Erik W
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Erik W reacted to Nirvana in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Erik and all, don't despair. A similar tool can be found through UMM-USA.
Here is the link for them, as for quality I have no idea.
Look for GMT 01, 02, 05, 06, 07. About mid page.
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Erik W reacted to jfhealey in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
"Bit of a perfectionist" doesn't quite cut the mustard Erik. Superb!
Best wishes Fred
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Erik W got a reaction from Tossedman in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
I spent the week making 17 belaying pins using my Dremel tool. While it's not too difficult to make one belaying pin, trying to make a bunch that are identical proved to be impossible. Glad I'm done with that step! They turned out pretty good anyway. I remind myself that once all is said and done, there will be rope placed around all of them, so any variations in shape that are visible now, won't be able to be seen then.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Tossedman in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
I've been working on the cannonades the last few weeks. This type of purely repetitive part of modeling is definitely not one of my favorites. Cleaning the char off the first one, and then assembling it was interesting. The other 9, not so much. Haha. It gives me new found respect for you folks building large ships of the line! The objective at this point was to get these as near identical to one another as possible. They need post-assembly clean up after I also build the 2 bow cannons. I'm planning on air brushing the carriages. This will be much less time consuming than hand painting them.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Nirvana in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Thanks for all the likes on my last post. For this week I finished the bow cannons, made the 12 quoin handles, and drilled and added the extra bolts on the gun carriages. Since these will all be painted I went ahead and used .020" styrene rod. It's easier to work with and cut than wire. The bolts stand proud of the surface by .010", which looks good to my eye. I made a quick jig out of .010" thick styrene, and then cut the bolt heads flush with my superb PBL flush cutters (one of the highest quality, best tools I own, and sadly long discontinued - the cutting surface edges are very precise and produce an absolutely perfect flush cut). The last step before the carriages will be painted is to drill the eye bolt holes (with the eye bolts to be added at a later time) and do a bit of clean up and filling where needed.
This will probably be my last update for some time. I have family coming into town next week, and then I head off to Hokkaido, Japan to explore for a while.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from JesseLee in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
It's been a bit over a month since I've posted anything. So consider this as a bit of a proof-of-life post. Haha. I spent 2 ½ weeks traveling around Hokkaido, Japan. That was a lot of fun. Japan is a great place to travel. While home, I have been working on Cheerful. I made a ton of small eye bolts for the gun carriages. I also broke out the airbrush and painted the gun carriages. This morning I primed the brass cannons and carronades. I'll spray them black tomorrow. Here are a couple of quick photos of the progress.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from egkb in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from JesseLee in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Tossedman in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Nunnehi (Don) in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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Erik W reacted to Stuntflyer in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Yup! That's what I did on the Winnie only with Rusty Red instead. Nice work!
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Erik W got a reaction from glbarlow in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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Erik W reacted to JpR62 in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
Superb work on these carronades.
Everything on this deck is truly remarkable, and the deck planking is absolutely stunning. A great source of inspiration.
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Erik W got a reaction from Nirvana in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Cathead in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from PaddyO in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
After the last bit of tweaking on the hull, I've started planking. I attached the first layer of the wales on one side. The run came out pretty well. Not perfect, but it'll do. I lightly sanded the wale, but since it will have a second layer over it, I didn't get to crazy with the sanding. I'm hoping the other side is a match.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from MEDDO in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from PaddyO in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
I glued on all the bulkheads and filler blocks. These went in easily. The notches on both the bulkheads and the false keel are nice and deep, so aside from making sure the bulkheads are 90 degrees to the false keel using a square, the assembly is a no brainer. I included a shot of my recently finished longboat with the Cheerful hull to show the size comparison. I have to say, when I built the longboat, I thought it was big, compared to the 1/160 model railroad stuff I've spent most of my life working on, but the Cheerful is positively HUGE! Haha! I guess it's all relative . . .
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Freebird in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Ryland Craze in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from JpR62 in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Thukydides in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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Erik W got a reaction from Chuck in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale
The carronades and cannons are now finished and ready to be rigged. I applied a black primer/paint coat over the self etching primer. And then dusted them with a dark rust weathering powder (hard to see in these photos). In the last photo they are just temporarily set into place.
Erik
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