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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Well folks, I could have fudged things and said nothing - you would never have known, but I would. Thanks for the comments and support for this build.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Cog: No, I use acrylic paint, so there are no issues. I still stretch the paper as if doing watercolour, though!
Alan: Whatever gives you the impression that I make no misteaks?
I repainted the decorative work to the correct length, cut the pieces out and glued them to the model. The cut edges are not an issue here, as they are hidden by mouldings top and bottom, and also overlapped at the ends.
The friezes installed, I then cut, shaped and painted the planksheer rails above the decorative work and glued these to the model. The coach is still removable at this point, so giving a clear field of operation.
Aft of the coach is another thwart with what appear to be mooring posts attached. These are next on the list.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
One step forward... and two back! I decided to make the decorative barge-boards as friezes; that is to say, on paper. These will be glued on the model. I stretched the paper on a board and painted the dark background. Once dry, the design was traced down using white transfer paper. The design was then applied using a 000 sable brush and gold acrylic paint. I tried to build the paint up three-dimensionally, as the deign was too fine to carve.
When complete, I cut the pieces out carefully, only to find that I'd taken the pattern off to the wrong mark and the pieces were 3/16" too long. So... time for Take Two. I have to do these over again. Onward and upward!
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to Gaetan Bordeleau in Le Fleuron by Gaetan Bordeleau - FINISHED - 1:24
Phase 1 completed: bricklaying.
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Landrotten Highlander got a reaction from Farbror Fartyg in 2 recent discoveries of ancient ship-wrecks
Hi All,
I learned today that two ship-wrecks from the 'golden age of sail' have been found
The first link relates to the portugese vessel 'Esmeralda', which sank of the coast of Oman in a storm in the year 1503. Most of the ship has disappeared due to its location in shallow water, but plenty of unique artefacts (including what they think is an astrolabe) have been found.
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2016/mar/15/marine-archaeologists-discover-rare-artefacts-at-1503-shipwreck-site
The other thing I read this mornng (it is in Dutch/Flemish) is about a Dutch Fregat built in Medemblik, West Friesland around 1708. The archeologists are 95% certain it is the 'Huis te Warmelo' and sank apparently by stricking a rock. The remarkable thing about this wreck is that the ship is in excellent condition - the cold water has preserved the wooden construction so that even the guns are still standing on the deck.
http://www.nieuwsblad.be/cnt/dmf20160314_02182297
Would love to hear from anybody that can shed some further light on both vessels.
Slainte
Peter
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to cabrapente in La Belle 1624 by cabrapente - FINISHED
algunos progresos
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to s.v.atanasov in VOC ship by s.v.atanasov - fantasy model
Hi Brian the extraordinaire I use white pigment oil from Monocoat : -http://www.monocoat.us/Products
and over i put another oil : - Boen .
It is very important for the oil to be without yellow film . If you want to ask something else , just do it
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to ggrieco in Heroine 1838 by ggrieco - FINISHED - Scale 1:24 - Western River Steamboat as she appeared before hitting a snag in the Red River
This week I nearly completed the feedwater pump. We know the type of pump and location from a post that is bolted into the cylinder timbers at the after end of the crosshead slide. A linkage to the crosshead would have moved a lever that activated two pumps. A low pressure pump (aft side of post) would have drawn water through the side of the vessel somewhat below the waterline and pushed it into the preheater (shroud around steam exhaust). A more heavily constructed high pressure pump then pulled the water from the preheater and delivered it to the boilers.
Pumo lever and linkage.
Support posts for the pump. I cut these a little long and the cross piece at the top is only temporary. The top end will be cut off at the upper deck and fastened to the upper deck beams. The plates on the sides of the post will guide the reach rods.
Pump lever linked to cross head. Fitting the shroud around the steam exhaust.
Determining the run of the reach rods and plumbing. With the water lines and reach rods it gets pretty busy in this area. I didn't quite get it all together and will have till next week to finish.
The low pressure pump is still a little too tall but I left it in to give an idea about the whole set-up.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The roof of the coach has been completed and installed. As this is curved, a suitable strategy for building it is needed. I considered carving it from solid, but this would be difficult to keep a consistent thickness. I decided to cooper it, that is to say, build it up as one would a barrel.
The first step was to carve a form to build it on. I hollowed a piece of basswood to the appropriate radius, which in this case was 3½" full size (first photo). It was then shaped to the shape of the roof and marked out for the six planks that are nominally 1' 0" (scale) wide. These were cut and shaped with a slight bevel on each edge. They were then glued up on the form.
Once complete, two 'rafters' were glued on the underside to maintain shape and integrity. A piece of fine sandpaper was rubber cemented to the form and the upper side of the roof sanded (second and third photos). The outer side edges of the roof were sanded flat, to fit the coach top edges.
Following the color used on Prince Frederick's barge, I painted the roof a blueish green to imitate a verdigris copper roof. On the actual barge, the roof appears to be covered with painted canvas. I used a mix of viridian green, some white and then toned down with the addition of a touch of black. The top of the capitals on the coach were also painted this color and the roof glued in place.
Next is the decorative work at the stern.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - cross-section - from TFFM books
Thank you all for the comments and Likes .
I've moved to the External Planking of the Port side, as one of the next steps on the inside is fitting the Port Liners which need to be done after the external planking goes on.
First up is the Wales, which are 4 1/2" thick (real size). The upper strake is parallel while the two lower strakes are in "Top and Butt" configuration. I've made them from Ebony.
