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ChrisLBren got a reaction from scrubbyj427 in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Hey Andy,
Here are some photos of my WVH as she stands today - I built her between 2002-2005 using mostly kit parts - single planked with the walnut wood provided. I followed Corel directions as to where and how to start your planking run. It turns out well - - as you can see the wales are placed on top of the planking after she's fully planked -which is not correct. You see a lot of kit models constructed this way - because its easier. Wales go on first to determine your planking run - then you plank from there. If you want to paint your hull off white though - you can cover up the inaccurate run if you choose to follow the instructions.
I also attached some photos of the main deck - I milled my own holly for deck planking and tried to do a cut away to show the lower gun deck - which at the time seemed like a good idea - but now looks wrong to me - there would have been a few more beams here. I also scratched my own gun carriages - because the ones in my kit were metal - i understand they have replaced these in newer kits.
The good news is I did a lot of research - Corel's plans are strong. I did some research secondary sources and the other sheets of plans I ordered to research the WPV. Some things are simplified - but overall Corel did a nice job.
Look forward to seeing your progress,
Chris
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ChrisLBren reacted to jack.aubrey in HMS Guadeloupe by jack.aubrey - 1:48 scale - ex French Le Nisus - Brick de 24
I continue with a series of images of another "brick of 24", belonging to the same class of Le Cyclope.
This model depicts "Le Cygne", the model described in the monograph from ANCRE. Even here I do not know who the model maker is but surely he well knows what to do and how . . and it pays more care in removing dust from the model before taking photos of it.
Unlike Le Cyclope, Le Cygne mounted 24pdrs carronades and only two 6pdrs guns at bow. Here are three major differences:
- The figurehead
- The poop lateral "bottles" and the kind of decorations
- The gunports size, that are much larger on Le Cygne than the same of Le Cyclope; I believe that this difference is due to the presence of carronades instead of the guns, to provide a greater visual shooting to carronades.
Here below five images of Le Cygne. . to be continued. .
A cordial greeting, Jack.Aubrey
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ChrisLBren reacted to tadheus in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Continuation. Blackened all nails inside the hull. I prepared the material for the further stages of work. Wood is a pear.
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ChrisLBren reacted to Jeronimo in LE BONHOMME RICHARD by Jeronimo - FINISHED
Hello friends,
new photos of the construction progress the BHR.
Karl
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ChrisLBren reacted to archjofo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
Hello,
today I want to show you how I have made the fittings for the ventilation hatches with portholes.
These vents are located on the lower deck, as can be seen in the following pictures.
The other images show step by step the process.
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ChrisLBren reacted to jack.aubrey in HMS Guadeloupe by jack.aubrey - 1:48 scale - ex French Le Nisus - Brick de 24
Thanks, Yves and Nils for your comments, I have greatly appreciated your feedback. I also have to show a second model of this brick/brig class, coming soon . .
As promised, some overall views of the hull . .
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And last but not least the prow completed with the filler blocks, although not yet sanded.
Next step i'll attack the poop. Hoping in a good result.
Greetings, Jack.
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ChrisLBren reacted to jack.aubrey in HMS Guadeloupe by jack.aubrey - 1:48 scale - ex French Le Nisus - Brick de 24
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014 - Some Pictures of "Le Cyclope"
In the absence of new material from my model to show, I start to post some messages in which you can understand what kind of sailing ship I'm building and its appearance once finished.
I'm starting with some pictures of a model of an unknown author, although I think should be B. Frolich, of one of the 22 bricks de 24 designed by Pestel.
It is "Le Cyclope".
Le Cyclope was set up in 1804 and launched in 1810 in Genoa. Armed with sixteen 6pdrs guns she was transferred to Italy in June 1810.
Good vision, Jack.Aubrey.
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02 Le%20Cyclope/dsc_0338_zpsd16f2304.jpg
03 Le%20Cyclope/dsc_0339_zps3651ac8f.jpg
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To be continued . .
