Alex jM Posted December 19, 2021 Share #1 Posted December 19, 2021 Google Translate. Hello to all! In this thread I will be showing the construction of a model of one of the most beautifully decorated ships of its time, the royal yacht "ROYAL CAROLINE" built in 1749. Construction of two models at once began in January 2009. During a year and a half, construction was active (hulls were made and sheathed, the main decks and many other efficient things were made) and then due to lack of time, construction became sporadic. Now I am trying to speed up the process and reach the finish line. My main goal is to show the beauty and harmony of the lines of the ships of that era, the beauty of the high-quality processed wood surface and the production of spectacular decor. Also, one of the models will be put up for sale and I am looking for potential buyers. I will not communicate much on the forum, so I apologize in advance if I do not always answer. In addition, I use Google translator, and this program is not perfect, it can distort the meaning of the sentence and then I have to spend a lot of time on clarifications and not the fact that everything is cleared up. Let the pictures speak more. Sincerely, Alexander. So, let's begin) ROYAL CAROLINE 1749, 1:48 scale, royal yacht. Material: Pear (two colors), Madagascar ebony, maple. GrandpaPhil, Ian_Grant, scrubbyj427 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex jM Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share #2 Posted December 19, 2021 ...... Ondras71, GrandpaPhil, Montaigne and 6 others 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex jM Posted December 19, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted December 19, 2021 ...... Montaigne, dvm27, mtaylor and 7 others 8 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex jM Posted December 20, 2021 Author Share #4 Posted December 20, 2021 ..... Jorge_Goncalves, KORTES, scrubbyj427 and 25 others 19 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ainars Apalais Posted December 24, 2021 Share #5 Posted December 24, 2021 Amazing work!!! Jack H and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted December 29, 2021 Share #6 Posted December 29, 2021 That low relief carved work is superb. Well done! hollowneck, mtaylor, bdgiantman2 and 1 other 4 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex jM Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted December 31, 2021 Google Translate. Thank you all for the good comments and likes. Happy New Year! Photo of the process of working on the central composition. dvm27, Hubac's Historian, AJohnson and 21 others 15 1 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted December 31, 2021 Share #8 Posted December 31, 2021 Wonderful work. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex jM Posted January 12, 2022 Author Share #9 Posted January 12, 2022 (edited) Google translator. Thank you Albert, thank you all for the likes. Sorry for the poor photo quality. The old cheap camera does not always capture the fine details of the thread. Cold, artificial lighting. Natural light (weak sunlight). Natural lighting (bright sunlight). Edited January 13, 2022 by Alex jM Mike Dowling, albert, Siggi52 and 29 others 16 1 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted January 12, 2022 Share #10 Posted January 12, 2022 Incredible work! mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amalio Posted January 14, 2022 Share #11 Posted January 14, 2022 Extraordinary !!!!!! mtaylor 1 Quote AMALIO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Dowling Posted January 14, 2022 Share #12 Posted January 14, 2022 Absolutely wonderful, I wish I were that skilled. mtaylor 1 Quote Current build : Gorch Fock Occre Completed non-boat build 1/16 Model expo Sopwith Camel - in shore leave. Previous boat builds: Amerigo Vespucci Occre Yacht Mary Artesania Latina Red Dragon (Modified) Non-boat build 1/24 scale Dennis bus by OcCre - in shore leave. Mare Nostrum (modified) Amati Oseberg (modified) Chaperon sternwheel steamer 1884 Constructo Lady Smith kit/scratch build OcCre Santisima Trinidad Cross Section Constructo Robert E Lee Paddle Steamer Constructo Louise, steam powered river boat OcCre Bounty with cutaway hull Corel Scotland Baltic Ketch (not on MSW) OcCre Spirit of Mississippi paddle steamer (not on MSW) In the Gallery: Mare Nostrum Oesberg Constructo Lady Smith Constructo Robert E Lee Constructo Louise OcCre Bounty OcCre Spirit of Mississippi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted January 18, 2022 Share #13 Posted January 18, 2022 Wow! Breathtaking work! What a masterpiece! mtaylor 1 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex jM Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share #14 Posted January 19, 2022 Thank you all for the good comments and likes! The work is not finished yet, some details and background need to be finalized. