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Thanks for your comments Beef Wellington and Greg. The mid deck steps: I thinned the side stringers down a wee bit and added little feet under each. Not glued in place yet. I think I will run with this though, the proportions look better. Dave R Update 29/6/15: added in third Pic. The feet are bit narrower and glued onto the steps. Run with this.
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Rudder #4 Well the shipyard was eager to fit the rudder to the hull. I am pleased the fitting all went well, though it took many hours of fitting the hinges to the hull and filing the pins to allow the rudder to come off. Yes I was keen to have it removable for the rest of the build. And it swings P and S well. Pics enclosed. Dave Row
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Mid deck steps: Not real happy with the steps - they are made from the bits supplied with the kit. The side stringers are too thick, they need to be thinner I reckon, out of scale. and not quiet high enough, probably add a 1mm timber packing strip under the 2 legs to raise them up so top flush with rear deck. The packing strip to act as a block to distribute the stringer load on the deck. ?? Dave R
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Rudder #3: Ready to mount hinges to the hull - at a future time ? as I know it will get knocked, maybe damaged over the many months/years of the build. A lot of touching up of the blackening to the brass. Gets knocked about during fixing. I added tapered infill blocks between the hinges(shown in AOTS), apart from filling in the gap, this helped secure the hinges/pins(glued all around with epoxy). These blocks(with space below the pins) allow the rudder to be removed when mounted on the hull. A bit of sanding to go on to smarten it all up. Maybe I will mount the hull hinges and rudder to allow the other associated rudder work. The fixing of the hull hinges depends on what I do with hull finish. Toying up to leave as is - timber plank look, with maybe a stain applied under the waterline. Definitely no white though. Dave R
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Rudder #2: I used tube for the pins, so a rod could pass through to align the hinges pins, so at best the rudder can pivot. Pictures shows the rudder hinges - test fit for alignment. The rudder was also tapered a little. My attempt to braze/solder the pins to the hinge failed, so they were glued(quick dry stuff). But any twisting effect would break the bond. Problem ! See next Log. Dave R
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Time for an update to the Rudder #1. I made the hinges from strip or sheet brass metal. The rudder hinges from 2mm brass strip. The hull hinges from thin sheet(cut 2mm strips) with the thought the sheet being thinner, it will bend to the shape of the hull better. Dave R
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A fantastic wooden model replica of the HMB Endeavour Greg. You must be relieved it is finished. I am truly amazed at the detail you put into it's many features. It has spurred me on with my Endeavour, hopefully it will take me less than 10 years to complete. Dave R
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The rudder blade was made months ago. I made a set of basic hinges(not happy and their gone), and then made another set of longer ones, got a little bit better at bending where the hinge pin goes. I aligned the hinges and pins(tube) with a rod and super glued the pin to each hinge. So they all are straight, well I hope they stay that way. The hull hinges will go around the longer end of each pin. When I get there - more pictures will tell the story. I better sand the lower hull below the wales so I can glue the hinges onto a smooth bum(at the stern that is). Then maybe start the main hull hatches. Dave R
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As a distraction to cutting the hull hatches, the shipyard has proceeded with the hull steps. I have started the rudder and hinges, next post. Dave R
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Hi Rowan, I am undertaking the exact same task at the moment on my Endeavour rudder. The Corel kit hinges were ?? - I didn't want to use them. I also am making my own hinges, not happy with my bending attempts. Persevering, be keen to see what you came up with. Dave R
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And I thought you had finished Greg. Luv the small boat though. 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
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Hi Greg, Treenails - I had a look at my photo logs. I did a test run on the lower hull - just 20 odd plugs to trial the process - that was mid Nov14, and was fine. So got into it and all done by the end of Dec. My aim was get them done before 2015. I remember doing hundreds at a time, very laborious, but just kept saying, think of the end result. 1.5 months(many days) for the hull. Then the deck in early April - seemed a dream compared to the hull. Pic of the hull - memories.... Dave R
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Hi Greg, Progress !! slow but steady. There are approx. 3,000 treenails(toothpicks) in the hull and that was only below the channel line(above I plan to paint the colour blue, no nails) Another 900 plus on the decking boards. The 0.4mm drill bit got a good work out. I am glad it is over, took days of drilling, gluing and trimming. Dave R
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Stern Loading Port Hatches done. When I set them in place, I then realised the hinge point is on the top edge of the hatch, not offset on the planking. Therefore the hatch has a tight radius to close. I'll be making the side hatches with offset pivot point. Dave R
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The Capstan. I thought it would be nice that the Capstan would rotate. I have fitted a length of dowel through a deck base plate, down into a lower plate below. I have drilled a hole in the bottom of the capstan to glue over the dowel. Aren't pictures great. Just realised, trim a wee bit of the left side of the deck plate, so it is even about the centreline. Dave R.
