NMBROOK Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share #241 Posted October 12, 2013 Thank you very much Michael and Ferit I have lots planed for the machine and half of it is using the dividing table.You are quite correct Ferit,whilst I can do everything by hand,if I wish to complete the build in a reasonable time frame,I need some more tools.I can officially say that everything else that goes on this build will be scratchbuilt.So the only kit parts left are about 80mm of the bottom of the bulkheads.I shall however by buying the cannons and rigging blocks. Kind Regards Nigel Bruno Siljeg and Ferit 2 Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferit Posted October 18, 2013 Share #242 Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) The carvings of SoS were already beyond my thoughts, but now during the improvement, I can see clearly also this is a ship too hard to build through every piece. Fabulous!... Edited October 18, 2013 by ashiponthehorizon NMBROOK 1 Quote Best Regards… Ferit KUTLU Under construction: Frigate Berlin (Brandenburg Navy) Hope: Frigate Wappen Von Hamburg (Brandenburg Navy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted October 18, 2013 Share #243 Posted October 18, 2013 (edited) Gorgeous! And besides the great carving, the colors blend really well, giving a balanced look. The brass rings, are they the window frames? /Matti Edited October 18, 2013 by NAZGÛL NMBROOK 1 Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted October 18, 2013 Share #244 Posted October 18, 2013 Nigel, Yes, paraphrasing others; beautiful forecastle update. Well worth the time. And as Matti noted the colors work harmoniously together. Regards, Michael NMBROOK 1 Quote Michael Current build : Sovereign of the Seas 1/78 Sergal Under the table: Golden Hind - C Mamoli Oseberg - Billings 720 - Drakkar - Amati Completed: Santa Maria-Mantua -- Vasa-Corel - Santisima Trinidad cross section OcCre 1/90th Gallery : Santa Maria - Vasa - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntiSpiral Posted October 18, 2013 Share #245 Posted October 18, 2013 Lovely work nigel ^^ looks great NMBROOK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anja Posted October 18, 2013 Share #246 Posted October 18, 2013 Beautiful work Nigel, she looks great. Anja Quote Those we loved but lost are no longer where they were, but are always where we are. In the gallery: Albatros 1840 - Constructo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 19, 2013 Share #247 Posted October 19, 2013 Nigel, You're not slowly catchee monkey... you own him. Great work. NMBROOK 1 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted October 19, 2013 Share #248 Posted October 19, 2013 (edited) Ah, thanks for explaining the gunports. A lovely ship with a really interesting history. Makes for a great subject and you make yours shine! /Matti Edited October 19, 2013 by NAZGÛL NMBROOK 1 Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KobusBeukes Posted October 19, 2013 Share #249 Posted October 19, 2013 Hi Nigel Fantastic work with the railings! Regards Kobus NMBROOK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gohfelder Posted October 19, 2013 Share #250 Posted October 19, 2013 Hi Nigel! I´m happy to see the progress of your fantastic model! Well done! Regards, Bernd NMBROOK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dafi Posted October 19, 2013 Share #251 Posted October 19, 2013 Great, Daniel Quote To victory and beyond! http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/76-hms-victory-by-dafi-to-victory-and-beyond/ See also our german forum for Sailing Ship Modeling and History: http://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/ Finest etch parts for HMS Victory 1:100 (Heller Kit), USS Constitution 1:96 (Revell) and other useful bits. http://dafinismus.de/index_en.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share #252 Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) As I mentioned earlier,these next few stages are really slow.I have fitted the deck beam shelves and planked the inside of the hull on the starboard side,including lining the gunports.The framework of the entry port is in place,but this will have the carvings added at a later date,probably when I fit the channels as they sit on the middle channel.I had to reverse engineer the gunports to ascertain the deck levels which involved a great deal of headscratching,but it did 'prove' my gunports were correct.The internal planking has had several coats of poly applied in preparation for treenailing.I am using Dafi's(thank you Dafi) idea for drilling the holes inside.I have glued a drill into the end of a bamboo skewer so I can poke it through the gunports to drill the holes on the opposite internal face.I have given it a try and it works great,but it ain't no Dremel so I may be at it some time Kind Regards Nigel Edited October 27, 2013 by NMBROOK Bruno Siljeg, Aussie048, NAZGÛL and 14 others 17 Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted October 27, 2013 Share #253 Posted October 27, 2013 I love looking at pictures from your build, such great detail work and balanced colors! Hope you are not getting hit by the storm. /Matti Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share #254 Posted October 27, 2013 Thank you very much indeed Matti.It is a bit early to say regarding the storm.The winds getting up,but the sun is still shining.It is supposed to reach us later today/tomorrow. Kind Regards