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Erik W
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Erik W reacted to rafine in Granado by rafine - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64
Well, the holiday family horde headed back north and it was time to get back to work.
First up was the the mizzen topmast and topgallant and their standing rigging. This involved making the masts, mounting them and doing the topmast shrouds, topmast backstay, topmast stay, topgallant backstay and blocks for the crojack, topsail and topgallant lifts, and the main topgallant braces.
Mast construction was straightforward, starting with dowels, shaped and tapered as necessary, and using the kit parts for trestletrees, crosstrees and caps. As before, the rigging was done using Syren line and blocks and kit deadeyes. I did face one dilemma. There is disagreement among the kit plans, AOTS and Lees as to whether the mizzen topgallant mast had shrouds and/or a forestay. As I read Lees, at this period (1742), there would be neither. I decided to go with that, although the kit plans show shrouds, but no stay, and AOTS shows both.
Bob
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Erik W reacted to druxey in Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Rustyj - FINISHED - 1:48 Scale
Um, no iron bands on shipboard trucks: they would wear the deck out prematurely. Only land-based fort trucks were banded, because the stone would abrade the wood.
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Erik W reacted to Cathead in How Realistic Can One Make Sails?
Just to clarify, I'm not Julie. She started this thread in 2015, I just added to it since the topic seemed a pretty good fit for my own question rather than starting a whole new thread. Thanks for the references!
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Erik W got a reaction from Jack12477 in How Realistic Can One Make Sails?
Julie,
Both of these books address scale sail making. Both authors are committed to using techniques that make sails look realistic and correctly scaled.
https://www.seawatchbooks.com/ItemDisplay.php?sku=115003This supplement is part of this revised masting and rigging book: https://www.seawatchbooks.com/ItemDisplay.php?sku=115002
https://www.seawatchbooks.com/ItemDisplay.php?sku=107002
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Javlin in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
Cool! I love the Fokker Dr.1. That kit looks like a challenge. I like the complex look of WWI aircraft without fabric. After seeing these unique markings, I had built this 1/48 scale Dr.1 years ago.
Erik
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Erik W reacted to Chuck in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Chuck - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - kit prototype
Thanks Allan
Yes the traveler ring is not made from wire that is usually the case. It is made from 1mm brass tube. Its easier to use and looks better. You cut the rings like you would if you were using wire. Just wrap around a dowel and then cut with a saw. Then a small length of 24 gauge wire is inserted into the tube to close it up...you can push it pretty far into the tube so no solder is even required. But first you should slide your shackle and hook onto it and then close it up....those are also made from 24 gauge wire.
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Erik W got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
Cool! I love the Fokker Dr.1. That kit looks like a challenge. I like the complex look of WWI aircraft without fabric. After seeing these unique markings, I had built this 1/48 scale Dr.1 years ago.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from JesseLee in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Thanks for the input guys. That's pretty much what my thought on a correction was. Annnd . . . Chuck, thanks for the advice on not worrying about it. Believe it or not I woke up at 3:30am this morning fretting over this! You'd think in this day and age if I was going to be awake worrying at that hour, it would be about something of a more important nature! I have to say, thankfully this ship building is fun and rewarding, because it seems every step of the way some unforeseen problem rears it's ugly head. I try to remind myself that I just started this hobby in 2015, so I'm still a rookie. Just trying to reach for the bar a lot of you guys set so high!
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from kees de mol in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
I spent the long weekend doing some planking. The good news is I'm happy with the way the planking looks. These photos area after a rough sanding, which I mostly did to see how the seams looked.
One issue I'm having (as seen in the last photo), is though I've measured everything out, and the planking strips I'm using are a full 3/16" wide, with each row I'm putting down they seem to be falling farther short of my tick marks by a small amount on the middle frames. When I measure the space between what I've done and the keel, sure enough, I'm going to wind up with a bit of a gap (even with a wider garboard plank). My solution is to order more of the wider 7/32" strip from Jason at Crown Timberyard (or Wood Project Source, anyone have experience with them?), and use what will probably be a couple of those in the rows where the two belts meet (where wider planks on the middle frames won't be noticed). Otherwise, I'd have to add a 21st row of strakes, which would screw up the bow and stern. It's weird, everything measured out when I did the tick strips and marked the hull, and measuring the plank width of what I've done so far shows the amidship planks at a full 3/16" wide. The only thing I can think of it has something to do with how I was beveling one edge of each plank . . . but like I said, the mounted planks measure 3/16" wide. Any thoughts?
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Julie Mo in How Realistic Can One Make Sails?
Julie,
Both of these books address scale sail making. Both authors are committed to using techniques that make sails look realistic and correctly scaled.
https://www.seawatchbooks.com/ItemDisplay.php?sku=115003This supplement is part of this revised masting and rigging book: https://www.seawatchbooks.com/ItemDisplay.php?sku=115002
https://www.seawatchbooks.com/ItemDisplay.php?sku=107002
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from druxey in How Realistic Can One Make Sails?
