maggsl_01

Hello my mates and jolly folks...
 
got some little progress on my Friedrich Wilhelm. I finished the stern preparation so far and added the rudder. Too bad I planked both the rudder itself and the stern. So the hinges are not as wide as it would be perfect. As the material is  soft metal cast I could widen the hinges a little bit. I am content with this, but it is not perfect... The stern's wooden decoration was all made in scratch also the galleries, that I planked instead of carving. I used balsa wood for the galleries's bodies. That worked very fine and I am satiesfied with the shape and the alignment to the whales.
 
Next step will be the sealing of the hull after sanding...sanding...sanding... I think you know what I mean   I have a big problem with the colors... Should I follow the instructions that tell me to whiten the lower hull beneath the waterline and to paint the upper part green as Brandenburg navy usually was? And what will I do with the figures and the other decoration parts? Paint or just use some bronze on them? I am not sure yet. Tell me if you have an idea...
 
After sealing I will start to fix the cannons on the battery deck, build up all parts on the battery deck and then go on with the upper decks. A lot of work and fun waiting for me. Enjoy the pics so far.
 
Cheerio
 
Max

Max,
After all that hard working with the fixing, cutting, sanding, sanding you are forming a beautiful ship. So many builders shy away from painting over the wood and just finish with some type of sealer to highlight the beauty of all that wood and I can appreciate that view point. However, we love to create these ship models and put so much effort into getting things correct - the right scale, the right fittings and so on. My personal view point is that if you have been so careful and meticulous with building the ship, then why avoid the thing that all builders of the actual ships actually had to do - a layer of substances over the timber to protect the ship from the dreaded Teredo worm This is often a good talking point when others view your ship. When I build a ship, I love others to see my handiwork BUT, as they say, its the journey and not the ultimate destination, that counts.
 
As for the various figurines, I generally like to paint them with an antique type of gold finish and then apply an over-wash of brown.
 
Hope that helps,
Pete

Hi  maggsl_01, that's a very good planking job, it would be a shame to paint over it, as for the figures and decorations there are many good pictures on the Euromodel website to give you a few ideas, check out the customers photography area.
One thing I would like to point out before its too late, you may like to square up the poop gunport a bit, have a look at your drawing with the construction lines on it.
You have a very fine model there, good luck with the rest of the work.
M.

Hello my mates and jolly folks...
 
got some little progress on my Friedrich Wilhelm. I finished the stern preparation so far and added the rudder. Too bad I planked both the rudder itself and the stern. So the hinges are not as wide as it would be perfect. As the material is  soft metal cast I could widen the hinges a little bit. I am content with this, but it is not perfect... The stern's wooden decoration was all made in scratch also the galleries, that I planked instead of carving. I used balsa wood for the galleries's bodies. That worked very fine and I am satiesfied with the shape and the alignment to the whales.
 
Next step will be the sealing of the hull after sanding...sanding...sanding... I think you know what I mean   I have a big problem with the colors... Should I follow the instructions that tell me to whiten the lower hull beneath the waterline and to paint the upper part green as Brandenburg navy usually was? And what will I do with the figures and the other decoration parts? Paint or just use some bronze on them? I am not sure yet. Tell me if you have an idea...
 
After sealing I will start to fix the cannons on the battery deck, build up all parts on the battery deck and then go on with the upper decks. A lot of work and fun waiting for me. Enjoy the pics so far.
 
Cheerio
 
Max

Hello my mates and jolly folks...
 
got some little progress on my Friedrich Wilhelm. I finished the stern preparation so far and added the rudder. Too bad I planked both the rudder itself and the stern. So the hinges are not as wide as it would be perfect. As the material is  soft metal cast I could widen the hinges a little bit. I am content with this, but it is not perfect... The stern's wooden decoration was all made in scratch also the galleries, that I planked instead of carving. I used balsa wood for the galleries's bodies. That worked very fine and I am satiesfied with the shape and the alignment to the whales.
 
