Sovereign of the Seas by cristikc - Mantua - 1:78 scale

[cristikc]

Having two days free, i finally (after many years) made my power source for the hobby (from an pc power supply). It was not hard, but had no time (every time when i wanted to build - make the conections and the plugs and connectors, and the arrangment - it was something more important)

This is how it looks (and how everyone can do)

All the best for the end of the year

 

testing with all the HDD  used for sanding

 

in final position

 

 

A HAPPY NEW YEAR to everyone.

Cristi

Edited December 28, 2015 by cristikc

[maggsl_01]

Hi Cristi

 

I am impressed - I sure have an old PC - but absolutely NO idea how that thing "electricity" works. All that I know is: Get the plug in and turn the power on :D

 

But you show a very good way to recycle electronic devices and make something very reasonable out of computer scrap.

 

Happy new year 2016 to you and your familiy - and many good ideas

 

Cheerio

Max

[cristikc]

Hi Max, i will put tomorrow the schematic for how to se an old pc power supply to

a stand power supply for us.

Happy New Year to you, your family, and all our friends.

Cristi

[cristikc]

Hi to all

After a long pause, with a lot of problems, i came to my SoS.

But first it is a small work, made with my granddaughter

a marionette made in a "team work

[cristikc]

And back to work

Not so easy to align parts... but

[DenPink]

Hi Crsiti

 

Welcome back my friend.

Family come first.

 

Denis

[cristikc]

Hi Denis, did you finished your move?

[cristikc]

And how i continued

 

[cristikc]

Hi Garym, i watch your progress to SoS and it looks better than mine. I have problems with the scale of the bras parts, that seems to be a little biger. Do you have the same problems?

All the best Cristi

[DenPink]

Hi Cristi

I had to file my brass parts down to make them fit.

 

Denis

[cristikc]

Thank you Garym for the answer.

I try all the time to adjust, but i expected the kit is better in this area, according

with the price of the kit, and the name of the producer.

It is i think the only disappointment from this kit

All the best Cristi ( i keep an eye on your log)

[cristikc]

Thank you Garym for the "news". I thought that just me have problems with this kit.

Really i am disappointed about this kit, and the price they take.

This is how i tried to solve some brass (bronze) parts.

 

[cristikc]

Here i am

larboard

 

starboard, where i have to start today

[Ulises Victoria]

Hello. This kit has been in my wish list for so long time, but following your build and garym's comments make me wonder if it's really worth it.

 

@ cristikc and garym:  Generally speaking, if you were to buy a new kit, and you had the money and the knowledge you have now, would you buy this kit again???

 

Thank you.

 

Ulises

[cristikc]

Ulises, i like the kit, and this is why i bought. Even it has problems, maybe i will buy. Also i will try to find if the other great kits, have problems.

I mean Le Soleil Royal, Wassa, Prince Williams, Victory

But when i chose i was thinking of Sovereign or Le Soleil.

But i saw that you made Wassa and Soleil Royal

You have to decide.

Cristi

Edited April 18, 2016 by cristikc

[Ulises Victoria]

Thank you Cristi. Actually in my wish list are the Sovereign AND the Soleil. I built Corel's Vasa, but never built Le Soleil, although I have in my stash Heller's (Plastic) Soleil Royale, but I don't feel like building plastic again.

[cristikc]

I had some time, and do some new parts. Here is a link to how i use hdd-sanding tool.

 

 

 

 

[cristikc]

Using Hdd-sanding tool, and the preparations

 

[cristikc]

Add some new brass (bronze) decorations

to close and the quality is not so good (sorry), but just to make an idea

 

[BANYAN]

Looks like you have been quite busy with adapting, shaping and cleaning the brass for this one mate; looking good.  

 

cheers

 

Pat

[cristikc]

Hi Pat, (and Denis) it is right, i have to adapt a lot, and you will see some new pictures.

I expected much more from this kit (about the accuray) but this is

[DenPink]

Hi Cristi

You are doing a very good job on the brass, keep up the good work.

 

Will email you soon, and thank you for you photos I think they are loverly .

 

Denis.

[BANYAN]

Ditto Denis' comments re the brass work; great work.  Pity these kit makers don't update/improve their kits as technology improves.  they end up losing sales.

 

cheers

 

Pat 

[cristikc]

Just a little time to work, and also, spent a lot to adjust the bras decorations,

to fit in small spaces (the scale, as i told seams to be a little bigger)

 

and finished an other box board with bras parts

After week end (when i play with my grandchildren, and i enjoy this) i will start a new box board

 

[BANYAN]

Your efforts have paid of Cristi, those decorations look really good.

 

cheers

 

Pat

[cristikc]

Some new parts added

and a new box board finished

 

[donrobinson]

Looks real nice. The decorations really standout against the blue, great work.

[BANYAN]

This will be a spectacular ship model when completed Cristie; great work!

 

cheers

 

Pat

[cristikc]

After a "pause" with the hollidays (going to the seaside with my granddaughter and my grandson) i started to work to SoS

 

Add some decorations

 

 

also some plywood parts

 

 

 

[cristikc]

Had to modify a lot the brass parts, that don't feet well

 

some small problems

 

testing the "galion" but not clear the picture...

 

some more parts added