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petervisser got a reaction from Rudolf in Cutty Sark by petervisser - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75
Thanks for the likes gentlemen. I forgot to post a few pic's of the boat conversions. I basically chopped of a portion of the stern to two of the Biliing F167 life boats and then glued on a transom converting a double ender to a squared transom boat. This to me was the easiest solution and now all the boats are to a more correct scale and configured correctly.
Here are some photos of the conversion...
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petervisser got a reaction from Rudolf in Cutty Sark by petervisser - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75
Hi All. Well, it's been a while since any serious work has taken place on my model ship bench. I am happy to be back and have resumed work on my CS.
I have finally dealt with the boats that are aboard the Cutty Sark. Two lifeboats and the gig and jolly boat. The kit came with three plastic boats and I realize that they are a serious no-no to some builders. I am not one of those however, and with a coat or two of paint they look way better than anything I could cobble together.
The kit came with 3 boats all described as lifeboats. They were F167 (good) and F405 (not good) it being way to big for the scale of model. I decided to get two more of the F167's and modify them by altering their transoms. That would convert them into a jolly boat and a gig. I added some lifelines to the gunwales of the lifeboats to make them more authentic.
I lashed down the jolly boat and gig but have not done so yet for the lifeboats. They would be in the way when it comes time to set up the shrouds and the rest of the rigging going to the belaying pins. I'll have to tie them down after the rigging is complete.
So here are the results...
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petervisser got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Cutty Sark by petervisser - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75
Hi All. Well, it's been a while since any serious work has taken place on my model ship bench. I am happy to be back and have resumed work on my CS.
I have finally dealt with the boats that are aboard the Cutty Sark. Two lifeboats and the gig and jolly boat. The kit came with three plastic boats and I realize that they are a serious no-no to some builders. I am not one of those however, and with a coat or two of paint they look way better than anything I could cobble together.
The kit came with 3 boats all described as lifeboats. They were F167 (good) and F405 (not good) it being way to big for the scale of model. I decided to get two more of the F167's and modify them by altering their transoms. That would convert them into a jolly boat and a gig. I added some lifelines to the gunwales of the lifeboats to make them more authentic.
I lashed down the jolly boat and gig but have not done so yet for the lifeboats. They would be in the way when it comes time to set up the shrouds and the rest of the rigging going to the belaying pins. I'll have to tie them down after the rigging is complete.
So here are the results...
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petervisser got a reaction from Rudolf in Cutty Sark by petervisser - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75
Well, the railings are completed. It was a bit of a slog. The first coat of primer took 2 hours to apply to all the railings. Phew. That was a bit much, my neck and back told me. Thereafter I painted them in sections as they still wanted two coats of white. But now they're finished and I am pleased woth the results. Modelling will now take a back seat for a few months as summer is arriving and the outdoors and the yard call for some attention instead. I hope to putter with the ships boats during rainy days, whenever they happen. Cheers guys!
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petervisser got a reaction from Rudolf in Cutty Sark by petervisser - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75
Hi All,
I have been busy in the shop of late due to the self isolation and making some progress. But boy, there is no rushing with a model ship so things are going slowly. I have been detailing some more of the main deck and added some fairleads and mooring bits here and there. I have also tackled the railings on the foc'sle and aft deck which went rather well considering. I tried my hand a soldering and it went so-so. In the end, I found that they didn't need it, and all is well seated without. I had intended to solder them so I could paint the railings off the model. But they looked so good without solder that I decided to paint them in situ. Therefore I had to tape off the stanchions at the base. Now the tedious painting begins. One coat of primer and two top coats. It took 2 hours for the first coat. Yikes. As mentioned earlier, model ship building is not done at lighning speed...
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petervisser got a reaction from mtaylor in Cutty Shark
Hi Martin. Welcome to the site! Billing is not known for their detailed instructions. They do provide decent full size drawings which you could use to come up with a build strategy. This site has a bunch of tutorials dealing with planking and so forth. There are a number of build logs on the site which you can study which are as good or better than instructions which come with most kits. I have one on the go. And feel free to ask the builders with build logs questions on issues you may be dealing with. Good luck with your Cutty Sark. Or Shark in your case...😀
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petervisser reacted to marktiedens in HMS Vanguard by marktiedens - Model Shipways - scale 1:72
Another little update - the upper deck is now planked. I used a pencil on the edges of the planks to darken them,then a #78 drill bit was used to make a small indentation to simulate treenails. The deck was then scraped & sanded & a coat of poly applied. The treenails can`t be seen at arm`s length,but show in the close-up - just what I was aiming for.
Mark
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petervisser got a reaction from gieb8688 in Cutty Sark by petervisser - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75
Well, the railings are completed. It was a bit of a slog. The first coat of primer took 2 hours to apply to all the railings. Phew. That was a bit much, my neck and back told me. Thereafter I painted them in sections as they still wanted two coats of white. But now they're finished and I am pleased woth the results. Modelling will now take a back seat for a few months as summer is arriving and the outdoors and the yard call for some attention instead. I hope to putter with the ships boats during rainy days, whenever they happen. Cheers guys!
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petervisser reacted to alpayed in Danmark by alpayed - Billing Boats - Kit bash
Hi Guys.
A couple of pics (before my attempts at defying gravity) Much better now.
I will be starting the rigging soon. When I get bored drawing Investigator plans.
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petervisser reacted to Rustyj in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Rustyj - FINISHED - 1:48
Thanks Mark and Sjors. Sjors I've been following your Flirt and you're doing a great job on her! Also thanks for the likes.
On to planking the deck. I planked her using pear wood. No big surprises, just follow Chucks directions!
Here you can see the start of laying the first center line plank and the the filling in between the hatches etc.
Then came the tabs around the hatches. You can see how I started figuring the cuts and just kept making small cuts and sanding until a tight fit was obtained. More pieces than I care to count went into the waste bin!
Here all the tabs have been completed. Planking the remaining deck came next.
First coat of wipe on poly going on. Brings out the colors nicely.
Whew that was a lot of fun!
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petervisser got a reaction from clearway in Zeeschouw by petervisser - FINISHED - Billing Boats - Scale 1:22 - Small
I have finally started putting sails to model. This is always a favorite part of the build for me as it seems the culmination of the whole build.
I started by attaching the main sail to the gaff and then used a number of mast hoops to marry the sail to the mast. These were not supplied with the kit, but I had some laying about and decided to put them to good use. I then attached the shrouds to the mast before fitting it to the hull. Then it was just a matter of rigging the sail.
Here are some pics showing the progress...
I find this little Workmate to be a handy third hand.
Here's a photo showing how I put seizings on to tie off the shrouds.
And finally a photo of the model so far. I still have the boom vang to attach but that's for tomorrow.
Cheers,
Peter
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petervisser reacted to bolin in Will Everard by bolin - FINISHED - Billing Boats - scale 1:67 - second build
Yesterday the ship itself was completed (except for the Everard company pendant...)
Now I can focus on finishing the quay, and after that decide how to display the diorama.
Some pictures (taken with my Nikon rather than the phone).
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petervisser reacted to marktiedens in HMS Vanguard by marktiedens - Model Shipways - scale 1:72
Hi - The poop screen bulkhead is now assembled,painted,& glued in place. Also glued the stern fascia on & added the windows.
Mark
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petervisser reacted to keelhauled in Cutty Sark by petervisser - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75
Peter,
Catching up on the build.
She is looking fantastic! All of the details are really taking that model to a high level. Love the deck.
best
marc
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petervisser got a reaction from WalrusGuy in Cutty Sark by petervisser - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75
Well, the railings are completed. It was a bit of a slog. The first coat of primer took 2 hours to apply to all the railings. Phew. That was a bit much, my neck and back told me. Thereafter I painted them in sections as they still wanted two coats of white. But now they're finished and I am pleased woth the results. Modelling will now take a back seat for a few months as summer is arriving and the outdoors and the yard call for some attention instead. I hope to putter with the ships boats during rainy days, whenever they happen. Cheers guys!
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petervisser got a reaction from Rudolf in Cutty Sark by petervisser - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75
I just finished up the labour intensive work on the deadeyes on the main deck. It was a multi-step process that invoved some "metalwork". Billing supplies the chain plates and a bunch of plastic deadeyes. I opted to poach a bunch of deadeyes from another kit so as to use the chainpates that were provided. It would not have been easy to use them together. Once the chainplates and deadeyes were married, I used a drop of glue to make them rigid so as to paint them easier.
Here's a bunch of pictures showing the process...
