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On a model in a german forum I saw the copper held on the top by a thin wooden strip. Once discovered, it can be found on all ships still bearing their copper hulls, nicely to be seen on the HMS Triconmalee. I was preparing this for a while as not to damage the copper. Trials with Polysterol did not work as it was difficult to cut and to flimpsy to glue. Trying wood on the circular saw did give just rubbish as the little thing was meant to be only 0,3 mm thick and 1 mm high - and about 50 cm long. And the result from the last show said: Trust your hands :-) So I found 0,4 mm wooden strips from the trials for the planking that was long enough, glued it onto the cutting board - with help of the cutting ruler - for that nothing can move ... ... and cut with a razor blade. Even though it resulted in different hights ... ... so I built a template with a guide 1 mm high, a movable guide in the front 1 mm high to hold, putting the strip vertically in and sand everythig away that sticks out. Gives a very even hight and very even apparence :-) Glued it on immediately which worked fine ... ... at least at the bows. Aft it - have a look yourselves ... ... this Heller lump always existed, but now it sreamed HERE I AM, so I had to do something - as usual with me ... ... looked for the right trace with some tape, difference almost 3 mm (!) ... ... striped the strip down , cutting down the copper plates that stood over the stripline and glued the strip back on, this time straight :-) And as it was so much fun, I solved the same ... ... Heller-bug at the bows too - luckily only 1 mm this time, ... ... lifted the strip with a blade and repositioned :-) And now there is a nice finish to the top border of the copper. Have fun, Daniel

What a difference in box-sizes :-) Compared to mine yours is three times as big!!! Nice to have you and your great build back too, Daniel

Most important messages fast set ... 
... there she sails, the proud frigate, only the storm jib set, driven by the devastating energy of the elements, riding the crests, her flag beaming with pride, being pushed by her crew to the limit, always facing abyss and downfall! The crew is fighting the elements, the earth is splashing high, each hand movement is set with precision. With concision our master guides this pride of the austrian mountain marine towards new shores ... 

 

... my Heart will go ooooo-o-ho-o-n ...


 
... and the crew becomes one.

 But what is this? The pilot missed the ship? Still stands on the far off 
shore? This in these extremely difficult waterways? Hastily the crew puts up the blue and yellow flag ... 

... but he? He stays calm ...

 

... he knows that he is best equipped ...

 

... and so he keeps sailing towards Victory :-)
 


 Epilogue: Sometimes later, I was taken out of that wonderful dream, being sent downhill again. But this moment, I took it with me ☺ Liebe Grüße, Daniel The complete story to be found in german: http://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/t532f317-SMS-Trinkstein-in-schweren-Wellenbergen.html

SMS Trinkstein Not too long ago, I was visiting my moms family in the austrian Alps near Vienna. Then trekking a bit the mountains, I found her, in 1850 meters altitude, well hidden in the secret austrian dockyards, the SMS Trinkstein, the proud flagship of the Austrian Mountain Navy 🙂 

 The sharp lined heavy metal bow and the magnificent curves, build out of the finest local materials that made her as strong and imperturbably as possibly, made my immediately cry of happiness. Later on, in the mountain hotel, after some touristic Germknödel (yeast dough dumpling with a mix of poppy seeds and sugar, filled with spicy plum jam and melted butter on top), some Jagertee (mixing overproof rum with black tea. It is served warm and is typically consumed during winter), some Schnaps (translation unnecessary) and some more Jagertee my mind started drifting away ... ... and I saw her, the SMS Trinkstein ploughing with 11 to 12 knots through the transhumance of the Rax-Schneeberg-Plateaus, battering the elements into submission. And I recognised the SMS Trinkstein as a two masted flush deck frigate, a ship of the late Stonehenge-class, introducing the cruiser stern much earlier than any other nation. In many respects these classes were unique in many respects, but it is difficult to gather information due to the secret bases they operate from. Length over all stones is about 7,635 fathom, extreme width about 6,7 ell. The crew usually were some. And my inner eye saw the building up of the mountain waves, the storm-battered ground, cut by the sharp lined heavy metal bow ... ... and the massive stone breast hooks, giving the needed strength to the stempost ...


 
 


 

... down to the enormous kelsons needed for the ultimate stable installation of the masts Also I saw emerging the great bow wave, being pushed forward by the vast brutal strength of the bow though the untouched earth leaving battered earth and scattered stones all over behind. Yes I was able to hear and feel that. The ships mascot was arriving soon ... ... as was the rest of fresh pressed crew with their cute blue and white dress uniforms.

