G.L.

Patrick,

Is looking nice. What kind of paint do you use for the white?

G.L.

The finished gangways

When dry I plank the gangways on the paper template. Between the planks I use again black cardboard strip caulking. To keep the planks firmly in place while gluing, I use nails in predrilled holes. The holes will later be used for tree nails.

I stain them with dark oak stain.

Making the gangway. I first saw the gangway trims and glue them on a paper template.

2 hours ago, yvesvidal said:

I believe there is beauty in all forms of Cross-sections: 

1) Just the hull presented as a precious Jewel: 

 

Yves

Yves, I like very much the first one. Any idee what ship it is?

G.L.

I make the brackets from 2x2mm brass. I make first a paper template directly signed off the model and ply the brass rods with the help of pliers. When I have all the parts, I solder them following the shape on the paper template.

Derek,

You are quickly catching up with me.

G.L.

7 hours ago, Derek C said:

She is a looking good ! At 24 scale she is big , I

I got a question for you , how did you cut the razor blade ? Did I miss this step ?

I think that is awesome and want to try to do the same .

Thanks

Derek

 

Hi Derek,

I cut the blade with a Dremel rotary saw and when needed I finish it of with a file. The blade is not a razor blade but a piece of a cutter blade. I think that a razor blade would fracture while scraping oak.

Then again tree nailing the completed part. Continuing to the bottom and again tree nailing and sanding.

In the second part of the starboard side, I leave an opening in the planking to keep the frames visual. I took over the shape of the opening from the Zeljko Triton cros section which can be found on the cross section forum under the name 'UWEK Triton Build (re-post by mod)'. I made it only a bit wider to show all nine frames.

After completing each third I tree nail and sand it immediately to avoid a long and boring tree nailing job for the whole hull.

I divide the space between the wales and the broad strakes in three equal parts and plank each part  from the sides to the middle.

Time to complete the planking from wales to keel. I start with the garboard- and broad strakes.

Derek,

I posted the reports for my cross section by mistake in your log. I erased them again, therefore you see some empty boxes. My excuses for that!

G.L.

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I divide the space between the wales and the broad strakes in three equal parts and plank each part  from the sides to the middle.

Nice progress Derek. You didn't place the gun ports too low like I did.

G.L.

14.38

Another job finished:

14.37

Gluing them on the bulwark.

14.36

The holes are round off at the outside with a round mill.

14.35

The holes for the sheets have to be drilled in a forward angle.

14.34

In the fore bulwarks there are at both sides 2 holes for the jib sheets. At the outside of the bulwarks the holes are reinforced by a wooden piece. I saw them at the right length and sand them to their shape