Royal William by marktiedens - FINISHED - Euromodel - scale 1:72

[marktiedens]

Another small update - after tweaking that lower deck a little more,I glued it down. I had some nice brass moulding left over from a previous build,so I formed it to fit the edge of the deck & glued it on. Then I decided to make some small knees to go under the rear edge of the deck at the top of the columns. they are simply 2x5 walnut with a radius filed in them & painted gold to match the columns. They are shown on the plans,but are not part of the castings. After clamping the fascia in place the lower railings line up nicely with the outer edge of the moulding.

 

 

 

 

Mark

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Mark

Absolutely splendid work. The knees are a good touch. This is not a criticism to your work, but if you ask me, the knees could be a but larger. Maybe to the edge which would match the photos which Keith had posted.

Justy putting my penny's worth in mate.

havagooday

Greg

[marktiedens]

Hi Greg - I see what you mean about the knees. I am still thinking about whether to re-do them. They are not easily seen at normal viewing height,though. The deck has a little more of an overhang than those photos,but mine is not a museum model .

 

Mark

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Mark

To me, and I assume many others it could very well be one.

Happymodelling

Greg

[marktiedens]

Thanks very much Greg .

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

Well,I decided to re-do those knees to better match the edge of the deck. Not to difficult - the old ones just popped right off. I think it looks a little better.

 

 

Mark

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

Much better Mark.

Greg

[donrobinson]

I agree with Greg, and I am impressed that you changed them. Great work!

[marktiedens]

Thank you very much,Don.

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

Hi all - another small update. I once again cut out all those window panes in the middle gallery windows & painted them.There seems to be no definitive color scheme,so I am just painting everything as I see fit. Giving it a curve to match the stern fascia,it set on the deck with no filing on the bottom. The slant of the side openings matched the angle of the fascia very nicely also. The side entry pieces are VERY fragile - I broke one twice just fitting the parts to the deck - a bit of paint hides the repair. The assembly must be placed carefully so the side entries go up against the back of the fascia.

 

 

 

Mark

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Mark

You done it again McGoo. Your workmanship and painting is outstanding.

Can't wait for your next update! Havagooday

Greg

[Keith_W]

Lovely shade of red and blue you are using there, Mark. What paints do you use?

[marktiedens]

Thanks Greg & Keith.  The red is a Vallejo game color called gory red - with a few drops of black to tone it down. It`s a little darker in person than the picture shows - I don`t have the best camera. The blue is Vallejo model air light sea blue.I really like the Vallejo paints. For some reason reds always seem to come out lighter than it actually is,but other colors are pretty close to their actual color. In the future I will try & use the adjustments in my computer to get the colors closer to actual colors.

 

Mark

[Keith_W]

Hmm, I am using the exact same Vallejo blue as you are, but my blue doesn't look anywhere near as attractive. The red I am using is Admiralty Paint's "Red Ochre". A bit too late for me to go and repaint all the red on my ship now

[marktiedens]

I would probably have used red ochre too,but I could not find it locally. The red I`m using looks almost exactly like blood when it`s dry . I spilled a little on my hand once & didn`t realize it at first & when I did notice it I thought I cut my hand. A few drops of black makes it more of a brick red.

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

A little more progress - After carefully bending the railings above the lower windows,I painted them gold & black. I couldn`t get regular taffrail stanchions to fit to my liking,so I went shopping & found some plastic toothpicks with some nicely grooved shanks. After trimming them to fit,I painted them a medium brown & glued them in place. I think they look pretty good. The railing is not glued in place yet - I am still trying to determine exactly where to position them. Also the red on the doorway behind the railing now looks close to its actual color.

 

 

 

Mark

[md1400cs]

Great,

 

My wife always buys "artistic" toothpics. I always keep those in mind ha ha  - Nice details!

[marktiedens]

Thanks Michael - I don`t have a small enough lathe to make them from wood,so I am always on the lookout for alternative items. I know it is blasphemy to some to use plastic on a wood ship model,but it`s ok with me .

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

Update - all the middle deck windows are in place. They fit together nicely,although I had to add a shim across the tops of the windows between the side openings. the middle deck is now in place also & lines up nicely with the openings in the stern fascia.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mark

[Beef Wellington]

Really nice pictures Mark, its amazing how a little colour and detail enhances the natural wood.  Nicely done!

[marktiedens]

Thanks Jason - there is no finish on the hull yet,so it should look a little better after that. I am waiting to apply a finish until at least the lower wales are installed.

 

Mark

[md1400cs]

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 !!

[Keith_W]

Thanks Jason - there is no finish on the hull yet,so it should look a little better after that. I am waiting to apply a finish until at least the lower wales are installed.

I am only planning to apply the finish after the gunports go on. Difficult to get a secure glue joint when you are using Tung Oil, so it's better to apply the finish after all parts are glued. What finish do you plan to use?

[marktiedens]

You are correct about the glue,that`s why I am waiting until at least the wales are on. I plan to use satin polyurethane,maybe just one coat. In the past I have used just one coat on other ships & gives a nice finish that isn`t too shiny. 2 or 3 coats just seems to come out too shiny,even with a satin finish.

 

Mark

[fmodajr]

Mark,

 

Beautiful work!

 

Well done.

 

Frank

[marktiedens]

Thanks Frank!

 

Mark

[marktiedens]

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

Edited July 10, 2016 by marktiedens

[md1400cs]

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?

[marktiedens]

Thanks Michael - I do go to Michaels sometimes - they have a good selection of basswood,balsa,& plywood - even the very thin stuff. I always seem to find myself wandering around the store looking for that one item I can use . I intend to rig the ship,but am undecided about sails - so hard to find material that hangs right. Michaels also has a good selection of good quality paint brushes.

 

Mark

[Keith_W]

Hi Mark, I do not care for those coin thing decorations either. Your replacement looks superb. I have my own plan to replace these, but if they don't turn out I might have to find out the name of the shop you obtained these from.