Louie da fly

The Great Harry planking has been a real trial for me, but I must say I'm glad I decided to make it a learning process rather than try for perfection. I've made quite a lot of mistakes - the planking of the two sides isn't equal and as it's effectively POB (i.e. there were only a small number of "frames") I could only have the planking shift repeat every three rows, not the four I'd hoped for. And I kept losing track of the planking shifts - another lesson to learn, particularly when the arrangement was affected by drop planks. Still, unless you're really looking for the mistakes they're not obvious, and once I've sanded the planking I think it'll look pretty good.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Note the lack of symmetry between the planking of the port and starboard sides. But who's going to notice except me? And in future models I'll take much more care to keep it even. Lots of excess messy glue but the sanding will take care of that.
 
And here's the planking of the port side finished:
 

 
Ever since I heard the Flanders and Swann song Have Some Madeira M'dear I've wanted to use the word antepenultimate (the posh way of saying "third last") in a sentence.
 
 
And I've finally got my chance.
 
Here is the antepenultimate plank in place . . . going. . .
 

 

 
Going . . .
 

 
Gone.
 

 

 
And now for the sanding . . .
 
Steven
 
 

Thank you, Roger. When I first built her I had the lines at the stern completely wrong - the bilge was almost down to keel level. in fact it wasn't until I was making the new frames for the rebuild that I realised that with a flat stern the bottom of the hull shouldn't go all the way down - it should end near the waterline so the water could flow past it and reach the rudder. And that was one of the main things I had to change with the rebuild. One of the big advantages (apart from increased accuracy)  is the much more beautiful underwater lines at the stern.
 
    
 
Looking back on it I myself am amazed at what I was able to achieve at that age. I'd previously done two pretty basic solid hull waterline models (a brig and a frigate), I'd made two fair-sized plastic models of the Victory (Revell and Airfix) and I'd built a (probably very inaccurate) balsa model of an excursion ferry called the Zephyr that plied across to Rottnest Island from Perth in Western Australia where I lived. (I think it must have been POB - I don't remember).
 

 
Some of the things on the Great Harry model - to be honest I have no idea how I did them back then. But I agree - despite having to replace/rebuild much more than I'd expected, I believe she was definitely worth restoring. Because of the difference in wood colours, it's pretty obvious which bits are original and which are new - but though I didn't like it to start with I now think that's a good thing. 
 
Steven

The Great Harry planking has been a real trial for me, but I must say I'm glad I decided to make it a learning process rather than try for perfection. I've made quite a lot of mistakes - the planking of the two sides isn't equal and as it's effectively POB (i.e. there were only a small number of "frames") I could only have the planking shift repeat every three rows, not the four I'd hoped for. And I kept losing track of the planking shifts - another lesson to learn, particularly when the arrangement was affected by drop planks. Still, unless you're really looking for the mistakes they're not obvious, and once I've sanded the planking I think it'll look pretty good.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Note the lack of symmetry between the planking of the port and starboard sides. But who's going to notice except me? And in future models I'll take much more care to keep it even. Lots of excess messy glue but the sanding will take care of that.
 
And here's the planking of the port side finished:
 

 
Ever since I heard the Flanders and Swann song Have Some Madeira M'dear I've wanted to use the word antepenultimate (the posh way of saying "third last") in a sentence.
 
 
And I've finally got my chance.
 
Here is the antepenultimate plank in place . . . going. . .
 

 

 
Going . . .
 

 
Gone.
 

 

 
And now for the sanding . . .
 
Steven
 
 

You've done a really nice job with her, Chimp. "Beginner", indeed! 
 
I was in Bristol in 2009 and saw both the Great Britain (which was why we went there) and also the Mathew, which I wasn't expecting. Didn't get to see Brunel's wonderful bridge close up, but saw it from a distance. Unfortunately, the camera ran out of puff just at the wrong moment, so only got a few photos.
 
I had a friend from Bristol so I was ready fr the accent- at least I thought I was . . . but getting directions from a bus driver showed me how wrong I was . . .
 
Steven

Card frame work next step's (down gratings) :
 

 

 

Happy new year to all my friendly followers !  ☺️
 
@ Louie da fly : the ship's boat counts actually about sixty-six different parts, at end, it will probably exceed hundred...   😘 
 
Hull-timbers done :
 

 

Hello,
First, i wish everyone a happy and above all healthy 2021.
 
All masts and bowsprit are now mounted (work in progress)


 
Made some useful tools from large needles

They came in handy for this job. Next time I rig these blocks before installing the deck.


The bowsprit mounting is extra reinforced with a nail

Then "camouflaging" this nail so that it is no longer visible

Ready

Thanks for following,comments and likes.

