Mantua Sovereign of the Seas 1:78 bashed to death kit from Janos

Uwek said:
Hallo Janos,
there is a new book available, which could be very interesting for you, also for the finishing of the rigging

Sovereign of the Seas, 1637:
A Reconstruction of the Most Powerful Warship of its Day
by John McKay (Autor)

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[QUOTE = "Uwek, post: 86023, membro: 5020"] Ho appena ricevuto un nuovo libro - e sembra molto interessante Das Erbe der Serenissima Rekonstruktion und Restaurierung eines venezianischen Linienschiffsmodells von 1794 del Dr. Karl Klaus Körner tradotto qualcosa come: L'eredità della Serenissima...
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Hi Uwe
a bit late for me in the current state of my SoS (or should I start from scratch again?) Where is this book available?
Regards:
Janos
 
Just about to finish the Le Soleil Royal stern model (still waiting for the delivery of a Chicago screw) and the back to Sovereign - as planned, after a year break with her. And I have to finish the Barcelona galley figure head as well (will post a few pictures soon) - I am just expecting the deliveryof the Mixtion according to Willi's advice. In the main time I was agonising whether or not building Sovereign's masts and yards any further (having the stud mast option) but I went back to the original idea and will finish her with masts and rigging (but no sails of course). So, watch this space.
János
 
janos said:
Just about to finish the Le Soleil Royal stern model (still waiting for the delivery of a Chicago screw) and the back to Sovereign - as planned, after a year break with her. And I have to finish the Barcelona galley figure head as well (will post a few pictures soon) - I am just expecting the deliveryof the Mixtion according to Willi's advice. In the main time I was agonising whether or not building Sovereign's masts and yards any further (having the stud mast option) but I went back to the original idea and will finish her with masts and rigging (but no sails of course). So, watch this space.
János
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Bravo on deciding to build complete masts on your Sovereign! Thumbsup :D A ship hull without at least masts, if not sails too, looks incomplete or... wrecked. Having the yards lowered and sails stored below lets everyone see all the deck work you did, as well as all that beautiful carving on the hull. I can't wait to see the final result!
 
janos said:
Just about to finish the Le Soleil Royal stern model (still waiting for the delivery of a Chicago screw) and the back to Sovereign - as planned, after a year break with her. And I have to finish the Barcelona galley figure head as well (will post a few pictures soon) - I am just expecting the deliveryof the Mixtion according to Willi's advice. In the main time I was agonising whether or not building Sovereign's masts and yards any further (having the stud mast option) but I went back to the original idea and will finish her with masts and rigging (but no sails of course). So, watch this space.
János
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I am watching - it is hard to wait......
 
OK - this is where I pack up my X-Acto and retire to somewhere far away where no one can find me and where there is no internet connection to haunt my mind with such art! This is just beyond belief - WOW!
 
janos said:
Thanks, Guys, I appreciate your comments!
Janos
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Because I don't have a fraction of the skill that Janos clearly has, I chose to make the carvings for my Sovereign of the Seas using a 3D printer. I converted the diagrams from the John Mckay book into monochrome reliefs (black low, white high) and then into 3D models that I could print. Since I was planning to paint the gilt work anyway, I didn't think it would matter that they were plastic. Here are some picture. Still very much a work in progress (and a lot of mistakes over which we will draw a discrete veil!)

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