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JSGerson got a reaction from Torrens in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
Fore Brace Bitts
The fore brace bit in contrast to the binnacle is quite simple – three piece of wood notched and glued together.
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JSGerson got a reaction from ZyXuz in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
All it takes is a little practice and patience. Oh yes, it helps to be little crazy.
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JSGerson got a reaction from JerseyCity Frankie in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
Now the front view was cut out which resulted in a blocky figure from which the actual carving would commence.
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JSGerson got a reaction from Duanelaker in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
This took a while as I went slowly, refining the cuts over and over.
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JSGerson got a reaction from Duanelaker in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
The last touch was to add the sceptre which nothing more than a pin with the point and head cut off. A hole was drilled into hand and the scepter was inserted. It was snug enough that no glue was necessary.
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JSGerson got a reaction from goatfarmer11 in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
After cleaning the edges and test fitting the pieces, looking for gaps, etc. the edges were darkened with artist charcoal to simulate tar chalking. The pieces were then glued together using another uncut copy of the stem as a template. Now the stem looks like what the shipwright would have seen when they completed the stem on the actual ship.
As Mr. Hunt points out, if I were to place my new stem on top the kit’s plan they don’t exactly match. Not only that, the kit’s figurehead won’t fit either but that’s OK because I jumped in with both feet on this build which means I will be carving a new figurehead from scratch when the time comes.
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JSGerson got a reaction from goatfarmer11 in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
As anyone can see, this planking job leaves a bit to be desired, but there it is. If I were to do it again hopefully it would be better.
Tree Nails
The tree nails are lined up along the bulkheads, two treenails per width of the plank. At the butt joints the tree nails are staggered.
End of Chapter 4
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JSGerson got a reaction from goatfarmer11 in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
After four courses I decided to also work my way down from the wales to ensure I met the wales properly. Here is where my inexperience began to show. I could already see that some of the planks where going need being split but when and how eluded me. As I stated before reading how to do it and actually doing it is not the same thing. I plodded on. When a holly plank crossed the waterline it was cut at the waterline and continued as boxwood which is slightly darker wood.
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JSGerson got a reaction from goatfarmer11 in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
Counter Planking
Using boxwood with the side blacked with artist chalk to simulate caulking, the first plank was laid at the bottom of the transom. The rest were installed to the bottom of the wale.
This was my first inkling that something was amiss. In the practicum it took 5 planks to accomplish to this task. My model only needed 4 planks. It was too late now, so I pushed on knowing trouble was coming (the ripple effect).
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JSGerson got a reaction from goatfarmer11 in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
CHAPTER 2 – The Upper Hull, Scratchbuilt
Upper Planking
The wales
Mr. Hunt addresses and emphasizes the key in model ship construction is that everything is dependent and related to each other. It’s the ripple effect. You do things right, and things go easier; you do them poorly, not so well. I did not realize at the time, how I would learn the truth of that. With that said, I started my first real planking process.
The practicum starts at the wales. Using the Hahn profile drawing, I cut out drawing and pasted it to card stock – office file folder. Following the instructions of the practicum, the template was located and placed on the model careful to keep it flat. That meant to NOT wrap it around the hull. The 2D image on the template was what one would see looking from the side, not the actual 3D shape. I had this problem earlier with the transom window openings. The wale line was then marked in pencil on the hull. This was repeated on the port side with the template reversed.
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JSGerson got a reaction from goatfarmer11 in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
Using a piece of 7/16” x 1/32” swiss pear you are instructed to create a cap that goes across the top of the interior timbers which I did.
It was to be trimmed at a later time. I was never really content with this but kept it on until it was inadvertently knocked off. I didn’t bother to put it on again till I felt I needed it.
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JSGerson got a reaction from goatfarmer11 in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
Now I glued the transom to the stern. As I mentioned earlier I ran into a problem later on when I was determining where the rudder stem came through the decks. I’m not sure, but this is where I may have made my mistake and given the transom an improper angle thus shortening the deck. By the time I realized it, I had to make some compromises which I will discuss then.
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JSGerson got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
Once the bulkhead-keel was glued solid, I transferred the rabbet lines to it using a copy of the Hahn plan as a template
The next step is to finally remove the stem, stern post, and keel from the kit supplied bulkhead-keel along the rabbet line. Because the keel and stem were removed, creating the rabbet was fairly easy as there was no resulting “notch” just a narrowing of the plywood. When the new keel, stem and stern post are attached the rabbet notch line will be back.
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JSGerson got a reaction from goatfarmer11 in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
Then the whole floor was simply dropped in place and glued down.
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JSGerson got a reaction from jimdaniels in USS Constitution by Jim D - Model Shipways
Not only do you do very nice work, you take wonderful pictures. What kind of camera are you using? Do you use a macro lens?
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JSGerson got a reaction from maddog33 in Rattlesnake by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Using Robert Hunt’s practicum
CHAPTER 1
A New Stem
The very first thing to do was replace the stem. Because the original stem was part of the bulkhead-keel, it will have to be cut off at the rabbet line. Using the reduced Hahn plans, I made another copy of just the stem area using a regular copier on 8½ x 11” paper. Using that copy, I made a template which I rubber cemented to boxwood and cut out using an old Dremel Deluxe Moto-SH jig saw that I bought in the late 70’s for the Zwarte Zee kit I mentioned earlier. It’s not a great saw, but it’s the only jig saw I have. One day I will replace it.
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JSGerson got a reaction from slagoon in Evergreen by JSGerson - FINISHED - Mini Mamoli - 1:125 Scale - Solid Hull - British Schooner
OK, OK, I'll post'em. It may take a while, I'm going visiting for a while at the end of the week and need to put my house in decent shape (read cleaning), I'n an old bachelor so my incentive for these things needs a push. My Sister is coming to join me in my travels and I've people coming to take care of the cat so putting the house in "shipshape" come first. When I get back, I'll start the posting of my version of the Bob Hunt kit bash of the Mamoli Rattlesnake.
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JSGerson got a reaction from GLakie in USS Constitution by CaptainSteve - Model Shipways - 1:76.8 scale
Not having ever made a "bread and butter" or "toaster slice" formers, boat, what did you do the first time that was wrong, that you had to do it over again? I don't know what to look for in your images to compare. I've been watching you, Modeler12, Geoff, among others to learn as much as I can before I start my attempt at the Conny sometime in a year or so. I'm still working on my Bob Hunt kit bash of the Rattlesnake and still have a ways to go.
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JSGerson got a reaction from GLakie in USS Constitution by CaptainSteve - Model Shipways - 1:76.8 scale
I've just discovered your build log and plan to follow it among others I've found on this Website. I plan to start my Connie project in a year or so soon after I finish the Mamoli Rattlesnake following Bob Hunt's practicum. Yours is the first I've found where you plan on deviating from the MS kit plans and revert back to the way she looked prior to 1812, that and having electrified. I look forward to your future posts.
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