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NMBROOK reacted to Mirabell61 in HMS Pegasus 1776 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:64 - 16-gun sloop
Nigel thank you,
yes I think it was a good Suggestion and decision to work over the Stern Counter... I`m happy with the result
Nils
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NMBROOK got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HMS Pegasus 1776 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:64 - 16-gun sloop
She is coming on great Nils I do agree the modification to the stern counter does balance things up better
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to Mirabell61 in HMS Pegasus 1776 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:64 - 16-gun sloop
Build log part 29
Now starting with fitting out forecastle beneath and on top of that deck
Fitting the first two Posts that also take up the bowsprit counterplate
the gundeck is cut away, wide under the forecastle deck as well..., to allow view from above to lower decks
tried to gain standhight for the Crew here as well (as good as possible)
Access to the forecastle deck shall be over the hatch-opening on starboard deck side (per Stair, the deckbeam shall be cut away at that Position. The stair shall fit nicely in between the first two gun tackles
the two masterboards fitted in place
view underneath...
deck openings for gratings, stovechimney
the planking of the deck will be done later on
Build log part 30 to follow....
Nils
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NMBROOK reacted to Mirabell61 in HMS Pegasus 1776 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:64 - 16-gun sloop
Build log part 28
here are some changes to the lower section to the Stern Appeal...
(initiative born by fellow members)
this was the look before...
and here before...
and here after the change
Close ups are always risky, but I trust it`s OK to Show...
the combinattion of partially cut away portside planking and actual outside bulwark decor above.
That Stringer on portside just above the wales will have to take on the chainplate fastening bolts later on
Build log part 29 to follow....
Nils
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NMBROOK reacted to Beef Wellington in HMS Snake by Beef Wellington - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 64 - First wooden ship build
Cheers Mike, sorry I missed your kind comment - thanks mate!
No real progress of sorts, but a few pics of the Snake's first voyage to the NE Join Clubs Ship Model Show (There are some great pics at the following link). It was great to meet some folks face to face and see some really nice models and some in person from logs right here on MSW. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/4939-northeast-joint-clubs-ship-model-show-conference/page-2#entry191448
Sjors/Mobbsie/Pierre/Klaas - You should check out the pics of HMS Ardent, I think it was bashed from the Agamemnon kit but was heavily modified - it won best in show and was pretty impressive!
Hopefully with a bit of work in the garden done I can get back to a bit of modelling in near future.
MSW group photo, Chuck in front and me lurking in the back
Snake (very humbly) on display - the big boys are in the background
Chuck's stall, fantastic stuff that I will no doubt be using in the future, had to share a picture of his lamp kits
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NMBROOK got a reaction from cog in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Just a small but nevertheless important update.I am currently working on the other side but doing a little multitasking In my last timber delivery,I had ordered some 6x4mm pear strip to see how successful it would be to bend the deck beams as apposed to cutting them.As a mentioned before these will penetrate the sides of the inner hull 'shell' and in effect be solidly anchored at the ends.I made a simple jig up to clamp the thoroughly soaked Pear strip in(tip here,soak until the pear no longer wants to float).I deliberately made the jig for double the camber to allow for some springback.Not only this but it is better to overbend and straighten rather than underbend.The radius was calculated using the formula shown in the pic.I thought i would include this as to my knowledge it hasn't been posted before.I clamped two strips in the jig at the same time on top of one another,Any more and it would start to make too big a difference to the radius.The question of whether these beams would be scarphed in the middle is in abeyance and I have posted another thread regarding this.Even if these will be scarphed,I thought it necessary to put the radius in before tapering as the bending properties would not be consistent with a tampered section.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to Beef Wellington in HMS Snake by Beef Wellington - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 64 - First wooden ship build
Yards:
Feeling my way with my first yards, technique seemed to work well so will continue with others.
Used the PE end cap to mark out the size that the end of the yard needs to be reduced to
Used a small plane to roughly shape the yard being careful not to take too much off
Sanded the shaped yards, and then cut down the central section to be a square profile (close to 1mm max depth) and then built up square section using spare walnut planks. (The instructions call for the central section to be filed into an octagonal shape, however its pretty obvious that its not possible to make an octagon 6mm across from a dowel of 6mm diameter, not quite sure what they were thinking)
Filed down the corners to give the appropriate octagonal section needed in the center. I find that using a marker to colour the sides allows the shape to seen much more clearly to allow this to be done more precisely - otherwise its very difficult to see the shape. Paint will cover all this up, think it will be good enough once fine tuned.
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NMBROOK reacted to Beef Wellington in HMS Snake by Beef Wellington - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 64 - First wooden ship build
Jeers:
Although topmasts are pretty much ready to go on, the jeers have been nagging at me. These seem to be pretty awkward to get in, especially once the topmast shrouds are in place so I've decided to install these before the proceeding further. Getting the right length required quite bit of trial and error. As always, suggestions welcome. For some reason photos came out particularly badly tonight, so apologies in advance.
Block double stopped and kept in place with few drops of GS-Hypo.
Loop added to provide correct 'length', the three stands then seized near the top of the block.
Loose ends trimmed, and additional seizing put on. I did this in accordance with the Grenado AOTS diagram (i.e. unserved), although it seems that these were also commonly served. Frankly I didn't have the patience to attempt that...but suspect that the method could work just the same.
Mocked up the installation to check again length is appropriate. There is not much room for error here, and it took multiple attempts to get length correct. Looks OK to me.
Jeers will be lashed to the mast cleat on opposite side, this again is just a temporary mock up to prove it works.
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NMBROOK got a reaction from druxey in Deck beam Scarphs?
