My Royal built

Stunning build!

Having-fun

as "Poop deck",

English gets the term "poop deck" from poupe (middle French, IIRC) for upper ot topping (or propped up). and refered, originally to a roof/deck toping over the tiller at the stern.

The bow "accommodations" at the head of the ship, were entirely practical, as the crew was housed in the forecastle, and, typically, the wind was abaft, and carried any aromas away.

Officers' Quarters (which were on the quarter deck, quelle suprise) had "Quarter Galleries" which were plumbed with lead pipe to "accommodate" the officers.  Which was why they overhang the stern to either side.

Midshipmen and Warrant Officers (Master's Mates) typically had to get by using the lee chainplates (although some first rates had some "water closets" at the forward edge of their quarters).

Having-fun

I have a question!

Well, the instructions refer to the deck were the heads are located as "Poop deck", I wonder the reason for that....................... LOL

Wonder no longer, assuming that I'm correct. A ship's poop deck is located at the stern of the ship. Sailors did indeed poop, but at the head of the ship not the stern. But a *ship* is said to have been "pooped" if a following wave overtakes the ship and floods the poop deck.

Bob

Tanker-Builder

I have a question!

 Do you think the sailors in that Navy had a problem? Lookit where the Potties are on that ship for the crew! That's the two vertical round objects on the bow platform at the Beakhead. (" Ship's Head"-Get it?")

 

Well, the instructions refer to the deck were the heads are located as "Poop deck", I wonder the reason for that....................... LOL

I have a question!

 Do you think the sailors in that Navy had a problem? Lookit where the Potties are on that ship for the crew! That's the two vertical round objects on the bow platform at the Beakhead. (" Ship's Head"-Get it?")

Beautiful!

Splendid job. 

Bill

Thank you guys for you comments, As I mentioned, my next job was going to be The Black Pearl.

Well guess what, I started the model and already completed it, It is all dark gray and black, it looks like it have been in the dept of the ocean and that is the way it is supposed to look.

I have a build log if you guy are interested in looking at it.

Now I have to decide what I going to tackle next.

Joe

Very nice build! Read the entire build tonight. Learned a lot. Congrats for sticking with it with all the problems you had. 

Jim  

Stay Safe.

Nicely done, Joe.  Kit is in my stash.  Someday I will get to it.

Bob

Great job and a very impressive result. Thanks for sharing it with us.

It is finished !!!!!!! I just finished the build, the only thing left are the flags. Attached are several photos of the completed model (sans the flags ).

I would like to thanks everyone in this blog for the help I received while building it, specially to steve5, who provided me with the Japanese instructions and jeffpez who provided the English instructions, without these additional documentation, I believe I would not have been able to complete the model.

I know this model is not to the high standards of some of the experienced modelers in this blog, but, while building it, I learned a lot of new techniques and obtained an inside of how the rigging on these vessels is to be done.

My son-in-law want me to build a Black Pearl pirate ship, the one he wants is one that has lights and it is a wood model, I have warned him that I have never build a wood ship, but he is willing to risk it (He is buying it )

One thing for sure, I will think twice before purchasing another Heller model.

Here are the photos:

Bow

Front life boat

Rear life boat

Midle sails

In here I changed the background to allow the ringing to be more noticeable. This in the midle of the ship.

Front ringing

Sitting in its final location

 Well, here it is. Now to the next model!

Thanks

Joe

Looking great!

GMorrison

You are doing nice work there.

Those sails look nice and painting them worked.

The footropes on the port side of both the course and the topsail should be on the back of the sails, not the front.

Well done,

 

Bill

 

As you may be aware, the instructions for this kit are not very clear, thanks Bill, for bringing this to my attention, I will fix them so they are in the rear of the sails.

Joe

You are doing nice work there.

Those sails look nice and painting them worked.

The footropes on the port side of both the course and the topsail should be on the back of the sails, not the front.

Well done,

Bill

Well, here I am again. I have started to install the sails, I had originally stated that I was going to make my own sails, but, after I painting my sails, I did not like the results, they did not looked like sails and the overall looks and texture did not resemble real sails.

I had a pow wow with the Admiral and, after checking the plastic sails that came with the ship, we realized that they were sufficiently decent after properly painting them. I used deck paint from Tamiya heavily mixed with white at the ration of about 7 to 1 then retouch the rest with a wash of the same undiluted paint.

See the results in the following photo. Maybe in my next ships I would dedicate more time to find a better substitute for the plastic sails.

The ship is coming along, I am hoping to finish it by the end of March.

Thanks to every one, until next time.

Joe

Well, here I am again. I have completed the preliminary rigging of the ship and getting ready to add the sails. I will be using parchment paper (The admiral uses it in the kitchen) for the sails, I cut the paper in strips  about 3/4 of a inch wide then I glue them together to obtain the looks of a sails, see the sample sail in this tread.

