Hohenzollernmodell 1660-1670 Scale 1/75 POF build by Stephan Kertész (Steef66)

ConsNZ · Friday at 2:51 PM

Steef66 said:
I'm happy with my anti-dust-workbench-leveler. It works great, maybe a little to noisy, just a little.

And I'm happy with the likes, jokes, comments and visit here, some kind of vitamin to go on.

In an early stage I was talking about the manes and that they are not wide enough. So I decided to ad some wood. Yes it is possible to ad wood. And is you do it right even nearly vissible. First I cut out a square part where I can glue a piece of wood in. Sorry I was so enthusiast I forgot to take pictures. But I must ad the crown in the same way and will show you that part. I used my Proxxon MF70 mill for the job. I'd clamped the lion in the vice and used pieces of balsa to keep the lion in the right spot and to keep it safe for markings the vice could make in the lion.
Then with a straight bur cut out a straight piece and later glued in a new piece from the same wood (the same piece I used before).
After that when the glue dried I started to work on the shape. The last picture is still the rough shape but almost there to get a better result on the wider manes.
The second picture shows the beginning of the claws.

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Thanks for the visit.

To me it is a magnificent carved Lion. Were it me at this stage I would have been minus a couple of fingers and a multitude of severe finger cuts. Awesome work Steef66. Cheers.

Steef66 · Friday at 2:57 PM

Stevedownunder said:
Hi Stephan,
Wonderful work and instruction.

Cheers,
Stephen.

Thanks Stephen for your kind words.

ConsNZ said:
To me it is a magnificent carved Lion. Were it me at this stage I would have been minus a couple of fingers and a multitude of severe finger cuts. Awesome work Steef66. Cheers.

nooo,, no cuts in your fingers, these burs don't cut immediately in your skin. It takes a while to do that if it is possible at all. But anyway thanks for the compliment, words of appreciation keep me going on.

Tobias · Saturday at 7:41 AM

Absolutely fantastic to see how your lion has changed. I also think that a lion doesn't always have to look grim. I'm glad that you're sharing your steps and experiences with us because I'll have to start carving at some point, I can't even think about it yet.

Steef66 · Saturday at 8:59 AM

Tobias said:
Absolutely fantastic to see how your lion has changed. I also think that a lion doesn't always have to look grim. I'm glad that you're sharing your steps and experiences with us because I'll have to start carving at some point, I can't even think about it yet.

Thanks Tobias. The only thing I can say, just start, be patience and let the lion grow under your hands. Step by step would Peter Voogd say.
And I was afraid to start of it too...

Tobias · Saturday at 10:51 AM

Stephan, you're absolutely right, just do it. It's not fear but respect. I'm not there yet but when I am I'll remember your report.

Peter Voogt · Saturday at 1:02 PM

Steef66 said:
Thanks Maarten, yes the surface is real smooth, different to carving. But you also need a more steady hand to achieve that. And sometimes you can make a better detail with a chisel. So I use both on some parts.

At all thanks for the likes visit and interest of how I carve this little lion. And it is little, when I've carved for let say an hour and step away from it. My eyes need to adjust again. Reading or typing is not possible for a few minutes.
The result of today carving, I think a total of 5 hours, just 1 side in shape. The back is not ready, there will come parts of the bow, what I still have to figure out.

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Thanks again for your visit.

As you quote me ........ 'step by step' you Lion is getting more impressive, Stephan. You can almost hear him roaring .........
Perhaps he can do a duet with Dean @Dean62 Lion?
Regards, Peter

Steef66 · 2025-02-09T04:23:03-0600

Thanks all again for following me, likes and nice comments. That Lion keep me awake in the night, the roar is terrible to hear ROTF

the update from yesterday, I did the other side of the manes and started with a piece of wood for the ceown. Still way to big, but I learned not to start to small. And it need to fit in the head. A lot of work and a lot of paste, cut, past, cut, paste, etc...... We will see if I succeed in this..

There was another thing I wanted to make for my sanding desk. I needed a switch on/of for my drill. The foot pedal is always lost under the table, so I don't use that. I decided to make something from the foot pedal to rest my arm against to activate the drill. And it works perfect. I only used the microswitch from the foot pedal and a hinge and some pieces of wood. Thickened with anti scratch stickers. Works perfect.