 And there he came, with proudly shown chest, our flamboyant master and commander, receiving his hat and uniform ...

 


 ... and being the proud conquerer of earth, wind and daisies, master of the elements 🙂

Act 3 Happy End And here they are, our happy actors ... ... from the inside ... ... and with a mockup crane. Huuuuooorrrrrraaaaaaayyyyyy!

... Gong ... ... Gong-Gong ... ... Gong-Gong-Gong ... Act 2: Airheaded timberheads As metioned before all machine trials went to the rubbish ... So let me tell you one thing - trust your own hands! There is more satisfaction in their work than you might think:-) As preparation I built a small jig ... ... longitudinal guidance on the bottom, 0,3 mm sheet for the distance holder protruding over the guidance and two bits in the right distance - 5 mm - ... ... as guidance for the saw. The first cuts all around as usual with given distance by the distance holder, the next ones the distance holder snapping into the previous cuts :-) The material is of course my beloved Ureol :-) And now the hands come into play - and a sharp blade - already Brancusi said that the sharp blades are a must - to shape the heads ... ... and here it is our small piece of art :-) Two cuts for each surface and easy to control as the comparission is always beside. Also looks nice on the desk with all this "wooden" carving bits... ... and finally the not yet finished results. And here already comes the next brave action: Point of no return - guillotine on the old timberheads ... ... glueing the prefinished heads onto a separate sheet that can be taken off ... ... taking this to the work bench to adjust heights and angles of the timberheads ... ... and put them back onto the right place. Uffz!

I will solve the mistery The classic way: a show in three acts: Act 1: Introduction of the protagonists and the presentation of the problem Act 2: The solving of problems Act 3: The solutions and happy ending - Luckily a happy play and no drama as everybody survives :-) Hope it is "ernsthaft" enough for a german play ... Act 1: The enemy The timberheads on the forecastle ... ... looking at the old pictures of the parts, they were always a little bit uneven and it was not me ruining them :-) Also it represents the old version of timberheads - as shown too in Portsmouth - that Goowin "Construction and Fitting" mentions to be used in between 1750 to 1770 with just the front and back being shaped, and not the newer version that was used in between 1756 bis 1807 with all four sides being shaped :-) Also the mean old hammock crane, that is protruding into the mockup shrouds. First tries with using machines were completely failure as the parts are too small and also the try of gluing triangular parts onto the sides created most amusing results ... Act 2 part 1 The hammock crane plank - Operation on the open heart The smaller task was the hammock crane plank. Nicely to be seen at McKays and to support the hammocks in the netting and possibly too to protect it from spray. To be able to move the cranes more inwards, the upper moulding was removed - McKay shows it much smaller and in Portsmouth it even is just indicated by a small splitline. This does not sound too complicated, if dear Daniel - in his diabolic wisdom - would have not put the deadeyes already before ... So a couragous cut ... ... building planks ... ... and glue them on :-) First tries with mockup cranes proove that with reduced hight they should be able to fit underneath the shrouds. Hurraaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy! Small intermission ...

So the old master of arts is back to see if you have done your homework and know by now the artists inspiration of "The Endless Column"??? What??? Not yet??? Even though I provided this useful link??? Yes I am talking about this piece of art - So where did the artist get inspired from??? Do you know already??? ... hihihihihihi ... Amicalement Daniel, the finest Dafinism available :-)

And what is that for??? Until now she is a nice ship but as I mentioned already in a earlier post, it is meant to be a martial piece of war technology ... ... and I simply realized that I will not be able to push much further away the wonderful and lovely task of building the hundred cannons ;-) First came bolts and some color shading: highlights and shadow - as usual. Then the apron for the secured one ... ... the flint look for the one in use and the breeching ropes. Even though it looks short, it is long enough that the muzzel can be retrieved inside for about a meter. The rope will be replaced still by a better one :-) For the rigging there are so many different versions found in the literature and in Portsmouth, so I decided to try that one for the secured one: Now come the freshely build blocks ... ... but looks strange ... *think* ... *read* ... ok ... ... block and lanyard were the wrong way ... ... and here on the secured one. And as it pleases here some more views :-) Now welcome Hell-O-Kitty ;-) Remark 1: The side lanyards are not meant to stay that tightly pulled to the back, they are meant to be loose on the floor. But it was less disturbing for the work :-) Remark 2: No, even I will not do all the guns this way on the lower decks! But to work out simplifications, I have to know the real thing :-) All the best, Daniel

