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The Sailor got a reaction from hamilton in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
Thank you very much for your kind words Bill, Pete, Ferit, Jason and Hamilton.
Jason I think styrene is a good alternative to simulate wooden frames.
By the way I didn‘t use the provided paper. I‘ve bought a sheet of black cardboard with a higher paper weight and used it instead.
Hamilton I‘m very happy with the result and all the rest is hidden by the colour.
So thanks again, guys.
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The Sailor got a reaction from hamilton in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
That's a very nice little boat, Hamilton. I think the traditional construction technique is the best.
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The Sailor got a reaction from SkerryAmp in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
At last the ship's boats have been completed. Believe me, it was a real challenge.
First of all the boat's resin hulls should have been sanded. Otherwise you can have big problems when glueing the cartridge paper for the ribs into the hull. My big awareness...
But the rest was quite easy.
Well, the lauch is very tall and I'll don't fit it until the rigging has been completed.
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The Sailor got a reaction from egkb in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
At last the ship's boats have been completed. Believe me, it was a real challenge.
First of all the boat's resin hulls should have been sanded. Otherwise you can have big problems when glueing the cartridge paper for the ribs into the hull. My big awareness...
But the rest was quite easy.
Well, the lauch is very tall and I'll don't fit it until the rigging has been completed.
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The Sailor got a reaction from SkerryAmp in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
Thank you very much for your kind words B.E., Ferit and Bob.
This afternoon I've painted the masts.
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The Sailor reacted to marsalv in Royal Caroline by marsalv - FINISHED - Panart
Finally, I placed the cab roof. On the roof I added the sliding cover and two railing each made by a different technique.
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The Sailor reacted to marsalv in Royal Caroline by marsalv - FINISHED - Panart
Swivel guns are placed on the board, so I decided to finally finish galion.The result does not look bad, although does not reflect reality.
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The Sailor reacted to hamilton in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Hi there:
It seems I've had to divide this post in two - I was having trouble uploading some of the photos in the last post - not sure why....let's try again
hamilton
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The Sailor reacted to Beef Wellington in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
Richard, your boats look great. Its funny, I had exactly the same experience even after sanding the hull. I've ordered some styrene to do what the paper should because I was also thinking the paper may not have enough body to simulate the frames. You made a very nice job of it however and I'm reconsidering my approach, I'm curious what your thoughts are on the merits either way.
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The Sailor reacted to hamilton in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
The ship's boats look amazing - it must have been very tricky using the paper for the ribs! I just finished a ship's boat at 1:100 and used 1/16 x 1/16 lime sanded down after installation to 1/32...this was fiddly enough - I can't imagine using the paper to the same high quality result you've obtained!
hamilton
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The Sailor got a reaction from Ferit in Frigate Berlin by Ferit KUTLU - Corel - 1/40 - 1674
Very nice work, Ferit.
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The Sailor got a reaction from yvesvidal in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
Hi all, the hull is painted now.
Next is the coppering of the hull.
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The Sailor got a reaction from yvesvidal in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
After planking the false deck I started with the gundeck.
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The Sailor got a reaction from yvesvidal in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
Thanks for the comment, Bob.
Well, after sanding, filling and sanding the hull I started with the second planking. The walnut stripes are quite rough and brittle, so I must be very careful.
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The Sailor got a reaction from yvesvidal in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
Hi all, the first planking is done.
I'm very satisfied with the shape of the hull.
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The Sailor got a reaction from Elia in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
At last the ship's boats have been completed. Believe me, it was a real challenge.
First of all the boat's resin hulls should have been sanded. Otherwise you can have big problems when glueing the cartridge paper for the ribs into the hull. My big awareness...
But the rest was quite easy.
Well, the lauch is very tall and I'll don't fit it until the rigging has been completed.
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The Sailor reacted to Ferit in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
Very nice update...
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The Sailor reacted to Ferit in Frigate Berlin by Ferit KUTLU - Corel - 1/40 - 1674
The mizzenmast...
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The Sailor got a reaction from Blue Ensign in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
At last the ship's boats have been completed. Believe me, it was a real challenge.
First of all the boat's resin hulls should have been sanded. Otherwise you can have big problems when glueing the cartridge paper for the ribs into the hull. My big awareness...
But the rest was quite easy.
Well, the lauch is very tall and I'll don't fit it until the rigging has been completed.
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The Sailor reacted to ndeconte in Orca by ndeconte - FINISHED - 35" movie replica
So I have the Pulpit/Pulpit rail completed except for nut & bolt details, waiting for them to arrive.
I made all the rail brackets and pulpit strapping from 1/64" thick styrene sheet which I cut to the appropriate width. Once the brass handrail was attached, it was time to wrap it with thread to match the actual boat. This was done by wrapping it twice, once nice and tight and then the secondary looser, with spacing between each wrap. I used thinned PVA to set it and superglued the ends so I wouldn't have to worry about it coming loose.
I also attached a screen grab from the movie which is a close up of the handrail to show what I was trying to achieve, not the best quality, but it's something.
This model is of the boat as when it was in the movie, so the bends and tweaks in the hand rail are supposed to be there for the used/weathered appearance.
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The Sailor reacted to NMBROOK in Sovereign Of The Seas by NMBROOK - Scale 1/84 - based on the works of Van De Velde the elder
Despite the birthday distractions I have made some progress on the build.After careful study of the V de V engraving it became apparent to me that the prow cheeks are not faceted as depicted on most models,but in my opinion are flat.I came to this conclusion because the vertical carvings run down in a straight line when viewed at an angle.This made life a whole lot easier.I developed the shape to match the engraving but also to match the proportions of my build.I cut the pieces out of 0.8mm ply and made formers to hold the pieces to the correct curve.When it came to planking the cheeks I had originally planned on horizontal planking,however being faced with a 3D structure that I believe must be close to that of the original,it didn't ring true.I realise the planking on Vasa's prow runs inline(nearest thing in existance,thanks Matti for your wonderful pics)but whilst the two look similar,they are quite different.The way I saw it was that you have four very large structural timbers running inline close to one another,then it made sense that the planking infil would join these together.
therefore I chose to plank the inside faces vertically with boxwood.These have been treenailed and epoxied in position.The outside faces should be planked tomorrow with black boxwood.
Kind Regards Nigel
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The Sailor reacted to ModelBoatMaker in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
Looking good Richard, good idea to paint the masts yellow, wish I did the same on my pickle rather than the walnut stain they reccomend. Same with painting the carronades red. looks neater and more even
Cheers,
Pete
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The Sailor reacted to shark bait in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
"Cheers" Richard,
I think the brass wire idea is great! Thanks.
Bill
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The Sailor got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HM Schooner Pickle by The Sailor - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
Thank you very much for your kind words B.E., Ferit and Bob.
This afternoon I've painted the masts.
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The Sailor reacted to ndeconte in Orca by ndeconte - FINISHED - 35" movie replica
I made the Pulpit Rail out 3/64" brass rod. It's been super glued together, think it hold up the best this way. Still need to build the brackets to mount it to the pulpit and deck.
Once finished it will be painted and wrapped with thread to duplicate what was on the actual boat, here's a quick sample I did to make sure I was going to like the final result.
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