Deagostini HMS Sovereign of Seas User guide

Build the largest warship of the 17th century

HMS

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Published in the UK by De Agostini UK Ltd.

Battersea Studios 2, 82 Silverthorne Road,

Battersea, London SW8 3HE

Published in the USA by

De Agostini Publishing USA, Inc.,

915 Broadway, Suite 609,

New York, NY 10010

Contents

ASSEMBLY GUIDE

442 Stage 102: More decorations for the hull and a cannon

444 Stage 103: Middle and upper tops of the foremast, cradle for the

ship’s boat and a cannon

448 Stage 104: Cotton thread, brass plate, bilge pumps and a cannon

454 Stage 105: More decorations for the hull and two cannons

456 Stage 106: More decorations for the hull and mizzenmast tops and cap

460 Stage 107: Two anchors and a cannon

464 Stage 108: Decorations, gun port hatches and sapele strips

468 Stage 109: More decorations for the hull, hinges for the hatches,

and coamings

472 Stage 110: Decorations, hatches, bow cannon muzzles and

gun port frames

478 Stage 111: Decorations and a birch strip

484 Stage 112: Decorations for the right-hand side of the hull

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A Dolphin-shaped

decorations x 12

B Decorations for the

left-hand side of the

hull x 4

C Cannon set

e parts of all stages

may vary from those

shown.

Stage 102: More decorations

for the hull and a cannon

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3 Take decoration PD35 and x it with metal glue in the niche

on the left-hand side of the hull at the forecastle.

4 With metal glue, x decoration PD34 in the central area of

the left-hand side of the hull. To identify the exact location, look

carefully at the photos.

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C

2 Paint the decorations gold. e photo shows the identication

codes for the pieces.

1 Go over the surfaces of all of the decorations with a metal le,

removing any irregularities. Put on a coat of metal primer.

PD35 PD36 PD33 PD34

PD32 PD31

PD35

PD34

YOU WILL NEED

O Metal le

O Metal primer

O Metal glue

O Paintbrush or air brush

O PVA wood glue

O Tweezers

O Side cutters

O Red, black, gold and

dark bronze modelling

paint

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6 Keep piece PD36 for a later assembly session. Attach the

dolphin-shaped decorations PD31 and PD32, which must be

xed on the right-hand side of the hull.

9 Glue two more pairs of PD31 and PD32 decorations above the

mizzenmast chainwale. When nished, put your model away in a

safe place for future assembly sessions.

5 In similar way, attach piece PD33 on the left-hand side of the

hull. is decoration must be xed a little further aft than those

xed in the two previous steps.

8 On the aft section of the hull, x two pairs of decorations

PD31 and PD32, using the same method as in the previous step.

7 Glue two pieces PD31 and two pieces PD32 on the forward

section of the right-hand side of the hull, in the positions shown

in the photos. e decorations should be placed 1mm from the

horizontal and vertical frames.

10 Assemble the cannon that came with this stage and equip it

with two blocks. en, give the other two blocks an eyebolt each.

Put all these pieces aside for a future assembly session.

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PD33

PD32 PD31

PD36

PD31 PD32 PD31 PD32 PD31 PD32 PD31 PD32

PD31 PD32 PD31 PD32

ASSEMBLING THE CANNON

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A. Componenti

delle coﬀe mediana e

superiore di trinchetto

B. Invaso di una lancia

C. Componenti di un

cannone

Stage 103: Middle and upper tops of

the foremast, cradle for the ship’s boat

and a cannon

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1 e photo shows the identity codes of the parts of the boat’s

cradle and the caps and tops of the middle and upper sections of

the foremast.

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3 Similarly, glue the other 11 railing posts on the platform. 4 Cut out the parapet of the top CE3 from the die, smooth it

with ﬁne-grained sandpaper and glue it on the posts CE2,

centring it accurately.

2 Take out the platform of the middle top CE1 and the railing

posts CE2. Sandpaper the pieces, put a drop of glue in one of the

notches of the platform and ﬁx an upright inside.

CE5

CF3

CE1

CF4

CF9

CE7

CF9

CE2

CE7

CE3

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CF1

CE7

CE6

CF7

CF8

CF8 CF5

CF2

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CF2 CF6

CE8

CE4 CE7

A Pieces of middle

and upper tops of

the foremast

B Cradle for the

ship’s boat

C A cannon set

Parts may vary from

those shown.

