clearway

22 hours ago, theoracle09 said:

The planks were quite frustrating in some areas

coming along now- the supplied 2nd planking in occre kits is splintery overscale nightmare stuff! That is why i replace it with walnut strip- but i do like to go for a varnished finish if going through the hassle of adding a 2nd layer on occre kits.

Keith

5 hours ago, Geowolf said:

Hi clearway i'm very glad yo see you on the way again with next ship!! but... it's very similar to the Terror!!

Hi geowolf and thank you- yes it is very deja vu😁. As you can see i have already altered the wrong shape of the hull and heightened the bulwarks- you can't do Terror without having Erebus as well!

Keith

Welcome back Hake- somewhere in my log somewhere are details of the jib boom and dolphin striker- unfortunately i didn't realise til too late she needed the flying jib boom but it will be included in my Erebus- be careful as the design of the bees battens changed and would have been altered to the 1840s  pattern when they rebuilt her bulwarks and altered the position/angle of the bowsprit.

Ahhh takes me back to the fun we two keiths had 😁

Keith

way to go- i have to keep reminding myself of the scale and it is a card kit!

Keith

 well done- can't beat that end is near feeling.

keith

I blackened my studlink brass chain for my terror build using "birchwood casey brass black" but it took a few goes - if you look at the pic Jorez added on bottom of page three you can see the conrods leading to the drive shaft from the cylinders.

Keith

22 hours ago, Keith Black said:

A lot to be said about a good detective story

It was certainly that Keith and i was really glad of the Band of Keiths during the dark days of the lockdowns!

Back in the now and suddenly summer has returned so its full steam ahead felting my mother in laws shed😁

Managed over previous couple of evenings to plank the bows diagonally downwards like the reinforcing planking on Erebus and Terror's bows (didn't see point of wasting walnut planking under the metal bow plating). Yet once more i am so glad i managed to correct the run of the bilges on Erebus.

Take care all, and thanks as always for the likes and comments

Keith

it certainly does explain the steam pipe you are talking about- if you google steam anchor windlass you will get plenty of pics - normally a couple of horizontal cylinders aft of the drum with a couple of con rods leading to a gear shaft driving a large central gear wheel-  to be honest though the windlass is so far under the anchor deck (forward of the WC and lamp store) it most likely wont be missed by anyone looking at the finished kit.

Keith

i think we all need our heads examined🤪😁- but will look awesome when finished!

Keith

21 hours ago, Keith Black said:

Keith, I just saw that you have this build underway.

Thanks Keith- i was wondering how long it would be as i know you like your steam/ sail hybrids - hopefully won't be as mind bending as what the Other Keith and i went through trying to figure Terror out!

The other other Keith😁

she is looking great Greg- i run a line of thread from the top to where the chainplates are going to determine the angle of the relevant chainplate (if that makes sense).

Been distracted from my Pourquois by HMS Erebus!

Keith

20 minutes ago, theoracle09 said:

I like the changes you're making, and everything is coming together nicely!

Thanks and the same goes for your Endurance (i should really kickstart mine again..... too many builds sooooooo little time)😱

Keith

33 minutes ago, AJohnson said:

you live in one of the driest place in England!

🤣🤣 we were the only place in England that didn't suffer any kind of drought last summer😁. Thanks for compliment on planking

Keith

Going to look awesome when painted up Daniel- you could get a scriber and make pinpricks to emulate the fastenings around the portholes😇

Keith

The dark nights are really starting to close in now - twilight by 8.30pm now and still need to re-felt my mother in laws garden shed and fit the woodburning stove in my new outdoor messy jobs workshop (hopefully get some decent weather before winter sets in)!

Back with Erebus and i have marked and scribed some extra detail on the keel at the base of the sternpost (not 100%accurate but close enough).

Also started on the walnut 2nd planking from the bumpers up- on my Terror it took 4 planks, on Erebus there are 6- its interesting seeing how the 4mm x 1mm stock left over from the terror build has oxidised to a lighter shade.

on the bows below the bumper i will most likely add slightly diagonal planking below where the iron sheathing will be like on my Terror build

Take care all 

Keith

also in the pic is a insulated steam pipe so i think it is below the ritz in the old crews quarters

regards railings it will be best to redo the aftermost ones as it will niggle at  your sub conscience (been there)!

Keith

15 minutes ago, AJohnson said:

those Ice-bumpers/channel guards are really chunky

Thanks- they certainly give Erebus and Terror a unique look.

Keith

Little more progress with the inside of the bulwarks planked- also looking at the admiralty plans the entry way and gunports should be more square so sanded about 1.5mm of the top of the bulwarks. Also looking at the plans the forward opening or gunport in the bows should have a door or lid closing it- looking at the opening midships the draughtsman included any items seen through it but not the one near the bows.

Also any holes from heightening the bulwarks have been filled with scraps of wood along with half of the rearmost gunport. Openings will need planking filed back and tidied up.

Take care all 

Keith

this is from the plans for Polaris showing the skylight, galley, pantry and staircase to below decks

I suspect some of the crew shots might be from below decks as there are wooden pillars supp0rting the deck beams above which you cant see in the original photo of the ritz? Also in colder weather/ winter the Ritz was abandoned till the spring.

Keith

34 minutes ago, Swordfish073 said:

I’m starting Terror soon and will be following your progress closely

Thanks guys - Swordfish i recommend scrolling backwards through my HMS Terror log as well (though i didn't alter the frames on that one) along with Keith S and Daniel D s build logs.

Keith

looking good- i split the railings into sections with the ends of the rod hidden in the ball stanchions- something i missed from my Polaris plans is the railings angle inboard slightly aft of the bridge wing to make room for the ships boats.

Keith

Well done- the base really sets her off

Keith

Thanks for the likes and looking in, I have sanded the forepeak a little shorter along with shaping the rudder/ sternpost and gluing it in place. The other thing i am doing on Erebus i didn't with Terror is painting the shroud protector white instead of just varnishing- i will still be cladding the rest of the hull with varnished walnut strip though.

i feel the altered forepeak captures the look of Erebus better now.

Keith

9 hours ago, jparenti said:

I wasn’t sure how to flatten the copper wire effectively but it turns out I can get a good result by clamping it with a vise.

I used a pair of small smooth pliers to flatten the strops on the end- On Terror i went with the kit supplied deadeyes, but with Erebus i will be using 4mm and 3.5mm as opposed to the kits 5mm and 4mm- oh i am sooooooooo looking forward to making the strops/ chainplates again🤪.

Keith

21 hours ago, theoracle09 said:

In this configuration, with the gangways, where would the crew be interfacing with the ropes for the main mast? Since the spider band is pictured there, would there be a pin rail on the quarterdeck? Or, just that spider band? So the rigging would come down to blocks in the main deck and back up to the spider band on the mizzen deck.

They also had cleats incorporated into blocks as well just to confuse matters even more! On the main mast apart from the tackle to use the boom and the halliards for the sail  the braces for the foreyards would lead there- if you look carefully there are also pinrails on the shrouds just above the deadeyes. I have Harold Underhill's "rigging the clipper ship and deep sea carrier" as a source of reference but havn't delved too deeply into yet.

Keith