Overworked724

My super slow motion build continues. Work and some health issues keeping me from shipyard recently. 
 

Thought I’d post how I painted the little bits. Got the 1/2 doors for the gun ports painted, but the hinges/handles not installed yet. 
 

I secure them on a piece of Tamiya tape which is itself adhered to a wood support by some double sided scotch tape. It makes the painting quick. 

I plan to paint the carronade swivel brackets next, and start assembly of the carronades as a little side project. 
 

I did manage to complete but not yet paint the bow and stern bulkhead port doors. 
 

These are rough made and still need some work. I still need to make the stern port doors. 

Moving on...

The stern name plate method was mine. It was the only way I could think of to get the letters on in a consistent manner. 👍🏽

13 hours ago, Redshadowrider said:

Although, I am still not sure how to file/sand a piece of square stock only 1/16” thick at a 45 degrees.  Next, I need to start assembling the press for each copper plate.  Until then, I just sit here and look at how it came out.  😁

Take a look at my log - post #477.  I provided the way I did it, and it was quick and easy.  The triangular pieces actually turned out beautifully.

Turned out beautiful!

That reminds me...have to make my serving machine. 

Dave, you are already miles ahead of me. ☺️ Besides, if my blog on the Sultana helps (not that you need it) than I’m a happy camper. 👍🏽

Nice job so far, Red!  That margin was a bit of a buggy bear for me. Yours looks really good.  Are you using pencil on the facing edges of the planks to simulate caulking?  
 

Looking really good!!!  Can you invest in a little space heater for you garage?

Holy crap, Dave. 😳 That’s some awesome work!!!  Now I’m wondering if you enjoy modeling or learning new tools to apply to modeling!? 🤔

2 hours ago, Justin P. said:

Nice job.   

Thanks! 👍🏽 You are inspiring me. Actually, your investment in the alternative copper plating really has me second guessing. Yours turned out beautiful, as did you pintles/gudgeons. That’s something I’ve been struggling with....

Futzed with the port doors a bit more. Cut in the rabbets on the sides. Touched up by sanding and ready for final painting. Like I said....went a bit over board!

After I get the doors prepped, I’ll put them off to the side and get to figuring out the pintles and gudgeons. I really need to get those in my head before jumping on the copper plating. 

Ok...so went overboard making my half doors. I softened the edges of the gun slot. Will paint the inner side before cutting them out. The stern and bow doors I’ve decided to make as a single piece and will cut them to fit. 
 

1 hour ago, Justin P. said:

Looks great, are you using two layers or did you file down the edges?  You got a very clean line. 

I used my mini table saw (Byrnes saw).  I just brought the level of the blade down to 1/2 the plank width (1/32') and ran it along the entire edge on both sides.  The sections are made from gluing two 1'8" wide x 1/16" thick strips at the edge using some carpenter's glue.  I honestly don't know why I penciled the edges...force of habit?  Once I cut the doors, I'll just run the same edge along the blade to cut out the edges.  

The semi-circle take a few seconds with the thin barrel sander (diameter is a shade over 1/8" thick.  

Work is getting in the way again.  But the distraction of the gun port doors is kind of fun...
 

I made a bunch of long sections (above). My plan was to carve the edges with my table saw and use a small diameter Dremel sanding barrel to form the rounded cut outs. Then I can paint the long section, cut the doors out, and finish and edge paint the sides to finish them up. 
 

Here was my first pass...not bad at some initial trials. Will make the doors en masse now. 
 

Some fun pics...

Pounding out thousands (hundreds actually) of brass plates while I plan the pintles and gudgeons. I want to have some idea of the ‘how’ I lay them on before I ‘make’ the darn things. 🤔

Actually, this was my problem on the Sultana. This is a finicky part of the build. After coppering, I can’t just slap them on with the expectation that glue or fingerprints won’t get all over my coppering!  I’m taking my time here...
 

Meanwhile, I’m taking a page from @Justin P. ‘s log and decided to distract/procrastinate from coppering by building out the lumber for my gun port doors. I have a unique idea I want to try...so I made a bunch of 2x and 3x layered sections of the spare 1/8” wide cedar planks I had handy.  Used pencil again to simulate caulking. More to follow...

