HMS ROYAL KATHERINE 1664, 1:55, scratch build - Page 11

**DORIS** · #**101** 07-16-2018, 02:45 AM

There are increasing other sculptures - karyatides. I like this work very much.....

**DORIS** · #**102** 07-16-2018, 02:49 AM

There are already more than fifty pieces of decoration (mainly caryatides) on the model. I suppose, I will need more than 1000 pieces for this ship...

**DORIS** · #**103** 07-16-2018, 02:55 AM

I also decided to make another modification, because I was not satisfied with a design of leadlights at all. They did not correspond to reality and there were also significant mistakes with axial symmetry. All these leadlights were carefully removed and replaced by new ones. I followed expert advice by Captain KL (Kpt.KL) who helps me to move the model to greater historical accuracy. You can find his comments and very useful information on Czech Modelforum:

DiskusnÃ* fÃ³rum modelÃ¡Å™Å¯ â€¢ Zobrazit tÃ©ma - HMS ROYAL KATHERINE 1664, vlastnÃ* projekt, 1:55

DiskusnÃ* fÃ³rum modelÃ¡Å™Å¯ â€¢ Zobrazit tÃ©ma - HMS ROYAL KATHERINE 1664, vlastnÃ* projekt, 1:55

The leaded lights were completely replaced, you can also see original ones which remained after the repairs...

**DORIS** · #**104** 07-16-2018, 02:58 AM

And here is the model placed among my other card sailing ships. Probably the Royal Katherine will be exposed together with my currently best card model - Sovereign of the Seas.

I love this room in our house; we call it a "harbor", cause you can see more than 40 ship models there.

DiskusnÃ* fÃ³rum modelÃ¡Å™Å¯ â€¢ Zobrazit tÃ©ma - Yacht Corsair ii 1/130 a Atlantic 1:96

Enjoy the pics.

Best regards,

Doris

**SCEtoAUX** · #**105** 07-16-2018, 04:57 AM

Very nice pictures of those ship models. Looks like it is time to find another room to make into a museum.
I really like the "guard" on the sofa.

**DORIS** · #**106** 07-16-2018, 05:41 AM

To SCEtoAUX: Thank you for your kind words. I am pleased, you like my models. Well, I have already thought about another room. And the reliable guard is also necessary.....

I created other pieces of decoration on stern according to a model of Saint Michael (1669).

St Michael (1669); Warship; 98 guns; 1st rate - National Maritime Museum

The sculptures are more detailed in comparison with decoration on my older ship models.

**DORIS** · #**107** 07-16-2018, 05:49 AM

Some months ago I purchased the reproduction of Vale´s painting from NMM to get more accurate information about decoration and other details. The image looks beautiful so I will have a great picture at home as well.

I finished the ledges and window sills around the stern windows and prepared LED illumination.

**DORIS** · #**108** 07-16-2018, 05:54 AM

And here I continue again with decoration and sculpting.....

**DORIS** · #**109** 07-16-2018, 05:56 AM

After placing them on the model....

**DORIS** · #**110** 07-16-2018, 06:04 AM

And here I have finally created the sculpture of the Queen Catherine. I used her portraits and other sources of suitable information to achieve this appearance. There were also added two statues of sitting women...

https://www.google.cz/search?biw=136....0.0GmofsBz4WU

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_of_Braganza