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ChrisLBren reacted to Trussben in HMS Pegasus 1776 by Trussben - 1:48 - Swan-class sloop based on TFFM
Thanks AP, Rusty, Nils and for all the likes.
Rusty - it's good to see you back around.
So the rough fairing has been completed and frame pair K which is the first frame bend has now been installed with its spacers. I am making and installing the floor spacers from 4" Swiss pear as the square frames go in, and the frame bend spacers are 4" boxwood that I hope will give a little bit of contrast.
As of today, frame 14fore and frame pair J have been cut out and need assembly, hopefully over next few days.
Ben
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from dgbot in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Hey Andy,
Here are some photos of my WVH as she stands today - I built her between 2002-2005 using mostly kit parts - single planked with the walnut wood provided. I followed Corel directions as to where and how to start your planking run. It turns out well - - as you can see the wales are placed on top of the planking after she's fully planked -which is not correct. You see a lot of kit models constructed this way - because its easier. Wales go on first to determine your planking run - then you plank from there. If you want to paint your hull off white though - you can cover up the inaccurate run if you choose to follow the instructions.
I also attached some photos of the main deck - I milled my own holly for deck planking and tried to do a cut away to show the lower gun deck - which at the time seemed like a good idea - but now looks wrong to me - there would have been a few more beams here. I also scratched my own gun carriages - because the ones in my kit were metal - i understand they have replaced these in newer kits.
The good news is I did a lot of research - Corel's plans are strong. I did some research secondary sources and the other sheets of plans I ordered to research the WPV. Some things are simplified - but overall Corel did a nice job.
Look forward to seeing your progress,
Chris
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ChrisLBren reacted to Gaetan Bordeleau in The Bitumen Experiment
Norman,
I am surely not an expert about bitumen, but here is how I use it. About UV stability, I do not think that it does matter simply because models are intended to see the sun. The key is the quantity, effectively, too small quantity, it will not be enough apparent and too thick it will not dry. Usually bitumen is applied mainly on the hull, on large surface. Bee wax is added in the mixture, so oxidation, I guess, is not acting that much.
Bee wax has been used for centuries for wood cabinetry. In this case bitumen is added to this mixture to simulate time aging and I like the effect.
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from edmay in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Andy heres' a Russian build log that might be helpful
http://chez-xandra.be/publ/16-1-0-60
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from JPett in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Andy heres' a Russian build log that might be helpful
http://chez-xandra.be/publ/16-1-0-60
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from Ponto in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Andy heres' a Russian build log that might be helpful
http://chez-xandra.be/publ/16-1-0-60
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from maggsl_01 in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Thanks guys - Max I used two sets of plans from two German books written about 16th and 17th German warships - I'd be more than happy to share my research if Andy doesn't mind - I don't want to hijack his thread.
I may or may not restart this build in the near term - first I have to finish my scratch built Confederacy and then I was thinking about moving onto the La Jacinthe. At the same time - I have kept the WVH in storage since 2006 - its a great kit and does deserve to be finished.
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from ScottRC in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Hey Andy,
Here are some photos of my WVH as she stands today - I built her between 2002-2005 using mostly kit parts - single planked with the walnut wood provided. I followed Corel directions as to where and how to start your planking run. It turns out well - - as you can see the wales are placed on top of the planking after she's fully planked -which is not correct. You see a lot of kit models constructed this way - because its easier. Wales go on first to determine your planking run - then you plank from there. If you want to paint your hull off white though - you can cover up the inaccurate run if you choose to follow the instructions.
I also attached some photos of the main deck - I milled my own holly for deck planking and tried to do a cut away to show the lower gun deck - which at the time seemed like a good idea - but now looks wrong to me - there would have been a few more beams here. I also scratched my own gun carriages - because the ones in my kit were metal - i understand they have replaced these in newer kits.
The good news is I did a lot of research - Corel's plans are strong. I did some research secondary sources and the other sheets of plans I ordered to research the WPV. Some things are simplified - but overall Corel did a nice job.
