HMS Victory by guraus - scale 1:48 - plank on frame

[albert]

Very beautiful model,fantastic work,compliments Guraus.

[Palladio]

Now she has got a very attractive "face" :-) Thank you for showing !

Hendrik

[Elijah]

Amazing work! She looks wonderful!

[the learner]

Great build, well documented, perfect pictures

[iMack]

Looked through your thread and website. Incredible work. Such attention to detail. 

[guraus]

Thank you for the comments and likes.

Here is another update.

 

Alexandru

[Seventynet]

Thanks for sharing this Sunday morning fix with mere mortals. I'm still struggling with how to drive a nail properly.

Best, Ian

[Klaas]

What can i say..........

There are no words for this, i just love it!!!

[Heinz6672]

Hi Alexandru,

 

when I see your model , I know that I am a bungler . Wonderful work .

I admire you and your work !!!

 

Thank you for sharing your work and time with us. You give so much inspirations!

 

Best wishes for you and your Victory!

 

-Heinz-

[Elijah]

Very nice gold painting! I'm wondering, did you sand it to get the excess paint off, or some thing else? Thanks!

[guraus]

Very nice gold painting! I'm wondering, did you sand it to get the excess paint off, or some thing else? Thanks!

 

I scraped it with an exacto blade, not sand it. I tried initially to wipe it with a cloth but it didn't worked so well. The sanding also didn't worked as the dust would fill the holes where the paint was.The scrapping did the trick.

 

Alexandru

[mtaylor]

It's beautiful work on the gilding, Alexandru.   I like the way you did the steps and the "roof" also.  

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Alexandru

Again Bravo!

Great website!

One question thought, how did you make the arch and curved fancy timber work the on curved area? See photo below. Can't wait for for your next mind boggling log!

Havagooday mate

Greg

[guraus]

Greg, I think it is better explained with pictures:

[EdT]

Absolutely beautiful work, Alexandru.

 

Ed

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

Thank you so much for sharing your techniques. I was a bit of a bummy to ask after I saw what you did.

Thanks a million Alexandru.

Greg

Edited March 15, 2016 by Greg the peg leg sailor

[michael mott]

Very nice work on the Ebony Alexandru, it is a tough wood to work.

 

Michael

[the learner]

Great detail work on the roundhouse!

[kees de mol]

Amazing woodwork

[guraus]

Hello all,

 

Here is another update on my build.

 

Alexandru

Edited March 20, 2016 by guraus

[wyz]

Hi Alexandru,

 

     While I've never been a big fan of HMS Victory models I can't help but follow your work on this one.  It's over-the-top nice,,,,, just gorgeous!  When you are finished with it I hope it ends up in a place where it can be viewed by lots of people.  Anything less would be a crime.  You are quite the craftsman, a true artist.  Thanks for sharing with us.

 

Tom

[Jeronimo]

Hi Alexandru.

Respect!!!!!!!!!!

Karl

[Mike Y]

I really wish to become 48 times smaller for an hour to crawl inside this amazing replica. Tom is right, you are building a piece that is above the average museum quality!

[archjofo]

Fantastic work!

[jose_b]

Very very nice! It's a pleasure to follow your work.

[md1400cs]

Alexandru,

 

Your ship is sooo beautiful. Everytime I visit your new postings, I tell myself that I can't possibly be once again in awe of your work. But yes every visit has new  magic for the eyes and the senses.

 

Tom is right this work NEEDS to be seen by many - It deserves to be. And NOT against a wall. A "walk around" is a must. Brilliant indeed.

 

In fact, in my humble opinion, it should be on display aboard the HMS Victory, to give the millions who visit her an incredible miniature view of the actual build plank by plank

 

Michael

[NMBROOK]

Alexandru,wow,this has got to be the most spectacular models of Victory I have seen.I am not a big fan of too much paint on my own models,I would rather let the beauty of the timber shine through,so your build appeals to me greatly      .

Stunning work!

 

Kind Regards

 

Nigel

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Alexandru

.

I'm like everyone else, we are in total respect of your craftsmanship! I'm so glad that you have taken your time to take photos of even the smallest detail, from start to finish.

I'm haven't used ebony myself, but I believe it's very brittle, so its is amazzzzzzzzing how you bent it in your previous photolesson.

Again brilliant mate.

Havagooday

Greg

Edited March 21, 2016 by Greg the peg leg sailor

[Fam]

Alexandru

I don't like looking as a parasite, but I'm all the time waiting for your updates for sucking the sap of shipbuilding from a master builder!

And once again my vampire-like thirst has been satisfied I've just learned an easy and effective method to install the bowsprit-deck gratings: thank you so much!!!

Fam

[guraus]

Hello all,

Thank you for comments and likes.

 

Here is another update on my Victory.

Alexandru