Wow. The guys are right, this is truly amazing ! Every time you look at it you see a little more detail. Really gets the imagination flowing. Great work !

Quote from: perttime on January 25, 2025, 11:43:32 AMI was wondering about the guns: can you aim and hit unfriendlies, without also hitting the ship's own rigging and other structures?

The small outboard guns, easy, nothing's in the way, the large central gun appears to be on a turn-table* &, as they used to be able to fire various carronades & the like from the middle of the deck, it's doable (remembering that real sail-powered warships had a lot more rigging that this).




[*: RW, the vast majority of traversable guns were mounted on a pivot & "rail" system (see below).]



I can't find an image of the deck "rails" but Drachinifel covered them well in one of his videos (no, I can't remember which one, or I'd link it).

Nice!
And yes, we want more photos!! (Pretty Please?)

Quote from: Rick Lowe on January 25, 2025, 05:33:46 PMNice!
And yes, we want more photos!! (Pretty Please?)

Ok  Fixing some last minute stuff.

So a bit of lets pretend on some stuff

Like, there is a lot more rigging than there is presented and there is some sort of deadeyes, blocks and sheaves system, that clearly I did not have the oompf to scratchbuild. I have a bundle of 1/72 ish deadeyes but at this scale they looked absurd, so better to leave them out.
There is a rudimentary steering  for the front runners, rather huge turning circle but I am sure that the actual operators of a vessel like this would work something out.
And yes I know the Ratlines should go further up, really about getting the impression not faithful reproduction of any sailing/Skating vessel.








The BFG is on a turntable and doctrinally should be operated as a broadside to clear sails and rigging. At this scale it is absurdly large calibre so not really feasible anyway.

Next project already on the bench and this is now awaiting the breakers yard  as I have no room in the cabinet.

Excellent concept & build, BT!  

Awesome build mate...that does look bang on   
One thing I'm thinking about that rigging..on the open ocean the wind forces and the water would put a massive strain on the rigging..the weight of the water in the ropes would also be a huge amount of added weight...especially in rough water .
On ice .. different story...yep ya got the wind but that's about it ..ice will only form if there's water present ..not counting on that it'll never get wet but it won't be as often as at sea .
I'm thinking Buzzys rigging should work quite well for the job it's intended to do..yes it needs more detail but that would be nuts 😜 😉   

Every one of us would rig this beauty differently.

I say, give the man a cigar.*

* but keep it away from the rigging! 

  

Good job Buzzy.  You should bring it to Ballarat.

That's just INCREDIBLE!

A superb job.     

wonderful job
striking and elegant 

Wow, that's different & a very striking build!

Beautiful job there - well done!

Rodney Matthews is on Twitter ("X" ) and there's a Michael Moorcock account too: do you mind if I post pics on there to show them?

(N)ice job!

Yeah yeah, hat-coat-door... 

Cool!

The sails look good, and the shape adds a point of difference from the RW.

As to the rigging, back and forestays aren't
necessary as the masts are obviously built
up using a mix of unobtanium alloys. This
results in masts that are strong enough to accept the transfer of force from the sails, but still flexible enough to absorb that force without bending to the point where they'd break.

Quote from: Weaver on January 26, 2025, 05:38:47 PMBeautiful job there - well done!

Rodney Matthews is on Twitter ("X" ) and there's a Michael Moorcock account too: do you mind if I post pics on there to show them?

Humbled if you do.. Always been a big fan of Rodney Matthews and Michael Moorcock.

I have always considered posting on forums pretty much makes your images public domain anyway.