DORIS Posted February 28, 2013 Share #1 Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) Hello dear friends , in summer 2012 I have started a scratch build of HMY Royal Caroline 1749 in a scale 1/40. The model is made of card (mainly) and other materials (modeling clay, wood, self-adhesive foils etc.). I will proceed according to plans from the book Anatomy of the ship, which are quite detailed and nicely designed. Other documents and information come from foreign literature, which describes construction, fitting and rigging of ships from this period. Because I want to build a realistic model of the RC as possible, I will be grateful for any comments and suggestions, which could help me to achieve that result. I chose Royal Caroline mainly for her sleek lines and beautiful sculptural decoration, and also because finally I will not have to make so many cannons as on the previous models.... One of the most realistic painting of HMY Royal Caroline and peregrine (second picture) by John Cleveley The Elder Full report of my work is here: http://modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=177&t=68385#p1324089 For sailing ships lovers - here is a video with my best sailing ships; HMS Bellona and HMS Victory (modified) come from polish manufacturer Shipyard, Sovereign of the seas is my own scratch build. All these models are made of card. Enjoy it: Kind regards, Doris Edited February 28, 2013 by DORIS coxswain, YaRus, FrankWouts and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share #2 Posted February 28, 2013 Hull construction Dida, Leo-zd, tasmanian and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share #3 Posted February 28, 2013 Hull reinforcement is made of wood and card FrankWouts, JesseLee, avsjerome2003 and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share #4 Posted February 28, 2013 Jeronimo, itsme74, FrankWouts and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share #5 Posted February 28, 2013 Deck planking (I use strips from self-adhesive foils with wooden grain): Hull reinforcement complete: First layer of hull planking: Leo-zd, Jeronimo, gieb8688 and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share #6 Posted February 28, 2013 Archi, Jeronimo, Farbror Fartyg and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted February 28, 2013 Hull planking - first layer: And after grinding: Archi, harvey1847, JesseLee and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted February 28, 2013 Author Share #8 Posted February 28, 2013 Hull planking - second layer from stripes (I used again 1mm thick card): Second layer after grinding: paulduggan21, druxey, Archi and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted February 28, 2013 Share #9 Posted February 28, 2013 You are a fine artist Doris and a true inspiration to all model makers. I am pleased to see your work once again. B.E. FrankWouts, Kon, DORIS and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 28, 2013 Share #10 Posted February 28, 2013 Still struggling with the idea that this is paper Jan avsjerome2003, coxswain, WackoWolf and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john46 Posted February 28, 2013 Share #11 Posted February 28, 2013 Hi Doris, As always, breathless admiration for your work. Will follow your built with pleasure. Regards, John avsjerome2003, FrankWouts, Tigerdvr and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted February 28, 2013 Share #12 Posted February 28, 2013 Doris it is great to be following along with this build. Your model building skills are are amazing and inspirational I am so glad that you are sharing this build with us. Michael avsjerome2003, DORIS and FrankWouts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted February 28, 2013 Share #13 Posted February 28, 2013 Thanks for coming back, Doris. Your paper/card models are amazing. FrankWouts, Jaxboat, Jeronimo and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeronimo Posted February 28, 2013 Share #14 Posted February 28, 2013 Hello Doris. Enter Google Search Ivan Trtanj Results of the best model ship builder in Germany with many models, including the Royal Caroline. I know Ivan Trtanj personally, very nice Person and open to question on shipbuilding. Regards Karl Sorry, Google-Translation DORIS, Shipyard sid, avsjerome2003 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeronimo Posted February 28, 2013 Share #15 Posted February 28, 2013 Hello Doris. Pictures of Ivan Trtanj and Royal Caroline. Regards Karl harvey1847, druxey, coxswain and 21 others 24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 1, 2013 Share #16 Posted March 1, 2013 Doris, Thank you for sharing this with us. I look forward to following along and watching a master at work. FrankWouts and Shipyard sid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted March 1, 2013 Share #17 Posted March 1, 2013 Klaus I'm still picking my jaw up off the floor!! What scale is that? Michael FrankWouts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WackoWolf Posted March 1, 2013 Share #18 Posted March 1, 2013 Doris, I am also glad that you are back. You make us all sit back and wondering if it is paper, wood or the real thing. Thanks for coming back. FrankWouts, DORIS and dwebber 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share #19 Posted March 1, 2013 Hello dear friends! Thank you very much for your comments and kind words, I appreciate it a lot and I am really very honoured to be here together with you. Also thank you, Karl, for a great inspiration of awesome models and carvings by Ivan Trtanj. His work is absolutely outstanding and amazing. I have known this artist some time and admire him a lot. Kind regards Doris FrankWouts and Jeronimo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share #20 Posted March 1, 2013 And now, how I continued with Royal Caroline..... Third layer of card stripes - this was a last solid layer before finishing: After another grinding the hull was airbrushed by acrylic body spray/surfacer (intended for cars): For the finishing I used self-adhesive foils.... SawdustDave, itsme74, 3qq and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share #21 Posted March 1, 2013 (edited) For planking there are used stripes cut out from self-adhesive foils with wooden look: Edited March 1, 2013 by DORIS itsme74, Nightquest1000, Jeronimo and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share #22 Posted March 1, 2013 The planking (made of foil stripes) was finally improved by painting (I use Tamiya acrylic paint): I decided to create treenails (used on English ships). On my model they are painted by 0,3mm wide tip of a micro-pencil. All are painted by Tamiya colours. The pencil tip was every time dipped into thin paint and after that was made one treenail on the hull planking. garyshipwright, Archi, JesseLee and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share #23 Posted March 1, 2013 The hull before painting of the upper part: FrankWouts, Archi, JesseLee and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share #24 Posted March 1, 2013 The real RC had blue/turquoise upper part of the hull, so I used the same colour on my model: Before painting - the base is made of pale foil strips with wooden grain: JesseLee, FrankWouts, SawdustDave and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share #25 Posted March 1, 2013 The work continues on planking the inside of the hull and interior of cabins, also there were added some parts on the bow and stern: Lower part of the stern was probably decorated with paintings. On my model the paintings are hand-made using Tamiya colours as usually..... Jeronimo, JesseLee, FrankWouts and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share #26 Posted March 1, 2013 Later the background was repainted into pale blue colour, this should be more realistic according to the real ship. JesseLee, Jeronimo, garyshipwright and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share #27 Posted March 1, 2013 I started to make first sculptures and decorations for the front bulkhead of main cabin. They were made of modelling clay as at my previous models. .....after baking in the oven ( temperature at 150°C): .....and after painting: FrankWouts, jms777, SawdustDave and 14 others 17 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slagoon Posted March 1, 2013 Share #28 Posted March 1, 2013 I love the detail on the lion/unicorn- still can't get over that this is paper. You are an artist! FrankWouts and Chasseur 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DORIS Posted March 1, 2013 Author Share #29 Posted March 1, 2013 Other decorations..... all is hand made from modeling clay: Nightquest1000, gieb8688, JesseLee and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted March 1, 2013 Share #30 Posted March 1, 2013 Now that is a unicorn! Sculpting a 1,5 cm long unicorn. That's amazing! (or in your case I could also say: it's up to your usual, unbelievably high standard ) Jan FrankWouts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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