EJ_L
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Thank you all for the comments and likes. Progress update on the planking, I now have the second row of wales and middle gun deck planking in place. Next I will work on the beakhead, installing the bulkhead and deck planking as well as cutting out the curved hull where it slopes from the forecastle down to the beakhead. This will also include more work on the stem post. Moving aft, I will complete the planking up to the cut outs for the cabins. I will frame out the gun ports in the forward two cabins on each side. I still need to finish the build out of the Admiral’s cabin which I am still working on the designs.
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Sorry to hear of your bad health. I wish you the best for a speedy and complete recovery.
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Just a quick update, ran the lower wales and first band of planks for the lower gun deck on the starboard side. Now I’ve moved up the he middle gun deck wales.
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Thanks Marc. The scarfs are hand made. I ran long strips of wood from the stem as far back as they would go, laid out the pattern and scribed the scarf joints in with a #11 blade. I went over the lines several times to give the joints depth. Where the strips stopped, I will splice on an additional piece to complete the wales to the stern. That joint will be the only actual scarf joint. The process is really quite simple and easy enough to repeat. I will likely have to go back and run the blade through the joints after I sand on the wales prior to finishing the wood to deepen and clean out sawdust.
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If there has been one good thing to all of the rain we have been getting here, I’ve had a lot of time to work on the ship. This was taken a few days ago as I was pulling into work. Fortunately, it hadn’t submerged the road in though a lot of places around us were underwater. We are on a slight hill which helped. I finished he’s installing the rest of the gun port frames on the lower and middle decks. Both sides are now complete. With the frames installed and sanded to fit the contours of the hull, I was able to start the outer planking. First the three rows of lower wales. Once those were in place, I laid the first band of planks at the lower gun deck. I’m now repeating that process on the opposite side. Then it will be a matter of repeating the pattern of Wales and planks till I reach the upper deck. Lots of work still to go so thank you all for settling in and sticking around on these long builds! 😀
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The cut in and built up windows look much better than if you would have painted them. Good choice!
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They were just under 8 years, low mileage and still good treads on them. I think part of the problem comes from the fact that it doesn't get driven very often. I have a company truck that I use for work, and a lot of daily driving. That truck only really gets used on the weekends, which I don't really go that many places, or on vacation trips. Lack of use can be just as harmful on tires as wearing them out as they can dry rot and you don't notice it. I did get them replaced this week and we looked to see if we could tell what may have caused it, but nothing was obvious. I called around to a few of my mechanic friends and they all agree that most modern tires are only designed to last about 8 years. Once they hit that time frame, regardless of usage, they become more prone to failure. Or, it was simply a chance accident. The worst part is it drained my hobby funds! As for the ship, thank you very much for the kind words. She is safely under plastic for a while as I work on Royal Louis. I will return after I tire of installing planking to continue rigging. In the meantime, I am looking into the running rigging a little deeper than usual as I am debating on installing sails, probably furled, on her. Even furled, I will still need to add in a lot more rigging that is largely undocumented on the provided plan sheets which means reading deeper into other source materials. Anderson is a huge help here. Also, there are the sails themselves. I am still looking into a suitable material for them and techniques to make them look good. Lots of good lunch time reading through other build logs for guidance.
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You could stabilize the hull with temporary wood beams. They would give you the rigid structure to allow for further hull work and can be removed later when you are ready to work on the decks. For the decks themselves, I would use a piece of stiff paper, card stock, or similar material that you can trim to fit and see what looks right to get everything correct. Then simply use that for a template to trim the plastic decks as needed. The lower deck has the advantage in that nearly all of it will never be seen and so any errors, especially along the hull, will never be known to anyone but you.
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First two rows of gun ports have been framed. I left them sticking past the hull slightly so that I can shape them to conform to the hull curvature. Now to make the opposite side match. The upper gun deck will go in a bit later. Part of that work will be removing the false frames of the kit and replacing them with more accurate framing for bulkhead thickness.
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I’ve finished punching the gun port openings. 92 ports are now ready for framing.
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Nice build! It looks like you are moving along and doing good for a first build. I hope you are enjoying it overall, though I'm sure you have faced frustration as well. Anytime you drill or cut holes into finished planking is a scary moment. Glad yours have turned out well. The rigging is indeed tricky but take your time and think through the steps and you will be fine. Try to work from the center outward as much as possible and have a couple pairs of long tweezers handy. Keep up the good work and you will have a nice model!
