gjdale

That's a neat innovation! It looks great.

And as we say here...”that person is depriving some village of its idiot”.....

You might also like to check out Vanguard Models. Chris Watton, who is also a member here, has just added two nice little models to his range, that are specifically targeted towards beginners. His kits use quality components, are exceptionally well designed, and come with probably some of the best instruction manuals going. His express desire in creating these offerings was to provide newcomers with a positive experience that would encourage them to stay with the hobby. You will find some excellent build logs on the site here if you want to preview what building them will look like.

You might also like to check out Vanguard Models. Chris Watton, who is also a member here, has just added two nice little models to his range, that are specifically targeted towards beginners. His kits use quality components, are exceptionally well designed, and come with probably some of the best instruction manuals going. His express desire in creating these offerings was to provide newcomers with a positive experience that would encourage them to stay with the hobby. You will find some excellent build logs on the site here if you want to preview what building them will look like.

And as we say here...”that person is depriving some village of its idiot”.....

Wonderful work Danny. It’s great that your grandson will be able to continue your work.

And as we say here...”that person is depriving some village of its idiot”.....

And as we say here...”that person is depriving some village of its idiot”.....

And as we say here...”that person is depriving some village of its idiot”.....

As we say here... "so many idiots, so few villages".   I also qualify for the job.

Now that the rig is almost complete ( I am leaving some of the lower level bits to complete later as they would make it hard to work on deck fittings) more of the details can be added.
Something I had to consider long and hard was what to do about the hammock storage on the bulwarks. I have noticed that some models don't include these. I can understand why, whether to show the frames and netting without hammocks, or to show what I think they might look like with hammocks and covers is a vexing question. 
From my understanding the routine for British men of war of this period was that they greeted each dawn at full readiness in case an enemy ship had appeared during the night and a battle might occur. Also a normal part of the daily routine was for the hammocks to be rolled up and put in the nettings with covers over the lot.
I considered building the netting cranes and netting until I tried to fabricate the cranes and discovered making up the number required out of brass wire was a difficult job and, for me, impossible to make look convincing. The netting was a whole other problem which I decided I could do without.
That left making up hammocks and the covers as an option. Fortunately my current read, one of Dudley Pope's Ramage books, described that the hammocks were enclosed in covers which must have covered the cranes and netting.
I realized including this detail was going to be a pretty drastic step as these covers ar going to be a very strong element in the overall appearance of the model.
I had the sails left over from my Bounty build so had fabric which I considered could make acceptable covers.
I searched through various sources looking for images of the cranes, netting and covers. The size, shape and extent of the covers varied considerably so it was one of those situations where I considered what looks most convincing and thinking about the function determined what I would build.
These are images of hammock covers and what I built:

A formal Board of Inquiry will be called to investigate the entire flooring issue  from stem to stern - we'll call this "Deckgate" - 
 
 

Hello and many thanks for your likes and comments.
 
today I finished the 12 pdr's. Because the deck is't ready, I can't install there barrels. But the two extra guns are ready for display.
Now only the dozen 6 pdr's are left. 😃 

And that are the carriages for the guns of the ship. That was a lot more work than expected. 

Riding Bitts are completed and temporary in situ, I decided to show the full length cleats between the upper/lower deck beams. They still need final sanding and finishing to complete later.
Now onto the next set of bitts.
 
ben

USPS last tracked the replacement Cam covers having travelled from the USPS distribution centre in LA on 16 April to LA International Airport on 18 May (32 days to travel that far!). Hopefully they are now finally boarding an aircraft on the way here.
 
In the meantime, I have decided to proceed with the next phase of construction.
 
The Transmission
 
Building the transmission follows essentially the same procedure as building the engine – ie, test fit and adjust all parts, then disassemble, paint, and re-assemble. Sounds straight forward but Paul Koo produced a photo essay of some 48 photographs to supplement the Pocher drawings, illustrating clearly where the problem areas are and how to fix them, as well as some good advice on assembly sequence so that you don’t “paint yourself into a corner”.
 
Here are all of the parts after test fitting and painting. Some sub-assemblies here have been pre-assembled (eg foot pedals and gear knob/handbrake handle).
 

 
Once all of the fit issues are taken care, the remainder of the assembly is fairly straight forward. The only part glued here is the tiny access hatch on the top forward end of the transmission. Here are some pictures of the completed assembly:
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
And here is the transmission fitted to the engine block. Again, no glue, the whole transmission is held in place by some tight fitting joints and two screws.
 
 
 

 
 
The Steering Gearbox
 
The Steering Gearbox is tackled next as it needs to be fitted to the engine block prior to installation in the chassis. Once again, the sequence of test fit, adjust, paint, re-assemble is followed. Another 28 photos from Paul Koo to show this relatively simple assembly! Here are the parts after test fitting and painting:
 

 
The steering system actually works, however some fettling is required to ensure that the gear will actually turn. I had to adjust the teeth on the cog gear with a file, clean up the worm gear on the shaft, and adjust the clearance in the housing to enable it to all turn freely once assembled. Here is what it looks like inside the gearbox:
 

 
 And here is the completed steering gearbox:
 

 
And finally, here is the steering gearbox installed onto the engine block:
 

 
And a close-up:
 

The next phase will see the Main Frame assembled...

USPS last tracked the replacement Cam covers having travelled from the USPS distribution centre in LA on 16 April to LA International Airport on 18 May (32 days to travel that far!). Hopefully they are now finally boarding an aircraft on the way here.
 
In the meantime, I have decided to proceed with the next phase of construction.
 
