RedDawg

By the way Mark, you are right the Redoak looks real good and I've just started sanding with 120 grit. Next is 220 and then probably 300. Till later, adios Mike

Its been awhile since I've posted anything on my Triton. But I've been a little busy on her this weekend. The exterior planking is complete now. And the gun ports are being framed. While framing the gun ports I found out why I should have built a framing jig. While looking at the framing without any planking they looked pretty good. But when I started it work on the ports I found that there was some leaning. It wasn't a hard problem to solve, filing and planking will work. I'm going to stain the lower framing a darker color than the upper framing. What does wipe on poly do compared to a minwax stain? I'm also finding that before I do a full scratch build I'll get myself a few more power tools. As I go along again I'm glad that I chose this over a Triton full build. The lower deck is under construction right now and will be fully planked over but the upper will be more open, so my skills will need to improve. Sometime this month I will also resume my subscription to my Sovereign. Looking forward to it. As y'all can see in my pictures I included one of my Constellation. It was started around fifteen years ago, but got heavely damaged and has sat all this time. Does any one know if a set of plans can be gotten for her? If not there are enough build logs to use. As I was telling my wife that the only problem with this forum is that I've gone from a couple of ideas for future builds to seeing many, many wants and desires. Whoa is me. Thanks guys and gals for all the amazing work that is shared. As I lay in bed waiting to fall asleep I scroll through different logs more than I read now. With all my heart felt gratitude till later, Mike.

Well I've gotten a little more done on my Triton. The RedOak that I got from Lowes is a bit grainy. But overall so far I like the look. I'm going to use more of the poplar for the floor framing. I've seen where some of what I've done may not be quite right, but it is still coming along. Next month I get to play with the Sovereign somemore. NMBrook has given me some ideas in that area. Just by taking time to look through the builds of others makes me a better builder. Not a master yet but on my way. Thanks y'all for the lessons learned and the pure enjoyment of your work. Michael

By the way what is the best way to get my bend in the the deck beams? Michael

Well it's been awhile since I posted, but the work goes on. Learning from this cross section makes me glad that I chose this instead of a full scratch build. I look forward to more tools to add to my collection. Still this is fun with a since of accomplishment. I milled a bunch of wood today for other areas of the build. Now I feel that a little quicker progress is ahead. Till later Michael

I have a question. My son in law would like Queen Anne's Revenge. Is there akit available for this ship? Mike

Well trial and error are what increases knowledge and skill. I thought that pine would be usable, but that was a failure. So the scrap pile grows. I tried poplar this time. Alittle soft but looks like it will do. Here is my first set of frames.

Today I have a little to show on the Triton.my five dollar garage sale scroll saw did not last long. But my pop had one that he gave to me. At first I did not like it at all. The hold down bracket was to big for this kind of work. So as nesessity is the mother of invention, imagination and jury rigging come in handy. I also went hunting a source for hard woods. I finally found a place where I can get several varieties of wood. From one inch to six inch thick. Good enough for my builds. The fun continues. Mike

I agree with what you said about MSW, I thought building out of the box was plenty. Then I got a telescope and saw the DARK SIDE. Now I'll never be the same. My first try at POF is the Triton cross section. Then who knows? Mike

Well the planking and sanding of the first layer is complete. Hurrah!! Now for some of my other side work to begin. Mike

Thanks Pete, I thought that those would be the right ones, but I wanted to be sure. This cross section is going to be a hefty size.

The other day I downloaded the plans for the Triton cross section. While going through them and marking the pieces for reference, I found two -O- patterns. All but the one that is 16 cm wide are 21 cm. What is the correct width of the scale drawings before I start cutting any wood?

Marsalv, how do you get that nice brown color on your cannon hardware? Mike Also I see you have what looks like nuts and bolts being used. Did you make them or is their somewhere I could look for them?

Ulises, I had started rigging the shrouds but the deadeyes were falling apart and then to make matters worse I was around twenty to thirty short. So I ordered some three mm from Ages of sail, but they sent me five mm instead. So I decided that as I'm going to order the triangular deadeyes that are on the Sovereign poster, that I will reorder for the Thermopylae again. I have a build out of my own imagination that I've started so the five mm will be used for it.

The rigging of a ship gives me pleasure. From start to finish the complexity and sometimes frustration make the outcome worthwhile for me. While doing Sergals Thermopylae the plans were terrible and a lot of my own imagination. And now that I have a few books on rigging I have thought about starting over. Mike

As it is said in our hobby, I am definitely making sawdust.

The first post I forgot to attach the files with the pictures, so here they are. Also when I make toys for children I always counter sink the hardware. And I always made my own filler out of the sawdust created. So I've been saving most of my bamboo sawdust to try out as filler here. It dries out really hard but so far do not know how well I will like it for ship modeling. I want to find some os that filler called plastic wood I believe to try out. See y'all. Mike. On the lighter side here's my little buddy who always keeps me company.

The planking of the first layer is complete. Now for the tedious job of sanding has started. I have learned the hard way that when fairing the hull not to believe that the first fitting is enough. There were many areas that as I planked turned out to be low or high. Plus trusting the frames to be correct in there fitting in reguards to each other will be checked more thoroughly next time. Still this is a great build and the problems I created in my own lack of knowing still just adds to part of the overall accomplishment. Tonight movies on my tablet and sanding on my ship. Life is good. Have fun. Mike

Hi Alde, my luck at my first cut because the blade and me were not in agreement over what I wanted. Still I've only just begun. I figure on a good bit of pieces to the proverbial scrap pile. Now when I put my hand to a full scratch build I'm going to choose some real nice wood to play with. Good building. Mike

This to me is a milestone. The majority of the planking is done. The work that I did on the Thermopylae and Constellation was easy compared to planking the Sovereign, with bamboo. I'm still debating on using a different wood for the upper second planking.something just a little thicker and a little lighter in color. Plus looking at the trenailing that I've seen makes me want to do this.

Here is my first attempt with my 5 dollar garage sale scroll saw.

Well here is a small addition to my Triton. Today I began cutting pieces out of #1dense pine. Being a carpenter all my wood is free. Plus my boss gave me a contractors grade 10 inch table saw. Only problem is no garage yet. Next year my gal and myself are looking to buy a house. My one requirement is a garage for all of my toys. No cars allowed.

Thank you Mark. These are what I needed. Now to take time out at lunch and after work to start cutting pieces out. So far on my 10 inch table saw I have been able to cut planks at a quarter inch by maybe a sixteenth inch with good success. But does anyone have any thoughts on Redoak or poplar as these were the only two I found at Lowes.

I see that on the Triton build area that their is a place that shows drawings of the cross section. Is this all I need, or are there more PDFs files that are needed? Can anyone give me an answer on this? I want to plan my builds wood requirements. And to decide on what I might like to choose.

Your rabbit looks really good. After I did mine I wasn't to happy with the outcome. But being as all my pine for practice are free,doing it again is no problem. Plus when I cut my pieces I cut about three foot pieces.