Sovereign of the Seas (Mantua) by Nj0rdr

[Nj0rdr]

Slow but steady process.
Finished all 10 gun carriages.
Before taking the picture all of them looked okay. Now I see on every single one all kind of flaws.

 

[GrantTyler]

Slow but steady process.
Finished all 10 gun carriages.
Before taking the picture all of them looked okay. Now I see on every single one all kind of flaws.

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Good morning. Your carriage is awesome. The barrels are complex and close up photos do reveal the moldings from the kits weakness. Non the less these are great cannons. Cheers Grant

 

[Nj0rdr]

Thank you for your nice words.
As next I will start to work on the two pumps provided by the kit.

 

[Nj0rdr]

here the bilge pumps.
I liked the colour of the copper strips. Thats why I decided to keep them as they are.
And if you have the space you can actually move the lever up and down

 

[Nj0rdr]

At the moment I am working on the anti-personel guns.
2 carriages are glued. 22 more to go

 

[Nj0rdr]

Slow progress. Painting of the carriages is done.
The next steps are cleaning the bronze cast cannon, sanding of the carriages so that the cannons are actually fitting, painting the wheels and fixing them.

 

[Uwek]

Here is my version of the Sovereign of the Seas.
I am at the beginning so just glued the frame together and the first 2 decks and also the first planks are on the ship.

The next step will be to add some LEDs.

I will post a picture when I have finished all the smoldering work.

Hallo Wolfgang alias @Nj0rdr
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY

 

[Nj0rdr]

Thank yo very much Uwe.

 

[Green Highlander]

Not much happened since the last update. Just sanded the underwater hull and installed 2 decks.
I also added the holders for the dummy cannons. I also painted them just in case you can glimpse.
And as you can see I also put a bottle of rum into the picture. It is from the same company which delivered the rum for the Austrian Navy end of the 19th beginning of the 20th century.

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[WilliamM]

Great ship . Its on my wishlist. Gonna follow this one! Working onze my almost finished victory and the trinidad and the wilhelm zu pferde.

I put this ship on my Christmas Wish List, but the Admiral said no.

 

[Nj0rdr]

It's been some time since the last pictures.
The guns are still not finished, but I started to do some other stuff.
And I have to say the masts are a bit higher than expected

 

[Nj0rdr]

And I also did a test run to have furled sails on the ship.

How do you think does it look? Would you say something I should continue?

 

[Uwek]

And I have to say the masts are a bit higher than expected

and the main mast will be even higher

a small recomendation for the rigging and masting
such a small table - adjustabel in height - can really be very helpful





I got the tip by our friend @archjofo who is using this lifting table by himself

La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette

At MSW, a fellow model maker expressed the wish to see the entire model in its current condition. I borrowed the black blanket from my wife for a moment and tried to take a few useful pictures. Of course, the model looks a little messy in this condition. Also, I'm not a professional when it...

shipsofscale.com

 

[KOCH]

NjOrdr,
I'm probably too new to voice an opinion, but I think you should go for it like there's no tomorrow.
Best of luck with whatever you decide.

 

[Nj0rdr]

The progress in the shipyard is really slow, but at least steady.

Started to knot some ratlines.

I used the paper to have an equal distance between the ratlines.

 

[KOCH]

The progress in the shipyard is really slow, but at least steady.

Started to knot some ratlines.

I used the paper to have an equal distance between the ratlines.


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That's going to look really nice when you are done
Terry

 

[Nj0rdr]

Terry, thank you for your kind words

 

[GregW]

Beautiful work , an amazing looking ship. I wanted to get this kit but my wife said how about I finish the other 6 I have waiting to start lol

 

[Nj0rdr]

As always painfully slow progress, but at least progress

 

[Gebirgsmarine]

Viel Arbeit, aber es lohnt sich!
Sehr schön!