Sovereign of the seas 1637/ 1:96/ scratch build

[DORIS]

Hello everybody!
Some months ago I and Firdajan started a scratch build of Sovereign of the seas.

Shapes of timbers and decks come from Mantua plans, but I would like to build this beautiful ship according to credible documents as possible. I am very honored I can cooperate with experts and friends in Czech forum, especially my thanks belong to captain KL., Firdajan and captain Georg. I will present here all working process from the beginning. If you have any question or want to know, how I create various details, I can explain it in more detail. Don´t hesitate to write your suggestions or ideas, what I can do better on my model. Thank you all and I am looking forward to sharing my work with You!
I hope Jan will join me in short time, his work is really great!

Here are photos of my scratch build:

[DORIS]

Shell planking - first and second layer:

[DORIS]

Hull building:

[DORIS]

Latest photos, the hull is waiting for regrinding and particular impregnation. After that I will strat with wooden covering. I use a special self-adhesive plastic film with wooden look and structure.



Wires under the hull are ready for model lighting.

Now I have started with covering the hull by wooden look plastic tapes, I take a lot of pictures, how I do that:
After impregnation:


The hull under water-line is covered by narrow strips of self-adhesive plastic film, each stripe is overlap by another one in 30% of its width, so there are no gaps. The wooden parts over the water-line are stuck side-by-side without covering.

[DORIS]

I have just finished wooden covering on port. There is still a lot of work but mostly I am looking forward to gilded ornaments and figures on black top of the hull. Now I will continue with the same work on starboard.

[jeanma]

your job is totaly incredible.
It's exactly the kind of job i like.

you show us that if we work slowly, everything is possible. Absolutly everything.

i will follow you with pleasure :D

[cgutzmer]

Holy smoke! this is great! Keep it coming!
Chris

[Don Boose]

It is always a great pleasure to see your beautiful and accurate historic ship models take shape. Thank you for all the good, clear photos of your superb work.

Don

[jagolden01]

Doris, your work is truly amazing!

[Michael Mash]

Hello Doris,
It is a pleasure to see all of these fine images of your new project. Your work building the hull frame is inspiring. What a beauty!
Mike