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Small update
It is constantly warm summer weather here in the Netherlands, and I notice that I don't feel much like sitting upstairs crafting then, but half an hour here and there is ok.
This update concerns a compromise I had to make because I didn't quite manage to fit everything in terms of available space. It involves the "drop" under the quarter galleries. Ideally, this would be a 3D print, like Chris did in his new design of "Surprise," for example. I think this is a good step forward because it gives much more the impression of beautiful woodcarving, which is what it would ultimately be in real life. But in this kit, that is represented with PE. A bit more 2D, of course, but I didn't really see a good replacement since I don't have a 3D printer myself, plus at this stage of the build, changing that again would be quite drastic.
Below you can see what the original intention would have been... but as you can see, I have far too little space for that. Not great to see...but trust me
So a compromise had to be made because I wasn't going to change the wooden decorative moldings anymore. They are now in a good place visually. Maybe not exactly where they should be, but I'm leaving them as they are. So, after many trials about what would look good, I decided to modify the PE pieces slightly or make them smaller so that they would fit.
I sanded away the bottom part quite heavily at the top and the top part at the sides. Now it still looks somewhat like the "drop" and I am quite satisfied with this small modification.
The example or "goal" I wanted to emulate comes once again from the contemporary models of the Diana and Minerva. Just an elegant drop without any frills. There will be no further decoration, just like these models. Only on the stem will there be a small decoration just below the feet of the Sphinx, but I will only install that once the figurehead is attached. And of course, I still have to attach the name... that is the next step.
(photo's from the NNM)
It is constantly warm summer weather here in the Netherlands, and I notice that I don't feel much like sitting upstairs crafting then, but half an hour here and there is ok.
This update concerns a compromise I had to make because I didn't quite manage to fit everything in terms of available space. It involves the "drop" under the quarter galleries. Ideally, this would be a 3D print, like Chris did in his new design of "Surprise," for example. I think this is a good step forward because it gives much more the impression of beautiful woodcarving, which is what it would ultimately be in real life. But in this kit, that is represented with PE. A bit more 2D, of course, but I didn't really see a good replacement since I don't have a 3D printer myself, plus at this stage of the build, changing that again would be quite drastic.
Below you can see what the original intention would have been... but as you can see, I have far too little space for that. Not great to see...but trust me
So a compromise had to be made because I wasn't going to change the wooden decorative moldings anymore. They are now in a good place visually. Maybe not exactly where they should be, but I'm leaving them as they are. So, after many trials about what would look good, I decided to modify the PE pieces slightly or make them smaller so that they would fit.
I sanded away the bottom part quite heavily at the top and the top part at the sides. Now it still looks somewhat like the "drop" and I am quite satisfied with this small modification.
The example or "goal" I wanted to emulate comes once again from the contemporary models of the Diana and Minerva. Just an elegant drop without any frills. There will be no further decoration, just like these models. Only on the stem will there be a small decoration just below the feet of the Sphinx, but I will only install that once the figurehead is attached. And of course, I still have to attach the name... that is the next step.
(photo's from the NNM)
