Jeronimo Posted July 7, 2015 #391 Posted July 7, 2015 Hi Ben, very nice carving,wonderful. Pictures : Pegasus model von Ivan Trtanj. Regards Karl mtaylor, Trussben, dj.bobo and 12 others 15 Quote
dvm27 Posted July 7, 2015 #392 Posted July 7, 2015 Ivan is an amazing talent, Karl. I often wonder about the wisdom of having such elaborately carved figureheads adorning ships of war (not Royal barges and the like - those I understand). With the high cost of the carvings and undoubtable high cost of replacement why would they be placed on naval vessels? If I were an enemy gunner I'd take personal pride in knocking it off. I seem to recall however, that the actual number of vessels that ever saw battle was quite low so perhaps damage to them was rather rare. AnobiumPunctatum, Martin W, Landlubber Mike and 3 others 6 Quote GregwebsiteAdmiralty Modelsmoderator Echo Cross-section buildAdmiralty Models Cross-section BuildFinished buildPegasus, 1776, cross-sectionCurrent buildSpeedwell, 1752
druxey Posted July 7, 2015 #393 Posted July 7, 2015 If not from battle damage, certainly from high seas and storm conditions! robin b, dvm27, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Mike Y Posted July 7, 2015 #394 Posted July 7, 2015 (edited) Ben, very delicate framing! Edited July 8, 2015 by Mike Y Quote Current build: Beavers Prize - POF 1:48 (Hahn style) Side builds: Schooner Polotsk by Master Korabel 18th Century Longboat by MS Finished: 21ft English Pinnace by MS
Trussben Posted July 7, 2015 Author #395 Posted July 7, 2015 That certainly is an exquisite carving. Ben augie 1 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
yancovitch Posted August 18, 2015 #396 Posted August 18, 2015 just thought i'd check and see why the confed was on hold, and now i know why....gee..i always admired those who built that style...i know i would never have the patience...it looks so great....and a wonderful sculptor too.....seems you prefer to challenge yourself......well, i'm sure the confed is having a nice long nap and having dreams of her imagined conclusion....... Canute 1 Quote
Mirabell61 Posted August 18, 2015 #397 Posted August 18, 2015 Hi Ben, very nice carving,wonderful. Pictures : Pegasus model von Ivan Trtanj. Regards Karl Karl, thanks to you for sharing and introducing Ivan`s "flying horse", with rider and drums beautiful , awsome, one can feel the dynamic going out from that incredible piece of carving art... Nils Canute 1 Quote Current builds -Lightship Elbe 1 Completed - Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild - "Zeesboot" heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB clinker scratch build scale 1:24 - Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild - Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build - Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild) "HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan -"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96 (scratchbuild) -"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) "Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild) original was my grandfathers ship -"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 "Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32 under restoration / restoration finished "Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50
Trussben Posted August 20, 2015 Author #398 Posted August 20, 2015 Well all modeling is on a total hold while we move house, both Pegasus and Confederacy are boxed up and I hope they survive the move. Then of course a new workshop needs to be made so I doubt any progress on anything until the end of the year. I will be back Ben Canute, realworkingsailor and mtaylor 3 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
wyz Posted August 20, 2015 #399 Posted August 20, 2015 Good luck with the move Ben. I hope the ships make the trip unscathed and look forward to seeing your new shop in the near future. Tom Canute 1 Quote
druxey Posted August 21, 2015 #400 Posted August 21, 2015 All the best with the move, Ben. We will await your return with bated breath.... AnobiumPunctatum, Trussben and Canute 3 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
gjdale Posted August 21, 2015 #401 Posted August 21, 2015 Best wishes for a successful, damage-free move Ben. We'll keep a light burning in the stern gallery for you. mtaylor, Trussben and Canute 3 Quote Grant ____________________________________________________ Current builds: African Queen - Radio Control / Live Steam Previous builds: The Shipyard at Foss' Landing (Diorama), Hannah - Ship in a Bottle, NRG Capstan Project, 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper, Medway Longboat , Alfa Romeo Spider Gran Touring (Pocher) , Da Vinci Flying Machine, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout - Dumas - Radio, Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 - Cross Section - Scratchbuild, HMS Victory (Mamoli 1:90), Cutty Sark, Armed Pinnace, Bounty, Santa Maria At another place: Stephenson's Rocket (OcCre 1:24) (click the title to follow the link) In the Gallery: Lancia Armata 1803, Bomb Vessel Granada, 1742 Cross Section, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout
ChrisLBren Posted August 22, 2015 #402 Posted August 22, 2015 Good luck with the move Ben ! Trussben 1 Quote
