Black Swan

[GIG1810]

Günther that sail is amazing and looks wonderful!

Hey Rufus,

Many thanks for the kind words. I'm very pleased that you like it.

Best regards

Günther

 

[GIG1810]

That’s a wonderful-looking micro-sail!

Hey Namabiiru,

Yes, you're right, it's really tiny and my eyes are already hurting.

I'm really pleased that you like it.

Best regards

Günther

 

[GIG1810]

Das Segel sieht toll aus. Eine Alternative ist Seidensegel, das in mindestens drei Stärken erhältlich ist, sodass Sie verschiedene Möglichkeiten ausprobieren können. Ich hatte gute Erfahrungen mit der Marke Sig und glaube, dass sie in europäischen Hobbyläden erhältlich ist.

Allan

Hey Alan,

Thanks for your tip. I've already tried balloon silk and it really is one of the thinnest fabrics. But it's still too big if you're building a sail on this scale. Otherwise you're right, it would definitely look good for the big ship (Athena).

Best regards

Günther

 

[GIG1810]

Hey guys,

Soo, now I've also fitted the leech lines and the fan. It's still a challenge at this scale. Not exactly easy. But work and ambition always pay off. It now fits a little better with my dinghy, which is almost finished. I also like the new shape better. I still have to sew the sail to the yard in places.

When I've finished that, I can rig it up and there will be photos and maybe a little film of my dinghy with everything that goes with it.
Best regards,

Günther

 

[serikoff]

Excellent result. The smaller the scale, the more difficult, but you did it!

 

[GIG1810]

Hey Sergey,

Many thanks for the praise. It's nice to receive recognition from a modelling artist like you. It spurs me on ...
Best regards

Günther

 

[GIG1810]

Hey folks,

I had to make a decision today about which direction I want to continue building in. I was actually in favour of using only brass, iron and wood right from the start. Of course, these are excellent building materials, no doubt about it.

But the disadvantage is usually that you can't always get materials in the desired scale that match the detail. The effort involved is also too great for me, and I know what I'm talking about when you turn cannon barrels yourself, for example, or make yards, nails or pillars using toothpicks. Since I build in small scale (1/72 or 1/75, 1/84), I almost always have to build myself to achieve the desired level of detail that makes me happy and satisfied. And yes, I have a penchant for pedantry and that sometimes drives me crazy. Because I want my Athena to be elegant, sleek and beautiful to look at.

That's why I've decided to build in a hybrid style. In other words, I will now also use plastic parts. Actually, I had always rejected this and some of you may turn up your noses, but it's simply my decision. I really hope you'll continue to drop by and see what I'm making.

But that's enough blabbering. Here are a few pictures of why I decided in favour of plastic. I met Kevin here on the forum and we exchanged a few emails about guns, mounts and blocks. Blocks in particular were a major issue for me, as they usually always look too big and therefore significantly disrupt my aesthetic understanding of form. That's why I ordered the smallest blocks available from Kevin (KTL-Model-Shop), mounts, wheels and cannons. At first I was sceptical about how they would look, as it was the first time I had ordered plastic gun mounts. But when the products arrived, I was absolutely thrilled. What blocks and guns and the accuracy - absolutely amazing.

Thanks again to Kevin for this wonderful quality and great look, which I am absolutely delighted with. I would never have been able to produce it like this in wood in this 1/75 scale.

I have also attached a few pictures. Here you can see what I'm actually talking about. By the way, Mr McRoudy is absolutely thrilled. He told me that we can send all the pirates to the bottom of the sea with these cannons. God save the king.

Best regards

Günther


In the first picture you can see how the smallest brass cannon compares to the plastic cannon and how beautiful and original the plastic cannon looks.
The parts are only assembled and not yet painted and glued. Please take into account.

 

[Namabiiru]

Hey folks,

I had to make a decision today about which direction I want to continue building in. I was actually in favour of using only brass, iron and wood right from the start. Of course, these are excellent building materials, no doubt about it.

But the disadvantage is usually that you can't always get materials in the desired scale that match the detail. The effort involved is also too great for me, and I know what I'm talking about when you turn cannon barrels yourself, for example, or make yards, nails or pillars using toothpicks. Since I build in small scale (1/72 or 1/75, 1/84), I almost always have to build myself to achieve the desired level of detail that makes me happy and satisfied. And yes, I have a penchant for pedantry and that sometimes drives me crazy. Because I want my Athena to be elegant, sleek and beautiful to look at.

That's why I've decided to build in a hybrid style. In other words, I will now also use plastic parts. Actually, I had always rejected this and some of you may turn up your noses, but it's simply my decision. I really hope you'll continue to drop by and see what I'm making.

But that's enough blabbering. Here are a few pictures of why I decided in favour of plastic. I met Kevin here on the forum and we exchanged a few emails about guns, mounts and blocks. Blocks in particular were a major issue for me, as they usually always look too big and therefore significantly disrupt my aesthetic understanding of form. That's why I ordered the smallest blocks available from Kevin (KTL-Model-Shop), mounts, wheels and cannons. At first I was sceptical about how they would look, as it was the first time I had ordered plastic gun mounts. But when the products arrived, I was absolutely thrilled. What blocks and guns and the accuracy - absolutely amazing.

Thanks again to Kevin for this wonderful quality and great look, which I am absolutely delighted with. I would never have been able to produce it like this in wood in this 1/75 scale.

I have also attached a few pictures. Here you can see what I'm actually talking about. By the way, Mr McRoudy is absolutely thrilled. He told me that we can send all the pirates to the bottom of the sea with these cannons. God save the king.

Best regards

Günther


In the first picture you can see how the smallest brass cannon compares to the plastic cannon and how beautiful and original the plastic cannon looks.
The parts are only assembled and not yet painted and glued. Please take into account.

