Planking and extending the transom.
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Pelican scale 1/45 a small English galleon 16th century
Further planking of the upper section. This will be spread across several posts due to the number of photos.
First, a rough sketch of what it should look like.
The cannon ports have a rounded shape at the top here.
Further planking on the frames.
Sawing to size according to plan A.
Switching to plan B, much faster, more accurate, and better.
And filing neatly to size.
First, a rough sketch of what it should look like.
The cannon ports have a rounded shape at the top here.
Further planking on the frames.
Sawing to size according to plan A.
Switching to plan B, much faster, more accurate, and better.
And filing neatly to size.
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Next part
Bending the "potdeksels" (English?) soaked in water for a few days, bending and clamping, and then letting them rest like that for a few days while clamped...
And gluing.
a smooth line.
And further planking.
And neatly scraping with pieces of Stanley knife
Bending the "potdeksels" (English?) soaked in water for a few days, bending and clamping, and then letting them rest like that for a few days while clamped...
And gluing.
a smooth line.
And further planking.
And neatly scraping with pieces of Stanley knife
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And sawing the frames to height on the forecastle.
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And finally, the rear castle frames
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And then the tree nails. Toothpicks.
With an example
Quite a lot of tree nails...
With an example
Quite a lot of tree nails...
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Tapering the keel and further construction of the bow section.
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And then the planking on the front of the forecastle
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Painting the hull.
For this, diluted Tamiya paint was used, which was then polished with dishwashing Scotchbrite (a new sponge, of course )
test
Leveling the model
Marking and taping off the waterline.
Brown at the top
And the white at the bottom, painted freehand. In the 16th century, they didn't have scotch tape either.
Result
For this, diluted Tamiya paint was used, which was then polished with dishwashing Scotchbrite (a new sponge, of course )
test
Leveling the model
Marking and taping off the waterline.
Brown at the top
And the white at the bottom, painted freehand. In the 16th century, they didn't have scotch tape either.
Result
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Decoration
First, it was determined which patterns occurred most frequently.
Masking
painting
polishing
removing the tape
pa
rt one finished
First, it was determined which patterns occurred most frequently.
Masking
painting
polishing
removing the tape
pa
rt one finished
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Part two
And drawing and painting a pelican
And drawing and painting a pelican
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The balcony
As mentioned at the beginning. If I had to do it again, no balcony. Or certainly narrower balcony on the port and starboard sides.
The construction would also have to be much lighter.
Part 1
Planking
As mentioned at the beginning. If I had to do it again, no balcony. Or certainly narrower balcony on the port and starboard sides.
The construction would also have to be much lighter.
Part 1
Planking
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Part 2
The door
The door
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Part tree
Windows
cut out
Fill with stretched spreu (grey)
place it on the model
And ready
Windows
cut out
Fill with stretched spreu (grey)
place it on the model
And ready
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Part 4
The railing
The railing
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Part 5
The Tudor Rose as an extra
The Tudor Rose as an extra
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Part 6
Finishing
Finishing
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The construction of the beakhead
Part one, the base
Part one, the base
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Part two.
Grating and sanitary facilities.
For the grating, material from a kit manufacturer (which one?) and custom material were used.
The sanitary facility was initially "a hole in the floor".
This was later modified into a "seated model". No photos of the modification could be found.
Grating and sanitary facilities.
For the grating, material from a kit manufacturer (which one?) and custom material were used.
The sanitary facility was initially "a hole in the floor".
This was later modified into a "seated model". No photos of the modification could be found.
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Part 3
The small deck
The planks are pre-fitted with tree nails, colored and polished with Scotch Brite.
The small deck
The planks are pre-fitted with tree nails, colored and polished with Scotch Brite.
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