A few views of her so far
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A few views of her so far
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Nicely done Dave, I have never done casting like you do seemingly do with ease.
Not wanting to cast a downer here but I understood that Santisima didnt have a Poop deck as such, or have I missunderstood ?
The model has a pronounced Poop deck, what say you chaps
Langton's version does have a Poop deck, but it's not very pronounced. Here's Julian's build thread for a visual.
https://www.sailsofglory.org/showthr...=700+santisima
Julian also posted some preliminary work on the Meridian version of the Santisima on his HMS Victory thread (go all the way towards the bottom to see it). Meridian's version is very different but there's still a Poop deck.
https://www.sailsofglory.org/showthr...coat+santisima
Fine then Jim , I am quite happy to be corrected and take onboard your comments.
Ignor what I said Dave, carry on matey. Look forward to seeing more. What you using for masts and sails ?
There is a raised quarterdeck, but the bulwarks forward of it are quite high, hence it is not readily apparent. If you add bulwarks between the quarterdeck structure and the forward bulkhead that are the same height as that bulkhead it'll be just about perfect :happy:
So here we are . . . thanks for all the comments and suggestions, added a strip to the bullwarks and poured the latex, here is the process of the resurrection of the Santissima Trinidad according to the elves of Arizona:
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. . . the hull begins to emerge from the latex box . . .
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. . . and we have a hull mold!
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. . . now to the casting station, Alumilite products are great (shameless plug) . . .
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. . . the first of the many . ..
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. . . you can see the resin setting, it turns light tan from dark brown . ..
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. . . 10 minutes later . . . we have a new baby hull!!!!!!
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. . . so here we are, what do you think?
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PM me for details if you want one, I will have to wait a few days to clean one up and get the elves to paint and finish one. I will use the sails from the Orient corpse for the first one, but I have news from the elves they have plans for some resin sails and masts . . . they are sure clever! Cheers!
Looks good Dave, I marvel all the time at the work you and the elves do. Hope this was not too taxing, we need your health to be in the pink. Pm on its way
Phenomenal Dave. :hatsoff:
Rob.
Dave, that's really impressive!! I have used Alumilite several times in the past and really like their products. If you don't mind explaining, how do you create the latex box so you can cast an entire hull, deck, etc? I've been able to cast hulls, but not the entire ship. PM on the way as well. Thanks!
An afternoon with the casting elves . . .
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. . . that was fun!
Wow, there are one or two there Dave, next up I suppose is getting some stats done.
Well done to you for the work on this, so quick to
So here's my quick and dirty mold box process, I glue the plug onto a rectangle of foam board just a bit bigger than the plug, here is the ST on the foam base:
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Use a craft glue to attach the plug to the base. Here is a quick sketch of the box, all bits from 1/4 foam board. Cut a bottom from the foam board 3/8" to 1/2"larger on each side than the plug base. Then I cut a long strip of foam board around 1 1/2" wide x twice the length and width of the bottom. Mark the x and Y dimensions on the strip as shown, then carefully cut 1/2 way through the one side of the strip, allowing the strip to be bent into a side wall unit that fits the base. Tape the corners with masking tape and glue the wall unit to the base with white glue. Add a bead of glue on the inside corner of the box and let it dry. Center the plug base on the bottom of the box and when the glue dries you are ready to pour.
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If there is interest I can do a complete step by step mold making process thread. I have been resin molding for several years now and have tackled some one to five piece molds, it is a fun challenge to design the process for each particular model, ships just seem to be the simplest! Cheers! Dave
Oh yes, for molds like these I use the more rubbery mold material they call it "High Strength Latex" it comes as a white base with a clear hardener that turns it pink when mixed. It is super flexible and allows for deep molds with significant over hangs and such. That is how i can mold a complete hull in one open sided mold.
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I can get 40-50 uses from the mold before it gets tired and loses its flexibility . . . if the aerodrome ever get back up to speed you can find many of my planes on the "metal and resin" thread - search the key words "pour me . . ." there are some of my challenges like the Me 323 six engine monster . . . enjoy!
Excellent Dave.
