Katsumoto

9 hours ago, Peta_V said:

Hi, I have found the link to the czech webpage where you can find the log with my RC build from the very beginning (13years back). The comment are only in czech but there are many photos. Perhaps it could be usefull as a reference...... PetaV

http://www.mo-na-ko.net/php/portal/viewtopic.php?id=713

Thanks Peta_V! 👍🏻🙂

32 minutes ago, Wallace said:

It is not at all unusual in a build to take two steps forward and one back Peter. At least you spotted it in time. Nice planking job sir, very neat and scraping is definitely the way to go. It makes for a better finish. 

Yep, it’s an easy fix so it looks like! Thanks for your support Sir! 🙂

2 hours ago, md1400cs said:

Katsumoto,

This kit is absolutely NOT based on the Corel version; Corel's example is the least accurate of all the Vasa kits available (yes, mine was a Corel)

Of the Deagostini examples in progress Marek's work here is brilliant.

He has really captured the finely detailed colorful artwork that was present on the original - based on analysis of wood figures found after its resurrection. The museum's replicated carvings are an excellent tool to use as guides. 

 

 

Check! I read that the kit was fabricated by Artesania Latina with the help and research of the Vasa museum. Pretty impressie kit it is, but a bit expensive! 🙂

8 hours ago, Peta_V said:

Things happen. You will be able to fix that for sure. Looks like you have some updated version of the kit. I'm pretty sure I didn't have that pre-drawn decks Just plywood. 

You are progressing nicely👌

Anyway I would suggest to take off the planking around the ribs now. Once you plank the hull it could be more difficult and you can possibly damage the hull planking. Good luck

Thanks for the advice, I will do that. 👍🏻🙂

A masterpiece! Is this Deagostini version based on the Corel kit? It sure does like it so it seems?

 

beautiful workmanship, One of the best Vasa models I have seen.

Congratulations with this beautifull kit and ship. I wouldn’t have picked this as a first model. Too complex and also you picked a nice but a bit unfriendly manufacturer Corel looking at the instruction manual and drawings.

however, It’s up to you. I’ll hope you’ll manage and have the endurance to pull it off. Many people before you started with a Victory as a first timer but didn’t make it. I’ll hope you do. The pressure is on. 😬🙂

Good luck and just build, make mistakes and learn along the way. Also, have fun most importantly! 😉

 

Peter

Perfection, almost looks like a scratchbuild boat. Master Corabel knows how to engineer a modelkit!! Nice wood too, lovely Pearwood.

You make a jewel out of this one!

Hi guys,

 

Fascinating how this build develops...before I go on with my log, I just want you to know that mistakes are made. It happens, doesn't matter to much if you know how to fix it or accept the mistakes. In this case the same...I couldn't find it what I was looking for on the drawings of the ship so I made a assumption and a decision. Both were wrong... 

 

Okay, what happend is that I started with putting the lower pre-cut deck into place. This worked out very well and then I assumed that the kit didn't provided deckplanking by placing wooden veneer strips onto the pre-cut deck. What gave me that idea? Well, check this...It's already pre-fabricated with simulated deckplanks...

Then, I couldn't find any picture in the chaotic drawings that stated this needed strips of woodveneer.....So I made the decision to do place woodveneer strips at this stage of the build.....I shouldn't have done this....

 

Why? Well....later on in the proces, the supporting parts or upper parts of the bulkheads needs to be cut away! This can only be done when the upper sides of the ship are planked! Then I found a small picture which shown that the deck should be covered with veneer strips following the pattern on the false deck....Oops!!!

 

So, the following pictures and the continuation of the log was prior of this information..... Okay, I know how to solve this issue and I will do so at the proper time. So you know....

 

Sheet 1 - figure 6 & 7 placing false deck

I begin with the parts needed for this stage. Again the same proces, as mentioned before. Free parts, clean up and use on the ship. 

 

 

The next picture shows the false decks on the ship. At the green arrow, the false deck needs to be flipped and is in a way upside down. I've already changed this on the model, but did not make a picture of it. 

 

 

 

So, here I goes with the mistake mentioned above, to start with the planking proces in this stage of the build. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I use regular white woodglue. with a bit of glue on the wood I spread it carefully with a brush or my finger to get an even coverage. A nice factor as well is that the glue doesn't spread over the rest of the model while placing the strip on the deck.

 

 

 

Continuation of the proces...

 

 

 

 

First part done, next the other half...

 

 

So, the lower deck has been planked. I use a scraping tool to smoothen out the deck. I do not use sandpaper for this proces.

 

 

 

So, this is where I am at this moment. I'll correct my mistake in a later proces by cutting away the strips where the top of the bulkheads are placed.

After removing the top of the bulkheads I'll place some new strips and all should be fine again.

