le couronne

[Bronzekeg]

mahogany, walnut and maple hardwoods. 1 year labor minus rigging. from detailed drawings in Italian.

[PHPaul]

WOW!

I can't imagine the labor that went into that!

[Mike C.]

Beautiful! My hats off to you sir. ??

[bisc63]

Beautiful finishing work, and the naturally contrasting woods are striking. Should be quite impressive when finished! Keep us posted.

[Bronzekeg]

On 2/11/2022 at 8:00 AM, PHPaul said:

WOW!

I can't imagine the labor that went into that!

thank you Paul, a lot of scratch building to put transparent windows in it and to make the bow and stern accurate.

[Bronzekeg]

On 2/11/2022 at 11:52 AM, Mike C. said:

Beautiful! My hats off to you sir. ??

thanks Mike, they are a commitment and a test of patience.

[Bronzekeg]

22 hours ago, bisc63 said:

Beautiful finishing work, and the naturally contrasting woods are striking. Should be quite impressive when finished! Keep us posted.

thanks Rusty, I have a lot of projects underway. I have another ship completed with all the rigging. ( it was a 3 year project and much fancier )

[bisc63]

Nice. Let's see 'em! I really love the sculptural qualities of the tall ships; the lines, rigging, and the rest is purely an aesthetic experience for me, as I know practically nothing about them. I'm from inland (Ky) so they were never a part of local history or personal experience for me, and yet they are extremely facinating. The wooden models can be incredibly complex and beautiful.

[bobthehobbyguy]

Stunning work. 

[peteski]

That's craftsmanship!

[4mula1fan]

Fantastic work!!

[Chappy]

As I former submarine sailor, I am IMPRESSED!

[Bronzekeg]

On 2/13/2022 at 3:38 AM, bisc63 said:

Nice. Let's see 'em! I really love the sculptural qualities of the tall ships; the lines, rigging, and the rest is purely an aesthetic experience for me, as I know practically nothing about them. I'm from inland (Ky) so they were never a part of local history or personal experience for me, and yet they are extremely facinating. The wooden models can be incredibly complex and beautiful.

if this generates enough interest I'll post more.

[Bronzekeg]

On 2/13/2022 at 6:11 PM, bobthehobbyguy said:

Stunning work. 

thank you Bob!

[Bronzekeg]

On 2/13/2022 at 11:41 PM, peteski said:

That's craftsmanship!

thanks for the kind words Peter!

[Bronzekeg]

On 2/13/2022 at 11:45 PM, 4mula1fan said:

Fantastic work!!

thank you AJ!

[Bronzekeg]

On 2/14/2022 at 8:11 PM, Chappy said:

As I former submarine sailor, I am IMPRESSED!

thank you James!

[Bugatti Fan]

Very impressive!     Ships of the 15th and 16th centuries make magnificent ornate models.

[Big John]

Beautiful work Ken.  Now the fun begins!

[Bronzekeg]

On 2/16/2022 at 9:00 PM, Big John said:

Beautiful work Ken.  Now the fun begins!

thank you John. I may leave it an admiralty version minus the rigging. still undecided.

[Big John]

No shame there, fully rigging even a two masted Galleon is a daunting task. heck of a lot easier to dust too.

[kpnuts]

Beautiful 

[Bronzekeg]

On 2/28/2022 at 3:30 PM, kpnuts said:

Beautiful 

thank you Kenneth!

[DRIPTROIT 71]

Beautiful work Ken! Looks Awesome!! But how are you going to get it out of the shop now??? It appears to be bigger than the doors.?

[Ian McLaren]

Having built one of the larger Billings Boats I can appreciate the effort involved here, well done and a beautiful model.