HMS ROYAL KATHERINE 1664 by Doris - 1/55 - CARD

[DORIS]

Preparation the masts and channels with deadeyes:

[DORIS]

The screen of the seat of ease on the main channel - made according to original paintings from that period:

[DORIS]

The gun carriages made of card were added to all gun ports. Finally I have also improved the frames of gunports to achieve more realistic result.

 

[DORIS]

And finally I have started with rigging....
Mast tackles:

 

 

[DORIS]

I prepared ropes for shrouds using my basic ropewalk from Amati:

 

 

[DORIS]

Handmade deadeyes for mainstay and forestay...
All these elements are made using only basic tools. The ropes are painted with suitable paint and impregnated by flat clear coat ( Tamiya TS-80). The mainstay thickness is about 2,4mm. 

 

[DORIS]

And also the wooden belaying pins are my own handmade product, but I have also a handy helper to do that....😄 

 

 

[DORIS]

I have also started making own wooden blocks, so far only larger sizes, the smaller ones I will probably use from a CNC machine.

 

 

And now I am going to make them such way from this wreck pattern: 

 

 

So enjoy the pics from progress and have a great Christmas time.

Kind regards,
Doris

 

[gjdale]

Such a treat to see another of your updates Doris. A truly remarkable work and an absolute joy to watch. Thank you for taking the time to share your art with us.

[Mirabell61]

Fantastic ornamentation Doris,

The best I`ve ever seen on a model.....   

Have a nice and enjoyable Christmas with your family

 

Nils

[Baker]

Thank you for these fantastic updates

[GRAVIOU Francis]

Very Nice Doris, merci beaucoup 🙂

[Andi Little]

Simply Marvellous - I can only extend my sincerest thanks for all your efforts in bringing these updates to the board and to my attention .... Thank You.

[MEDDO]

Truly amazing work! Thank you so much for taking the time to share with us.

[G.L.]

Happy that you are back on the forum. What an amazing progress on the model. 

[Hubert Boillot]

You’ve been away from MSW for some time, Doris, but certainly not idle ! Wow ! What a return ! 
 

Tremendous progress, and always so beautiful ! I am sorry I cannot contribute more to your thread with more than praise, but your talent is way above my own modelling skills 🙂

Hubert

[Jeronimo]

Hello Doris.

WOW, Beautiful.

Karl

 

 

 

[Hubac's Historian]

Well, that was worth the wait!  I marvel at your dedication to authenticity and your willingness to correct details.  It is all superb!

[ccoyle]

Děkujeme, že jste si udělali čas na sdílení vašich fotografií s námi. Jsou velmi ceněny.

 

Cheers!

[TOM G]

Glad to see you back, I really marvel at your work....... it's beautiful.    Merry Christmas  and  Happy New Year.

[BANYAN]

Simply stunning work Doris; I especially like the glasswork in the lanterns and stern windows - very lifelike looking effect.

 

regards

 

Pat

[Blue Pilot]

Wow, just incredible!

[dvm27]

Thank you for the early Christmas present, Doris! We'll all be happy with just periodic updates. No need to add  time-consuming captions.

 

I'm amused by the main shroud going into the seat-of-ease. Must have been crowded in there!

[Dziadeczek]

13 hours ago, DORIS said:

The screen of the seat of ease on the main channel - made according to original paintings from that period:

Are you sure it is a seat-of-ease? It might be it, or it might be something else...

Check out this thread:   

(I am trying to imagine these poor souls trying to get inside that barrel in order to ease themselves, while having the "urge".... Where was the entrance to this structure? A door through the bulwark? From the top of this barrel?).
Also, Druxey had a point - this thing hungs directly above a gunport, which would make the crew of this gun "difficult" to operate it during the "use" of this facility, I think...  

 

[mtaylor]

Stunning work, Doris.  Just leaves me speechless.   I hope you and your family have wonderful holidays.

[DORIS]

Hello dear friends,
thank you all very much for your kind words,praise and comments, that is a great honour for me and i do appreciate your support a lot.

Yesterday I finished ladders on shrouds, this is always so boring work for me, but this time I have decided to do it in the beginning....

 

 

 

 

 

[DORIS]

To Dziadeczek: Yes, I am sure, this is a screen around the seat of ease, you can see under it the outlet (it was not always used there) which drains dirt to the sea - so as not to pollute the hull of the ship. I have these information from one of the greatest experts on ships construction and history. In Czech forum you can find him as Kpt.KL. 
The crew got inside through the top hole as they climbed down the shroud. During the battle this screen was removed. It is not positioned immediately above a gun port but is shifted a bit to the side.

 

Here are some Van de Velde drawings with various design of that thing:

 

 

And these smaller barrels could be intended for salted meat etc. as was mentioned above:

 

Edited December 23, 2019 by DORIS

[KeithAug]

Exquisite work on the rigging, so very precise.

[popeye the sailor]

such beautiful work Doris.......well worth the wait    so glad to see your update!      yup!~.........jaw's on the floor   have a spectacular holiday season.........can't wait to see the next update!

[DORIS]

Thank you dear friends, I am pleased you like my work.

Have a beautiful Christmas and a lot of health and happiness.