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Günther,
I completely agree with you about the “romantic” idea of only using the same materials as the master builders of old, but I am also pragmatic enough to recognize the we live in a modern age when there are tools, materials and techniques available to us that were not available then. I don’t use much plastic in my builds, but it has its uses, and I would never fault someone for using non-traditional materials if that is what it takes to achieve the desired result.

 

[Kevin the Lubber]

Thanks again to Kevin

You’re very welcome Gunther! That sail is pretty amazing.

 

[dockattner]

We’re happy if you’re happy, Gunther.

 

[GIG1810]

Hey Paul,

that's great, thank you and I hope you like it.

cheers
Günther

 

[mellpapa]

Hey folks,

I had to make a decision today about which direction I want to continue building in. I was actually in favour of using only brass, iron and wood right from the start. Of course, these are excellent building materials, no doubt about it.

But the disadvantage is usually that you can't always get materials in the desired scale that match the detail. The effort involved is also too great for me, and I know what I'm talking about when you turn cannon barrels yourself, for example, or make yards, nails or pillars using toothpicks. Since I build in small scale (1/72 or 1/75, 1/84), I almost always have to build myself to achieve the desired level of detail that makes me happy and satisfied. And yes, I have a penchant for pedantry and that sometimes drives me crazy. Because I want my Athena to be elegant, sleek and beautiful to look at.

That's why I've decided to build in a hybrid style. In other words, I will now also use plastic parts. Actually, I had always rejected this and some of you may turn up your noses, but it's simply my decision. I really hope you'll continue to drop by and see what I'm making.

But that's enough blabbering. Here are a few pictures of why I decided in favour of plastic. I met Kevin here on the forum and we exchanged a few emails about guns, mounts and blocks. Blocks in particular were a major issue for me, as they usually always look too big and therefore significantly disrupt my aesthetic understanding of form. That's why I ordered the smallest blocks available from Kevin (KTL-Model-Shop), mounts, wheels and cannons. At first I was sceptical about how they would look, as it was the first time I had ordered plastic gun mounts. But when the products arrived, I was absolutely thrilled. What blocks and guns and the accuracy - absolutely amazing.

Thanks again to Kevin for this wonderful quality and great look, which I am absolutely delighted with. I would never have been able to produce it like this in wood in this 1/75 scale.

I have also attached a few pictures. Here you can see what I'm actually talking about. By the way, Mr McRoudy is absolutely thrilled. He told me that we can send all the pirates to the bottom of the sea with these cannons. God save the king.

Best regards

Günther


In the first picture you can see how the smallest brass cannon compares to the plastic cannon and how beautiful and original the plastic cannon looks.
The parts are only assembled and not yet painted and glued. Please take into account.

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Hey there, GIG1810!
Using plastic is totally fine!
Let's use whatever works.
I'm not some old-school craftsman, so I use whatever I can find for my wooden ship models.
If plastic lets me recreate the delicate details I want, I'll go with that.

 

[DennisP]

Hi Gunther,
I have been following your build as I too am building the Black Swan kit but do not have your skills to modify it to the Athena levels, but, I liked your idea back on page one of your build where you decided to use brass cannons, brilliant idea, so I too wanted to go down this route.
The cannons are great when sold in kits but on the Black Swan there are just barrels protruding from the lower deck levels. I have looked at Krick models that you supplied the link to and they do sell just the protruding barrels ( minus the carriage obviously ) and I was wondering if you knew what size barrels I need to order from them please.
I have not found a British supplier of just the barrels so am happy to get them from Germany.
Keep going Gunther, we are enjoying your innovative build

 

[GIG1810]

Hey there, GIG1810!
Using plastic is totally fine!
Let's use whatever works.
I'm not some old-school craftsman, so I use whatever I can find for my wooden ship models.
If plastic lets me recreate the delicate details I want, I'll go with that.

Hey Mellpapa,

thanks for that, but that's how I am now too ... It has to look nice ...
Cheers
Günther

 

[GIG1810]

Hi Gunther,
I have been following your build as I too am building the Black Swan kit but do not have your skills to modify it to the Athena levels, but, I liked your idea back on page one of your build where you decided to use brass cannons, brilliant idea, so I too wanted to go down this route.
The cannons are great when sold in kits but on the Black Swan there are just barrels protruding from the lower deck levels. I have looked at Krick models that you supplied the link to and they do sell just the protruding barrels ( minus the carriage obviously ) and I was wondering if you knew what size barrels I need to order from them please.
I have not found a British supplier of just the barrels so am happy to get them from Germany.
Keep going Gunther, we are enjoying your innovative build

Hey Dennis,

Nice of you to drop by and that you like my humble work. That makes me very happy. I've seen your SC and I'm impressed by how well you've built it. Really top notch and I think you are a great modeller.

Yes, I opted for new gun barrels as the ones that came with it were very poor and really don't fit. The ones from Krick are really nice, otherwise I wouldn't have gone for them, and I think the price for the kit (gun and carriage) is fine. I'm going to rebuild the Black Swan (Athena version) and equip the lower deck with cannons as well.
That's why I ordered 34 gun barrels. The kit with cannon and gun carriage would have been too expensive for me. But if you are only modelling the upper ones, then I would also take the kit with gun carriage. Since you also have the Black Swan kit, I will document it well. Maybe it will help you with one or the other problem when building the Black Swan. What I have already realised is that the formers have a lot of play and you have to be careful when gluing them so that you have a right angle (otherwise the formers and also the keel will warp). So have a right angle ready. In addition, the deck plates B1, B3 and B5 have warped so much that I have ordered new ones from OcCre. Let's see when they arrive. The dimensions for the cannons would be the 26 mm version. They fit well. I have attached a picture for you.

Best regards

Günther