L'Orenoque Mamoli 1:100 scale

[The Gavel]

this is the stern of the real Amphion , preserved in a Stockholm museum, and the kings stateroom with it's skylight . it's a lovely build.View attachment 585143View attachment 585144View attachment 585145

Awesome! I look forward to seeing some pics! I get why you might be distracted

Enjoy!

Blessings.
Chuck

 

[Martin By Eye]

Awesome! I look forward to seeing some pics! I get why you might be distracted

Enjoy!

Blessings.
Chuck

Here you go,Chuck, a dry mount of the bits i've done so far. She is baroque as can be and very colourful as you can see ( the blue is deeper in reality, all the blocks will be red). I'm working on masts and railings, but i have to make 32 oars and benches sometime soon and i think i will have to change my usual assembly order because of such a busy forecastle and decks.

 

[The Gavel]

Here you go,Chuck, a dry mount of the bits i've done so far. She is baroque as can be and very colourful as you can see ( the blue is deeper in reality, all the blocks will be red). I'm working on masts and railings, but i have to make 32 oars and benches sometime soon and i think i will have to change my usual assembly order because of such a busy forecastle and decks.View attachment 585914View attachment 585915View attachment 585917View attachment 585918

Martin! Thank you for sharing these pics! Just splendid! Your work on the stern is particularly outstanding. Did you do the carving? Wow! What scale are you working in?

Blessings.
Chuck

 

[The Gavel]

What ho, shimates!

Spring break this week! You know what that means

At this point I am working to make sure that I have all of the attachments points on the deck, hull and channels. So far I have made about 100 eyes lest than 1mm in diameter for the wonderful tiny hooks I sourced from Drydock. I have been working from forward aft. Back in September, I also sourced delecate brasss belaying pins and cleats from BlueJacket. Now I need them because I want to get the pin rails in and the cleats - point is to make sure I'm not trying to drill tiny holes after I start putting the railings in forward and after I permanently attach the sponsons.

I spent about 3 hours this weekend looking for the pins and cleats. Can't find them so yesterday I spent another $150 and I hope Bluejacket will get the new pins and cleats to me before the end of the week


All's not lost - I have some belaying pins left over from Harriet Lane and I can atleast set up fore bits on the forecastle for the head rigging. I also have a couple of cleats leftover from HarrietLane. ALSO I have been mounting the wonderful guns from @JerryTodd Marvelous Miniture Munitions. As you'll see, I went with a brown paint - actually "Rust" from Testors. I think it works well with the wood tones I'm using for color on this build. It will probably take all day to get the rest of the guns mounted.

Then I will probably work on the forward ladders and railings. Wish me luck!

 

[dockattner]

Nicely scaled blocks, Chuck.

Enjoy your spring break ship modeling extravaganza - though, technically speaking, rigging guns is not deserving of that colorful descriptor!

 

[The Gavel]

Enjoy your spring break ship modeling extravaganza - though, technically speaking, rigging guns is not deserving of that colorful descriptor!

Paul! Speak for yourself, pal My definition of "rigging guns" is "modeling extravaganza"

Also, thank you!

Blessings. Peace. Gratitude.
Chuck

 

[Peter Voogt]

What ho, shimates!

Spring break this week! You know what that means

At this point I am working to make sure that I have all of the attachments points on the deck, hull and channels. So far I have made about 100 eyes lest than 1mm in diameter for the wonderful tiny hooks I sourced from Drydock. I have been working from forward aft. Back in September, I also sourced delecate brasss belaying pins and cleats from BlueJacket. Now I need them because I want to get the pin rails in and the cleats - point is to make sure I'm not trying to drill tiny holes after I start putting the railings in forward and after I permanently attach the sponsons.

I spent about 3 hours this weekend looking for the pins and cleats. Can't find them so yesterday I spent another $150 and I hope Bluejacket will get the new pins and cleats to me before the end of the week


All's not lost - I have some belaying pins left over from Harriet Lane and I can atleast set up fore bits on the forecastle for the head rigging. I also have a couple of cleats leftover from HarrietLane. ALSO I have been mounting the wonderful guns from @JerryTodd Marvelous Miniture Munitions. As you'll see, I went with a brown paint - actually "Rust" from Testors. I think it works well with the wood tones I'm using for color on this build. It will probably take all day to get the rest of the guns mounted.

Then I will probably work on the forward ladders and railings. Wish me luck!

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That’s a nicely scaled rigging on the guns, Chick. Spring does give new energy!
Regards, Peter

 

[JerryTodd]

The guns on those carriages fit just right. That other carriage looked so top-heavy.

 

[Martin By Eye]

What ho, shimates!

Spring break this week! You know what that means

At this point I am working to make sure that I have all of the attachments points on the deck, hull and channels. So far I have made about 100 eyes lest than 1mm in diameter for the wonderful tiny hooks I sourced from Drydock. I have been working from forward aft. Back in September, I also sourced delecate brasss belaying pins and cleats from BlueJacket. Now I need them because I want to get the pin rails in and the cleats - point is to make sure I'm not trying to drill tiny holes after I start putting the railings in forward and after I permanently attach the sponsons.

I spent about 3 hours this weekend looking for the pins and cleats. Can't find them so yesterday I spent another $150 and I hope Bluejacket will get the new pins and cleats to me before the end of the week


All's not lost - I have some belaying pins left over from Harriet Lane and I can atleast set up fore bits on the forecastle for the head rigging. I also have a couple of cleats leftover from HarrietLane. ALSO I have been mounting the wonderful guns from @JerryTodd Marvelous Miniture Munitions. As you'll see, I went with a brown paint - actually "Rust" from Testors. I think it works well with the wood tones I'm using for color on this build. It will probably take all day to get the rest of the guns mounted.

Then I will probably work on the forward ladders and railings. Wish me luck!

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Well you've really impressed me there ! Excellent clean work at this scale. I can see those are not Mamoli blocks
No carving on the Amphion , this project started out from an EBay fishing trip that netted a load of old Corel bling for a measly 30 bucks with a box of cordage, blocks and fittings.

I used some on my galeon and then tracked down the original kit, which was a horrible version of the Royal Caroline renamed Amphion.

Corel can be more fantasy than the Mamoli Orenoque sometimes!

I went looking for plans and discovered the real Amphion .
Sold. I had no rib section plans till i realised they were on the cover of Mondfelds"Scale Models"


So for the poop i cut the rear metal plaque up into three pieces, trimmed what didn't fit out, and drilled and pegged a cherub's face cut from some other bit of trailing bling into the centre. it's not exact , but pretty close. the other bits are made from some standard Corel 3mm impressed brass deco roll, filed to size and shape. i will send you a piccy when i have fitted the rest of the deco, there is still an awful lot to be made and added to both the rear and the sides of the deck platform.