Piet

Perfect work and look!

Hello Drazen,
 
now I have been following the construction of your model for a while and I really have to congratulate you for this fantastic work! It's always nice to see more progress and I'll stick with it. 
 
Cheers, Joachim

Hi Y.T.,
 
I am sorry. I'm afraid I do not understand. Please, try to go to the date February 11th 2015 and after it. There, I explain how I did the outer planking on the gunport frames. It is hand made - every single plank, not cut out of the frame/planking. Actually, the frame shall make a labyrinth-like closing with the gunport lid. Therefore, the outer planking has a slightly wider frame than the massive inner frame of the gunport. You see it also on the gunport lids when they will be ready. Inside of the ship, the gunport frame is flush with the inner planking (the deck-side).
I hope, this is what you meant.
 
But, if I am wrong, please come back to me. I did post all essential steps and technologies. It has to be here listed somewhere.
 
Drazen

... actually, the gunports have been made not so different as on the real ship. I think also the 1:10 model in Lelystad was using the templates to get the same size of the gunports.
You may study my photos from 2013 to understand how I got the same angle, parallelism, etc.
 
Drazen

No, no! Not CNC here. Please, go to the date March 6th 2013. You will find the whole process of making gunports.
 
Drazen

Wonderfully precise work, and a beautiful model.
 
Steven

Beautifully done, Dražen!

... and the gunport lids have been made in the same step too. When closed, they fit now nicely to the outer surface. The gunports on the lower deck will be mostly closed (port) or just slightly opened (starboard). The upper decks will have most of the gunports opened.
 
Drazen

The wales are now installed on the ship.
 
I needed to make a slope on the upper side of the wale, so water does not collect there. You see the masking tape against damaging the planks and the small grinding blocks I had been using.
 
Drazen

Continuation. 
 

 

 
 
Pawel 

Continuation. 
 

 

 

 

 

 
Pawel 

Continuation. 
 

 

 

 
Pawel 
 

Wonderful work, Nenad.  I can see what you mean about the pumps.  You're this far so I'm sure you can do the pumps.

Her Majesty is looking very majestic, Nenad. Great work. I am anxiously waiting to see how you will do these bilge pumps. The pumps themselves should be easy to produce with some short lengths of plastic tubing. Maybe some pieces of wire from a spare paper-clip to make the pistons. As for the fly-wheels ... that will require a lot of your skills. Might I suggest some small curtain hoops, with short lengths of wire shaped to make the spirals inner parts. I look forward to seeing your solution.
(NOTE: Here's where Ed Tosti made his flywheels.)
 

good luck in finding the wand ... although, I don't know if you really need it

Thank you, Carl !!!
 
And next step is ... OMG ... much more fragile ... bilge pump ....
 
This time, I really need magic wrand or any kind of spell to do this
 
Drawings I made in preparing to start
 

 
 

very well done nenad

Second wintch done !
Nothing without little assistance

Five working hours, and it worth !
 


Temporary on position
 

And one from "bird" view
 

Truck and flag look wonderful.
I'll be doing the same for the GR...good tutorial.
 
Rob

Lovely, Ed, simply lovely.

Young America - extreme clipper 1853
Part 320 – Running Rigging Continued
 
The last 1% always seems to be the most difficult to complete – or perhaps its just the most exhausting.  It seems like not a lot has gotten done since the last post almost three weeks ago.  A fair amount of time was spent adjusting tension on the 60-odd main mast belaying points – a time consuming task – and one that is dangerous for completed work that gets in the way.  Not a lot to show for that effort. That is now complete and the pins should be ready for rope coils.
 
Work has also been continuing on the mizzen yards, as shown in the first picture.
 

 
The upper topsail and the topgallant were installed in the past couple weeks.  Below is the view from aft.
 

 
Below is a picture of the poop deck pin rail about half full and the last main deck rail forward of it – almost full.
 

 
Installing mast trucks and signal halyards is in progress.  In the next picture one of the trucks being bored to fit the its mast pole.
 

 
The top is left a bit flat so the sheave holes can be drilled without slipping off the side.  The next picture shows that work – with a very short bit extension.
 

 
Below is a picture of the house flag, pre-assembled with its truck and halyard.
 

 
The flag is painted with thinned acrylic gouache on some very old drafting linen that has had its wax sizing removed by boiling then washing.  It is the house flag of the William Daniels Company of New York that owned the ship from its launch in 1853 until 1859, when it was sold to another shipper.  The truck will be fitted to the mast pole without glue, held down by the fit and the halyard that runs down to the deck.  This will allow it to be removed and replaced – a possibility.  The last picture shows it flying from the top of the main mast.  
 
 

 
Similar trucks with halyards are being fitted to the other masts but without flags at this time. 
 
Ed
 

Right...bad word choice. I have since corrected my word selection. Sorry for any discomfort my ineptness may have caused.
Surely one of my favorite ship logs of all time.  You've accomplished so much, with such skill.  Your YA is a masterful creation...I'm glad I could be part of the spectators who watched her being created from a block of wood and soldered copper fittings and some homemade scale rope.
What a joyful journey.
 
Rob

I noticed before you made your THANK YOU,(correction made for accuracy sake)  I had hoped you found this error along with the brace blocks, but the stay sail block too, needs to have a second block at the shroud or it needs to be relocated farther up the stay...for its line passes just over the yard (and nearly touches her now) and when the yard is raised, it too will drastically impede its motion as well.  I refrained myself from mentioning this, so not to sound overly corrective, but the error is far too glaring not to make the observational suggestion.
Sorry for my nitpicking.
 
Rob

Immensely impressive. I've learned so much from this thread. I can't wait to see what's next for you. 

Fantastic work Ed, very very nice