Grendel

I decided to add in a few more cabins on the middle deck. 
After a lot of playing around with ideas and studying The Bounty book again, I settled on an idea I quite like.
 
This is my cardboard template for the assembly:
 

 
Again I copied the template onto 1.5mm ply wood and lined with 0.5mm x 5mm strips. I created the cabin doors with 1.5 x 3mm mahogany.
 

 
The assembled cabins in place
 

 

 

Looking good!
It's always useful having bits and pieces left over from previous builds. I never throw away anything as is surprising how often left overs can come in useful, especially when you start kit bashing 😉
 
I like the column supports that you've made. I don't think they look out of place at all. You've got the lathe so might as well use it 😊

Thanks for your kind words about by build. Considering some of the fantastic Bounty logs on here I feel quite honored that you have bookmarked mine.
 
I'm itching to get back under way with it and will be in the next month or so. 
 
I considered drilling out the mast holders in the keel to a hole to fit the masts into, but decided in the end that shaping the foot of the mast to a rectangle will probably give a more secure fit. Definitely more tricky but worthwhile in the end I believe.

Hi Trig,
 
I've just come across your build for the first time! It looks like you're making good progress so far, I'll be following with interest.
 
I would definitely varnish the decks before fitting them. Access with a paint brush would be very difficult if you waited until they are in situ.
 
That mini lathe is great. Fantastic value!
 
All the best,
 
Paul 

I decided to add in a few more cabins on the middle deck. 
After a lot of playing around with ideas and studying The Bounty book again, I settled on an idea I quite like.
 
This is my cardboard template for the assembly:
 

 
Again I copied the template onto 1.5mm ply wood and lined with 0.5mm x 5mm strips. I created the cabin doors with 1.5 x 3mm mahogany.
 

 
The assembled cabins in place
 

 

 

I decided to add in a few more cabins on the middle deck. 
After a lot of playing around with ideas and studying The Bounty book again, I settled on an idea I quite like.
 
This is my cardboard template for the assembly:
 

 
Again I copied the template onto 1.5mm ply wood and lined with 0.5mm x 5mm strips. I created the cabin doors with 1.5 x 3mm mahogany.
 

 
The assembled cabins in place
 

 

 

I decided to add in a few more cabins on the middle deck. 
After a lot of playing around with ideas and studying The Bounty book again, I settled on an idea I quite like.
 
This is my cardboard template for the assembly:
 

 
Again I copied the template onto 1.5mm ply wood and lined with 0.5mm x 5mm strips. I created the cabin doors with 1.5 x 3mm mahogany.
 

 
The assembled cabins in place
 

 

 

I decided to add in a few more cabins on the middle deck. 
After a lot of playing around with ideas and studying The Bounty book again, I settled on an idea I quite like.
 
This is my cardboard template for the assembly:
 

 
Again I copied the template onto 1.5mm ply wood and lined with 0.5mm x 5mm strips. I created the cabin doors with 1.5 x 3mm mahogany.
 

 
The assembled cabins in place
 

 

 

Progress has been a little slower since my last update. With spring upon us I've been doing a lot of work in the garden with not much time left at the weekends for The Bounty. However, things are still moving along. 
 
The middle deck cabin staircase
 

 
You can just see in the photo above that I've veneered the visible edge of the middle deck to hide the plywood appearance. I intend to do the same with the lower deck at some point.
 
Although there's no allowance for it in the kit, I felt that the top area of the staircase looked very empty so I added a hand rail. Initially I used a single string to simulate rope but thought it looked too thin, so I plaited 3 strings together which I think gives a more realistic effect.
 

 
I really don't like the AL way of lining the walls of the bulkheads for this next section of the build. They supply 15 x 0.5 mm stripwood which really doesn't look good at all in my opinion. So I decided to use the same 5 x 0.5 mm planking that I've used on the other bulkheads that I've built so far. It keeps everything consistent too.
 
