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sonicmcdude reacted to myeye! in HMS Surprise c. 1820 by myeye! - 1:61 scale - after refit
Sinan, Mark, and Greg, thanks for the kind words.
Sinan, the only plans I'm using is the Hunt & Lavery drawings from their book The Frigate Surprise. Not very detailed but it's a start. I then look at pictures of other Surprise models and some pictures I took of the refurbished ship used in the movie Master and Commander. Funny story, I talked my wife into a Memorial day trip to San Diego so we could go to the beach and so I could revisit the Surprise and take some more photos. Unfortunately, the Surprise was not where I expected. It was in the yard somewhere for refurbishing. Dang it! We still had a nice time in San Diego and did some sailing on the bay. Very nice!
Mark, the only way I could make the notch was to assemble the pieces on the ship so I knew where to cut. Not something I would normally do but it did work out pretty well.
I've completed the pump parts. I won't be installing them until later.
I've also complete the galley stove and will install later as well.
I tried using ebony for the wales but gave up after breaking several pieces when trying to bend them. Soaking, steaming, back cutting, nothing worked. So now I'm using pear and I found some ebony stain made by Varathane that will give me a similar look.
Brian
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sonicmcdude reacted to myeye! in HMS Surprise c. 1820 by myeye! - 1:61 scale - after refit
I've been working on the stem, stern, and keel. It was time to get serious so I bought a Sherline 8 axis milling machine. What a difference it makes in fashioning pieces from Rosewood which is like working with steel. I still need to fill, final sand, and stain but I've decided to make the wales from ebony and complete the planking below the wales in rosewood so I'll do the finish work later.
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sonicmcdude got a reaction from IgorSky in Pasara by Mfelinger - FINISHED - 1:30 - Traditional boat of the Croatian Adriatic
Beautiful build just awesome pozdrav
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sonicmcdude got a reaction from Michel in Sonic's TRITON POB 1:72 first build
I'm here Daniel. Thank You for your concern. I haven't post a progress for a long time now and is because of "changing life" and not having time for modeling. I'm hoping I will continue my build soon. This lack of modeling is killing me really :mellow:.
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sonicmcdude reacted to Jeronimo in LE BONHOMME RICHARD by Jeronimo - FINISHED
Hi friends,
Completion of the main mast
with shrouds and ratlines.
Karl
T e i l 5 8
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sonicmcdude reacted to Jeronimo in LE BONHOMME RICHARD by Jeronimo - FINISHED
Hi Friends.
Construction of the main-top.
Karl
T e i l 5 6
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sonicmcdude reacted to Mfelinger in Pasara by Mfelinger - FINISHED - 1:30 - Traditional boat of the Croatian Adriatic
Thank you all for viewing and likes my build log.
Only a few photos:
Regards, Matija
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sonicmcdude got a reaction from Mfelinger in Pasara by Mfelinger - FINISHED - 1:30 - Traditional boat of the Croatian Adriatic
Beautiful build just awesome pozdrav
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sonicmcdude reacted to Mfelinger in Pasara by Mfelinger - FINISHED - 1:30 - Traditional boat of the Croatian Adriatic
Thank you Patrick, it's nice to hear praise from a man who is master of miniatures.
Thank you Mike... always look easy if you work for pleasure (& when others are doing .)
Pasara do that little "pause" of Pen Duick, it worked, now I can not wait to continue my work.
Today, little progress but it has ... I would have more but I have go to work tonight ..
Here are some photos:
Regards, Matija.
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sonicmcdude reacted to myeye! in HMS Surprise c. 1820 by myeye! - 1:61 scale - after refit
I've been working on the pumps. I decided to make only two pumps since they won't be very visible through the opening in the quarterdeck and I wasn't able to find anything conclusive that told me Surprise would have had more than two. I started with a solid block of basswood and then added planking. For the pump cover I started with a 1/2" dowel, cut it in two and planked it. I used a couple of different woods to provide some contrast. Next I need to work on the pump handles.
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sonicmcdude reacted to myeye! in HMS Surprise c. 1820 by myeye! - 1:61 scale - after refit
Hi David, I have also followed your log and really like how your build looks. I agree with you there seems to be numerous interpretations of the stern. I really appreciate the pictures you posted. It gives me some different perspectives. I have been using the Lavery drawings as you mentioned but they really don't have enough detail on the cutouts as you mentioned. Not sure yet what I'll do there.
Toni, thanks for the advise. I've completed the upper gun deck planking using the sharpie but I'll switch to the alkyl marker going forward.
Here are some shots of the upper deck planking. I've started to mark the treenail patterns which explain the pencil marks across the deck.
Next I am going to work on the planking and gun ports above the upper deck.
Brian
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sonicmcdude reacted to Navis Factorem in HMS Surprise c. 1820 by myeye! - 1:61 scale - after refit
Hi Brian,
I am about to work on the stern and have been searching to resolve the detail, particularly at the top, around the curved element.
There seem to be several interpretations starting with the diagram that you have attached to your stern frames. This looks like it is out of the Lavery & Hudson book and I have been using this as well. I have been a bit confused about what is solid and what is open.
