ioanniz

well...today I finished copper plating the hull and the rudder, and I applied a first coat of blue patina, the result after one hour was this
 

and some photos of the copper plating, i used copper tape and a riveting tool to simulate the copper plates, this weekend i finished one side
 

and some photos of the paint job, as you noticed i decided to add aftermarket cannoports cause i had a majot problem to build the frames perfectly square
 

some photos of the planking
 

well...today I finished copper plating the hull and the rudder, and I applied a first coat of blue patina, the result after one hour was this
 

and some photos of the copper plating, i used copper tape and a riveting tool to simulate the copper plates, this weekend i finished one side
 

and some photos of the paint job, as you noticed i decided to add aftermarket cannoports cause i had a majot problem to build the frames perfectly square
 

some photos of the planking
 

well...today I finished copper plating the hull and the rudder, and I applied a first coat of blue patina, the result after one hour was this
 

some photos of the planking
 

Hello guys, i started this ship at January 2016 and after a long brake period i decided to finish it 
 
here are some photos of the progress so far
 

If there are any questions, just ask!
 
Sjors

hello sjors, yes it was my choice to copper the hull, and i know you have finished san ildefonso  i have read your topic 1000000 times 

Hi Ioannis.
 
i build the San Ildefonso myself but i have double planking and no copper on the hull.
is that youre own choice?
i really like what i see and i will follow you.
 
sjors

nice job joanniz, beautiful ship, I will follow your progress on this

and some photos of the copper plating, i used copper tape and a riveting tool to simulate the copper plates, this weekend i finished one side
 

well...today I finished copper plating the hull and the rudder, and I applied a first coat of blue patina, the result after one hour was this
 

well...today I finished copper plating the hull and the rudder, and I applied a first coat of blue patina, the result after one hour was this
 

A nice introduction to your new project Bob,.....
 
I will with pleasure be following along, wish you a good keellaying session in due time and just as much fun with the build as you had with the "Cheerful"
 
Nils

I spent a good deal of time trying to decide what to do for my next project. The choices ranged through scratch builds and modified kits, cross sections and full ships, and even some thought about doing a plastic or resin warship. In the end, I quickly rejected the modern ships because I just don't think that at my age (76) with arthritic hands and diminishing eyesight, I could do justice to anything in those very small scales.
 
A framed scratch build had strong appeal, but ,as I've explained in other logs, after doing the Triton cross section, I concluded that without power tools (I have nothing but a Dremel) a full framed model was just more than I wished to take on. That left the possibility of another cross section. I was drawn to the Admiralty Models Echo project and the Granado cross section project. The Granado held particular appeal, both because of it's unique subject and the wonderful models that had been turned out by Rusty, Grant and Mobbsie. I was almost set to do this when I realized, while doing the Cheerful rigging, just how much I enjoy rigging and would miss doing it on a cross section.
 
All of that led me to look at the build logs and great models of Granado done by Joe V. and Timmo. I was really impressed at what could be done with the kit with some modifications. Thus, the choice was made.
 
I now have the kit and the AOTS Granado book and I'm trying to figure out just what I'm going to do. I've not done a Caldercraft kit before or any kit with the ply gunport strips. Nor have I done any model with double planking in many years. Some things are clear: I will replace the kit wood with boxwood for the second upper hull planking and holly for the deck planking, as I've done on my recent builds. I'm still undecided as to what to do for the second lower hull planking. I'm inclined to use holly as I did on Fair American, rather than painting some other wood white, but this would also involve replacing the kit's stem, keel and sternpost parts with scratch built holly parts at the outset of the build. A quick decision is in order.
 
I'm looking forward to getting started, and hope that you'll follow along with me.
 
Bob

and some photos of the copper plating, i used copper tape and a riveting tool to simulate the copper plates, this weekend i finished one side
 

and some photos of the copper plating, i used copper tape and a riveting tool to simulate the copper plates, this weekend i finished one side
 

and some photos of the copper plating, i used copper tape and a riveting tool to simulate the copper plates, this weekend i finished one side
 

When I make sails, I use D. Steel's book and make a simple ratio and Proportion between the engravings and the length of the spars of the model and  measure the angles of the engravings with as protractor and draft each sail on silkspan and add a hem to each outside edge.   There are more details on a PDF I will send if you PM me.