HMS Dragon 1760 by Siggi52 - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - English 74-Gun ship

[jose_b]

They're vey nice. It'll be very useful a step by step of the lanterns construction.

[Pirate adam]

Fantastic work!  The colors are a nice contrast to some of the other models in natural wood (which also look fantastic of course!)

[dgbot]

Nice job Siggi, How did you make your lanterns inquiring minds would like to know.

David B 

[Siggi52]

Hello,

 

I'm sorry, but I did't take pictures of the whole process of making the lanterns. I did it some pictures of the first version, that I skipped. 

 

First I turned a acrylic cone, then filed the sides flat and make with a hacksaw and fine needle files slots for the window frames, which I build with 0,5 mm and 1 mm copper wire. In this version I filed also the wire flat, but here I filled also sometimes in the acrylic and that was't so good. That was it mostly. For the next version I build in more details, but that is up to everyone.

 

 

 

 

I think the rest is't so difficult for you that I must describe it.

 

Regards,

Siggi

Edited January 21, 2016 by Siggi52

[Mirabell61]

one of my favorites Siggi,

 

those views of the stern, also the lanterns, from deck, from aft and quarter aft are fantastic...

superb handcraft work...

 

Nils

[Siggi52]

Hello,

 

after I worked for the last two weeks with magnifying glasses at the lantern, I would build something I could see without them. So I started with the stand for the Dragon, when I got the ordered hood last Monday.

 

 

After some more layers of lacquer, the case is mostly ready for the ship.

 

Regards,

Siggi

[Flamborough]

Hello Siggi,

looks nice what kind of wood did you use it look very noble like it very much !!

 

Monty

Edited January 24, 2016 by Flamborough

[Siggi52]

Hello,

 

for those who wanted to know what kind of wood I used for the stand, it's birds-eye maple.

 

The last days I have forged the cranes and glued them on. Now I'm on warpath with them. If you only look hard at them, they fall over 

But during the glue hardens out, I made the water surface for the display.

 

 

 

 

In the background you can see the chaos in my workshop. But that are the worst spots, really 

I think when I'm ready with my ship, I have to sort and clean up my workshop.

 

Regards,

Siggi

[albert]

Very nice masterpiece, fantastic ship model.

[Beef Wellington]

I love everything about what you have done here Siggi, the beautiful wood choice for the case, the waterline display style and of course 'Dragon' the centerpiece looks even more amazing.  Well done sir!

[mtaylor]

I like that "water" idea for a display, Siggi.  It will be breathtaking to see it all put together.  

[Alex M]

Hello Sigi,

 

wonderfull, fantastic model! Very fine work!

 

Alex

[druxey]

The model looks terrific, Siggi!

[CaptainSteve]

Bravo, Siggi !!

[Siggi52]

Thank you, thank you, thank you 

 

now also the cranes are ready and with them the ship   I have the ship ready, I can't believe it. After four years of building! 

 

 

To say something more about the cranes. The only information about them I found in Goodwin's: Construction and fitting...at page 211. Here he says, that the cranes where introduced for all in 1746 and where covered with a tarred canvas screen. After 1770 where the nettings introduced. So no in my time.

 

 

Building models with a water surface I did before. The first was the Cutty Sark from Revell, I build in 1984.

 

 

and a second, the Alert after a plan from Lisci I build in 1989. That was my last ( but not first scratch build) model I build.

 

 

 

Regards,

Siggi

 

 

[mtaylor]

Beautiful ships, Siggi.  The water makes a great display.

[Flamborough]

Hello Siggi,

now I think we all wait for the ready ship in the case !  Please pics, pics, pics    

 

Flamborough

[druxey]

Congratulations on completing Dragon, Siggi! She looks terrific and those delicate hammock cranes are very neatly done.

[AnobiumPunctatum]

Congrats, Siggi. I love the coloring of your model. It's exactly what I like to do on my sloop.

I hope you show us a lot of pictures of the finished model in her case.

[dvm27]

Just marvellous, Siggi. It reflects very favorably on Georgian/Navy Board contemporary models in museums. What's next in the Siggi shipyard?

[Siggi52]

Hello,

 

thank you so much for your complements. At the moment I'm working at the show case and that could take a little time.

 

Yesterday was the great clean up. I had the great advantage that the ship is open to the front, but how did you doe that with a complete ship? There was a lot of dust at all decks 

 

 

I don't really know what comes next at the shipyard. I thought that I would build the captains barge next winter, but before I start I have to spy at druxey's blog how to do it 

 

Regards,

Siggi

Edited January 29, 2016 by Siggi52

[Mike Y]

Incredible! Looking forward for the high quality photos of a finished model, and of course for the exciting build log of the next one

[cog]

Sigi,

 

A truely magnificent and wounderful build!

 

On the subject of boats/barge ... Besides Druxy's build you could have a look at this one too http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/1029-la-cr%C3%A9ole-by-archjofo-scale-148-french-corvette-of-1827-scratch-build/page-21#entry323316 Archjofo (Johann) build a few in defferent sizes

 

Cheers

Edited January 31, 2016 by cog

[SJSoane]

 

Hi Siggi,

 

I have been away from the website and the shop for some time, due to family and work issues. I just had a chance to read the rest of your build log, and I am delighted to see that you have completed the Dragon!

 

It is an exceptional project, congratulations.

 

I look forward to learning from your build as I reach similar stages of my Bellona build.

 

Best wishes,

 

Mark

[Siggi52]

Thank you all for your complements and nice words.

 

At the moment I'm still busy with the display and then I have a lot of vacation from the shipyard. All the Saturday's and Sunday's I have  worked during the last years 

 

Thanks for that link Carl, that is still another way to build these small boats. But what he builds is really terrifying. 

 

Mark, your Bellona is super and all what you have to learn is, to build things without machines by hand. All other things I think you know already. I made so manny mistakes, things I did't know and so on. The list is long, but I learned also during the build. Some things from the start I would do now in a different way, but it's ok. So please don't give up.

 

Regards,

Siggi

[cog]

 

Thanks for that link Carl, that is still another way to build these small boats. But what he builds is really terrifying. 

 

It is, isn't it ... but it certainly is inspirational ... I might just get to build one of those in that way (in the distant future)

 

Cheers

[Siggi52]

Carl, don't wait to long starting such a project, or you would't see it finished 

 

Regards,

Siggi

[Siggi52]

Hello,

 

now it is done, the ship is in his case.

The only thing that is left, is to connect the LED's in front of the ship with the switch and the battery. 

 

Regards,

Siggi

[Siggi52]

Thank you Robin.

 

Here now some pictures with the ship at his final place and with lights on 

In reality the light is not so bright, that comes at the pictures because I had the shutter of the camera open from 1-4 sec. But it's bright enough that you could see most parts inside (also the rest of the dust )

 

Regards,

Siggi

[albert]

Wonderfull ship model, Siggi.