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Dang i will have to straighten out the pipe for the whistle on mine! - good fix with the funnel Tom- one pipe is the whistle, the longer pipe is the steam vent for the boiler.

Keith

thanks for looking in- have been catching up with some 1/35 armour builds as a break from shipbuilding but have made the windlass barrel and added the ratchet wheels for the warping drum pawls to the outside of the cheeks - still need to fashion the warping drums though. The metal bitts atop the cheeks are made from brass strip worked with needle nose pliers and some washers. I think they added the metal bitts when they changed from rope anchor cable to chain as when anchored the chain would be looped over the bitts to hold it in place so metal would be more durable.

take care all

Keith

On 4/2/2024 at 8:34 PM, JFMJr said:

Now is the time to choose permanent stand?

i never actually fasten the stands to my ships if using the cradle type

that's great news Keith- luckily regards cooking i come from a long line of men who seem to have a natural skill for making food and my kids always said i made the best food (didn't wind the admiral up at all😋)!

Keith

What a glorious spring say today😁 though apparently it is supposed to rain all the rest of the week😞. Back with Erebus and have made a start on the windlass- like my terror i have removed the wooden knees and added the wrought iron ones actually fitted- on Terror i used two L shaped off cuts of ply from the ply fittings- this time i have used some brass strip salvaged from my scrap pile and blackened with Birchwood Casey brass black, the fastenings are yet once more cut down Peco track pins.

Also filed out the hole in the bowsprit cap for the jib boom and started on said jib boom (at least i already have all the spar dimensions from building Terror).

On Friday last went down to the steam gala at Keighley can't believe its a year since last one....woooosh)!

Great Western Railway Witherslack Hall

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway "ironclad" 

Take care all and thanks for looking in

Keith

Thanks for the likes and looking in everyone- Erebus has her name on the stern😁- Occre did supply a nice etched nameplate but i wanted to keep her in the same vain as my Terror. Also the taff rail has been added.

Moving to the bows the end of the bowsprit has had the end squared off and an new cap scratchbuilt as the occre one has a circular hole which is way to big for the mortice and tenon joint- the cap still needs sanded to shape and the hole for the jib boom widened.

Finally couldn't resist a photo of her beside my finished Terror- polar queens re-united!

Take care all

Keith

om my - well done you maniac😁😜

Keith

What a surprise- after a few days of pleasant spring sunshine the wind and rain are back!  

Last couple of evenings have been spent installing the stern windows along with frames and planking- still needs a little trimming and a light sanding.

Take care all, and thanks for looking in

Keith

regards gluing rigging and blocks Josh i always used watered down P.V.A. glue which doesn't crack and can be worked slightly.

Keith

Thanks for the likes and looking in- yey the days are slowly but surely getting longer where daylight is concerned😁.In between last minute gardening jobs before spring gets here managed to do some more work on Erebus, the skylight for the captain's cabin is finished and the wardroom skylight just needs some sanding done. Also made the small platform between the hatch and skylight where the capstan will fit, and glued the fashion pieces either side of the transom. Have dry fitted everything made so far regards deck fittings/ hatches etc to see how it all looks.

Take care all

Keith

it is a tricky shape to plank- maybe cut out the bulwarks where they start to curve into the stern, take some material off the frames and make a new bulwark that wraps around in one piece - hope that makes sense!

Keith

14 minutes ago, theoracle09 said:

But then in the ice it appears it's belayed to ... the railings? I'm really not sure.

 

in a pic in 'South With Endurance it shows the funnel guys going over the railings and down towards the capping rail- it would have been the only option after fitting the Kennels in South America.

Keith

20 hours ago, theoracle09 said:

This leads me to the telegraph, and I'm not 100% sure it'll be included. It doesn't make a lot of sense historically to have it in London where there wasn't any ice floating around.

Sure it was added when they hit the ice to help the helmsman steer towards leads in the floes so not there when steaming from London to the Southern Oceans.

Keith

Coming along nicely Tom- i have seen drawings with a cover over the steering chains with a slot for the chains to come through the sides.

regards bringing the anchors in board the davit you see lying on the deck would be to raise the flukes inboard and would have rigged a block and tackle to the fore topmast head to bring the anchor in if memory serves me right.

Keith

Looking at the picture in previous post it appears there isnt one on the main but this image shows ones

maybe added during re-fit?

Keith

Certainly looks the part Josh- the pinrail for the main and mizzen masts is mounted on the shrouds just above the uppermost deadeyes.

Keith

looking good Daniel- slow and steady wins the race especially when altering a kit out of all proportions to the intended build😉

Keith

Work continues with the skylights and also finished the accommodation hatches (used walnut as opposed to the occre supplied veneer) and ye olde faithful Peco track pins for door handles. The smaller skylight is nearing completion and started on the bigger skylight. Also used Amati supplied cast elm tree pumps for the ones just behind the forward most hatch (occre shows these as skylights).

take care all

Keith

Thanks for the likes as always and looking in- have started the smaller of the two skylights using the existing carcass which is basically sound. First i took one of the shorter sides and removed the uprights for the roof then rebated and added acetate and a piece of thin strip so i could glue wooden frames to wood (think pictures explain better) - then moved to next longer side and repeated- when finished the window frames should support the roof. When the window frames are finished i will add some horizontal strips top and bottom to add strength.

take care all

Keith

as a further guide to the gaffs check out Cutty Sarks as same principle.

Keith

Bit of a rarity today for Cumbria- actually didn't rain (still cold though)! Back with Erebus and fitted the iron banding/ gudgeons to the stern assembly as well as fitting the propellor- actually drilled the hole for the lifting hook in this one, didn't bother on Terror.

The brass was blackened using Birchwood Casey brass black.

Used Peco model railway track fixing pins as they are finer than the brass pins in the kit- and already blackened to boot😁

Take care all and thanks for looking in.

Keith

1 hour ago, theoracle09 said:

If I added parrels and jaws to the gaffs (minus the crane) would that be unrealistic, or out of period?

it will be a goose neck fitting - there is a band around the mast with eyes on the stern side and a hinged pin on the end of the gaff - Billings do a simplified version in their fittings.

Keith

in thee book south with endurance there is a pic of the carpenter demonstrating the steering indicator (post with arrowy pointy stick on it) so should be among the getty images- make the stick a bit longer abd thinner and it will be about close enough.

Keith

Caldercraft do their lanterns for the Victory kit as a spare but more on the 15mm + side

Keith

Hope she is well soon Keith- luck was definitely on your side there as every second counts with a stroke.

Keith