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Landrotten Highlander reacted to archjofo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
Hello,
thank you very much for the very nice comments and of course for all likes.
The installation of the gratings in the bow is finished.
Furthermore, I drilled holes for the nails on the planks. These holes are later filled with furniture wax.
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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 tried to finish up the Paddle wheels. I just about made it, just the nuts on the starboard wheel to finish.
The buckets for the paddle wheels were 15 to 16 inches wide, 60 inches long and 1 1/2 inches thick. Each was attached to the spokes with two U-bolts. The U-bolts were about 3/4 inch in section with a 2 inch nut. Some of the bolts were entirely square in section, some were round and as in the photo, some were a little of both. I'm not sure if there was a reason for the nuts being put on flat side out.
The area around where the bolts went through the bucket was reinforced with a short plank about 14 inches by 8 inches by 1 1/2. Sizes varied and the seemed to be crudely cut.
I made several attempts to bend the u-bolts by hand but I couldn't get them to sit properly against the spokes. I made a simple jig to swage each bolt and it worked well. I was able to make the entire pile of 96 in less than a half an hour.
The individual pieces of the buckets going together.
The completed port wheel (minus the throw-out bearing) and the almost complete starboard bearing.
Kevin and I had the pleasure of a visit from Mitch Michelson this week. Mitch, we enjoyed the day and hope to see you again soon.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Thank you, Hakån. I now intend to use a toned rather than pure black. The latter would look too intense at this scale.
This morning I performed surgery successfully on the planking and frames in the coach section. The end patterns for the coach have also been cut and fitted. Elastic bands hold the model to the pedestals temporarily.
There was some hesitation on my part as to the completeness of the draught. The side windows showed no indication of panes. Were they open spaces? In the 1830's modern sheet glass techniques had not yet been invented. Only spun glass was available for glazing, limiting pane size. The height of these openings was 19". Most panes during this time period were only about 15" high at most. I finally found a reference to spun glass panes that said the maximum dimension of these was about 23". Therefore I have the confidence to install single, large panes along the sides of the coach. Of course, these would have been expensive, showing off the Commissioners' importance and rank.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to igorcap in Head figure for Pegasus model
Client received a Pegasus. Trying successful.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to tadheus in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Continuation.
The beginning of the relation is available at this address:
http://5500.forumact...ndre-1-24#66516
Regards, Paul
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Once again, thank you for checking in and for your positive comments.
Progress today was slow. The tholes took more time than expected due to chipping as I parted them off the stock. I suppose about 40 were made, to finally end up with 24 useable ones. So it goes sometimes!
It is finally time to consider the coach. I realized that the panelled sides need to be inset, or they would overlap the sheer strake and gunwale considerably. This means cutting down the uppermost strake aft. The is a job for tomorrow when I'm fresh! I gave the aftermost part of this strake a preparatory coat of blue paint, but I'm having second thoughts and may change this to black. The draught indicates a dark color here, but no more.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Thanks again, folks. No further finish on the surface of the base is necessary, Tom.
The latest progress has been slow. Making and installing the gunwale was tricky. It is a scale 2½" wide by ¾" deep. That translates to about 3/64" by 1/64" full size. I cut this to shape from sheet Castello and carefully rounded the outer edge with fine sandpaper. The gunwale was carefully glued to the upper edge of the sheer strake and frame tops.
At the bow, where the fore deck is flush to the upper side of the gunwale, revision was needed. I sanded off the paint and applied a very narrow strip of Castello over the sheer strake to match the rest of the gunwale. As masking off the top accurately would be almost impossible, I scribed the line dividing the painted area and re-painted the deck.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to tlevine in HMS Atalanta 1775 by tlevine - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - from TFFM plans
The rest of the cannon have been rigged and mounted!
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to giampieroricci in L'Amarante 1749 by giampieroricci - FINISHED - 1:30 - French Corvette
The tiller
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to giampieroricci in L'Amarante 1749 by giampieroricci - FINISHED - 1:30 - French Corvette
the helm:
construction of the hinges:
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to giampieroricci in L'Amarante 1749 by giampieroricci - FINISHED - 1:30 - French Corvette
the shady protection: it is made of a thin fabric called "eggshell" appropriately colored with a black tempera:
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Thank you, everyone!
The next thing to tackle was the 'go faster' stripe along the sheer strake. Old paintings and extant ceremonial barges show either a green or scarlet strake. I opted for green, to contrast with the red paint. Securing the model on its side gently was a problem. Clamping was not an option! I decided to use a piece of dense styrofoam, which worked very well. I simply cut a slightly wedge-shaped piece out of the block and lowered the model into the gap. The masking used is Tamiya flexible tape.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
The baseboard has now been completed and the pedestals installed. The model has been temporarily mounted and the rudder hung.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to archjofo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
Hello,
thanks for the very nice reactions.
Here is a small continuation:
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to tadheus in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Continuation.
The beginning of the relation is available at this address:
http://5500.forumact...ndre-1-24#66516
Regards, Paul
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to RichardG in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Is there anything you don't do really well?
Richard.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Thanks again, folks.
Now for a change of pace. To complete the outside of the hull, the rudder needs to be made and hung. To avoid damage, the base had to be made now. I decided on a nice burl veneer for this purpose - except that I had none on hand. Drawing on my experience of faux finishing, I painted the burl on ply using the three colors shown. The outer edges will be trimmed using brown stained and polished wood (at top). All these elements can be seen in the photo.
Assembly will be done tomorrow.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Another minor update:
The underwater hull has been refined and the gudgeons added. The lower gudgeon is conventional, but the upper one on the transom is a small eyebolt. This was often the case with open boats. I looked at photographs of extant ceremonial barges and noticed that the transoms were invariably painted. It was an awkward job to do at this stage of the build, but I was successful using a 00 sable brush.
The mounting of the model now needed to be considered. I decided to make a simple pair of pedestals in clear acrylic. These were turned, then polished. I was filing the keel slot in the second of these when one side cracked off. I had to repeat the set-up to produce a duplicate piece. Grrr!
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to AON in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class
Completed my first attempt at a keel rabbet V-notch scraper.
I used a piece of a left over ceiling tile perimeter L support frame.
Laid out the keel side and top surface lines.
Marked of the 4" thickness of the planks = thickness of the notch (OMG it is tiny)
Punched and drilled a 1/16" diameter hole slightly off centre, more so inboard then outboard.
I folded over the tabs so a soft edge would contact both the top and side of the keel.
Rough cut the V cutting edge with some tin snips, filed one side and ground down the other with my dremel.
It took about 15 or so passes to get a good deep notch and it doesn't look half bad!
The notch should be closer to the top of the keel... I guess I was a little too heavy with the dremel.
I might try a spacer to pull the notch closer or make a new scraper.
I'll need to sleep on this.
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to archjofo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
Hello,
thanks to all for your great feedback.
This is pure motivation.
After a short break I do with the cutters on.
Among other things, I have the mast gate arrangements still make.
Look at the pictures:
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to guraus in HMS Victory by guraus - scale 1:48 - plank on frame
Hello all,
Here is another update on my build.
Alexandru
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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 giampieroricci in L'Amarante 1749 by giampieroricci - FINISHED - 1:30 - French Corvette
the access ladder to the room:
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to giampieroricci in L'Amarante 1749 by giampieroricci - FINISHED - 1:30 - French Corvette
Thank you, Albert!!
The doors:
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Landrotten Highlander reacted to giampieroricci in L'Amarante 1749 by giampieroricci - FINISHED - 1:30 - French Corvette
Realization of the hatch and access door to the boardroom:
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