Roter Löwe 1597 by Ondras71 - scala 1/60

[Brewbrarian]

@Ondras71 , absolutely beautiful!
It looks like you are using cutters to trim the nail heads... Could you share how you get that lovely rounded look to the nail heads, especially if you are clipping them close to flush?

 

[Uwek]

Very good result with the "nails" - accurate as usual - very good work

 

[Ondras71]

This is absolutely magnificent and the more work that gets done, the "cleaner" the ship looks. This is the true sign of an artist - to add more things without making it look cluttered. However - and now I am just thinking aloud without any reflection on Ondras's superb work - are we not missing the point when we (myself included) strive to achieve a level of perfection that the real ships never had. In the case of real-life Dutch ship construction, it was very much a hotchpot of things thrown together - a case of build with what you have ... Just wondering ...

Again Ondras - your work is that of a master!

You are right Heinrich, that the placement of metal clinks and wooden nails was not always accurate, it can be seen on the Vasa model from the museum ..


Of course, each model is built to a certain perfection to be good to the eye, as well as replicas of ships today, such as Duyfken..

 

[Ondras71]

@Ondras71 , absolutely beautiful!
It looks like you are using cutters to trim the nail heads... Could you share how you get that lovely rounded look to the nail heads, especially if you are clipping them close to flush?

As metal nails I wanted to use Amati nails with a 1 mm head. But the head is too low. I created nails from larger ones on a lathe
nails to approach the klinkbout from the reconstruction of 7 Provincien ..











Hard work and waste about 20 percent ..

 

[Brewbrarian]

Hard work and waste about 20 percent ..

Well, in my eyes at least, it was well worth it. The effect is truly remarkable.

 

[Uwek]

You are right Heinrich, that the placement of metal clinks and wooden nails was not always accurate, it can be seen on the Vasa model from the museum ..
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and the model of the Vasa is much more accurate than the real Vasa !!!!

Many thanks for showing your treatment on the nails / bolts - very good result and the additional work was absolutely worth to do it !!!

 

[Ondras71]

Machined vertical beams glued to the supporting part ..





The front pillars, where the head will be carved, gave the most work..





I also have beams ready for the first carving test..



As a basis for the head, I used a drawing from Derfflinger's plan, RL is unusable..



Test whether pattex adhesive sticks to the waxed surface - OK!



Simple beams glued. Pins and wax are waiting..

 

[shota70]

Amazing work and beautiful results

 

[Ondras71]

Amazing work and beautiful results

Thank you very much shota70..

Surrounded and waxed. The pins finally hold the wax-glued parts firmly..





I'm starting to make railings ..









Waxed gratings of the main deck ..

 

[oldflyer]

Ondras,

Superb work!!

 

[Heinrich]

@Ondras71 Absolutely beautifully executed - your build is an art of accuracy and cleanliness.

 

[Ondras71]

Thank you very much oldflyer and Heinrich

Due to the need for dyeing and the need to create all the parts that will be dyed, I started making Knee of the head. I studied the construction of Knee of the head, it is nicely covered in the Czech thread by Doris Obručová for its construction Sovereign of the Seas ..
https://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=177&t=43575&p=882705&hilit=klounová+paluba#p882705

A study of Dutch ships, I found that the grate of the deck drawn from the folded slats is from a later time, historically more faithful is the grate of longitudinal planks, as in the plan of the Pinas Vitsen by Ab Hoving..




Production of Knee of the head..











Delivered paints and accessories to the airbrush..

 

[Ondras71]

Thanks to new information on the construction of Dutch ships, the Knee of the head was repaired..





and Beams shaped..

 

[Heinrich]

Wow, wow and WOW!!!

 

[Uwek]

Hallo Ondras,
I want to visit you once, to see the real model - you are working every time so accurate.....unbelievable - there is no micrometer joint visible!!

 

[Ondras71]

Thank you very much. For Uwek, if it turns out well, the boat will be seen in modeling competitions..

I continue to produce parts that will be painted..
















And I'm already training dry with an airbrush..

 

[Uwek]

Great work - and I have the feeling, that you are getting more and more accurate ...

 

[Ondras71]

Great work - and I have the feeling, that you are getting more and more accurate ...

Thank you very much and I really appreciate your words..

Knee of the head hips reinforced against twisting..



Made a spray box 1 meter wide from a paper box and discarded kitchen hoods ..







After training outside the boat, I start spraying..

 

[JosephH]

beautiful craftsmanship learning a lot of new tricks

 

[Heinrich]

Dear Ondras. I know that this will turn out beautifully - but at the same time, I also really liked the natural wood!