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

[janos]

Thanks, Guys, I appreciate your comments!
Janos

 

[janos]

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

 

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

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

Book Link:
Amazon - Sovereign of the Seas 1637

 

[janos]

Book Link:
Amazon - Sovereign of the Seas 1637

Thanks, Kurt
I ran a search on Amazon before but it did not show this book then. Now I found it.
Regards
Janos

 

[Maarten]

I also ordered it via German Amzone.
Hope to receive it end of April, it looks great.

 

[Jimsky]

I will never build that model (never say never), but I have ordered this book as well! Should be interesting reading!

 

[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

 

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

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

Bravo on deciding to build complete masts on your Sovereign! 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!

 

[Uwek]

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

I am watching - it is hard to wait......

 

[oldflyer]

Janos,

Very good new for your many devoted followers - Your work is so brilliant.

 

[janos]

I refrained from posting for a while but here I am again. I just finished my Sovereign of the Seas and here are a few pictures (some identical to thos which I posted in the carving section)
Janos

 

[DARIVS ARCHITECTVS]

OMG Janos! That is WONDERFUL!!!

 

[Tobias]

fantastic work Janos, i like it

 

[NMBROOK]

Outstanding work Janos!

Kind Regards

Nigel

 

[pingu57]

You have mede a beauty of your Sovereign of the Seas Janos, outstanding work.

 

[Pathfinder65]

Oh wow, that is absolutely fabulous.

 

[Jimsky]

WOW! Amazing work, Janos!

 

[dockattner]

. Utterly speechless. You have transcended the hobby itself and created a work of art. Majestic!

 

[Heinrich]

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!

 

[StuWicks]

Thanks, Guys, I appreciate your comments!
Janos

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!)