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Perhaps you always start with the head because it is the most difficult feature to carve. if you make a perfect body first but mess up the head then you would have wasted a lot of time and effort. If the head is carved first there is a lot less pressure in doing everything else below. -
Sixteen people in a beach house? You're going to need a vacation from your vacation!
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Your fine weather is affecting my enjoyment of the hobby. May it rain and snow for the next six months in Hamburg so that we can see progress on your magnificent model.
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HMS SUSSEX by KarenM - FINISHED - 1:48
dvm27 replied to KarenM's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Work of this caliber is what we all aspire to achieve. Please share many photos of her after a quality photoshoot so that we may better appreciate the skill displayed here. -
That is one fair hull. Beautifully done!
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Model motorcars https://model-motorcars.myshopify.com/products/real-leather sells leather in many different colors. However theirs is 0.5-1.5mm thick. but it could be thinned as above. Also, their selection of scale hardware is superb.
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This is one of the model logs that I review from page one to finish from time to time. I always find something new and of interest. Congratulations on a first rate model!
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Lovely model! You've got Chuck beaming like a proud Papa.
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Well done Kevin! The frieze and red color really brings the model to life. Will you be leaving the moldings natural or faux gilding them?
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To do all that precision metal work without photoetching is quite a feat, Giancarlo. You even snuck a saucer in there. Awesome!
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Everything is coming together beautifully Chuck. Little details like the continuous run of molding over the QD badge make your model a gem. This is a wonderful little model to rig, Loracs. Only two masts and a few yards. Just enough to keep you engaged but not nearly the fatigue of rigging "the whole nine yards". Believe it or not it is easier to rig a larger model like this than a smaller scale version. All the details are provided in our series of Speedwell books.
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Have fun with those frieze paintings Kevin. Just remember, if you're not happy with them you can always paint them onto the paper patterns off the model and glue them in place. This is consistent with contemporary practice and I believe easier to execute.
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Congratulations on the completion of a wonderful model, Denis. You've certainly made it your own. I'll bet there is a grandkid salivating to get it one day!
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This is called a rope seizing and is important to master if you wish to have authentic looking rigging. There are many ways to accomplish this and perhaps Johann will show us his method but here is a link to how it is done at full scale https://www.google.com/search?q=seizing+two+ropes+together&sxsrf=AB5stBhofT72a4wssD0pRmRKUL1XnUlYYg%3A1690640403559&source=hp&ei=EyDFZNLtH9PB0PEPuJWP4AU&iflsig=AD69kcEAAAAAZMUuIxxzRx15YmJ4avTPIokJnemZrVqH&ved=0ahUKEwiSw8eljrSAAxXTIDQIHbjKA1wQ4dUDCAs&uact=5&oq=seizing+two+ropes+together&gs_lp=Egdnd3Mtd2l6IhpzZWl6aW5nIHR3byByb3BlcyB0b2dldGhlcjIFEAAYgAQyCBAAGIoFGIYDMggQABiKBRiGAzIIEAAYigUYhgMyCBAAGIoFGIYDSMw8UABYzzlwAHgAkAEAmAGjAaABtxeqAQQ0LjIyuAEDyAEA-AEBwgIHECMYigUYJ8ICBBAjGCfCAhcQLhiKBRjHARivARiYBRieBRiZBRiRAsICERAuGMcBGLEDGNEDGIoFGJECwgIREC4YgAQYsQMYgwEYxwEY0QPCAgsQLhiABBixAxiDAcICCxAuGIoFGLEDGIMBwgIIEAAYgAQYsQPCAgsQABiABBixAxiDAcICCBAAGIoFGJECwgIOEC4YgAQYsQMYxwEY0QPCAgsQLhiABBjHARjRA8ICERAuGIAEGLEDGIMBGMcBGK8BwgIKEAAYigUYsQMYQ8ICBxAAGIoFGEPCAg4QABiKBRixAxiDARjJA8ICCBAAGIoFGJIDwgINEAAYigUYsQMYgwEYQ8ICDRAAGIAEGLEDGEYY-QHCAgUQLhiABMICBhAAGBYYHsICChAAGBYYHhgPGArCAggQABgWGB4YCg&sclient=gws-wiz#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:fab5c4d0,vid:FrxW_GvMn1Y
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This is a splendid effort Mike! Are you planning on rigging her? I copied my rigging directly from Harold's model in the Washington Navy Yard. But I believe there were a series of articles By Dana McCalip on rigging her that were more accurate.
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Beautiful work Matthias! It must have anguished you to have to cut the upper scrollwork and stem to fit the figurehead but it is invisible now. Is that just a quirk of your models or did others need to do the same?
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Make sure to seek accommodations in a hotel with the glass champagne bed (pink, of course). Every newlyweds dream!
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Ah...who among us can ever forget the joy of Testors tube cement? The 24 hour bonding period, smudged canopies, glue everywhere... the intoxicating fumes!
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It's clear from your log that you can rig almost everything on the yard before installing it. I found it exceedingly difficult to rig the truss pendants after the yards were installed. The next ship I rig will be done using many of your techniques!
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With so many commercial CNC brass cannons available now I give you full credit for making a set of your own!
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By my calculations you have rigged your magnificent model in less than a year. The speed and accuracy with which you work is inspiring (and intimidating)! Do you spend a full day in the workshop or is this just part time for you?
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In most of my Ancre books someone has already built the model and it is featured in color. Is this the case with L'Invention or will your model be the first?
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Very nice work Glen! And I agree that The Art of Boat Building and Tally Ho should be required viewing for all model shipwrights.
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That's some of the best joinery I've seen Mark! In the close-ups you don't even highlight the beautiful scarph joints on the clamps.
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I have several hi-def photos of the NMM model and they don't appear to have the port stops. Or if present they are only an inch wide. So either way is probably fine. Beautiful planking job.
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