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davyboy reacted to Glenn-UK in HMS Harpy 1796 by Glenn-UK – FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
Work has continued on the bowsprit. As can be seen in the photo below I have added all the deadeyes and blocks, using the method detailed in my previous post.
I then decided to add the spritsail yard prior to installation of the bowsprit to the Harpy. The spritsail lifts have been rigged and will be belayed once the bowsprit has been installed.
The bow sprit was then installed.
Next it was time to add the gammoning. To do this a thimble needs to be added to one end of the gammoning thread. As can be seen in the next set of photos this is an easy task, using the quad hands.
The next set of photos shows various stages of adding the gammoning, including the tying off. Please note I did redo the start as the way I used the thimble in the first photo below was not right.
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davyboy reacted to dafi in HMS Victory by dafi - Heller - PLASTIC - To Victory and beyond ...
Oh God, now the building report has actually slipped so far down that archaeological excavations were almost necessary to find it again ...
A lot of business in the business, vacation, home garden, garden plot and life itself - lots of things that can get in the way and prevent you from tinkering.
But a little something did happen. On request, I did a bit of research into the deck accessories. First the riding bitts. Another small kit in itself of 10 parts.
XXXDAn
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davyboy reacted to Greg Davis in L'Invention 1799 by Greg Davis - Scale 1:48
First three parts of the assembly are in place. Joining parts 1 and 2 was challenging due to the curved shape together with the fact that 2 drops into 1. The joint between 1 and 6 is LONG!
This is what the joints look like from behind:
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davyboy reacted to giampieroricci in HMS PEGASUS by giampieroricci - Scale 1:36 - Swan-Class Sloop from plans by David Antscherl & Greg Herbert
I started preparing the mast
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davyboy reacted to CRI-CRI in Le Fleuron 1729 by CRI-CRI - scale 1/72 - French warship from Delacroix monograph
2nd gun deck done :
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davyboy reacted to Siggi52 in The Gokstad Ship 900 AD by Siggi52 - FINISHED - 1:50
Hello,
today I build the two blocks, a one and a two sheave, for the halyard and two of the shroud pins. The thicker part of them is still a little green, so the rest has to wait a little longer.
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davyboy reacted to Kevin in Santìsima Trinidad by Kevin - Artesanía Latina - 1/84 - started June 2025
Good evening everyone, thank you for comments and likes
day 19- a recipe for disaster
but so far avoided- hinged gunports
Come on AL there has to be a better way for a gunport template
I copied the template onto printer paper, cut them out and built them up on the original template,
took a lot of messing around to hopefully have them in the right place
as non of these are going to be open, i just had to remove the top planking, this side has now been roughly removed, and require some tidying up to get the lids to fit
free flood ports still to be marked out
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davyboy reacted to Kevin in Santìsima Trinidad by Kevin - Artesanía Latina - 1/84 - started June 2025
good evening everyone
thank you for comments and likes
Day 18 completed 2nd planking
not in a hurry to do that again, double planking using 1mm x 5mm used appx 150 meters
sanded using 240 grit, will do again later with a finer grade after touching up a few places, like the stern where the rudder post will eventually go, worse to come soon (gunports)
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davyboy reacted to Kevin in Santìsima Trinidad by Kevin - Artesanía Latina - 1/84 - started June 2025
Good evening everyone, thank you for comments and likes
day 14 started 2nd planking
Well the 1st planking was very messy, but it was so very well worth the trouble to do it, im not a lover of planking in the first place, but with 16 frames using 2mm stripwood in 300mm lengths would have done me in
i have thought quite a bit how i would like to present this build and have decided - wait for it......................
A all gunport lids will be shut
B i will attempt to do sails on her, whether to use the kit supplied ones or do my own, still to be decided
C_ put some lights on her
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davyboy reacted to Kevin in Santìsima Trinidad by Kevin - Artesanía Latina - 1/84 - started June 2025
good evening everyone
Day 10 1st planking port side complete
thank you for comments and likes
this build is quite the monster, i have just finished 1st planking the port side and she has taken 50 lengths of 1x5mm lime strip, the other side is progressing.
Although a slightly smaller scale than the 1/72 Victory she looks a far bigger hull. (i need to check that fact out), will certainly dominate the display area when completed
The planking is not pretty at all but gives me a lovely base for the next layer once the planking is complete i need to mark out the gunports over 4 deck levels
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davyboy reacted to Blue Ensign in HMS Harpy 1796 by Blue Ensign – FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
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Fitting the shrouds.
It has been some five years since I last did any shroud rigging and I’m feeling a tad ring rusty, and getting the first shroud rigged took a while, including a full ‘re-do’.
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Each pair of shrouds were stretched before fitting.
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The first shroud is slightly more awkward due to the thicker ‘served’ line.
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My approach is to set the first shroud deadeye (Starboard side) to the distance that suits my eye bearing in mind the norm of around 2-3 times the diameter of a deadeye.
The finished space between the deadeyes worked out at 7mm.
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The tricky part is getting the shrouds level along the channels.
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I prefer to rig the shrouds purely by eye, carefully adjusting the upper deadeye to suit the line as I move along the channel.
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Not decided yet whether to dye the round seizings to match the shrouds.
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The next stage is to make up the Main stays which are fitted before I attend to the Fore shrouds.
B.E.
