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Posted by santa on Saturday, June 26, 2021 2:22 PM

Thankyou for that post Michael D.   I'm working on the bowsprit yards and sails today, before returning to the upper main sail.

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Posted by Tanker-Builder on Sunday, June 27, 2021 7:15 AM

You Know:

 The more I look at her, the more I am liking your work! She is looking awesome and a super clean build too!

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Posted by Nino on Sunday, June 27, 2021 8:17 PM

 

Santa,   Thanks for posting this.  Love the conversion of the Revell "Pirate ship" back into a Dutch Frigate of 1633.   Would this be the Utrecht, a 32 gun warship?

 

What are some of the changes involved? 
Your stern looks very nice.(No wisecracks please)

 

   Nino.

 

 

 

P.S. Niels, I see you have 4 Constitutions in the stash. Nice.  And is that steam powered warship in the background of all your Photos the USS Hartford ? The old Aurora kit?

 

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Posted by santa on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 2:24 PM

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Posted by santa on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 2:49 PM

good to here from you Nino. Yes it's the Aurora Hartford--I have too of them.  The Constitution's are the Revell 1/150 ones.  As to the changes to the Revell 1/72 Black Swan pirat ship, to make an acceptable sailing ship model of it--well---cut open the bulkheads at the bow and stern of the lower gun deck , relacks the raidius of the stern to alow for chase cannons , lower and exstend the quorter deck , cut away the stern and side galleries , move the stern windows flush with the stern board , make three sided stern side galleries , add two cannon in stern and four cannons in forcastle , raise forecastle deck , rearange mane deck dietails ,and exstend main deck through forecastle , replace the 1/72 capstan raped around the main mast with a 1/96 one below the back edge of the sterncastle , cut door and cannon openings in the raised front face of the forcastle , add a mast to the bowspret , add foot ropes and sterips to the yards,and ropes to raise up the front of the sails,and the bottom corners , well thats all I can remember at the moment.

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Posted by santa on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 2:56 PM

O--cut openings for the ores and add ores from a heller viking ship and ore port doors.  Add a cabin against the stern board " the windows are from a 1/150 heller superbe"

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Posted by GMorrison on Tuesday, June 29, 2021 4:48 PM

santa

good to here from you Nino. Yes it's the Aurora Hartford--I have too of them.  The Constitution's are the Revell 1/150 ones.  As to the changes to the Revell 1/72 Black Swan pirat ship, to make an acceptable sailing ship model of it--well---cut open the bulkheads at the bow and stern of the lower gun deck , relacks the raidius of the stern to alow for chase cannons , lower and exstend the quorter deck , cut away the stern and side galleries , move the stern windows flush with the stern board , make three sided stern side galleries , add two cannon in stern and four cannons in forcastle , raise forecastle deck , rearange mane deck dietails ,and exstend main deck through forecastle , replace the 1/72 capstan raped around the main mast with a 1/96 one below the back edge of the sterncastle , cut door and cannon openings in the raised front face of the forcastle , add a mast to the bowspret , add foot ropes and sterips to the yards,and ropes to raise up the front of the sails,and the bottom corners , well thats all I can remember at the moment.

 

Is that all?

 

A fine job, sir.

 

Bill

 Modeling is an excuse to buy books.

 

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Posted by santa on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 2:23 PM

GMorrison--No, I ran out of time on the liabrary computer.

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Posted by santa on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 2:25 PM

  Nino-this is what thows Constitution's look like.
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Posted by santa on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 2:26 PM

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Posted by santa on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 2:27 PM

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Posted by santa on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 2:27 PM

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Posted by santa on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 2:34 PM

Nino--PLEASE post a picture of the Utrecht on this thred for me.  I had thought the Disnie imaginers basses the black perl on the Hof van St Janskerke.  I would like to see if yours is a better match.

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Posted by santa on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 2:50 PM

GMorrison---to continue--the 4 ships boats are from a 1/96 Constitution, as that is how I remember the seen in the tresher cave in the first movie.  the bell cuppala was moved from the quorter deck to the back edge of the forecastle , I cut away the skylight on the quorter deck and patched the hole, because it was in the middle of the poop deck cabin door.  the Posieden figures on the stern where cut off at the waist and switched right and left.  That saewead dietail with the face on the stern, was cut in half horizontaly and the bottom half lowered down to the stern windows to make room for the poop cabin windows.  I am makeing the ships lanterns shorter, and nairower at the top.  Well-thats all for now.

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Posted by Tanker-Builder on Thursday, July 1, 2021 9:07 AM

Hot Damn!!!

 You did all that? No wonders it looks so proper. That is right up with our Late friend Dr Tilley's belief a sailing ship Should look like.

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Posted by santa on Thursday, July 1, 2021 2:51 PM

Tanker-Builder---no one has ever made that compairasen before.

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Posted by Tanker-Builder on Friday, July 2, 2021 11:53 AM

Well;

 I couldn't think of anyone else to compare what you've done to. The blend and workmanship are so good. Keep it up as I cannot work on these beasts anymore( Room ) problems. I enjoy what you are doing. Sooo-I am building by proxy through you!

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Posted by santa on Saturday, July 3, 2021 3:46 PM

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Posted by santa on Saturday, July 3, 2021 3:46 PM

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Posted by santa on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 2:56 PM

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Posted by santa on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 2:56 PM

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Posted by santa on Tuesday, July 6, 2021 2:59 PM

At this point I still have to add : toe ropes to the back stays , the ships lanterns , a flag pole on the poop deck , the rudder , and flags.

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Posted by santa on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 3:11 PM

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Posted by santa on Tuesday, July 13, 2021 6:08 PM

  2-dun, 16 more to due.
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Posted by Tanker-Builder on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 8:46 AM

A song for the crew;

     Row, Row yer Boat Gently down the stream. Climbing all this rigging makes me want to scream!! Youse have done one fantastic job!

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Posted by Kingslug on Thursday, July 22, 2021 10:08 AM
This makes me want to build one...been a long time. I think my last one was the big Revell Constitution ...sadly destroyed by a cat many moons ago...
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