BLACK VIKING

Thanks for the likes and comments 
 
There you go Bill some pics of the stern of the Sovereign of the Seas . Sorry there not very good but it was a bit gloomy here at the moment. I will try and get some more tomorrow as its going to be better weather 

Thanks for the likes and comments 
 
There you go Bill some pics of the stern of the Sovereign of the Seas . Sorry there not very good but it was a bit gloomy here at the moment. I will try and get some more tomorrow as its going to be better weather 

Thanks for the likes and comments 
 
There you go Bill some pics of the stern of the Sovereign of the Seas . Sorry there not very good but it was a bit gloomy here at the moment. I will try and get some more tomorrow as its going to be better weather 

Thanks for the likes and comments 
 
There you go Bill some pics of the stern of the Sovereign of the Seas . Sorry there not very good but it was a bit gloomy here at the moment. I will try and get some more tomorrow as its going to be better weather 

Thanks for the likes everyone 
 
I have now completed the stern galleries and have painted them . They were a real fiddle to do with lots of bending to get the right shape but really happy with them . 
Next job knightsheads and bitts 
 
Cheers for looking 
Martyn

Hi.
Nils... Yes I wanted till the house was empty and no one could hear my torment. I checked and tripple checked before cutting.
 
Zappto. I am building this for a family member as a display piece. And the planking if of mixed timbers.
 
Kier. Yes the shape of the boat is rather nice and the camber in the deck is what makes this boat special.
 
All the metal work is now made and (painted) The brass rod in the kit would not blacken and yes I cleaned it as I have always done. But this would not take. The copper was no problems at all.
Need to seal the sea with a sealer so the silicon will adhere to it. One more coat of Danish oil to the hull and I will place the boat into its final position.
Then the rigging will be added. This is already made but not yet added as it's easer to add it later on.
Will take a few photos later on today. Weather has been very dark here due to stormed weather.
 
Regards Antony.
 

Excellent job so far!  I really like your Sovereign!  Can you post a photo of her transom?
 
Thanks!
 
Bill

Thanks for the likes everyone 
 
I have now completed the stern galleries and have painted them . They were a real fiddle to do with lots of bending to get the right shape but really happy with them . 
Next job knightsheads and bitts 
 
Cheers for looking 
Martyn

Thanks Zappto Michael and EJ for the brilliant comments and also the likes.
 I made a mistake by saying that the stern was boring as I should have read through the instructions as there are carved columns that go between the windows. So have painted them gold with a wash of brown to bring out the carvings and glued them in place.
Still working on the galleries but slowly getting there. 
 
Thanks for looking , Martyn 

Thanks for the likes every one.
A lot more done on the SR . The rails are now fitted and the columns painted gold. Next up the stern galleries. I glued them into the slots and lined them up and left them over night to dry . The curved peace was glued to the lower gallery and while that was drying I started on the windows on the stern. These were a bit boring to look at so I have added a door frame and painted the panels under the windows blue with gold trim.
Next job will be finishing the rest of the galleries hopefully in the next couple of days 
 
Thanks for looking 
Martyn

Thank you all for the likes and for looking in 
A little more work done on the deck furniture 
I have made the ladders and cat heads and painted the windows to the cabins 
Next job fitting the capping rails to the top of the bulwarks 
 
Martyn

Looking forward to your next update EJ but get yourself better m8 
 
Martyn

Looking forward to your next update EJ but get yourself better m8 
 
Martyn

The Revenge is complete!  Pictures below.
 
For anyone thinking about this kit, a strong endorsement from me.  Really terrific materials and instructions -- and really interesting to build.
 
Now a bit of a breather and then the King of the Mississippi by Artesania Latina.
 
Regards,
David

Haha! Honestly I hadn't thought of a display stand out of Legos but now I am!
 
That wale has been bothering me also. It is one of dozens of issues that are annoying me. I made a bad decision early on and that was to trust in the false keel and bulkheads to be where I needed them to for the kit bashing I wanted to do. I found out quickly that there were going to be problems and I worked them out one at a time in small picture views, (one row of gun ports or stern view etc.) instead of the entire ship. Had I really stepped back and looked more fully at the overall project I would have made the decision to do away with the bulkheads as they were given to me and instead I would have cut them out to resemble actual framing. I also would have done the same to the false keel so that the entire interior of the ship would have been hollow. This would have forced me to design my own framing for the decks but, it would have allowed the decks to sit where they are supposed to be.
 
I'm not saying the kit is no good. On the contrary, this kit can be made into a great model. What went wrong was when I started to detail out the interior cabins. The kit was never designed with actual interior decks in mind. Therefore the gun port layout and the wales positioning were not as important. When I designed the interiors it forced the exterior of the model to conform to actual interior spacing. This wouldn't have been such a big problem except that the false keel and bulkheads restricted where my decks could be placed which in turn has caused the gun ports to be re-positioned many times as well as the wales adjusted again and again. Hind sight being what it is, in order to build the ship the way I wanted to, I should have simply used the kit for materials and not relied on it for structure. This should have been basically a scratch build more than a kit build.
 
I'm trying to fix these bad spots that have developed. Some will happen others, it may be too late. It will come down to how much I am willing to spend on materials to make it right. In any event, this is definitely the end of using plank on bulkhead kit framing as is. I like detailing the interiors and it has now firmly set in that in order to do that, I will need to build the interior decking and framing myself. Whether that means I take the leap fully into scratch building or if my kit bashing becomes more intensive is yet to be seen.

As promised I am back in the shipyard and working hard. I raised the planking up to the 6th wale. From here up the planking will be painted blue with the wales still in walnut. I plan on pre-painting the planks before I install them to help ensure clean lines where the paint breaks against the wales. I will also give the lower hull a good sanding and apply the first coat of finish.
 
The break from the build was nice and refreshing but now I'm ready to get back to building. Now just hoping that whatever bug has the Admiral sick and in bed stays away from me!  

Wow absolutely stunning 
 
BV 

Looking good Sjors very nicely done 
 
Martyn

Absolutely outstanding work I could certainly live with one of those on my wall , beautiful truly beautiful 
 
Martyn

Looking good Sjors very nicely done 
 
Martyn

Looking good Sjors very nicely done 
 
Martyn

Looking good Sjors very nicely done 
 
Martyn

Looking good Sjors very nicely done 
 
Martyn

Absolutely outstanding work I could certainly live with one of those on my wall , beautiful truly beautiful 
 
Martyn

So I know I was planning on getting back to work on S.R. now that vacation is over but the past few days I have been distracted as my inner child got to play with his favorite toy. While on vacation I picked up the Lego Disney Cinderella's Castle. It is built with 4,080 pieces, stands 29 inches tall and 19 inches wide. Comes with 5 characters; Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Daisy and Tinkerbell and has an amazing collection of details from several Disney movies. As both the Admiral and myself are huge Disney fans this was a great addition to our collection. It took me 14 hours to build so that is what happened to my ship yard time since Saturday. 
 
Now I can get back to work on ship modeling as I shouldn't have any more distractions!!