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I have decided to create a build log as it is the best way to garner advice from the many many experts on this site. As those who may have read my greetings on the new member introductions thread will already know, I am re-starting the build of Caldercraft/Jotika's HMS Cruiser which has been stalled for approx 14 years! The hull, as seen below, has been boxed up for most of that time and despite 2 international moves (Sydney to Connecticut to Santiago - my Cruiser is very well travelled dont you know) and 2 domestic moves has faired very well. The unused kit parts are in a decent condition too. This is my first build and I chose Cruiser accordingly i.e. to use it as a learning build, and I should keep telling myself this, but as I got into the build I found myself wanting to do the best job I could rather than simply completing the build as a learning exercise. As the photos show, the hiatus occurred at the deck furniture stage. Al these parts are pretty much completed. Non of the deck furniture is attached to the deck as yet. I have the following items under consideration at the moment and would be happy to receive comments and advice: 1) Decking. To varnish or stain? If so what varnish or stain? I like the colour and look of the deck planking so I'm leaning towards a varnish however I dont want it to have a glossy shine. I was thinking shellac but to be honest I have no idea if I am going to find that here in Chile. There is one decent modeling store in Santiago that sells this type of consumable, but I am not confident. 2) Copper plates. I bought the Caldercraft copper plates. You will see that in the intervening 14 years since they were installed they have "weathered" - I even have some green cuprite/patina! However, you will also see that as my less than skillful application of the individual plates shows, there are many areas where the CA has seeped and consequently the copper has not "weathered". I am not sure what to do. Ideas? 3) Ship's boat/launch. I bought a launch for the Cruiser from Caldercraft and have yet decided how to stow it - I have been looking at other build logs for some ideas but I think I will make some sort of frame over the capstan and position it there. I am open to suggestions. 4) Ship's wheel. Definitely need to buy something more realistic 5) Stand. I am at the stage where I should be thinking about the stand. I think I will buy some wood and make one up. I cannot find anything remotely like a brass column here, I may have to order them online, or I may knock something up from wood. Undecided. 6) Cannon tackle. All the cannons are completed. Should I (can I be bothered to) tackle them up more realistically? I have stuck with the 20 long guns supplied with the kit (I could have bought the more accurate carronades) so it's not like I am trying to achieve full realism and historical accuracy. At least, that's my excuse for not including more realistic tackle 😕. Again, I'm undecided on this and I will have to buy some more blocks if I am going to upgrade them. One last point, receiving stuff by post in Chile has been a nightmare in the past, the pandemic and subsequent move to a more online based economy has vastly improved the postal/delivery services here, but I know that if I am to make an order with e.g. https://shipwrightshop.com I will have to wait probably weeks (more likely over a month) for delivery as customs here are terribly inefficient. Anything from overseas gets held up. The Admiral is going to New York to visit the Ship's boy next month so I could get any ordered items delivered to his address. I include this info simply to state that buying additional parts etc is not so easy and does affect my thinking/planning. So, finally, here are some photos of the build to date:
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I have had this kit some time. The last few kits I have completed have been more like scratch builds so, especially with the review by Keith Julier, I thought this would be a nice relaxing quick build. Plan is to build, more or less, straight from the box. The Keith Julier review describes this as a new level of kit with no nasty issues described and everything fitting without any modifications required. So we will see. I was expecting a lot of these to be on here but a search has found very few examples. I also searched for Cruizer which turned up a few other examples. Out of interest there was a completely different class called Cruizer. This is my fourth build from Caldercraft. There was issues with HMS Supply so I am hoping this will be different. Kit has the usual set of caldercraft drawings and parts, I can photograph and post these if anyone is interested.
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Hi all Got HMS Cruiser from stock clearance sale few weeks ago with really good peice (excuse for Admiral). It has been standing there for weeks now and decided to start with it. My first build was(still ongoing) Terror by Occre. Somehow Cruiser cought my eye with natural finish apperance-i really liked it. Also its advertised as so called simple build, so would be hopefully simple and fast build. So plan is to just sand and varnish it. Maybe paint or stain cannons cause plywood edges are visible. One other reason why i like it is that i seems big. Its little longer than Terror but a lot more wider. About the kit. Box is nice but inside is full of wood bust from cnc. Also the lines are still full of dust. First thing i used vacuum to clean most of it but eouting lines are now hardened and wont come out easily. Cnc part are nicely cut, didnt notice any errors so far. Fitting seem a lot better than Occre. Wood is good quality except planks-some quanitu has quite “hairy” edges after cutting. With little sanding it should come off. Instructions at first seem scary-7 sheets of drawings and few pages of text. Photo instructions make it mich easier. BUT taken into account experience with Terror and also im civil engineer then after checking i realised that drawings have much more info than photo instructions. Only problem is that they are so big-hard to keep them anywhere when you dont have workshop(like me). One problem with instructions is that none of the fittings have markings so it takes some time to find exact one and always double check to be sure. This build will be easier and also harder than Terror. Easier cause not so kany deck fitting but harder vause there isnt finished detail build log. About the start. Dryfitted bulkwarks on keel and they fit like a charm. Very little sanding needed. I also like that its 5mm plywood so it can bare little more handling. Glued bulkwarks to place and used cnc cut deck to position eberything to right place. With the experience from Terror i now look 3-4 step ahead and check how other parts fit also(keels etc). Problems that other builds had havent occured yet.
