ROYAL CAROLINE 1749 by Doris - 1:40 - CARD

[WackoWolf]

Your students are very lucky to have you as there teacher. The learning and advice that you can offer them is worth its weight in gold. I enjoy watching your builds since I first became a member of MSW 1 back in 2008 and since then you never let me down, I am always amaze at your talent and work. Thank you for coming back. Keep the pictures coming.

[shipmodel]

Doris -

 

I am somewhat new to the MSW site and still working my way through all of the wonderful build logs.  Yours is one of the best.  Thank you for sharing your progress.  I will follow it with interest.

 

Be well

 

Dan Pariser

[Dan Vadas]

Hi Doris,

 

I'd always thought your models were excellent until I clicked on one of the pics above of the carvings in the bow - the High Resolution pic looks ..... INCREDIBLE . That's WAY beyond excellent.

 

  Danny

[DORIS]

Hello dear friends,
I am very privileged reading your words and recognition. Thank you very much for your comments, i appreciate them a lot.
 

 

Very nice details and scientific approach on the draft scale. Noted you had 30 cm snow, thats a real white easter !

 

Regards,

John

Hello John,

I prefer to make more realistic models to express admiration to our ancestors who were able to build these beautiful ships and sail with them on the sea. I am very grateful to all people, who give me useful advices to achieve more realistic and better result.

And this year we had really white Easter. It was snowing during all day and in the evening there was almost 50 cm of snow. The pics on Czech forum comes from the morning (with only 30cm of snow).

 

 

Your students are very lucky to have you as there teacher. The learning and advice that you can offer them is worth its weight in gold. I enjoy watching your builds since I first became a member of MSW 1 back in 2008 and since then you never let me down, I am always amaze at your talent and work. Thank you for coming back. Keep the pictures coming.

I am really pleased, i can share my hobby with other people.  I also find here a lot of great models and inspiration in various threads. And BTW - I want to improve my English - sometimes it is difficult to find the right terms and describe exactly all things..... So excuse please my mistakes.
 

 

Doris -

 

I am somewhat new to the MSW site and still working my way through all of the wonderful build logs.  Yours is one of the best.  Thank you for sharing your progress.  I will follow it with interest.

 

Be well

 

Dan Pariser

Thank you for you kind words. I will be working on Royal Caroline at least another year and i am going to bring tutorials, how to create various things on the model.

 

 

Hi Doris,

 

I'd always thought your models were excellent until I clicked on one of the pics above of the carvings in the bow - the High Resolution pic looks ..... INCREDIBLE . That's WAY beyond excellent.

 

  Danny

Hello Dany,

I am honoured, you like my sculpting. In this scale (1/40) it is more enjoyable making details insluding sculpting. I learned and trained a lot during Sovereign of the seas scratch build - there i had to create about 2200pieces of gilded ornaments and sculptures. I wanted to continue with this work (i really like it) on my next project, so i decided to build Royal Caroline - she has also extensive decoration.

 

Best regards,

Doris

Edited April 8, 2013 by DORIS

[DORIS]

And here are some new pics from the progress:

[Dan Vadas]

I will be working on Royal Caroline at least another year and i am going to bring tutorials, how to create various things on the model.

 

YES PLEASE - all your Tutorials on how you make those (words fail me - brilliant, superb, etc etc) Carving moldings were lost in the Crash. We'd love to see your method again - along with all the other great tips you had on before.

 

By the way - your English is very good ... a lot better than my Czech (I don't know one word of Czech ).

 

  Danny

[DORIS]

 

The companionway (the longer and brighter are purchased as a complete part, the darker are made by me)

The lower part of the chimney in the final color:

[Sjors]

There is the WOW factor again…….

 

[DORIS]

Thank you for your comments, Danny and Sjors.

To Danny:  No problem to explain how I create this or that. I usually take some pics (sometimes videos) from the process - it is better to understand the tutorial and description.

 

After two days of careful work i have finished the capstan - it is made according to plans from the book Anatomy of Royal Caroline.

I used wood (nut), card and self-adhesive foils (with wooden and gilded look - for the star on the top). The nail heads are created with thick colour ( gun metal + flat black - mini acrylic paint from Tamiya). For application I use a metal tip from micro-pencil (0,3mm).
 

 

Edited April 9, 2013 by DORIS

[john46]

Again, an accurate beauty Doris.

 

Regards,

John

[amateur]

That's a nice one!

Is it from cardboard, of is it wood you use for these deck-details?

 

Jan

[archjofo]

 

 

Again, a fantastic performance, Doris.

