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That's a pretty good result Ulises.

 

cheers

 

Pat

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Hola Ulises:

 

With that painting skills you really don´t need to make the boats from wood!!

 

Only a question, after the priming, did you use acrylic or oil paint?

 

Saludos

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Hola Karl. Acrylics. Its from a set of a Royal Louis Paint kit I bought from Model Expo some time ago.

 

Saludos

 

Oh, and thanks for your words! :)

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There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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The boats look real good, the stairs are going to look great installed. Nice work

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Christmas update!

Hi all and welcome.

 

I finished building and placing the several stairs that go from deck to deck. In those in the central deck, I (fortunately) realized that once placed, there was no chance to place and rig the cannons that go underneath, as you will see. So I had to build, place and rig four cannons  that go under 4 stairs.

 

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Front handrail

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Above mentioned four stairs with cannons underneath.

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 I wish a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2017 to all of you, friends!

 

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Hola Ulises:

Something similar occurred to me with the "Pandora", fortunately I figured it out and also fixed the cannons before the stairs.

 

Also FELIZ NAVIDAD to you and all the MSW friends!!

 

:cheers:   Karl.

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Nice update, placing those canon under the stairs must have been a little frustrating? :(

 

Merry Christmas and a happy modelling New Year to your also

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Nice update, placing those canon under the stairs must have been a little frustrating? :(

 

 

Actually, no. I placed and rigged the cannons first ;)

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Ooops, sorry misread that - nice catch

 

cheers

 

Pat

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Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch)

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Thank you Arthur!

I agree with you about the blocks. They often are too large and even if you manage to get them the appropriate size, they would be impossible to handle.   :rolleyes:

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Hello mates. Happy New Year to all my friends here.

 

A small update:

 

Started work on the belaying pin racks. (Those holes are more straight on the upper side :))

I placed two small dowels to serve as anchors, using toothpicks and carving them to the desired diameter.

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For the belaying pin racks that go on the bulwarks, I placed two small brass wires on them.

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...and stained them with walnut stain...

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Here is a little trick. I put a small drop of glue on the brass and touch the bulwark with it...

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The glue spot tells me exactly where to drill...

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These racks will never come off... :)

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I placed also the rings that go on theck to support the masts.

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Thats all for today. More work on the decks still to do, and oh yes... the cannons... gunport lids, open deck cannons rigging... still a long way to masting and rigging! :(

 

Thanks for visiting!!!

 

Best regards.

Edited by Ulises Victoria

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Are you going to stain the pin-rail in the fore bitts as well? They definitely look better stained.

 

Neat trick with the glue. I usually drill some holes in an off-cut of plank and use that as a jig, but the glue trick is probably quicker! :)

Hi Arthur. Glad you like my glue trick :)

I thought about staining the fore and mid rails after I saw how the other look, but I'm not too sure about doing it after they are installed. This usually gets more things stained that weren't meant to...

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Really beautiful work Ulises!  Love the colors you are using - all are working very nicely together for a really nice antique look.

Mike

 

Current Wooden builds:  Amati/Victory Pegasus  MS Charles W. Morgan  Euromodel La Renommèe  

 

Plastic builds:    SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48  Five Star Yaeyama 1/700  Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama  Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32  Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72  IJN Notoro 1/700  Akitsu Maru 1/700

 

Completed builds :  Caldercraft Brig Badger   Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle  Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700   Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350

F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72  Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48  Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48

Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya  Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16

 

Terminated build:  HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn)  

 

On the shelf:  Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits

 

Future potential scratch builds:  HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)

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Nice progress Ulises, those pin racks look good (and solid :))

 

cheers

 

Pat

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Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch)

Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350)

Built:          Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)

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Small update and question.

 

I finished placing these steps. Here you see them without and with a coat of boiled linseed oil as finish.

My question is: I would like the guys climbing these steps to have something to hold onto while climbing.

Any suggestions or ideas? I tried to place a wire handrail at the sides, but it was very flimsy and vulnerable. I think I've seen drawings showing a knotted rope just hanging there. Instructions say nothing on the matter. Thanks for any advise.

