Frigate Orel 1/72 by Ark Models
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August 5, 2023The Russian Frigate Oryol, 1688
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August 5, 2023The content of the box (part 1)
The parts are large, sometimes oversized.
From the start, not expecting to achieve a realistic ship,
But it's a ship nonetheless, so it is worth building.3
August 5, 2023The content of the box, (part 2)
Those ratlines do not look very appealing, and will be difficult to work with, but they will have to do. Custom ratlines can be made from sewing thread, but I do not have access to reasonably priced aftermarket deadeyes.4
August 5, 2023And the kit itself is in a sorrowful state. Someone burnt half of it and the mess will have to be undone.
So I bought it at half price and tried to fix what I could. Better that than the bin.
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August 5, 2023The fixing of the hull, part one - coarse sanding.
The plastic is soft and peels away like old skin.6
August 5, 2023The fixing of the hull, part 2 - smooth sanding
The same problems with the plastic.7
August 5, 2023The fixing of the hull, part 3.
Liquid putty and again sanding.
Paint and repeat steps 1-3 until (somewhat) satisfied with the result.8
August 5, 2023Starting to look like a ship.9
August 5, 2023The fitting of the deck, in one big piece.10
August 5, 2023Detail paintwork and oversized windows.11
August 5, 2023Deck equipment installed.12
August 5, 2023The ship's figurehead.
Poseidon? Neptune? Who knows... It will hold a golden trident in his left hand.13
August 5, 2023Those ratlines...14
August 5, 2023Kit improvements:
the upper bowsprit sail, which it is featured on the box, but there are no parts for it in the kit.15
August 5, 2023Kit improvements:
the square sail on the mizzen mast, again left out by Ark Models.16
August 5, 2023The sails were drawn on a piece of an old decommissioned shirt.17
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August 5, 2023A sewing machine did this.19
August 5, 2023I tried to replicate as much as possible the rigging of the original ship, using only basic sewing thread.20
August 5, 2023The finished ship, together with her friends from Airfix, Cutty Sark and Golden Hind.21
August 5, 2023And now, the final photoshoot.22
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