Korean Turtle War Ship by wim500 - FINISHED - Young Modeler - scale 1/65 - wood

[Adrieke]

hi Wim very n ice progress

 

what i found is the best way to hide gaps is by instead of making the meeting ends staight put them angled so they cover eachother a bit that way you can clamp them better and afterwards a bit of sanding wil make it almost invisible

[wim500]

Hello Adrieke,

Thanks for your advice, I've done that on the outside and it's better than this innerside.

That's the charm of modeling ships, always seeking for solutions .

[Adrieke]

no worries Wim

its a big part of the fun figuring out new things to make it look better

[john46]

Very nice Wim. I am sure you will concurr any problem. Looking forward to further pics (next week).

 

Regards,

John

[MSzwarc]

Looking good, Wim. I found the tail structure to be the most poorly designed part of the smaller kit. Very aggravating to try to get the two tail fin pieces shaped, attached, and properly lined up.

[wim500]

Thanks for your comments .

 

@Mike,

The tail structure is indeed poorly designed compared to the hull. I managed to line up both tails in the meanwhile.

[DSiemens]

This has got to be one of the coolest ships I've seen on MSW.  Props to you for building it.  It's looking great keep it up.  

[wim500]

Thans Daniel for looking in.

 

The cherry was more easy to bend than I thought.

Placing the deck on the hull. Needed some creative clamping.

 

 

And without clamps.

 

[john46]

She looks impressive already, Nice job Wim.

 

Regards,

John

[Adrieke]

very nice indeed

 

can i ask what all the lines are on the deck ?

[wim500]

Thanks for looking in John and Adrieke.

@Adrieke

Those lines are preprinted deckplanks.

[Adrieke]

thanks WIm. i thought it would be something like that

[wim500]

No problem, normally I don't like the preprinted parts, but this one seems to be well and useful.

[gjdale]

Just found your log Wim. What an interesting subject to model! Looks like you're doing a fine job. I look forward to following your build.

[wim500]

Thanks for looking in Grant.

I hope to give an update next week .

[Tophog]

I am very excited to see this build. This is a kit I have seen several times and had been very tempted to purchase. I have also seen the documentary on this as well and have always been interested in the nautical history of the south East Asia area. I will be watching this very closely. So far it is a beauty.

 

[Anja]

Hello Wim,

 

Very Nice! It looks good. And congratulations on lining up both tails.

Looking forward to your progress.

 

Take care,

 

Anja

Edited April 11, 2013 by Anja

[wim500]

Hello Anja,

 

Thanks for looking in.

At the moment no update, because the Creole Queen needs some attention too .

[wim500]

After a really long BREAK I continued the build last months and made some progress.

It will be more pictures than text. If there are any questions dont hesitate

 

Working on her tail:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Blackening the metal parts.

The ship will be 'overloaded' by metal parts. Hope it wont sink.....

 

 

 

Heliview:

 

Firs metal parts. It looks Wow imo.

 

 

Building roars:

 

One side with roars finished:

 

This is as far as the build is at the moment.

 

Thanks for looking in.

[GuntherMT]

Never seen this one before, looking great.

[wim500]

Thanks Brian.

 

When I started this build another build of this model was on its end on this forum.

It was a great build I must say!

[BRiddoch]

Glad to see you back. I wondered what happened to you. It was only 2 years.

 

Bob R.

[riverboat]

Hi Wim....really nice to see you back and a great choice of a  ship to work on, I've always liked your work .so I'll be following along.

Thers a good Korean movie called  The Admiral: Roaring currents. . .  their secret ship was a turtle ship .ck it out if you get the chance, it's agreat movie

 

Frank

 

P.S. that movie is on Netflix, if you have it,just go to search and type in Korean movies.

Edited October 21, 2015 by riverboat

[donrobinson]

^{Very interesting build, real nice work}

[wim500]

Thanks for the warm welcome back

 

There were reasons not building, but now back in business.

 

@Frank

I have heard about that movie..no Netflix, but I will searching for it.

[rcmdrvr]

There are two versions of this model on Amazon.  One is 1/100 scale and the other, more expensive, is 1/65 scale.  Is your kit one of these.

[ScottRC]

Hi Wim,

 

I just came across your build and was extremely interested and impressed.  I have been hosting a pair of Korean college kids and they gave me the small Geobukseon kit as a gift.  I built it and was now interested in someday doing a more scale version.  So your build log has my complete attention.

 

Also watched the "Admiral", very good movie and a must watch if building this subject.  We all hear about the European and Mediterranean naval engagements and ship design, but the Asian conflicts and navel design not so much. 

 

Regards,

Scott

Edited October 22, 2015 by ScottRC

[wim500]

@avsgerome2003

Thanks for looking in

 

@LA Don

This model is the 1/65 one, but at the time I bought this one it was not available at Amazon, only in South Korea. Still remembering  shipping, customs and tax price.....

 

@Scott

Very nice gift from Korea you got from kids. You are ready for Japanese fleet to battle.

[wim500]

Just ordered "The Admiral" on DVD, cannot wait to see it...

 

Both side roars are placed, so second deck could be glued.

In the middle there is a jig, which was in the kit.

It is intented to obtain the right shape in the roof.

 

Two planks over the jig.

 

 

 

Some guns and fences on second deck and removed jig.

 

Normally you only plank the hull...now roof too.

 

 

First planking.

 

Thanks for looking in.

[dgbot]

Just finished going through your log Wim, you are doing a fantastic job. I came across the Turtle Ship while reading the NRG Journal if my memory still works. This is the first model I have seen built. I did notknow there was a kit of it out there. Keep up the good work.
David B

Edited October 25, 2015 by dgbot