Sovereign of the Seas (Mantua) by Nj0rdr

[Nj0rdr]

another small update:

I cleaned all the remaining pillars for the railing and painted them. Used a left over for easier handling during the painting process.

Also painted all the bases for the railing on top and the inner side in red and for the outer side I used my gold marker.



Additionally I started to glue the pillars for one railing in place.

 

[Nj0rdr]

another small update:

the pilars on the starboard side are glued in place and the the cover of the railing is added as well.



The structural reinforcment is in place as well and you can see where the cut-outs for the cannons will be.



The next step is to finish the rails inside and outside and start the railing of the port side.

 

[Nj0rdr]

Just a quick update.

Finished the starboard railing and did a small painting test.
I also already started with glueing some pillars for the port side.

 

[Charles QC]

Still admiring your work

 

[Nj0rdr]

Thank you for your kind words.

I also admire your work on the royal louis. It is a great example of the faboulus pieces of art from this forum.

 

[Nj0rdr]

Finished the railing on the port side and also painted the inside red and the outside in black.



before and after painting.

 

[Uwek]

Hallo Wolfgang,
we wish you all the Best and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Enjoy your day


Alles Alles Gute zum Geburtstag

 

[Norway]

Congratulations Wolfgang, greeting-

 

[Nj0rdr]

Thank you very much guys

 

[Jimsky]

Happy Birthday Wolfgang!! Many more years to come!

 

[Dicas]

Happy Birthday

JL

 

[Nj0rdr]

Thank you all.
I also spent some time on my SoS. Catched up with the decoration on the port side.



next step is to continue the port side decoration.

 

[Nj0rdr]

continued the decorations on the port side

 

[Brewbrarian]

The gold on black of those decorations is stunning. Are these the metal cast decorations that come with the Mantua SOS kit?

 

[Nj0rdr]

Hi Eric,

yes these are the original castings from the Mantua kit.

 

[Nj0rdr]

Hello once more,

here is a quick overview what I do with the parts. The only disadvantage of the Mantua parts is that when you file or cut them that they have a silvery look there and not golden anymore. So I try to file as little as possible.

this is how a part is looking like out of the package

then I cut away the sprue of the casting (or whatever the leftover is called)

after the cutting

the I use a file for filing it the way it should be

finished part

and glued in place

 

[Nj0rdr]

and some more decoration of the port gallery.

 

[Charles QC]

On a ship like that the decoration are very important. You are taking your time and it show

 

[Nj0rdr]

Thank you for your kind words Charles.

Also some update: finished the decorations of the port gallery. Especially the short vertical pieces of the forward parts of the gallery have been challenging.

 

[Charles QC]

How are the casting on your ship

Mine on a few of my ship I did, i have problem bad casting to form them to the shape of the ship or plating that peel of.