HMB Endeavour by shipaholic - Eaglemoss - 1/51

[Bindy]

It really does look amazing.  Your work is exceptional!

Edited April 27, 2014 by Bindy

[shipaholic]

Thanks Bindy

[mikec]

beautiful work. 

[shipaholic]

Thanks Mike, can't wait till you restart your Endeavour build

[shipaholic]

Finished the mizzen top today.

[rowand]

I can only echo Mike's comments, it is beautiful work!

 

Cheers,

 

Rowan D.

[shipaholic]

Thanks Rowan

[shipaholic]

Fitting the woolding onto the masts, got the foremast top painted before running out of black paint.

[shipaholic]

Another pic

[kiwiron]

Beautifull job,very,very nice.

[mikec]

Just had a quick catchup and look through. She is looking beautiful. I am about to restart my endeavour. Just about finished off the Victory. posting pics soon. Mike

[shipaholic]

Today I fitted the heart and collar for the main preventer stay on the foremast.

I have started making cleats, pretty fiddly because they are so small and I need about twenty four of them

[Captain Slog]

Hi Steve,

 

Love the heart and collar, looks great.

 

How are the 2 ends loops secured to each around the mast?

 

Cheers

Slog

[shipaholic]

Hi Slog, the two end loops are lashed together, I used fairly thick cotton.

[Mirabell61]

Some more "arty" pics

 

HiSteve,

 

your Endeavour lookd great,

 

very nice Fitting out Details, choise of Colors and rigging so far to be seen...

 

Nils

[Bindy]

Hi Steve,

It really does look great.  The heart and collar looks perfect as it is fitted, but I don't envy you making those cleats haha

[shipaholic]

Thanks Bindy and Nils

[mikec]

Hi Steve, can you please tell me what size you used for your anchor and where did you get it from?

 

cheers Mike

[edmay]

Hello Steve your model is exstremely well done,neat ,coloring is awesome,I'm about ready to plank mine. Thanks for the excellent pictures,they will be a great help.Edwin

[shipaholic]

Hi Steve, can you please tell me what size you used for your anchor and where did you get it from?

 

cheers Mike

Hi Mike

I made the anchor myself out of brass, I need two bower anchors and have since found that Caldercraft have them at the right size so I bought the second one. I won't be using the stock supplied with the Caldercraft one though, its totally wrong. Here's some pics of the first one unpainted, and compared to the ones supplied with the partwork.

Cheers

Steve

[Karleop]

Hola Steve,

 

very nice work.  The anchors looks great.

 

Saludos, Karl

[mikec]

Wow, that is amazing work. I am going to try and find a suitable anchor from caldercraft or similar. I havn't got the tools or equipment to do what you did. Brilliant job!

[shipaholic]

Hi again Mike

 

Here is a pic of the caldercraft 74mm anchor on a 1:51 scaled drawing. Not too bad, about 1mm too long and a little bit thick in places but it should look fine.

 

Steve

[mikec]

Thanks, thats the one for me then. I can attack it with my files to thin it where needed. I can live with it being 1mm out.

[mikec]

hi Steve, how did you get the destinctive slight bend in the bowsprit? 

[shipaholic]

Hi Mike

 

I soaked the wood in hot water then made a simple jig with nails in a block of wood to keep it bent until it dried. I'm not sure now whether the bowsprit was actually curved or the curvature shown on the draughts is just the taper, the AOTS shows it as being curved so I did it like that. Its only a slight curve but it really is noticeable.

I just saw your comments on Banyan's log. I didn't use the wood supplied by Eaglemoss, you're right its too thick. I went to Bunnings and bought some dowel the correct diameter.

 

 

 

Steve

Edited June 24, 2014 by shipaholic

[mikec]

hi Steve, I have a question - all my rigging references for ships of the Endeavour period shows an open heart for the collars for the stays that rig to the bowsprit (fore stay and preventer) and the AOTS doesn't show what kind of set up ....

[shipaholic]

Hi Mike

I answered your question in your build log. They should be open hearts so that the jib boom can be slid back.

Cheers

Steve

[RGL]

I'm now kicking myself as it makes sense, but I can't find an image of it. The replica has closed hearts! Too late for me now anyway.

[shipaholic]

Yes Greg I did the same, I used closed hearts on mine because the replica has them. I posted a good photo of the replica bowsprit on Mikes log. I discovered the reason for open hearts when I was researching it for Mike.

 

Steve