Next step will be the sealing of the hull after sanding...sanding...sanding... I think you know what I mean   I have a big problem with the colors... Should I follow the instructions that tell me to whiten the lower hull beneath the waterline and to paint the upper part green as Brandenburg navy usually was? And what will I do with the figures and the other decoration parts? Paint or just use some bronze on them? I am not sure yet. Tell me if you have an idea...
 
After sealing I will start to fix the cannons on the battery deck, build up all parts on the battery deck and then go on with the upper decks. A lot of work and fun waiting for me. Enjoy the pics so far.
 
Cheerio
 
Max

Hello merry men and jolly folks,
 
the Friedrich Wilhelm takes progress. I came back to my shipyard some weeks ago and continue the built of this remarkable model by Euro Model. As you all may know there is no manual, there are no descriptions what to do and most of all there are barely precut parts. Just the frames, the keel and the decks. Everyrhing else is to the modeller. Grateful there are Pete's interpretive files available at Euro Model so you get some hints and help. That makes the Euro Model kits a challenge - but it is absolutely satisfying to get along with the plans and some brainwork and to find the solutions.
 
I wíll add some pictures to show the progress. I've done the second planking and will continue to create the stern with the gallery and all the decoration's preparing. I started carving for the first time and try to give the model a touch of baroque. Hope you like the pics and don't hesitate to tell me what you think about the  status quo.
 
More to come hopefully soon
 
Cheerio
Max

Hello my mates and jolly folks...
 
got some little progress on my Friedrich Wilhelm. I finished the stern preparation so far and added the rudder. Too bad I planked both the rudder itself and the stern. So the hinges are not as wide as it would be perfect. As the material is  soft metal cast I could widen the hinges a little bit. I am content with this, but it is not perfect... The stern's wooden decoration was all made in scratch also the galleries, that I planked instead of carving. I used balsa wood for the galleries's bodies. That worked very fine and I am satiesfied with the shape and the alignment to the whales.
 
Next step will be the sealing of the hull after sanding...sanding...sanding... I think you know what I mean   I have a big problem with the colors... Should I follow the instructions that tell me to whiten the lower hull beneath the waterline and to paint the upper part green as Brandenburg navy usually was? And what will I do with the figures and the other decoration parts? Paint or just use some bronze on them? I am not sure yet. Tell me if you have an idea...
 
After sealing I will start to fix the cannons on the battery deck, build up all parts on the battery deck and then go on with the upper decks. A lot of work and fun waiting for me. Enjoy the pics so far.
 
Cheerio
 
Max

Hello merry men and jolly folks,
 
the Friedrich Wilhelm takes progress. I came back to my shipyard some weeks ago and continue the built of this remarkable model by Euro Model. As you all may know there is no manual, there are no descriptions what to do and most of all there are barely precut parts. Just the frames, the keel and the decks. Everyrhing else is to the modeller. Grateful there are Pete's interpretive files available at Euro Model so you get some hints and help. That makes the Euro Model kits a challenge - but it is absolutely satisfying to get along with the plans and some brainwork and to find the solutions.
 
I wíll add some pictures to show the progress. I've done the second planking and will continue to create the stern with the gallery and all the decoration's preparing. I started carving for the first time and try to give the model a touch of baroque. Hope you like the pics and don't hesitate to tell me what you think about the  status quo.
 
More to come hopefully soon
 
Cheerio
Max

Welcome back Max - nice work on the FWZP!

Hi Max,
Just came across your build and really impressed with what you have been doing with the FW. I am now following.
 
Pete

Hello merry men and jolly folks,
 
the Friedrich Wilhelm takes progress. I came back to my shipyard some weeks ago and continue the built of this remarkable model by Euro Model. As you all may know there is no manual, there are no descriptions what to do and most of all there are barely precut parts. Just the frames, the keel and the decks. Everyrhing else is to the modeller. Grateful there are Pete's interpretive files available at Euro Model so you get some hints and help. That makes the Euro Model kits a challenge - but it is absolutely satisfying to get along with the plans and some brainwork and to find the solutions.
 
I wíll add some pictures to show the progress. I've done the second planking and will continue to create the stern with the gallery and all the decoration's preparing. I started carving for the first time and try to give the model a touch of baroque. Hope you like the pics and don't hesitate to tell me what you think about the  status quo.
 