That is a good point Druxey,both Lennox and Mordaunt were built at Deptford which was experiencing some timber supply issues at the time,this is covered in Richard Ensor's book.This could well explain his decision to include some randomly placed scarphs.I think if I follow suit and include some,but not on every beam
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from mtaylor in Deck beam Scarphs?
That is a good point Druxey,both Lennox and Mordaunt were built at Deptford which was experiencing some timber supply issues at the time,this is covered in Richard Ensor's book.This could well explain his decision to include some randomly placed scarphs.I think if I follow suit and include some,but not on every beam
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to Modeler12 in A new video about making gun carriages
After seeing what Michael in Santa Monica has done with his Vasa I am a bit ashamed to publish this new video, but here it is any way.
I wanted to make 16 guns that are only 6 pounders for my next project.
They are very small, but here I try to show how I went about this.
Oh, you might turn up the sound for this.
They are not yet finished, need new barrels, etc.
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NMBROOK got a reaction from tarbrush in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Just a small but nevertheless important update.I am currently working on the other side but doing a little multitasking In my last timber delivery,I had ordered some 6x4mm pear strip to see how successful it would be to bend the deck beams as apposed to cutting them.As a mentioned before these will penetrate the sides of the inner hull 'shell' and in effect be solidly anchored at the ends.I made a simple jig up to clamp the thoroughly soaked Pear strip in(tip here,soak until the pear no longer wants to float).I deliberately made the jig for double the camber to allow for some springback.Not only this but it is better to overbend and straighten rather than underbend.The radius was calculated using the formula shown in the pic.I thought i would include this as to my knowledge it hasn't been posted before.I clamped two strips in the jig at the same time on top of one another,Any more and it would start to make too big a difference to the radius.The question of whether these beams would be scarphed in the middle is in abeyance and I have posted another thread regarding this.Even if these will be scarphed,I thought it necessary to put the radius in before tapering as the bending properties would not be consistent with a tampered section.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to NAZGÛL in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Thank you Pete and Nigel! I scribed them first to make grooves.
/Matti
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NMBROOK reacted to patrickmil in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
The gunports are looking great. Truly precise work with great corners!
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NMBROOK reacted to trippwj in water way?
The waterways served to keep water out of the gap between deck planks and ceiling.
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NMBROOK got a reaction from Salty Sea Dog in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
That is some clever work mate to achieve the spliced look with purely paint!!!
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to NAZGÛL in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Hey all, done some work on the masts.
I think I'm starting to get the way they are constructed. First reshaping and fitting them to see that I got them ok:
The mainmast and the bowsprit on the real ship was made from several parts and I wanted mine to look like they are too:
Some mild washes to try and get it to look realistic. I will do more work on their finish later on.
/Matti
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NMBROOK reacted to tkay11 in HMC Sherbourne 1763 by tkay11 - FINISHED – Caldercraft – Scale 1:64 - A Novice’s Build
Thanks a lot, guys, for the comments, likes and the continuing encouragement. It's quite clear that without the experience I've gained from you and the forum I'd never even have attempted working with a wood lathe -- as you have seen I spent a long time trying to make it work just with the kit barrels rather than accepting that it was just too big.
I'm really glad you made the suggestion to use ebony, Nigel -- I now feel much more confident about using it in the future. It certainly was made easier by spending time on learning how to use the lathe with the pear and boxwood barrels.
Onwards! (Well, step by little step, anyway)
Tony
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NMBROOK got a reaction from cog in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
I have now fitted all the upper gunport cills.These have been faired off flush inside and out.The counter side timber has also been fitted,but the lower hull is still to shape at a later date.There is quite a bit of difference between kit and builders model in this area.Franklin states in his book that the stern balcony actually has a grated deck.The carvings below the balcony act as knees to support this deck and to a lesser extent the stern structure.This is not easily visible in pictures but after enlarging the NMM pics as much as possible it became clear how this construction worked.
This is a far as I am taking this side for now,work will commence on the port side.There a still some small round gunports to create for the poopdeck,but I am not confident to the actual finished level of this deck at the moment so they will be added a little later.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from Stockholm tar in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Thank you very much indeed Nataniel and Kester I am familiar with that one already Kester
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to Stockholm tar in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Nigel,
It's also the cat's whiskers – let alone his pyjamas!
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NMBROOK reacted to nataniel in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
This is very nice peace of work. I'm looking forward for a next progress and precision work.
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NMBROOK got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in manufacturer rankings
I agree with Demonburger,the problem being is the differences in what each builder may want out of a particular kit.It may be possible to do as marks out of ten for particular categories e.g.instructions,timber,fittings,plans,historical accuracy/actual existence etc but I do think it would be wrong to generalise.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from WackoWolf in What are your most interesting and/or useful books
My personal favourite is Navy Board Ship Models by John Franklin,had it 15 years and can still pick it up and read for hours
2,Restoration Warship-Richard Ensor
3,The art of shipmodelling -Frolich
That is the top three out of about 100 books I possess on ships/shipmodeling.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from themadchemist in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
I have now fitted all the upper gunport cills.These have been faired off flush inside and out.The counter side timber has also been fitted,but the lower hull is still to shape at a later date.There is quite a bit of difference between kit and builders model in this area.Franklin states in his book that the stern balcony actually has a grated deck.The carvings below the balcony act as knees to support this deck and to a lesser extent the stern structure.This is not easily visible in pictures but after enlarging the NMM pics as much as possible it became clear how this construction worked.
This is a far as I am taking this side for now,work will commence on the port side.There a still some small round gunports to create for the poopdeck,but I am not confident to the actual finished level of this deck at the moment so they will be added a little later.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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