t5956ws Posted November 23, 2015 #1 Posted November 23, 2015 Does anyone have any insight on how to achieve detailing on the stern gallery. The ship I'm building from scratch has much of this type of work. 3/16 scale. Many thanks in advance. Bill mtaylor 1 Quote
RichardG Posted November 23, 2015 #2 Posted November 23, 2015 Bill, You might want to take a look at Doris' Royal Caroline build. She has done a superb job using modelling clay. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/854-royal-caroline-by-doris-card-1749-140/page-4#entry19099 Richard mtaylor 1 Quote Richard Current Build: Early 19th Century US Revenue Cutter (Artesania Latina "Dallas" - messed about) Completed Build: Yakatabune - Japanese - Woody Joe mini Member: Nautical Research Guild & Midwest Model Shipwrights
t5956ws Posted November 23, 2015 Author #3 Posted November 23, 2015 Richard, I did look over the Royal Caroline by Doris. Amazing detail. But the how, that's where I'm stuck. mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote
mtaylor Posted November 24, 2015 #4 Posted November 24, 2015 Bill, Get this book... http://carvingbook.weebly.com/ Bill is a sponsor here and this book is worth it's weight in gold. By detailing, I'm assuming you mean the carving part? Also in the scratch area, there's logs that have the carvings done and most have info on how they did it. Also, there's an excellent starter topic here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/501-carved-figure-heads-and-decorations/?hl=carvings janos, CaptainSteve and Canute 3 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
druxey Posted November 24, 2015 #5 Posted November 24, 2015 Another book that may assist: The Fireship Comet of 1783, SeaWatchBooks. This has an extensive section on the stern and quarter galleries as well as the headwork and carved works. Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
bhermann Posted November 24, 2015 #7 Posted November 24, 2015 Bill Grant Dale (expertly directed by Danny Vadas) did a rework of Victory's stern a few years ago. Unfortunately most of the details were lost with the great MSW crash of 2013, but he did post a short photo summary of the job on the first page of his resurrected log. That log can he found here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/163-hms-victory-by-grant-dale-mamoli-scale-190/?hl=victory The photos may give some inspiration for process, or maybe someone saved the details of the re-build and will post them as a result of seeing this. Bob Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Current build -- MS Bluenose Future build - MS Flying Fish "A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for." - William G. T. Shedd
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