Swan Dutchman Posted December 29, 2013 Author Posted December 29, 2013 Hello everyone, The ship is yet another step closer to completion! The rigging is nearly done... still some more to add before it's all done and the for the display I am waiting for some gold fish ornaments to complete the corners. To complete the ship I will make custom sails and flags. Currently I am gathering all information I can find about making these, but if you have any suggestions on how to make them feel welcome to share!
Captain Braunsfeld Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 Hi, this is absolutely great! I don't need to see this ship with sails - it is already fantastic. Excellent!
Sebeus I Posted December 30, 2013 Posted December 30, 2013 That's some fancy looking rigging, nice display stand as well. Good luck on the sails, I use recycled paper but If you really want to do it good cloth is what you need.
Swan Dutchman Posted January 30, 2014 Author Posted January 30, 2014 Hello everyone, Time for another update on the ship: the sail plan is done! These paper sails have some very thin metal wires at the edges. Thus it's possible to curve the sails slightly giving a 'wind blown' effect. These paper sails will be used to make the final sails made of cloth (that also will contain metal wire at the edges). What do you think?
Captain Golden Hook Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 I think WOW! this ship is amazing! the "De Ruyter" looks like a product of long hours, research, and love! by the way, where did you come up with the name?
Kolonialbeamter Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 Great work! I especially like your use of white tiles around the ship's waist. And concerning the sails, I'm stunned by your idea with the metal wires! Or has this been done before, and I'm just out of it? Anyway, I love it! Regards
kurigan Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 A wire bolt rope is brilliant, kudos! I long theorized using a stiffening agent like starch on the cloth as it dried over a convex surface, like a balloon or ball. This would give a permanent bellow to the sail, but yours would be adjustable. I rather like the concept. I eagerly await the results of your experiment.
Swan Dutchman Posted January 31, 2014 Author Posted January 31, 2014 (edited) I think WOW! this ship is amazing! the "De Ruyter" looks like a product of long hours, research, and love! by the way, where did you come up with the name? The ship is named after Michiel De Ruyter. He was one of the greatest admirals the Dutch navy has ever known. Great work! I especially like your use of white tiles around the ship's waist. And concerning the sails, I'm stunned by your idea with the metal wires! Or has this been done before, and I'm just out of it? Anyway, I love it! Regards Thank you! I got the idea of using metal wires while I was searching the internet for information about how to make cloth sails. I stumbled across a topic for model ship builders with techniques on how to make the sails appear to be wind-blown. It hasn't been used in Lego moc's before as far as I know, but it is an existing technique. A wire bolt rope is brilliant, kudos! I long theorized using a stiffening agent like starch on the cloth as it dried over a convex surface, like a balloon or ball. This would give a permanent bellow to the sail, but yours would be adjustable. I rather like the concept. I eagerly await the results of your experiment. Let's hope it works out just as fine as I have in mind . If it works on the sails I will also use it on a custom made flag (iron printed) to make it 'wave in the wind'. Edited January 31, 2014 by Swan Dutchman
Kolonialbeamter Posted January 31, 2014 Posted January 31, 2014 I got the idea of using metal wires while I was searching the internet for information about how to make cloth sails. I stumbled across a topic for model ship builders with techniques on how to make the sails appear to be wind-blown. It hasn't been used in Lego moc's before as far as I know, but it is an existing technique. Let's hope it works out just as fine as I have in mind . If it works on the sails I will also use it on a custom made flag (iron printed) to make it 'wave in the wind'. If this works out as well as I hope it does, it'll be a great method to combine light weight sail cloth/material with realistic shaping. Waiting eagerly for your results! BTW, you then might want to think about introducing your solution to DPW, since he seems to be facing this 'no wind' problem with light weight sails on his HMS Persephone. Regards
MassEditor Posted February 1, 2014 Posted February 1, 2014 So elegant, wow this is one of the nicest model sailing ships I've ever seen - lego or otherwise. This is definitely inspiring!
ManInATopHat Posted February 9, 2014 Posted February 9, 2014 This has come a long way since it's conception, and it's absolutely awesome. Great work! Just a quick fact, I may be related to the famous Dutch admiral Witte Corneliszoon de With, so this ship is kind of special to me.
Swan Dutchman Posted April 27, 2014 Author Posted April 27, 2014 Hi everyone, The ship is finished! It's soon time to close this topic and I will remove all the old WIP photos from my Flickr account... so in case you want to use some photos, I suggest you save them to your PC . New photos are already made and I am taking my time to edit them (backgrounds and such) and make them look superb. I also have to write a description to go with the photos. That's where I got a question for you: I am not really sure about what type the ship is called... is it a frigate? Greetz
Kolonialbeamter Posted April 27, 2014 Posted April 27, 2014 Yes, it's a frigate. And it's a splendid one! Waiting for your presentation now
Swan Dutchman Posted April 27, 2014 Author Posted April 27, 2014 Yes, it's a frigate. And it's a splendid one! Waiting for your presentation now Thank you very much!
Capt. Stabbin Posted April 29, 2014 Posted April 29, 2014 The ship is finished! It's soon time to close this topic and I will remove all the old WIP photos from my Flickr account As you requested. I will direct the conversation to continue here: VOC Frigate "De Ruyter"
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