The Transmission
 
Building the transmission follows essentially the same procedure as building the engine – ie, test fit and adjust all parts, then disassemble, paint, and re-assemble. Sounds straight forward but Paul Koo produced a photo essay of some 48 photographs to supplement the Pocher drawings, illustrating clearly where the problem areas are and how to fix them, as well as some good advice on assembly sequence so that you don’t “paint yourself into a corner”.
 
Here are all of the parts after test fitting and painting. Some sub-assemblies here have been pre-assembled (eg foot pedals and gear knob/handbrake handle).
 

 
Once all of the fit issues are taken care, the remainder of the assembly is fairly straight forward. The only part glued here is the tiny access hatch on the top forward end of the transmission. Here are some pictures of the completed assembly:
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
And here is the transmission fitted to the engine block. Again, no glue, the whole transmission is held in place by some tight fitting joints and two screws.
 
 
 

 
 
The Steering Gearbox
 
The Steering Gearbox is tackled next as it needs to be fitted to the engine block prior to installation in the chassis. Once again, the sequence of test fit, adjust, paint, re-assemble is followed. Another 28 photos from Paul Koo to show this relatively simple assembly! Here are the parts after test fitting and painting:
 

 
The steering system actually works, however some fettling is required to ensure that the gear will actually turn. I had to adjust the teeth on the cog gear with a file, clean up the worm gear on the shaft, and adjust the clearance in the housing to enable it to all turn freely once assembled. Here is what it looks like inside the gearbox:
 

 
 And here is the completed steering gearbox:
 

 
And finally, here is the steering gearbox installed onto the engine block:
 

 
And a close-up:
 

The next phase will see the Main Frame assembled...

Well, didn't get to the painting - will hopefully get that back in gear tomorrow a.m. Tonight however, I did get the paint shelf unit assembled and hung and also created and have in use a hook board for all sorts of things that need to be hung up and out of the way! Have begun unpacking in order to clear away boxes - final disposition of items yet undetermined!

The shelf unit still has clamps and weights to keep things in place until the glue sets!

If you go the chessboard route, I can guarantee that any light colored pieces you drop will land on white, and any dark pieces will land on - yes, you've guessed it!

Greetings all,
While I am pretty sure posting anything made from a 3d printer is probably bad form here I wanted to share a side project I worked on over the weekend. I personally love seeing crew figures on model boat/ships but always have a hard time finding them in the scales or poses I want. This weekend I digitally drew out 4 "age of sail" style crew in 4 poses in my 3d aoftware. I then printed them in 1/48 ish scale. The awesome part about having these designs is I can size them up to 40mm or down to 3mm tall.   I think they would look at home on a pirate ship or navy vessel depending on how they get painted. In the second photo I have compared my prints to an Amati figure (right) and a 1/48 scale figure on the left. The figure with the saber was literally transposed from a Captain Morgan rum ad! The UV light is used to cure the resin.
 
Has anyone else done this?
 

USPS last tracked the replacement Cam covers having travelled from the USPS distribution centre in LA on 16 April to LA International Airport on 18 May (32 days to travel that far!). Hopefully they are now finally boarding an aircraft on the way here.
 
In the meantime, I have decided to proceed with the next phase of construction.
 
The Transmission
 
Building the transmission follows essentially the same procedure as building the engine – ie, test fit and adjust all parts, then disassemble, paint, and re-assemble. Sounds straight forward but Paul Koo produced a photo essay of some 48 photographs to supplement the Pocher drawings, illustrating clearly where the problem areas are and how to fix them, as well as some good advice on assembly sequence so that you don’t “paint yourself into a corner”.
 
Here are all of the parts after test fitting and painting. Some sub-assemblies here have been pre-assembled (eg foot pedals and gear knob/handbrake handle).
 

 
Once all of the fit issues are taken care, the remainder of the assembly is fairly straight forward. The only part glued here is the tiny access hatch on the top forward end of the transmission. Here are some pictures of the completed assembly:
 
 
 

 

 

 
 
And here is the transmission fitted to the engine block. Again, no glue, the whole transmission is held in place by some tight fitting joints and two screws.
 
 
 

 
 
The Steering Gearbox
 
The Steering Gearbox is tackled next as it needs to be fitted to the engine block prior to installation in the chassis. Once again, the sequence of test fit, adjust, paint, re-assemble is followed. Another 28 photos from Paul Koo to show this relatively simple assembly! Here are the parts after test fitting and painting:
 

 
The steering system actually works, however some fettling is required to ensure that the gear will actually turn. I had to adjust the teeth on the cog gear with a file, clean up the worm gear on the shaft, and adjust the clearance in the housing to enable it to all turn freely once assembled. Here is what it looks like inside the gearbox:
 

 
 And here is the completed steering gearbox:
 

 
And finally, here is the steering gearbox installed onto the engine block:
 

 
And a close-up:
 

The next phase will see the Main Frame assembled...

Hi all,   right here is the  first  camo coat on the spit  - out of the box and  de gased.
 
OC.

I've always thought this model would look great done up with cycle fenders. I once had this kit and I was going to do cycle fenders and even inquired about buying a set from an eBay supplier who said he had a set. I can't remember the price as that was many years ago. 

Superb. Your explanations will come handy, when I resume the building of my Alfa Romeo.
 
Yves

Very nice job, Grant. The details are tremendous.

@druxey
@davec
Hi, 
thanks for the positive feedback, and also all the others for the LIKES.
Slowly I work my way up the shrouds of the main mast with the ratlines. 

Today I want to give some details about the ratlines. Often pictures show more than words can describe.
I hope that it is the same in this case. Enjoy the pictures: