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Cross-section by russ - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
md1400cs replied to russ's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Russ, A real treat for the eyes. Love the idea of a cross section. Yours is beautiful. I may have to put one on my "to do list" You have motivated me. It is also, as you state, a real learning experience, in that the construction seems to be a much closer approximation to a 1:1 build. Regards, Michael D -
Hi Joachim, Thank you. Today I looked at the video. Very interesting to look at. I gave a nice perspective of 1628, as well as the resurrection. Thanks for sharing. Michael D
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Vince P, I have been joyfully following your amazing build. So beautiful. The SOS might be my next build. Do you ave an opinion about the Mantua kit? You are building the Sergal, which looks very very excellent. Thanks for any opinions. Keep up the good work. MJD
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Update on painting the figures I think that this will look ok. close up it’s easy to see flaws, but with the naked eye, sorta works. So only 65 more to go (:-) I'm glad that I followed your trends, deciding to paint these. Though, for my next build I will look for a ship that doesn’t require all of this painted art. I would LOVE to do the SOS...but that is such an intimidating project. The two that I'm following here are really spectacular. OK time for more painting. Ruff on the old eyes; two hours and I'm cooked for the session. PS: the figures on the ship are not attached, just placed in approx. locations MJD
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Here is the update for the stern windows. I think that these shapes are more closely inline with the original. I prefer this look rather than from those that came with the kit. No need for redundant notes along with each pic, as they are self-explanatory. However, the grid that I used was purchased at a fabric store; nylon web which is embedded in a soft plastic. When I saw it, I thought that it might work ok. PS: I had to buy enough for 1000+ Wasa windows....The glass panes were created using "window Maker" Something that I learned about on MSW. Excellent idea. Parts of the wood framing went "south" because I got way too enthusiastic with the sandpaper, while trying to thin down the face of the frames. So, what were straight inside framing lines lost some of their inside straight edges - Mmmm. But I did not want to start all over again. Also, I rationalized that the soldiers standing by the windows will partially hide the poor craftsmanship. I will install four soldiers who will be crowding the sides of the windows. You may also note that the gallery figures have been removed from the bobbinets from previous pics. I decided to remove the cartoonish colors that I did not like. I think that these will have to have the "aged" look. There is just not enough detail with which to paint on. I know, the ship had no age. (:-) Though my wife suggested that I leave it in the bathtub for the next 300 years to get the "right look". That aside, I have also decided to follow in some of your footsteps, and paint the 40 or so soldiers that decorate the ship. I started with the two large figures that stand aside each window. Those will be easy by comparison to the majority of the smaller figures. I'm looking at the 1:10th to help with colors and details. The 1:10th window soldiers seem to have dark purple clothing. I was out of that so black suited they became. The 1:10th is a very intimidating reference (granted its a huge model) oh and so stunning!! Having really looked at the figures, I note that for all-intense-and-purposes many of the Corel supplied figures are close approximations to the 1/1. So I stand corrected from my previous remarks regarding some of the gilded pieces as being "not correct". So, next up will be painting the other stern, and gallery figures. Then build the upper galleries, and their respective bobbinets. From there, on to finishing some deck details that have been omitted from the out-of-the-box kit. As usual thanks for looking. MJD
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Yo, Popeye keep on eatennn that spinach--- Your work is superlative. Lov your updates. A joy for my eyes, and brain; I'm learning a lot from you. I'm a novice only on my second build (though my first was a beginner kit), so I am a tabula rasa; sponging in a lot. MJD
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I have been working on the stern windows, the stern gilded figures (I decided to try painting them). I took a side trip and installed the stern canon doors. Here are some pics. The photos are self-explanatory. However FYI the nails and the bending tool were acquired through Micromark.com You may also note that that the port side door (the pic in which I drilled the rope inlet, well that door was sprung too low. Darn thing would not close, so I will re-do that sucker...Nonetheless it gives you the idea. I will post pics of the revised and re-designed stern windows next. Regards PS: I learned about watering down the glue to secure the rope wrappings on MSW Such a treasure chest of great ideas. Thanks to all of you, my sages. MJD
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SSD, Oh my, beautiful project. Your attention to super small details is so nice to look at, such as the two pins that attach to your rudder arm. So well articulated; as well as so many other very noticeable tiny details. So cool PS: love the ax. MJD
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HMS Victory by Sven - FINISHED - 1:600 scale
md1400cs replied to Sven's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Woa...soo nice. You are a true artist. lov it. MJD -
JanV, this link, if you did not know about it, should be helpful regarding paint details. Double click each pic to get a super detailed large one. Good luck. http://www.modelships.de/Museums_and_replicas/Vasa-Museet-Stockholm/Photos-Vasa-model.htm Michael D
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Andre Thanks, appreciate your comment. OUCH accident the other day. i was working on the re-install of the stern windows, and the bow was vertically down on the carpet, with the ship between my knees. I moved a bit to quickly and heard a loud snap. Broke the tip of the bow. Here are so me pics of my fix. I was initially going to use a wood dowel, and then thought the better of it, and inserted a brass tube. Pics are self explanatory. This week I will change the windows. I thought of a solution to the dilema from a previous post. Regards to all Michael D
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Ulises, Your rigging photos are so good. Perfect work. i will look into the machine that you have. In the meantime I have ordered a hand crank rope maker from Model Expo. I will see how that is. In the meantime thank you so much for your offer. That was very kind of you. Let me see how that rope maker that I ordered works out. Thanks for your offer. Michael D
