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md1400cs reacted to EJ_L in La Couronne by EJ_L - FINISHED - Corel - 1:100 - 1637 Version
A major milestone has been reached! I finished installing the forecastle deck today and with it that was the last major structural component. I do still have the turrets, quarter galleys and balcony left to build but major work on the main body of the ship is complete. I also still have some deck furniture, bits, kevels, capstan etc. to install and those will be along shortly.
I also got the rest of the canons rigged in place so that monotonous chore is complete as well. Once the paint dries on the canons for the dummy ports I will install those and all 64 guns will be in place.
Next will be a little bit of a lot of things. I am going to start building the turrets and quarter galleys as well as the misc. furniture. Since there will be a lot of down time waiting on glue to dry for those turrets that will give me a great opportunity to build the furniture. Now that I am working on the exterior and am starting to get more delicate decorations and railing on I get more nervous as I know there will be accidents, I just hope that none will be catastrophic.
Enjoy the pics!
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md1400cs reacted to EJ_L in La Couronne by EJ_L - FINISHED - Corel - 1:100 - 1637 Version
As promised here are some better pictures of the work I have been doing. All the decks have been planked, bulkheads, hatches and ladders installed. All the railings are up and some of the decorations are also installed. Now I am just missing the forecastle and the ships structure will be complete. Before I can install that though I have more canons to build first. 14 more on the spar deck. 5 to either side and 4 bow chasers. This is what I will be spending a good portion of my weekend doing. Then I can build my forecastle deck and on to the bits, kevels and racks for belaying pins and all those other various pieces needed for the rigging.
I also have to build a capstan which I only have one vague drawing of. I've been looking around at different logs trying to determine how it should look for an early 17th century. If anyone has a good suggestion I would love to hear it.
Thanks for stopping by!
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md1400cs reacted to Salty Sea Dog in La Couronne by EJ_L - FINISHED - Corel - 1:100 - 1637 Version
So sorry for your loss EJ.
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md1400cs got a reaction from fmodajr in Royal William by marktiedens - FINISHED - Euromodel - scale 1:72
Mark,
Beautiful work indeed. Clever find much nicer now.
PS: I've also been seen at Michael's and Jo-Ann's aimlessly searching for bits of this-that-and-the-other - ha ha
I did buy two types of cloth at Jo-Anns assuming I build up my confidence for sails.
Will you fully rig this one as well?
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md1400cs reacted to marktiedens in Royal William by marktiedens - FINISHED - Euromodel - scale 1:72
A little more progress has been made. While working on the railings between the middle & upper decks I didn`t really care for the little ovals that fit in them,so off to the art & craft store I went to browse around. I found some items in the bead dept. that looked like some fancy scroll work & looked about the right size so I bought some & installed them in the railings. They really seemed to dress them up a bit.
Then I cut out all the window panes in the upper windows & painted them.With some very minor adjustments they were fitted in place,along with the railings.
Then I made & planked the upper deck & slid it in place. All 3 of the stern decks were made from 1.5mm basswood sheet planked on both sides with some brass mouldings around the outside edges.The brass mouldings were left over from a previous build. The very top rail will be fitted after the fascia is in place.
The lower & middle windows are also now "glazed".
Mark
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md1400cs reacted to guraus in HMS Victory by guraus - scale 1:48 - plank on frame
Hello all,
This is the last update of this build log as I decided the project is completed - I'm working on it for 9 years now so it was just about time to declare it finished. For all who followed my build these long years and are interested to see her in "completed" state here is the link to my personal web site where you can see the last set of pictures made just before putting her in the case: http://www.alexshipmodels.com/2016/07/09/hms-victory-gallery/
Thank you very much for your support and see you again soon when I start working on my next project.
Regards,
Alexandru
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md1400cs reacted to Jeronimo in HMS Victory by guraus - scale 1:48 - plank on frame
Hi Alexandru.
Nice work.
Karl
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md1400cs got a reaction from mtaylor in Le Fleuron by Gaetan Bordeleau - FINISHED - 1:24
Gaetan,
Simply brilliant. Just found your log and will be following.
PS: that is QUITE a shipyard that you have there (:-)
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md1400cs got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Le Fleuron by Gaetan Bordeleau - FINISHED - 1:24
Gaetan,
Simply brilliant. Just found your log and will be following.