23/06/2025
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davyboy reacted to Pirate adam in HMS Crocodile 1781 by Pirate adam - 1/48 scale - POF
I've started attaching the aft cant frames. No more until I add some basswood spacers at the top of the frames. Soon I will also start fairing the internal part of the stern before too much more gets in the way.
Adam
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davyboy reacted to marsalv in L'Amarante by marsalv - 1:36 - POF
Thank you druxey.
I continue with the planking of the stern. First it was necessary to make another rather complicated part defining the extension of the sides at the stern. The part is "shaped" in all three axes and the production is quite complex.
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davyboy reacted to marsalv in L'Amarante by marsalv - 1:36 - POF
Thank you guys.
To Chris - I don't like the black caulking between the planks to be too prominent, so the caulking here is created only by blackening the edge of the plank with a pencil so that it is not too prominent. The only exception is the planks on the decks, where the caulking is created with black paper. Here this color contrast makes a bit more sense (at least from my point of view).
I continue by planing the "thicker" part of the bow.
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davyboy reacted to Trussben in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
And now beginning to glue all of the longitudinals pieces in place that will help frame all of the gunports.
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davyboy reacted to Glenn-UK in HMS Harpy 1796 by Glenn-UK – FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
Due to the heat wave we are currently enjoying in the UK my time is the shipyard has been severely limited as I have spent much more time in the garden.
When grabbing a bit of time in the shipyard I have been working on adding the various blocks and deadeyes to the bowsprit and spritsail yard.
The attached plan shows the requirement with regards to the deadeye rings.
I thought I would share the process I am using for adding the 4 x deadeye rings.
I start by looping a length of thread around the deadeye and securing with a reef knot. The deadeye is then placed in the quad hands so the seizing can be added.
In the next photo I have added the seizing to the deadeye.
Next I create a loop with one end of the thread, noting the other thread end has been cut away. This is then held in the quad hands so the loop can be seized.
Once the loop has been seized the loop is threaded on to another length of thread, as shown below.
The loop can the be closed up by pulling the free end of thread, and the excess thread is then cut away. With all four deadeyes in place the thread can be secured to the bowsprit. The position of deadeyes can then be adjusted, as necessary.
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davyboy reacted to westwood in HMS Portland 1770 by westwood - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
Hi guys,
so again a little update.
After checking if everything fits together I glued all the bulkheads permanently.
Also all the support jigs are done,
so I'm starting to install the frame brackets...
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davyboy reacted to Michael P in HMS Centurion 1732 by Michael P - scale 1:160
It’s a long time since my last posting. There’s been the garden to do, and I’m in no great hurry. Well, the planking of the lower part of the hull is now finished. I’ve used strips of lime, 2 mm X 0.5 mm. There’s not much choice as far as I can see, and this is fine. Scaled up, that size would mean planks roughly one foot wide, so it’s not too unrealistic. The planking is not as neat as I’d really like, of course. It’s had a coat of shellac, and will have another after yet more sanding. As it does not look too bad, there’s a temptation to leave it unpainted, but a final decision as to whether to paint it white can wait for a long time. Most contemporary models had white hulls, but there are some exceptions. Oh yes, you may notice the moulding at the stern. That's an experiment with Milliput, and I think I will go on using it. Carving wood at this scale is beyond me.
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davyboy reacted to Trussben in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
Here are the final jig parts for the moment, these two mdf pieces mount on top of the aft jig assembly and give support to the tallest bulkhead extensions at the level of the Quarterdeck, they also hold the parts for the gunports.
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davyboy reacted to Trussben in HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
All six counter Timbers installed, the other horizontal ones are for the framing of the aft gunports and the other transoms.
The long runners down each side of the ship are not yet glued in place, just there to keep everything in its place until this stern framing is completed.
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davyboy reacted to Siggi52 in The Gokstad Ship 900 AD by Siggi52 - FINISHED - 1:50
Hello JJ,
Tiger has vacation till the Gogstad ship is ready. I don't thought that it takes so long to build this little ship. But now I have to bring it to an end, otherwise I have two unready ships here 😏
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davyboy reacted to Siggi52 in The Gokstad Ship 900 AD by Siggi52 - FINISHED - 1:50
Hello,
just to give you a sign of life, I'm currently building blocks and cleats. Today, new yarn has finally arrived, so the rope production will soon also begin.
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davyboy reacted to Blue Ensign in HMS Harpy 1796 by Blue Ensign – FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
Thank you Glenn for your very kind comment, much appreciated.
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Topmast options
I’ve yet to decide how to display the Topmasts, so I’ve been having a play around before the shrouds are fitted.
The possibilities are:
In the usual raised position.
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.. but this is a non starter, I haven’t room for another tall masted model, but she would look beautiful fully rigged.
In a lowered position secured by Top ropes.
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This has the advantage that it doesn’t increase the height very much. Also provides an interesting rigging arrangement.
Secured on the Gallows.
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The simplest and obvious location for stowing non fitted Topmasts, but tends to obscure somewhat Chris’s beautiful little cutter, particularly if I decided to store Sweeps on the Gallows.
With the Cutter atop the masts on the Gallows
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a recognised arrangement, which on a practical level clears the deck and displays the cutter to the full extent.
I don’t need to decide until the shrouds are fitted, but the lowered Topmast position is the one I’m favouring.
B.E.
19/06/2025
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