Look forward to seeing your progress,
Chris
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from JLuebbert in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Hey Andy,
Here are some photos of my WVH as she stands today - I built her between 2002-2005 using mostly kit parts - single planked with the walnut wood provided. I followed Corel directions as to where and how to start your planking run. It turns out well - - as you can see the wales are placed on top of the planking after she's fully planked -which is not correct. You see a lot of kit models constructed this way - because its easier. Wales go on first to determine your planking run - then you plank from there. If you want to paint your hull off white though - you can cover up the inaccurate run if you choose to follow the instructions.
I also attached some photos of the main deck - I milled my own holly for deck planking and tried to do a cut away to show the lower gun deck - which at the time seemed like a good idea - but now looks wrong to me - there would have been a few more beams here. I also scratched my own gun carriages - because the ones in my kit were metal - i understand they have replaced these in newer kits.
The good news is I did a lot of research - Corel's plans are strong. I did some research secondary sources and the other sheets of plans I ordered to research the WPV. Some things are simplified - but overall Corel did a nice job.
Look forward to seeing your progress,
Chris
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from ulrich in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Hey Andy,
Here are some photos of my WVH as she stands today - I built her between 2002-2005 using mostly kit parts - single planked with the walnut wood provided. I followed Corel directions as to where and how to start your planking run. It turns out well - - as you can see the wales are placed on top of the planking after she's fully planked -which is not correct. You see a lot of kit models constructed this way - because its easier. Wales go on first to determine your planking run - then you plank from there. If you want to paint your hull off white though - you can cover up the inaccurate run if you choose to follow the instructions.
I also attached some photos of the main deck - I milled my own holly for deck planking and tried to do a cut away to show the lower gun deck - which at the time seemed like a good idea - but now looks wrong to me - there would have been a few more beams here. I also scratched my own gun carriages - because the ones in my kit were metal - i understand they have replaced these in newer kits.
The good news is I did a lot of research - Corel's plans are strong. I did some research secondary sources and the other sheets of plans I ordered to research the WPV. Some things are simplified - but overall Corel did a nice job.
Look forward to seeing your progress,
Chris
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Hey Andy,
Here are some photos of my WVH as she stands today - I built her between 2002-2005 using mostly kit parts - single planked with the walnut wood provided. I followed Corel directions as to where and how to start your planking run. It turns out well - - as you can see the wales are placed on top of the planking after she's fully planked -which is not correct. You see a lot of kit models constructed this way - because its easier. Wales go on first to determine your planking run - then you plank from there. If you want to paint your hull off white though - you can cover up the inaccurate run if you choose to follow the instructions.
I also attached some photos of the main deck - I milled my own holly for deck planking and tried to do a cut away to show the lower gun deck - which at the time seemed like a good idea - but now looks wrong to me - there would have been a few more beams here. I also scratched my own gun carriages - because the ones in my kit were metal - i understand they have replaced these in newer kits.
The good news is I did a lot of research - Corel's plans are strong. I did some research secondary sources and the other sheets of plans I ordered to research the WPV. Some things are simplified - but overall Corel did a nice job.
Look forward to seeing your progress,
Chris
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from jbford in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Hey Andy,
Here are some photos of my WVH as she stands today - I built her between 2002-2005 using mostly kit parts - single planked with the walnut wood provided. I followed Corel directions as to where and how to start your planking run. It turns out well - - as you can see the wales are placed on top of the planking after she's fully planked -which is not correct. You see a lot of kit models constructed this way - because its easier. Wales go on first to determine your planking run - then you plank from there. If you want to paint your hull off white though - you can cover up the inaccurate run if you choose to follow the instructions.
I also attached some photos of the main deck - I milled my own holly for deck planking and tried to do a cut away to show the lower gun deck - which at the time seemed like a good idea - but now looks wrong to me - there would have been a few more beams here. I also scratched my own gun carriages - because the ones in my kit were metal - i understand they have replaced these in newer kits.
