hof00 Posted January 12 Share #1 Posted January 12 Hi All, I'm currently resurrecting my A/L 1/50 Endeavour. The Hull/Deck look o.k. after a bit of attention, anyway, does anyone know of "Aftermarket" or otherwise, Stern decoration? I have the kit item which is a rather hefty casting and not very realistic. I have had a bash at carving my own without much success. (Using AOTS diagrams as a starting point.) Any advice, thoughts or vendors would be very much appreciated. Cheers.... HOF.. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Completed Builds: A/L Bluenose II A/L Mare Nostrum Sergal/Mantua Cutty Sark A/L Pen Duick A/L Fulgaro Amati/Partworks 1/200 Bismarck A/L Sanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted January 12 Share #2 Posted January 12 If you don't mind resin instead of wood, do a 3D drawing (or have a friend do it😀) and have it printed. Allan Keith Black, hof00 and mtaylor 3 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...
hof00 Posted January 12 Author Share #3 Posted January 12 Thanks for the suggestion, Allan, That did cross my mind.... 🙂 I will have to have a look to see if there are any "Local" vendors available. In the interim, I'll see if any other Forum members can suggest anything. Kind Regards, Harry. mtaylor and allanyed 2 Quote Completed Builds: A/L Bluenose II A/L Mare Nostrum Sergal/Mantua Cutty Sark A/L Pen Duick A/L Fulgaro Amati/Partworks 1/200 Bismarck A/L Sanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted January 14 Share #4 Posted January 14 (edited) Another tactic that can be helpful is to break the carving up into several smaller “bite sized” pieces and carve each one individually. I did that for the figurehead on the Victory. That helped tremendously to make it more manageable. Edited January 14 by GrandpaPhil mtaylor and hof00 2 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...
hof00 Posted January 15 Author Share #5 Posted January 15 Thank you, Sir, Something to consider, I am also thinking about modifying the existing casting, thinking about it.... 🙂 I may just have to "Wear It" as-is. I have the luxury of time at this point to weigh my options. Kind Regards, Harry. GrandpaPhil and mtaylor 2 Quote Completed Builds: A/L Bluenose II A/L Mare Nostrum Sergal/Mantua Cutty Sark A/L Pen Duick A/L Fulgaro Amati/Partworks 1/200 Bismarck A/L Sanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solution Cristiano Posted January 15 Solution Share #6 Posted January 15 3 hours ago, hof00 said: Thank you, Sir, Something to consider, I am also thinking about modifying the existing casting, thinking about it.... 🙂 I may just have to "Wear It" as-is. I have the luxury of time at this point to weigh my options. Kind Regards, Harry. Have you considered to create them using the "green stuff" (technical name is kneadtite)? I too, was not satisfied of the stern of the Corel kit, so I modified it heavily using the green stuff. Check my result: It was rather easy, since the green stuff can be modified for various hours before becoming hard. It is rather cheap too. Of the original stern, I saved only the windows... hof00, mtaylor and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Done: Venetian Polacre http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/7290-venetian-polacre-by-cristiano-sec-xviii-from-original-drawings/ Halifax http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/844-halifax/ Ranger https://modelshipworld.com/gallery/album/2175-ranger-revenue-cutter-by-corel/ HM Bark Endeavour (Corel kit heavily kitbashed) : http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/125-hmbark-endeavour-corel-kit-bashed/ Venetian Galleon (from scratch) - Pirate Junk - Sicilian Speronara (from scratch) On the shelf (still packed): Artesania Le Hussard.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hof00 Posted January 17 Author Share #7 Posted January 17 On 1/16/2024 at 12:19 AM, Cristiano said: Have you considered to create them using the "green stuff" (technical name is kneadtite)? I too, was not satisfied of the stern of the Corel kit, so I modified it heavily using the green stuff. Check my result: It was rather easy, since the green stuff can be modified for various hours before becoming hard. It is rather cheap too. Of the original stern, I saved only the windows... Thank you Christiano, That is a very nice result on your model! Certainly, gives me something to consider.... I'm unsure which way I'll go.... Cheers and Regards, Harry. mtaylor 1 Quote Completed Builds: A/L Bluenose II A/L Mare Nostrum Sergal/Mantua Cutty Sark A/L Pen Duick A/L Fulgaro Amati/Partworks 1/200 Bismarck A/L Sanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Murphy Posted January 21 Share #8 Posted January 21 I just finished mine..also from an old kit…I used part of a display name plate which I fitted on from another kit. mtaylor and hof00 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hof00 Posted January 23 Author Share #9 Posted January 23 Hi All, Thank you all so very much for your suggestions and ideas, very much appreciated. Its' given my lots to think about. At the mo., I'm having another go at the kit supplied piece, if this doesn't look acceptable, I'll think about cutting a Frieze from 0.4mm Styrene. I will post photos of my efforts soonish on my build log. Cheers and Regards, Harry. mtaylor 1 Quote Completed Builds: A/L Bluenose II A/L Mare Nostrum Sergal/Mantua Cutty Sark A/L Pen Duick A/L Fulgaro Amati/Partworks 1/200 Bismarck A/L Sanson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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