don't think there will be any more orders, so I don't intend to release the 1:36 kit, but we can accept the customization, and the price will exceed $3000. So the real batch products should be 1:64 and 1:48. I wrote 1:36 in the title just for display, but now there is a 1:36 buyer indeed.Of course, if any lunatic needs 1:24, we can customize it, because we have made Cumberland 3D model. I think the limit of our production is 1:12, that is to say, the maximum size of a single part is 1200 mm long, the required board thickness is 8 cm-10 cm, and the total length of the model should be 5.2 meters,our CNC equipment for furniture production is competent for this kind of work. As for the modeler those only needs a bow section, I'm considering a large proportion one, which will only be used for display after completion. The maximum size of the figure head we can carve is about 60 cm. Jack

Thank you Mike,I'm sorry, I don't have any plans for Hms Bellona. CAF is developing that project. I mentioned HMS Victory 1765 and HMS Princess Royal 1773. If I can get their licenses from NMM, I will continue those projects. I did OEM a (another) 5th rate project carvings (except Winchelsea),as long as any project is legally licensed. Jack

Thank you Thomas,😃 Thank you JJ! I'll let you know as soon as I finish some more parts and preparations. Many thanks to MSW and Chuck. In fact, Cumberland used to be the background map of MSW's website. This project was proposed by me and was supported by Chuck immediately. I followed his suggestion. This project will cooperate with MSW for promotion, so more information will be released--when we(True Image model) finish the negotiation with MSW on some details.I need to follow MSW's rules about business content. Jack

By the way, we will provide high quality boxwood, jujube and pear wood, as well as fine machined parts. We can provide parts all made by boxwood- Yes, all parts are processed by high quality boxwood. Figurehead made by boxwood, Asian boxwood has a good appearance, very delicate, moderate hardness, density and fineness are more than pear wood, thick wood is very rare. High quality jujube wood, which surpasses the density and hardness of boxwood, is similar to the fineness and color of boxwood. Entry level products will use pear wood. Jack

Thank you Sailor1234567890,It's true that the 1:36 model has a huge hull. Here's an approximate outline comparison. Now there are two modelers working on 1:36 and 1:48 models, and maybe more people will be involved.I will also do some verification work myself, and my UK partner will write instructions in English. He said he would make this model, too. The blue part will be the bow section kit. Maybe it will be longer. We will accept customers' requests for customization. Jack

As for the development cycle, I will finish the project all the time. In order to speed up the development progress, I invited two ModelBuilders to verify the model, and I only focused on the processing of components. Secondly, the UK partner also agreed to develop the bow section first, and I expect that the work of the bow section may be completed in the second half of the year. One idea is to release the bow section first, then stern section and midsection, so that the folks won't wait too long. Then, all these section kits can become independent models or assemble four sections into a complete hull. However, if you want to make a traditional and complete POF model, you should follow the traditional Chapters method. Once it can be sold, 'True Image' will provide a sponsor link in MSW immediately. All sales outside China will be handled by 'True Image', and I will provide after-sales service. Jack