England » ROYAL CAROLINE by Doris - CARD - 1749 -1:40

Hello dear friends ,


in summer 2012 I have started a scratch build of HMY Royal Caroline 1749 in a scale 1/40. The model is made of card (mainly) and other materials (modeling clay, wood, self-adhesive foils etc.). I will proceed according to plans from the book Anatomy of the ship, which are quite detailed and nicely designed. Other documents and information come from foreign literature, which describes construction, fitting and rigging of ships from this period.

Because I want to build a realistic model of the RC as possible, I will be grateful for any comments and suggestions, which could help me to achieve that result.

I chose Royal Caroline mainly for her sleek lines and beautiful sculptural decoration, and also because finally I will not have to make so many cannons as on the previous models....



One of the most realistic painting of HMY Royal Caroline and Peregrine (second picture) by John Cleveley The Elder

Full report of my work is here:

http://modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=177&t=68385#p1324089

Hello Doris

a very welcome to our forum. Its nice to learn a little bit more about your fascinating way to build models.
Can you tell me, what kind of modeling clay you use?

Cheers, Alexander

Hi Doris,
I have to echo Robert and Alexander. Knowing you as a new member of this forum makes me happy! Your level of talent and skill in Card modeling is incredible. Thank you for sharing your amazing work.

Best regards

Volker

Dear friends,
Thank you very much for your compliments and kind words, that´s a great honour for me and I appreciate you support a lot.

Foxtrott : I use the clay known as FIMO, in our country named Modelit or Modurit.
http://www.top-obaly.cz/modelit-500g/d-72513/
Here you can see for example the tutorial, how I make a Pegasus sculpture from this material:
http://modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=177...rt=405#p1419315

Tarjack: I am also your big fan and admire your unique build of Royal caroline made from bone. Your model is really a masterpiece. Thank you for this beautiful inspiration.

Achilles: Well, I build ship models for many years (suppose about 20 years), but there is still a lot of things, I should improve in my work. It is necessary to look for new ways and technologies and learn to make things better. It is a good motivation for me. But the most important is, that i love this hobby a lot and i am pleased, i can share it with other people.

How the build started...

All bulkheads were glued together from 3-4 card layers and cut out precisely.

Hull construction with reinforcement made of wood and card

Preparation the stern/mirror construction

Complete hull reinforcement made of card

The decks are made of card ( 3-4 layers glued together) and finished with black surface. After impregnation (I use clear varnish in spray) I can start with deck planking (the strips are cut out from self-adhesive foils with wooden grain):

The deck after gentle patina/weathering and imitated treenails:




Decks in interior of the cabins:

Preparation of wiring for lighting the model






Hull reinforcement complete:

First layer of hull planking, I used 1,5mm thick card:

Underwater part of the hull - planking is made of wide strips:

First layer of planking after grinding:






Hull planking - second layer from stripes (I used 1mm thick card):