Ekis Posted August 25, 2020 #1 Posted August 25, 2020 I haven't yet resumed the construction of the village... But, as I had started something different on vacation, I preferred to finish it before resuming... So this is a cardboard Shipyard model ! It's at 172 scale (the village is at 187) : it's an 18th century harbour crane located in Lueneburg, Germany. It still exists and is operated by 2 inside man-wheels and fully covered. I chose to leave half of it open to show the inside of the crane. A little warning for those who would like to get into it : a lot of patience, rigor and an almost inhuman touch as the parts are so fine and fragile... But on the other hand, everything is there in the details and mechanisms! 😁 And this is the final result once aged, with its stone base added. I may use it one day if I have a boat at the same scale and time to make a dock... 😉 RichardG, Egilman, Edwardkenway and 14 others 17 Quote Work: www.flickr.com/photos/133075291@N04/albums
Egilman Posted August 25, 2020 #2 Posted August 25, 2020 This is one of the reasons I like this hobby... You can illustrate a piece of humanities ingenuity in serving it's needs, a moment in time so to speak.... Impressive, and in paper no less, even more impressive.... Excellent representation of a very difficult subject... My hat is off to you sir! Beautiful work!!! fnick, RichardG, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow"
yvesvidal Posted August 25, 2020 #3 Posted August 25, 2020 What a fantastic model. I love the presentation. Yves popeye the sailor, Canute, Egilman and 4 others 7 Quote
druxey Posted August 25, 2020 #4 Posted August 25, 2020 Very nice result.I like that you showed the interior mechanism as you have. It would make a great item to show in a full diorama! Egilman, MEDDO, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
mtaylor Posted August 26, 2020 #5 Posted August 26, 2020 Beautiful work and hard to believe it's card. A diorama at some point would really make it pop. Ekis, Canute, Edwardkenway and 3 others 6 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)
Kurt Johnson Posted August 27, 2020 #6 Posted August 27, 2020 Ekis, I hope you had a good vacation. That is a great kit and you have done a wonderful job . There are so many interesting subjects to build in scale. It’s nice to not be completely locked into a particular genre, as there are so many more possibilities to explore. Very nice work. I also like the photo of the original. I would love to visit the area. Kurt Canute, Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor and 3 others 6 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
popeye the sailor Posted August 27, 2020 #7 Posted August 27, 2020 it appears you had a great vacation! outstanding model........very well aged, right down to the patina on the stone foundation! looks super as a cut away..........a fine stand alone model, and even if you later decided to add it to a diorama, it wouldn't take away from it's beauty! superb job and a really nice subject Ekis, Old Collingwood, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch
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