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Hi Greg, Will concentrate on the deck items from now. All makes sense. I did push on over the weekend to get the Quarter Badge Deadlights made and fixed in place on the hull. I started the badges in April this year. I love making very small hinges , did I say that ? I am over them. I rebated the hinges on the deadlight so they did not stand out so much. At such a small scale, I found it difficult to make them smaller. At least the deadlights open, when all the glue is fully dry will snap a pic, post, then close them for the remainder of the build. The deck awaits the shipyard. Dave R
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Hi Pat/Greg others, I agree, will have to leave the items that are loose/swing off to the end. Anchors, Boats, Cannons(maybe fit them up and glue in place ?) I should start to move onto the deck items next/soon. Get these tucked away in place then back to the outside/mast bottoms. Dave R
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Hi Ron, Going well I see. Oh man, the rigging is going to be a tough one to tackle for me. Seeing what you and the others are doing, going to be a challenge. I have spent some time already looking into the rigging. Was definitely going to go black on the standing rig. Tan on the running. Dave R
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Greg, Had thought to leave them off, however got to go on sometime. They are glued on with 2 Pac epoxy, like the rest of the whole ship. Very solid joints. Time will tell how they stand up. Phil, The CA glue(I used PVA, is that the same ?) was BANYAN(Pat) advice, and for now just left the card unpainted. It is a slightly different shade than the painted post. I follow a lot of the guys build logs to get ideas how things are done and see if can come up with other ways to construct parts. Good fun and rewarding. Dave R
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Swivel Gun Stocks. Well the shipyard pushed ahead and has completed the Port & Starboard Swivel Gun Stocks. Although in the haste, forgot to drill the holes in the top to mount the little cannon. Bad boy ! I'm happy they have come up ok. Pat. thanks for that PVA glue tip. I used a 50/50(PVA/water) mix that disappeared quickly(absorbed), and dry quickly. I have not painted the cardboard. Onto making the hinge sets for the aft cabin side shutters. Then will glue the decal on. Slow and steady... Dave R
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Hi Michael, Great progress, going well. One thing that I really regret in the early stages was NOT paying attention to the exact alignment of the frames, to make sure each was 90 deg to the keel, not twisted. e.g. some of mine were just a wee bit out(twisted) makes a difference to the hull shape, and later I noticed this when taking dimensions of them. If I were doing another hull, at the stage you are at, I'd place "blocks" between each frame equal to the distance at the keel. I did a quick sketch to show this. Picture better than words sometimes. They would also stiffen up the hull. The transom on my Corel Endeavour was out 1mm out as well. I didn't notice it till well into the planking. Not very noticeable, but peeved I did not pick it up earlier. Hope the planking goes well. Dave R
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Had the shipyard working on the Swivel Gun Stocks. The Starboard ones made and fitted. I used black card(idea from another post) to simulate the metal straps. Each was Super glued to the stock, as each wrapped around. I will follow on after the black painting by impregnating the card with the Super Glue to harden it up(hopefully from deteriating). Well I hope that will work. Dave R
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Hi All, I made the trip to Sydney early this week to see the Endeavour at the Maritime Museum at Darling harbour. I had planned/booked to join the Endeavour as crew for the 10 day Sydney to Brisbane Voyage, but the trip was cancelled. So having the flight booked. I flew down and spent quiet some time on board, taking pictures, talking to the volunteers and generally getting the feel of the boat. It was a weird feeling, as after building the model to date, I felt at ease on board, that I was kind of home. Weird eh! Had a great visit. Dave R
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Welcome ca.shipwright to the Endeavour builder's club. You will find many logs of the Endeavour on this site. I am well into the HMB Endeavour Corel Kit 1:60 - well the hull at least. My log is in this forum, have a look if you like, I have posted a lot of pictures and steps, as have others. I was not too impressed with the instructions or the metal parts in the Corel Kit. Basically tossed them and using Karl Marquardt's "Anatomy Of The Ship " and crafting the wooden parts from scratch. Happy to chat how your build goes along the way. Dave R
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Hi Greg, I lost track of the hours on the ports. And still to make 10 of the smaller vertical hinges for the last lot, well I need to get my head in the right spot to do them. The mid sized ones should open. However since I didn't/haven't "pinned" the flaps to the timber, the glue joint comes apart if too much pressure applied. So they look like they open, they should, but I won't try them. Hi Jason, I had a couple of earlier problems with the Walnut splitting, esp. the tight bends. Lots of wetting and steaming was done. Just used what was supplied in the Kit. Dave R