Searching through L & H I have found these illustrations which seem to shed some light:
The bottom pic looks closer to the drawing as it includes the "hooked" cut-outs near the ends. The other pic deletes these all together.
Other kits/models have a range of layouts:
The film replica isn't really helpful although the cut-outs at the sides may be relevant.
I will be going with the lower of the 2 pics from L & H.
Cheers,
David.
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sonicmcdude reacted to myeye! in HMS Surprise c. 1820 by myeye! - 1:61 scale - after refit
Toni,
Thanks for the heads up! I made a test section of planking with the edge's marked with Sharpie and applied some Minwax to it. I don't see any bleeding but I'll keep an eye on it to see if it bleeds over time. Do you have a suggestion for a different method? When I get to the upper deck I'll be more careful.
Brian
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sonicmcdude reacted to tadheus in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Continuation.
The beginning of the relationship is available at this address:
http://5500.forumact...ndre-1-24#66516
Regards, Paul
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sonicmcdude reacted to tadheus in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Continuation.
The beginning of the relationship is available at this address:
http://5500.forumact...ndre-1-24#66516
Regards, Paul
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sonicmcdude reacted to tadheus in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Continued work.
The whole process of this model is described at this address:
http://www.koga.net....php?f=7&t=45782
on Polish modeling forum "Koga"
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sonicmcdude reacted to tadheus in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
I put part of the inner shell. No ground. Parts not stuck.
The whole process of this model is described at this address:
http://www.koga.net....php?f=7&t=45782
on Polish modeling forum "Koga"
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sonicmcdude reacted to tadheus in La Salamandre by tadheus - 1:24
Weapons La Salamandre in its entirety.
The whole process of this model is described at this address:
http://www.koga.net....php?f=7&t=45782
on Polish modeling forum "Koga"
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sonicmcdude reacted to firdajan in Santa Maria 1492 by firdajan - FINISHED - CARD - 1:96
Thank you, friends
Sails are almost finised. I made them from the piece of silky shirt ( this is the same material as " batyst " ). Before cutting I impregnated it by thinned glue. Now I need just to convex them.
Jan
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sonicmcdude reacted to firdajan in Santa Maria 1492 by firdajan - FINISHED - CARD - 1:96
Thank you, Nils.
The first part of the running riggin is done, ship is quite small - there´s just 5 yards I´ve just started working on sails.
Jan
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sonicmcdude reacted to firdajan in Santa Maria 1492 by firdajan - FINISHED - CARD - 1:96
Thank you, my friends, for your replies.
dgbot: I once answered this question to Reg, but I´ll do it again for you, David
I use normal drawing paper, thickness 0,2 mm. 1 st layer is from two papers glued together = 0,4 mm + 2nd layer 0,2 mm + 3rd layer 0,2 mm = 0,8 mm.
4 th - final layer is made from strips of cartoon thickness 0,5 mm. I´m gluing next layer acrocc the previous one. Then I sand the hull - it must be extremelly smooth.
Thickness together after completing is cca 1,5 mm. My aim is to make extremely strong hull ( and now it is ) and extremely smooth because of using foils - so this is not paint what shows the planking effect, but patinated strips of foil. I pratically made someting like plywood
Now back to the ship.
I made some blocks - you can see the part of progress on first photos, I´m producing semifinished block - I can to complete simple, double or triple blocks now. Smaller blocks are 2,5 mm.
I finished standing rigging, made and completed yards and hung up them. The ship is ready for the first part of running rigging now.
Next progress very soon.
Jan
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sonicmcdude reacted to firdajan in Santa Maria 1492 by firdajan - FINISHED - CARD - 1:96
Thank you, friends, for your replies.
I´m continuing - deadeyes are made, there´s just a few on this ship . Main part of standing rigging is made also. Now the progress is as on any other sailing ship model, I use the same materials ( just deadeyes and blocks are made from paper ) and methods as you.
Jan
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sonicmcdude reacted to firdajan in Santa Maria 1492 by firdajan - FINISHED - CARD - 1:96
Omega1234: Thank you, Patrick, for your nice words. I´ll try to describe the progres as best as I can.
I glued sides of the ull - as I mentioned I divided them into two main and two finisin parts. I used temlates I made usin vellum paper and plans.
The part of shape under the forecastle is missing - I wasnt satisfied so I have to make a new forecastle.
Now I´m going to glue fourth - and last - layer of planking
Jan
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sonicmcdude reacted to firdajan in Santa Maria 1492 by firdajan - FINISHED - CARD - 1:96
First layer of the bottom part of planking is glued. Now I´ll grind it and two next layers will follow.
After finising of the bottom part I´ll glue sides - each from one or two parts.
Jan
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sonicmcdude reacted to firdajan in Santa Maria 1492 by firdajan - FINISHED - CARD - 1:96
Hi friends,
decks are finised and glued. I made planking separately on the drawing paper and then glued them on based decks on the ship. The frame is grinded also - I´m usin sandpaper granuality 60. The skelet looks quite ugly now, but i´ll glue planking very soon
Jan
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