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17th Century British Warship

a build story by Den Holmes
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"New crew-mate Den Holmes (densships) sends us this fantastic gallery of images of his complete scratchbuild of this 64 gun British warship"



The Model...
The model is 100% scratch-built, custom made, of chestnut wood, and some of the hull and deck planks were delibertly left off the model to show how the ship was constructed....The scale of this ship is 1/96, so in real size, the vessel would be 168' long x 42' wide, and draws 21' of water.

The model itself measures in at 27" long x 12" wide, and 25" high mid-ship, and has 5 different deck levels, plank-on-frame construction. Total work hours on the model, 1,175, and about 10,000 pieces.

Over 61' of rigging went into her, and all of the shrouds, and the standing rigging were made by hand on a ropewalk. (Ed. note-more on the "ropewalk" in a later Feature!)

Click HERE to view the complete construction sequence of this model!






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  • ForeMast
  • Bowsprit
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About the Author

About Den (densships)
FROM: PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES


Comments

JMartine
Absolutelly gorgeous, a museum piece... thanks for sharing! The beautiful lines of such ships never cease to please... cheers!
FEB 09, 2008 - 03:32 AM
gator
What a beautiful creation! Thanks for sharing Den and welcome to MSW. Gator
FEB 09, 2008 - 05:41 AM
jba
*gasp* *choke* that's all the golden wood sculpture that amaze me here, here's one I will read in depth, digest in full and one day will try to equal ("one day", it might wait for a looong time) JB
FEB 11, 2008 - 08:07 PM
rokket2001
Absolutely fantabulous! Where to begin...the contsruction, the rigging, those sails, and the presentation. definitely need some details on this beauty. Wow-wow-va-voom. A stunner, mate. tell us more!
FEB 12, 2008 - 01:54 PM
95bravo
Beautiful Dean. truly beautiful.
FEB 14, 2008 - 09:44 AM
Clanky44
Fantastic model Den! It's brilliantly layered, you must have constantly given thought as you added layer upon layer. The sails are beautifully constructed, your subtle stiching and natural flows of the fabric are flawless. thank you for sharing, Frank
FEB 14, 2008 - 05:29 PM
rea00cy
This is a real marvel. A challenge and inspiration for my ongoing sailing ships. Thanks for sharing! Happy modeling, Augusto
NOV 13, 2010 - 04:28 PM
AlanL
Hi Den, Brillient and amazing work. Thanks for sharing. Al
NOV 13, 2010 - 07:23 PM
JimMrr
Truly insprirational! Id love to see more tall ships on the site here, especially some tutorials!
NOV 14, 2010 - 02:34 PM
Grauwolf
Well.....what can I say..... Bow Down Together Welcome to Modelshipwrights! Cheers, Joe
NOV 14, 2010 - 03:20 PM
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Copyright ©2021 by Den Holmes. _OPINIONS Model Shipwrights, KitMaker Network, or Silver Star Enterrpises. Images also by copyright holder unless otherwise noted. Opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of Model Shipwrights. All rights reserved. Originally published on: 2008-02-09 00:00:00. Unique Reads: 8679