Oryol 1902 by GrandpaPhil - Orel - 1/200 - CARD - Russian Battleship

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you all for the likes and for stopping by!

 

I started from the bow and am working my way aft like I would on a sailing ship model.  

So, I am beginning with the anchors!

 

 

 

Once I get these done and installed I’ll make the anchor cranes!

Edited December 19, 2024 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

Anchors are installed:

Time for the cranes!

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work Phil.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

Thank you very much, OC!

 

Thank you very much to all who have hit the “like” button or just stopped by!

 

2 anchor cranes pending painting and installation:

[king derelict]

Super nice details. The anchors are great 

Alan

[GrandpaPhil]

Alan,

  Thank you very much!

 

Thank you to everyone who hit the ‘like’ button or just stopped by!

 

Making progress and working my way aft:

Lots of tiny fittings to make!

 

Soon it will be time to have an edge painting party again, once I finish the forward deck!

 

Currently working on the two anchor handling capstans:

Edited December 21, 2024 by GrandpaPhil

[king derelict]

Amazing skill. Tiny pieces and card into the bargain.

alan

[Glen McGuire]

The speed at which you make progress is remarkable, Phil!

[GrandpaPhil]

Glen and Alan,

  Thank you very much!

 

Thank you to all who have hit the like button or just stopped by!

 

Added the capstans and more bitts:

If I have to make one of a particular piece, I’ve just been making all of them in an assembly line, and installing them, to save time later.

 

I’m currently making steam winches:

There are six of them.

 

You can see the 1/2” grid on my work mat for scale.

 

There are a LOT of tiny pieces on this one.

 

I’m trying to fit out the main deck now while I can still get to it.

 

The center superstructure is the next set of pieces called for in the instructions, so that will be coming after I finish fitting out the main deck.

Edited December 22, 2024 by GrandpaPhil

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work Phil  -  all those  tiny parts  being fitted now.

 

OC.

[Keith Black]

 Phil, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. 

[GrandpaPhil]

6 minutes ago, Keith Black said:

 Phil, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you and your family. 

Keith,
  Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you and your family, too!

 

16 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work Phil  -  all those  tiny parts  being fitted now.

 

OC.

OC,

  Thank you very much!  They are so small that I have to wear a specific pair of glasses with built in magnification to work on them!

 

6 tiny winches:

I would say that they are steam, but the one drum looks like an electric motor to me and it will have something that looks like a start capacitor to me.

 

Once I finish with these I have two of the double spindle type to make.

 

In other news, I discovered that the kit shorted me two bitts, so I will break out my handy new light table to make 2 more, because they sent me more of the little claw looking things than the bases and vertical section for the bitt.

[GrandpaPhil]

All six winches are finished and installed along with a couple more deck houses and my replacement bitts:

This is the state of the ship now:

The forward two/thirds of the main deck is fitted out now.

 

I’m currently working on the two double steam winches:

Which is supposed to look like:

I’m getting ready to make 6 axles total, plus four wire straps.

 

I’ll make the control wheels after I make the rest of the winches.

[king derelict]

The winches are incredible. I’m in awe of your skill. I feel proud when I get a piece of PE to come together.

Great work and happy Christmas.

alan

[GrandpaPhil]

Alan,

  Thank you very much!  These kits take every bit of skill that I have!

 

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all!

[GrandpaPhil]

The winches/windlasses are made:

They were very labor intensive (although an enjoyable challenge), and I guessed at many of the construction features, but I am happy with how they turned out.

 

Next up, I will paint them and install them.

 

Then we head to the aft deck and make some deck houses and companionways for the aft ladder wells.

[Glen McGuire]

Those winches/windlasses look incredible!

[GrandpaPhil]

7 hours ago, Glen McGuire said:

Those winches/windlasses look incredible!

Glen,

  Thank you very much!  They definitely gave me a run for my money!  I think I spent about 12 hours making them.

