yancovitch Posted October 21, 2022 Share #31 Posted October 21, 2022 wow...what a lovely hull...being a shape junkie, that's a nicely formed hull.........ha, even the hull on the victory kits, differ somewhat...... i wasn't happy with the sergal victory hull.. Hubac's Historian and Nek0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge_Goncalves Posted October 21, 2022 Share #32 Posted October 21, 2022 (edited) Hi, I've only just discovered this thread... excellent buid!!👍 I'm also building L'Ambitieux (I have the build thread here on the forum), but the level of perfection is quite far from this. 😀 In Portugal, who's selling this kit is Deagostini. Edited October 21, 2022 by Jorge_Goncalves Nek0 1 Quote Current build: L'Ambitieux - DeAgostini - 1:59 Completed: NRP Sagres - DeAgostini - 1:95 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nek0 Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share #33 Posted October 25, 2022 Hi fellows ! I'm currently building the stern, I knew it would require a lot of adjustment and I've not been disapointed. Every single piece of metal has been grinded, the wood parts have been vastely customized, but I'm quite happy with how it turned. I think I managed to make the stern look like the Berain drawing (more or less) better than the manual did. The main work was making the galleries less wide, and trying to respect the continuity in the structure and between the different parts. The work is going on ! Archi, Ian_Grant, Hubac's Historian and 12 others 10 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nek0 Posted October 25, 2022 Author Share #34 Posted October 25, 2022 On 10/21/2022 at 6:25 PM, Jorge_Goncalves said: Hi, I've only just discovered this thread... excellent buid!!👍 I'm also building L'Ambitieux (I have the build thread here on the forum), but the level of perfection is quite far from this. 😀 In Portugal, who's selling this kit is Deagostini. Hello Jorge ! I just discovered your build, thanks to the link in your signature. It's a great work, impressive ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted October 25, 2022 Share #35 Posted October 25, 2022 The ornamental quality of the castings looks really very good. I can see how your modifications to the structure have amplified the difficulty of making it all fit together seamlessly. As always, you are doing a splendid job! Nek0 and kirill4 1 1 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nek0 Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share #36 Posted October 26, 2022 Thanks Marc ! You’re right, following the manual would have been quite easy but the result was not there. Modifying the structure to make the shape correct made the assembly much more difficult but it was worth the time and work ! The metal parts are really awesome, they are really close to the drawing and the sculptures are marvelously done… 😃 Hubac's Historian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nek0 Posted November 10, 2022 Author Share #37 Posted November 10, 2022 I continue working on the stern and I did little improvements. I focused too much on the contour of the galleries and I didn't pay much attention to the alignement of the different elements inside them. Making all this fit correctly is really a pain but it's worth it, The final result will not be perfect but I think it will be nice enough. bruce d, Archi, Knocklouder and 9 others 9 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted November 10, 2022 Share #38 Posted November 10, 2022 The continuity between levels, as you noted, is greatly improved, and it really makes a difference in one’s perception of the thing. It is also pretty remarkable how much metal you had to remove from the upper finishing, in order to make that look suitably low-profile. Nek0 1 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 10, 2022 Share #39 Posted November 10, 2022 clean clean clean.....ahhhh......... Nek0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nek0 Posted November 16, 2022 Author Share #40 Posted November 16, 2022 For the rudder fittings I really hesitated to use what the kit provided...... To go faster... But it was still a little too disproportionate and it didn't require so much effort to redo, so I redid. The stern is finished, I'll do some shots tomorrow. In the end I'm pretty happy with what I managed to get out of the parts, there were quite a few modification, but the image is quite faithful to Berain's drawings and the general impression is really nice ! Hubac's Historian, GrandpaPhil, Archi and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted November 16, 2022 Share #41 Posted November 16, 2022 C’est magnifique! Tres Belle! I love the black and whites, but can’t wait to see color. Would you say your blue, which I also like very much, is more of a Prussian Blue? Might that be a sneak peak for SR? Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nek0 Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share #42 Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) Thanks Marc !! Concerning the blue, it's quite hard to tell. But yes, it would be something like this one below. Here are also some general shots. I hope you like them !! I find that it reproduces quite faithfully the images of the engravings and paintings of the time... Which is the purpose of this model. Not to give all the details of a construction but to reproduce the overall image that this type of ship could give. Anyway, it's nice to have a model that progresses quickly ! Edited November 17, 2022 by Nek0 GrandpaPhil, kirill4, Knocklouder and 9 others 6 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 17, 2022 Share #43 Posted November 17, 2022 are you going to add any kind of stain, or whatever is used, to accentuate some of the carvings, to give a more 3d effect?.....i never tried this, as i didn't have the confidence to do it well.... Hubac's Historian and Nek0 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted November 17, 2022 Share #44 Posted November 17, 2022 I will say that this kit has to be the strongest basis for making a French 17th C. warship model. Of course, you have done very much to improve it, but it is nonetheless impressive. Very clean paint work! Nek0 1 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted November 17, 2022 Share #45 Posted November 17, 2022 It is interesting, though, that no stern chase ports are represented. Nek0 1 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nek0 Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share #46 Posted November 17, 2022 Yes it will receive a patina, maybe something like this: Hubac's Historian, robdurant, scrubbyj427 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nek0 Posted November 17, 2022 Author Share #47 Posted November 17, 2022 Thanks to both of you ! Yes, the kit is very impressive. I immediatly thought it was a great kit when I saw the add and had the first issue with the parts, but this feeling is even better day after day building this ship. Concerning the chase ports they are supposed to be done, I just did not make them yet. Hubac's Historian and Ian_Grant 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 17, 2022 Share #48 Posted November 17, 2022 (edited) what do i use for a patina.....now that i know what it's called........material...how thin?....the gold i used was oil based..... Edited November 17, 2022 by yancovitch Hubac's Historian 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 27, 2022 Share #49 Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) sssssok...i found something..... Edited November 27, 2022 by yancovitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nek0 Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share #50 Posted November 27, 2022 Hello Vic ! In my humble opinion the gold you used for your models is goegeous ! I will show what will use for this model in my next message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nek0 Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share #51 Posted November 28, 2022 So, what I use for a patina is this colour by Citadel. Diluted with some water, and then a final step of light brush with the yellow. Here are two pics with the patina before the final brushing. I'm currently working on the bow. I had to correct the positionning of the elements. Hubac's Historian, yancovitch, Ian_Grant and 9 others 6 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted November 28, 2022 Share #52 Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) On castings as nice as these, that wash really makes the detail pop. I’m especially impressed by the quality of the figurehead. It is interesting that the standard alignment of the trailboard could be that out of alignment with the knees of the head. Once again - a masterful job at bringing it all together cohesively. Edited November 28, 2022 by Hubac's Historian scrubbyj427 and Nek0 1 1 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted November 28, 2022 Share #53 Posted November 28, 2022 aaaaaah...so beautiful !!! Knocklouder, Ian_Grant, kirill4 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nek0 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share #54 Posted November 30, 2022 Thanks to both of you ! Yes, there is a lot of little invisible work required before everything fits correctly... The elements of the hawseholes are done. sferoida, dvm27, kirill4 and 13 others 13 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted January 17, 2023 Share #55 Posted January 17, 2023 ach...he's off again..😄 Nek0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nek0 Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share #56 Posted September 6, 2023 I had a complicated year, one of the problems being a flood in my workshop... I had to wait for a few months before I could make a new ground and work again on the model. Everything is fixed now, and the Ambitieux is now at the painting stage. I really like how it looks now, and it will still improve when the painting is over. Archi, scrubbyj427, dvm27 and 6 others 4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yancovitch Posted September 6, 2023 Share #57 Posted September 6, 2023 yahoo!! Nek0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted September 6, 2023 Share #58 Posted September 6, 2023 The paint work is exquisite. That is more like what the ventre-de-biche color is supposed to look like. It looks as though the flood caused black mold to grow along the baseboards. Did you cut away and replace the bottom foot of sheetrock? Be very careful of black mold - a serious danger to your respiratory health. Ryland Craze, scrubbyj427, Ian_Grant and 2 others 4 1 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nek0 Posted October 19, 2023 Author Share #59 Posted October 19, 2023 (edited) Some new shots from the painting stage with a lighter color. I had to make a mix of several paints to find a color I'm happy with. Now, I may do some light weathering. Edited October 19, 2023 by Nek0 rybakov, GrandpaPhil, Jorge_Goncalves and 7 others 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted October 19, 2023 Share #60 Posted October 19, 2023 That’s interesting to bring it up a few shades. Looking great, Marc! Nek0 1 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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