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fmartins got a reaction from FrankWouts in Le Soleil Royal by Nek0 - 1/72 - Marc Yeu
👏👏👏👏👏 incredible build, man! I'm absolutely impressed!!
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fmartins got a reaction from Ondras71 in Le Soleil Royal by Nek0 - 1/72 - Marc Yeu
👏👏👏👏👏 incredible build, man! I'm absolutely impressed!!
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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 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 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 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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fmartins got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Having relatives over can be really stressful... they don't offer any help and expect everything ready at hand... My helper (cat) flees every time she sees a child... but I still managed to finalize glueing the wales...
The dreaded planking will start soon, I'm still working on how to do it. I'm thinking abou doing it a bit more in detail and with care from the first wale up. From the wales down (waterline to be morw exact) I will paint it like the parisian model. So, just a good sanding and some Tamiya putty will make it look good. Has anyone tried this putty with wood? With my plastic models it works wonders...
I'll also finish the upper decks and glue them soon... just as long as my relatives don't kill me first... :angry:
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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 CaptainSteve in HMS ROYAL KATHERINE 1664 by Doris - 1/55 - CARD
I have found your thread only today and I have spent most of my day catchint up with it. I am impressed with your technique, precision and creativity!! I have no words to describe how impressed I am by your work.
I have a very small ship that I haven't worked on for a while (my job's falt) but seeing your work makes me want to go back to the table right away and work tirelessly on it!!
And I was in Czech republic for work for 2 weeks (came back home last week)… If I had known your work by then I'd make sure to arrange a visit and be amazed by seeing your work first hand…
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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fmartins got a reaction from DORIS in HMS ROYAL KATHERINE 1664 by Doris - 1/55 - CARD
I have found your thread only today and I have spent most of my day catchint up with it. I am impressed with your technique, precision and creativity!! I have no words to describe how impressed I am by your work.
I have a very small ship that I haven't worked on for a while (my job's falt) but seeing your work makes me want to go back to the table right away and work tirelessly on it!!
And I was in Czech republic for work for 2 weeks (came back home last week)… If I had known your work by then I'd make sure to arrange a visit and be amazed by seeing your work first hand…
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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fmartins got a reaction from Piet in HMS ROYAL KATHERINE 1664 by Doris - 1/55 - CARD
I have found your thread only today and I have spent most of my day catchint up with it. I am impressed with your technique, precision and creativity!! I have no words to describe how impressed I am by your work.
I have a very small ship that I haven't worked on for a while (my job's falt) but seeing your work makes me want to go back to the table right away and work tirelessly on it!!
And I was in Czech republic for work for 2 weeks (came back home last week)… If I had known your work by then I'd make sure to arrange a visit and be amazed by seeing your work first hand…
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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fmartins got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMS ROYAL KATHERINE 1664 by Doris - 1/55 - CARD
I have found your thread only today and I have spent most of my day catchint up with it. I am impressed with your technique, precision and creativity!! I have no words to describe how impressed I am by your work.
I have a very small ship that I haven't worked on for a while (my job's falt) but seeing your work makes me want to go back to the table right away and work tirelessly on it!!
And I was in Czech republic for work for 2 weeks (came back home last week)… If I had known your work by then I'd make sure to arrange a visit and be amazed by seeing your work first hand…
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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fmartins got a reaction from EJ_L in HMS ROYAL KATHERINE 1664 by Doris - 1/55 - CARD
I have found your thread only today and I have spent most of my day catchint up with it. I am impressed with your technique, precision and creativity!! I have no words to describe how impressed I am by your work.
I have a very small ship that I haven't worked on for a while (my job's falt) but seeing your work makes me want to go back to the table right away and work tirelessly on it!!
And I was in Czech republic for work for 2 weeks (came back home last week)… If I had known your work by then I'd make sure to arrange a visit and be amazed by seeing your work first hand…
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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fmartins got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS ROYAL KATHERINE 1664 by Doris - 1/55 - CARD
I have found your thread only today and I have spent most of my day catchint up with it. I am impressed with your technique, precision and creativity!! I have no words to describe how impressed I am by your work.
I have a very small ship that I haven't worked on for a while (my job's falt) but seeing your work makes me want to go back to the table right away and work tirelessly on it!!
And I was in Czech republic for work for 2 weeks (came back home last week)… If I had known your work by then I'd make sure to arrange a visit and be amazed by seeing your work first hand…
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
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fmartins got a reaction from mtaylor in Le Soleil Royal by Nek0 - 1/72 - Marc Yeu
👏👏👏👏👏 incredible build, man! I'm absolutely impressed!!
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fmartins got a reaction from mtaylor in Hanseatic Ship c. 1500 by goetzi73 - 1:50 - first scratch build
👏👏👏👏👏 very interesting!!
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fmartins got a reaction from mtaylor in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
At this point I'm not even caring about rewards and stuff I just want it all to be through hehehe
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fmartins got a reaction from Omega1234 in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
At this point I'm not even caring about rewards and stuff I just want it all to be through hehehe
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fmartins got a reaction from Omega1234 in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Man, I had no idea what I was doing when I decided to go for a doctor's degree... That sh*t is crazy... At least with a doctor's degree I can try for a position in a public university here in Brazil. That would be very good - it is pretty much the same as getting tenure in an US university. Nice salary, only teaching 8 hours a week and that's it... plenty of time for model ship building hehehehehe
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fmartins got a reaction from Omega1234 in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Well, it's been a while I haven't posted here... If you're following this thread, know that it's not because I don't want to, or abandoned the project... The thing is I'm on the last phase of my doctoral degree, and it'll be all finished by june/july... until there, my focus has to be on my life-long dream of becoming a full time researcher. But, as soon as I'm done with my dissertation I'll certainly have more time, and I'll happily post more often... Don't give up on following my build... It is something that really makes me happy. I hope in the end it will turn out alright...
Thanks everyone!
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fmartins got a reaction from mtaylor in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Man, I had no idea what I was doing when I decided to go for a doctor's degree... That sh*t is crazy... At least with a doctor's degree I can try for a position in a public university here in Brazil. That would be very good - it is pretty much the same as getting tenure in an US university. Nice salary, only teaching 8 hours a week and that's it... plenty of time for model ship building hehehehehe
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fmartins got a reaction from archjofo in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
Since the gunports are not really in scale, I had to trim the wales much more than in the original ship...
I'll have some relatives over for the next few days so no new posts for now... I'll also try to think about the planking and figure out how to do it... any comment and/or advise is appreciated...
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fmartins got a reaction from archjofo in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
By the way, I never noticed before this detail (in green on the picture). Was it some form of double planking at the bow?
In this last picture I think it is a bit clearer, there is a significant difference in depth between wales and planks before this 'doube planking' thing...
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fmartins got a reaction from archjofo in Royal Louis by fmartins - multi-media
I was trying a few strips of veneer.. I have this beautiful yellowish wood I was thinking about using.
Here I was seeing if it would look good...
And the color kinda matches to color on the Parisian model...
What's your opinion on that?
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