Slowhand
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I was just supping a glass of wine and I wondered what happened to this build absolutely fantastic. I wouldn’t dream of attempting a card build. Hope it was finished or nearly finished.- 244 replies
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That’s what I always do, plenty of scope to sand out errors. Your second layers are coming along very nicely.
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Thanks Mikki, the wales on mine are 2 x 5 mm walnut too, just been to check. I thought they might be 3 x 5 mm. Previously I have soaked and bent with heat but quite a few people on the site say heat is the only thing to have an effect which why have only used heat tongs so far on this build. Thanks for the advice will see how I get on. With winter here the white glue is taking an age to set. All the chemistry I studied is of some use for every 10 degree C temp drop, rate of reaction at least halves (Arrenhuis equation).
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Finished one side above the wales. Will have to ask on this site about bending the wales as I don’t think my current method with the Admiral’s hair tongs will do the business but that’s later. Afterwards changed image to one showing better scarf joint only left hand length of wales is fixed. Most likely remove brass pins later.
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Perhaps the planks nearby could be “butted” together. Nice build by the way enjoy seeing how you build sections up.
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Thanks Dave really helpful I will do that. I had a look on Axminster site and reviews were mixed but you can’t beat a personal recommendation. Want to take my building skills a step upwards but I don’t think that will happen with just hand tools.
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I find it sad all the retailers of Proxxon machines in UK don’t have any in store as demo models, I was looking at their FET table saw but it looks I will have to buy on spec.
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Well more second planking, back from holiday so slow progress.
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Started second planking layer with African Walnut, didn’t realise it wasn’t actually proper black walnut but more akin to a mahogany. Anyway, it has quite fine grain and well, I think that’s what Costeo must have used in his build. Better Pictures added now. The camera can be unforgiving
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Welcome to MSW
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Fantastic build, it’s going to be of historical interest in the future. I must ask, do you have a special jig to get pairs of tree nails so even.
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Finished the first planking layer today, not too much filler needed. Looking at Costeo’s build I think it must be walnut for the second layer so probably what I’ll go with. Turned out to be quite straightforward.
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Nearly finished first planking layer typically manage 2- 3 a planks day, slow, but waiting for glue to set slows down the process, not much sanding of bulkheads needed on this build
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That’s much better, you can edge bend 5 x 2 mm lime by heating with hair tongs as well as bending normally using an Amati bender
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I find all OcCre’s plans and descriptions very similar and building the hull follows the same steps and I ignore them as I’ve build enough models now. When I built the San Martin I found instructions to be very deficient for the rigging and I expect this one will be the same. That where this site comes into its own. But rigging is a long time ahead and I am not called Slowhand for nothing!
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Steven, It certainly will be, not sure what wood to use yet. steve
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The plywood hull sides went on very nicely then started first layer of planking 2x 5mm of lime, following instructions from OcCre, not quite realistic but give a nice shape.
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The fit with the false keel, bulkheads and decks was so snug, I didn’t need to build a slipway, just glued 4 blocks of wood on a plywood base to hold build upright. As for my San Martin of a few years ago added blocks between bulkheads to fit false cannons to poke through gun ports. LED lights added to stern areas to twinkle and shine in gloomy interior. OcCre always suggest planking decks before fitting. I decided not to as wanted a deck Color sympathetic to the hull so will plank hull and see how it looks. Definitely not using veneer sapelli planking for the hull.
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A typical OcCre kit, with nice materials, sharp cuts and the sails especially, much better since my last build. The false keel,bulk-heads and deck all fitted together nicely, tight on a dry build but with a bit of easing made a nice frame. Lots of metal fittings I hope to replace, as many as possible but we’ll see.
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Nice to see I have two followers, plenty of seats left in the theatre. Still have the same night watchman just a bit larger and slower. She doesn’t like popcorn.
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I love a Spanish Galleon and have been intending to build this kit for a while. I saw a build log by Costeo a while ago and it inspired me to build the ship. I don’t intend to modify it as much as he did. Two photos from his build below and a link to his build log too. Such a shame it was never completed.
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I wonder if this build was ever completed such a shame if it was not? I am thinking of building this kit and was wondering how Costeo made the windows shown in first post of the build. Alway think a galleon looks better if the window / doors etc are real apertures.
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Nice build, you can sail on a gaff rigged ship The Golden Vanity which is nearly identical to a Mumble-Bee. I did this year, a weekend sailing round the Isle of Wight anti-clockwise.
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Mayflower by tj456 - 1/19 scale
Slowhand replied to tj456's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
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Tim thanks, I must have been expecting the filler to do too much. You’ve probably seen David Duckett’s models, your Spitfire is as good.
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