[Anja]

Beautifully done Doris. That's a very neat capstan.

 

Take care,

 

Anja

[channell]

Not just wow but holy freaking %#@! wow! I just walked through the thread and I've never seen anything like it!

[Grizzly660]

Holy sh8888888t.  Are you using a 3-d Printer???

This is amazing and mind boggling.

Edited April 10, 2013 by Grizzly660

[WackoWolf]

Karl I wish to Thank you for the pictures, I have seen them before but never save them ( this time I made sure I did ). The man is a Master Ship Builder.

 

Doris, I also still have a hard time believing that this is card. From your pictures you make it look to easy and as we all know it isn't. You are outstanding in every way with your builds. Thank you for sharing. Keep the pictures coming, I will always be watching.

[riverboat]

Hi Doris.......  I'm just flabergasted everytime I look at your work, you'er amazing....

Frank

[Blue Ensign]

It is a joy to see your updates Doris, just love your crew figures.

 

Regards,

 

B.E.

[DORIS]

Hello dear friends!

Thank you very much for your comments and kind words, that´s a great honour for me and also a large motivation and commitment

to build my models as well as possible to be worthy of your words.

For making models I use mostly card/paper (I prefer it, because i have a lot of experience with this material and do not need any special tools). Some details are made of wood (nut or fruit trees) to reach more solid/stronger result or sometimes it looks better and the work is easier than using paper. For example the lower part of capstan is wooden

but the upper round part is completely made of paper and finished with self-adhesive foils that look like a real wood. The star on the top is also made of foil.

The base under the capstan is made of card and also modified by wooden-look foils. The small wedges on the base are wooden.

 

Crew members and all decoration on the model are hand made from modeling clay (FIMO). I do not use 3D printer ( but it is perfect machine, i know...). I prefer (and i like it more) to create anything on the model by my own. I know, there are mistakes and things i should improve, so I have still motivation to search new ways and techniques.....
I have no special tools and workroom, so I try to use the simplest way and process as possible.  Here are most of my tools and things i use for making models:

 

 

 

 

Kind regards,

Doris

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Edited April 11, 2013 by DORIS

[Blue Ensign]

I don't know whether to laugh or cry Doris, here's me with enough hardware to start an engineering factory, and you produce such wonderments with a small selection of hand craft tools.

 

Marvellous stuff.

 

Regards and much respect.

 

B.E.

[ianmajor]

Doris,

 

I am at one with BE. The small number of tools you use compared to mine put me to shame. I think you demonstrate the importance of a good imagination when determining how to tackle a task.

 

You remind me of an artist teacher friend of mine. His artistic flair means he, like you, can produce masterful work with very basic materials, particularly when handling different paint pigments to get the right colours. I fear this is an ability that is inherited rather than learnt so I will have to continue with my trunk full of tools!

 

Ian M.

[DORIS]

Hello dear friends,

I appreciate your comments a lot and thank you for your support. It is sometimes hard to make various things of wood or metal without suitable tools. So i prefer to use card/ paper as a main material for my models.

BUT, for my models I naturally need some accessories made of wood and here i cooperate with people who offer CNC accessories in a high quality for ship models.

Here are some accessories that I bought in our country from Radek Beseda.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

He also sends these CNC blocks and other things and models to foreign countries, so if you are interested, you can look through his web pages and contact him. I am very satisfied with his approach and willingness.

 

http://www.radekshipmodels.cz/en/

http://www.radekshipmodels.cz/en/list-of-kits-and-accessories/accessory---blocks

Edited April 24, 2013 by DORIS

[DORIS]

And now Royal Caroline...

I have finished another extension before the main cabin and made again the gilded crowns on the doors ( the new ones are better i suppose...  ) and also finished the hand pumps.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DORIS]

I decided to make new and nicer crowns:

[slagoon]

as always, beautiful work.

[Kevin]

such lovely work

[DORIS]

The hand pumps are modified compared to plans. I made them according to advice and a picture, that sent me Captain KL., who helps me to achieve more realistic result.

http://modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=177&t=68385&start=510#p1445380

 

There was a too little space between pumps and the walls/corners (refer the picture from Anatomy of RC).

 

 

Modified handpump:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[DORIS]

And the work continues with catheads including decoration....There are also finished holes for anchor ropes.

 

 

 

 

Catheads:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Blue Ensign]

It gives me great pleasure each time I see your latest update Doris, those crowns are a  much nicer version.

 

Regards,

 

B.E.

[DORIS]

And the best in the end - of course the decoration...

before baking:

after baking and painting ( gold Testors enamel + patina):