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Redcoat
05-14-2017, 13:37
Hello all, I open this thread to put photos of the process of building this port. I hope you like it. A cordial greeting,

Julián

Redcoat
05-14-2017, 13:39
Harbor configuration
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05-14-2017, 13:42
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Redcoat
05-14-2017, 13:47
Work in progress. A view of the ancient city from the lighthouse.

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Bligh
05-14-2017, 13:59
Like it Julián, I love it.
Can't wait to see it completed.
Rob.

Redcoat
05-15-2017, 07:40
Thanks Rob! :beer:

Bligh
05-15-2017, 08:01
Would you like the upside down pictures deleted Julián?
Rob.

Redcoat
05-15-2017, 14:13
yes please.

Bligh
05-16-2017, 13:49
Job done Julián.
Rob.

Redcoat
05-16-2017, 13:55
Thanks for the cleaning. I had some problems loading the photos but now I think are solved.

Redcoat
05-17-2017, 09:00
Painting the houses... a slow slow process

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Bligh
05-17-2017, 11:54
Strange that you should say that Julián. I found one house which I still need to paint from when i made my harbour all that time ago.
Rob.

Redcoat
05-17-2017, 13:00
Strange that you should say that Julián. I found one house which I still need to paint from when i made my harbour all that time ago.
Rob.

Painting houses is very boring ... the first ones are nice to paint but with the 40th appear the nervous tics, hahaha

Comte de Brueys
05-17-2017, 17:14
Impressive detail work. :thumbsup:

Nice to display your ships there.

Naharaht
05-17-2017, 23:47
It is looking really good so far, Julian. :thumbsup: You are excelling yourself!

Volunteer
05-18-2017, 00:42
Awesome! Just awesome!:thumbsup::hatsoff:

Redcoat
05-18-2017, 05:28
Awesome! Just awesome!:thumbsup::hatsoff:

Thank you for the rep. Vol. :beer:

Redcoat
05-18-2017, 05:29
Impressive detail work. :thumbsup:

Nice to display your ships there.

Thank you Sven! :beer:

Redcoat
05-18-2017, 05:30
It is looking really good so far, Julian. :thumbsup: You are excelling yourself!

Thank you David, I glad you like it! :beer:

Volunteer
05-18-2017, 09:48
Thank you for the rep. Vol. :beer:

Well deserved my friend. Your skills are exraordinary.:hatsoff:

Dougal
05-19-2017, 12:37
What an amazing model! looks stunning.

Redcoat
05-19-2017, 13:13
What an amazing model! looks stunning.

Thank you Douglas! :beer:

Bligh
05-20-2017, 01:35
If anyone is interested I just found a new source which does the blue foam which I use for my coastlines in any amount you require. I placed an order on Thursday and it arrived by UPS on Friday morning. less than 24 hours later.

http://modelshop.co.uk/Shop/Raw-Mate...m-blue/ITM4910
(http://modelshop.co.uk/Shop/Raw-Materials/Styrofoam/Item/Styrofoam-blue/ITM4910)
Rob.

Union Jack
05-21-2017, 01:50
That is the art of a master craftsman. Superb work as ever Julian.

Redcoat
05-21-2017, 15:23
That is the art of a master craftsman. Superb work as ever Julian.

Thank you very much. I'm glad you like it. :beer::beer:

Redcoat
05-23-2017, 15:13
Updating works at the harbor.

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Bligh
05-23-2017, 15:38
Looking great as usual Julián.
That parched and arid effect on the hillside is superb.
Rob.

Killick
05-24-2017, 00:38
What more can I say appheart from the fact I am in enviuios of your skills:shock:

Redcoat
05-24-2017, 04:46
Looking great as usual Julián.
That parched and arid effect on the hillside is superb.
Rob.
Certainly the mark that I use to paint lands I really like.

Redcoat
05-24-2017, 04:47
What more can I say appheart from the fact I am in enviuios of your skills:shock:

Thanks, I'll take it as a compliment! :thumbsup:

Redcoat
06-02-2017, 12:54
Hello, I add some photos about updates of the harbor, I hope you like it and have a nice weekend.