More to come hopefully soon
 
Cheerio
Max

Hello merry men and jolly folks,
 
the Friedrich Wilhelm takes progress. I came back to my shipyard some weeks ago and continue the built of this remarkable model by Euro Model. As you all may know there is no manual, there are no descriptions what to do and most of all there are barely precut parts. Just the frames, the keel and the decks. Everyrhing else is to the modeller. Grateful there are Pete's interpretive files available at Euro Model so you get some hints and help. That makes the Euro Model kits a challenge - but it is absolutely satisfying to get along with the plans and some brainwork and to find the solutions.
 
I wíll add some pictures to show the progress. I've done the second planking and will continue to create the stern with the gallery and all the decoration's preparing. I started carving for the first time and try to give the model a touch of baroque. Hope you like the pics and don't hesitate to tell me what you think about the  status quo.
 
More to come hopefully soon
 
Cheerio
Max

Hello merry men and jolly folks,
 
the Friedrich Wilhelm takes progress. I came back to my shipyard some weeks ago and continue the built of this remarkable model by Euro Model. As you all may know there is no manual, there are no descriptions what to do and most of all there are barely precut parts. Just the frames, the keel and the decks. Everyrhing else is to the modeller. Grateful there are Pete's interpretive files available at Euro Model so you get some hints and help. That makes the Euro Model kits a challenge - but it is absolutely satisfying to get along with the plans and some brainwork and to find the solutions.
 
I wíll add some pictures to show the progress. I've done the second planking and will continue to create the stern with the gallery and all the decoration's preparing. I started carving for the first time and try to give the model a touch of baroque. Hope you like the pics and don't hesitate to tell me what you think about the  status quo.
 
More to come hopefully soon
 
Cheerio
Max

Hello merry men and jolly folks,
 
the Friedrich Wilhelm takes progress. I came back to my shipyard some weeks ago and continue the built of this remarkable model by Euro Model. As you all may know there is no manual, there are no descriptions what to do and most of all there are barely precut parts. Just the frames, the keel and the decks. Everyrhing else is to the modeller. Grateful there are Pete's interpretive files available at Euro Model so you get some hints and help. That makes the Euro Model kits a challenge - but it is absolutely satisfying to get along with the plans and some brainwork and to find the solutions.
 
I wíll add some pictures to show the progress. I've done the second planking and will continue to create the stern with the gallery and all the decoration's preparing. I started carving for the first time and try to give the model a touch of baroque. Hope you like the pics and don't hesitate to tell me what you think about the  status quo.
 
More to come hopefully soon
 
Cheerio
Max

Hello my freinds and mates,
 
due to several family business and personal changes I had to break the build - I had neither the patience nor the feeling you need for such a project. Well, I will retire soon and now I am willing to proceed the build. When the summer heat is gone and everything comes to a calm and flowing mood I will be back. Hope this will be soon I just prepare my room to be a shipyard again.
 
CU soon
 
Cheerio

Hello my freinds and mates,
 
due to several family business and personal changes I had to break the build - I had neither the patience nor the feeling you need for such a project. Well, I will retire soon and now I am willing to proceed the build. When the summer heat is gone and everything comes to a calm and flowing mood I will be back. Hope this will be soon I just prepare my room to be a shipyard again.
 
CU soon
 
Cheerio

Hello my freinds and mates,
 
due to several family business and personal changes I had to break the build - I had neither the patience nor the feeling you need for such a project. Well, I will retire soon and now I am willing to proceed the build. When the summer heat is gone and everything comes to a calm and flowing mood I will be back. Hope this will be soon I just prepare my room to be a shipyard again.
 
CU soon
 
Cheerio

Hi Ferit, I will have a look on the plans tomorrow (thursday) and send you a pic
 
thanks for your Kind words
 
Cheerio
Max

Hello my friends
 
it's been a long time since my last entry. Well, I was busy with the sails. The rigging is going on very well, there is no real problem around. The plans could be more clearly, but if you take your time and read the drawings exactly you will have no problem with the sails.
 
