Ronald-V

And the trestletrees

I made a beginning with the construction of the main mast.

Bowsprit constructed, stained, painted and dryfitted. At first some things look a bit daunting, but just step by step it becomes the end result.

With a david plane I taper the dowel and with a cordless drill the final step...making it round and smooth.

Fore bitts put together, painted and glued into place. Don't know if I have to glue the belaying pins also?

You're doing great with the carronade tackle Norway...patience is the key here haha. But it seems you are handling it pretty well. Nice set-up with the tweezers in the vise 👍

On 9/29/2019 at 1:53 PM, flyer said:

The decision about how to paint the ship mainly lies with the skipper, especially if you pay the paint out of your own pocket. Some Admiralty instructions existed and certain details seem quite clear, such as the Nelson chequer in its time, but others aren't - even if contemporary paintings or models exist. The artist may have used some artistic freedom. So may you and as skipper of your Pickle you may paint as seems logical or as you like. Of course you still have to respect eventual Admiralty wishes or instructions.

 

 

I whitewashed the inside of the companionway too to reflect some more light into the dark interiors and because sources mention whitewashing. Additionally the skipper will keep his crew clean and proper for their health and that also reduces dirtying of the paintwork.

 

 

And I liked it better that way.

 

 

Cheers

Peter

Great explanation Peter! 👍

Looks great😊👍 

Did you choose white because of a particular reason? Looks fine though.

Made a few big steps the last days...made and painted the skylights and the companion.

And glued everything on the deck afterwards. Also the pumps
The companion was not easy, that needed some re-do's haha.

I wheatered the items also, but the photo's don't show it that well

Great job with the ratlines and anchor!

4 hours ago, Norway said:

Excellent work and finish!

Question... When rigging the carronades, do you make the chesse wheels before threading or after and make then on the deck. 

Thanks!

Afterwards...first rigging the whole thing and then separately I make the cheese wheels with the method that is described in the manual. That was some trying, but at some point you get the hang of it. So not on the deck, but on a piece of tape first.

Also fixt the stairs, so they don't fall in the gap 😁

Very nice build so far! And, nice clean look! Good luck with the carronades :D:D:D

painting

working on the skylights

Those are straight from the kit

I will keep things pretty standard from the kit with this build. First goal is to finish a ship😂

The two elm tree pumps are ready

2 hours ago, Norway said:

Hi there mugje!

 

Enjoying your build log.

Just opened an account on this site-totally hooked on this hobby!

Building Caldercraft Pickle my self for the moment. My first ever wood build.

Your model looks stunning

Thanks for your kind words! And have fun with your first build. Just take it slow 😉. And maybe start a build log so we can follow your progress to👍

1 hour ago, Dubz said:

It depends if the ship is moving or in port. Have in mind that copper on a moving ship is not green under water but copperish pink. It get's green when e.g. being in a dry dock for a long time. Kinda same with bronze.

 

cheers

 

Dirk

Ah tnx! I think I'm going for the dry dock look. 

so they would be blackish green due to the oxidation in the water?

Tnx Peter! I saw it in your build that you painted the hinges copper. I considered it, but I still doubting if I'm painting it copper. Because the actual copper is aging with time. So there is going to be a colouring difference. I think I'm deciding it at the end of the build. Then I can mix maybe the colour right to match the coppering. Thanks for the compliments and tips!

The rudder is fixt! The coppering is a bit shiny😁. But that gets old soon. You can also see one of the scuppers that I added. 

Yes it looks pretty strong also...thanks to Caldercraft... they did a very good job with the instructions with this model. Everything seems clear and solid.

Beam fits like a glove...just dryfitted for now. Needs to run parallel with the keel. Looks like it!

opening the hole for the bowsprit, and drilled the hawse holes

dryfitting the channels