Shipyard's HMS Bellona

[firdajan2]

Originally Posted by birder

it looks like you are enjoying this one. The deck planking looks good, but the hull wow what a beauty

I have no better words. The progress looks really good, Ron.

Jan

[Ron0909]

Glen and Jan it's so good to have you guys drop by again
Not much to report but the lower gun ports completed on both sides (paper planking only, still needs cardboard and veneer) and the addition of another portion of decking. The foil came in handy again as the strips when wrapped around the board actually look like plank ends. Exposed card was actually used just below! It's a little slow going as I've been using the top 1/3 portion of the bulkheads made new and cut out to replace all the timber ends that I broke off during the veneer process. It's a pain and forces the slots in the decking to advance or go back a millimeter to accommodate the extra layer of card.

Thats it for today
All the best
Ron

[Leif Ohlsson]

Getting up close I understand better the good use you are making of foil. Very interesting; starts me wondering what one could do with it in other types of models...

- L.

[Michael Mash]

Looking very nice Ron.
You attention to detail is paying off.
Mike

[birder]

Impressive Ron boy--how many ships have you made??

[Ron0909]

Originally Posted by Leif Ohlsson

Getting up close I understand better the good use you are making of foil. Very interesting; starts me wondering what one could do with it in other types of models...

- L.

Leif, this stuff is a really spectacular product which I can see being used for any number of applications. What's cool is that it has some stretch to it so it might be able to cover a few things that would normally leave a unsightly seam. Wood textures are a given! I see floor boards in biplanes and even wood panels on exteriors. I found that site that had veneers that are bonded to paper that will go through printers that I really want to try when some money comes my way. That's another story .....

Impressive Ron boy--how many ships have you made??

This is my first in any medium...that bad huh?. Honestly, I think the advice to start small is well founded and I should have payed *much* closer attention! Maybe a frigate next?

Talk soon guys!
Ron

[Zathros]

Wow, this is your first ship model? Talk about raising the bar!!

[RdK]

Hi!

This is REALLY a clean and accurate work here! No way this is your first ship!

Actually the size of HMS Bellona is quite nice. It will take you a while to do the rigging (no big difference to a frigate, actually)... But do not be discouraged! If it is too much, then you can still give it a little break. But we will be here at your side to give you the encouragement needed. There is also a lot of information on the web that allows the rigging to be done very systematically.

Originally Posted by Ron0909

...What's cool is that it has some stretch to it...
Ron

Actually this effect with the foil is so cool, that you can try to make even curved wooden structures. For instance some parts of the ship like the stempost were made out of a curved tree (either naturally, or forced to grow curved) as depicted on the image. I can't remember where I have seen that picture (which book), but I was able to find a copy of exactly the same image on a "curiosity"-blog. I made a curved stempost on my Mayflower with the self-adhesive foil.

Looking forward to seeing more of your wonderful and professional build, Ron!

Rgds,
Radek

[Hiob]

Great work, I'm looking forward for more

[Ron0909]

Hello friends

Not much to show tonight except for a few small inner wall segments and gun ports. I decided to do away with the kit's plain red paper and use wood so it slows production down. The instructions aren't 100% and neither is my grey matter between my ears so that compounds the problem! Anyways...each of those small timbers holding up the walls is made up of 4 pieces of .5mm card that are laminated together, shaped, sanded and painted. Each of the little wall segments is made up of about 10 pieces. Next we'll be playing with another deck piece and more gun ports then we can finally get to doing some more wood work on the outside hull. All I can say is thank God there are other Shipyard builds out there that I can use to guide the way!

Here's my little buddy Samson...he's another cause for slowness. I swear he knows the second I sit down to build as he will want to play or go out!