B

C

CE1

CE2

CE1

CE2

CE3

YOU WILL NEED

O Craft knife

O PVA wood glue

O Fine-grained sanding-

block

O Flat paintbrush and ﬁne

paintbrush

O Clear matt varnish

O Sapele-coloured, red,

black and gold modelling

paint

For the cannon:

O Metal glue

O Side cutters

O Airbrush or paintbrush

O Metal primer, dark

bronze modelling paint

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6 Cut pieces CE8, CE4 and CE5 from the die. ese pieces are

the cheeks and the components of the crosstree that will be ﬁxed

under the platform of the middle top.

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9 Turn the top over. Put a thin layer of glue on the ends of the

bars and join the crosstree to the platform of the top, centring it.

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10 Cut out the pieces CE6 from the two die. After smoothing

with ﬁne-grained sandpaper, glue them one on the other, aligning

them carefully.

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5 Paint the top a sapele colour, then put on a coat of clear matt

protective varnish. Finally, paint the outer edges of the platform red.

CE5

CE4 CE8

CE5 THE MAST SUPPORTS

CE4

CE8

CE4

CE5

CE6

90°

8 Paint the crosstree and cheeks

a sapele colour. When dry, put

on a coat of clear matt protective

varnish.

7 Join the sidebars CE5 and the crossbars CE4, as shown in the photo, making sure that the

pieces are at right angles to one another. NOTE: Before ﬁtting top C3 (in Stage 114), you will

need to adapt this crosstree to support the masts by adding two shims and a central support to it. It is

advisable that you do this now. Make the pieces out of scrap wood from a laser-cut die. Refer to the

photo above right: the bottom shim should be 1mm thick and the top shim should be 0.5mm thick.

Position the middle mast support (2.5mm thick) at a distance of 4mm from the 1mm shim and a

distance of 3mm from the 0.5mm shim. Glue these in place with some wood glue.

4mm

1mm

2.5mm

0.5mm

3mm

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11 Cut the four pieces CE7

from the die and glue one above

the other, ensuring that they

are perfectly aligned with one

another, as shown.

12 Glue the piece resulting from

joining CE7 over the 6mm-

diameter hole on piece CE6

that you assembled in Step 10.

NOTE: Before ﬁtting the mast

cap (in Stage 114), you will need

to adapt it to ﬁt the diameter of

the mast dowel. Again, you can

do this later, but it will be easier

if you do this along with the rest

of this step. Make four shims

1mm thick and ﬁt these to the

inside edge of CE6’s 6mm hole.

en do the same with four

0.5mm shims and the smaller

4mm hole, so that the two holes

have an inside diameter of 4mm

and 3mm.

13 Smooth piece CE7 with a sanding-block, aligning it perfectly with

the base of CE6. Paint it black.

14 is is what the top, the cheeks and the cap look like when

completed. (e additional mast supports and shims on top CE3’s

crosstrees and CE6’s mast caps, ﬁtted in Steps 7 and 12, are not

shown in this photo.)

15 With pieces CF1, CF2 and CF3, assemble the upper top of

the foremast. Paint it a sapele colour and red, and add a coat of

protective varnish, as you did with the middle top.

16 Make the crosstree of the upper top with pieces CF4, CF5 and

CF6. Paint the crosstree and the cheeks CF9 with a sapele colour

and protective varnish.

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CE7

CE6

CE7 CE6

diam. 6mm diam. 4mm

CE7 CE6

CF1

CF3

CF2

CF4

CF5

CF6 CF9

diam. 4mm diam. 3mm

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19 is is how the top, the cheeks and the cap of the third section

of the foremast looks at the end of this phase of assembly.

17 Glue the crosstree to the platform of the top, making sure to

centre it accurately.

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18 With pieces CF7 and CF8, assemble the third cap of the

foremast, leaving the smaller, 2mm diameter hole free. Finally,

paint the cap black.

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22 Assemble the cannon attached to the issue and equip it with

two blocks. Finally, give the other two blocks two eyebolts. Put all

these pieces aside for your next assembly session.

21 Paint the entire inside a sapele colour and add a coat of

protective varnish. en, with a ﬁne paintbrush, paint part of the

edges of the inside gold, as shown in the two photos.

20 Move on to the cradle of the boat. Cut out pieces 177 and 178

and join them at right angles by using the grooves. Take care that

the holes of the pieces 177 face the same way.

CF7 CF8

177

178

90°

diam. 2mm

BOAT’S CRADLE

A CANNON

A 0.15mm-diameter

cotton thread

B Handles of the

bilge pumps

C Photo-engraved

plate

D Bilge pumps

E Cannon set

Stage 104: Cotton thread, brass

plate, bilge pumps and a cannon

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1 Take 10 four-wheeled cannons that you assembled during

previous assembly sessions.

