Wednesday 4 October 2023

3D printed 1/200 Spanish galley XVII c.

 Hello guys,


Here I am again with more galleys. This time a 3D printed galley from Henry Turner miniatures 1/600 galley, scaled down to 1/1200.  

I printed also some smaller fustas or galiots, just scaling it down even more the original file with Anycubic Workshop app for the future.

The model comes with its base, and lucky me, it was exactly the same size of my other galley's bases in metal, by Ark Royal miniatures.  The base was too thin to leave it as it comes, so I glued it to a piece of plastic of a similar thickness of my other metal bases.

I substituted the 3d printed resin mast with a metal wire, and attached the sail. I still prefer the metal models than the 3d printed models, but this are quite nice , detailed and cheap, although more modelling skills are required, the material is a little bit brittle and the process is messy and smelly.

I painted the model with the same paints and style (basecoat, wash, a couple of highlights) as the other metal galleys from Ark Royal miniatures. The flags are again from Minairons, excellen quality and historically accurate.

The rigging is simplest possible, made with broom bristles following this tutorial

http://leagueofaugsburg.blogspot.com/2021/07/much-requested-video-on-rigging-ships.html














·3D Printed galley next to metal galley from Ark Royal miniatures





I hope you like them!


Cheers


6 comments:

  1. Beautiful work Jose and they fit together really well too.

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  2. Beautiful, and to me the amount of rigging that you have applied is perfect for a game piece.

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    1. Thank you! I hate rigging stage... So I try to minimize it ;)

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  3. Lovely work there Jose…

    All the best. Aly

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