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fmartins got a reaction from NJQUACK in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Now, the same thing on the other side...
Checking for symmetry...
Glued...
Checking again...
Looks good...
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fmartins reacted to S.Coleman in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
What a brilliant model. Never heard of styrene bulkheads before. That was good to see something different.
Well done mate.
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fmartins reacted to Omega1234 in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Hi FMartins
Mmmm...now that's ingenious!!!! I'd never have thought of scribing the hull to simulate the hull planking. I guess that's why we love this hobby and MSW in particular. It's a terrific venue for sharing ideas and techniques.
Good luck with your hull and I hope it goes well. I look forward to seeing how you go.
Cheers
Patrick
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fmartins got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Hey everyone. I haven't been having much timw to spend on the model lately, to my great self disappointment... My vacations are over, my dissertation is still late and my index finger is still a bit sore. But sinec classes haven't started yet (I teach in a local university), I had some time to consider my next steps.
First, I found the work of a modeler/artist called Rex Stewart. I guess most of you have heard about him but I admit my ignorance. His models share some similarity with mine - his main concern is not replicating the original building methods in miniature. I don't either, so maybe I could learn something from him. The way he builds is a lot smarter than mine (he carves a solid hull with a dremel of sorts).
But here it gets interesting. He doesn't plank the outside, he rather simulates planking by scribing/scoring.
And his results are not bad really. If I didn't check his buildlog on Flickr, I would've thought he planked this model. Check for yourselves...
In my case it's late for a solid hull, but I could somehow partly replicate this idea, right?
So i used some low tack scoth tape and after a looot of sanding I managed to get templates for thw sides of the ship...
I'm gonna give scribing a try, see if works fine with me and I'll post the results later, before glueing it all in place. It seems promising!
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fmartins got a reaction from mtaylor in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Oh I forgot to say... On the port side is a Brazilian wood called tauari. But the cutting of this veneer left it with a lot of 'scars'. I'm using it only for the template although it's a beautiful wood (this piece however has 'muted' colors). On the starboard side is a different wood. This is the final wood. Its beautiful yellow collor is close to the model in the French museum. Unfortunately I have no idea what kind of wood it is, since i bought it in box with scraps of veneer (let's say I don't have much money for hobbies - going to graduate school is great but maybe not a sound financial plan hehehe)... i'll save some of it to try to find some more of ot or what wood this is. It does have kind of a 'flamed' effect like maple...
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fmartins got a reaction from tadheus in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Hey everyone. I haven't been having much timw to spend on the model lately, to my great self disappointment... My vacations are over, my dissertation is still late and my index finger is still a bit sore. But sinec classes haven't started yet (I teach in a local university), I had some time to consider my next steps.
First, I found the work of a modeler/artist called Rex Stewart. I guess most of you have heard about him but I admit my ignorance. His models share some similarity with mine - his main concern is not replicating the original building methods in miniature. I don't either, so maybe I could learn something from him. The way he builds is a lot smarter than mine (he carves a solid hull with a dremel of sorts).
But here it gets interesting. He doesn't plank the outside, he rather simulates planking by scribing/scoring.
And his results are not bad really. If I didn't check his buildlog on Flickr, I would've thought he planked this model. Check for yourselves...
In my case it's late for a solid hull, but I could somehow partly replicate this idea, right?
So i used some low tack scoth tape and after a looot of sanding I managed to get templates for thw sides of the ship...
I'm gonna give scribing a try, see if works fine with me and I'll post the results later, before glueing it all in place. It seems promising!
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fmartins got a reaction from Elijah in La Couronne by EJ_L - FINISHED - Corel - 1:100 - 1637 Version
Took me a while to reach the end, but it was well worth!! Incredible build EJ_L!! I'll keep following the developments in your ship. She is looking fine!!!! Congrats!!
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fmartins got a reaction from mtaylor in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Thanks a lot Patrick! The scale is a challenge yes but it was more imprudence of my part. I wanted something small cause I live in a small apartment but now I see this was a mistake of sorts heheheheh... I'll do my best but in this scale without proper equipment let's just say it won't be wonderful as you say hehehe but I'm having so much fun building this ship... I'm like a kid these days with a new toy!! If you have ideas advice or criticism don't hesitate to post ok?