Nigel Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted October 27, 2013 Share #255 Posted October 27, 2013 Nigel, At the risk of certainly repeating myself, it is such a pleasure to look at your ship's updates. Your art work is as good as it gets. Even with the ofttimes redundant details that take time and several yawns to get through your example is certainly a project of love. PS: Ah yes, those winter storms of the UK. Having lived there for 2 years back in the 90s (London; St John's Wood), I remember inclement and cold weather. But, I also cherish the memories visiting our favorite pub (Greene King) and enjoying a pint (or two) sitting outside at 10:00 pm in mid July with a still wonderful glow of subdued sunlight. We loved the UK, and in fact my sweetheart and I were speaking of wanting to return someday. PS2 I, of course, boarded the HMS Victory and saw the Mary Rose, as well as the Cutty Sark. PS3 Your Maritime museum, Greenwich is the best in the world. Better than the Paris example of the same (:-) As always, Regards MIchael Quote Michael Current build : Sovereign of the Seas 1/78 Sergal Under the table: Golden Hind - C Mamoli Oseberg - Billings 720 - Drakkar - Amati Completed: Santa Maria-Mantua -- Vasa-Corel - Santisima Trinidad cross section OcCre 1/90th Gallery : Santa Maria - Vasa - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share #256 Posted October 27, 2013 Thank you very much indeed Michael.As you know yourself,it is the little details that all add up to the complete picture.Some can be monotonous and very boring(faced with drilling a thousand holes using a drill bit and bamboo skewer,but no pun intended),but I don't think any project so far has got me quite so fired up as this one.Sometimes I look at the model and think'is there any point posting some pictures'as despite maybe 50 hours work it doesn't look any different.Then I think 'yes I will' as this is a journey and whilst some days big differences will occur,then weeks of work can go by with little difference immediately apparent. I visited the NMM a couple of years ago and was a little disappointed having seen so many articles in the past.From what I can gather it has changed alot in recent years and my main motivation for going was to view the models,there was maybe 8 on display in a pokey little sideroom. Portsmouth historic dockyard was a different matter altogether,Victory,Warrior and particularly Mary Rose left a massive impression.Mary Rose so much so,that my wife has insisted I make a model of her.This will probably be the model that gets a place in the living room.I hope to revisit her now that she is no longer being sprayed with polyethylene glycol and has a new enclosure. Kind Regards Nigel Kevin, themadchemist and egkb 3 Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntiSpiral Posted October 27, 2013 Share #257 Posted October 27, 2013 Beautifully done once again nigel, its not just the looks, but the work and thought put into it which makes it an amazing build, keep it up! NMBROOK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share #258 Posted October 27, 2013 Thank you very much indeed Admiral.The deck levels at the stern did take a lot of thought as did planning the upcoming deck structure.Having no drawings as none exist means having to think probably four steps ahead of the one I am actually working on. Kind Regards Nigel Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferit Posted October 28, 2013 Share #259 Posted October 28, 2013 Perfect Nigel, just perfect... NMBROOK 1 Quote Best Regards… Ferit KUTLU Under construction: Frigate Berlin (Brandenburg Navy) Hope: Frigate Wappen Von Hamburg (Brandenburg Navy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted October 28, 2013 Share #260 Posted October 28, 2013 you can always put her into my living room, lovely work NMBROOK 1 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 Belle Poule 1834 by Kevin - OcCre - 1/90 - French frigate - started June 2024 - - On hold MHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished Hercules by Kevin - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat - Finished - May 2024 Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share #261 Posted October 28, 2013 Thank you very much Ferit and Kevin for your kind words That's a kind offer Kevin,but she is going to take pride of place in the spare room in a rather large cabinet,just haven't mentioned that to my wife yet Kind Regards Nigel Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted October 28, 2013 Share #262 Posted October 28, 2013 Thank you very much indeed Michael.As you know yourself,it is the little details that all add up to the complete picture.Some can be monotonous and very boring(faced with drilling a thousand holes using a drill bit and bamboo skewer,but no pun intended),but I don't think any project so far has got me quite so fired up as this one.Sometimes I look at the model and think'is there any point posting some pictures'as despite maybe 50 hours work it doesn't look any different.Then I think 'yes I will' as this is a journey and whilst some days big differences will occur,then weeks of work can go by with little difference immediately apparent. I visited the NMM a couple of years ago and was a little disappointed having seen so many articles in the past.From what I can gather it has changed alot in recent years and my main motivation for going was to view the models,there was maybe 8 on display in a pokey little