Jump to content
New Publication - Ship Modeler's Handbook - They're back in stock! Thank you for your patience. ×

AntonyUK

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,181

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by AntonyUK

  1. AntonyUK
    Hi. Thanks for all the likes. Sorry for the brief descriptions on the photos. The main deck is planked with spruce. At this scale the grain looks just right for Pine that would have been used on the real ship. The rudder is not going to be fixed until the model is complete as it protrudes way below the bottom of the ship. I might remake the Anchor winch as the drum does not look right. Needs to be from a core of the tree. The Drum stand was mad then chips cut to give it a bit of texture. The drum skin is shamny leather. The Anchor was a interesting as it has tendons through the shank and the arms. The Bow and Stern ends have working doors. The hole for the gunpoint was milled out on a jig on my proxxon mill. The handrails are made from cherry and need to be put through the sander to finish them. All the ladders have been made. Lots of ladders on this ship. And only 2 decks. The Top deck planking is Tulip wood. Have made this 10 mm wider than nessary as I'm not sure on how it's going to fit. And finally the ship as of yesterday. Turning out to be a large ship model. Have found some Korean soldiers from that time period and at the same scale. I will do the cutaway after the roof is in place. This will leave a 300mm hole in its side. And the edges that have been cut will be painted dull red. The side pillars and the planking are under construction ATM and will take a few more photos as work progresses. Will also take a photo of the jig for making perfect holes in the planks that cannot be drilled without splitting. I have 24 holes to make so time making the jig is well spent. Thanks for looking in. Regards Antony
  2. AntonyUK
    Hi. Updates as per previous post. Main Deck is now planked and needs a fine sanding. Main deck from above. Rudder and tiller. Winch for anchor. Drum Anchor The Bow front panel. Doors are working and I need to add a beam lock to the both ends of the ship. All the hand rails made up . Need finishing before adding to decks. Various ladders made up. also needs finishing. second Deck from above. Second deck from below. Bow and stern ends added to model. That's it for today. Regards Antony.
  3. AntonyUK
    Hi. Well the kitchen is delayed for a few weeks. Ship back on the work area. Have made a few of the deck fittings. Will take a few photos tomorrow and post them. Regards Antony.
  4. AntonyUK
    Yet more reading from the 74 gun ship. In the section of fixings. "Riders- these are fastened in exactly the same way as the bends. Bolts driven through from the hull- planking are forelocked to the upper face of the riders, one through each strake of planking, facetted alternately to the forward and after "Slice" of each rider. It should be noted however that the two lowest strikes (the garboard strake and the first bottom-strake), are merely blind-fastend into the floor-riders, since otherwise through-fastenings would interfere with the bolts of the keelson." Regards Antony
  5. AntonyUK
    Hi Tom. Reading from the Seventy four gun ship volume 1. "The riders look very much like frames, Since they are shaped, worked and assembled in the same way. There are none at all in the after part of the hold; the width and thickness of the riders is the same as for the frames. They are cut away over the keelson and the thick-stuff at the floor-heads, but while they are being worked as much timber as possible is left in the middle to compensate for the amount cut away to accommodate the keelson. Filling-pieces are placed in the air-strakes of the ceiling at the point where the riders run. The riders are assembled in the opposite manner to the frames, in the sense that the floor timbers,which is the after"slice" of the floor-riders. The role of the riders is to counteract the tendency of the frames to sag outwards. In out 74 the futtock-riders finish under the planking of the gundeck." I hope this helps. Regards Antony.
  6. AntonyUK
    Hi Dave. One of the game designers was asking questions on this forum regarding ship design if I an not mistaken. Do you have a in game name?. I already play Archeage. RPG game. Regards Antony.
  7. AntonyUK
    Hi Dave. That says it all. And that a real drive to Acheave a better standard. Which explains your excellent work and results. Now back to the model in hand.. That's one excellent method of learning the planking method. The wood shows a much better curve than the tape you were using. And the infill blocks will help no end. Nice photo's by the way. Regards Antony.
  8. AntonyUK
    Hi. Thanks for all the likes. The model is now packed away until the kitchen is finished. With the builders and kitchen fitters everywhere I would not garnatee it's safety. Will start again @ the end of June. But that will not stop me making the ladders and the roof hexagonal plates. Not sure yet what I will use to make them. Copper sheet or plasticard. I have a punch to make the shapes. The bits I have been reading suggest that they used blades rather than spikes. Not sure which I will go with. Thanks for looking in. Regards Antony.
  9. AntonyUK
    Hi Dave. You are making a excellent job of this ship. I thought it was your first wooden ship... Your skill's are so very good for your first wooden build. I wish there was a Crown Timberyard need me. Hint... Jason sends it in bags so it can be sealed from moisture. Keep it in the bags until needed. Regards Antony.
  10. AntonyUK
    Hi. Happy today...The deck fitted the hull and is now in place. Picture one is the Hull side securing details. I used elastic bands to mark there position as you can see. The Deck being planked. Not sure if these would have been fixed in place or just laid into the recess. another close up of the side fixings. Bow area fixings. Looking from the Bow towards the stern of the ship. Next job will to be finish the deck planking and add the deck beams fixing pins and wedges. Also need to make the ladders that lead from the deck into the hold. Thanks for looking in. Regards Antony.
  11. AntonyUK
    Hi Navymast. Your ship is coming along very nicely. It's a very unique method of building a model ship. And No I do not know of Grant. Post the Question asking about Grant in another section of the forum as some people have not read your post's. Regards Antony.