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fmartins got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Well, my index finger is a bit sore, but I managed to move along a bit on the build. Not much, mind you ...
On the matter of the bulwarks, I tried my plan as you can see in the next pictures....
I still needed to shape it better, and also marked where the top timbers (is it the name, EJ_L?) would be...
Since it is delicate work (for my abilities at least), I used a piece of double-sided scotch tape to keep it still. Those are the same pink cedar strips I used as wales...
I have also filled the spaces with balsa (to give it some more structure)...
One side ready and the other will be done at night when I'm back home... Now it's just a dry run, I'll glue them when planking, to avoid breaking it...
The "ugly" side (with the cedar strips) will be covered by planking... Now imagine the internal side painted red, I'll also add a bit of wood to simulate the waterways (again, is it the right term?)....
That's it for today folks!
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fmartins got a reaction from mtaylor in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Thanks EJ_L. I kinda feel stupid with this cut in my index finger. I'm usually much more prudent and careful. But, that's life. It's something to remind me I'm never safe around sharp tools and that I need to be vigilant all the time. I'm excited to put this bulwark (thanks!!) idea in place but my finger is really bad the cut almost severed a considerable part of my nail... In a couple days' time I'll be back...
Hm... now I'm curious what is your job? If you don't mind my question...
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fmartins got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
While I cant really cut stuff (finger hurts like a m****r), I've been planning what I'm supposed to do with the side "railings" (again, don't know the name for that). I mean these side thingies....
So far, the only way I thought about to attempt to simulate this (not with all the details mind you...) is by cutting to shape a very thin sheet of veneer add some vertical pieces of wood (again those pink cedar strips will come in handy!!) and add a top railing also in veneer (to try and keep it close to the scale)... se my incredibly detailed plan done on Paintbrush...
Here is a rough concept (it will be better cut to shape when my finger is not killing me)...
What do you guys think? Advice and ideas are always appreciated!!
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fmartins got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Finished some deck planking...
It is barely visible, but the ports were drawn (whiteish balsa - difficult to see)
I added a little piece to strengthen the whole structure
I think the ports can be better seen in this one... I also had to cut a bit to fit the stairs (a double staircase if I'm not mistaken)...
Well, I won't be posting much theses days... on top of my dissertations (which is still late by the way), I had a deep cut in my right index finger - doing something unrelated to model building but still stupid... Kids ot there, always use appropriate tools for specific tasks... and all the protection gear... I mean it...
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fmartins reacted to Omega1234 in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
No criticisms, only kudos....especially as this is your first scratch build.
Cheers
Patrick
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fmartins got a reaction from Omega1234 in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Thanks a lot Patrick! The scale is a challenge yes but it was more imprudence of my part. I wanted something small cause I live in a small apartment but now I see this was a mistake of sorts heheheheh... I'll do my best but in this scale without proper equipment let's just say it won't be wonderful as you say hehehe but I'm having so much fun building this ship... I'm like a kid these days with a new toy!! If you have ideas advice or criticism don't hesitate to post ok?
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fmartins got a reaction from EJ_L in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Thanks a lot Patrick! The scale is a challenge yes but it was more imprudence of my part. I wanted something small cause I live in a small apartment but now I see this was a mistake of sorts heheheheh... I'll do my best but in this scale without proper equipment let's just say it won't be wonderful as you say hehehe but I'm having so much fun building this ship... I'm like a kid these days with a new toy!! If you have ideas advice or criticism don't hesitate to post ok?
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fmartins got a reaction from mtaylor in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Well, my index finger is a bit sore, but I managed to move along a bit on the build. Not much, mind you ...
On the matter of the bulwarks, I tried my plan as you can see in the next pictures....
I still needed to shape it better, and also marked where the top timbers (is it the name, EJ_L?) would be...
Since it is delicate work (for my abilities at least), I used a piece of double-sided scotch tape to keep it still. Those are the same pink cedar strips I used as wales...
I have also filled the spaces with balsa (to give it some more structure)...
