Queen Anne Royal Barge circa 1700 by Blue Ensign - FINISHED - Syren Ship Models - 1:24 scale

[BobG]

The book is fantastic, BE! I would never have thought to do that but what a great family heirloom it will be. If I could build a model 1/2 as good as yours, I might consider a book also!

[Blue Ensign]

Thank you Guys, I've now  created such books for my last eight builds, it's fairly straightforward to do with the build photo's already on file, they're really an abridged build log from MSW. 🙂

 

B.E.

[Blue Ensign]

Whilst I await the arrival of my next project I have continued to play around with more Watermen figures to people the barge.

 

After much faffing around I decided on six figures as this seemed to give the best balance on the boat without giving an overcluttered look.

 

The figures as with the original oarsman are all derived from various 1:24 scale figures from Deans Marine.

 

In setting the figures the trickiest part is fixing the oars in the vertical position. I had to resort to smearing ca on the palms of the rowers to secure them.

I didn’t wish to mar the varnished thwarts, so a thin strip of Blu-tac was used to secure the oarsmen in place.

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I think I can now declare the model finally finished, time to clear the workroom for the arrival of Sphinx.

 

B.E.

 

16/08/2021

 

 

[Mirabell61]

beautiful model B.E.

 

are the oarsmen self made, or "tuned" regular available figurs ?

 

Nils

[Blue Ensign]

Thank you Nils,

They are an eclectic mix of sitting figures purchased from Deans Marine.

Having separate arms and torso helped the 'conversion' to Royal Watermen of the early 18th century.

Unwanted detail was removed using the Dremel, and the tunics were added using  Artists modelling paste, Milliput, and styrene strip.

 

These stage photos give you the idea.

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Regards,

 

B.E.

 

 

 

[Mirabell61]

20 hours ago, Blue Ensign said:

Thank you Nils,

They are an eclectic mix of sitting figures purchased from Deans Marine.

Having separate arms and torso helped the 'conversion' to Royal Watermen of the early 18th century.

Unwanted detail was removed using the Dremel, and the tunics were added using  Artists modelling paste, Milliput, and styrene strip.

 

These stage photos give you the idea.

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3388

3283

Regards,

 

B.E.

 

 

 

 

20 hours ago, Blue Ensign said:

Thank you Nils,

They are an eclectic mix of sitting figures purchased from Deans Marine.

Having separate arms and torso helped the 'conversion' to Royal Watermen of the early 18th century.

Unwanted detail was removed using the Dremel, and the tunics were added using  Artists modelling paste, Milliput, and styrene strip.

 

These stage photos give you the idea.

3257

3388

3283

Regards,

 

B.E.

 

 

 

Good job B.E.

and thanks for your explaination....

 

Nils