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Jung's (my youngest son), as always in the spotlight!

Sometimes the work was brought to a halt, and to do other important things, but the schooner is the number One! Especially now...

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This morning I could not sleep..

This morning I could not sleep..

A little more...

Sometimes the work was brought to a halt, and to do other important things, but the schooner is the number One! Especially now...

Jung's (my youngest son), as always in the spotlight!

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thanks all,
 
I've lined off the cockpit area in some lovely Finnish 2mm ply, it will all be painted. The varnished timber details will be added after painting, & haven't been made yet.
 
The deck beams are in, spaced to suit the model not a real yacht, the interior will be enclosed & not visible. The V beam you can see is because the mast position would intersect that beam, & the rake is sufficient for the base of the mast to miss the lower part of the V. It will ensure that the hull width doesn't move while I'm making it. 
 
You can see that I had to sand the thwart that is immediately aft of the raised deck, after massing it up I realised that it would have had a step in the underside edge varnished seat backrest, which wouldn't look so good. 
 
The deck will go on soon, the deck fittings won't need backing as they won't be functional. 
 
thanks
 

 

 

 

 

HI everyone, thanks for the interest.
 
The hull profile has been cut down, & I've started to put in the deck beams & cockpit area supports. The cockpit area has a series of different heights: a scuppers area that is the same as the top of the transom; a bit lower is the seat tops, with a slightly higher curved-top thwart at the front of the cockpit, & lowest the cockpit sole height which is just a little above the waterline. The framing & beams are glue-laminated curved & straight beams, all in Spotted Gum. The sizes are not meant to be to scale but they are probably not far off. It will be lined in 2mm plywood & painted, with clear finished details. I've added a photo that helps show the final layout. One nice detail is the removable timber panels either side of the hatch.
 

 

 

 
 

I reshaped the profile of the keel line to a smooth curve - it is probably not what would have been built, but it looks nice & does reflect the drawings.
 
The painting has been redone, & is probably not over yet; I'm sure there will be some damage, & the topsides might be too cream but it's hard to tell at the moment. The paints are all mixed, gloss enamel for the topsides & matt acrylic for the underwater parts. The boot top is a mixture of an opaque enamel with some metallic added, the colour will make sense when the gunwales & sponsons (lower gunwales) are added. The antifouling colour in enamel wasn't working out well, it wasn't matt enough & the colour was blue rather than pale grey. When the hull shape on a boat doesn't change shape dramatically near the waterline, I like an underwater colour that isn't a huge contrast to the topsides, so that you can see the shape into the water as an extension of the above-water shape, hence the pale grey.
 
The boot top line masking bled a bit, & the transom part seems to be off a bit, so some touching up required. Also, it might not be obvious in the photos but the line itself is not as good as I'd hoped, but when you realise that it's actually only a very small deviation from a the curve, it might not be practical to amend it by such a small amount as the change might not look so good.
 
As you can see, the right-way-up support frame is made & she was cut off the build frame - it's very nice to see the lines - it is hard to appreciate the lines upside down, we are probably so used to seeing them one way.
 
The next steps, I think, will be to cut the profiles as the hull steps down from the raised deck. Also deck beams & mock up the deck & cockpit area in 2mm plywood. At the bottom is the start of a deck plan, at the moment it just shows the basic shapes that would be in ply - the cockpit seating & edge of the raised deck etc. The cockpit seats are solid, not hollow under. I will shape it all in ply & add timber & veneer sheets as required. I have some Queensland Maple veneer & some timber as well.
 
Thanks for looking, MP
 

 

 

 

 

 

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Not many photos this week.  With the engine complete I've moved on to the boiler deck.  I'm going to attempt to build it flat and lay it onto its supporting posts.  I've drawn the deck beams along the proper sheer in AutoCAD to get the proper beam spacing. I did the same for the main deck  If all goes as planned, it should shorten to the proper length when bent to the sheer.
 
 
Kevin's sketch of the boiler deck cabin arrangement.

 
Boiler deck being assembled on a drawing of the flattened main deck.

 
 
This post was light on photos so I decided to throw these in.  Our conservation lab has received a large number of artillery shells from the C.S.S Georgia and they needed wrenches to remove the fuses (the explosive has been rendered inert by years of submersion in salt water)  The manager of the lab, Jim Jobling, came up with the idea of using socket wrench sockets for the job.  It took me five minutes to mill down the teeth and they work beautifully.

 

 

Work on Granado has now begun. As always, the initial work is fairly routine and a "just get through it" process. The ply framing pieces are good, although the slots are a little loose. This was easily corrected by my usual practice of overdoing bracing of the bulkheads with stripwood pieces. I also added pieces to box the mast holes.
 
The point of interest to me was that I decided to plank the lower hull in holly. As a result, I needed to do the stem and keel in holly, as well. The stem was cut from holly sheet, using the kit part as a template. The keel was cut from holly strip, with a boxwood strip added for a false keel, as shown in AOTS.
 
Now it's on to the dreaded gunport strips.
 
Bob

Paul! Beauty will save the world! You create beauty...

Continuation.
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
The beginning of the relation is available at this address:
 
 
http://5500.forumact...ndre-1-24#66516
 
 
 
Regards, Paul

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Hello friends.
 
Artillery of the vessel 74. gunship.
Second batterie gun 18,pdr
Scale 1:15
 
Karl
 
 
 
 

Hi friends.
 
By the construction of the model  ( 18, pdr Canon ) I have made
mistake to which me Mr. Gerard Delacroix from France drew the attention.
I will correct these mistakes and show the change in new pictures.
Karl

tadheus! Thank you very much for your work and fotos!!!

Well, that's how you all doing?!!! Continue to learn...

tadheus! Thank you very much for your work and fotos!!!

Superjob!!!