Rustyj Posted August 24, 2015 #403 Posted August 24, 2015 Good luck Ben. I would love the opportunity to build a new work shop but don't envy you having to move. Bust of luck to you and the withdrawal you'll surely will be going through. mtaylor and Trussben 2 Quote Rusty "So Long For Now" Current Builds: Speedwell Completed Build Logs: HMS Winchelsea 1/48 Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross Section, Cutter Cheerful, Queen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout
Kevin Kenny Posted September 14, 2015 #404 Posted September 14, 2015 Hi Ben I have just started building the HMS Thorn of the Swan Class and was wondering where you have reached. Kevin mtaylor 1 Quote
Trussben Posted September 17, 2015 Author #405 Posted September 17, 2015 Hope to see and meet lots of people at next months NRG conference in Mystic CT. Ben mtaylor and Martin W 2 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Trussben Posted September 24, 2015 Author #406 Posted September 24, 2015 Both Pegasus and Confederacy arrived at the new home without damage, Phew! Movers did a great job of the packing. Now to start building a new workshop. Ben GuntherMT, ggrieco, albert and 16 others 19 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
druxey Posted September 24, 2015 #407 Posted September 24, 2015 Glad to see you re-appear here, Ben. I hope that the new workshop will be worthy of your model! Canute, Trussben and mtaylor 3 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
mtaylor Posted September 24, 2015 #408 Posted September 24, 2015 Anyone who's been through a move with partially complete models is probably breathing a sigh of relief with you, Ben. Good to see you back... so the workshop will be ready in a couple of days? Canute and Trussben 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
wyz Posted September 25, 2015 #409 Posted September 25, 2015 Ben, I'm glad to hear the move went without incident. Now you can get that shop set up and get on with your projects. Tom mtaylor 1 Quote
Trussben Posted September 25, 2015 Author #410 Posted September 25, 2015 Thanks all, Mark, may take a little longer than a few days on the workshop Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
augie Posted September 25, 2015 #411 Posted September 25, 2015 Welcome home. OK, we'll give you a week mtaylor, Canute, Trussben and 3 others 6 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
AnobiumPunctatum Posted September 26, 2015 #412 Posted September 26, 2015 Welcome back, Ben. Quote Regards Christian Current build: HM Cutter Alert, 1777; HM Sloop Fly, 1776 - 1/36 On the drawing board: English Ship Sloops Fly, 1776, Comet, 1783 and Aetna, 1776; Naval Cutter Alert, 1777 Paused: HMS Triton, 1771 - 1/48 "Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." Salvador Dali
Trussben Posted November 19, 2015 Author #413 Posted November 19, 2015 Demo work in the basement in progress, Site of my new workshop. ben Landrotten Highlander, DmitriyMarkov, wyz and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Remcohe Posted November 19, 2015 #414 Posted November 19, 2015 Looks promising! Remco Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Treat each part as if it is a model on its own, you will finish more models in a day than others do in a lifetime. Current build HMS Kingfisher MSW 1.0 log click here
Rustyj Posted November 19, 2015 #415 Posted November 19, 2015 Let the fun begin! Trussben, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Rusty "So Long For Now" Current Builds: Speedwell Completed Build Logs: HMS Winchelsea 1/48 Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross Section, Cutter Cheerful, Queen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout
augie Posted November 19, 2015 #416 Posted November 19, 2015 Hmmmmm......good excuse for some planking practice! mtaylor, Martin W and Canute 3 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
druxey Posted November 19, 2015 #417 Posted November 19, 2015 Oooh - the potential! Trussben, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
AON Posted November 19, 2015 #418 Posted November 19, 2015 there is no greater fun then bashing old walls down and no greater satisfaction then rebuilding it to almost exactly what you envisioned.... but somehow it never quite fulfills the ever growing need for more room! Canute, mtaylor and Martin W 3 Quote Alan O'Neill "only dead fish go with the flow" Ongoing Build (31 Dec 2013) - HMS BELLEROPHON (1786), POF scratch build, scale 1:64, 74 gun 3rd rate Man of War, Arrogant Class Member of the Model Shipwrights of Niagara, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada (2016), and the Nautical Research Guild (since 2014) Associate member of the Nautical Research and Model Ship Society (2021) Offshore member of The Society of Model Shipwrights (2021)
RoB Shaw Posted November 20, 2015 #419 Posted November 20, 2015 Yet another inspirational build and log to follow watch and learn from. Beautiful work. mtaylor, augie and Canute 3 Quote
Martin W Posted November 24, 2015 #420 Posted November 24, 2015 So, is this going to be about an 8x12 ft space? That sounds fantastic. Have you started shopping for all the new tools you'll be able to get int there? Cheers, Martin mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Current Build: HMS FLY 1776 Previous Builds: Rattlesnake 1781 Prince de Neufchatel
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