EJ_L Posted October 11, 2016 Share #31 Posted October 11, 2016 I've used rustoleum on many projects and have always been happy with the results. cog, Omega1234 and mtaylor 3 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawdustDave Posted October 17, 2016 Share #32 Posted October 17, 2016 (edited) Hi Yanc.... Just found this incredible build. HOLY MOLY! The La Couronne is one of my favorite ships, having scratch built her twice. Have you calculated her scale? You posted a comment about cannons. How will you treat her cannons, considering the scale. I can imagine you will pretty much be challenged with so many scale issues with about every thing you do.... blocks, dead eyes, rope, hooks, hinges, grating, etc., etc. Beautiful job so far. Pulling up a chair for sure. You know, It was the fear of the French La Couronne that led King Chuck to commission the SOS. Good thing those two never crossed swords. Where do you stand on rigging your Confederacy? Got any pics? You know I almost completely destroyed mine a few months ago....scared the crap out of me! Cheers Mate Edited October 17, 2016 by SawdustDave Omega1234, mtaylor and EJ_L 3 Quote Sawdust Dave - Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch).... Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share #33 Posted October 17, 2016 thanks so much dave, and yes, haha.....scale and accuracy is an issue...... but, since the start.... i had to make up the lines of the ship by eye, since the drawings were of such low resolution, i couldn't tell one line from the other, aside from the most obvious ones...i even changed the shape of the bow...sooooo....i just decided that this is a fantasy ship, and everything, will have to be done by eye....a real challenge for the inner esthetic grey matter i figure that even the kits are guesswork... the hull length without the beak is around 66"....so i'm guessing around 1/30 scale.......unless someone can correct me on this....oh..the waterline length including the rudder is 62-1/2"...i figure the total length just under 8 feet..... like i mentioned, i'll spray the windows with satin urethane to reduce the glitter once i get all the parts together......i'll turn the cannons on a dowel attached to a drill....then make a mold and cast them in plastic composite called smooth cast......again, i'll make paper cutouts and check them sticking out of the gun ports to see how they look....pure guesswork...unless someone would have some measurements.....hard to believe a ship like this would only have 18 pounders on the lower deck...the sovereign of the seas had 42 and 32 pounders......so i'm back to "just what feels right"........again, any enlightenment would be welcome... butchered a kids toy for the female torsos, although the boobs are kinda big...but what the heck, it's a french ship after all made a mold for copies.....will place the same broads on the sides too still have to decide what kind of sculpture to put where......will just have to rely on guidance from above........ the confederacy was more relaxing, as it had all the info necessary....little guesswork....i should soon get back to doing the rigging on the confed in the evenings while watching a mystery or whatever ..... the beat goes on FriedClams, piratepete007, Archi and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ_L Posted October 17, 2016 Share #34 Posted October 17, 2016 La Couronne is looking good and will be an impressive ship no matter how historically accurate she may be. Your Confederacy is also a fine looking model. Excellent job on that one too. mtaylor, cog and Omega1234 3 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted October 17, 2016 Author Share #35 Posted October 17, 2016 thanks e.j........just got some charm crowns from china, and they're gonna work out fine!....... EJ_L, Omega1234 and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted October 27, 2016 Author Share #36 Posted October 27, 2016 (edited) some more details roughed out.......oh....i made the stern galleries detachable....safer when moving ship around... Edited October 27, 2016 by yancovitch michael mott, Archi, Salty Sea Dog and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca.shipwright Posted October 28, 2016 Share #37 Posted October 28, 2016 Awesome! mtaylor 1 Quote ca.shipwright Michael Zemmel Midlothian. VA http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/11562-hmb-endeavour-by-cashipwright-corel-160/ http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/15329-hms-victory-by-cashipwright-panart-art-738-1:78/ "Buy all your toys before you retire" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ_L Posted October 28, 2016 Share #38 Posted October 28, 2016 Nicely done. Those roof domes came out great and all those details are making her look sharp. I think that blue paint was a good choice. It is allowing