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Chinese Ironclad "Ting Yuen"
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Author:  Schmidt [ Thu Jan 15, 2009 8:00 am ]
Post subject:  Chinese Ironclad "Ting Yuen"
Hi. I am a beginner in this forum.
I would like to introduce myself with my last model. It is "Ting Yuen", flagship of the Chinese fleet until 1895 when she was sunk in the war between China and Japan. She was built on German Vulcan dockyard, quite similar to the ships of the “Sachsen"-class, who themselves where "inspired" by the famous "HMS Inflexible". "Ting Yuen" ist still quite well known in China, a "reconstruction" lies at ancor in Wei Hai (as a tourist attraction and as a museum afloat).
Basis for the model (scale 1:100) was a kit by the Chinese company "arkmodel" (has a site in the web). However I supplemented and improved the model in many many details using parts made by several suppliers or by myself . Thus for example I built the rigging the ship carried during the transfer to China.
But I think, the photos will say more.

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Schmidt
Author:  ARH [ Thu Jan 15, 2009 9:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Chinese Ironclad "Ting Yuen"
Very nice. :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :thumbs_up_1: :wave_1:
Author:  Jimmy Conway [ Fri Jan 16, 2009 1:57 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Chinese Ironclad "Ting Yuen"
Hi Schmidt!!
As a beginer, you had brought here a wonderful model just like a vet!
Superb and full of details, I would like to know what kind of material did you use to assembly the sails........are the sails made of paper?
Congratulations on your work, we loved it!
Nice regards: Jimmy
Author:  Schmidt [ Fri Jan 16, 2009 4:26 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Chinese Ironclad "Ting Yuen"
Thanks!
The sails are made the way I learned from a semi-professionell sail model builder in the internet. The material is what we call in Germany "silk paper", it's very thin and a bit crumpled. I paint it with normal white wall paint (thinned with water) and let it dry hanging from a clothesline. When dry it looks very much like the original sail material.
I cut out the sails, leaving 1-2 mm at the edges where thin copper wire is inserted. The overlap is then folded around the wire and glued together with super glue. If there are spots of glue on the paper: no problem, I can paint them over. The wire makes that I cand bend the sails the way I like and give them a dynamic look as if swollen by the wind. Finally I draw the lines that demonstrate the joins etc.
Hope my English (and my Internet Dictionary) are able to communicate the process.
Schmidt
Author:  MichelB [ Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:52 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Chinese Ironclad "Ting Yuen"
Very good! Aint nothing like a good predreadnought with sails and torpedoboats on board!
Author:  DanCinSD [ Mon Jan 19, 2009 2:22 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Chinese Ironclad "Ting Yuen"
:thumbs_up_1:
She is a beauty!!
Author:  JIM BAUMANN [ Mon Jan 19, 2009 3:39 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Chinese Ironclad "Ting Yuen"
Hallo Schmidt!

That is... tip-top!

A very very fine model indeed!

I shall spend more tie looking later!

Tschuess

Jim B
Author:  Edward Pinniger [ Thu Jan 22, 2009 10:45 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Chinese Ironclad "Ting Yuen"
Very impressive! :thumbs_up_1: Really a museum-quality model. Is it static or radio-controlled?
Author:  Rowdy75 [ Sun Apr 12, 2009 5:36 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Chinese Ironclad "Ting Yuen"
Very cool. Ships with both sail and steam look brilliant.
Author:  Schmidt [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:34 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Chinese Ironclad "Ting Yuen"
Another impression of Ting Yuen, entering the Chinese waters early in the morning:

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Schmidt
Author:  Hanchang Kuo [ Sun Dec 13, 2009 6:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Chinese Ironclad "Ting Yuen"
Amazing Ting Yuen(Ding Yuan)! :thumbs_up_1:
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