Tompslattery

That’s a great video 

Was tying blocks to the bowsprit when I noticed this little guy hanging out 😂

Was tying blocks to the bowsprit when I noticed this little guy hanging out 😂

Glued the cabins, binnacle cupboard and bowsprit rest in place. Main hatch is just sitting there. 

And we have CANNON !! Pew pew😂
 
 

And we have CANNON !! Pew pew😂
 
 

Thanks for the advice @Rick01  
 
Think I’ve repaired it.  
 
also attempted some weathering on the dinghy. 

I usually temporarily fit the mast so that I can drop a couple of lines down to simulate shrouds, then I can line the chains and dead eyes up correctly. Also, for future reference fit the chains then add the reinforcing strips, it does save these problems. 
 
Rick
 

Added some woolding to the lower mast.  I'm definitely not much of a photographer 😆

Added some woolding to the lower mast.  I'm definitely not much of a photographer 😆

Hello.
 
Thank you all for the kind comments!
 
Rick01, you are right, bilge pumps would absolutely be a great addition.
Maybe I’ll have to make a couple and put on there.. 🤔
 
Gaffrig.

The moment when glueing cannons to the sleds when you realise you missed painting one 🤦‍♂️

The moment when glueing cannons to the sleds when you realise you missed painting one 🤦‍♂️

The moment when glueing cannons to the sleds when you realise you missed painting one 🤦‍♂️

Ok, was able to get a new 0.5mm bit( was a delay as Brisbane had 3 day Covid lockdown)  got 2 individual bits and another set of assorted sizes as they have a 2.5mm shank.  Discover when I sat down to do some work that my pin vise wont take a 0.5mm shank and then I promptly broke the bit with the 2.5mm shank🤬.  Need to get a pin vise that takes a smaller bit!
 
Glued the 2 channels on, starboard went smoothly port side not so much.  This is related to the broken drill bit.  I've left the glue to set and hoping for the best, but I foresee needing to redo the port side.
 
Put a coat of paint on the interior of the dinghy/open boat and on the my dodgy sleds for the carronades.
 
 

Ok, was able to get a new 0.5mm bit( was a delay as Brisbane had 3 day Covid lockdown)  got 2 individual bits and another set of assorted sizes as they have a 2.5mm shank.  Discover when I sat down to do some work that my pin vise wont take a 0.5mm shank and then I promptly broke the bit with the 2.5mm shank🤬.  Need to get a pin vise that takes a smaller bit!
 
Glued the 2 channels on, starboard went smoothly port side not so much.  This is related to the broken drill bit.  I've left the glue to set and hoping for the best, but I foresee needing to redo the port side.
 
Put a coat of paint on the interior of the dinghy/open boat and on the my dodgy sleds for the carronades.
 
 

They were the dimensions specified in the kit plans.

I've been slack with updates.  All the mast and spars are shaped and painted, fore pin rail has been glued in place as has the boat davits, bitt heads and catheads.  The side pin rails and channels have been fabricated and painted and need to be glued into position.

The windlass supports were modified so that they will stand upright the back scroll was cut off.
     
The offcuts were saved as they will be used as knees in front of the supports on the fore deck. A 2 x 2mm slot was cut into each support 8mm up from the foredeck for the fore fife rails. The supports for the pawl and the belfry were made from 4 x 4 mm walnut and also had slots cut into them for the fife rails.
      
The parts were then dry fitted together.
      
And with the windlass drum fitted.
      
      
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All comments welcome.

Thanks for the suggestion Keith but I have found a brass gear in my spares box that I am going to use.
 
The holes for the hand spikes were marked onto the flats and drilled with a 1.5mm drill.
      
      
      
I then gently tapped in the point of a square needle file to square the holes.
      
The pawl gear was the next part that needed to be fitted. 
      
This brass gear was from a kit I started back in the '90s and never finished, the hull was damaged in a move and binned but I kept the fittings and all of the strip wood and dowel that was not used which has come in very handy over the years. The gear has an I.D. of 6mm and the centre part or the windlass has a diameter of 9mm so it will need to be turned down. I cut the windlass in half at one edge of the centre spindle and turned it down in my lathe to fit the gear.
       
A 1.1mm hole was drilled into the centre of each half so that a 1mm brass dowel could be used to join them back together.
       
        
         
The next step will be to modify the supports to stand upright along with continuing to fair the hull.
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All commments welcome.
 

Thanks Keith, that sounds like a good idea I might do that for added security.
 
The fore deck and quarter deck have been fitted.
    
     
      
      
      
       
After fitting the fore deck I noticed a large gap between the horns on the bulkheads, which will be used to form the shape of the bulwarks, and the deck profile, so much that when the fairing of the bow is completed the horns on the first two bulkheads will almost completely disappear. The area marked in red in the photo below shows the material that needs to be removed from the bow filler blocks.
       
To overcome this I glued some 4mm ply to the horns on the first three bulkheads, once the bulwarks are formed these will be cut off.
       
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Hello All, 
The stern cabin wall has been painted, the window and door frame still need to painted white.
     
The stern windows have been glued to the transom and the transom assembly has been glued to the false keel.
      
      
The only way I could think of to hold the transom square while the glue dried was to use the slots in the quarter deck to key it to the bulkheads already fitted. It was pinned to the keel and glued on using two part epoxy as recommended in the instructions for added strength as there is not a lot to glue it to.
       
        
The glue was left to dry for 24 hrs and then the deck was removed.
         
         
I have also made and fitted the mast supports. Photos in the next post.

Hi Captain Hook and thank you for your kind words and the link. This model is in the Power House Museum in Sydney it was built in the 1930's to commemorate the 150th landing of the first fleet. I think from memory it is 1:24 scale and the same modeller also built a 1:24 scale model of the HMS Sirius. I don't know whether they are still on display as I haven't been to the museum for quite a long time.
I have the link saved and will be using the excellent photos on it as a reference to the enhancements I am making to this model.
 
Bulkhead 19 has been glued on along with the bow filler blocks.
      
       
       
        
Some work has also been done on the aft cabin bulkhead, 2 pieces of 0.5mm timber were fitted to the into the front of the doorway to a depth of 2mm so that the door will rest against these when fitted from the rear. Two door frames were also cut from a piece of 0.5 x 5mm basswood.
        
The cabin window was made by setting some 0.5mm timber into the rear of the frame to a depth of 2mm and then placing a piece of acetate onto them and gluing the frames, made from 0.88 styrene rod, and then adding some more 0.5mm timber painted white over them to form the outer frame for the window.
       
        
         
          
Another frame will be fitted around the window to hide the gaps.
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Comments always welcome.

They were the dimensions specified in the kit plans.

Tompslattery, that’s great to hear!
 
Glad to be of some help.
This makes keeping the buildlog going a lot more fun, knowing that it is useful to others! 😀
 
Gaffrig.