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Then it was finally time for some less time-consuming details inboard. I added the knees on each side of the thwarts and the steps to get in the cockpit. I left these unpainted as Thought it would look better. I also added the locker hinges on the cockpit seat, the iron rings bolted on the floorboards and the stanchions under each thwart. It was finally coming together inboard. For making the rings...I created the rings from 22 gauge black wire. Then I bent another piece around them as shown below. After they are inserted in the floorboards it looks more to scale than if I used a second eyebolt and inserted the ring. The eye of the eyebolts always look too big to my eye. Chuck
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Next it was time to create the decorative panels inboard. I used thin strips of boxwood. 1/32 x 1/16". These were scraped to give them a nice fancy profile. The corners of each panel were mitred to keep things neat and tidy. This took some considerable time to complete. As you can imagine...it required a lot of paint touch up. From this point forward I used yellow carpenters glue exclusively because it made clean up easy. After each part of a given panel was glued into position...just a wet brush could be used to remove any excess that squeezed out.
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When the thwarts were all done...I added 1/16" x 1/16" strips between them. These were filler strips for the inboard planking so I didnt have to notch a wider plank. Then I planked up to the sheer line and painted everything inboard. The cap rail was added. I made it over sized so I could create an overhang outboard. It was sanded flush to the inboard planking. I then took a scraper to make that overhang beaded. It adds a nice touch. To create the scraper I used various needle files and such. You can see a picture of the scarper posted. Chuck
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Now it was time to start adding the details...I added the cockpit seat back and painted the risers. The risers are the pieces along the inside of the hull and the thwarts (seats) sit on top of them. With the seatback shaped I added the thwarts and the cockpit locker and seats. The thwarts had a beaded line scribed down both sides. this was easy to recreate. I used a sharp awl and ran it down the thwart edge with a steel ruler used as a guide. The risers were painted first because it would have been tough to do so after the thwarts were added. Chuck
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Now that the hull is planked, I can remove the bulkhead centers to reveal the framed interior. The centers are held in place with small tabs. Once I file through the tabs along the top of each bulkhead (one on each side), I simply bent the center downward to snap the third tab on the bottom of the bulkhead. Then the bulkhead centers could be removed. This was done very carefully and slowly. I chose not to use a blade or a saw because that tends to pull the center of the bulkhead and split the frames. I find the file works best and I use a light touch when I get close to finishing each tab. The inside was faired to reduce the frames down to a consistent thickness. You can see all of the glue smears between the frames. After the interior frames were faired, I scraped the inside faces of the outboard planking to remove the smears. This took quite a long time was well worth it. I used the blade shown. Its curved profile matched the concave interior hull shape. Then a coat of wipe on poly was applied. It really cleaned up well!! I was quite pleased. Then the floor boards were added along with the cockpit floor. To finish off this step I added the risers. They were carefully pre-bent and spiled to make installation easier. I used the outboard planking as a guide to line it up a consistent distance from the shear line.
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Then I added two more at the keel including the garboard strake. This left a space in between on both sides of the hull to fill in. Having these strakes added like this really firmed up the hull. The remainder of planks were added to complete this step. I used a number two pencil to simulate the tarred seams between each plank. When the planking was completed I added the stern post and cut the keel flush to the end of it. I am just using wipe on poly for a finish. Chuck
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After the hull was faired, I began planking using 3/16" x 1/32" boxwood planks. Two planks were added along the shear first. The top-most plank was left extra long for now because that is where teh decorative transom will go much later in the project. Various methods were used to bend the planks properly ahead of time so they would conform to teh shape of the hull.
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Once the false keel is tapered on both sides I glued the keel and stem into position. I was careful to center the keel along the bottom of the false keel. This created a consistent rabbet for the planking. I Allowed the basswood keel to run beyond the aft end of the false keel. It will be trimmed to the proper length later after the planking and stern post is added. Then the bulkheads were added and the transom. Care was taken to make sure they were all perpendicular to the keel. I guess if I wanted to I could have glued a piece down the tops of the bulkheads to keep them square with the keel. But I think I could be careful while planking and this wont be needed. Two bow fillers were also added to aid in the planking process.
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To begin I designed the plans so I could laser cut the keel and bulkheads. Here you can see the bulkhead former being prepared to accept the bulkhead frames. I beveled the stern area and continued it up to the bow to create a rabbet for the hull planking. To make it easier I used a length of black tape along the bottom of the piece which left an equal 1/32" of space to remove for the rabbet creation. This made it easier to keep it straight and consistent. Chuck
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Searching for inspiration, I came across some models for 18th century pinnaces. There were large 32 foot pinnaces and many smaller examples to look at. I was particularly fond of a model from the NMM in Greenwich. It was a model of a 21 foot long single banked pinnace from around 1750. It would make an excellent subject for this mini project. It has a paneled interior and some decorative merits. I found an original draft on the NMM website that was almost identical to this small 4 oared pinnace. Things were started to come together nicely. I wasn’t necessarily thrilled with the color scheme shown on this model (pictured above) so I continued looking for some decorative alternatives. The pinnace was used a means of transport for a ship’s captain or other officers. It was not intended to be used to perform any other task. Tasks such as transporting water and other stores were normally left for the larger and heavier built boats like the longboat or launch. It was basically an officer’s private transport. It was designed to be rowed although larger pinnaces could be sailed. It wasn’t very seaworthy and was designed for primarily shore duties. After all, the officers did need a stylish way to get from their anchored ship to the dockyard. As such, the decorations were usually added much later at the officer’s and captain’s own expense. So here is my journey in creating this scratch built model. The frames are basswood and everything else will be Boxwood. You can download this full set of instructions below as a PDF. This was the prototype for the new Model Shipways kit. Click Here to download this practicum Chuck
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Two reminders ... The two Completed ship model gallery categories are for photos of completed models only. That's why they are named as such. Second ... you must include the name of your model in the title of your gallery folder! Think about this one, folks -- when people search for a model in the gallery, what search term are they most likely going to use? That's right -- they're going to search for the name of a ship! BTW, you don't have to put your name in the gallery title, since your folder and each of its images is stamped with your username. PLEASE do not post albums of your work in progress! This gallery is meant to display the finished models and not become a second redundant build log. It just wont work!!! Thanks in advance! If you have photos of your models in progress please post them in a build log or other appropriate forum category. Chuck
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Looking great rusty...thanks for posting the log once again. I am sure our members will be glad to see it take shape once again. Chuck
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Looking great. Its wonderful to see the log up again. Thank you for that. Hopefully you will get some company in this forum soon too!! I will try and reach out to some of the folks who also started logs of the longboat. Chuck
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Great that this log is up and running once again. Good stuff Augie Chuck
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Ditto....fine to see this great project back online. Looking forward to more. Chuck
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Great stuff.....looking forward to more. Chuck
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