Julie,
Both of these books address scale sail making. Both authors are committed to using techniques that make sails look realistic and correctly scaled.
https://www.seawatchbooks.com/ItemDisplay.php?sku=115003This supplement is part of this revised masting and rigging book: https://www.seawatchbooks.com/ItemDisplay.php?sku=115002
https://www.seawatchbooks.com/ItemDisplay.php?sku=107002
Erik
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Erik W reacted to Rustyj in Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Rustyj - FINISHED - 1:48 Scale
Hi All,
Progressing slow but sure here. As you can see all the gun carriages
have been assembled and I’m adding the eye bolts. Then I have to
sand the trucks and put them on.
Also the carronades and cannon barrels have the first couple coats of paint.
You also see the pile of rings and eye bolts I’ve made for the carriages.
Now that all the festivities are over I hope to have everything assembled by the weekend.
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Erik W got a reaction from egkb in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
I just had to check to see which size deadeyes I bought from Chuck. 6mm. Annnnnnd, since I'm in full on planking mode, I have to say I admire this plank joint. It doesn't get any better than that!
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from src in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Thanks for the input guys. That's pretty much what my thought on a correction was. Annnd . . . Chuck, thanks for the advice on not worrying about it. Believe it or not I woke up at 3:30am this morning fretting over this! You'd think in this day and age if I was going to be awake worrying at that hour, it would be about something of a more important nature! I have to say, thankfully this ship building is fun and rewarding, because it seems every step of the way some unforeseen problem rears it's ugly head. I try to remind myself that I just started this hobby in 2015, so I'm still a rookie. Just trying to reach for the bar a lot of you guys set so high!
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from archjofo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
I spent the long weekend doing some planking. The good news is I'm happy with the way the planking looks. These photos area after a rough sanding, which I mostly did to see how the seams looked.
One issue I'm having (as seen in the last photo), is though I've measured everything out, and the planking strips I'm using are a full 3/16" wide, with each row I'm putting down they seem to be falling farther short of my tick marks by a small amount on the middle frames. When I measure the space between what I've done and the keel, sure enough, I'm going to wind up with a bit of a gap (even with a wider garboard plank). My solution is to order more of the wider 7/32" strip from Jason at Crown Timberyard (or Wood Project Source, anyone have experience with them?), and use what will probably be a couple of those in the rows where the two belts meet (where wider planks on the middle frames won't be noticed). Otherwise, I'd have to add a 21st row of strakes, which would screw up the bow and stern. It's weird, everything measured out when I did the tick strips and marked the hull, and measuring the plank width of what I've done so far shows the amidship planks at a full 3/16" wide. The only thing I can think of it has something to do with how I was beveling one edge of each plank . . . but like I said, the mounted planks measure 3/16" wide. Any thoughts?
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Canute in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Chuck - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - kit prototype
Those traveler rings look great Chuck! I just placed an order.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from mtaylor in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Thanks for the input guys. That's pretty much what my thought on a correction was. Annnd . . . Chuck, thanks for the advice on not worrying about it. Believe it or not I woke up at 3:30am this morning fretting over this! You'd think in this day and age if I was going to be awake worrying at that hour, it would be about something of a more important nature! I have to say, thankfully this ship building is fun and rewarding, because it seems every step of the way some unforeseen problem rears it's ugly head. I try to remind myself that I just started this hobby in 2015, so I'm still a rookie. Just trying to reach for the bar a lot of you guys set so high!
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Engelmann in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
I spent the long weekend doing some planking. The good news is I'm happy with the way the planking looks. These photos area after a rough sanding, which I mostly did to see how the seams looked.
One issue I'm having (as seen in the last photo), is though I've measured everything out, and the planking strips I'm using are a full 3/16" wide, with each row I'm putting down they seem to be falling farther short of my tick marks by a small amount on the middle frames. When I measure the space between what I've done and the keel, sure enough, I'm going to wind up with a bit of a gap (even with a wider garboard plank). My solution is to order more of the wider 7/32" strip from Jason at Crown Timberyard (or Wood Project Source, anyone have experience with them?), and use what will probably be a couple of those in the rows where the two belts meet (where wider planks on the middle frames won't be noticed). Otherwise, I'd have to add a 21st row of strakes, which would screw up the bow and stern. It's weird, everything measured out when I did the tick strips and marked the hull, and measuring the plank width of what I've done so far shows the amidship planks at a full 3/16" wide. The only thing I can think of it has something to do with how I was beveling one edge of each plank . . . but like I said, the mounted planks measure 3/16" wide. Any thoughts?
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from hexnut in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
I just had to check to see which size deadeyes I bought from Chuck. 6mm. Annnnnnd, since I'm in full on planking mode, I have to say I admire this plank joint. It doesn't get any better than that!