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Bligh
06-02-2017, 13:53
That is a true masterpiece Julián.
Looking at that picture you could be sailing into the harbour.
Well done.
Rob.



http://sailsofglory.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=30431&d=1496429615

Redcoat
06-02-2017, 15:56
Thank you Rob, I glad you like. :beer:

Naharaht
06-02-2017, 22:29
The detail is incredible, Julian! :clap::clap:

TexaS
06-04-2017, 01:06
That picture Rob repeated is simply stunning. I'm at a loss for words.
Just incredible!

Redcoat
06-04-2017, 04:10
The detail is incredible, Julian! :clap::clap:

Thank you David! :beer:

Redcoat
06-04-2017, 04:11
That picture Rob repeated is simply stunning. I'm at a loss for words.
Just incredible!

Thank you Jonas! :beer:

Redcoat
06-06-2017, 08:47
Hi all, here the final photos.

I hope you like it.
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Bligh
06-06-2017, 10:14
Mind blowing Julián. Pure artistry.
They could be your holiday snapshots, they look so realistic.
Thank you for posting such an interesting, and inspiring set of pictures once again.
I know we can all glean a plethora of ideas on how to improve our own dioramas from your work displayed here.
I only wish that I could see it in reality one day.
Rob.

Bligh
06-06-2017, 13:58
Just took a look at your home page Julián to see what came up for my future models to have on them, and saw your Middleham Castle with the tents in the outer works. I have actually camped in almost that spot when we did a Wars of the Roses enactment one year.
Rob.

Redcoat
06-06-2017, 16:32
Mind blowing Julián. Pure artistry.
They could be your holiday snapshots, they look so realistic.
Thank you for posting such an interesting, and inspiring set of pictures once again.
I know we can all glean a plethora of ideas on how to improve our own dioramas from your work displayed here.
I only wish that I could see it in reality one day.
Rob.

Thank you Rob, I glad you like. :beer::beer:

Redcoat
06-06-2017, 16:34
Just took a look at your home page Julián to see what came up for my future models to have on them, and saw your Middleham Castle with the tents in the outer works. I have actually camped in almost that spot when we did a Wars of the Roses enactment one year.
Rob.

Aaaahh... Middleham Castle, nice castle yes. I enjoyed painting it.

Naharaht
06-06-2017, 21:58
Bravo!! Such detail! I especially like your shipyard. :clap::clap::clap:

Volunteer
06-06-2017, 23:10
Oh my lord Julian! This is totally over the top awesome! I believe this is your best work yet. Such detail, nothing is over looked. Boats pulled up on shore, one turned over is a nice touch. The photography is excellent. Your backgrounds are so realistic. I even detected what appears to be a fog bank encroaching on the lighthouse in one or two photos. I can't say enough how much I like this piece of art. :salute::medal::envy::hatsoff:

Bligh
06-07-2017, 01:29
Are those towers your own Martellos Julián?
Rob.

Killick
06-07-2017, 01:45
In one word "stunning":thumbsup:

Redcoat
06-07-2017, 01:47
Bravo!! Such detail! I especially like your shipyard. :clap::clap::clap:

Thank you David, yes the shipyard is a item I bought years ago and never I knew where to use, but now I have found his correct place.

Best regards,
Julián:beer:

Redcoat
06-07-2017, 01:49
Oh my lord Julian! This is totally over the top awesome! I believe this is your best work yet. Such detail, nothing is over looked. Boats pulled up on shore, one turned over is a nice touch. The photography is excellent. Your backgrounds are so realistic. I even detected what appears to be a fog bank encroaching on the lighthouse in one or two photos. I can't say enough how much I like this piece of art. :salute::medal::envy::hatsoff:

Thank you Vol, I glad you like it.

Best regards,
Julián:beer:

Redcoat
06-07-2017, 01:55
Are those towers your own Martellos Julián?
Rob.

Yes Rob,

I add a link for more detail. http://modeljship.com/en/terrain-and-scenics-11200/224-martello-tower.html

Last week I bought some items from Brigade Models, mi first order and I hope not the last.

