Mantua Sovereign of the Seas 1:78 bashed to death kit from Janos
Beautiful carvings Janos, as always.
Regards,
Bill
Regards,
Bill
I really appreciate the detail in your carvings! They are quite impressive!
Bill
Bill
Thanks, Gents!
Here is the current state of SoS. The belfry is a bit more advanced (I still agonize on a ladder to it). There are some windows attached to the aft and also the central lantern looks a bit better now. The hand rail is still missing to it and I am hesitating whether or not to use a bell ladder instead of the straight one.
Janos
Here is the current state of SoS. The belfry is a bit more advanced (I still agonize on a ladder to it). There are some windows attached to the aft and also the central lantern looks a bit better now. The hand rail is still missing to it and I am hesitating whether or not to use a bell ladder instead of the straight one.
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Those carvings are incredible, awesome work!!
Your carvings make a great ship really look incredible.
Thank you Janos for fixing your build log.
Stupendous work on those carvings and the whole ship.
A few bits and pieces about my SoS. Very slow progress, I am just working on some bits and pieces lately.
Gratings had been done. First I made some proper size grating panels of Costello. We,, not the right material for it. Then it also turned out to be not enough (that much about forward thinking) so I've made another set of Hornbeam. Just the right material, I can commend it to anyone making his own gratings. I made them on my Proxxon circular saw.
Then some stairs had been done (still a few more to come) and the proper capstan (the one in the kit does not only look stupid but is also not the correct type).
The rudder is ready now, with hand-mage pintles and gudgeons.
Also some more carvings on the mirror.
Merry Christmas to everyone!
Janos
Gratings had been done. First I made some proper size grating panels of Costello. We,, not the right material for it. Then it also turned out to be not enough (that much about forward thinking) so I've made another set of Hornbeam. Just the right material, I can commend it to anyone making his own gratings. I made them on my Proxxon circular saw.
Then some stairs had been done (still a few more to come) and the proper capstan (the one in the kit does not only look stupid but is also not the correct type).
The rudder is ready now, with hand-mage pintles and gudgeons.
Also some more carvings on the mirror.
Merry Christmas to everyone!
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G'day Janos.
Just brilliant mate. Thanks for showing and explaining.
Your very high standards are continuing, like you always do.
Happymodeling mate.
Greg
Just brilliant mate. Thanks for showing and explaining.
Your very high standards are continuing, like you always do.
Happymodeling mate.
Greg
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Hi Janos
Nice workmanship. I realize that only come with years and years of experience.
You carving look sensational.
Cheers
Geoff
Nice workmanship. I realize that only come with years and years of experience.
You carving look sensational.
Cheers
Geoff
Nice to see the progress on your Sovereign Janos. Superb work.
Bill
Bill
Janos,
I like the detail work, especially on the ladders and the capstan. Great job!
Bill
I like the detail work, especially on the ladders and the capstan. Great job!
Bill
As I am on a Christmas brake 
I put SoS a bit to the side so this picture shows the late December state. Gunport cover hinges and some small carvings around the gunports are now installed. Back to SoS after the Royal William figure head will be finished. I can't leave everything in an unfinished state after all..
Janos
I put SoS a bit to the side so this picture shows the late December state. Gunport cover hinges and some small carvings around the gunports are now installed. Back to SoS after the Royal William figure head will be finished. I can't leave everything in an unfinished state after all..Janos
Excellent work Janos,the carvings on your belfry are reminiscent of that of a German modellers build of this vessel (Hubert if memory serves me right)
I have not been around for a very long time due to work,but I am trying to make the time to get back into building.I have started continuing on my RY Caroline after a two year Hiatus
Kind Regards
Nigel
I have not been around for a very long time due to work,but I am trying to make the time to get back into building.I have started continuing on my RY Caroline after a two year Hiatus
Kind Regards
Nigel
Thanks, Gents!
I pretty much deviated from the kit (and will doing so later as well). The capstan had been made on the basis of the Lavery-book and the belfry is some combination of different ships of the same era (mainly, but not exclusively St Michael). At the moment I am looking for guns - carriages as well as barrels - because the kit's parts are just a joke.
Janos
I pretty much deviated from the kit (and will doing so later as well). The capstan had been made on the basis of the Lavery-book and the belfry is some combination of different ships of the same era (mainly, but not exclusively St Michael). At the moment I am looking for guns - carriages as well as barrels - because the kit's parts are just a joke.
Janos
Every time I look at your work, it is truly amazing. I think I would break every carving before I got it completed.
Very clean and accurate work on the ship.....and exceptional amazing carving work