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HMS Bellona by Christopher Carl - Corel - 1:100


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I have been working on this build for two-and-a-half years. I have followed harlequin's build all along. His work is excellent and solved several problems I've had. This is my second build; HMS Surprise-Mamoli was the first. After decades of plastic models, I switched to wood because I wanted a change of material and history topics. The pictures show the current state of things. The spars are also done. I'm waiting for a set of pre-built sails to arrive from Europe. I want to attach them in furled position to the spars and then mount the spars. 

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Welcome to MSW.  Nice looking model.

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Thanks guys for the welcoming!!

 

The sail set (Victory 1:100) that I ordered arrived today. I was scared that it would not fit properly. Victory is slightly bigger than Bellona. To my wonderment THE SAILS FIT!!! See the picture below. From the right: foremast, mainmast, Mizzen (above) and Bowsprit (below). YEA!!! Now I have to decide what furling to make on each spar. IMG_0137.thumb.jpeg.968205e2a03a6c2269056f14be8027f3.jpeg

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I'm moved this to the log section.

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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I have now completed the spars and sail mountings. As I said above, the ship has arrived in port for a long maintenance stay and in the process of furling the sails. Although the sails are for the Victory 1:100, they worked out well for the Bellona. I learned a lot about sails in this process too. The rigging is now complete also. Now I'm moving on the to finish the ship: anchors, lanterns, flags, etc. Then I have cleanup.

 

This has been a long three years to build! But what a great hobby inside, when there's a pandemic outside.IMG_0236.thumb.jpeg.4b245757ad1eaa077f9187870ad336ad.jpegIMG_0236.thumb.jpeg.4b245757ad1eaa077f9187870ad336ad.jpegIMG_0235.thumb.jpeg.557e194f3b975862f98660d5f2ec7e41.jpegIMG_0230.thumb.jpeg.6afb87613443a3e1461fab62fa3d75a0.jpegIMG_0228.thumb.jpeg.83349a4a1d706633c53bbd547a0841b2.jpegIMG_0243.thumb.jpeg.5ce30f5c74a2be028b833a2035ad1ceb.jpegIMG_0232.thumb.jpeg.d425496ea574658d2271ca1197f3ad94.jpeg

 

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