PS: that is QUITE a shipyard that you have there (:-)
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md1400cs reacted to mtaylor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
I thought I'd add a couple pictures of the sanding jig. The dark brown curve is just a piece of wood the same dimensions and arc as the beam. Currently it's set up for the top of the beam. If I rotate it 180 degees, I'll be able to to the bottom of the beam. The sanding drum is turning about 5000 rpm and barely touching the wood, but two passes and the wood is clean and the slight angle on the cut edge left by the laser cutter is removed.
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md1400cs reacted to WackoWolf in Le Fleuron by Gaetan Bordeleau - FINISHED - 1:24
I have the first two books, and the 3rd I have as a PDF file. They are out of this world. Love just sitting there going through them once in awhile.
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md1400cs reacted to fish in How long do you soak the planks ?
20 minutes for basswood in water that has been brought to boiling point, but not boiling while the wood in soaking. Other timber is different, I know mahogany gets very brittle and will break easy if you leave it in too long, you may have to use trial and error.
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md1400cs reacted to BLACK VIKING in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Michael it's the Corel one and have been following your build which has inspired me to get the Vasa as I love 17c ships. I have built the Sovereign of the seas a few years ago and the Vasa will go very nicely with it.
BV aka Martyn
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md1400cs got a reaction from canoe21 in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Hi Mates,
After drilling the needed holes and squaring them along the lower railings got close to attaching the main mast, and the shrouds, then – for some reason – as I was squaring the last of the railing holes, I decided to attach the needed horizontal rail at the foremast (where the squared holes had already been completed; to be sure that the vertical beams would all align properly when it was time to glue those long horizontal rails on each side.
Then realized that having pre-attached the foremast shrouds, before fixing in place the upper rail trim bits was a big mistake.
Now trying to align the squaring of the pre-drilled holes, adjusting the heights of the vertical braces is a real pain. Hmmm So before I attach the lower main, mizzen, and their shrouds, I will build all the rest of the upper rails first.
PS: Mark I should have gone back to your log (Marktiedens #103) and taken your sequence into consideration. Frank and I had also discussed this issue J we were both concerned about installing the upper railings before all the rigging work in case of breakage later on - (being all thumbs and all) Oh well, still an adjustment work in progress.
Here are a couple updated photos.
Regards,
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md1400cs got a reaction from marktiedens in Royal William by marktiedens - FINISHED - Euromodel - scale 1:72
Mark,
Yes as Jason, and others have said - super nice.
You may have to fly the queen over and have her Royalty crack a bottle of bubbly on the bow when finished. I think that she was alive when it was originally launched.
Cheers !!
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md1400cs got a reaction from canoe21 in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Mark,
As I've mentioned before (I think) - your level of research for this build is superlative. Learning a lot just following along as a sophomore - well almost a junior I hope (:-)))
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md1400cs got a reaction from Elijah in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Mark,
As I've mentioned before (I think) - your level of research for this build is superlative. Learning a lot just following along as a sophomore - well almost a junior I hope (:-)))
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md1400cs got a reaction from Obormotov in MONTAÑES by Amalio
Amalio,
Superb work indeed. For many of us (I believe) that your inner mold would be our finished outer hulls that we would also be proud of (;-)
I will follow with much interest.
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md1400cs got a reaction from daHeld in MONTAÑES by Amalio
Amalio,
Superb work indeed. For many of us (I believe) that your inner mold would be our finished outer hulls that we would also be proud of (;-)
I will follow with much interest.
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md1400cs reacted to Amalio in MONTAÑES by Amalio
Good days. This model, I started it constructing in the year 2011. This one is the current aspect -
md1400cs reacted to mtaylor in MONTAÑES by Amalio
I believe that what we see is a mold and he's adding the frames to the outside of it. Here's the Google Translate for his post #3:
"My name is Amalio, and I am a passionate Spanish modeller dedicated to ship modeling for many years. I want to show a different way to build Enrramada a helmet. In this case a ship of seventy-four Spanish cannons called Montanes. It is not an unknown system but little used. It is about building an inner mold on which to be placing all the pieces that make up the frames. I think these pictures are sufficiently explanatory. I hope you like it. Thank you very much"
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md1400cs reacted to WackoWolf in MONTAÑES by Amalio
Why can't you type it in English for the rest of us?
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md1400cs reacted to ccoyle in MONTAÑES by Amalio
Por favor, que es necesario para publicar mensajes en Inglés . Utilizar un traductor de Internet, si es necesario.
Gracias.
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md1400cs got a reaction from marktiedens in Royal William by marktiedens - FINISHED - Euromodel - scale 1:72
Great,
My wife always buys "artistic" toothpics. I always keep those in mind ha ha - Nice details!
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