Not sure if a shieldmaiden would be on a ship like that, but assuming she would, her sword and sax (dagger) are extremely accurate, as is the equipment of the axeman. That's a very pretty axe head (as axeheads go - I guess you have to be really into this stuff to call an axehead pretty, but look at these ones . . .)
 
 
 
Just from an aesthetic viewpoint, I think that is such an elegant shape. And then there's the decorated ones . . .
 

 

 
Unlike where you are, it's high summer here in Ballarat. So why is it so cold and rainy? (or is that an oxymoron? (Ballarat = cold and rainy).

Beautiful work, Patrick - as usual! Wonderfully precise and the detail is fantastic.
 
Oh, and you were very close - the word is wooldings.
 
Steven

That boat's looking good. I'm just starting on the boat for my own Great Harry, so I'm very interested in what you're doing.

Beautiful - just beautiful.

Beautiful work on the painting, Ondras. I want to be you when I grow up . . .

Beautiful work, Patrick - as usual! Wonderfully precise and the detail is fantastic.
 
Oh, and you were very close - the word is wooldings.
 
Steven

Not sure if a shieldmaiden would be on a ship like that, but assuming she would, her sword and sax (dagger) are extremely accurate, as is the equipment of the axeman. That's a very pretty axe head (as axeheads go - I guess you have to be really into this stuff to call an axehead pretty, but look at these ones . . .)
 
 
 
Just from an aesthetic viewpoint, I think that is such an elegant shape. And then there's the decorated ones . . .
 

 

 
Unlike where you are, it's high summer here in Ballarat. So why is it so cold and rainy? (or is that an oxymoron? (Ballarat = cold and rainy).

Dafi, that's amazing! Thanks for showing this - really creates the scene.

Not sure if a shieldmaiden would be on a ship like that, but assuming she would, her sword and sax (dagger) are extremely accurate, as is the equipment of the axeman. That's a very pretty axe head (as axeheads go - I guess you have to be really into this stuff to call an axehead pretty, but look at these ones . . .)
 
 
 
Just from an aesthetic viewpoint, I think that is such an elegant shape. And then there's the decorated ones . . .
 

 

 
Unlike where you are, it's high summer here in Ballarat. So why is it so cold and rainy? (or is that an oxymoron? (Ballarat = cold and rainy).

Nice. The raven's probably based on this coin of Anlaf Guthfrithson (939-941).
 

Not sure if a shieldmaiden would be on a ship like that, but assuming she would, her sword and sax (dagger) are extremely accurate, as is the equipment of the axeman. That's a very pretty axe head (as axeheads go - I guess you have to be really into this stuff to call an axehead pretty, but look at these ones . . .)
 
 
 
Just from an aesthetic viewpoint, I think that is such an elegant shape. And then there's the decorated ones . . .
 

 

 
Unlike where you are, it's high summer here in Ballarat. So why is it so cold and rainy? (or is that an oxymoron? (Ballarat = cold and rainy).

Hi guys,
 
First of all, Happy New Year to everyone!
 
I think it's about time I introduced myself to the club.  I joined over 7 years ago when first looking at making a model ship but it all looked way too complicated for me so didn't get around to doing anything.  The desire to build a wooden ship has remained with me and at the start of the our first lockdown back last March I took the plunge an bought HMS Ballahoo.  I used this forum extensively during the build and don't think I would have got through it without access to the build logs.  I didn't make a build log myself as I didn't have the confidence that I would finish the build.  To be honest I thought I would make a bit of a mess of it and leave it partially made.  However, I did complete it and think I made a reasonable job of it.  Now I have my next model ready to go, HMS Beagle (OcCre).  This time I'll start a build log.
 
Chimp

Nice. The raven's probably based on this coin of Anlaf Guthfrithson (939-941).
 

Nice. The raven's probably based on this coin of Anlaf Guthfrithson (939-941).
 

You've done a really nice job with her, Chimp. "Beginner", indeed! 
 
I was in Bristol in 2009 and saw both the Great Britain (which was why we went there) and also the Mathew, which I wasn't expecting. Didn't get to see Brunel's wonderful bridge close up, but saw it from a distance. Unfortunately, the camera ran out of puff just at the wrong moment, so only got a few photos.
 
I had a friend from Bristol so I was ready fr the accent- at least I thought I was . . . but getting directions from a bus driver showed me how wrong I was . . .
 
Steven

Nice. The raven's probably based on this coin of Anlaf Guthfrithson (939-941).
 

Beautiful - just beautiful.

Beautiful - just beautiful.