A great technique to taper and make a hexagonal shape, many thanks for sharing! As the result, the pumps looking very vell build! What do you use for the metal work?
La Belle 1684 - Caf Model 1:48 by Gennaro [COMPLETED BUILD]
Gennaro... probably you know this. If you want to get the same effect like you did with your black tape, you can use:
See this picture:
You shrink them with heat.
Cheers
Daniel
Great idea!
Dang twice today! First Maarten with his hinges and now this. I wish I knew this before. I guess, if I asked question, pumps would end up looking better. Made a mental note about asking questions! Many thanks Daniel, you are a wealth of information. Milling bits you recommended are on the way.
Oh men.... your pumps looks amazing as they are !!!!
This is just another trick I learned here at SOS.
Cheers
Daniel
Deck is filling up slowly. Riding bitts, hatches with (some) coamings, breast hooks, hawse holes and forecastle deck clamps with associated beams. Nothing special here. The most difficult part was breast hook right under hawse holes - 10 (!) attempts and still not quite right. Unlike main deck clamps, here I did not cheat - forecastle clamps were made in one piece each using Oliver's trick. Beams are not glued yet. Thanks for your interest, comments and likes. Much appreciated as always. When it works - sing and dance, when it doesn't - curse and swear 
Few pics of the current state of the model:
Few pics of the current state of the model:Deck is filling up slowly. Riding bitts, hatches with (some) coamings, breast hooks, hawse holes and forecastle deck clamps with associated beams. Nothing special here. The most difficult part was breast hook right under hawse holes - 10 (!) attempts and still not quite right. Unlike main deck clamps, here I did not cheat - forecastle clamps were made in one piece each using Oliver's trick. Beams are not glued yet. Thanks for your interest, comments and likes. Much appreciated as always. When it works - sing and dance, when it doesn't - curse and swear
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Now I understand why I spent more time cursing and swearing with my Pegasus than singing and dancing... you explained it very clear ... HA HA
As always very precise and clean job. Looking very nice !!!
Daniel
Like the way she looks now, just gorgeous, Special attention brought the hawse holes. Are they made out from the lead, like the real ones?
Wonderful execution Gennaro. Your work is beautiful. I aspire to your precision!
Looks fantastic! Great job Gennaro!Deck is filling up slowly. Riding bitts, hatches with (some) coamings, breast hooks, hawse holes and forecastle deck clamps with associated beams. Nothing special here. The most difficult part was breast hook right under hawse holes - 10 (!) attempts and still not quite right. Unlike main deck clamps, here I did not cheat - forecastle clamps were made in one piece each using Oliver's trick. Beams are not glued yet. Thanks for your interest, comments and likes. Much appreciated as always. When it works - sing and dance, when it doesn't - curse and swear
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Thank you gentlemen for your kind words, loves and likes! Much appreciated.
@Dematosdg Daniel, cursing and swearing department is where I spend most of my ship modelling time. Got burrs you recommended, already tried them on breasthook - work like charm. Thanks.
@Jimsky Jim, tubes are simple aluminum ones, nothing fancy.
@dockattner Paul, Thanks for the compliments, but not much to aspire here. Every now and then I stare at your round tops in awe. If I had to make them, I'd have to spend some time in psychiatric unit or rehab.
@Dean62 Thanks Dean, it means a LOT!
@Dematosdg Daniel, cursing and swearing department is where I spend most of my ship modelling time
. Got burrs you recommended, already tried them on breasthook - work like charm. Thanks.@Jimsky Jim, tubes are simple aluminum ones, nothing fancy.
@dockattner Paul, Thanks for the compliments, but not much to aspire here. Every now and then I stare at your round tops in awe. If I had to make them, I'd have to spend some time in psychiatric unit or rehab.
@Dean62 Thanks Dean, it means a LOT!
Really fabulous work, Gennaro! Your transom is really well done.
Thanks Marc, I'm flattered. If this is fabulous, I guess we'll have to coin a new word for your work on Soleil.
Hello everybody, built few things recently: rudder/tiller, mizzen mast step and ship's stove. What went wrong? Dyslexia kicked in and now my stove is the mirror image of the intended one - it's supposed to go on the starboard side. Since nothing goes on the port side, that's where my stove will go. Also, grates look bit out of scale. Another thing regarding stove. What's missing? POT! Well, it's gonna be "No soup for you! Come back one year!"
Here are few pictures. Thanks for stopping by, all the likes and comments. Much appreciated. Take care fellas.
Here are few pictures. Thanks for stopping by, all the likes and comments. Much appreciated. Take care fellas.
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You do a very high quality job, and achieve very beautiful results
Great progress, my friend! Looking very good!
Love it Gennaro, splendid work
You're too hard on yourself (and also quite amusing!) - your work is beautiful!