 

Making progress on the main deck fittings!

All I have left for main deck fittings for this round, before I move to the superstructure, are four sets of bitts and four deckhouses!

[Old Collingwood]

Looking splendid Phil.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

21 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Looking splendid Phil.

 

OC.

OC,

  Thank you very much!

 

The Oryol’s main deck is fitted out now with everything but things like railings, which I’m holding off of until everything that needs to sit on the deck is in place to prevent weak spots.

 

Here’s the aft deck:

Here’s the entire ship as it stands now:

I’m starting on the superstructure and stacks next!

Edited December 28, 2024 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

The center superstructure is made and installed:

Working the stacks now.

 

The stacks:

 

The Oryol is beginning to look like a battleship!

Edited December 29, 2024 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

The stacks are made and just sitting in place at the moment.

 

Once they dry, I’ll edge paint them and install the aft one.

There’s a fair amount of scratch built detail on the forward stack, including the extra vents and associated piping.

 

I bled all over one of the vents when my knife slipped during carving, but I guess that makes this a real ship model, lol.

[Keith Black]

 The stacks look great, Phil. She's starting to look like a ship.

[SaltyScot]

I had never seen a model that was made of cars before! How very interesting. I shall pull up a keg and follow along with this one. 

[ccoyle]

5 hours ago, SaltyScot said:

I had never seen a model that was made of cars before! How very interesting.

 

Try clicking the 'card' tag at the top of this page. 😉

[king derelict]

It’s looking really good Phil. Well done 

alan

[GrandpaPhil]

On 12/29/2024 at 9:57 PM, Keith Black said:

 The stacks look great, Phil. She's starting to look like a ship.

Keith,

  Thank you very much!  I have the aft stack glued down now, but the forward one doesn’t get glued down until the middle platforms are glued in place.
 

17 hours ago, king derelict said:

It’s looking really good Phil. Well done 

alan

Alan,

  Thank you very much!

 

On 12/30/2024 at 5:31 AM, SaltyScot said:

I had never seen a model that was made of cars before! How very interesting. I shall pull up a keg and follow along with this one. 

Welcome!  I accidentally discovered that I quite enjoy working with card during my first card ship and enjoyed it enough that I have finished four of them now!

 

 

I quite enjoyed building them.  Only one of those is a kit, but I learned a lot from each of them.  The Prince de Neufchatel is still my favorite finished build.

 

This build is one of the kits that I bought after finishing the Solferino.

 

This scale is small, but the level of detail exceeds anything that I have seen out of a plastic kit and you can get lasercut sheets, wood decks and photo-etch upgrade parts if you wish.

 

I like making everything, that is my greatest happy in this hobby.

 

I will also say that none of my builds from the Prince de Neufchatel on would have likely happened if I had not found and joined this forum.

 

I am working the forward set of platforms to include the bridge and the conning tower.

There’s a LOT involved in these and I’m learning on the fly about how everything goes together.

 

[Coyote_6]

Wow Phil!   Not on topic but I had not seen your Hannah before.   She is a beautiful ship.  Your card-fu is impressive Phil.

Edited December 31, 2024 by Coyote_6

[GrandpaPhil]

On 12/31/2024 at 2:26 PM, Coyote_6 said:

Wow Phil!   Not on topic but I had not seen your Hannah before.   She is a beautiful ship.  Your card-fu is impressive Phil.

Steve,

  Thank you very much!  I learned a lot during that build!

 

I have built and attached the first bow platform!

The second funnel will get glued down after I install the middle platforms.

 

Working on the second layer of deck houses, to include the conning tower:

This model has been a learning curve, but I am thoroughly enjoying the challenge!

[SaltyScot]

1 hour ago, GrandpaPhil said:

This model has been a learning curve, but I am thoroughly enjoying the challenge!

And that is the way it should be Phil. I find that enjoying it, as we so often do, makes the trickier tasks go easier. Very nice work sir.