the gold on the detail pieces to really pop. Smart thinking making the quarter galleys removable. On a ship that big, anything that can be easily removed and replaced will make transporting it much easier. Your doing great work! mtaylor and cog 2 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share #39 Posted October 28, 2016 thanks e.j................i normally tend to be self critical and put myself down.....but even i'm starting to have some respect for myself hahaha....finally after 75 years ..........even becoming very happy with my piano playing too, although to old to do much with it now....... Salty Sea Dog, mtaylor, michael mott and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted October 28, 2016 Share #40 Posted October 28, 2016 (edited) It does look smashing, and you should appreciate your prowess a tad more ... "even becoming very happy with my piano playing too, although to old to do much with it now" I don't know, look at Seasick Steve ... probably get sick when he even looks at ship model, but he can make some nice coin even at his age Edited October 28, 2016 by cog mtaylor and Omega1234 2 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ_L Posted October 28, 2016 Share #41 Posted October 28, 2016 I think all the best craftsmen do that. If you ever stop critisizing your own work then you stop growing and learning. The work you are doing is fantastic and something to be very proud of! mtaylor, Omega1234, cog and 1 other 4 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted October 28, 2016 Author Share #42 Posted October 28, 2016 late bloomers .....thanks for sharing..................... Omega1234, EJ_L and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share #43 Posted November 6, 2016 best thing i ever did to hold tools.......don't have to worry about which tool goes in which hole...just throw them anywhere............... CDW, ChrisLBren, Archi and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ_L Posted November 7, 2016 Share #44 Posted November 7, 2016 It is always amazing how something so simple can make such a huge difference. mtaylor, cog and Omega1234 3 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 8, 2016 Author Share #45 Posted November 8, 2016 (edited) carved a couple of tiny fleurs de lis'......will make around 50 copies of each using dental impression material and smooth-cast 305................ roughly shaped a griffon a bit smaller than the larger one i'll have to carve in wood, which will have claws on the front legs......it helps for a 3d reference....got a future civil war male figure to modify who will sit on her......hopefully i'll be able to somehow melt or soften it, to bend the legs...we'll see.....oh....got the railing basically done, but i think i'll thicken the rings with some leather cord i have....all will probably be painted gold...... Edited November 8, 2016 by yancovitch Salty Sea Dog, marktiedens, Landlubber Mike and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted November 8, 2016 Share #46 Posted November 8, 2016 Nice carving. Your "fleurs de lis" are looking great. A pitty that griphon got the ends of his extremities amputated mtaylor and EJ_L 2 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ_L Posted November 9, 2016 Share #47 Posted November 9, 2016 I second that, excellent carvings! I really like that railing also as well as seeing her name across the stern. Well done! mtaylor 1 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 9, 2016 Author Share #48 Posted November 9, 2016 haha.....the gryphon is just rough shape that i can relate to as i carve a wooden one, which will be larger.....will carve the body separate from the wings, then glue them together....a bit of a challenge for me i sure......the wooden one will have long sharp claws at the front, and a lions paws on the rear.....at least hopefully cog, EJ_L and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 10, 2016 Author Share #49 Posted November 10, 2016 (edited) hmmmm......regarding shingles...i just used paper and white glue, which made the paper soft and easy to deform....i would experiment with some different materials or an oil based glue orthe parts are placed not glued... that dental impression material putty is wonderful ....just thought i'd mention oh...........i just realized that the domes are shingled, but the roof between the two towers are not...but i don't want to shingle them...it might be too much....and painting them copper may be too much.....i may just leave them as is...i don't know yet.....feedback on this may be helpful Edited November 10, 2016 by yancovitch EJ_L, Archi, Landrotten Highlander and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ_L Posted November 11, 2016 Share #50 Posted November 11, 2016 (edited) I don't think the middle roof needs to be shingled. The round roof makes