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted January 19, 2022 Share #15 Posted January 19, 2022 Superb work there! I notice that you wrap the carving that you are working on with cloth. I've found that temporarily gluing carvings on a backing board while working on them makes life easier. One can hold the piece in a vise and have both hands free to control the tool. mtaylor, scrubbyj427, hollowneck and 3 others 6 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaetan Bordeleau Posted January 19, 2022 Share #16 Posted January 19, 2022 Very nice work! What kind of wood do you use for the carving? mtaylor and allanyed 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex jM Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share #17 Posted January 21, 2022 On 1/19/2022 at 2:47 PM, druxey said: Superb work there! I notice that you wrap the carving that you are working on with cloth. I've found that temporarily gluing carvings on a backing board while working on them makes life easier. One can hold the piece in a vise and have both hands free to control the tool. Of course, when necessary, I use the method of fixing in a vise and gluing to the substrate, but if there is a choice, I prefer to hold in my hand. The angle of attack of the cutter changes faster (the vise must be rebuilt) and the range of these angles is larger. And what is more important, in order to control the shape during work, you have to constantly rotate the sculpture by changing the angle of incidence of light. The fabric is necessary to protect against the skin of the fingers. On 1/19/2022 at 4:25 PM, Gaetan Bordeleau said: Very nice work! What kind of wood do you use for the carving? This is a pear. druxey, GrandpaPhil, allanyed and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted February 4, 2022 Share #18 Posted February 4, 2022 WOW - so these are excellent! Your carved work, shows the range you have for both high and low relief. I will be following along with great interest. mtaylor and scrubbyj427 2 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GioMun Posted February 26, 2022 Share #19 Posted February 26, 2022 (edited) Finally a good HANDMADE carving work. And an extraordinary one!!! I personally prefer hand made carvings, rather than having a robot doing that kind of stuff, or even more disgusting, casting them in wax and metal. My respect to you @Alex jM, keep posting please. Specially the figure head, that in the Royal Caroline is very difficult. Greetings. Giorgio. (By the way, i only expressed my opinion on carvings, that's all ) Edited February 26, 2022 by GioMun Hubac's Historian, druxey and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex jM Posted March 12, 2022 Author Share #20 Posted March 12, 2022 Google Translate. Thank you all for the good comments and likes! Model 1. Unfortunately, the threads on this model have broken parts. I will glue these parts in place at the last moment. Model 2. botra288, Jorge_Goncalves, goatfarmer11 and 20 others 17 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted March 12, 2022 Share #21 Posted March 12, 2022 Extraordinary! druxey and mtaylor 2 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex jM Posted December 18, 2022 Author Share #22 Posted December 18, 2022 Thank you Hubac's Historian. Hello everyone. I tried on careatid figurines on the model. The final installation will be after installing windows. Jorge_Goncalves, Montaigne, GrandpaPhil and 21 others 12 1 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted December 18, 2022 Share #23 Posted December 18, 2022 Incredible work! Have you, or would you, consider doing a little YouTube video on your techniques or perhaps a video the moderators can use to add to the Articles data base here at MSW? Thanks Allan mtaylor 1 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted December 18, 2022 Share #24 Posted December 18, 2022 (edited) These lovelies are so good, they’re NSFW! Sincerely - this is some of the best hand-carving, at scale, that I have ever seen. Edited December 18, 2022 by Hubac's Historian mtaylor 1 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted December 19, 2022 Share #25 Posted December 19, 2022 Breathtaking work. Wow. Matt D 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...
Thunder Posted December 19, 2022 Share #26 Posted December 19, 2022 One on its own is outstanding but how do you describe 12 and all almost identical. Truly magnificent. mtaylor 1 Quote Current Build(s): H.M.S Diana 1794 - Caldercraft 1:64 Scale Completed Builds: H.M.S. Cruiser 1797 - Caldercraft 1:64 Scale H.M. Naval Cutter Speedy 1828 - Model Shipwright 1:48 Royal Caroline 1749 - Panart 1:47 H.M. Brig Supply 1759 - Caldercraft 1:64 H.M.S. Pickle 1778 - Caldercraft 1:64 H.M.Y. Chatham 1741 - Caldercraft 1:64 H.M.S. Resolution Cutter - Corel 1:50 H.M.S. Racehorse - Sergal 1:47 (Renamed H.M.S. Thunder 1740) first wooden kit build. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex jM Posted December 19, 2022 Author Share #27 Posted December 19, 2022 Thank you all for the good reviews and likes. Allan, shooting a high-quality miniature carving video - in my opinion - will be technically difficult. You will need a professional zoom camera, professional lighting, and correct, accurate caption commentary. And besides, it's a long process. For example, working on just one hairstyle (Apollo's bow) for one sculpture took about four hours (unfortunately the photo does not convey all the details). And even if you watch a video with cuts and with an acceleration effect, it will still take a long time. It's better to watch a Stephen King series than such a boring video 😃 botra288, chris watton, hollowneck and 15 others 11 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted December 20, 2022 Share #28 Posted December 20, 2022 Incredible work! mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted December 20, 2022 Share #29 Posted December 20, 2022 Lovely work at that small size. Well done! mtaylor 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted December 20, 2022 Share #30 Posted December 20, 2022 Incredible work Alex! You are truly a master! hollowneck and mtaylor 2 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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