Pride of Baltimore II by Karleop - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64

[md1400cs]

Karl,

 

Don't know how I missed these updates. Brilliant work !! And yes as Bob just said bowsprit is superb work indeed.

 

Cheers,

[Karleop]

Hola Steve, Bob and Michael:

It is really nice to hear your compliments, specially from model experts like you. I appreciate them very much.

 

Saludos, Karl

 

[Karleop]

Hola a todos:

After almost a month I have new updates.  One important decision was to put or not to put the sails, and finally I decided that this will be my first model ship with no sails and present the ship as if it were on a dry dock or cradle.  However I decided to place most of the rigging except those that hold the sails. Here you can see the rigging of the main mast finished.

 

Next step, the Foremast rigging.

 

Saludos, Karl

 

[russ]

The rigging looks great to my eye. Well done.

 

Russ

[michaelpsutton2]

very nice indeed

[Karleop]

Hola Russ, Michael and Bob:

Thanks for your kind words  

Saludos, Karl

[JerseyCity Frankie]

I LOVE the diamond deck lights! Very clever thinking outside the box.

[Karleop]

Hola Frankie:

The kit lacked blocks, some pieces of metal and many more details, besides the threads for rigging are quite bad, however fake "diamond" skylights were included.

 

Saludos, Karl

[donrobinson]

Very nice Karl, you'll be planning your next build soon!

[Karleop]

Hola Don:

Now I am working slower due to the weather (here we have some days over 110 F outdoors) and we will also leave on vacation for a few weeks so the launch of the POB will take some time.
What will be the next project? I have to think about it because the commander tells me that there is no space in the house for more boats. I think I'll have to change my hobby, hahaha.

 

Saludos, Karl

[Karleop]

Hola Bob:

The shield and lettering was a great challenge but as you can see in my post #23 (Oct 21, 2016) I resolved it making the lettering with the computer and with a little try and error obtained the correct size. For the shield I got a drawing from google, print it to the correct size and glue it over a previously made wood piece: I attached you this drawing:

 

Saludos, Karl

[Karleop]

After some vacations I continued with my boat work. Now with the foremast rigging. It was actually slower than I thought at first because of the large amount of rigging to place (and I did not put the sails on!!).

 

To give a different and more interesting touch tilt the yards a bit. This also allows me to make the case a bit narrower.  Here some pic´s:

[Tigersteve]

Fantastic!

Steve

[Karleop]

Hola Steve:

Thank´s for your words.

 

Saludos, Karl

[Karleop]

Hola:

Almost reaching the end. Now I've put the running and stern lights, the lifeline stanchions and railing as well as the small swivel guns and a pair of life rings.

 

What remains to finish is the construction of the cradle or building-ways, and finally a case to protect the model.

 

Saludos, Karl

[Ulises Victoria]

Excelente, Karl! How did you do the stern letters?

 

Edit... oops sorry. I saw you explained it in an eariler post!

Edited August 29, 2017 by Ulises Victoria

[md1400cs]

Karl,

 

Excellent indeed.

 

Cheers,

[Karleop]

Hola a todos:

 

Thanks for your words Ulises and Michael, and for all the likes.

By the way Ulises, I didn´t see any new logins of your Royal Louis, Still very busy with your new house move?

 

Saludos, Karl 

[HIPEXEC]

Wow! You created a real beauty!

[Ulises Victoria]

2 hours ago, Karleop said:

Hola a todos:

 

Thanks for your words Ulises and Michael, and for all the likes.

By the way Ulises, I didn´t see any new logins of your Royal Louis, Still very busy with your new house move?

 

Saludos, Karl 

Hey Karl. Yeah. Moving is a chore, and to top it off, I had to have surgery in my right palm. My middle finger was getting stuck when I bend it and straightening it out was a very painful experience. They are supposed to remove stitches this Tuesday the fifth and I hope things will improve from then on! I have not touched my ship maybe in a month!!!

 

Edit: Did you see I got Sergal's Sovereign of the Seas?

Edited August 31, 2017 by Ulises Victoria

[marktiedens]

Very nice!

 

Mark

[Karleop]

Hola Ulises:

Como decimos: cuando no te llueve te llovizna. (something like:  when it does not rain you drizzle)

It is very sad to hear about your new inconvenience  but I hope in a few more days you will be as new and ready to finish your Royal and begin with the Sovereign of the seas.

Saludos, Karl

[Karleop]

Thanks for your likes Bob, Rich and Mark, very encouraging.

Saludos, Karl

[RADAR]

I have Pride of Baltimore II that I received for Christmas 2 years and have started. It will be my first wooden ship. I am learning a lot from the posts. Thanks for all the good information.

[Karleop]

Hola!!:

Now, for finishing the model I am in the process of doing the cradle. Here some pic´s.

 

Saludos, Karl

[Tigersteve]

That looks great. 

Steve

[md1400cs]

Karl,

 

Yes as Steve just said that looks great - 

PS: You are giving me a thought for mine as well (:-)

 

Cheers,

[Karleop]

Hi Friends:

After a little less than a year I finally finished my Baltimore Pride II. This was my first ship without sails and I showed it as if I were in a dry dock, a different view of all my other models.  Here some pic´s:

Saludos, Karl

[Ulises Victoria]

Wow! Felicidades Karl. Looks stunning, so clean and neat.

Way to go, my friend!

 

Un abrazo

 

Ulises

[Tigersteve]

Karl, this was a fun one to watch. Looks great. Look forward to your next project.

Steve