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3 Cut a piece of thread 60mm long. 4 Take a block, insert one end of the thread in the ring on the

opposite side from the eyebolt, and then make a simple knot.

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2 To make the tackle of the cannon, take the 30 eyebolts that

you joined to blocks in previous stages and the 0.15mm-diameter

thread that came with this stage.

C

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60mm

YOU WILL NEED

O Craft knife

O Metal primer

O Metal glue

O Cutters

O Metal le

O PVA wood glue

O Toothpicks

O Pencil

O Tweezers

O Hand drill and

0.5mm bit

O Metal primer

O Paintbrush or air brush

O Sapele-coloured and

black modelling paint

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9 e photo shows the rst part of the tackle of the cannon

when assembled correctly.

8 After tightening the thread to bring the two blocks close

together, x it in place with glue. en, wrap the twine between

the two blocks, x it with glue and then cut o the excess.

7 Following the diagram above, take the thread attached to the

block and pass it through the hole in the block xed to one side of

a cannon. en, insert the thread into the hole of the rst block.

10 Repeating the operations described in Steps 3 to 8, mount the

other two parts of the tackles on the cannon.

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5 Cut o the surplus twine from the knot, then with a toothpick

apply a drop of glue on the knot.

6 e block with the eyebolt and the twine just inserted are a

part of the tackle of one of the 10 cannons.

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12 Install the cannon on the deck of your model. Before using

glue, check that the cannon rests rmly on the deck and that it is

centred on the gun port.

15 e gun barrel must be perfectly centred in the opening

of the gun port.

14 Fix the cannon on the right-hand side of the deck, placing the

gun carriage 3mm from the bulwark, with the barrel protruding

out of the gun port.

13 Put a drop of glue on the bottom of each of the four wheels of

the cannon.

16 Using a pair of tweezers, stretch one of the side tackles of the

cannon and make a pencil mark on the bulwark at the eyebolt and

8mm above the deck.

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11 With knife or cutters, cut the stems of the three eyebolts in

half so that they are shorter than the thickness of the bulwark

of your model.

3mm

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18 In a similar fashion, x the tackle of the other side of the gun

to the bulwark. Finally, install the rear tackle on the deck, centring

it carefully.

20 Equip and position the other ve cannons on the left-hand side of the deck. e guns should be aligned with the bulwark.

17 With a hand drill and 0.5mm bit, make a hole in the bulwarks

at the pencil mark, without drilling through to the other side. Glue

the eyebolt at the end of the tackle into the hole.

19 Following the same procedure, equip and mount four more cannons on the right-hand side of the deck, as shown in the photo.

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8mm

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21 is is what the 10 cannons of the main deck look like at the end of this rst phase of assembly.

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22 Take the pieces of the two bilge pumps that came with

this stage and smooth them carefully with a le to remove

any irregularities.

23 Give them a coat of metal primer, then, once dry, paint them a

sapele colour. Finally, paint the iron bands of the two pumps black.

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24 Take one of the eyebolts that came with Stage 63 and paint it

black. en, glue it into the hole inside the central body of one of

the two pumps.

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25 Insert a handle into the ring of the eyebolt and into the pump’s

arm, matching the holes of the two pieces.

BILGE PUMPS

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27 With tweezers, insert the piece of metal in the holes of the

arm and the handle of the pump, xing it in place with a small

amount of metal glue.

30 Fix the bilge pumps on the deck of your model, behind the

hole for the mainmast and beside the bitt.

29 Put a drop of glue on the base of the two bilge pumps.

28 Make the second bilge pump by repeating the steps used to

assemble the rst.

31 As shown in the photo, the bilge pumps must be placed 7mm

from the bitt.

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26 Cut a 3mm-long segment from the stem of another eyebolt.

3mm

7mm

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A Stern ﬁgurines

B Stern decorations

C Two cannon sets

Stage 105: More decorations

for the hull and two cannons

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3 Take the hull of your model. e rst decorative elements should

be xed at the stern end of the left-hand side of the hull, above the

roofs of the quarter galleries.

4 With metal glue, x one of the gurines PD38 on the left-

hand side of your model, in the area above the second roof,

centring it carefully.

B

C

1 File the surfaces of the decorations PD37 and of the gurines

PD38 to eliminate any irregularities.

2 Put a coat of metal primer on the pieces PD37 and PD38.

en paint them gold.