 

Until next time and thanks for following...

Peter

15 hours ago, Ondras71 said:

Have a nice building !!! Ondras

 

Thanks Ondras,

 

You are right, I noticed this earlier and I can fix this when I give the bulkheads their final shape prior the planking stage. However I'm still debating with myself if I place a new keel and stem or use the pre-cut one thats on the ship at this moment.
 

14 hours ago, Landrotten Highlander said:

Good point @Ondras71 is making.  When I build a kit like that, I make sure the top of the front strengthening piece is situated just underneath the level of the false deck - that usually gives me the correct beard line.

Yup, you are right as well. Thank you Sir!

 

regards,

Peter

What a great kit! Nice work Peta. Do not forget to finish your great Looking Royal Caroline. 😉

 

peter

Thanks OC and Sea Hoss. Tomorrow  I’ll continue with RC.

 

peter

Sheet 1 - Figure 3 - Reinforcements of the hull

 

 

G'day mates,

We're off on a rocket start with RC. Today more reinforcements on the hull / preperation for the false deck. 

 

 

Sheet 1 - Figure 4
The following picture shows some reinforcement plates that really give the construction some strength. 

 

 

 

Sheet 1 - Figure 5
The following pictures shows the false deckbeams to hold the false deck. Again it's the same procedure. Select the needed parts, get them out of the frame and clean up with sandpaper grid 80 before it's placed on the ship.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well, I'm still struggling with the plans and included manua, it's rubbish!!!l I believe the poor instructions and not having detailed drawings, step by step shown process is a issue most manufacturers lack. Luckily it's not my first ship I've build so I think I'll manage.

 

See yah around and thanks for stopping by!

Peter

2 hours ago, mtbediz said:

Good start Peter. Have a good luck with your build. I will be following too.

Hi Mustafa!
Thank you, please drop by from time to time! Thanks for your support sir!

 

Peter

Hi guys,

 

It's time to show some progress on the Royal Caroline. But first I'll change my index of my log. I want to keep the chapters in line with the plans of the ship. 

Sheet 1 - Figure 2: gluing the bulkheads

Time to glue the bulkheads onto the keelplate and to keep them straight I'll use Lego blocks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's a wrap for this update, time to relax. Until next time, keep posting! 

 

regards,
Peter

***Royal Caroline 1749 - Panart / Mantua Models***

 

Hello my friends!!

It has been a while, a few months actually after completing my Santa Maria project. It was a joy to build and a honour to receive all those warm responses! I hope not to let you guys / galls down with this new project! 

During my absense I moved to a new house and I have been busy to make it a home. My last house was a temp. rental and the place had limited space. Due to the limited space I had to build my SM in the kitchen at the kitchentable. 
Our new house has enough space to have my own buildingplace, but I desided not to move to a seperate room. I liked working in the kitchen which is close to my family members in the house and so I'm not so isolated. Having small kids, this suits my family best.
I do not use powertools, so I can easily clean up my workplace after working on the ship. 

What to choose...
So, I had some difficulties to make a choice of a model for my next project. I narrowed my search to go for an Italian manufacturer like Amati, Corel or Mantua / Sergal / Panart, Euromodel. I had a specific budget for my next model as well, so that narrowed my search again. At last I desided to go for a English, Dutch or French 17th or 18th century. By this a few model ships were left on the list and I choose Royal Caroline of Panart, which is part of Mantua Models.

 

 

The history of HMY Royal Caroline 1750

HMY Royal Caroline was a ship-rigged royal yacht. She was ordered in 1749 to replace HMY Carolina as Britain's principal royal yacht. She was built at Deptford Dockyard under the supervision of Master Shipwright John Hollond to a design by Surveyor of the Navy Joseph Allin. She was launched on 29 January 1750 and was broken up 70 years later, in 1820.

 

Service

Royal Caroline was first commissioned under Captain Sir Charles Molloy, who commanded her until 1753. Captain Sir Piercy Brett took over in 1754, and in August 1761 she became the flagship of Admiral of the Fleet Lord Anson, with Captain Peter Denis as his flag-captain. Anson had orders to convey Duchess Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz from Cuxhaven, Kiel to marry George III. Accompanying the yacht, renamed HMY Royal Charlotte in honour of the occasion, was a squadron of warships and four other royal yachts, HMY Mary, Katherine, Augusta and Fubbs. During the return voyage the squadron was three times blown over to the Norwegian coast by westerly gales and took ten days to reach Harwich, which it did on 6 September 1761.