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Bit more work at the Shipyard. Chess Trees added. I could not source a 3.0mm dia. 1mm thick sheave, so filed down a 4mm dia. to suit. The first picture I previously posted showing the laminated CT. Other 2 Port & Starboard on the hull. Dave R
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Back on deck SMs. One left hand coming along slowly after the cut(Carpal T). Just takes time to heal, otherwise raring to go. Had to do something though: Installed the Airing Ports I had made some time ago. Very fiddly work being so small. Dave R
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HOF, The decking has come up a treat. Nice looking treenail system. Dave R
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HOF, What no treenails(pegs) over the deck.? The build is looking good mate. Dave R
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PaulV, Went fully under. Split next week. Hope I am not out of action for too long. Dave R
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Thanks for looking in on the build log from my shipyard guys. Your likes and comments encourage me. Not much going on this weekend, I have a volunteer job at a canteen I a run for a Rugby carnival. Then Wednesday have a Carpal Tunnel Op on the left hand. That may slow me up a bit for work on the Endeavour for a while as well. Plenty of time to plan work ahead though. Dave R
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Tack Fairleads completed. This is the Starboard one, recessed into the gunwale. I've laminated some timber strips for the Timberheads. Generally they look to be 3mm x 4mm in section, all on the gunwale in the AOTS. However I noticed on the Replica in Sydney, some are on the inside of the aft gunwales(4 per side it looks like). Dave R
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Shipyard Update, The build has been constructing the Chess-trees. Each is a lamination of 3 x 1mm layers to make the 1mm slot for a sheeve. Plus a small piece on the back to fit between the gunwale and sheer strake. I want to use a 3mm dia sheeve that 1mm thick, haven't got one yet !. Searching. The other action in the yard is adding the skids to either side of the hull. I first glued a 1mm deep layer onto the hull, which serves as a base for a further 1mm skid. Pictures below. Working on the Tack Fairleads next. Dave R
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HOF, Have fun constructing the Endeavour. Have a look at the logs of the Endeavours on this site, quiet a few different ways to do the bow. I planked both layers from bow to stern. Takes a while but I enjoyed it. Let me know if you would like some info on planking and picture of the Endeavour replica bow planking. This info is available on the net, I just collected it over time. PM me. Dave R
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Thanks for looking in at the progress guys. The stern Roughtree is now on, another step forward. Below is a picture of the clamping on the stern rail whilst the glue dries, does your clamping look like this at times? The rounded ends of the rail sit inside the swivel Gun Stock(one of the pics below shows how this will look) Each of the long side rails have another 1mm to add on top of the rail. I left that off thinking it would be easier to bend the 2mm rail to follow the gunwale(that worked fine). The 1mm will butt up to the curved end of the stern rail, so it won't be a 2mm step only 1mm. That should look fine. Added a bit of black to the stanchions - looking better. One should contemplate doing the deck fit-out before doing too much more to the hull, working over the rails. Dave R
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Roughtree Update shipmates. I snapped a shot of the rear deck stanchions just before I glued the top Roughtree rail on. All the tops notched to provide a firm fit into the rail. Very pleased with this method. Have moved onto the stern rail now. I finally glued my stern window piece onto the boat. I made this piece months ago and although some more details to go on, need it firmly in place to fit the stern Roughtree on. Am preparing the rail, taking into account the curvatures(horiz & vert.) and the joints either side. Nice challenge. I am planning to fix the rail over/onto the side rails like the replica, bit of a tight curve at the ends. As they say, that's the plan. Dave R
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Hi Jason, I made all the pieces from stock strips supplied in the Kit. Mostly from 3mm x 3mm and 4mm x 1mm. From a previous post, the Roughtree rails are rebated to take the stanchions. Dave R
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Hello Shipmates, Seems a while that my shipyard has posted an update. Been busy making the stanchions and Roughtree rails. Each stanchion bottom double bevelled, length tapered, top double notched. A few pictures of where we are at for now. Each stanchion is pinned to the gunwale, the top notched to slip into the rebated Roughtree rail. A lot of work but assembling and aligning worked out very well. I have the stern Rougtree rail gluing at the moment(pic), she is double curved to sweep over the Taffarel and join either side Roughtree rail. Probably join as the replica is. The rails have been a welcome distraction from the airing ports. Dave R
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HMB Endeavour by mikec - Eaglemoss
DaveRow replied to mikec's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Hi Mike, Looking ship shape. Neat job I must say. Hope mine comes out as good.? Dave R -
Love the shot of your build and the similar of the Endeavour. Great work. Dave R
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