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

[GrandpaPhil]

The railings and other small pieces are made and installed on the mine launches:

The rudder structure shown in the instructions/plans won’t fit on the boat in the cradle.

 

I cut that structure off once I realized.

 

Once the boats dry I will paint and seal them.

 

Then, I’ll make the flag masts for them and lay them down in a storage configuration.

 

After that it’ll be time for the rowed ship’s boats.

 

Then I’ll finish painting the cradles and get the rest of the yards and running rigging installed.

Edited September 27 by GrandpaPhil

[Glen McGuire]

Nice use of Legos, Phil!

[Old Collingwood]

Excellent work Phil.

 

OC.

[GrandpaPhil]

15 hours ago, Glen McGuire said:

Nice use of Legos, Phil!

Glen,

  Thank you very much!  I found out about that trick on this forum.  Legos make excellent quick customizable jigs and temporary cradles.  I bought a box of 1000 bricks and then a couple of those small suitcase type starter sets from Walmart when they went on various pre-Christmas/Easter sales.  They have been immensely useful on several different projects.

 

Also, they make a great square for traditional POB construction.  They are 90 degrees, especially when built into a block and can be clamped into place, thus ensuring square construction of a POB hull.

 

11 hours ago, Old Collingwood said:

Excellent work Phil.

 

OC.

OC,

  Thank you very much!

Edited September 28 by GrandpaPhil

[GrandpaPhil]

Here are the 40’ mine launches ready for installation:

Here are the first of the rowed launches in progress:

[Coyote_6]

Those launches look great Phil!  Wow.  Very impressive and nice finishes.

[Jsk]

Looks like you're getting down to last steps. She looks great!

[SaltyScot]

Yep, you can p[robably see the finish line, Phil. This has been a great build, a joy to watch her grow into the imposing model she has become.

[GrandpaPhil]

On 9/28/2025 at 11:19 AM, Coyote_6 said:

Those launches look great Phil!  Wow.  Very impressive and nice finishes.

Steve,

  Thank you very much!  The ship’s boats on these are always a challenge at this scale, but I am happy with how they have turned out!

 

On 10/1/2025 at 4:04 PM, Jsk said:

Looks like you're getting down to last steps. She looks great!

Jeff,

  Thank you very much!  The end is in sight!  This will be the first actual ship that I will have completed since early 2023!

On 10/2/2025 at 8:40 PM, SaltyScot said:

Yep, you can p[robably see the finish line, Phil. This has been a great build, a joy to watch her grow into the imposing model she has become.

Mark,

  Thank you very much!  This model has been a learning curve!  This is my first predreadnought battleship, in addition to my first card predreadnought!  I am very happy with how it is turning out!

 

The first set of the rowed ship’s boats are done:

I was able to use them to ensure alignment of the cradles, which are now painted and mostly sealed:

Here is the overall ship:

Now to finish the ship’s boats because they are started and then to make some yards and run some running rigging!

[TerryPat]

That is an excellent build! Very cool !!

[GrandpaPhil]

On 10/4/2025 at 5:31 PM, TerryPat said:

That is an excellent build! Very cool !!

Thank you very much!

 

Thank you to everyone who has hit the “like” button or stopped by!

 

All twelve of the ship’s boats that sit in the cradles are now complete:

 

I’m working on finishing the last two, which will sit in davits.

 

The ones in the cradles sit side by side and the running rigging (braces) runs between them.

 

So, I’m going to add a couple more small fittings (vents to be exact) and then the inner rows of ship’s boats and then add the yards and the running rigging.

 

Then, I’ll add the outer boats and the rest of the navigation lamps before I finish the outer superstructure/bulwarks details.

 

Next up, will be all outer deck fittings and then the rest of the hull fittings.

 

Lastly, it will be time to add the flags, which is typically the absolute last step for me.

 

Still have a fair amount to do, but we’re getting there!

Edited Saturday at 11:56 PM by GrandpaPhil

[Glen McGuire]

Those ship's boats are really well done, Phil.

[GrandpaPhil]

22 hours ago, Glen McGuire said:

Those ship's boats are really well done, Phil.

Glen,

  Thank you very much!

 

Thank you all for the likes and just for stopping by!

 

I realized that with the ship’s boats in place, it would be impossible to secure the braces on the main deck so I am going to find somewhere else to secure them.

 

I have also seen them secured to the opposite mast.

 

So, I installed the two sets of steam boats:

Definitely making progress!

Edited Sunday at 11:57 PM by GrandpaPhil

[SaltyScot]

Impressive, Phil - absolutely impressive.

[GrandpaPhil]

11 hours ago, SaltyScot said:

Impressive, Phil - absolutely impressive.

Mark,

  Thank you very much!

 

The rest of the cradle stored ship’s boats are installed:

Next up, I will be making/installing the yard arms and finishing the running rigging.

[Coyote_6]

Those ship's boats look really good in place!  Nicely done Phil.  Nicely done.

[GrandpaPhil]

22 hours ago, Coyote_6 said:

Those ship's boats look really good in place!  Nicely done Phil.  Nicely done.

Steve,

  Thank you very much!

 

The yards and running rigging are now made and installed:

That closes out the inner structure!

 

Now on to the outside of the inner bulwarks!