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ken3335 got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi, More updates, I’m really flying through this build, really enjoying it and can’t put it down.
I’ve made, painted and fitted the bowsprit along with its bracing chains and flagstaff. It all went okay. The dolphin striker and side spars proved just a little awkward as they are attached on hinges which needed to be made up, the chains had to be just the right tension each side so as not to pull them out of alignment. The flagstaff was an afterthought which I made up from a welding rod topped off with one of the small portholes that were left over, I'll remove it when I do the rigging then paint it white when fitted.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi, Again thanks for your likes, please keep them coming.
Another short update on my progress. I have now finished and fitted the strops and turnbuckles along the sides. They were easy to make, just folded over brass strips trapping a brass ring in the fold with the turnbuckle attached then nailing them to the hull. The difficulty came with positioning and spacing them. You will see that there is no way of avoiding the portholes, most models of this ship that I have seen have the strops at what looks like unrealistic angles to keep them the same length and avoid fouling the ports, they didn’t look right. I decided that I would keep the angles all the same and just cut them short where they would foul. I think that they came out well and even if they are not right they look more aesthetic.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from Dilbert55 in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi, Again thanks for your likes, please keep them coming.
Another short update on my progress. I have now finished and fitted the strops and turnbuckles along the sides. They were easy to make, just folded over brass strips trapping a brass ring in the fold with the turnbuckle attached then nailing them to the hull. The difficulty came with positioning and spacing them. You will see that there is no way of avoiding the portholes, most models of this ship that I have seen have the strops at what looks like unrealistic angles to keep them the same length and avoid fouling the ports, they didn’t look right. I decided that I would keep the angles all the same and just cut them short where they would foul. I think that they came out well and even if they are not right they look more aesthetic.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from marktiedens in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi, Again thanks for your likes, please keep them coming.
Another short update on my progress. I have now finished and fitted the strops and turnbuckles along the sides. They were easy to make, just folded over brass strips trapping a brass ring in the fold with the turnbuckle attached then nailing them to the hull. The difficulty came with positioning and spacing them. You will see that there is no way of avoiding the portholes, most models of this ship that I have seen have the strops at what looks like unrealistic angles to keep them the same length and avoid fouling the ports, they didn’t look right. I decided that I would keep the angles all the same and just cut them short where they would foul. I think that they came out well and even if they are not right they look more aesthetic.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi, Here's the derrick fitted and rigged.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from Dilbert55 in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi, Here's the derrick fitted and rigged.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from robdurant in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi, Here's the derrick fitted and rigged.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi, Once again thanks for your likes. Next I decided to make up the large derrick that’s used to lower the ships pinnace and motor launch from the midships. The plans for this at first glance looked easy enough but they were like a Chinese puzzle, almost impossible to interpret. First problem was that the plan was not to scale and only the diameters were given, there are three different size rollers supplied but no indication as to which size went where. There is no rigging guide for it so it was difficult to understand how it would work which would have helped understand how it all fit together.
It eventually came together and I now understand its concept. At times there were up to seven pieces that needed to be held together so that all the holes for the holding pins lined up, all of them very small and tricky to hold, I had to get my wifes help with this as I just don’t have enough fingers. I completed the unit by painting, adding lights and horn and the cable guides, it is now ready to mount and rig, but I’ll do that in another session.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi. Carrying on from my last post I continued making up the stern davits. I’m getting quite a bit of soldering practice on this build and improving all the time. The davits were made up of thirteen pieces of brass rods and wire of various sizes, shaped and soldered together, again not to be painted. I won’t do the other davits just yet as I think that they would get in the way of the rigging. You will notice that I have also made and added the brass boom support. I also made and attached the reserve anchors at the stern and the lifebelts.
Next week I’ll be doing the strops and turnbuckles for the shrouds ready for the masting.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from MartinB in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi. Carrying on from my last post I continued making up the stern davits. I’m getting quite a bit of soldering practice on this build and improving all the time. The davits were made up of thirteen pieces of brass rods and wire of various sizes, shaped and soldered together, again not to be painted. I won’t do the other davits just yet as I think that they would get in the way of the rigging. You will notice that I have also made and added the brass boom support. I also made and attached the reserve anchors at the stern and the lifebelts.