Greenhouse rear bulkhead

 
With thanks to other Bounty builders who pointed out that if the middle cabin is built as the instructions, one of the doors would open so that when you walked through it you'd fall straight down the stairs and the other door would open straight into the bilge pipes! So I decided to make the doorways work a bit more logically, which involved a few modifications.
 
I added in a couple of pieces of ply wood to change a door to a window and moved the door to the opposite end of the bulkhead....
 

 
 

 
These are the three cabin bulkheads. Again, you can just see that I've veneered the visible edges to hide the exposed plywood.
 

And the assembled cabin
 

 

 

 
As you can see, the doors and windows are rearranged to make a more logical arrangement.
 
 
 
When installing the upper deck supports around the cabin I found that the fit on a couple of them is not perfect so I added a shim using an offcut from the laser cut sheet the supports come in.
I've placed these on the fully planked side so they'll be pretty much invisible when the planking is complete. Yes, I'm still dreading the planking! 
 

 
That's it for now. My back can't take any more gardening for a while, so hopefully my progress will move along a bit more quickly now.
 
Thanks for looking in  
 

So far I've been quite impressed with the quality of the components in this kit. Everything seems to fit together well, the laser cut pieces all seem accurate and, with a couple of exceptions, the supplied wood seems to be good quality. However, the gratings! Oh dear, what a mess. I could see as soon as I took some out of the packet that they were very poorly made. The spacing looked so irregular. Nevertheless I persevered and made the first set of gratings......and promptly threw them in the bin!  Fortunately I remember seeing in @cobra1951's build log that he had found some better quality gratings from Caldercraft, so I ordered a few sets from them. What a difference!
 
I hardly need to point out in this photo that the top set are the supplied AL gratings, the bottom are Cladercraft.
 

 
The gratings in place in the middle deck
 

 

The next stage of the build is the middle deck. Again I painted the ply boards black prior to planking
 

I'm much happier with the simulated nailing on this deck. I think it's better with just nails at the plank ends.

 
Again, thanks to @thomaslambo for pointing out the importance of filing the deck support to allow for the two bilge pipes prior to fitting the deck in place. It would be a nightmare to do at the point it's mentioned in the instructions!
 

 

 
And the mid deck (both sections) glued in place
 

 

The extra cabins installed
 

 

 

 

 
All in all I'm quite happy with my first attempt at kit bashing.
I have to say a big thanks to the other Bounty builders for the inspiration to give it a go  

So, after studying the drawings in the Anatomy book, and with a lot of help from the other Bounty build logs on here, I set about a little bashing.
 
Using cereal box cardboard I created the templates for the extra cabins. Once I was happy that they fitted perfectly in place I transferred the measurements to a sheet of ply board
 

 
Then I lined it with planking, again pencil edged, and created the doors and frames
 

On now to the bilge pump room. Using the supplied 0.5 x 5mm strips I clamped each strip in my Proxxon vice and edged each plank with a soft pencil on both sides before gluing them in place. It adds some time to the planking but I think it's well worth the extra effort. I like the way it gives the planks definition. Once planked I applied 3 coats of satin varnish.
 

 
 
The assembled bilge pump room in place. As you can just see in the next photo, the walls protrude slightly over the height of the middle deck planks, so some sanding will be required to bring them level. 
 
 

 

The next stage was to install the middle deck support beams
 

 
And the support chock
 

 
 
 

With all frames in place, checked and double checked for squareness, I installed the lower deck support beams
 

 
I painted the lower decks black prior to planking them to give a nice contrast between the planks. 
I spaced the planks 0.5mm apart and simulated the nails with a soft pencil prior to varnishing with a satin varnish.
 

 
In hindsight I wish I had only nailed at the plank ends but it's not a big enough deal to warrant redoing the work.
 
 
 
Next I glued the lower decks in place. They fitted very easily with only a minor amount of filing and sanding needed.
 


 

Hi All,
 
This will be my build log of the Bounty by Artesania Latina.
 
