garyshipwright
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garyshipwright reacted to Bitao in NAIAD 1797 by Bitao - 1:60
Hello, everyone. Once this section is complete, the internal build will continue. The pulley rings are made of thin-walled copper tubes: 1.5 mm outside and 0.9 mm inside. However, it was found to be too large to be disposed of (part x of the figure) after being machined into a concave outer circle. It was finished with a diameter of 1.2 mm and an inner diameter of 0.7 mm copper tube.
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garyshipwright got a reaction from Canute in Seawatch Store opening soon!
Boy do you have you work cut out for you with all those books. Only kidding and a big welcome to you and your misses. Didn't know what I was going to do about my book addiction. Once again a big welcome. Gary
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garyshipwright reacted to Dali in Cutter Alert 1777 by Dali - FINISHED - scale 1:48
Thank you very much 🙂, Alert 1777. Regards, Piotr
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garyshipwright reacted to Dali in Cutter Alert 1777 by Dali - FINISHED - scale 1:48
Thank you all for your opinions and likes, I am very happy that you like my work.
Buchty, or so-called suns, I made on adhesive tape, attached the rudder (4mm blocks) and finished the rope railing.
Greetings, Piotrek
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garyshipwright reacted to marsalv in Le Gros Ventre by marsalv - FINISHED - 1:48 - POF
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Chesstrees, fenders and the side ladders.
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garyshipwright got a reaction from billocrates in NAIAD 1797 by Bitao - 1:60
Bitao, that is one outstanding build you have going. She is looking great and ship shape. Look forward to your next update. Gary
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garyshipwright reacted to Seventynet in The Hayling Hoy 1760 by Seventynet - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - First fully framed model
And here is where I am at the moment. I have used pear to contrast with the Castello Boxwood and holly for the decking. I am not sure I'll use holly for the starboard exterior planking but will likely start with that and see how it is to work with for hull planking.
I am not clear on how to lay the forward ends of the planks onto the breast hook because obviously there is downward angle as it approaches the stem that will not allow one to achieve a flush situation. I am going to fashion some kind of angled piece that the planks can lie on. No big deal, it is likely just a typical thing a scratch builder has to deal with.
Cheers, Ian
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garyshipwright reacted to Seventynet in The Hayling Hoy 1760 by Seventynet - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - First fully framed model
This last tranche brings me just about to where I am today but I will post a separate one marking that situation.
Couple of things worth noting. First, not everything has gone smoothly by any means resulting in several re-dos especially with the clamps and breast hook locations. My failing was not appreciating how important it is to find a way to clamp these structures while the glue is setting. So I had to re-do many of them more than once. On the other hand I think I can be considered an expert de-gluer now. Whereas I used to rely heavily on water and alcohol I now exclusively use heat with my heat gun.
A couple of pictures of the bow and stern that I think illustrates the amount of wood that must be faired. Call me crazy but I actually like that part of the build. What remains to be done is the final fairing at the top timber level and a few places where the external planking will meet the stem and stern.
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garyshipwright reacted to Seventynet in The Hayling Hoy 1760 by Seventynet - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - First fully framed model
A quick update folks. I have planked the fore platform and installed the scuttle. One notable departure from the plan is that I decided to chisel the breast hook corner flush so that the margin plank fitted over it. As is explained in the book, the reason it was left intact was for strength in this critical area of the hull. I actually tried the other way first but concluded that it didn't look similar enough to David Antscherl's version (see B&W photo - I hope it is ok to reproduce the occasional photo from the book David, please let me know if not) that protruded a bit higher. So the shipwright decided that this would allow more deck space. 😁
Ian
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garyshipwright reacted to Seventynet in The Hayling Hoy 1760 by Seventynet - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - First fully framed model
Greetings,
This update seems minor but it took quite a bit of time to complete the planking to the ceiling and then to shape and install the floor and futtock riders. Now I need to determine whether I can poly the floor planks and riders without compromising future gluing operations. Comments, criticisms welcome.
Ian
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garyshipwright got a reaction from mtaylor in Echo by tlevine - FINISHED - Cross-Section
Nice job Toni, you done a heck of a job and enjoyed watching you build it. Thanks for sharing. Gary
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garyshipwright reacted to AdamA in HMS Bounty by AdamA - 1:48
I added the copper mending plate McKay noted in his keel drawings. ⅘
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garyshipwright reacted to AdamA in HMS Bounty by AdamA - 1:48
The stern post and transom deadwood are attached to the keel and the angled rabbit has been cut into the stern.
The next step is the copper fish mending plate that is bolted into the sternpost and keel.
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garyshipwright reacted to AdamA in HMS Bounty by AdamA - 1:48
I added the false keel pieces and the simulated tar as well, then sanded and polished everything.
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garyshipwright reacted to AdamA in HMS Bounty by AdamA - 1:48
It was funny because I had to remake the Gripe ha.
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garyshipwright reacted to rtwpsom2 in HMS Bounty by AdamA - 1:48
Yeah, so Bounty is a bit different from what I thought, #7 is the lower stem and your apron is further in. This is from the AOTS book, right? If you are interested the Royal Museum has original line plans for the Bounty, a deck plan for her, and a plan for one of her launches. They might be of help, maybe not to buy but just for reference.
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garyshipwright reacted to AdamA in HMS Bounty by AdamA - 1:48
I'm going to use Van Dyck Crystals to darken the pva wood glue for use in the scarph joints to simulate the tarred felt they would have used in those joints.
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garyshipwright reacted to AdamA in HMS Bounty by AdamA - 1:48
The stem is coming along slowly. I've had to re-do every piece to accommodate all the sides that have to fit.
When I get them all to the right shape I will sand them to the same 13 inch width of the keel (or .2078 inches in 1:48 scale).
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garyshipwright reacted to AdamA in HMS Bounty by AdamA - 1:48
Since this is the first time I've built one of these from scratch I was not thinking about how close the tolerances were for the sides that meet. As a result I'm on my second attempt for all the pieces of the stem.
First I'm using the band saw to get the piece roughed out.
Then I shape them to the line on the drum sander.
Then I use a razor saw and chisel on the angled areas, very carefully using the neighboring pieces to be sure I've got the angle right. This is a deliberate process that. If you rush and "hope for the best" you'll be redoing it haha.
I rely on the bench vice to stop my razor saw at the correct point and to stop my chisel at the right depth.
As an aside, you MUST keep your chisels sharp. Doing it dull causes the chisel to jump and pull chuncks of wood out. I added a picture of my wet stones.
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garyshipwright reacted to tlevine in Echo by tlevine - FINISHED - Cross-Section
Thank you for all the likes, Michael, I think the notations are a new feature of the forum software.
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