"Mayflower" Yuanqing models

[AlexSkripko]

You're right. Dark stripes on the oak. Oak on the left. Alder on the right. They have the paneling from the kit on them.

 

[AlexSkripko]

That's why it sank!!! They built it from what they had.

 

[AlexSkripko]

Every artist sees it their own way. I saw it this way. I do it.

 

[AlexSkripko]

I spent a long time drawing the deck layout. I based it on a 30-foot plank length. I don't like anything. Only this option. The replica is similar. Three planks apart. The black is the rooster lattice.

 

[AlexSkripko]

Deck test number three.

 

[AlexSkripko]

I got a bit of criticism for the deck. Probably rightly so. I practiced with a different imitation caulking. I'll redo it with cardboard. I did a bit of work on the boat while the glue was drying. Something like that.

 

[AlexSkripko]

The caulking will be like this.

 

[dockattner]

Did the criticism come from your Russian colleagues, Alex? I have noticed there are regional preferences for certain aspects of ship modeling.

Personally I much prefer your earlier examples. To me the caulking is overdone on the final proposal. But since we know very little about a ship like the Mayflower (as built) you are really free to choose your own adventure.

 

[Loracs]

I am with the same opinion... Deck #3 shown above look nice. The caulking is just right to me. A baseboard at the intersection of the wall and everything else are good (even a 1x1mm board will do). Keep in mind that finishing, especially with oil, will enhance caulking a little more. Oil darkens end-grain/side more than flat area. With poly, it will look pretty much the same. your preference. Here finishing with Linseed oil (before and after):

 

[AlexSkripko]

I am with the same opinion... Deck #3 shown above look nice. The caulking is just right to me. A baseboard at the intersection of the wall and everything else are good (even a 1x1mm board will do). Keep in mind that finishing, especially with oil, will enhance caulking a little more. Oil darkens end-grain/side more than flat area. With poly, it will look pretty much the same. your preference. Here finishing with Linseed oil (before and after):

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There was criticism about the outer planks near the waterway. There really shouldn't be any sharp ends to the planks there. Regarding the thickness of the caulking. Currently, the planking is about 6.05 mm thick. With the cardboard glued on, it's about 6.35 mm. So, in scale, the caulking width is 14.4 mm. Not much for a real ship.

 

[AlexSkripko]

Like this.

 

[AlexSkripko]

Something's wrong with the deck again. I'm still thinking about what to do. I've started the rough planking of the hull.