mtbediz
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Thank you Allan. No, I don't think you can use my method at your model scale. I use 1,8 mm of cutter. -
I made the companionway, hatches, gratings and skylight according to the drawings in the Alert book.
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I am back at my shipyard after a long summer break. I started with the main hatchway to make the deck fittings. As always, I use milling machine when making the grating elements. I used a sandpaper that I attached to a pot to make the camber on the grating. (for those looking for a practical way to create this camber)
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i create the half gun ports with the upper bulwark sections.
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USF Essex by mtbediz - FINISHED - 1:50
mtbediz replied to mtbediz's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
Thank you so much Daniel. -
I made the nail effects with pencil and added waterways. I started working on the bulwarks and transom.
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Thank you Yves.
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Thanks so much Tobias.
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USF Essex by mtbediz - FINISHED - 1:50
mtbediz replied to mtbediz's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
Thank you friends for your compliments and encouraging words. -
USF Essex by mtbediz - FINISHED - 1:50
mtbediz replied to mtbediz's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
Hello friends. I photographed Essex, completing a few minor details. Its construction took approximately 2500 hours in 2 years. Enjoy watching.
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I will only apply matte varnish. I got the look in the photo on my USF Essex model I built before and I like it.
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Thank you so much Dave.
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Deck planking is copmplete but has not been sanded yet.
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Thank you Oldsalt. I will make nail effects with pencil.
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I started deck planking. I am implementing 3 butt shift method as shown in the Alert book
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Thank you so much for stopping by and your encouraging words Yves. This is my first clinker built hull attempt and I am happy with the result too.
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While I was waiting for the hornbeam strips I ordered for the deck planking I painted below the waterline white. I am not very knowledgeable in painting, nor I am good at it. I don't like putty and sandpaper job at all, so I always chose unpainted models before. There are a few points that I need to touch up.
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Thank you so much Oldsalt. I have begun the deck planking. Basswood planks in the photos are temporary, I am using them as templates for preparing the margin planks.
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The nailing of the hull has been completed.
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I making the bolt effects with 0.7mm diameter black nails. The visible bolt head is spherical and approximately 1.25 mm in diameter. (When we move it to 1:1 scale, the bolt nut size becomes approximately 45 mm, which I think is not too inappropriate in terms of scale). It looks more like a rivet than a bolt nut, but I couldn't find a more suitable material. In the original, the bolts are closer together. I bought all the nails in the store and for now I am doing them widely spaced as the number is limited. Depending on the remaining number of nails, I can make one more row in between.
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Thank you so much.
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I stained above the waterline and mounted the wales. Below the waterline will be painted white later. I kept the bulwark caprails in hot water for a while and fixed them in place with clips. I'll glue them when they dry.
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Thank you so much for your suggestion Ywes. I will look at them.
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The second layer of planking is complete.. In real life, these planks were fixed to each other and to the frames with bolts + treenails in a certain configuration. I want to reflect this on the model, otherwise it will be a very raw look. I know some methods to give a treenail effect, but what can be done to give a 1:36 scale bolt effect or to represent the bolt? I would be glad if friends with ideas can guide me.
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HM Cutter Alert 1777 by muratx - scale 1:48
mtbediz replied to muratx's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Murat Bey, great job on the hatches, coamings, windlass and other deck stuffs. Everything looks so beautiful. Do you keep building the Alert, any progress on the model?
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