... I finally found some material to represent the lead roofs of several parts of the ship: Aluminiumfoil TF2 from Hasegawa ... ... glued and cut ... ... and with some layers of a transparent mixture of plack ink, white paint, cleaning solvent and water ... ... it looks quite charming. Even though the original is extremely matt light grey it looks rather comprehensive on the model as the silver slightly shines through :-) Here are the round house tops, the netting is not the original of course ;-) As the region I come from is Swabia, so we are known to be are excessively stingy - some claim, that we are Scots, banned because to be even tooooo stingy for them - and also me beeing too impatient to wait for out of stock deliveries? So I help myself ... ... know what is coming???? Now should be getting clearer ... ... yes, it is the 2 mm blocks ... ... the ones with the ring :-) Looks less tattered in real life, I hate that macro ;-) All the best, Daniel

And to finish off the weekend, just something for the heart - no, not ginseng, just looking how a corner could look like ;-) The preparations ... ... the built ... ... and the whole :-) Seeing those pictures, I am glad that I did put the moulding 2 mm lower, as the aft lines now look much smoother :-) (first page of this thread, entry Sat Jul 10, 2010 2:51 pm) The rigging line will still be replaced by a better one :-) Amicalement, Daniel

Hy-ho, last night did some small additions, among was this one: Just to show, that it takes sometimes several versions until the wanted result is achieved. In the original built some 5 years ago, I already gave a green paint to the copper roof of the belfry. Now with the great material from the hull, I decided to go for the real thing :-) Do not ask the work until it was bent around the corners ... ... but still it looked far too bulky ... ... looking at the pictures of Portsmouth it shows the roof less thick and with some chamfer ... .. but still suboptimal ... ... and we are finally little bit nearer :-) I left the form mark on top of the bell just to proove that this is really a plastic kit ;-) All the best, Daniel

... that it will still take some time before I start the rigging. But I wanted already start to reflect upon my deadeyes and the lanyards. First thing was to construct the original and guinee dafi deadeye holder to fix the parts to be able to work properly. Like this, the shroud is fixed, the height can be nicely adjusted, it has the right orientation but I am still able to turn it to reach the back :-) The small wood with the two clamps are just holding with their own weight and so it is very flexible. First the loop with the vertical first lashing, putting the deadeye in, adjusting the height, close the loop and put the other two lashings. A needle helps a lot :-) And after putting in the lanyard ... ... it looks a little bit like this ... ... and with the a bit more of the surrounding area :-) It still is the wrong rigging line, also the direction of the loose end has to be checked, the lashings most probably should be black and for shure there are other mistakes still in there. But it was a nice start of the evaluation period :-) Amicalement, Daniel

Here more about the origins of Sir Archibald, before I pressed him and broke his little knees and hips: Here he is, in the middle of the bottom row :-) The details are great as arms and legs are not as thick as usual in that scale and I think some nice crossdressing will be possible :-) All the best, Daniel

And I manged to do some other minor things here and there :-) This is what Heller provides to work the the fore sheet and the main tack ... ... that´s why I did build some rolls and their castings ... ... glued it together ... ... cemented it in ... ... intruding the rolls and a line. Here a detail, the rolls stay in wood, as with the original black they would not be visible :-) It is interesting that the main sheet is brought in by an oblique leadtube and not a roll: The snatch blocks for ancre and main brace got rolls too, 0,8 mm high and 2 mm in diameter - what a fun to produce :-) So now I have to do something bigger in scale to relax my eyes, ant counting would be an option ... Greetings, Daniel

Thank you Colin and Christian :-) Next I finished the starboard main- and fore chainplates. So I finished all of them, huuuuurrrrrrraaaaaaayyyyyyy!!!! And here it comes the side entrance. I wondered already for a while, why I did not refix the old one (see first picture post #3 http://mediaharmonists.de/bilder/640-victory-porticus.jpg). First tried better painting. Better but not yet there. Until I realised: Canopy 2 mm shorter and decreasing the thickness from 2 mm to down to 1,5 mm. Heureka :-) The lead cover of the canopy´s top will still come as soon as I am happy with whitch material to use. And something really mindblowing to end this post: the patented original Ikea-soldering-iron-holder :-) Lieber Gruß, Daniel