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petervisser reacted to marktiedens in HMS Vanguard by marktiedens - Model Shipways - scale 1:72
Hi - All the side mouldings are now on,along with the gallery window frames. The decorative mouldings are supplied as laser cut walnut & are extremely fragile - I broke each one at least 3 times just cutting them out of the walnut sheet & smoothing the edges! Some of the laser cutting does not go completely through the sheets. I managed to get them glued back together & on the ship,though. After that the upper hull painting was finished up.
and..............the fenders,chesstress, & steps were added
The fenders & chesstrees were laser cut & just needed slots filed to fit over the mouldings plus a little filing to fit tight to the hull. The steps were made from 1x1 & 1x2 strips glued together & filed to shape. Thanks for looking in!
Mark
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petervisser reacted to keelhauled in CUTTY SARK by keelhauled - Mantua - kit bashed - First wooden ship build
On to bending the driver. I wanted to have the driver attached before stepping the mizzen. I made more hanks using the jig described earlier in the log. why I didn't make all of the hanks at the same time, I'll never know! I built the channel for the hanks to slide on as well as attached the hanks to the driver. I used photos of the cutty to make sure of the detail. I have an observation. I shot around 200 photos and still don't have the shots that I need.
With the driver rigged, I stepped the mizzen mast. I used toothpicks for the wedges.
Thanks for looking!!
marc
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petervisser reacted to keelhauled in CUTTY SARK by keelhauled - Mantua - kit bashed - First wooden ship build
Work proceeds on getting the mizzen ready to step. Before stepping the Mizzen, I wanted to make sure that the driver was attached and rig. Here is preparing the booms. There are still a couple of fittings and cleat to add.
I finished rigging the ratlines and checked and double checked the blocks to make sure that I haven't missed any.
A view of the progress on the sails and test fitting the mizzen.
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petervisser reacted to Kevin in Cutty Sark by petervisser - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75
late to the party yet again, this is my next project after completing the Dorade, i love what you have done to this build
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petervisser got a reaction from gieb8688 in Cutty Sark by petervisser - Billing Boats - Scale 1:75
I just finished up the labour intensive work on the deadeyes on the main deck. It was a multi-step process that invoved some "metalwork". Billing supplies the chain plates and a bunch of plastic deadeyes. I opted to poach a bunch of deadeyes from another kit so as to use the chainpates that were provided. It would not have been easy to use them together. Once the chainplates and deadeyes were married, I used a drop of glue to make them rigid so as to paint them easier.
Here's a bunch of pictures showing the process...
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petervisser reacted to pirozzi in HMS Prince by pirozzi - Amati - 1:64 - Original 1978 Kit by Vince P.
Hi Mates,
Long time no see. Now that I am pretty much confined to the house because of this Corona virus epidemic, I have been putting more time into my build. I have finally finished the starboard side of the first planking layer. It was a monstrous job. Besides being a very large hull, the enormous amount of bulkheads requires constant adjustments of just about every bulkhead to get a fairly even and smooth run of the strakes. Even so, there are a few rough spots that will have to be smoothed out when placing the second finish layer of planking. I used little nails throughout to hold the planks until the glue dried and then pulled them out. For the second layer I will not have to use them because there will be a solid layer underneath to glue them to. I used PVA glue for most of the planking, except where the curves in the hull required holding. In those places I used medium thick CA glue and fast drying spray. I did not cut off the ends of the planks that hang over because I might need some extra when placing the decorations and strips to the bow and stern. Although you can't them, I did mark the locations of the gunports with little holes for cutting them out later.
Hopefully I will post more quickly now.
Vince P.
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petervisser reacted to marktiedens in HMS Vanguard by marktiedens - Model Shipways - scale 1:72
Hi - back to the ship after a bit of a break. After re-doing the gratings,stanchions were added with a rope railing (Syren rope). The 2 stanchions at the bottom of the ladder were simply glued to the steps. The grating - ladder assemblies will be glued in place after the 28 gun carriages are mounted on the upper gun deck. I still have to make all of the carriages,so it will take a little while.
Mark
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petervisser reacted to clearway in HMS Victory by clearway - Billing Boats - 1/75
back in the shipyard due to bad weather again- got the clewlines and lifts belayed for the fore topyard then can start on the fore t'gallant.
take care all- just hope the rain remembers to stop - cumbria is the wettest area in england- suppose thats why its called the lake district and not the dried up riverbed district!
Keith
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petervisser reacted to Vladimir_Wairoa in Cutty Sark by Vladimir_Wairoa - FINISHED - 1:24 - English Clipper
some pople were wondering how big really she is....
well....i am quite about 2 and a half meters with hands up ...and still not quite a lot enough
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