PAPERSOLDIERS JOURNAL: PUNIC WARS - ROMAN TRIREME 2nd PART

I have to admit I started to like to make this trireme. From the original template I went on, increasing a lot of details that I would love to point out here:

1st detail: THE RAM

Originally, it was done in this way. But if we consider that the template reproduces the trireme floating, i.e. with a part of the skull under the waterline, the ram schould be (partially) under the waterline.

Picture 1 - The original ram

So I decided to remake it (bronze colour, like the original) and half of it (being the second half under the water line. Here bottom the result:

Picture 2 - The modified ram

2nd detail: THE HATCHWAY/GRATE. In this case, it was just depicted, and I did 3D

Picture 3 - The 2D grate

Picture 4 - The 3D grate

3rd detail: THE STERN & its DECORATIONS

I really did not like the way originally the stern was looking (bottom here)

Picture 4 - The original stern

So after preparing a (first) different decoration and checking how to glue it, I had to trim a little bit the original stern.

Picture 5 - Trimming of the original stern decoration

Finally (picture 6) I glued the new decoration

Picture 6 - The (first) new stern

But I was not happy with the final result, so I went on and again after trimming and glueing I finally achieved the desided result. This is a real Roman stern (picture 7)

Picture 7 - The second stern

4rd detail: THE BOW& its DECORATIONS

Also the bow had to undergo some deep modifications. Originally, it was like in picture 8 (bottom)

Picture 8 the original bow

Picture 9. The original bow cut

Picture 10. The original bow cut nr 2

Finally I glued the new bow in front, with a very big eye and a different motif (much more elaborated)

Picture 11 The new bow

5th detail: THE UPPER EDGES

In the previous picture (nr. 11) it is also possible to see the upper edge of the trireme. I decided to modify also this (picture 12). I substituted the simple fence with white shields and a passage for the soldiers to embark on the trireme done with matches.