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I've loved having two projects going at the same time, but I am fortunate to have plenty of room for it, especially when considering the sizes of my current builds. There would have been no way to have done this at my old house. Thanks to everyone for the nice words, likes and following along. I do not have any current pictures, but I have been busy punching the gun ports. I've completed the starboard side and am over halfway done with the port side. I should have them all cut out in another session or two. This weekend for sure unless life gets in the way. Once they are all opened up, I will rip down some blood wood for the sills and jambs and start installing them. I also need to rip some more walnut strips for the wales as I will be ready to install them once the gun port frames are complete. I promise pictures soon!
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Thank you! It is good to be back on this build. I'm ready to get the hull shaped up and the finish planking started. Should be lots of development ahead!
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Very nice work. I think it would be neat to leave one side open to show all of the framing where it meets the cap rail as well as the gun port framing. Maybe leave the waterway and the cap rail in place but remove the planking in between.
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Hull work has resumed. Spent some time working filler and sanding the hull and now I’ve got her to where I can start working on planking. With that done, I laid out the wale lines and making sure both sides are an even match. Now I get to punch the gun ports. Once those are opened up, I can install the framing. I’m thinking of using bloodwood to simulate the red paint of the gun port frames and inside the lids. I would like to avoid using paints on the build with the exceptions of the carvings. More to follow in the coming days and weeks. Good to be back on this build. 😀
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Thanks Marc and John for those kind words and to everyone for the likes and following along on this long journey. I love the look of the round tops used in those early centuries. They offer some style as well as function and also, in my opinion, look like what one would expect to see that high up on a mast; a working platform with rails to prevent falling. When they turned to more square tops with only a rail on the aft side for securing working lines, they became a minimalist work platform only. Granted, they functioned better with the sails and improving the sailing qualities of the ships is the more important thing. Still, I like the look of them far better though, they are a pain to build.
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It is my understanding that the extra planking remained more of the sweeping curve design as Marc has done on S.R. until the early-mid 18th century when the "S" curve started to make its way into the designs. By the mid-late 18th, the added planking for the anchor protection was basically built into the hull itself so there was no visible line showing where it was. This design had the added benefit of heavier planking around the bow. On plans, the line would be shown to indicate where the added planking would have stopped but, it would not be visible from the finished exterior.
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Bowsprit top is secured. The bowsprit itself is still loose. I think I will wait to secure it until the topmast and yard are in place and I am ready to run the rigging. It is just easier to work on it loose and it’s nice to be able to remove it when moving the entire ship around. Well, time to let the workers have some time off from this yard and wake up those on Royal Louis. I think I am going to log in some hours on that build for awhile. See you all either over there, or back here when I return! 😀
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The coloring is indeed beautiful and the subtle weathering effects add a lot of depth and character to the hull. I don't know if it was intentional or not, but the way the wash looks darker around the port openings gives the impression of smoke from canon fire soaking into the wood.
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Attaching blocks to the bowsprit. Trying to rig as much as possible before securing it in place.
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I think the wheel is okay. I have not seen any visible damage, but won't know for certain till I get the tire off and check it out. I'm hoping not, but would not surprise me if it did.
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I'm not sure what caused it to blow. I did not see anything on the roadway, but more than likely it was damaged earlier and chose that moment to go. The tires and quality tires and were not in bad shape with only about 35,000 miles on them. I am going to have the repair shop look and see if they notice anything when they pull it off the rim or if there has been any similar issues with the same type of tire. I will likely replace all of them anyway just to keep the balance even across the truck. Fortunately, I have a second truck that I drive for work so I'm not stranded. Not something I want to experience again though. As for the ship, thank you all for the likes, compliments and critiques. As always, they are greatly appreciated.
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Had a rough start to the weekend when a tire on my truck blew out while I was going 70mph on the highway. Exciting moment when the truck suddenly lunged to the right. Fortunately, I was able to keep control and pull off safely. Now I get to go tire shopping instead of buying wood for Royal Louis.... 😕 Mast work is progressing well. The tops have been built and dry fit. Still have a few details to add to the bowsprit as well as attaching the blocks and then I will be able to permanently install it and add the gammoning. Once the bowsprit is in place, the stays will be fit to the fore, main and mizzen. First, it is time to take a little time and clean up the table. It has become a bit too cluttered with wood scraps.
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