sense since it is curved the shingle would do a better job of sealing it up. On the center the roof is flat which would allow the wood to seal up nice and tight without the need of a shingle layer. I think I would leave them the way they are. Those dental molds of your decorations look great. You are going to have some nice fittings I'm thinking when you are done. Edited November 11, 2016 by EJ_L cog and mtaylor 2 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share #51 Posted November 11, 2016 thanks...ej........will do! mtaylor and EJ_L 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted November 11, 2016 Share #52 Posted November 11, 2016 In contrary to EJ: To me it looks as if it doesn't belong, the unshingled roof. Like it isn't finished. If you could give the shingles a less uniform copper look it might make a difference, and the roof in between wouldn't look to much. What I mean is it looks to neat for a copper roofing, which in turn gives you the wrong impression. EJ_L and mtaylor 2 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share #53 Posted November 11, 2016 yea, that's what i was thinking....but i doubt if i'll touch the copper domes, as they were too much work to take a chance on ruining them.....again, this whole ship seems more a fantasy creation, so i won't worry too much about it...although i thought of copper sheeting on the tween roofs, which would be easy....but again, i guess i'll leave off for now, unless i get a better inspiration ...thanks:) EJ_L, mtaylor and cog 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 11, 2016 Author Share #54 Posted November 11, 2016 (edited) ok....i've never carved in wood before so this will have to suffice..i don't have the patience or knowledge to do any more detail.......but i will add feather textures to the head, breast and front legs, with maybe scraped auto filler...and will add a tail with a tuft....have to finish up the paws and claws .....hmmmm. after painting gold, maybe some red beads for the eyes....then again maybe not ..... the civil war toy fella, i'll cover with a short sleave tunic with belt and try to shape parts of the exposed body...hmmmm....and will have to work on the feet-boots-shoes or whatever....................i think it will look better than the one shown on the plans......cheers........... Edited November 11, 2016 by yancovitch cog, mtaylor, EJ_L and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 12, 2016 Author Share #55 Posted November 12, 2016 well that's good enough for now...will look at it over time, and make necessary improvements.....gonna have fun figuring out the lanterns mtaylor, EJ_L, Tadeusz43 and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ_L Posted November 13, 2016 Share #56 Posted November 13, 2016 Well done on the griffin! Better than what I can currently do as my carving skills still leave a lot to be desired. Some red eyes would look cool on it and add a little something unique. Looking forward to seeing the rider modified and mounted. cog, mtaylor and Omega1234 3 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 13, 2016 Author Share #57 Posted November 13, 2016 thanks....yea the rider may be a challenge....but i don't think i could make one from scratch.... Omega1234, EJ_L, cog and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 14, 2016 Author Share #58 Posted November 14, 2016 ha......attached the more detailed fleur de lis' that i made on the ship.....toooooooo busy!......so i cut off the bottom part....and...whew....it looks ok.....sometimes ya just got to put it together before deciding if it's good or not......think i'll just stop and look for awhile ........... captainbob, Omega1234, cog and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 16, 2016 Author Share #59 Posted November 16, 2016 ok....got most of the main ingredients placed in the mixing bowl, showing where i'm at now.... so........ i'll probably not post any more, till i get the hull all put together and everything glued in place.....cheers..... Captain Poison, EJ_L, marktiedens and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJ_L Posted November 16, 2016 Share #60 Posted November 16, 2016 All of your fittings look like they turned out very well. Good choices on making them. Looking forward to your next update! Omega1234 and mtaylor 2 Quote "A Smooth Sea NEVER made a Skilled Sailor" - John George Hermanson -E.J. Current Builds - Royal Louis - Mamoli Royal Caroline - Panart Completed - Wood - Le Soleil Royal - Sergal - Build Log & Gallery La Couronne - Corel - Build Log & Gallery Rattlesnake - Model Shipways, HMS Bounty - Constructo Plastic - USS Constitution - Revel (twice), Cutty Sark. Unfinished - Plastic - HMS Victory - Heller, Sea Witch. Member : Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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