The smudges on the wales are from water, as I'd just fitted them and cleaned off the excess glue. I've sanded a very slight bevel on the edges to make them stand out a bit better. The top and bottom strakes have a significant bevel where they meet up with the thinner strakes above and below :
Danny
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to tlevine in HMS Atalanta 1775 by tlevine - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - from TFFM plans
There are only two port covers. The aft one is for the last cannon. The covers are made of two layers of wood; the interior is vertical and the exterior matches the run of planking. The frieze was painted before the hinge straps were added.
The hinges were made of the pieces seen in the photograph and then silver soldered.
There are eyebolts on the inner and outer faces of the gun port and three additional bolts. The rigging will be added after the exterior hull is a little more complete to prevent damage.
The fore port cover is smaller and allows airflow to the fore part of the ship. It is hinged on its fore side to prevent it from being blown open. There is an eyebolt on the inside face. It appears to be hanging lopsided. This is an optical illusion caused by the curved shape of the hull.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to archjofo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
Hi,
thanks for the very nice comments,
and to all other for the LIKES!
Now the time has come.
The cutters are finalized.
To this end, a few pictures.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
And... the coach sides and ends have been completed, the 'glass' installed and the four sides permanently assembled. After some fien adjustment, the corners came together quite nicely. For the statisticians among us, there were 53 separate parts required just for the outer surfaces of one coach side alone! Next, the coach roof.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - cross-section - from TFFM books
Thanks Pat.
The Mainmast Partners on Vulture are rather unusual, being a wedge shape. There are four pieces to them :
The Pump tubes fitted :
Danny
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Landrotten Highlander got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Dragon 1760 by Siggi52 - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - English 74-Gun ship
who is copying who around here?
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - cross-section - from TFFM books
I've also made all the Gratings. Unlike the "store bought" gratings these are to the right scale. The athwartships pieces are a mere 3/4" thick (real size) which translates down to 0.38mm in 1:48 scale. All the pieces were cut and mortised using the Byrnes Table Saw and Micrometer Gauge :
I made a Jig to aid in assembly :
Danny
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - cross-section - from TFFM books
Thanks all for the wishes on my latest (and hopefully FINAL move ) . As I said earlier my computer didn't survive intact, but after a couple of trips to the local Computer Guy I'm finally back on-line .
I've been doing a bit of work on the Cross-section in between all the usual unpacking, setting up a (sort of so far) workshop etc. Here's the update to where I am now - although I'm a bit further on that what I'm showing here.
I've decided to install the Hammock Battens on this model. I left them off the full model as they would have been all but invisible. First I cut some English Box into the profile sections. Then I sliced off the appropriate widths :
Next I rounded off the sections of batten, cut them to length and fitted them into the areas where they would have been :
Danny
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Landrotten Highlander got a reaction from CaptainSteve in HMS Dragon 1760 by Siggi52 - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - English 74-Gun ship
who is copying who around here?
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to Mark P in HMS Dragon 1760 by Siggi52 - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - English 74-Gun ship
Hi Siggi;
Thanks for posting that excerpt about the washing etc. Very interesting.
There were some very cruel captains. Piggott, of the 'Hermione,' who was so bad that his crew murdered him, was an extreme example.
On the other hand, even the Admiralty could be amenable at times. When the crews of the ships at Spithead mutinied, without violence, in 1797 (although they made it clear that if the enemy came around they would return to duty) their quite reasonable demands were agreed to. It was only later, when crews in other bases tried to extract more concessions that things turned nasty (although this seems in great part due to the character of the ringleaders)
As with so many things, I think it all comes down to the fact that there are many different types of people, and each behaves differently.
All the best,
Mark P
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to Siggi52 in HMS Dragon 1760 by Siggi52 - FINISHED - Scale 1:48 - English 74-Gun ship
May be you are right, but I think they emptied the glasses and stored them when a storm comes up. I would do that
But the really interesting thing is the stove in the background. This unknown captain, I earlier mentioned, wrote in his booklet:
Even in wintertime, when the doc says it is necessary, they lighten the stoves, so that the men did't get a cold. In better weather they set every morning windsails to ventilate the lower decks.
Regards,
Siggi
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The first of the two coach sides is now in the process of being constructed. These are built up in the same way as the fore and aft ends of the coach. As there is a slight curve to the sides, allowance is made for some flex between each of the three lights.
Toni: to answer your question, I'm delaying a final judgement on the degree of reflectivity of the gold until the model nears completion. Also, the photographs don't really give the effect of the actual appearance to the eye.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to tlevine in HMS Atalanta 1775 by tlevine - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - from TFFM plans
Mark, Christian and Albert thank you for you comments. Kurt, I agree. I wish it was a little more portable. Mine is wall-mounted. When I was in training, these are the exact type of drill that we used to learn how to perform ear surgery.
A little more work got accomplished today. The fore channel has been cut out and thinned towards the outer edge. A rebate is cut into it for a strip of molding. On the razor blade the profile is the second one from the right. I wet the molding to navigate the bend in the channel and clamped it until dry.
The chain plates are drawn in on the masking tape. This allowed correct placement and angle of the notches in the channel. Three knees prevent upward pull of the channel. In the picture it looks like the channel is angled upwards. It actually is parallel to the waterline.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Thanks again for all of you who are dropping in on this log.
Further progress sees the completion of the gunwale and its extension aft as a moulding. The aft section of gunwale is 1½" thick, rather than ¾". You can see the step up forward of the cabin area. The moulding section was wet-formed on the plug (lowest photo), then painted and applied to the model. It has a C-curve in one plane and an S-curve in the other.
It was necessary to complete the gunwale before proceeding with the coach sides. I'm now cutting and fitting card pattern pieces for the coach sides.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to archjofo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
Hello,
to all a heartfelt thank you for the nice comments and the LIKES.
For the construction of the two rudder for the cutter, I show a small image series:
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