Sovereign of the Seas - Sergal 1:78 (with hopefully many added details)

oldflyer said:
Hi all,

So laterally moving forward - needed to remove several bronze bits for attaching chainwales for mizzen mast. The bronze
bits will also need to be cut shorter, and need to make up some some support wood bits. And for some cannon port ropes also needed
to remove several bronze bits - do some sculpturing -perfect almost invisible re-fit
image notes FYIs

Thanks so much for your comments, supper or just dropping by for a look!

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Mightily impressive John.
 
dockattner said:
I love the phrase laterally moving forward! Sometimes treading water is progress :).
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Paul,
Indeed “lateral” seems odd in this context. It was a word that was so part of my daily working vocabulary. It sort-of stuck. I’ll spare you, and everybody explaining my previous needed Lateral Navigation (LNAV) context. :D

Maarten, Thanks - Oh and so many other ornaments that were included in the kit just had no space to fit anywhere -- hmmm??

Grant, thanks - you're always so kind

Daniel, Thumbsup

Yesterday I did finishing up the needed install for mizzen shrouds.. A bit more work needed, then onto the mainmast chainwales.

Cheers,


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Maarten said:
Hi John,

The mix of the different ornaments look great.
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Maarten,
Got curious - these are the left over bronze bits for which there were absolutely no places in which to add them. I did use a few of the Amati bits - very few.!
Regarding those nine deck guns, IMO Sergal's instructions crowded too many in such small spaces - in any case scratched built the quarter, and forecastle areas...
Thanks for your always very kind comments.....
PS: some of those bits will, however, find reasons to be useful as I continue work with along the outer hull -
Regards,

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oldflyer said:
Hi Everyone,
I have wanted to build this kit for a longtime; I will “attempt” to super detail this project beyond the “out of the box” kit – as excellent as it is. I have the McKay book (filled with excellent line drawings and images; it will be an excellent guide, along with stunning museum examples; One of which was built by Ed Marple, and is on permanent display at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum, Oxnard CA.

I recently acquired a 1980s “new in box” Sergal kit. That specific vintage product was of interest to me because the 650+ included decorative bits were all cast in solid bronze (that number includes cannons). The current kit is supplied with 650+ white metal/bronze bits that have been electroplated, and apparently, from what I’ve been told, result in loss of casting details?? (TBD) – though many other advantages are certainly in the current kit’s box as well, and not part of the 1980s box contents.

Given that this ship’s beauty, for-all-intent-and-purposes, is because of its 600+ ornamentations I got intrigued with the idea of solid bronze castings; luckily found a vintage kit.

That said, instructions were really non-existent, included lumber still looked very good, other included kit’s amenities were, well from three decades ago. Bronze sculptures were, for me, the prize….as well as the 1:1 plan sheets, and the included many solid wood fittings (nice).

The vintage kit I received did not have a single super tiny missing bronze ornament – all were mixed up in fifteen or so zip lock baggies – took hours to go through them all –haha.

Moving forward two weeks – a large heavy UPS box arrived at my door hmm? – Turns out that I was gifted, for Father’s Day, with the current Sergal #787. So best of both kits will be blended into this single project. My family did not know that I had already purchased the much earlier discontinued edition.

I will balance this log with some, occasional, comparisons between the old and new kit – No criticisms of either just comparisons. That said, this log will focus on the build as it goes forward. I am lucky to have the best of both available.

So first log entry with some notes. – l will also keep the writing to a minimum going forward. Thanks for looking in, and if you are interested - welcome to the shipyard.

Regards,
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Hallo John alias @oldflyer
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Now onto the slow repetitive work for the starboard side You've all been there as well. Need 30 cannon ports. And I also had to remove the boarding door. The hinges and latch were on the wrong side. The boarding platform, however is OK….

Thanks for your kind comments.

MJD

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oldflyer said:
Now onto the slow repetitive work for the starboard side You've all been there as well. Need 30 cannon ports. And I also had to remove the boarding door. The hinges and latch were on the wrong side. The boarding platform, however is OK….

Thanks for your kind comments.

MJD

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Good morning John. It’s always the downside of building these large ships- those repetitive modelling hours…..non the less they make for mighty impressive models. Cheers Grant
 
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