This decoration which symbolizes the continent of America is done.
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HMS Sovereign of the Seas - Bashing DeAgostini Beyond Believable Boundaries
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Not sure what we did to earn such a gruesome depiction, but nicely rendered, Kurt.
In 1620, not much was known about the Americas. I believe it was viewed as a lawless, wild, and primitive place with fantastical creatures. Look at the medieval manuscripts that portray the sea creatures with hair and fierce features, and the mysterious, mythical people from Africa known as the Blemmyae! Similar crazy ideas about the Americas were probably common in Europe back then.
Blemmyae
Foreigners from far away were thought of as monsters.
Sea monsters
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One could say that the characters on the other side of the mirror, so to speak, could be perceived in exactly the same way, except that these sinister images would reflect the ruthless and cruel nature of their owners' souls, as opposed to their outward appearance. Heh, heh.
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I'm sure that had something to do with how strange the creature is, and why the woman riding it is holding up a severed head! WTF?
Precisely. And an axe in the other hand. Men with faces in their chest is one thing, but…
The decoration that represents the continent of Europe is done, except for the ground and plants, and the momdel needs to be converted to a bas relief. This icon is only about 12mm wide, so perhaps the plants and ground would be best made by simply painting the black wood with gold paint because they are so small.
This object was converted to a bas relief.
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Added the foliage and crown, and did lots of polygon cleanup. This decoration is finished.
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
Gees, what a difference in elegance from European women to American woman.
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
Kurt, is your plan to produce a single piece with all the emblems and framing for each side and transom when you finally get done doing all the small images?
The other Kurt.
The other Kurt.
No, all the individual decorations will remain seperate, so they can be adjusted in height and/or width, and reprinted to fit the model. If all the frames and icons were made as one part, it would be very delicate, and it would not fit your wooden hull properly. The border framing will be a mix of wood and plastic parts, all pieces together one part at a time on the hull. The framing will come first, then the icons will be fit within each frame, and some or many will be adjusted in size as required. I'm winging this. . .
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
Sounds like a solid plan of action, just keep flapping the wings and you will get it done someday!
You have way more skills, talent and time than I would for this kind of project.
You have way more skills, talent and time than I would for this kind of project.
I'm hard at it, Kurt!
Added foliage and land to the stern Americas decoration and Europe decoration.
The decoration representing the continent of Africa is complete.
All stern decorations so far.
All stern decorations so far.
The stern panther is complete.
Nice work getting the facial expression right. He does look quite stern! 
However, I would recommend scaling up the left foreleg a bit. Looks a bit like a snake emerging from his chest.
However, I would recommend scaling up the left foreleg a bit. Looks a bit like a snake emerging from his chest.
The stern bull of Clarence Place is done.
Converting the 3-D object messes with the limbs a bit. Not much I can do about it.Nice work getting the facial expression right. He does look quite stern!
However, I would recommend scaling up the left foreleg a bit. Looks a bit like a snake emerging from his chest.
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Cool - this is the thing that I have been wondering about.
Kurt Konrath
Kurt Konrath
Looks likes about 12 down and 18 or so to go! but who's countng