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PD38

PD37

PD38

PD37

PD38

PD37

PD38

YOU WILL NEED

O Craft knife

O Metal le

O Metal glue

O PVA wood glue

O Fine-grained

sanding-block

O Flat paintbrush and

ne paintbrush

O Side cutters

O Metal primer

O Bronze-coloured,

red, black and gold

modelling paint

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6 Take decoration PD36 which came with Stage 102 and that

you painted in the assembly session of that stage. Glue the piece

above decoration PD37.

9 Now, you can assemble the two cannon sets that came

with this stage.

5 Fix one of the decorations PD37 on the hull, placing it next to

the gurine PD38, as shown in the main photo.

7 Position the hull so that you can work on the stern end of the

right-hand side to mount the two remaining decorative elements.

10 Assemble the two cannons and t them with their blocks.

en, join the other four blocks to four eyebolts. Put all the pieces

aside for future assembly sessions.

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PD37

PD36

PD38

PD37

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8 Fix pieces PD37 and PD38 on the right-hand side of your

model, placing them symmetrically to the pieces that you xed on

the opposite side.

PD37

CANNONS

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A Pieces of the

mizzenmast tops

and cap

B Right-hand side

decorations

Stage 106: More decorations for the

hull and mizzenmast tops and cap

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1 Go over the surfaces of decorations PD33, PD34, PD35 and

PD36 with a metal le to eliminate any irregularities.

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3 Take the hull and x decoration PD35 on the right-hand side

of the ship, at the height of the forecastle, as shown in the photos.

4 Glue decoration PD34 in the centre of the right-hand side

wale of the hull. Find the exact position of the piece by studying

the photos.

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2 Put a coat of metal primer on the four decorations, which

will be installed on the right-hand side of your model. en paint

them gold.

B

PD35 PD36 PD33 PD34 PD35 PD36 PD33 PD34

PD35 PD36 PD33 PD34

PD35

PD34

YOU WILL NEED

O Craft knife

O Metal primer

O Metal glue

O Metal le

O PVA wood glue

O Fine-grained

sanding-block

O Clear matt varnish

O Paintbrush or air brush

O Gold, red, black

and sapele-coloured

modelling paint

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6 Finally, x decoration PD36 at the stern end of the right-hand

side of the hull, placing it just above piece PD37.

9 In a similar fashion, x the other 11 railing posts on the

platform of the top.

5 Fix decoration PD33 on the right-hand side wale, but a little

more towards the stern than the previous piece.

7 e photo shows the identication codes of the pieces of the

two mizzenmast tops and caps.

10 Cut the handrail of the top CN3 from the die, smooth

it with ne-grained sandpaper and x it on the posts CN2,

centring it exactly.

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8 Take the platform of the mizzenmast lower top CN1 and the

railing posts CN2. Put a drop of glue in one of the notches of the

platform and glue a post in it.

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CO2 CN6

CN7

CN1

PD33

PD36

PD37

CN1

CN2

CN1

CN3

CN2

CN1

CN2

CO1CO3 CN3

CN8

CO8 CO8

CN8

CN9

CN4

CN5

CO9

CO5

CO4

CO7

CO6

CN2

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12 Take pieces CN9, CN4, CN5 and CN6 from the die. ese

elements are the cheeks and the pieces of the crosstree to be

installed under the platform of the lower mizzemast top.

15 Turn the top over. Put a thin layer of glue on the ends of the

bars and join the crosstree to the platform, centring it.

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11 Paint the top a sapele colour, then put on a coat of clear matt

protective varnish. Finally, paint the outer edges of the platform and

the uprights of the parapet with the red paint used for the hull.

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13 Assemble the sidebars CN5, the crossbars CN4 and the spacer

CN6, as shown in the photo, making sure that the pieces are at

right angles to one another.

14 Paint the crosstree and cheeks a sapele colour. When dry, put

on a coat of clear matt protective varnish.

16 Cut the two CN7 pieces from the die, smooth them with

ne-grained sandpaper, and glue them one on the other, aligning

them precisely.

CN6

CN4

CN5

CN9

CN5

CN4

CN6

90° 90°

90°

CN7

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21 is is what the top, the cheeks and cap of the lower section of

the mizzenmast look like.

22 With the remaining pieces, assemble the top, the cheeks and

cap for the second section of the mizzenmast.

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17 Cut the four pieces CN8 from the die and glue them one

above the other, ensuring that they are aligned with one another.

18 Glue the piece made from joining the pieces CN8 over the

6mm-diameter hole in piece CN7 that you assembled in Step 16.

19 With a sanding-block, trim piece CN8, aligning it with

the base CN7.

20 To complete the cap of the mizzenmast, paint it black.

CN8

CN8 CN8 CN7

Ø 6 mm Ø 4 mm

CN8 CN7

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