I bought the Castlle of San Antonio and Menorca towers. When I receive I will post photos here to compare the measures with SOG ships.

http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/SmallScaleScenery/Historical%20Forts%20and%20Military%20Installations/SSS-8081.html

http://www.brigademodels.co.uk/SmallScaleScenery/Historical%20Forts%20and%20Military%20Installations/SSS-8082.html

Redcoat
06-07-2017, 01:56
In one word "stunning":thumbsup:

Thank you Alastair!

Bligh
06-07-2017, 02:12
Yes Rob,

Last week I bought some items from Brigade Models, mi first order and I hope not the last.

I bought the Castlle of San Antonio and Menorca towers. When I receive I will post photos here to compare the measures with SOG ships.


It will be interesting to see if those fit in with my collection of your buildings and my Langton ones Julián.
Rob.

jasonb
04-30-2019, 14:11
My mind is blown. That puts to shame just about every museum diorama I've ever seen.

Bligh
04-30-2019, 15:19
Quite Jason.
We mere human beings can only strive to survive in the shadow of the true Master.
Rob.

Redcoat
04-30-2019, 16:39
Thanks for your words. I want to go back to do a harbor, possibly something inspired by the harbor of Dubrovnik :beer:

Vagabond
04-30-2019, 19:48
Jason thanks for resurrecting this.

Julian this is truly awesome in its true sense of the word, all of the detail is amazingly impressive, and realistic. Your portrayal of the port as a living historical town shown by the changes in its fortification styles over hundreds of years through to the small details including the wave formations is just lovely to look at. A real feast for th he eyes.
Amazingly well done.
:clap::clap::clap:

Redcoat
05-01-2019, 08:23
Jason thanks for resurrecting this.

Julian this is truly awesome in its true sense of the word, all of the detail is amazingly impressive, and realistic. Your portrayal of the port as a living historical town shown by the changes in its fortification styles over hundreds of years through to the small details including the wave formations is just lovely to look at. A real feast for th he eyes.
Amazingly well done.
:clap::clap::clap:

I'm glad you like it:beer:

jasonb
05-06-2019, 19:35
What's the hill made from? Is it polystyrene?

Redcoat
05-07-2019, 09:31
Yes, I used polyestyrene and once a preform was made, I covered it with a paper pulp (toilet paper + water + white glue + optional color paint)

Ferrante
10-20-2019, 07:59
Fantastic work
This city remembered me to my born place Alicante in the Xviii century
I was reviewing old maps and the this remembered me

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10-20-2019, 07:59
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Bligh
10-20-2019, 08:23
I can see the similarity from the map Ferrante. It must have been wonderful to have lived there as a child with the Castle of Saint Barbara overlooking the whole town.
Rob.

Redcoat
10-20-2019, 08:38
Fantastic work
This city remembered me to my born place Alicante in the Xviii century
I was reviewing old maps and the this remembered me

Exactamente, como ya mencioné en un post pasado, hace ya algún tiempo, este diorama lo hice con inspiración a la ciudad de Alicante, mi ciudad también por cierto. Saludos

Redcoat
10-20-2019, 08:49
I can see the similarity from the map Ferrante. It must have been wonderful to have lived there as a child with the Castle of Saint Barbara overlooking the whole town.
Rob.

I can assure you that it is very impressive to see a fortress so large that it dominates the entire city.

Bligh
10-20-2019, 09:29
Must have missed the fact that you come from Alicante Julián. That will explain how close your Model is to the real thing then. I just had a look on line and that Castle complex is still something to write home about.
Rob.

Redcoat
10-20-2019, 10:19
Must have missed the fact that you come from Alicante Julián. That will explain how close your Model is to the real thing then. I just had a look on line and that Castle complex is still something to write home about.
Rob.

It was considered impregnable fortress until last XIX century. And the truth is that once you have walked the places you understand the reason. The sheer terrain combined with the architecture of the fortification turned it into a giant fortress, with a fresh water supply by water wells, with large warehouses for supplies and all at a height that only the most powerful mortars could reach, provided when the artillery of the square let them approach ...

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The British, in the war of Spanish Succession, took the city of Alicante and entrenched themselves in the fortress. At the arrival of the French, they could only wait and dig a mine to exploit part of the castle. It was the only way to surender the fortress, through explosives and much patience.

Bligh
10-21-2019, 02:29
I think you emphasized its sheer size an impregnability superbly in your Model Julián.

Rob.