sideroom. Portsmouth historic dockyard was a different matter altogether,Victory,Warrior and particularly Mary Rose left a massive impression.Mary Rose so much so,that my wife has insisted I make a model of her.This will probably be the model that gets a place in the living room.I hope to revisit her now that she is no longer being sprayed with polyethylene glycol and has a new enclosure. Kind Regards Nigel Nigel, Hmmmmm very unfortunate update regarding the Maritime Museum. I remember admiring soooo many beautiful model ships, many of which, of course, were period builds. Whomever are responsible for those decisions should walk the plank. I will then just remember the wonderful memories of that visit. I imagine that these silly things still take up museum space, see pic (:-) Regards, Michael Landlubber Mike, CharlieZardoz, NMBROOK and 3 others 6 Quote Michael Current build : Sovereign of the Seas 1/78 Sergal Under the table: Golden Hind - C Mamoli Oseberg - Billings 720 - Drakkar - Amati Completed: Santa Maria-Mantua -- Vasa-Corel - Santisima Trinidad cross section OcCre 1/90th Gallery : Santa Maria - Vasa - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share #263 Posted October 28, 2013 I would treasure the mug Michael,because that may become a collectors item.Most of the museum was an interative multimedia setup.I whole heartedly agree with the need to get children engaged in history.However it has come at the expense of the big kids interests .It has been mentioned on this forum that the maritime display including the builders model of Prince 1670 in the Science museum in London has been replaced with a display of mobile phones I guess it is a sign of how times are changing,arguable though as to whether this is for the better. Kind Regards Nigel Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted October 28, 2013 Share #264 Posted October 28, 2013 I would treasure the mug Michael,because that may become a collectors item.Most of the museum was an interative multimedia setup.I whole heartedly agree with the need to get children engaged in history.However it has come at the expense of the big kids interests .It has been mentioned on this forum that the maritime display including the builders model of Prince 1670 in the Science museum in London has been replaced with a display of mobile phones I guess it is a sign of how times are changing,arguable though as to whether this is for the better. Kind Regards Nigel Very surprising indeed. A country with such a history to become "American" and cast aside some of its glorious past is, well, shocking. We in the USA are PHD's in destroying our past history by mostly tearing down the old and building something new above the removed rubble. Unless one travels to Boston or Philadelphia we would never know where we started from some 350 years ago. That mobile phone bit is so sad, not for folks our age but for today's children. Such a disconnect. Regarding museums, much is the same here with interactive displays, but there must be places where one just goes just to look in wonder, don't you think? (that was a rhetorical question). Michael NMBROOK 1 Quote Michael Current build : Sovereign of the Seas 1/78 Sergal Under the table: Golden Hind - C Mamoli Oseberg - Billings 720 - Drakkar - Amati Completed: Santa Maria-Mantua -- Vasa-Corel - Santisima Trinidad cross section OcCre 1/90th Gallery : Santa Maria - Vasa - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marktiedens Posted November 1, 2013 Share #265 Posted November 1, 2013 Awesome work! I built the Sergal kit many years ago but did not realise at the time how inaccurate it was. NMBROOK 1 Quote current build - HMS Vanguard - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share #266 Posted November 2, 2013 (edited) Thank you very much indeed Mark.In Sergal's defence there seems to be a wealth of reference material appear over the last few years,that wasn't readily available when they designed the kit.I think that's the main reason they based their kit on Sepping's model in the NMM Greenwich,London. Kind Regards Nigel Edited November 2, 2013 by NMBROOK Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nat Posted November 3, 2013 Share #267 Posted November 3, 2013 Only the same thing to say yet again!!!!! AWESOME................... Cant get enough of this build. Nat NMBROOK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share #268 Posted November 3, 2013 Thank you very much indeed Nat Progress has slowed a little at the moment due to other projects but I hope to finish the internal hull faces and get the lower gun deck in within the next few weeks. Kind Regards Nigel Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KobusBeukes Posted November 3, 2013 Share #269 Posted November 3, 2013 Hi Nigel Great to see the progress! As always it is stunning workmanship! Well done and keep the updates coming! Love your work and you're an inspiration for me! Regards Kobus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMBROOK Posted November 3, 2013 Author Share #270 Posted November 3, 2013 Thank you very much indeed Kobus for your kind words I have been slowly plodding on treenailing the inside of the hull,not the easiest of tasks I have to admit,but I have nearly finished the starboard side.I shall post some pics when that is done. Kind Regards Nigel NAZGÛL 1 Quote Currently working on Royal Caroline Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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