Mercury by SimonV - Amati/Victory Models - Scale 1:64 - 99% scratchbuild

[SimonV]

Thank you Jason , and others for likes. Very appreciate it .

Regarding planking. Each plank is made individually to achieve difference in tone and grain direction. Due to this I prepared short sheets of  castello boxwood instead of one single long piece. It is time consuming work but I think it is worth it.

[captain_hook]

Very beautiful, please keep up the good work. I hope you don't mind me asking a question: How did you transfer the printed deck layout onto a plywood sheet? Best regards.

[SimonV]

Thank you captain_hook . 

Regarding transferring print to plywood. Mirror image of Plan was printed with laser printer on regular paper. Paper is then placed on plywood sheet (print side facing downwards). For transfer I use acetone and soft cloth, carefully rub around the entire surface. 

I found it is best to use fresh print and generous amount of acetone (ventilation is desirable due to poisonous vapors). 

I hope this helps. If you have additional questions, please feel free to ask. 

[SimonV]

Slow but steady progress on planking. 

At first, I was in doubt and fear about how to carry out this process, but I must say that I enjoy it very much .

[Beef Wellington]

It must be very satisfying putting all of this together, they fit so well!  🙂  Love the approach, wish I could emulate!

[SimonV]

Planking is finished . Everything is still in rough shape and need final sanding.

[SimonV]

Deck is finished.

For surface finishing  I choose Shellac instead oil, because I really like warmer tone and also try to implement different finishes and techniques into model. 4 layers of shellac was used.

Difference to kit deck is obvious (last photo) .

[Gahm]

Super!!

 

Thomas

[bigcreekdad]

That may be the finest decking job I've ever seen. Masterful!!

[SandyBay]

Those two decks are like chalk and cheese, your one is fantastic.

[Ponto]

The work of a master !  Very well done.

[SimonV]

Thank you all for your kind words. I am glad you like it .

[John Madill]

Beautiful build!

John

[SimonV]

Hello everyone.

I didn' abandoded this build...  there are just other things in life  (kids, other hobbies, buying a new appartment,...)

 

Because I work in automotive industry as qulity controller and CNC in part of my work (coordinate measuring machine) I could not resist to most challenging part of this build- 4 axis milling of head figure.

Currently I am still experimenting with different approaches , parameters, tools and will post progress...

 

 

[etubino]

On 2/12/2019 at 11:35 AM, SimonV said:

Deck is finished.

For surface finishing  I choose Shellac instead oil, because I really like warmer tone and also try to implement different finishes and techniques into model. 4 layers of shellac was used.

Difference to kit deck is obvious (last photo) .

Best ever Deck planking!

[SimonV]

Thank you etubino. I am glad you like it .

[SimonV]

Due to the small size of figure I decided to "break it down" to subassemblies. Will post some progress of actual machining...

[SimonV]

After several attempts this is final result directly from the machine.

Still need to do some fine polishing and corrections on parts and also redo the "scepter" due to small damage on part.

[Ronald-V]

That's amazing! I myself have a background in CNC but never worked with a 4 axis mill. The result is really beautiful! Especially at that scale. Maybe make a business out of it

[VTHokiEE]

That’s amazing, I’d love to try to learn how to CNC something like this (but the design along may stop me and having no experience with 4-axis either). It looks  beautiful!

[Vane]

1 hour ago, SimonV said:

After several attempts this is final result directly from the machine.

Still need to do some fine polishing and corrections on parts and also redo the "scepter" due to small damage on part.

Thats insane! That coin must be at least 10 times as large as a normal one…. ;-) 

[SimonV]

4 hours ago, mugje said:

That's amazing! I myself have a background in CNC but never worked with a 4 axis mill. The result is really beautiful! Especially at that scale. Maybe make a business out of it

Thank you. Will think about business , but need customers first 

 

4 hours ago, VTHokiEE said:

That’s amazing, I’d love to try to learn how to CNC something like this (but the design along may stop me and having no experience with 4-axis either). It looks  beautiful!

Thank you. If you look at my first post there was no planning for CNC...a Few years later 4 axis is no problem. I started with simple 2D stuff and slowly progress to 3D.... If you have any questions or need help, please feel free to ask.

 

3 hours ago, Vane said:

Thats insane! That coin must be at least 10 times as large as a normal one…. 😉

Thanks Vene, I am glad you like it .

[Ronald-V]

11 hours ago, SimonV said:

Thank you. Will think about business , but need customers first 

 

Thank you. If you look at my first post there was no planning for CNC...a Few years later 4 axis is no problem. I started with simple 2D stuff and slowly progress to 3D.... If you have any questions or need help, please feel free to ask.

 

Thanks Vene, I am glad you like it .

I think a lot of the builders here would be potential costumers. I would

 

[SimonV]

A short video about full CNC milling process:

 

[VTHokiEE]

That's a wonderful video, please tell me you need a very expensive machine so that I don't start window shopping 😉. I've used a friend's CNC before but for very basic stuff. I'd quickly go off topic if I start asking questions, but I can't not ask one. How do you maintain perfect accuracy when flipping the stock over?

[Heinz6672]

Simon, this is amazing.

 

I would not hesitate and order from you. 

 

Maybe for my next model.... 🙂

 

Best

 

-Heinz-

[SimonV]

15 hours ago, VTHokiEE said:

That's a wonderful video, please tell me you need a very expensive machine so that I don't start window shopping 😉. I've used a friend's CNC before but for very basic stuff. I'd quickly go off topic if I start asking questions, but I can't not ask one. How do you maintain perfect accuracy when flipping the stock over?

Thank you. Regarding perfect accuracy when flipping the stock over. Base material is milled to accurate block and XYZ datum is same for both sides of milling. Before flipping stock over small pocket was milled to machine table (wooden part) which assure perfect alignment. 

Machine is better version of 3020 model with some modifications for higher accuracy, but still bellow 1000 EUR. If you have any questions I will try to answer you, no problems.

 

8 hours ago, Heinz746 said:

Simon, this is amazing.

 

I would not hesitate and order from you. 

 

Maybe for my next model.... 🙂

 

Best

 

-Heinz-

Thank you Heinz for nice words. Still learning but I am confident enough to do some work for others.

[Ponto]

Very impressive! I admire your obvious and varied talents.

[etubino]

On 3/5/2017 at 12:02 PM, SimonV said:

Lower planking is finished . Final sanding is not complete yet, it is just 220 grit for rough sanding.

Now it is time to free model from upside down position and start on upper planking and wales.

Impecable!!, a beatifull palnking work!

[Funkingonuts]

I would love to commission one of those carvings for my Mercury build. Please reach out if interested