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Canute in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Thanks for the input guys. That's pretty much what my thought on a correction was. Annnd . . . Chuck, thanks for the advice on not worrying about it. Believe it or not I woke up at 3:30am this morning fretting over this! You'd think in this day and age if I was going to be awake worrying at that hour, it would be about something of a more important nature! I have to say, thankfully this ship building is fun and rewarding, because it seems every step of the way some unforeseen problem rears it's ugly head. I try to remind myself that I just started this hobby in 2015, so I'm still a rookie. Just trying to reach for the bar a lot of you guys set so high!
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from tadheus in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
I spent the long weekend doing some planking. The good news is I'm happy with the way the planking looks. These photos area after a rough sanding, which I mostly did to see how the seams looked.
One issue I'm having (as seen in the last photo), is though I've measured everything out, and the planking strips I'm using are a full 3/16" wide, with each row I'm putting down they seem to be falling farther short of my tick marks by a small amount on the middle frames. When I measure the space between what I've done and the keel, sure enough, I'm going to wind up with a bit of a gap (even with a wider garboard plank). My solution is to order more of the wider 7/32" strip from Jason at Crown Timberyard (or Wood Project Source, anyone have experience with them?), and use what will probably be a couple of those in the rows where the two belts meet (where wider planks on the middle frames won't be noticed). Otherwise, I'd have to add a 21st row of strakes, which would screw up the bow and stern. It's weird, everything measured out when I did the tick strips and marked the hull, and measuring the plank width of what I've done so far shows the amidship planks at a full 3/16" wide. The only thing I can think of it has something to do with how I was beveling one edge of each plank . . . but like I said, the mounted planks measure 3/16" wide. Any thoughts?
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from tlevine in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
I spent the long weekend doing some planking. The good news is I'm happy with the way the planking looks. These photos area after a rough sanding, which I mostly did to see how the seams looked.
One issue I'm having (as seen in the last photo), is though I've measured everything out, and the planking strips I'm using are a full 3/16" wide, with each row I'm putting down they seem to be falling farther short of my tick marks by a small amount on the middle frames. When I measure the space between what I've done and the keel, sure enough, I'm going to wind up with a bit of a gap (even with a wider garboard plank). My solution is to order more of the wider 7/32" strip from Jason at Crown Timberyard (or Wood Project Source, anyone have experience with them?), and use what will probably be a couple of those in the rows where the two belts meet (where wider planks on the middle frames won't be noticed). Otherwise, I'd have to add a 21st row of strakes, which would screw up the bow and stern. It's weird, everything measured out when I did the tick strips and marked the hull, and measuring the plank width of what I've done so far shows the amidship planks at a full 3/16" wide. The only thing I can think of it has something to do with how I was beveling one edge of each plank . . . but like I said, the mounted planks measure 3/16" wide. Any thoughts?
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Mike Y in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Thanks for the input guys. That's pretty much what my thought on a correction was. Annnd . . . Chuck, thanks for the advice on not worrying about it. Believe it or not I woke up at 3:30am this morning fretting over this! You'd think in this day and age if I was going to be awake worrying at that hour, it would be about something of a more important nature! I have to say, thankfully this ship building is fun and rewarding, because it seems every step of the way some unforeseen problem rears it's ugly head. I try to remind myself that I just started this hobby in 2015, so I'm still a rookie. Just trying to reach for the bar a lot of you guys set so high!
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from pete48 in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
I spent the long weekend doing some planking. The good news is I'm happy with the way the planking looks. These photos area after a rough sanding, which I mostly did to see how the seams looked.
One issue I'm having (as seen in the last photo), is though I've measured everything out, and the planking strips I'm using are a full 3/16" wide, with each row I'm putting down they seem to be falling farther short of my tick marks by a small amount on the middle frames. When I measure the space between what I've done and the keel, sure enough, I'm going to wind up with a bit of a gap (even with a wider garboard plank). My solution is to order more of the wider 7/32" strip from Jason at Crown Timberyard (or Wood Project Source, anyone have experience with them?), and use what will probably be a couple of those in the rows where the two belts meet (where wider planks on the middle frames won't be noticed). Otherwise, I'd have to add a 21st row of strakes, which would screw up the bow and stern. It's weird, everything measured out when I did the tick strips and marked the hull, and measuring the plank width of what I've done so far shows the amidship planks at a full 3/16" wide. The only thing I can think of it has something to do with how I was beveling one edge of each plank . . . but like I said, the mounted planks measure 3/16" wide. Any thoughts?
Erik
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Erik W reacted to Nirvana in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Erik, even though many years of modelling I considering myself a rookie and always be, it's a way for me to get more experience.
I will never consider myself a "pro", no matter how much more experience I am collecting.
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