DAGMAR the little and fascinating steal vessel / LEUDO - italian commercial boat

[Albert Mary]

And here is Dagmar. I loved it until it came to assemble the steal motor: there were details so small that they couldn't even be handled with tweezers.
1/48 for this little model is too small for my taste.

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I'm speechless. My gosh, she's awsome!

 

[Alessandro63]

I'm speechless. My gosh, she's awsome!

Thank you, yes is a very nice miniature; it's so little that you can hold it in the palm of your hand! However it's an experience I'm not willing to repeat, I'm used to work on bigger models. I thought it was bigger being the scale 1:48, but one thing is to reduce 48x an 80 mtrs. ship, another one is to reduce 48x a 10 mtrs. boat.
This is a detail I did not consider but makes a big difference.

 

[Alessandro63]

Making gunwales.
For today I'm done. Does Is it so obvious I entered my holidays time?

 

[Alessandro63]

Also gunwales are done.
I'm not sure if you can see the difference compared with the previous images, before the full finishing... I've made a little aging treatment, but very soft as I like to respect pearwood natural timber that is really superb.
It's the first time I'm working with pearwood and since now on It'll be hard to work with a different wood essence; it is too much beautiful!

 

[Alessandro63]

I'm back with micro pieces
Unbelievable!!
Micro definitely is bothering me...

 

[Namabiiru]

That is micro! But you make it look so easy!

 

[Peter Voogt]

I'm back with micro pieces
Unbelievable!!
Micro definitely is bothering me...

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It’s all in the details ….. No hurry.
Regards, Peter

 

[Alessandro63]

Details make the difference and I love them, but when they are so microscopic they are a matter for me.
These are the pieces that make up the padlock, unreal!
Finally, the padlock in place.

 

[Corporal Smith]

What a beautiful pair of boats. Your woodworking is very nice after the xebec training.

 

[Alessandro63]

Hatches and superstructures are done, finished with just a touch of aging.

 

[Namabiiru]

I love the ambience of your workbench. That (and your outstanding modelling skills) make for some beautiful photos.

 

[GrantTyler]

Hatches and superstructures are done, finished with just a touch of aging.

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Good morning. Excellent. a very realistic model. You have skills. Cheers Grant

 

[Alessandro63]

I love the ambience of your workbench. That (and your outstanding modelling skills) make for some beautiful photos.

Thank you, my work bench is an ordered mess; sometimes, for just a blink of an eye, you could see only order: it means I'm not working.

 

[Alessandro63]

The main mast (already done) and the bowsprit (still to be modeled).

 

[Alessandro63]

Making barrels... I've put inside some bordeaux to make them more realistics

 

[Alessandro63]

I wasn't satisfied with the first version of my barrel, so I made it again.
Now is as I was thinking at it.

 

[Walterone]

Replaced Bordeaux with Aleatico? :^)

 

[Alessandro63]

Replaced Bordeaux with Aleatico? :^)

Vermentino

 

[Namabiiru]

I wasn't satisfied with the first version of my barrel, so I made it again.
Now is as I was thinking at it.

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I agree the second version looks better. What did you do differently?

Are the hoops paper, or did they come with the barrel kit?

 

[Alessandro63]

Hoops are made out of brass that has been burnished and then folded.
What I did differently is the building method: this time I made first the hoop and then stuck it into place on the barrel without glue; and the aging treatment is lighter.