Why the heck did this lovely build escape to me before? Wonderfully done, Daniel

Nice to see your little one back online! Regards, Daniel

Great and neat work!!! Love it, Daniel

Oh I forgot to tell you about the opened window :-) Did you already spot him? Who??? Sir Archibald of course, who would have made a mess with the air in the mess if his comrades would´t have asked him to enhace air quality inside the ship by opening the window :-) So into the cabin, putting the coat onto the hook and sit down and hang loose ... ... and there he is sitting on his lower end at the lower and of the ship and enjoys life and being - and especially the thought, that he does not have to sit on the seats of ease at the head :-) Him looking a little bit strained is due to the dignity and the sincerity of his task - and due to the fact that while being painted ... ... ouch, have a look and feel with him: Ok, we let him now concentrate onto his task, even though I have the feeling that he will be sitting there for a while ... Three cheers for Sir Archibald, sincerily yours, Daniel

Oh, I forgot: I also reworked the mariners walk. On the top gave it some structure around the gratings and some framing on the bottom suiting the original construction :-) This made the walk slightly thicker which improved the appearance. The passanges for the stays are not adapted yet. All the best, Daniel

Were/are they plain white or is this the same light mint-grey-petrol-tone used for the walls of the admirals day-cabin? I always thought them to by white (whitewash) but after looking at a lot of pictures I am not so shure any more. Lots of pictures show a slight greenish teint that I thought to come from the glazing. One more etape finished on the final lap of the year! The side galleries are fixed again!!! Looks immediately much more victorious. Had them fixed already before but operated them off to redo the glazing bars about a year ago. Even though some small touch-ups on the paint still to be done, they are now destined to stay on :-) The window of the side gallerie is opened, will tell you why afterwards :-) But opening that window prooved to be one of the toughest jobs so far, by cutting the bars out, I suddenly had three ... Refixing the parts and building a fitting frame was just what a young lad needs - patience ;-) Then I made some lanterns for that nobody - in the dark - ... ... does stupid things as sodomy was rewarded with a nice yardarm dance. The top floor lantern is fixed on the side pocket. And of course, while fixing the gap to the hull, some glue ran down on the inside of the gallerie, ruining the top window glazing ... OK, low voice cursing, taking down the gallerie again - by now already routine - taking off the old spoilt window, replacing the glazing, refixing the gallerie and being more lucky this time. Greetings, Daniel Does any body has a clue for my enlightment? Happy Christmas greetings, Daniel

The great find that the CA-glue does not leave fog on the transparent foil led to the glazing of the stern-windows. The glue holds very well, the lower row is already done, the middle is waiting to be glued, held in position by a clamp and spread by a toothpick for faster working. Next was the outside of sidepockets and drop, here to remember the original on my model in 2004: Perhaps one realised on some of the previous pictures that I already took off the lower part of the carvings ;-) The small lower end I turned from wood. The rest is sheet 0,5 mm. First task: The drop has completely different proportions and form than the original. So I had to adapt the design. Glueing the upper part with dichlormethan I realised how this glue softens the material :-) So I used this effect on both parts to make nice mouldings into the material on all parts ... ... put a little bit colour ... ... a little bit of ink ... ... and here we go :-) The overview much more close to the original size. Grüßle, Daniel

Hy dear victorian people, look what I just unearthed from my vaults and shiver with devotion ;-) This piece I got on my first visit in 1991 in the museums shop with certificate. Guess it is not 1765 but I still think where I could incorporate a part of it into my model :-) Huurrrrrrrrrraaaaaaaahhhhh!!!! Finally after several weeks on having to concentrat onto the job I found some time to work on my Vic :-) Here some before and after shots of the binnacle. Inbetween Mk1, a try that I did beeing tired after the job, witch turned out to be too big ... Here is Mk1´s frame from Ureol ... ... compasses and lamp, then the great surprise, that the superglue does not affect the overhead-foil used to cover the front!!! Great to know for the stern! The front cover is from 0,5 mils sheet. The chimney is 1 mm wire with the now famous copper foil around, the head is the foil pressed into a hole with suitable diameter. Here are the plans for rebuilts ;-) AND: As I used to be an art student the palette is - as it always was - the highlight of the working sessions :-) XXXDAn

Happy to see you back too, Kats! As always great to see your phenix once more rising out off her own ashes :-) XXXDAn