I still have to make three sails then the Fregatte Berlin will be fiished. Some coils are necessary and some smaller jobs as always.
 
No more words - just enjoy the pics. They show the status quo (no... not the band :))
 
Cheerio
Max
 

Hello my friends
 
it's been a long time since my last entry. Well, I was busy with the sails. The rigging is going on very well, there is no real problem around. The plans could be more clearly, but if you take your time and read the drawings exactly you will have no problem with the sails.
 
I still have to make three sails then the Fregatte Berlin will be fiished. Some coils are necessary and some smaller jobs as always.
 
No more words - just enjoy the pics. They show the status quo (no... not the band :))
 
Cheerio
Max
 

Hello Julian, sorry for the delay - was not online for some health reasons...
 
I just used an common pencil. I just spotted on the wood - thats all. Nothing special, no filling. Just patience - that is what you really need - but we build period ships, so patience is my second first name
 
Hi mates,
 
just a little update. As I cought me a terrible summer cold with fever and all that stupid stuff I am in delay with the updates. I worked on the standing rigging and finally finished it. I love this work so much and I am quite content with he result. Especially the ratlines make a good impression to me. I used very thin yarn (.25mm) and this looks very nice. At least I fixed the anchors - but they need a lot of work to be done. The provided kit's anchors are nothing more than a useful base for the real anchors. I tried to get them a little bit more realistic, I also build up two buoys and additonal items. The flags are not fixed - I replaced the Corel flags with really good and high detailled ones and I also replaced the lantern with a beautiful one I found at the after-sales market. The Corel lantern is not good.
 
So I will go on with the yards, the sails and the running rigging soon. I think I will have two more months fun with the Fregatte Berlin.
Just enjoy the pics - and don't hesitate with critics and praise
 
Cheerio
Max

 

Hello again...
 
the Berlin grows and grows. I am still busy with the standing rigging - just do a few things as it's still summer. But it takes good progress.
I am very pleased with all and see no difficulties around - but you have to understand the plan. It's a little bit confusing. But it's a challenge - and that's what counts.
 
Some pics as always...
Cheerio
Max

Hello my friends,
 
I am still alive... and was always working a little bit on my Fregatte Berlin. So it came as far that the masts are all prepared, the yards are shapened and I startet with the challenge I love almost the most - rigging. I attached some pics to show the progress. I decided at least to fix the sails to the model. It will be some fun I think. There are absolutely no complications so far. The plans give you some hints but the most is done with expierence and a good book (Wolfram zu Monfeld).
 
I repeat my opinion: The model of Fregatte Berlin by Corel is not suitable to beginners. You should have built two or three ships before you start this. But it's fun and a very good method to relax and fade away to an other "world".
 
That's it for today - will be back soon(er or later)
 
Cheerio
Max
 
Sorry for the wrong queue... I could not sort the pics in the correct way

Hello again
 
I have finished the hull so far. The decorations are fixed - and hopefully will keep fixed... - all parts are on their place. Only the steps and gunport lids are still missing and I will do this after the rigging. Otherwise it would be too difficult to care for this parts. Next is to build the masts, but as mentioned before I am not sure to start this now. Probably I will wait until autumn when the summer fades away. However, the masts are to been shapen (is this correct grammar??) from square-shapened timber. A challenge But an intersting one. If all goes wrong I can buy some rods and taper them to the right shape.
 
Some pics show the status in which the Fregatte Berlin is at this moment. Enjoy them
 
Cheerio my fellow mates and friends
 
 
 
 
 

Hi all...
 
eeeheemmm... Addition to the very last entry
 
I started - in my head - the next Project - the Galeone Roter Löwe, kurbrandenburgische  Marine, um 1597, Mamoli 1:55. As mentioned before I bought a very popular (within the small scene of modellers for historic ships) book from the late 1970 (published in the former German Democratic Republic or East Germany). This book contains a lot of Story and knowledge behind the popular sorces - and 11 plates of drawings. Ist a perfect base for developing plans and ideas for the coming build.
 
But now - indeed.... bye bye Half Moon
 
Cheerio
 
Max