  12. AntonyUK
    Hi Bob. Time to start scratch building. Just do the bow section.. or Stern section with what's left over. It's a shame to bin the work that you have put into it. Well it's more time to spend on your Gun Station. Regards Antony?
  13. AntonyUK
    Hi. A little update.. First photo is showing the Deck assembly with the bulwark/Strake being added to the deck beams. Using a board with the correct camber the deck is held in place and the bulwarks are driven tight with wedges. This is a method of getting the correct angles for the support braces. Just 2 pieces of timber held flat against the planks and clamped. Gets the angles right and measures the length at the same time. Photo showing the deck assembly with the oar holes supports in place. Close up of the oar holes. Timber not yet finished. The Stern spacers are now fixed in place. Have Got to add the rear platform yet.. Will do this when main deck is in place. Photo of the hull support braces in place. I've rough cut these with a knife as they looked to clean having been cut on a saw. And another one close up. Will add the deck to the hull next week and make the deck support post's. She is turning out to be one big ship. Thanks for looking. Regards Antony.
  14. AntonyUK
    Hi. Thanks for the likes and reply's. Yesterday I had a model kit of a Turtle ship given to me as a belated Christmas present. It's the one from Young modeler manufacturer in Korea. I tried some time ago to purchase one but the seller would not ship it to the UK. The kit looks nice and the Quality is spot on. And no I will NOT be starting this until I have finished this build. But the instructions and drawing will be very useful to get the little details right. Will post more updates on this build later on today. Regards Antony. .
  15. AntonyUK
    Hi Danny. Just catching up of your fabulous cross section. Very Very nice. Your attention to detail is spot on. Regards Antony.
  16. AntonyUK
    Hi Dave. Im'e glade to see you forward planning. It always pays off. You have been studying the planking tutorials. Good. Your build is looking good. Still following with interest. Regards Antony.
  17. AntonyUK
    Hi Dave. Well done. That turned out very well. And it looks perfect. What delights have you got in store for us next ?? Regards Antony.
  18. AntonyUK
    Hi. Another update and whats next.. Planking now completed. Quite happy with the result. The deck beams and supports.. Not glued or trimmed to size at this stage. Side view of the planking. The stern area. Spacers not yet glued in position. The Tempory frame that I used to plank the hull with has now been cut into 3 sections. The gap's between them are for the hull supports. Close up of the hull on the inside. The bow fas not yet been trimmed as I need to finish the deck before this can be done. Another picture..... Supports removed. look like the hull is holding its shape quite well. Stern section. the bottom 3 planks are yet to be trimmed to size. Inside the bow area. Next I need to finish the Deck and its bits. Then I will start work on the Hull supports. This should be fun. Especially as I intend to do a cutaway to show its construction. The supports were held to the hull with huge nails made from wood and pinned with small tree nails. That's it for now.. Regards Antony.
  19. AntonyUK
    Hi Dave. Nice model for a first time build. And welcome to MSW. The faring of the frames/bulkheads can now be finished. I normally do this after the stage you are at now. There are plenty of build logs of the Lady Nelson on the forum. Read up and look for issues they have had during the build. A very nice start and I'me real happy to see you making sure everything is square at this stage. Will you be filling the spaces between the bulkheads with timber to help with the lines and planking ?. Will follow along on this one. I like cutters. And the lady Nelson has nice lines. Regards Antony.
  20. AntonyUK
    Hi. A little update. Started planking the Hull. First strip on each side. The strips are only glued to the Bow and Stern bulkheads and to the Base. Second plank on each side. Again only glued to the Bow and Stern Bulkheads and to the first plank. Close up of the plank overlap. While waiting on the planks to dry I started on the decks beams. All cut to shape but not in length yet. Not Glued at this point as I will cut them to length first. This is the Bulk timber that runs down at each side. Laminating the two planks will hold its shape. Note Also curved up at each end. Third planks in place. Hoping the hull will remain in shape after removing the building jig when all the planking is done.... might make some temporary external bulkheads to help before removing. That's it for now.. Regards Antony.
  21. AntonyUK
    Hi Walt. There has been a few issues lately with the quality of there plywood being very fragile and twisted. I have seen a few build logs on MSW that the builders have had to replace items of plywood. Make your choice and inspect the kit contents making sure that everything is there and is quality usable. If not take back to the shop were you purchased it. I have there Bounty to build. My kit looks Very good. So yes there kits are good for the bigginer at a good price as Brian pointed out. Follow the purchasing rules. Check kit contents... Check quality... Remember that we the customers that have rights. And don't put up with trash kits. All the best. Regards Antony.
  22. AntonyUK
    Hi E&T. Nice research.. Down to the details as always. And the ships skylights and wheel are stunning. What a brill idea for building the ships wheel. The wheel spindles look good and you don't have a lathe. WOW And it's nice to see you back on the forum Regards Antony.
  23. AntonyUK
    Hello Isalbert. Wonderful work. You are a very talented person. Working to very fine details gives your ship a quality finish that I have yet to master. Regards Antony.
  24. AntonyUK
    Hi Wim. That is one fantastic build. My first attempt at ordering the ship failed. Out of stock... After 5 weeks. Yea right. But they did refund me. So all's well. Decided that I cannot wait for the kit to arrive so I started on a scratch build. Your model will be the backbone of my scratch But I intend to build it in the Korean method...no bulkheads or frames. Again what a wonderful ship. Regards Antony.
  25. AntonyUK
    Hi Navymast. You have a fine model that you are making. What timber are you using ? Regards Antony.

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...