Bang! Bang! (as I hammer out my copper plates) 
 

She's a beauty, Justin!  I can understand your hesitation on drilling the sheaves at the stern and midships.  But I'm sure you'll find a good solution.  Really enjoying your build.  She's glowing!

36 minutes ago, Justin P. said:

That cleaned up really nicely.   Is the tape along the cap rail just for protection?    I also find the tone and contrast of your deck, waterways and margin plank really pleasing.   

Thanks Justin!  The contrast is an accident...LOL. But I agree with you...it does lend to a subtle difference in tone which I expect is due to the Castello boxwood used for the margin and hawsehole, versus the English boxwood I used for the deck planking.  The tape is just for some minor protection - as I have not yet installed the cap rails.  They are painted and awaiting install...but I'm hesitant to add them until I'm ready.  I have the pins and guide holes drilled in the bulkhead and rails, so install will be painless (he said hopefully).  Part of me wants to get the carronades and bulkhead fittings in before I stick on the cap rails.  This way I thought I could always adjust if needed - after the little bits are in.  

46 minutes ago, CPDDET said:

Your painting skills are great. Really beautiful looking deck. You should be very proud.

Thanks, Dave!  The deck did turn out better than I'd hoped.  But my painting skills are only average - and that's only when using black paint!  😆

Touch painting done on both sides.  Installed and stained (natural) the inboard haweshole guides  (not certain what you call them).  Also ran the anchor cables through them again after touch ups and the guide install...all good. 
 

The deck is done!  Took me a while.

Moving on...

On 2/10/2021 at 7:33 PM, RichardG said:

 

My thought is a jig like this:

 

 

 

By the way...I think that is a good concept. 👍🏽

I love Tamiya paints but XF does have a slight gloss sheen. See my Syren build log for some issues I ran into - and my frustrations in correcting accidentally using an XF. I’m not sure what effect you plan for, but a flat finish (X vs XF) might be worth your investment in time to compare. 
 

It’s possible if you are airbrushing an XF would be possible for even finish...but brushing for me meant going with a flat finish to get good consistency. 
 

Just my thoughts as Tamiya paints are really nice to work with...just be sure of the finish you are aiming for. 

Before I painted and touched up the hawseholes, I was trying to figure how best to shore up the garish view of the naked holes inboard. 
 

I know this can’t be historically accurate, but I opted to create a couple of fashion pieces from some scrap boxwood to border the entire hawseholes, rather than just the underside of them...
 

Here is what I came up with...not yet stained/glued in...but passable. Interested in other opinions here...

Just shooting from the hip on this one...

10 hours ago, abelson said:

Nice rebound on fixing the hawes holes. I had a difficult time with this task too. I'm glad you checked that the 0.062” cables will pass.

Thanks, Abe. Actually your build was in the back of my mind as I was widening the holes. 👍🏽 

Stellar work dave...your deck furniture glows!

Beautiful work!!   I wish you had been posting from the beginning!!!  I can’t imagine what methods and techniques are not captured in you log since you started. 
 

I’ll be rereading your log for info and inspiration!!!  Nicely done. 👍🏽

@CPDDET @Justin P. @Keithbrad80 @Matt D @WalrusGuy  Guys, thanks for the uplifting words! It always helps to hear after a minor bout of frustration. 🤣

Widening out the hawseholes...used cedar treenails to fill in the ‘oopsie’ guide holes on both sides. Put a touch of filler on the starboard side hole in the wale and sanded...easy touch up later when I paint the holes. 
 

Made double certain that the anchor cables (0.062” Syren rope) fits through all 4 holes. 
 

With the deck furnishings, bowsprit, etc. I’ll be surprised if the interior hawsehole details will even be noticed...but they turned out ok. I overestimated the height above the deck for sure...I think I was too afraid of scratching or roughing up my newly laid deck!  ☺️

Glad to check this chore off the list. 😎

Moving on...