Re: Royal William 1/48 scale

[neptune]

Looks perfect John. I really start thinking how big the serving tray should have been they used for the original .
This just looks to fit perfect.

Thank you Maarten, that brought a smile to my face, you wait till you see the tissue box, LOL ,
Best regards John,

 

[neptune]

For those of you who have not seen the tissue boxes here are a couple of pics, I've already cut some of the lid out,


close up, you can see they are very detailed, I will use some of these panells for the side galleries,


and this is the basis for the figure head,

best regards John,

 

[neptune]

This is where I am at at the present time, I've added both rear railings and a couple more figures,

thanks for looking in,

Best regards John,

 

[neptune]

Well after the Covid I thought every thing was settling down, then my admiral had a fall in the bathroom and broke her left shoulder, she is in hospital at the moment and will have to have her left arm in a sling for at least six weeks, so I haven't done much to my models, here is a catch up,


before Gilding,



and a close up,


after gilding the upper stern,


and a close up,


Been doing some shopping again, I was looking for something for the side gallery rails and found these,


without the glass bowls,


and after cutting them away, i wish that i had found them sooner as I would have used one type for the lower galleries stern and side and the other for the other ones, ah well what will be will be,

Thank you for looking in,


best regards john,

 

[Maarten]

Well after the Covid I thought every thing was settling down, then my admiral had a fall in the bathroom and broke her left shoulder, she is in hospital at the moment and will have to have her left arm in a sling for at least six weeks, so I haven't done much to my models, here is a catch up,

View attachment 307715
before Gilding,


View attachment 307716
and a close up,

View attachment 307717
after gilding the upper stern,

View attachment 307718
and a close up,

View attachment 307719
Been doing some shopping again, I was looking for something for the side gallery rails and found these,

View attachment 307720
without the glass bowls,

View attachment 307721
and after cutting them away, i wish that i had found them sooner as I would have used one type for the lower galleries stern and side and the other for the other ones, ah well what will be will be,

Thank you for looking in,


best regards john,

Hi John, sorry to hear. All the best with the recovery of your admiral.

 

[neptune]

Hi John, sorry to hear. All the best with the recovery of your admiral.

Thank you Maarten i will pass on your comments,

best regards john,

 

[neptune]

Adding some figures around the lower gallery,


getting around to finishing the side galleries before adding the rails,


and the port side,


best regards john,

 

[neptune]

With the lower galleries gilded as well,



and the close up,


best regards John,

 

[Bryian]

Shaping up very nicely John.

 

[dockattner]

Hey John, So sorry to hear about your wife's fall. I hope she has a full recovery.

As for ship-building: you are the master of up-cycling!

 

[Stevedownunder]

Well after the Covid I thought every thing was settling down, then my admiral had a fall in the bathroom and broke her left shoulder, she is in hospital at the moment and will have to have her left arm in a sling for at least six weeks, so I haven't done much to my models, here is a catch up,

View attachment 307715
before Gilding,


View attachment 307716
and a close up,

View attachment 307717
after gilding the upper stern,

View attachment 307718
and a close up,

View attachment 307719
Been doing some shopping again, I was looking for something for the side gallery rails and found these,

View attachment 307720
without the glass bowls,

View attachment 307721
and after cutting them away, i wish that i had found them sooner as I would have used one type for the lower galleries stern and side and the other for the other ones, ah well what will be will be,

Thank you for looking in,


best regards john,

Hi John,

Sorry to hear about your admiral, hopefully she makes a speedy recovery.

Regards,
Stephen.

 

[neptune]

My Admiral says thank you for your kind comments, they have moved her from the City Hospital to a country one nearby, not sure how long before coming home,
Best regards John,

 

[Jimsky]

Faster recovery to your Admiral, John!

 

[neptune]

Faster recovery to your Admiral, John!

Thank you Jim, I will pass on your message,
Best regards John,

 

[Hoss6262]

John, just wonderful work. I admire your imagination and creativity. I think sometimes these things work only when the modeler has an "artistic eye", which of course you possess. The balance you've achieved between the decorative elements and the functional element of the ship are to be applauded. Not having an "artistic eye", I appreciate your skill that much more.

Really nice work.

Ken

 

[neptune]

John, just wonderful work. I admire your imagination and creativity. I think sometimes these things work only when the modeler has an "artistic eye", which of course you possess. The balance you've achieved between the decorative elements and the functional element of the ship are to be applauded. Not having an "artistic eye", I appreciate your skill that much more.

Really nice work.

Ken

Thank you for your nice comments Ken,

best regards John.

 

[neptune]

Cutting and test fitting the side gallery rails,


and a close up,


best regards john,

 

[neptune]

Next up was to fit the rear gallery floors, they are carved and gilded and painted,



the tops of a couple of the tissue box's were solid so I decided to cut the carved sections from these, i made a template of the area, and marked it on the box lid then cut it out,


Test fitting the plastic carved piece,


and CA gluing the carved part to the ply sub deck, still a bit of trimming to do yet,



and how the panel will look when fixed in place,



I have gilded the panel, when this is dry I will give it a coat of varnish before adding the red and blue highlights, the varnish seals the gilding, if you dont varnish it when you add the paint it can lift and mix the gilding and the paint together, if you know what I mean, I still have to trim this along the back line,

Thank you for looking in,

best regards John.

 

[neptune]

Test fitting the upper gallery bulkhead,


and another couple of pics,


Thats all for now, i hope that I'm not getting to long winded on describing the build,

Best regards john,

 

[dockattner]

Yours will be a truly one-of-a-kind Royal William!