NMBROOK
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NMBROOK got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Great work OC and a very clean sharp paintjob
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Managed to put about 5 coats on the hull it hasn't come up to bad.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Just more painting folks - I masked off the wale top and bottom and added a couple of coats of dull black.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Today was paint day, I decided to change the paint scheme slightly - this is the pre paint stage the french blue paints on in a semi gloss finish, this will be tamed to a matt or satin-matt finish.
Here's a couple of pics.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Hi folks here is a rather technical way of attaching a finishing strip to the top forecastle bulwarks.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Hi folks glad to be back on the last two days have been So....so....so long, any way I finished the hull including the keel and the stem, I also cut through the stem for the rope routes. I also sanded back the wale and cleaned up some of the paintwork ready to be touched up.
Here's a few pics.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Hiya folks hope all are well, Last time I posted I was working on the keel, well I have constructed some box work to tidy up the keel, as it really got a battering from all the hull building and sanding, I have also started planking the stem with individual planks, most of this will be hidden with paint, but It will reinforce it and give it appropriate dimensions.
Here's the pics.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
A bit more work starting with boxing in the rudder post and false post planking.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Hello everyone,
Well I got the chance to sand the other side of the lower hull, I think it came out ok.
Here are a couple of pics.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Hope everyones xmas is going well, So i got round to finishing my stand and even got a few coats of black on it.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Unable to get outside and sand the other side of the hull because of the weather, I decided to knock up a stand for it.
Just needs a couple of coats of paint.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
I have done the sanding on the one side of the hull and sanded around the rudder post, ready for some additional planking.
Here's a few pics.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Hi folks - second planking finnished, just needs a few trimmed planks and sanding.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
More progress with the second planking following my pattern - getting there I think.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
More work second planking - bit tedious to be honest, I think its a combination of the kit, how the bulkheads came out, and my original positioning of the rabbat line - garboard plank and the wale, I have been struggling to keep a smooth line of planks without them needing to twist in a clinker style.
I decided after a couple of planks following the wale and including tapering the planks at the bow, I needed to create more of a curve - so I shaped a couple of planks going from full plank width in the middle to nothing at each end, I think this has helped with the natural run of the planks.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Evening folks glad we are back on - off - on anyway I have been making slow progress with my second hull planking, guess you cant rush it though, nothing really to add, I have a few pics though.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Hi folks, more work today using a hairy stick thingy and some of that colored wet stuff, after masking off the yellow ocre I painted a fresh line above the wale, and gave it several coats of dull black, after drying I removed the tape and was quite pleased with the result, I then moved up the hull painting in some of the details, till I got to the upper section where I decided to add some french blue.
It was a case of some touch ups including inside the gun ports and details with red ocre.
I am quite pleased with the color mix, will just need a couple of coats of flat top coat to blend it all in when its fully hardened.
A few more pics.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Evening folks, last time I posted I was going to fill the grooves in the upper hull with wood filler, this was only so so sucsessful as I did not want to smother the hull with too much filler, so after applying a liberal amount and letting it set, I was able to do some gentle sanding.
After checking the area over - the grooves were still there just not as deep. so I decided to just paint the upper hull from the wale to line of gun ports, first off I mixed some yellow ocre with flat white to lighten the color slightly, I came up with quite a plesent shade that I feel is more appropriate, I started on the side with the grooves and applied the first thinned coat - that was dried with the aid of a hair dryer, I carried this on with about 8 layers each dried between coats, I then turned the hull over and did the same to the other side.
It covered quite well Admiralty acrylic paints are always good with brush painting, and dry to a nice hard finish.
The black on the wale will need some touching up a bit.
Here's the pics -
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Evening all, I finallly got round to finishing the deck planking, I think I have done a tidier job than my first deck planking, I added some thicker planks between the center sections, and will construct the frames around the masts.
It will need a gentle sanding then a couple of coats of flat coat.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
I managed to get nearly half the deck planked today, its going quite well no doubt helped by doing it previously.
Here are a couple of pics inluding the yellow ocre side that needs some filler.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Another update folks - I lightly sanded the deck and did a small amount of wood dust filling, then I worked on creating some mast/deck supports, these were made using 1.5mm stock wood, I built up three flat sections from two strips glued together, then when set I sanded them to thier slightly different lengths, then after sanding smooth they were glued down on to the deck.
When these had glued I drilled out the centeres then used firstly using my fine rounded file then a half moon one, to get the correct size aperatures checking with my masts.
Here are a couple of pics.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
More work on the decoration today, I fitted two thin strips either side on the upper hull.
Here are a couple of pics.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Evening folks, Slightly different tack today - I decided to tidy up both my poop deck decking piece, and also my forecastle section, firstly I created an edging strip for the poop deck section, this was cut and glued in place, then I looked over the forecastle deck section, this needed to be widened slightly but instead of using a flat curved plank to simply sit over the gap between the deck and bulwark, (this was going to be difficult as I had no spare wood sheeting and bending a wood strip against its grain on the widest edge - just wouldn't happen due to splitting), so I decided to build up a couple of strips stuck around the outside edge of the decking, these were held in place by some elastic bands till set, they then needed sanding flat with the deck and adjusted to fit the bow bulwark.
After getting a good fit I made a front edging strip.
I dry fitted both decks and also dry fitted the cabin bulkhead.
Here are a few pics.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Evening folks, I decided to have a go at some painting today as I can not do any second planking till I get some more wood plank supplies and a plank bender I have ordered, I decided to paint the upper hull in a Black band and also did a few coats on the wale.
Here are the pics.
OC.
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NMBROOK reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
Good day folks, today I spent the time working on the lower transom relief area and the keel post, first off I had to sand the new planking area flush with the hull planking, then I fashioned a thein narrow plank and palced it between the relief planking and the lower transom.
I then turned my attention to boring the opening for the tiller arm, this was a careful job as the lower transom planks were very thin and wanted to snap, I added a small amout of ca glue to strengthen the edge of the opening, then carried on sanding out the hole.
After this was done I made up some planking strips to box in and tidy up the keel post, afterwards I sanded it smooth and square.
Here are a couple of pics.
OC.
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