Egyptian Ship by Chris D - Amati - 1:50

[Chris D]

I began this model in 2023 as a test vehicle to rebuild my skills before embarking on the Occre Endurance (Gallery: Endurance by Chris D - Occre - 1:70). I had completed the basic hull construction before switching to the Endurance, which I completed in 4Q2024. Now that The Endurance is finished, I am returning to build the Egyptian Ship.

 

The kit instructions note that this model is based on images of a merchant ship from the temple of the pharaoh Sahure. He was the second pharaoh of the 5th Dynasty and reigned from approximately 2487-2475 BC. 

 

I will begin this log with some pictures of the ship in its current state, and then take up progress from the restart.

[Chris D]

Here are a couple of images of the current state. I have roughly reached the end of Step D in the instruction book, although I will not be slavish in following its build sequence. I estimate that I have spent about 19 hours to get to this point. Going forward I will attach timings to the log.

 

Edited January 13 by Chris D

[Chris D]

Post #1 - Painting the crew of the Egyptian Ship

 

The first step in my restart of the project was to paint a set of crewmen printed by Holden8702 on Facebook. He has a huge variety of 3D printed figures in a variety of scales. They used to be available through Shapeways, but with their demise, you can contact him directly to place an order. These are 1:50 scale. I used a combination of Vallejo Model Color and Tamiya acrylics and then applied  Vallejo Game Wash Sepia. 

 

Note that for this and subsequent log entries, I will include a table at the bottom indicating total time spent as well as the time added by the actions covered in this entry.

Edited January 13 by Chris D