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Well I've been working on the Cruizer from Caldercraft for a while now as you can see from the photos attached. I've had some personal computer issues that have prevented me from starting the log until now. I plan to make some modifications and changes to the kit to try to make it more accurate. Some of the planned changes: Copper plate bottom Replace supplied long guns with carronades Change some wood including maple for deck, and various other boxwood pieces, more for work-ability than show as most things will be painted. Revise deck fitting/structure plan and head structure Come to some type of conclusion on raised fore and aft platforms as were seen on many of the class Change the name-there are lots to choose from in this class! Replace line and blocks with Syren products There is a fair amount of information, and a great thread here on MSW about the class: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/1036-cruizer-class-brig-sloops-of-the-royal-navy/ It has been a bit of a challenge determining some of the things I want to do with regard to the above changes, mostly due to lack of documentation, so that will make the journey interesting. I'll have to make a name decision shortly, as it may have bearing on some of the modifications I wish to make. So...without further ado this is where things stand currently. She is planked all around and bulwarks have been primed. You may be able to notice that there is a wide variety of wood on the hull. As usual, the Caldercarft walnut outer planking was very splintery. I thought it would be fine, as it would all be painted, but that was not the case. I actually used the kit Tanganyika deck planks below the wale, which worked quite well surprisingly. Way down towards the keel I had to use some 3mm wide walnut as i didn't have enough of the Tanganyika. Again no biggie, it will all be under paint and copper. I used the same 3mm wide walnut above the wales. I can't remember where it came from, but it's actually good quality. The transom and wales were done in boxwood, as was the stern trim.
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I have not done anything for a long time ...it is time...sister of mecidiye..she is name hamidiye... let's see what will happen
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Finished after 2 years, lots of errors as it was commenced prior to finding this site , however a good learning piece for HMS Pegasus which will commence in January
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The USS Des Moines class heavy cruiser was the largest heavy cruiser ever built. It is similar to the Baltimore class except bigger and only 1 stack. The main difference is the Des Moines class has automatic 8” guns using an encased powder. These guns did not use bagged powder that was normally used in guns this large. The guns were capable of about 12 rounds per minute per barrel compared to the Baltimore class at about 6 rounds per minute. I am building this model for my dad which served on this ship from 1958-59 and has always wanted a model. I am finally getting enough time to give it a good go so hopefully it will all work out. The model is large about 88 inches (around 7.5 feet). Even at that size the scale is relatively small compared to the scale we traditionally build wooden ships. The reason I choose this scale is because I just hate working in a smaller scale than this. So he had a choice this big or no model at all. The first thing in starting the model was get some plans, most came from the Floating Dry Dock some time ago, scan them and inserted into CAD. It took a while to get them all sized and aligned properly. After doing that I found many errors in some of the drawings that took some time to get corrected. I then worked on getting the false keel and bulkheads printed out and cut up. The bulkheads that I had reliable information on and was fairly certain were correct; this was not a large enough number to make a sturdy hull. I then had to work backwards after that to get the shape of the remaining bulkheads. I did this by drawing in two bulkheads in between the ones I was certain of. I did all the drawings in CAD; this was a trial and error type of process that took some time. I then print them out, made a foam board template, temporary gluing them in place and started fairing them out. After I got some faired out I then used them as a pattern and cut out the bulkheads in plywood and glued in place. I started at the stern and worked my way up to the bow. I used ¼” Baltic birch plywood for both the keel and bulkheads. This was a fairly lengthy process but I am real happy with the results so far. I am presently working on the planking which is going along at a steady pace, just a lot of it. The planks are fastened to the bulkheads with glue and pin nails using an air nailer. It works great for this as it will all be filled and covered with a polyester resin. I am using 1/16” wood for the planking, mostly basswood but some beech was used also. I had some leftover beech so I used what I could on this then switched to basswood which I have a lot of. It does not matter what wood is used it will all get covered and painted. I am hoping to finish the planking sometime after the first of the year. Basic starting point Template process working my way forward with making new bulkheads Bulkheads and reinforcing the keel complete, just for size comparison the Arm Virginia Sloop sitting on top Planking to this point Don
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Hi All. In developing the model began to emerge, some questions ... I hope that whoever - anything to help me? Wishes. Boris.
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