Working plastic as I do is one thing, carving plastic like Marc do is a totally different thing! Marc’s carving work on his SR is just amazing!!
Exactly.. Marc make something amazing with his SR. I can not imagine how big model can be that wrong.. btw im not sure i will see something wrong with model if not here check in forum.Working plastic as I do is one thing, carving plastic like Marc do is a totally different thing! Marc’s carving work on his SR is just amazing!!
Exactly.. Marc make something amazing with his SR. I can not imagine how big model can be that wrong.. btw im not sure i will see something wrong with model if not here check in forum.
Well said.. like i tell before in this forum.. not many books and info is about real SR.. Anatomy of the ship with SR will be good for people like me. But also im not mean will help make real SR. Just i love plans n many photos with make model kit. How you said.. important is get sens of how ship workin for make him great model. With my Beagle from Revell is everything wrong. And i know that just is my first "bigger" model of first ship what i make after 15 yrs of modeling planes. And i try make nice model how ever i wrong with many things coz not everything can make well with scale. Subject with colors in ship is second subject with sitting and talk about it drinkin coffee/rum or tea.I cannot say that Heller SR is “wrong”, it is just 100% based on Tanneron incomplete 1/24 SR model that is exposed at Paris.
And if this particular model made in the 1830’s have anything to do with the real SR!? Well, nobody knows for sure, but probably not…
Marc’s SR, should be very close to the first SR.
The real problem with Heller SR is everything but the hull… because here, Heller had to create an idea, and there are many things that are unacceptable to create a decent “scale model”. But even so, if done straight from the box is still a very beautiful kit, although not an accurate scale model… is this important to all the people? NO! That’s why it is still a great kit just by itself.
I rather prefer to make a more accurate scale model, even if it is pretty far way from the real SR, but it could be the Froudoyant…
Very good work.
The problem here is to paint the masts to ressemble wood. How are you going to do that?
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Most definitely! I like the extra border layer that you added around the perimeter, that the ribs sit on top of. Beautiful execution!The problem when we start “scratch building“ is that we have to know when to stop! Easier said than done…
I think the bowsprit mast and top are coming up together quite weel, what do you think?
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Thanks!
The bowsprit, fore mast and main mast were painted, according to my knowledge! The other ones I will paint them with oils and the the sponge technique, something like these “wooden” props:
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I’m still working in the “wood” tones, lighter, darker, matt, semi-gloss…
As with what I am doing, portions of the work are conjectural, but they remain highly educated guesses at that!
DFolgado, can you please give me adress to their site? Thanks a lot
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Very neatly done on the stropping, Duarte. Do you solder the copper wire ends, or just bend the wire ends to meet in a neat joint?