This one is a 3D model of the Bonhomme Richard from Henry Turner. I am pretty sure most everyone knows the history of this famous ship and it's last captain John Paul Jones, American Hero of the Revolution, or notorious pirate to the British. I will have to do HMS Serapis now, right?
As always, the hull is printed (along with the stacked boats this time), and all of the rest is scratch built.
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| There were no chain channels on this model so I had to add them to have a place to attach the shrouds and ratlines. |
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| My usual method for constructing masts |
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| Adding the trees below the fighting top platforms |
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| Tapering the ends of the spars |
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| Spars and furled course separated and marked for later |
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| Sails printed on my HP printer, cut out and shaped |
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| First sail tied on and dressed |
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| Made the mistake of including a driver boom initially, before I realized the Bonhomme Richard doesn't have one in any painting, just the driver gaff. I removed it later. |
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| First part of the standing rigging is done here. Next is the ratline/shrouds. |
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| Ratlines and the rest of the standing rigging is done along with the remaining sails. |
Here is the finished model with the Serapis Flag leaving France for the new United States.
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| The mizzen rigging was a bit tricky without a driver boom |
