, so I'm just hoping to clarify for my understanding of your method, here; from just below the lower gun-deck, upwards, you have reduced the bulkhead outer dimensions by the thickness of the first planking layer - to which your deck clamps will be glued to, but which are only temporarily affixed to the bulkheads, themselves. The next layer of intermediate planking will extend all the way from the keel to the top-sheer, and together with the first layer, will fix the hull shape in a rigid form. At this point, you could waste away the bulkheads, from the lower gun deck, upwards, so that you can begin building out your lower deck interiors. The third, finish layer of planking will establish wales and sheer strakes, and the widest dimension of the gunport openings. Is that the lay of the land, or the motion of your ocean?
That's how I understand his method. It creates two layers to hold the hull shape instead of one. So, when you remove the bulkheads, the shape is not as susceptible to warping. The way my current build went, I had to remove the supporting interior bulkheads to make room for the interior planking, risking warps in the single ply hull, then reinforce with interior planks. If the hull had warped (and I'm sure some areas lost their transverse symmetry to a small degree), gluing the interior planking would freeze those warps in place permanently.
It is brilliant work, and a fun read!
I like this dark blue - it will make maximum contrast with your gold effect and the model will be very striking.
I won’t re-hash the discussion about ultra-marine and the likelihood that it was used sparingly. That all seems beside the point, here, as you grapple with artistic choices that emphasize the splendor of the ship. What is interesting though, if one looks at the Vary portraits, is that there appear to be two slightly different shades of blue:
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.. the darker blue being reserved for the friezework of the upper bulwarks, which also coincides with the tafferal backdrop of Apollo, on the stern.
Whatever route you decide to go, I am in full support of your choices! This model is so tantalizing because, even at this stage, we can see the bones of what it will become. The child in me just wishes for you to get-on with it and burn through the project, at record pace. Of course, the model-maker craves maximum detail, careful execution and fascinating problem-solving sequences.
I will content myself to watch patiently as the ship rises
Mozart - "too many notes.."
The blue does appear much darker on timber than on the tube despite being the actual paint applied to the tube.I think this has a lot to do with the silver background.
your are reight.
hey, are you aware, that you can download the build -DeAgostine.de - until today. I downloaded it until the hull, was panked totally- horrible look. As I am not building anymore, I have stopped doing it the download. I have until the Bauphase 84- op tp page 500.Thanks everyone for your encouraging words.
Marc,thankyou, I have also found listing for the armament in Lemineur's book for the later vessel, not in the armament section which I had read three times but towards the back of the book( which is why I didn't find it before).The figures don't tie in with the number of ports, even when disregarding the front chase ports.
he gives;
1st battery- 28 bronze 36 pounders
2nd battery - 30 bronze 18 pounders
3rd battery - 28 bronze 12 pounders
Quarterdeck - 10 bronze 6 pounders
Forecastle - 8 bronze 6 pounders
This would not give me any cannons in the stern ports and only two in the front chase ports.This also does not allow for any armament on the deck below the Poop (four cannons in total here on Michel's and Marc's models)
Paul,I am going back to the art shop this morning to see what alternatives there are,I have slept on this and you are quite right in saying that the hull may appear black in certain light.Afterall this is to be displayed inside, not in my back garden
Heinrich,spending time preplanning saves lots of time in the execution.I have done the bashing "on the fly" many times before and you do end up with spending extensive amounts of time reworking parts as you go.I hope to keep this to a minimum on this build and in doing so, reduce the amount of unnecessary work carried out.Stretching the hull has paid off, the hull no longer looks like a doorstop.
Brian,progress has been helped by the fact I have just had two periods of holiday.Things will slow a little as I am back to work tonight for the foreseeable.However,I have got past the what I would describe as the "prototype" stage and moving forward it is now just straight forward building.
Kurt,I worked on Sovereign @ten years ago and my taste and ability have both changed.This is, in part why I haven't progressed as there are some things I love about the model and somethings I hate.If I were to do it all again, the prominent treenails and caulking would not be there.
Kind Regards
Nigel
