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Sovereign of the Seas ( 1:96 ) scratch build
Dear friends,
12 years ago I started building this beautiful ship, together with Doris. I stopped it for different reasons. Now is the time to return back and finish what I started. I hope I will finish it now. At first I had to improve the colour of hull, the colour of wales was a big mistake. It fits for hulls I made later, they were more darker, but not for this. Then I patinated the hull - now it looks more like wood painted with tar. |
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In the meantime, a book by Mc Kay was also published, and several other beautiful models were built, but... I forgot almost everything So I have to learn a lot about the ship again.
Now I have to repair some mistakes on decks and gallion. So, forgive me, but I have to partially destroy some parts of the ship. Jan |
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Excellent project.
It is impressive that you held on to this incomplete hull for 12 years. This will be one to watch. Mike |
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Hull is very beautiful. I will follow your progress.
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Thank you, friends.
The hull is beautiful, but there are mistakes. Some of them I can repair, some not. At first, I improved some mistakes on decks, and now I completely removed the gallion. I made a new grate, the old one was too wide. Now I have to produce new board. Fortunatelly I saved the sides of the gallion. This is a long run I have to improve a lot. Maybe you thought I will to decorate the ship immediately. No. At first, there will be the hull as It should be. Jan |
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Always a pleasure to see your work!
Greg |
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Thank you, Greg.
The floor on the gallion is finished, now is narrowed about 1 cm in the front, boards are also narrower. Parts of sides are also modified. Jan |
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I removed the front part of the ship, and made it more flat, as it probably coud be ( you can see it on engravings ). The model was based on Mantua plans - it was almost 13 years ago, there were no monographies, no researchs, no other sources. Hopefully Doris finished her model and together with two captains who advised and left us a lot of informations.
I think now it is more better. I also changed the interior from red ( as you can see on sooner photos ) to wood. Maybe it is suitable - maybe not. I also bought the book written by John Mc Kay, as you already know. To be honest - the most important informations for me are about the decoration, armory and rigging. But the hull- there are a lot of questions. But we have just three pictures of the ship, so nobody knows...There are several publications also, but no one´s perfect. Sometimes I think I should to start to build the ship again - from the beginning, as it should be, and do it all better... but now there´s no way back Jan |
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Hello Jan . . . I am following this project.
It seems you are looking for information about this ship. Is it possible, Doris' build report would contain helpful information? Mike |
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Of course, Mike,
as I said, there are several books about the ship. But - the arrangment of the upper deck and superstructures is - and still will be - unknown. I will do it by myself, as I decide. And, of course Doris´ build is the greatest source of informations, I can use it by her permission. Jan |
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