One side ready and the other will be done at night when I'm back home... Now it's just a dry run, I'll glue them when planking, to avoid breaking it...
The "ugly" side (with the cedar strips) will be covered by planking... Now imagine the internal side painted red, I'll also add a bit of wood to simulate the waterways (again, is it the right term?)....
That's it for today folks!
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fmartins reacted to Omega1234 in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Hi Fmartins
Wow, wow and triple wow!!!! I don't know how I could've missed this log, but now that I've found it, I ain't going to miss out again. I'm in!!!
You're doing an absolutely terrrific job, especially at this scale.
She looks brilliant!
Cheers
Patrick
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fmartins got a reaction from EJ_L in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Well, my index finger is a bit sore, but I managed to move along a bit on the build. Not much, mind you ...
On the matter of the bulwarks, I tried my plan as you can see in the next pictures....
I still needed to shape it better, and also marked where the top timbers (is it the name, EJ_L?) would be...
Since it is delicate work (for my abilities at least), I used a piece of double-sided scotch tape to keep it still. Those are the same pink cedar strips I used as wales...
I have also filled the spaces with balsa (to give it some more structure)...
One side ready and the other will be done at night when I'm back home... Now it's just a dry run, I'll glue them when planking, to avoid breaking it...
The "ugly" side (with the cedar strips) will be covered by planking... Now imagine the internal side painted red, I'll also add a bit of wood to simulate the waterways (again, is it the right term?)....
That's it for today folks!
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fmartins got a reaction from tadheus in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
While I cant really cut stuff (finger hurts like a m****r), I've been planning what I'm supposed to do with the side "railings" (again, don't know the name for that). I mean these side thingies....
So far, the only way I thought about to attempt to simulate this (not with all the details mind you...) is by cutting to shape a very thin sheet of veneer add some vertical pieces of wood (again those pink cedar strips will come in handy!!) and add a top railing also in veneer (to try and keep it close to the scale)... se my incredibly detailed plan done on Paintbrush...
Here is a rough concept (it will be better cut to shape when my finger is not killing me)...
What do you guys think? Advice and ideas are always appreciated!!
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fmartins got a reaction from tadheus in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Finished some deck planking...
It is barely visible, but the ports were drawn (whiteish balsa - difficult to see)
I added a little piece to strengthen the whole structure
I think the ports can be better seen in this one... I also had to cut a bit to fit the stairs (a double staircase if I'm not mistaken)...
Well, I won't be posting much theses days... on top of my dissertations (which is still late by the way), I had a deep cut in my right index finger - doing something unrelated to model building but still stupid... Kids ot there, always use appropriate tools for specific tasks... and all the protection gear... I mean it...
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fmartins got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Well... details repainted. I'm still working on a sort of underlying structure made of balsa to support the deck... balsa also offers the advantage of being easily cut so it wont be too hard to cut the ports...
However, the decks on the parisian model are a lot darker with some reddish shades... Maybe I could use some dying? Any suggestions? I know now that I should've chosen a better suited wood or planned for dying it before... c'est la vie...
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fmartins got a reaction from tadheus in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
That's the problem with doing stuff from memory instead of sticking to real facts... as you can see some details I painted red are actually black... so, tomorrow it's painting time again!!
What makes me mad is the fact that I had these pictures and instead of checking I decided to follow my memory... stupid me...
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fmartins got a reaction from Omega1234 in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Thanks for the explanation. That was really interesting! I'm loving doing this build. I'm taking so many notes about what not to do, and I really hope my next model will be better!! Thanks a lot for the help, encouragement and all the knowledge you're sharing with me!!
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fmartins got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
After days of non stop madness, my relatives are gone, and the shipyard activity is back on track! Only my helper (cat) is still a bit crazy after days running away from children trying to catch her...
However, on the other hand, my dissertation adviser wants a new corrected dissertation version by saturday so... it's gonna be a slow build in the next few days...
In the next picture you can see the state of my little ship now... I've glue some balsa under the decks to support it accordingly (since my main method of glueing stuff to the sides is with rubber bands). I've also started painting some details in red as in the french museum model... Anything to stall the dreaded planking...
I've also started making the carriages that will be under the decks...
That's it for today
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