Thanks for watching

Maarten · 2025-02-09T05:04:37-0600

Hi Stephan,

Did you choose specifically to make the manes of the lion in a straight line instead of a curvy wavy pattern?

RogerD · 2025-02-09T05:16:39-0600

That lion carving is terrific Stephan. Also, a clever idea with the switch.

Steef66 · 2025-02-09T06:15:44-0600

Maarten said:
Hi Stephan,

Did you choose specifically to make the manes of the lion in a straight line instead of a curvy wavy pattern?

Also not very curving. But if I'm ready with the manes? Who knows, because I show the process, that could always change during time. I'm not totally happy with the width of the manes when looking from the front. First the crown to see what happens.

RogerD said:
That lion carving is terrific Stephan. Also, a clever idea with the switch.

Thanks Roger, the switch is a welcome idea. Works perfect. Now the motor of the handpiece can cool a little down when I look to my workpiece to see how far I am.

I also made a tutorial about how I make these precise sanding drums

Tutorial - An easy introduction to making wood ornaments by Stephan Kertész (Steef66)

Make sure that the part with the 2 small guidance wheels is corectly installed. There is a difference on the top and bottom. Make sure that the part with the extra edge on the side of the spring not on the side of the elektro motor. It works in both was, but if it is in the wrong way, you can't...

shipsofscale.com

RogerD · 2025-02-09T06:34:53-0600

Thanks for the tutorial link.

Peter Voogt · 2025-02-09T11:17:48-0600

Steef66 said:
Thanks all again for following me, likes and nice comments. That Lion keep me awake in the night, the roar is terrible to hear

the update from yesterday, I did the other side of the manes and started with a piece of wood for the ceown. Still way to big, but I learned not to start to small. And it need to fit in the head. A lot of work and a lot of paste, cut, past, cut, paste, etc...... We will see if I succeed in this..

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There was another thing I wanted to make for my sanding desk. I needed a switch on/of for my drill. The foot pedal is always lost under the table, so I don't use that. I decided to make something from the foot pedal to rest my arm against to activate the drill. And it works perfect. I only used the microswitch from the foot pedal and a hinge and some pieces of wood. Thickened with anti scratch stickers. Works perfect.

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Thanks for watching

Clever idea, Stephan. ‘Ff lekker leunen …’
Gr. Peter

Steef66 · 2025-02-09T11:30:31-0600

Peter Voogt said:
Clever idea, Stephan. ‘Ff lekker leunen …’
Gr. Peter

Thanks, sometimes you get short in the amount of hands and this is really a good solution.
The next thing I have to invent is a heated cupholder for my coffee. Heated, because time files with this part of the hobby and I had already a lot of cold coffee.

archjofo · 2025-02-09T11:31:24-0600

Hello Stephan,
You did a great job with the lion. It looks great. It goes perfectly with the wonderful model.
The switch is a very clever idea.

Steef66 · 2025-02-09T11:34:17-0600

archjofo said:
Hello Stephan,
You did a great job with the lion. It looks great. It goes perfectly with the wonderful model.
The switch is a very clever idea.

Thanks Johann, for the great compliment and visit.

Steef66 · 2025-02-09T13:11:10-0600

The piece of wood for the crown is attached and almost in rough shape. Now I can see how much the manes are sticking out to much and there is a lot of adjustment needed. I marked with pencil the shape.
Also on a picture you see other things that need to be adjusted.
Tomorrow I will start shaping that part again and see the outcome.

Shaping that crown will be a challenge

Maarten · 2025-02-09T13:32:38-0600

Steef66 said:
Thanks, sometimes you get short in the amount of hands and this is really a good solution.
The next thing I have to invent is a heated cupholder for my coffee. Heated, because time files with this part of the hobby and I had already a lot of cold coffee.

We have a saying that you become handsome from cold coffee, I would skipp the heated cup holder ROTF

Steef66 · 2025-02-09T14:48:32-0600

Maarten said:
you become handsome from cold coffee

become? Man I must already had a lot of cold coffee