Colossus of Rhodes Diorama in 1/700th Scale

[callen]

OH, my eyes are sore, looking at all that small work, nice fingers, a very good piece of work,

Thanks for stopping by Ron. Please don't send me any doctor bills! I can't afford it!

Fantastic stuff, callen!

Good to see the ancient world coming to its right here.

Jorit

Thanks Jorit. Much appreciated. Admittedly this is probably not necessarily an ideal scale for such a subject. (I'm just itching to do a Trireme in 1/192nd!) but for the sake of the 'bigger picture' that 1/700th scale provides, I think it's a useful adjunct to the mainstream. Also, it's a good scale for dioramas.

[Sylvain Auger]

That's a very worthy project Callen Your build will allow us to truly visualize what the harbor may have looked like with the colossus standing guard. Your head carving is very very well done. I'm definitely hooked to this thread.

Cheers

Sylvain

[JWintjes]

Also, it's a good scale for dioramas.

It definitely is.

Actually, I have long harboured plans for building the Pharos in Alexandria in 1/700 (to the point of having put together a basic paper model) once I realized that in my all-time favourite scale, 1/72, it would be slightly, uhm, dominating the room...

Jorit

[callen]

That's a very worthy project Callen Your build will allow us to truly visualize what the harbor may have looked like with the colossus standing guard. Your head carving is very very well done. I'm definitely hooked to this thread.

Cheers

Sylvain

Thank you Sylvain! I hope you stick around. I am almost done with my big 'work project' (professional commitments..) and will shortly be returning to Trireme Land and Carrack Land en force! So there will be more soon. Hopefully a few surprises.

Also, it's a good scale for dioramas.

It definitely is.

Actually, I have long harboured plans for building the Pharos in Alexandria in 1/700 (to the point of having put together a basic paper model) once I realized that in my all-time favourite scale, 1/72, it would be slightly, uhm, dominating the room...

Jorit

Funny, Jorit. I actually was intending to do the Pharos first, as I thought it would be much easier than the Colossus, but, on a whim I started a head, and decided to go with it. The Pharos is next on my list of 'Ancient Wonders' and will use many of the same ships. Great minds think alike! ...so they say. And crazy modelers think alike too perhaps.

[JWintjes]

Funny, Jorit. I actually was intending to do the Pharos first, as I thought it would be much easier than the Colossus, but, on a whim I started a head, and decided to go with it. The Pharos is next on my list of 'Ancient Wonders' and will use many of the same ships. Great minds think alike! ...so they say. And crazy modelers think alike too perhaps.

Great - looking forward to that! And indeed - crazy modelers we are...

Jorit

[NorthSea]

Hi Callen,

finally found my old copy of 'The Athenian Trireme' by Morrisson and Coates. And in it I found this, thought you might be interested.

[callen]

That's great!
Thanks for these plans. I have a few I have acquired from various sources, but this is a great help.

[Devin]

Stunning work that takes modeling to an art form. Very impressive!

[callen]

Stunning work that takes modeling to an art form. Very impressive!

Thank you sir! Looking forward to getting back to this project. Stay tuned!

[j.mahieux]

Hi Neal . . .
There is a long time you don't Post!
What "Rhodes colossus" became?
He was so fantastic!!!
Jean