If you do a complete "How to" for producing the ship I will post it in the thread for this. Otherwise I will, with your permission, use what you have here cobbled together to get an idea of the process for would be intrepid ship builders.
Rob.
Dave this is awesome! Thank you very much. I'd certainly enjoy a step by step molding procedure if you have the time, but what you've posted will certainly help me in future endeavors. I will definitely look into the latex product. I've been using the flexible 'putty' you get at craft stores. That product doesn't allow for the kind of molding you've done with the latex. Cool beans!!
I am working up a full thread from carving the plug to pouring the ship, sails and base, but it will be a while. Meanwhile I buy all my supplies from Hobby Lobby of all places! If I buy one item a week I can use their 40% app coupon and save $ to spend on more stuff . . . so the madness is fed. Just what ship to do next . . .
Great news! Thank you for doing so when you have the time. I'll probably get in hot water with Ares for suggesting this, but we know they 'oversized' both the USS Constitution and the Ocean class French ships. Accurate scale for them would be nice. If Bobby were still active here he'd likely request Great Lakes ships from the War of 1812 (both US and British)?
Thanks for your work!
Very, very, very cool!
Just acquired a number of padded mailers so the hull shipping will begin tonight when I get home . . . anchors away . . . or is it anchors aweigh?
I am trying to clear the decks of any other work ready for the great day.
Thanking you in advance Dave.
Rob.
The casting of the Santisima Trinidad arrived in today's mail. Some additional photos for those interested plus some comparison shots of the Langton and Ares (Orient) kit bashed versions I did some years back.
I know what I'll be working on this week. Cheers!
Dave, thanks so much for your work. Oh, and be sure to thank the elves as well.
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Thanks for the pics Jim, just looking at the compariso picture you can see its a big boat, it looks the part, kudos to Dave and the elves, I am so looking forward to working on this model.
Something I never expected to see in my lifetime shipmates.
That will make a statement on anyone's table.
Roll on Doncaster say's I.
Rob.
I don't expect mine to arrive that quick but I'll let everyone know the second it gets to Aus.
In the meantime I've ordered another SGN111 for the sails, deck and base.
The sails are a bit different than an Ocean but hopefully won't look too out of place.
How easy are the sails to remove or do you just snip them at deck level and re-pin them?
I've got the new book with the side profiles on its way already and if I'm lucky with the 3 different
deliveries they'll arrive fairly close to one another.
Yes sails will be the next issue, I think I got a set of Triton 1/1200 masts and sails lurking so will try those first just to see, for a base I got enough sloops to pilfer one , for now
Strange that Chris.
I just looked at printing some G deck movement cards for one of the ships I built and decided that for the cost of printers ink, card and a base, it was cheaper to buy another sloop than produce them myself, and i get a sinking Sloop out of the deal.
Rob.
This should tell you all you need to know Alan.
https://sailsofglory.org/content.php...-2-Mast-Repair
Rob.
Super Awesome Dave!!
That looks great!
It will be interesting to see what could be done with it.
Santisima Trinidad is just like a Corporation bus. You wait for one for ages, and then four turn up at the same time.
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:thanks:Thanks very much Dave for the great present.:hatsoff:
Please send me a bill for said buses.
I owe you another one.:drinks:
Rob.
And today just to prove how good Clipper's work, is this book I had ordered arrived in my mail.
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On the Trinidad page I made a comparison.
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Just to prove it I placed Clipper's hull over the picture.
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How about that!
Rob.
Arent they nice, these are the size the Merigildos should have been like.
Oh well at least my project Trafalgar now has the Santisima, plus I had a spare Ocean to denude for the masts, which gives me a derelict Ocean to play with :happy:
My initial look I thought they were more like 1/1200, but seeing Robs hull on the page it does seem to be 1/1000. Ill ammend my review in the appropriate section.
Poured a few more this evening, 6 ST's and some odd hulls I found in my kit. . . Good for wrecks and merchants . . .
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Now back to the Santa Ana series . . .
Although the book does not stipulate the scale, all the ships I have tried match up so far.
I have not yet tried the more questionable Spanish models but will do so later today.
Rob.