 

Here they are being placed. You can see where I "shaved" the paint to get better adhesion. 

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2 of these little pieces go at the sides of the anchor davits. They will be stained before placement.

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Since this is a very small update, I will fill with photos of the general look of the 4 decks as they are at this moment.

(Hey Arthur... look at the pin racks ;) )

 

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Thanks for visiting

Edited by Ulises Victoria

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Looking really good Ulises; some nice detail there and a great looking finish.

 

cheers

 

Pat

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Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch)

Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350)

Built:          Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)

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Looks good Ulises.  Knotted ropes hanging down is what they used.  They were only deployed when the steps were to be used (ranking officers, officials, and dignitaries).  The crewman used ropes hanging off the sides (but not the steps) or climbed out one of the gunports on the lowest row.    Or at least that's the tale that I've read. ;)

Mark
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Thank you, Mark!

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Hello all.

Small update but a big relief for me.

 

These two little guys were causing me some nightmares, just thinking where they had to be placed AND rigged...

 

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... right here, under the deck. Just thinking about drilling holes and placing eyebolts here...

 

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As you can see, I thought that adding the eyebolts to the rope before placing the cannons would make things a lot easier, and indeed it did.

 

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Finally, both of them were placed, glued and rigged. 

 

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These two were first since they obviously wold be the more difficult to accomplish.

28 more to go, but they will be easier as they are not hiding under a deck or anything.

 

Thanks for visiting!!!

 

 

 

 

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Nice job Ulises; how did you achieve that?  Now the gun production line can begin :)

 

cheers

 

Pat

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Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch)

Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350)

Built:          Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)

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Thank you Pat. Patience and perseverance are key. This is something I've learned from my past builds :)

 

And yes, the remaining 28 cannons will be assembled in an assembly line, so to speak. :)

 

Thank you for your kind words and visit!

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Sjors: I will post photos for you  ;)

 

Arthur: Yup! The other ship I built with that many cannons was (Plastic) Heller's Victory in 1/100. So long time ago (1993) I don't remember many details.

Luckily in R.L. only 30 that go on open decks have to be rigged.  :rolleyes:

 

Thank you, mates!

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Actually I miscounted: There are 33.5 rigged cannons. Those last two in this update were rigged one side only  :D  :D  :D

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Cannon assembly line update. (With special mention to Sjors and Anja ;) )

 

First, a bunch of eyebolts in two different sizes had to be made.

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I am starting with these 12 cannons that go on the upper deck. Here, holes for eyebolts have been drilled

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Here eyebolts are glued and attached and coat of BLO applied

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Cannons in place. This is one of the rare occasions in which I use cyanoacrilate (Super glue)

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Here hinges have been placed

 

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A piece of rope tied to the cannon bell

 

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Process of tying the eyebolt

 

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Two cannons rigged

 

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These 12 cannons are now ready to be mounted.

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To be continued...

 

I don't know how to remove a photo. This next one wasn't intended to be here :huh:

Ahhh- The delete button is well hidden! :)

Edited by Ulises Victoria

There aren't but two options: do it FAST, or do it RIGHT.

 

Current Project Build Log: Soleil Royal in 1/72. Kit by Artesania Latina.

Last finished projectsRoyal Ship Vasa 1628; French Vessel Royal Louis 1780. 1/90 Scale by Mamoli. 120 Cannons

 

Future projects already in my stash: Panart: San Felipe 1/75; OcCre: Santísima Trinidad 1/90;

Wish List: 1/64 Amati Victory, HMS Enterprise in 1/48 by CAF models.

 

So much to build, so little time!

 

 

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Hola Ulises:

Since the change in the MSW software I didn t see your log because the "Content I follow" disappeared and now there is only a "Managed followed content" and your log was not here.

 

You are doing an splendid work with the cannons. The eyebolts were not included in the Kit or why must you doing them? Also, the cannon wheels were included? 

 

Saludos, Karl

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