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
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?
Hello Doris, It is my great pleasure to see you here with this extraordinary artwork. I could see the building report already in the MSW track and am excited about this form of model building What has totally amazed me was the production of the lamps
Congratulations on your success
Best regards
Robert
Grüße
Robert
Und wenn mich dann die Arbeitswut packt,....setze ich mich ganz still in eine Ecke und warte bis der Anfall vorüber ist.
In der Werft: Knochenmodell "Royal Caroline" 1749 M 1: 50 Spantmodell Engl. 74 Kanonenschiff 1781 M 1: 50 nach M. Stalkartt
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.
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.
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):