I still have not decided of what color I going to use, but, after looking closely at the paper, I am playing with the idea of leaving the sails with the color of the paper since it is like an off white. Will see. Attached is a photo of the ship as it stands now.

Please feel free to criticize, talk, converse, and even object to what I am doing, I am not easily offended so be honest. I promise that if I do not like a comment, I will not call the PC police on you.

Until next time

Joe

jeffpez

I just sent 3 emails with the English instructions (the last one is for a missing page in the first email). Let me know if it all shows up properly.

 

I have received your 3 e-mails. After looking at the instructions I can only think how much frustrations I would have saved and how easier the building of the ship would have been if I had these instructions sooner. At first impression, it appears that these instructions are very clear and well designed, I most definable will use them to correctly finish the kit.

I want to thanks you for taking the time to send these instructions to me, it will surely make the completion of the kit a fun project instead of a punishment.

Thanks again

Joe

I just sent 3 emails with the English instructions (the last one is for a missing page in the first email). Let me know if it all shows up properly.

jeffpez

Send me your email address and I'll forward the Heller instructions in English

 

The e-mail is jmarnett@att.net

And thanks

Joe

Send me your email address and I'll forward the Heller instructions in English

Don Stauffer

 

 

Having-fun

 

Thank you guys for your comments, I am fully aware that there are a lot of errors in the shrouds and rat lines, but, I did not realized that doing them was so tedious and so prom to errors. If it was not for the Admiral to threatened me to lock the bedroom door if I did not continue, the model would now be sitting somewhere in the garage.

She know I tend to get discourage easily, so from time to time, she has to push me. I did learn a lot doing them, so, on the next project, I hope to do better.

Joe

 

 

 

 

It is nice that your wife follows your build.  My wife has no interest in my models, neither knows nor cares what I am working on, and constantly criticises the size of my stash.

 

 

Yes, I am lucky, she actually helps me selects the next project and helps me determined the proper colors to use on the model. In this build, she worked with me in searching for the proper paper to use on the sails. Her only complain is about the mess I create while building it.

Joe

warshipguy

Joe,

Have you checked out a build log of this ship by David_K?  He did a wonderful job of this kit!  It might give you some great ideas.

You are doing a nice job on this difficult model.  I can send you a copy of the Imai version of their instructions, which are much better than those by Heller.  Please let me know.  There are also several references about rigging that can help you. If you like, I will send you a list of them.

Bill

 

I have the Heller instructions in French and Steve5 was kind enough to send me the Japanese instructions which have helped me  a lot. However I do not speak French or Japanese. Yes, I would be interested in the Imai instructions, could you please tell me what I need to do to get them?

Thanks

Joe

Joe,

Have you checked out a build log of this ship by David_K?  He did a wonderful job of this kit!  It might give you some great ideas.

You are doing a nice job on this difficult model.  I can send you a copy of the Imai version of their instructions, which are much better than those by Heller.  Please let me know.  There are also several references about rigging that can help you. If you like, I will send you a list of them.

Bill

Having-fun

 

Thank you guys for your comments, I am fully aware that there are a lot of errors in the shrouds and rat lines, but, I did not realized that doing them was so tedious and so prom to errors. If it was not for the Admiral to threatened me to lock the bedroom door if I did not continue, the model would now be sitting somewhere in the garage.

She know I tend to get discourage easily, so from time to time, she has to push me. I did learn a lot doing them, so, on the next project, I hope to do better.

Joe

 

It is nice that your wife follows your build.  My wife has no interest in my models, neither knows nor cares what I am working on, and constantly criticises the size of my stash.

Thank you guys for your comments, I am fully aware that there are a lot of errors in the shrouds and rat lines, but, I did not realized that doing them was so tedious and so prom to errors. If it was not for the Admiral to threatened me to lock the bedroom door if I did not continue, the model would now be sitting somewhere in the garage.

She know I tend to get discourage easily, so from time to time, she has to push me. I did learn a lot doing them, so, on the next project, I hope to do better.

Joe

So,Joe;

  Whattya moanin about? Them there ratlines and stuff look okay ta me. That view from the stern makes it look like an overdecorated old apartment building. 

Looking good, Joe.  Remember, Joe- your camera can focus much closer than the human eye, so the ratlines will look better than the photos.  Still, for a first attempt they look fine- I complement you for taclkling the effort.  The SR deserves the effort.

Hello again!

I have completed the shrouds and rat lines, as you know this part of the build is very tedious, at one time I was almost ready to put away the model and forget about it. But, with a little push from the Admiral, I went ahead and completed this part.

Attached there are 3 photos on how the ship looks like, I know my shrouds and rat lines are not as good as some of you guys, but, remember this is the first time I do them.

Well, there they are. My next step is to start getting ready the cross members and then installing then on the ship.

Until next time!

Joe