The central figure of King Charles I on the stern is complete. This model took the longest so far to make.
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HMS Sovereign of the Seas - Bashing DeAgostini Beyond Believable Boundaries
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Making the King Charles I coat of arms underneath his statue promised to be weeks of work building it from scratch, so I natyurally looked for shortcuts. I found this asset online which was scanned from a plaster sculpture, and matched the version of the coat of arms on the Sovereign in most features, especially compared to other assets available. However, it was rough, being a laser scanned object. I edited it and here are the results.
Original object
After editing and fitting to the Pett Painting
Best available scan of the object from the Pett Painting
Original object
After editing and fitting to the Pett Painting
Best available scan of the object from the Pett Painting
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That came out very nicely!
More objects were done today.
Sword, scepter and crown on port and starboard sides of the stern.
The CR for Carlos Rex on the port side of the stern.
Sword, scepter and crown on port and starboard sides of the stern.
The CR for Carlos Rex on the port side of the stern.
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I found this old unstropped block on eBay for $32 and I couldn't resist. The wood was dry and had some cracks, but a little mineral oil brough the color back. The sheaves were stuck and could not rotate. So, some PB Blaster penetrant oil and taps with a planishing hammer and I got them rotating like they were on ball bearings! Perhaps I can make a strop for it. There's a video on YouTube that shows you how. I wonder how old it is? When did rop stropped blocks stop getting made?
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Hi Kurt;
That is a very nice purchase. Well done! Looks to be made of oak, or possibly ash. I would say 19th, possibly 20th century.
Ratty
That is a very nice purchase. Well done! Looks to be made of oak, or possibly ash. I would say 19th, possibly 20th century.
Ratty
A question for @CharlieT and others who know 17th century ships: The timberheads along the forecastle railing have sheaves in them. Naturally these were common to 18th century ships, but would these be using commonly on the railings of HMS Sovereign of the Seas? Much of the running rigging on the Sovereign was either belayed on cleats mounted on the shrouds or to the timberheads of the railings. It seems logical that sailors require these sheaves in all the timberheads used for belaying to allow heaving of the line, and belaying to the timberheads.
Definitely oak...