USF Confederacy 1778 by wernerweiss - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64

[wernerweiss]

Hello modelers,

 

as already mentioned in the Confederacy build log of Walrusguy (here page 7), this is not a build log but a series of pictures of my model showing the progress of the build.....

 

As I have now been building for a few years, I begin with the latest pictures and upload the rest time by time.....

 

I look forward to your questions and comments.

 

Greetings

 

Werner

 

 

[WalrusGuy]

Hi Werner, thank you for posting the photos here. I have been actively checking the German forum to see if you have posted updates. The 12 pounder guns look really good. Did you use the kit supplied guns? And did you make the rope yourself? 

 

The furniture in the great cabin look amazing. Beautiful build! 

Edited February 1, 2022 by WalrusGuy

[wernerweiss]

Hello Walrusguy,

 

thank you very much again....

 

The 12pdr (and the 6pdr) guns are not from the kit but from syrenshipmodelcompany.com, they also sell miniature rope. I bought mine on www.takelgarne.de

 

 

[wernerweiss]

Hello Walrusguy,

 

now I need your help.......trying to upload more pictures always ends with "upload failure"........do you have an idea why?

[WalrusGuy]

I think that's a bug on the platform MSW is on. See this thread: 

When I get the error I use the "Snipping Tool" and paste the snapshot. That seems to work for me. 

[wernerweiss]

Thanks, so I´m not alone with the problem....I will go on trying

[wernerweiss]

So, after redoing the pictures as screenshots, it works.....
 

The pictures show the furniture in the captain´s cabin, made on a 3D-printer - in the right scale! - and painted

 

Edited February 1, 2022 by wernerweiss
Complemented the text

[wernerweiss]

The gun tackles with selfmade hooks, just 3 mm in length

[wernerweiss]

And here the next pictures......

[wernerweiss]

Thanks to everyone for his likes! They are as well an incentive as a confirmation for my work

Edited February 2, 2022 by wernerweiss

[WalrusGuy]

Very crisp work and craftsmanship! I realized the gun port lids have functioning hinges. Amazing!

[wernerweiss]

Thank you!

 

When I was looking for functioning hinges I discovered a modeling manufacturer in Switzerland, sse the link below

 

https://www.mbapiro.ch/produkte_detail.php?grp_id=1&content_id=12&produkt_id=162

 

Regrettably the item is actually not available, and it is not very cheap. 

[wernerweiss]

And here the next series of pictures....uploading as screenshots works very well

[wernerweiss]

Here some pictures from the making of the hooks for the blocks of the gun tackles with the help of a simple bending jig

[Theodosius]

your micro-furniture is ace! 🙂

[wernerweiss]

Hello Thedosius,

 

thank you very much! I got the idea for the miniatur-furniture when I saw corresponding pictures of another modelbuilder....I thought it might look fine in my model and searched the net; what I found you can see in the links below

 

https://3dwarehouse.sketchup.com/model/8f92d42bca234b7c470412e9b69c8933/Secretary-desk-small

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:13391

 

https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:15479

 

A friend of my eldest son had a 3d-printer which could make this furniture in 1:60 scale, which is not far from 1:64, so I was happy when he had them ready for painting....

[wernerweiss]

Hello modelers,

some impressions from the "dockyard" as handy-snapshots about four weeks old. Meanwhile all deck beams and knees of the quarter deck are glued, and in the moment I´m planking the bulwarks of the quarter deck.

 

 

[wernerweiss]

With the following pictures I go back in time .....some pictures of planking the gun deck.

 

 

[WalrusGuy]

Gorgeous work, Werner. The details and the decking are very crisp and tidy. Can't wait to reach there myself 😄

[wernerweiss]

Hello modelers,

 

in the past weeks I have been busy with building, but not before today I took the latest pictures which I would like to show. The planking of the quarterdeck is finished, and the quarterdeck fittings like the speaking tube, the steering wheel, the binnacles, the coamings etc. are in progress. There is still a lot of work to do.....

 

Greetings 

 

Werner

 

 

 

Edited November 15, 2022 by wernerweiss

[wernerweiss]

Thank you very much for your likes!

[Rokket]

Really nice. Great detail and workmanship.

[wernerweiss]

3 hours ago, Rokket said:

Really nice. Great detail and workmanship.

Thank you very much!

[Tigersteve]

Nice work! Look forward to your updates. 
Steve

[wernerweiss]

6 hours ago, Tigersteve said:

Nice work! Look forward to your updates. 
Steve

Hello Steve, 

Thank you very much, and there will be an update soon with all guns on deck and more deck equipment.....

 

Greetings 

 

Werner 

[captain_hook]

Hello Werner, that is some impressive custom-modeling you did for your model. Especially like the cabin-Interieur.

[wernerweiss]

24 minutes ago, captain_hook said:

Hello Werner, that is some impressive custom-modeling you did for your model. Especially like the cabin-Interieur.

Hello captain_hook, thank you very much....I got the inspiration for the interieur from a picture of ship model builder somewhere in another forum

[wernerweiss]

Hello modelers,

I made good progress with my model, and with this post I upload the latest pictures. I leave them uncommented but look forward to your remarks, comments and questions, don´t hesitate to ask....

Greetings

Werner

 

 

Edited November 16, 2022 by wernerweiss

[WalrusGuy]

Hi Werner, she's looking really beautiful. Do you plan to rig her? 

[wernerweiss]

28 minutes ago, WalrusGuy said:

Hi Werner, she's looking really beautiful. Do you plan to rig her? 

Hello Harshil, 

thank you very much - no, I do not plan to rig her. Regarding rigging a ship of this type and real size I´m a bloody beginner, and I like the admiralty style.