Another completed model, this time it's a Chinese kit by Shicheng. I suppose that the kit copies the Turkish model by Fatih Karalar (which was in the 1:36 scale). In turn, Mr. Karalar's model is based on a 19th century engraving from the “Souvenirs de Marine” book. As additional sources I used various paintings and watercolours by Amedeo Preziosi and the K-H Marquardt's book “Bemastung und Takelung von Schiffen des 18. Jahrhunderts “.
I made the following changes in the kit:
1) Added two bulkheads afore and abaft the open part of the hull, since they are in the historical design;
2) Added waterways and drain-holes;
3) Modified the rigging;
4) Added some goods in the hold;
5) The ornaments are laser-cut from veneer. I designed them myself, using as reference the pictures of Sultan kayaks I took in the Istanbul Maritime museum.
The sailors' figures are made from polymer clay and it's my first attempt to create something like this.
I made the following changes in the kit:
1) Added two bulkheads afore and abaft the open part of the hull, since they are in the historical design;
2) Added waterways and drain-holes;
3) Modified the rigging;
4) Added some goods in the hold;
5) The ornaments are laser-cut from veneer. I designed them myself, using as reference the pictures of Sultan kayaks I took in the Istanbul Maritime museum.
The sailors' figures are made from polymer clay and it's my first attempt to create something like this.
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