Sovereign of the seas 1637/ 1:96/ scratch build

[DORIS]

Here are first piece of furniture. I tried to make a sandglass, it is about 2.5mm high.

The glass in sandglasses is made of pure foil dipped in clear acrylic varnish.
I almost finished lower cabin and continue with furniture and other details.


How about a game of chess?



This is furniture for the upper cabin.

[DORIS]

Upper cabin and illumination:

[finescalerr]

This woman is nothing less than a master! Most satisfactory. -- Russ

[eTraxx]

I just sit here .. stunned .. Oh My Gosh! The chess board w/pieces on the table .. on a finger .. sheesh ..

Caught myself looking at the chart table w/Sandglass, book with bookmark and charts and quills .. and laughing .. in sheer enjoyment. Amazing.

[marc_reusser]

I agree completely with Ed.  I really do not know what to say...I just sit here looking at these pics with a big stupid smile on my face!


Marc

[Malachi Constant]

Doris --

Zoinks!  (Silly word = big WOW)  Super Zoinks!  Stunning, amazing, beautiful, inspiring ...

Fabulous little details ... very "little" ... and looking into each of those rooms/salons, it all looks so good together!

Cheers,
Dallas

[eTraxx]

Doris needs to be introduced to 1:35 and 1:24 structures ..

[RoughboyModelworks]

Just unbelievable work Doris...   I'm curious about a couple of things: one, the carpet. I assume it's a printed piece, but it looks like it has a rug fiber texture and depth. How did you accomplish that? And second: the rolled charts on the table look absolutely like old rolled charts, their weight, texture and coloring. I can't begin to think how you accomplished that in such a small scale. As for the chess set, I'm boggled...

Paul... boggling in the corner

[Ray Dunakin]

What can I say that hasn't already been said? I'm totally in awe! The lighting and interior details add so much to the model, really bringing it to life. And I love the tiny chess set!

[DORIS]

I sincerely thank you all for the praise. It is for me a huge honor.
Regarding your questions:
The carpet is printed on high quality matt photo paper by inkjet printer. Then (after drying) I put the printed side of paper on the appropriate textile structure (for example table cloth) and using a roller or a blunt object I create the pressure on whole area of paper. The cloth will engrave into the paper. This way it is possible to achieve a characteristic textile structure on the printed paper.
The rolled charts are from thin paper, which I first painted and then dipped in a water-thinned brown colour.
It is possible to add other objects inside of cabins, but unfortunately through the small windows you will not see a lot in the final.
I have just finished the plastic model of Titanic 1/400 from Academy Premium edition:
http://www.modelforum.cz/viewtopic.php?f=175&t=49680
but now I continue on Sovereign again. Soon I will be attaching the decks and cannons. In the pictures below you can see the manufacturing process of paper furniture - chairs and the actual size in comparison with my finger.



Some fruits on the table......

[DORIS]

The stern galleries are finished and ready for gilded decorations. There are added stronger struts inside of the hull for high solidity. During next days I will fix all decks and add other gun carriages.

[finescalerr]

Most satisfactory.

How long do you think the adhesive backing on the wood-grain material you use will last? Does it ever dry out? Does temperature or moisture affect it?

Russ

[TRAINS1941]

Just totally amazing.  Everytime I look at this I feel I should take up coin collecting.  Chuck let me borrow your penny for a start!!!

Jerry

[eTraxx]

Don't forget to click the link she gave for her HMS Titanic .. where she works in plastic and etched metal etc. (with her special touches of course!

[Frederic Testard]

What a beauty, Doris!