Royal Charlotte was commissioned under Peter Denis in December 1763, and remained under his command until 1770. Denis was succeeded by Captain John Campbell that year, and Campbell remained in command until his promotion to rear-admiral in 1777.^[1] Royal Charlotte was recommissioned under Captain William Cornwallis in March 1783, and he was succeeded in turn by Captain Sir Hyde Parker in 1788. The yacht was briefly recommissioned in December 1792, but was paid off the following year.

 

French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars

She continued to be used for official occasions during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, with King George III making frequent trips in his yachts to welcome returning fleets and to conduct fleet reviews. The King embarked on Royal Charlotte in 1797 to visit the fleet at the Nore after the Battle of Camperdown, in order to honour Admiral Adam Duncan. Contrary winds however prevented the ship from reaching the mouth of the Thames, and instead the King was blown back up river to Greenwich. Royal Charlotte recommissioned again in May 1801 under Captain Sir Harry Neale, though by February 1804 Captain George Grey was in command. Grey was succeeded later in 1804 by Captain George Henry Towry, and he in turn in 1805 by Captain Edward Foote. By this time Royal Charlotte had been succeeded as the principal royal yacht by the introduction of the slightly larger HMY Royal Sovereign in 1804. Captain Foote commanded the yacht until 1812, when Captain Thomas Eyles took over command, and in June 1814 Captain George Scott became her commander. Royal Charlotte continued in service until July 1820, when she was finally broken up.

 

source: Wikipedia

The ins and outs of the box
The box itself is made of cardboard. The typical standard in boxland. Shape of the box is long and narrow to hold wooden and metal parts. The boxart and artistic layout of colorfull images on the box scream "buy me and build me" Also a common standard in boxland!

 

 

 

Everthing is neatly organized and sealed. The small ornaments and metal parts does look very good.

 

 

 

 

After a look at the drawings however I recognize the Italian "style" of organized "chaos"....

 

 

 

I will have a handfull on the poor drawings and poor instructions....

 

 

So, the wood looks nice doh...

 

 

The pre-cut laser parts look good as well....just make sure I'll sand off the burn of the laser for a good fix between the wooden parts....

 

 

 

 

In a nutshell does the kit look very promising and a joy to build for sure. I'm not sure about some details, alternations and colorscheme yet, but this will become clear during my log of this build.

Technical specifications and size

Lengte: 830 mm
Hoogte: 600 mm
Schaal: 1:47
Part no: MM750

 

 

The build begins!

Sheet 1 figure 1: it begins, bulkheads and "false" keel
To start the build, first I have to number all the bulkhead parts and also the false keel. Preperation is everything they say...

 

 

After numbering the parts, It's time to release them from their imprisonment!

 

 

To clean up the parts, I use a 80grid sandpaper to sand off the burn of the laser.
 

 

It's time to try a dry-fit of the parts. And I was very impressed with the overall fit of the parts. It didn't need to much adjustment at all and all fitted nicely.

 

 

After this I will glue the parts into place, but that will be for the next update. The log and build has started and I hope you guys will follow me allong the way.

See yah!

Peter

very very very well done sir!!! It's a hard task to do and you nailed it! respect!!

Lovely model. Very well done sir! A masterpiece.

You can straighten your keelplate with a (steam) iron. Carefully “over” bending the wood in oppositie direction of the curve when the iron has heated the wood. You will see this works perfectly when doing this gentle...

 

Very high standard on your rigging work! Great job sir!

4 hours ago, MESSIS said:

@Katsumoto thank you dutch friend. Am still waiting to hear your new shipyard plans.... after discovering America!

 

Christos 

Thanks Christos, the next project has to wait for a little while...America is a big place they say....

I really like the deck on you ship! Well done sir!!!

great, great model(s)....really impressive!!! 

**A new home**

 

To all my friends, thank you for all the positive replies and feedback. I'm truly honoured and touched by your warm and loveing words. 

 

This weekend the ship was send to her latest location and placed in the living room at my parents place. They love it!!!

I made two people very happy. 

 

 

 

 

Peter

Superb build....grand model! The colors, sails I love it! 

***The last chapter - Set sail - Finished***

 

Goodmorning my friends!!

 

The photoshoot of the completed model....here we go!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 - The End -

 

When I started with the build of this model, I had a specific goal in mind. I needed to finish this model within 8 months, it must be within budget (150USD) and I must enjoy the creative proces. I did all that so my mission is a succes!

During this build I've learned many things and I've enjoyed the building process very much, but I'm truly blessed with all the friends whom I met during this build. In particular I want to thank you guys, for all the nice comments, replies, questions and likes.  You made me feel special!

I really hope you guys and also girls liked my log and maybe helped you in a way for your own model! Sharing knowledge is what is all about I guess!

 

For my next project, you have to wait a few months. But stay tuned and we will meet again! 

 

Untill now, Bon Voyage Christopher Columbus!

 

 

See ya later!
Peter