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Ulises, I very much admire your details with rigging. I have seen other pics that you have posted of your Wasa. Beautiful work. Regarding your anchor rope, do you have a rope making machine it looks like the proper 9 ply? Also your detail on the anchor ring is perfect. I, in fact, planned on copying your details. Thanks for posting. Very helpful. Michael D
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Ulises Victoria, You make a very good point. It did not occur to me that Corel released this kit before the resurrection. Now, of course, there are so much data available. One would think that Corel would update their kit? Had it not been for all of the museum photos I would have built the ship right out of the box. Which would have still made for a beautiful model ship. I have seen several "out of the box" examples that are very beautiful. One of which has sails...very nice indeed. As for other hobbies adding details can be a lot of fun. I'm thinking of model aircraft and model cars. Michael D
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Dennis, Stunning work. I have so admired this "ROLLS ROYCE' of kits, but it is still above my skill set. Your work is so impressive. You mentioned that you had to file the decorative pieces. How did you then "re-golden" the edges. You are, of course, absolutely right the extra work, and time really made a huge difference. Well thought out on your part. It looks so perfect. I will follow your build and learn from you as I go along with my project. Sad ending for this amazing ship. Michael D
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Buck, Your very kind words are much appreciated. Thank you. I am also learning from so many here at MSW. I will need a lot of prompting when I get to both sets of rigging...down the road The Billings kit is very accurate. I've seen photos of some beautifully built examples. It also looks great with sails. Good luck. Look forward to your postings after you "take a deep breath" and start... Michael D
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This set kinda brings some of the previous work up to date. In retrospect I see errors, but I'm my own worse critic. For example the toilets are very wrongly placed. The anchor rope outlets are not correct. Lastly the lower supporting longitudinal bowsprit braces need to be re-worked. The tips cracked, and look rough.So my repair list keeps growing. However I'm seeing such fabulous work on this site; such a pleasure to see; I am learning so much. For example rigging Mmmm there are so many experts here. Thanks to all of you who post your updates, lov em. MJD
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Oops, Decided to try again with the stern windows. The kit offerings were too wide, incorrectly framed, and just didn't look right. No solution has come to mind. But I need to make them thinner, and the framing has to be thought out again. Here are two pics. One of which is my original install and the other, of course, is the gutted out "to be fixed" pending solution. I also made a mistake with the gallery hight. Too late Mmmm. If anyone has any suggestions they would be surely appreciated (:-) MJD
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Spud1, Thanks, I appreciate your comments. I also am learning so much from the many great artists who post their work, and assembly techniques on this board. I'm really a novice, and I fear that I will never reach the artistry of many builders here. But in the meantime its fun. A great hobby. MJD
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JanV, You are braver than I. You will paint your figures. The 1/10th at the museum is truly astonishing. You may know of this other example that the builder also painted all the figures. I have downloaded all of the jpg's and refer to his build often as a reference. His is scratch built. However it is so close to the original that the more I studied the pics the more I realized how much work actually went into this build. Truly beautiful!! Here is a link from where you can view many photos. http://www.modelships.de/Vasa_II_Janssen/VASA_II_ship-model.htm Regarding painting of the figures, as good as some of the castings are in the kit,I wont attempt to infuse all of the detail of the original, but I will instead try to "age" the look of the figures to mask my lack of talent (:-) Your project is coming along beautifully. MJD
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I'm posting in retrospect. Close to catching up to the effort so far. Please note that the plain cannons are the ones that come with the kit. I will be replacing the deck cannons with the one in the pic. Not Swedish, but closer to the actual ones. I will also alter the carriages to more closely represent those from the ship. This, only my second build, has been really helped by all of the available data. Data that are so helpful. I am also learning a lot from seeing some of your projects. Oh my some of you are astonishing artists.
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Here are some modifications that I have made to the stern of the Corel Wasa. It was woefully incorrect. It is still not "right" but I think that this is an improvement over the "out of the box" build. I had initially been prepared to build, right from the instructions, and I did so. But as I proceeded I became dissatisfied and re-did certain sections. The stern was my first change, as this part did not effect other already assembled areas. I am alson now removing the rear windows, as they are too wide, don't have enough inner frames and, they dont allow for the correct amount od soldiers standing along side. Though I think that this won't change. The problem lies within Corel's too narrow stern sizing. This was unavoidable, even before the start, because it would have been impossible to see this outcome before construction. Also the gilded pieces that I used are not correct, but (:-) so it goes.I don't know how to add comments with each photo, but this progresses from the original kit through my mods. PS: The chain is hanging because it will be replaced with a black one. Though I think that in the 16th cent. they might have used rope? Does anyone know (:-)
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HMS Victory by Yon - Caldercraft 1:72
md1400cs replied to Yon's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Gee such a beauty. Your build is spectacular. Your attention to details and their replication are awesome. I'm only doing my second build, and love too learn from such masters. MJD -
Oh my! this ship has always made me sooo nervous. It is so beautiful. I don't think that I will ever have the skills to do it even poor justice. Your build looks to be excellent. Beautiful start. I will happily follow your posts. I was lucky to board this stunning ship when I was in England. What an experience. PS: I love your hobby work area (:-) MJD
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Here are examples on how I decided to do the Gallery framing. It was labor intensive but I sorta like the results. I did use balsa to do the "castings" Very easy to shape.
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