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Made the roughtree rails from 4mm x 1mm and 2 pcs of 1mm x 1mm, glued to edges to create a rebate for the top of the posts to lock into. Bit early as I don't plan to fit them for a while, but got them out of the way ready though. Dave R
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Tinkering in the Shipyard. Made the mid Sheets Fairleads - 2 off. Last Pic ready to fit to the roughtree post. Dave R
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Hi Max, Steady as she goes. Your Shipyard is making good progress, looking pretty dam good. Planking the bluff bow and the tight turns on the stern were a bit of test on my Endeavour. You'll be up to where I am in no time. Dave R
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Some pictures of progress on the deck hatch edging. Fore hatch: 4 edges pic. & picture of packing to hold trims in place whilst glue dries Scuttle Companion Amazing how the close up pictures show up little errors in the timberwork. I've yet to decide if hoods are going on the Fore and Companion hatches? I made both the same size so I can move a hood or grate between them. Dave R
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Steve, Thanks for the smaller hinges info and picture. Now that's something I can do, and looks fairly easy - I hope. Let you know how it goes. Cheers Dave R
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Hi Jason, It is a bugger(lot of work) getting the joints at 45 degrees. And you're right, no doubt the shipwrights did not do 45's. I'll have a go to overlap dovetail's for others. Cheers Dave R
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First time rigging - being organized
DaveRow replied to RichardG's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Hi All, I am currently building(my first) HMB Endeavour - a Corel Kit(instructions which are how can I say nicely, very basic lacking how to do things). But that is the fun part, learning how to make the parts. I threw all the supplied metal fittings out and scratch building from wood almost everything(not hinges). I am only up to hull/deck fit-out, however whilst waiting for the glue to dry on the hull planking, I started to ponder on how many blocks, single, double types, & rope sizes types I would need to rig the thing. 100 hundred 300 hundred, how many more ?(since found out over 700 on the replica) So Richard, I can se where you are coming from, a daunting task. What I came up with, is a spreadsheet based on David Steels "The Elements and Practice of Rigging and Seamanship" 1794. That is all I could find at the time as a source of rope and block sizes. The kit did not supply this information. A number of spreadsheet extracts are enclosed. What it ended up as is a massive workbook of calculations - only part completed. Apart from entering all the block types, sizes, rope circum. and lengths(all in Imperial), it converts the imperial to metric from the scale of the ship(you enter the scale of you model) It calculates most of the main block types/numbers off, rope diameters/length(m/rolls) nearest size to order etc. I've only entered the Bowsprit and Fore Mast figures from Steel's, and works out nicely to scale/size. It is work in progress, but it gave me the number of blocks and ropes for ordering. It does not provide the order in which to rig the lines on a boat. One log I read says to start from the inside and works outwards, so one is not working "into" what has been done. Anyhow, I believe it was a step in the right direction, although somewhat some time before I get to the rigging. Cheers Dave R Endeavour Rigging v1_Sample1.pdf Endeavour Rigging v1_Sample2.pdf Endeavour Rigging v1_Sample3.pdf Endeavour Rigging v1_Sample4.pdf -
Main Hatchway edge frame done. Moved onto deck hatches whilst waiting for Looping Pliers to arrive to work on hinges for the smaller hull hatches. Dave R
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