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My ship model during construction
Sep 8, 2022 08:57:56 #
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Sep 8, 2022 09:22:47 #
Awesome job and a beautiful model. I bought similar models for my Dad who spent the last 15 of his 95 years building them. He finished with the Victory. I photographed them all and printed a book that all of his family now enjoys.
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Sep 8, 2022 09:31:50 #
Sep 8, 2022 09:36:22 #
What a spectacular model! You must have much steadier hands than I. Any guesstimate on how many man hours you have invested in this project? I hope you've prepared a very special place in your home for display when finished.
Sep 8, 2022 09:59:54 #
Sep 8, 2022 10:08:32 #
Bravo..! Impressive craftsmanship and attention to the smallest of details.
Sep 8, 2022 10:14:53 #
Sep 8, 2022 10:28:37 #
StanMac
Loc: Tennessee
Pstrykacz wrote:
After many years, I am now finally installing yards and sails on my model of a French 74 gun ship from 1780. Scale is 1:48.
Very tedious and time consuming work!
This is a 3D pic. Cross your eyes to see a third pic in between of those two - the third one will be stereoscopic (3D).
Very tedious and time consuming work!
This is a 3D pic. Cross your eyes to see a third pic in between of those two - the third one will be stereoscopic (3D).
Astounding detail in that ship model! I envy your patience and perseverance on this model.
The 3D effect is very effective.
Stan
Sep 8, 2022 10:29:30 #
Many thanks, Everyone, for the words of encouragement!
To answer some questions, no, I did not count hours of my work, like some do. I've been working on it for the last 20 years, with extended periods of inactivity in between, some shorter and some longer. So, I don't know, how long it is taking me alltogether. Probably, if I add it together, perhaps about 8 or 9 years, so far...
The ship has no specific name. Per the author of the 4 volume monography on the topic, Jean Boudriot, this ship represents rather a specific class of warships that existed at that time - it is a 74 gun ship, double decker, third rate sailing ship of the French navy from the end of the XVIII century. Many such vessels have existed under specific names (with minor differences).
An eqivalent of a contemporary cruiser in modern navies.
The model is not built from a kit, everything is scratchbuilt. The wood is primarily cherry, the frames (ribs) from walnut, some smallest details (blocks and decorative scrolls on the bow and stern) are from boxwood, wales are from black ebony. I photoetched from a brass sheet some decorative ballusters and railings on the stern. Sails are from thin cotton muslin, sewn on a sewing machine (stitches 0.8 mm). Ropes (lines) are twisted on a ropewalk from cotton threads of various thicknesses and colors.
The model is only partially planked on purpose, to show internal structures - this scheme is the so called Admiralty type of a model, popular in Great Britain and elsewhere.
I still don't have a glass case for my model, am not sure where exactly it will be placed in my house, but these thoughts are still in the future, so I am not too preoccupied with them now...
Thanks again, everyone! I am glad you enjoyed the pic. :-)
To answer some questions, no, I did not count hours of my work, like some do. I've been working on it for the last 20 years, with extended periods of inactivity in between, some shorter and some longer. So, I don't know, how long it is taking me alltogether. Probably, if I add it together, perhaps about 8 or 9 years, so far...
The ship has no specific name. Per the author of the 4 volume monography on the topic, Jean Boudriot, this ship represents rather a specific class of warships that existed at that time - it is a 74 gun ship, double decker, third rate sailing ship of the French navy from the end of the XVIII century. Many such vessels have existed under specific names (with minor differences).
An eqivalent of a contemporary cruiser in modern navies.
The model is not built from a kit, everything is scratchbuilt. The wood is primarily cherry, the frames (ribs) from walnut, some smallest details (blocks and decorative scrolls on the bow and stern) are from boxwood, wales are from black ebony. I photoetched from a brass sheet some decorative ballusters and railings on the stern. Sails are from thin cotton muslin, sewn on a sewing machine (stitches 0.8 mm). Ropes (lines) are twisted on a ropewalk from cotton threads of various thicknesses and colors.
The model is only partially planked on purpose, to show internal structures - this scheme is the so called Admiralty type of a model, popular in Great Britain and elsewhere.
I still don't have a glass case for my model, am not sure where exactly it will be placed in my house, but these thoughts are still in the future, so I am not too preoccupied with them now...
Thanks again, everyone! I am glad you enjoyed the pic. :-)
Sep 8, 2022 11:04:10 #
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Sep 8, 2022 11:14:26 #
Sep 8, 2022 11:54:57 #
That is awesome! I used to build smaller-scale models of Clipper ships but nothing on the magnitude or scale of this! Most impressive and truly a labor of love.
Sep 8, 2022 12:42:16 #
Sep 8, 2022 13:00:36 #
gray_ghost2 wrote:
Will it float or just be on display?
This type of a model is not intended to go into water - it would fall apart, since parts are glued with ordinary wood glue and the hull is only partially planked and not water tight.
(There are similar models intended to float and sail (radio-controlled), but the technique of building them is totally different...)
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