It’s my first build log and I’m looking forward to sharing my journey with you.
 
A little about me – I’m Paul and I live in Reading in the UK. This will be my third build, previously having built the HMS Endeavour Bark (not completed) and the King of the Mississippi, both by Artesania Latina. I enjoy being challenged which is why I’ve chosen to take on the Bounty as my next build. I appreciate that this is a complicated model to say the least. I’m not even sure my skills are up to it, especially when it comes to single planking the hull, but we shall see. To be quite honest, I don’t think I’d have taken this on without the help of some of the amazing builds on here as a reference point. Reading the build logs has given me a degree of confidence that help will be there when I come across problems. Special thanks to thomaslambo, Capt. Fisher, Captain Al, cobra1951 (I still can’t believe your Bounty got crushed!), bryanc, rcmdrvr and all the other Bounty builders on here whose amazing builds have been my inspiration to take this on. I’m looking forward to getting input and feedback from you all.
 
 
I actually started the build over Christmas and have been working on it for a few hours almost every weekend since, so I’ve already made some progress. I’ve been taking photos of every stage, but only now have I got round to starting this log. So I’ll be uploading some photos to bring things up to date.
So, here we go……
 
The kit contents:



 
 
 
Making a start, I separated and numbered the parts the parts for the main frame.
 
 

 
 
Then I stained all the parts with a Ronseal Walnut wood stain. It took 4 coats to get the colour I was after. 
A bit later in the build I'm going to veneer the exposed frames to hide the ply board appearance. 
 
 
 

 
 
 
Realising the importance of getting the frames absolutely level and parallel on this build, I did quite a bit of research into building slips.
I went for the Hobbyzone slip in the end and have found it to be a brilliant piece of kit. I'd highly recommend it to anyone considering using one.
So I set about leveling the frames and gluing them in place using Titebond.
 
 



 

Hi Nigel,
I've only just picked up on your build log and am very impressed with your work to date.
As a fellow Bounty builder myself I shall be following along from now on if that's ok.
All the best,
Paul

Well, it's been a little over a year and a half, but today, I finished my Bounty. Pictures to follow.

Guys,
 
Apologies for not replying sooner. I've been away for the weekend.
 
Thank you so much for your comments and input. It's much appreciated.
 
Captain Al, I've just been looking at your gallery photos. She looks stunning! You've done an amazing job. Are you planning to add the sails at any point or are you leaving her as is?
 
Boyd, your build log is one of the main inspirations that gave me confidence to take on this model so I'm thrilled that you're following my log. I'm sure I'll be pestering you with plenty of questions along the way! I'm genuinely looking forward to seeing the progress you've made since your last update, especially the planking.
 
Anthony, thanks you for your kind words and for following my build log. 

Good to have you all aboard.

Guys,
 
Apologies for not replying sooner. I've been away for the weekend.
 
Thank you so much for your comments and input. It's much appreciated.
 
Captain Al, I've just been looking at your gallery photos. She looks stunning! You've done an amazing job. Are you planning to add the sails at any point or are you leaving her as is?
 
Boyd, your build log is one of the main inspirations that gave me confidence to take on this model so I'm thrilled that you're following my log. I'm sure I'll be pestering you with plenty of questions along the way! I'm genuinely looking forward to seeing the progress you've made since your last update, especially the planking.
 
Anthony, thanks you for your kind words and for following my build log. 

Hi Al,
 
Congratulations on a beautiful build. Your build log has helped me considerably with my build of this same model.
I've looked through all your updated gallery photos and you've done a fantastic job. As others have said, It's all the more impressive being your first model!
 

Thanks guys for the kudos.  I was really a learning process from start to "finish."  Often times I just went on the theory that if there's a will there's a way.  Planking the hull as a good example.

Hi Al,
 
Congratulations on a beautiful build. Your build log has helped me considerably with my build of this same model.
I've looked through all your updated gallery photos and you've done a fantastic job. As others have said, It's all the more impressive being your first model!