Next week I’ll be doing the strops and turnbuckles for the shrouds ready for the masting.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi, Thanks again for those likes. This is just a short update on my progress. Only the rails at the stern to show, but progress is progress. You may notice that I've started the rear boat davit, one of many, there are eleven ships boats on board, something to look forward to building, ( or not )
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from marktiedens in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi. Carrying on from my last post I continued making up the stern davits. I’m getting quite a bit of soldering practice on this build and improving all the time. The davits were made up of thirteen pieces of brass rods and wire of various sizes, shaped and soldered together, again not to be painted. I won’t do the other davits just yet as I think that they would get in the way of the rigging. You will notice that I have also made and added the brass boom support. I also made and attached the reserve anchors at the stern and the lifebelts.
Next week I’ll be doing the strops and turnbuckles for the shrouds ready for the masting.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from Dilbert55 in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi, Thanks again for those likes. This is just a short update on my progress. Only the rails at the stern to show, but progress is progress. You may notice that I've started the rear boat davit, one of many, there are eleven ships boats on board, something to look forward to building, ( or not )
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from MartinB in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi, Thanks again for those likes. This is just a short update on my progress. Only the rails at the stern to show, but progress is progress. You may notice that I've started the rear boat davit, one of many, there are eleven ships boats on board, something to look forward to building, ( or not )
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi, Thanks again for those likes. This is just a short update on my progress. Only the rails at the stern to show, but progress is progress. You may notice that I've started the rear boat davit, one of many, there are eleven ships boats on board, something to look forward to building, ( or not )
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi. The build continues, this time it’s the platform that the two large pinnace sit on, a bit fiddly to make because of the round slats but no real problem. I’ve also made and fitted some small parts but these now seem not worth mentioning. I’ve attached some pictures.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from Dilbert55 in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi. The build continues, this time it’s the platform that the two large pinnace sit on, a bit fiddly to make because of the round slats but no real problem. I’ve also made and fitted some small parts but these now seem not worth mentioning. I’ve attached some pictures.
Ken
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ken3335 reacted to Kevin in HMS Enterprise by Kevin - CAF - 1/48 - August 2020
good evening everyome
Day 19 full frames and cants
i delayed putting the cants in for as long as possible, they seamed quite difficult, so best to leave them, but the time had to come
i may have mentioned it previously. that there are laser etched lines on a lot of the ribs, these provide a rough fairing line,
so the same goes for the cants, also there is a angle template provided for each numbered cant to help achieve the correct angle, this template is to set up the bench sander at the correct angle, mine kept moving so i devised my own answer by gluing the template to the cant and then sanding to the correct line, it worked
having done that, i then found i did not have enough room to get access to pin the cants,
so
i removed the top level of the jig
glued starboard cants 2 to 7 in position, when the glue set, i removed the hull from the frame to pin, this will be repeated on the stbd side
the hull drops back into the jig quite easy, im not sure how difficult its going to be to put the top level back on
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ken3335 got a reaction from marktiedens in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi. The build continues, this time it’s the platform that the two large pinnace sit on, a bit fiddly to make because of the round slats but no real problem. I’ve also made and fitted some small parts but these now seem not worth mentioning. I’ve attached some pictures.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hi. The build continues, this time it’s the platform that the two large pinnace sit on, a bit fiddly to make because of the round slats but no real problem. I’ve also made and fitted some small parts but these now seem not worth mentioning. I’ve attached some pictures.
Ken
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ken3335 reacted to Kevin in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
lovely work, im missing mine, didnt think i would
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ken3335 got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hello again. Progress is being made fairly quickly, this build gets addictive once into the small detailed bits. I’ve now completed the rails at the bow end and around the funnel deck and a few other bits, the forward decks are now completed. You will need to look closely at what’s been done as I’m losingo track of the sequence of, build, photo, log as I’m doing bits everywhere at once with no particular plan in mind, a bit like a mad woman’s diary.
Ken
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ken3335 got a reaction from marktiedens in Amerigo Vespucci by ken3335 - Panart - 1/84 scale
Hello again. Progress is being made fairly quickly, this build gets addictive once into the small detailed bits. I’ve now completed the rails at the bow end and around the funnel deck and a few other bits, the forward decks are now completed. You will need to look closely at what’s been done as I’m losingo track of the sequence of, build, photo, log as I’m doing bits everywhere at once with no particular plan in mind, a bit like a mad woman’s diary.
Ken
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ken3335 reacted to KentM in HMS Enterprise by Kevin - CAF - 1/48 - August 2020
Looks like a great kit. You're doing great.
Kent
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ken3335 reacted to James H in HMS Enterprise by Kevin - CAF - 1/48 - August 2020
You're doing this real quick and those frames look great, and smooth.
Nice straight keel line too.
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