The good news is I did a lot of research - Corel's plans are strong. I did some research secondary sources and the other sheets of plans I ordered to research the WPV. Some things are simplified - but overall Corel did a nice job.
Look forward to seeing your progress,
Chris
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from piperjoe in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Hey Andy,
Here are some photos of my WVH as she stands today - I built her between 2002-2005 using mostly kit parts - single planked with the walnut wood provided. I followed Corel directions as to where and how to start your planking run. It turns out well - - as you can see the wales are placed on top of the planking after she's fully planked -which is not correct. You see a lot of kit models constructed this way - because its easier. Wales go on first to determine your planking run - then you plank from there. If you want to paint your hull off white though - you can cover up the inaccurate run if you choose to follow the instructions.
I also attached some photos of the main deck - I milled my own holly for deck planking and tried to do a cut away to show the lower gun deck - which at the time seemed like a good idea - but now looks wrong to me - there would have been a few more beams here. I also scratched my own gun carriages - because the ones in my kit were metal - i understand they have replaced these in newer kits.
The good news is I did a lot of research - Corel's plans are strong. I did some research secondary sources and the other sheets of plans I ordered to research the WPV. Some things are simplified - but overall Corel did a nice job.
Look forward to seeing your progress,
Chris
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ChrisLBren reacted to jack.aubrey in HMS Guadeloupe by jack.aubrey - 1:48 scale - ex French Le Nisus - Brick de 24
Saturday, September 20, 2014
Today I completed to cut the bulkheads, a small job because only few of them were missing. Below the images of the dry test that sounds pretty good, having no problems at all at this time.
Then I did other tasks, little stuff, but I'll explain in detail in a future post.
Regards, Jack.Aubrey.
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02 Brick%20de%2024%20Plans/P1090962_zps10a620cd.jpg
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from edmay in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Hi Andy,
I have built this ship - my only comments - watch the bridal ports on the pressed wood - the levels are not correct on the instructions. Make sure to consult the plans.
Also for a better looking ship - do not follow the planking instructions (they are simplified and not correct to actual practice). Install the wale first and then proceed to plank - there are plenty of good tutorials on how to do it right on this site.
Lastly, i was able to use the kit provided walnut and single plank and was able to do the job without a problem. Just proceed slowly and build a pipe to soak your boards to be able to make the bends at the bow.
Chris
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ChrisLBren reacted to rafine in Frigate Essex by Rafine - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Kitbashed
Good news and bad news: First the bad news -- after beating my head against the wall trying to do the cathead supports and eking, I decided to take a time-out. The good news is that I did do the lower rail and then decided to do other work on the head ( the gratings, ledges, knees, boomkin chocks).
Apart from the grating, which is a laser cut kit part finished with golden oak stain, all of the other parts were made from boxwood strip.The lower rail is a two part lamination to create the molding.
I will now return to the cathead supports and eking.
Bob
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from WackoWolf in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Hi Andy,
I have built this ship - my only comments - watch the bridal ports on the pressed wood - the levels are not correct on the instructions. Make sure to consult the plans.
Also for a better looking ship - do not follow the planking instructions (they are simplified and not correct to actual practice). Install the wale first and then proceed to plank - there are plenty of good tutorials on how to do it right on this site.
Lastly, i was able to use the kit provided walnut and single plank and was able to do the job without a problem. Just proceed slowly and build a pipe to soak your boards to be able to make the bends at the bow.
Chris
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ChrisLBren got a reaction from maggsl_01 in Wappen von Hamburg by andy - Corel
Hi Andy,
I have built this ship - my only comments - watch the bridal ports on the pressed wood - the levels are not correct on the instructions. Make sure to consult the plans.
Also for a better looking ship - do not follow the planking instructions (they are simplified and not correct to actual practice). Install the wale first and then proceed to plank - there are plenty of good tutorials on how to do it right on this site.
Lastly, i was able to use the kit provided walnut and single plank and was able to do the job without a problem. Just proceed slowly and build a pipe to soak your boards to be able to make the bends at the bow.
Chris
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