Russian brig Olimp, 1817, kit of the company ShipWorks, 1:96

[Bonden]

Hello everyone,

I have started a new project. It is the Russian brig Olimp, a kit from the Russian company Shipworks, in 1/96 scale.
The kit looks really good, the building instructions are very well illustrated, especially for the rigging.
Some of the parts are laser cut, the rest have to be cut out.
I have already finished the hull. For the underwater hull, the kit provides red paint. This looks funny and is certainly to represent the copper plating. Therefore, I bought copper foil and copper the hull.
After the first layer with planks I putty and sanded. The planks of the second layer had to be cut out. They also fit very well. I painted the hull with acrylic paint before coppering. This allows individual copper plates to come off well if they need to be corrected.



Also in this build report: The English language and I are unfortunately not the best friends. I use DeepL to translate. If what I write here sounds a bit bumpy, don't be angry with me.

 

[Uwek]

Hallo my friend,
I am very happy, that you decided to share also this interesting project with us - Many Thanks for this
I am looking forward to see your progress
and by the way, the english translating tool is doing a very good job !

 

[Jimsky]

Welcome back, and I also want to thank you for sharing your new cardboard protect with us. Reserving the seat to follow along with your build.

 

[Bonden]

Hello and thank you for the likes and the nice comments. Yesterday I also finished the starboard side. I had a real "run" - suddenly I was done.
But now it's off to the lowlands of cardboard model building - normal filigree cutting out and things like that. And I still have a lot of respect for that. Wish me luck!

 

[Uwek]

WE all wish you luck, but you do not need big luck for your work - with your knowledge and experience.......
Nevertheless I am crossing the fingers and drücke alle Daumen for successful and enjoyable modeling time

 

[Iterum]

We do wish you luck - and remember to get rid of any finger prints on the Cu-plating by alcohol and than cover the cleaned surface with a clear laque to avoid any further dirt to come on this delicate surface. The colour will alter under the coat of clear laque into the right shade sayed zu Mondfeld.

 

[Stutzi]

Nice start but are you sure the hull was coated in copper?
Indeed, to my knowledge, this protection was only necessary for ships sailing in the warm waters of the southern seas.
For a Russian ship sailing in the Baltic, North Sea or Black Sea, was this necessary?

 

[Bluebeard]

Borden
You are a master when it comes to paper models.
I dont know how you do it but all of your models look fantastic and very elegantly presentable.

 

[Bonden]

Nice start but are you sure the hull was coated in copper?
Indeed, to my knowledge, this protection was only necessary for ships sailing in the warm waters of the southern seas.
For a Russian ship sailing in the Baltic, North Sea or Black Sea, was this necessary?

An interesting consideration. My thoughts are like this: After all, copper plating does not only protect against the evil worm in the South Seas. It also reduces the infestation of algae and mussels, which also exist in northern waters. In addition, Russia has always been a trading power, so the large merchant fleets had to be provided with an escort. When a warship is built, who knows where it will go later? And Russia, this large country rich in raw materials, certainly has plenty of copper.

 

[Uwek]

Russian ships were also used in the Black Sea, Dardanelles and also in the mediterenian sea, so in much warmer areas.
A good example was the Battle of Navarino, in 1825 , but also much earlier

Battle of Navarino - Wikipedia

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Here the russian Brig Mercury was attacked by two turkish ships - btw: This brig was launched in the same time like your Olimp

Russian brig Merkurii - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Brig "Mercury" Attacked by Two Turkish Ships - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

and definitely in 1817 the ships were in principle using copper plating - so I guess it is correct to copper the model

 

[Bonden]

Ah, very interesting, thank you, @Uwek ! But I still decided to start building the ship again. Even if the Olimp was coppered - the parts of the planks colored red in the kit do not correspond to the correct coppering. The upper edge, i.e. the wake line, should be parallel to the keel, which it is not here. Look at the picture above where the Olimp is in front of my Mercury.
There are a few other little things that I don't like, so I decided to start the build over. If you're not really happy with what you've created, don't continue. Fortunately, this kit costs very little money. I have already ordered a new kit.

 

[Bonden]

You know what's really funny? Every day I see a shelf here in my apartment where, among many other things, there is a kit from the Amati company for the Russian brig Mercury. My sweetheart wants to build the ship when she's done with her HMS Victory. And today I looked in the building instructions - she is a sister ship of the Olimp. The same copper plating, the same wake.
But anyway - I'll start again. And, btw: Now I have even more detailed construction plans! This opens up unimagined possibilities...

 

[Uwek]

I am happy that i gave you a tip with mentioning the Mercury….. although it was by „accident“

 

[Uwek]

and?
my friend - I am just curious to see and hear what is the actual status of your project?

 

[Bonden]

and?
my friend - I am just curious to see and hear what is the actual status of your project?

In patience the Jedi must practice.

It's my turn, but it will take a while until I can show something new here again. But soon, I promise!

 

[Bryian]

Just catching up on your build log. Excellent work.

 

[Bonden]

Hello everyone, there has been a lot going on here at my yard. As I have already announced, I have started the construction of the model all over again. Fortunately, the kit costs very little money. And I now have the advantage of having all the parts twice. At least the ones that are beyond the "version 1.0" level.
I'll let the pictures do the talking now; you can see the construction of the first dinghy and some things that fill the deck.

A little tip: Take a quick look at the three pictures that you first think are always the same, i.e. the ones with the rudder wheel, one after the other...

 

[Bonden]

Then it was the turn of the Galion. And at the end there was (Hurra!) another demolition - I had slept a bit during the assembly, it seems.

 

[Uwek]

Very good work - I am very happy that you restarted this project

 

[Bonden]

The deck gradually fills up. Then I started building the second dinghy. In the process, I realised that I had made mistakes with the first boat. I should have reinforced the frames beforehand, so I glued them to stronger cardboard before cutting them out. That's why I'm now building the first boat again. You can see it in the pictures - I already like the smaller boat better than the older big one at this point. I think the new big boat will be better too.