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Nice work Dirk.

Love the long shots of the deck Jason. A superb build.

On 15 August 2019 at 1:16 AM, Deperdussin1910 said:

Brilliant!!!  I can't believe I missed this build??  I have a stalled RC 1/24 scale brig build.  You've given me hope that servo arms can work for the main and fore.  Winch servo set up is what stalled me.  Thank you.

Servo arms would probably be easier than drums if you have the room in the hull to get the length of pull needed. Keeping tension on the lines on a drum can be problematic. Have a look at Jerry Todds' build logs for some mechanical inspiration.

Just caught up BE. That's a great build. Love the touch of the coins on the base. It complements  the superb model nicely.

4 hours ago, jwvolz said:

The video is fantastic Wayne, really shows all the work you put into her. Well done!

Thanks Joe. It's a pretty light breeze and lots of unscale-like bobbing in that vid compared to when she's running her best in a consistent wind with sails bellied. However that's when more concentration is needed and I can't pick up the phone to film.

She's a great talking point. When I had her out yesterday for a couple of hours I had a steady procession of four individual gents who each had to know all about her. One thing I've found is it brings ship modelling to a wider public and that can't be a bad thing. One said he'd he'd often thought of picking up modelling that he'd last done as a kid. He was daunted by the thought of something like this, but the great thing this site and the people here teach you about modelling is that it's just a series of small tasks and problems that when solved add up to something bigger- eating a the proverbial elephant one bite at a time and all. 

Also....Looking at your Cruiser... I think the foc'sle and aft platforms you've got on Sophie look really good and are more typical for the class from what I could find.  The need to get at a moving tiller for potential repair ruled it out for me. The Sophie you've created is a lovely, purposeful looking ship, but I am biased, having a daughter by that name. 

I couldn't call mine that for fear of being accused of favouritism, as much as I like the O'Brien novels. 

I hope our builds coincide on another subject. You've been a good mate through it all.

Great tackle and stove there and very nice weathering on the copper.

My other loose end tidied up - My 1/36 RC brig HMS Harrier is finished, fully rigged and sailing effectively. Follow the build log link in my signature for more pics and a link to a vid of her in action.

Harrier has been sailing for a while now but I've finally got her how I wanted her with some modifications to improve yard rotation and hence windward ability and also the cosmetics like gun and other rigging. 

Also, I've got evidence that she sails uploaded to youtube, (check my other vids and you can also see my recently built cedar canoe that's kept me from ship modelling for a bit).

Thanks to all who offered advice and knowledge, whether you knew it or not, and provided actual bits for her. It wouldn't have happened without you.

Harrier cleared for action.

The deck hatches lines offering access to the radio gear disappear at the right angles. You can see the rear hatch to the left in this shot and the clear tape that's used to seal them before sailing. After many attempts to get a self sealing hatch with rubber seals this was far easier and more effective.

The tiller is functional with the lines coming from a drum servo below decks and pulling it to either side. The wheel, however, is static as it felt like one more thing to go wrong and a little fragile. It's nice watching the tiller swing under a ghost helmsman's hand.

Sailing into the sunset. I've got plans scaled for a 1/36 Enterprize class 28-gun frigate and might start on some smaller pieces of that in near future. However, if the bank balance allows this year I'll crack into my real dream of a 1:1 sailing dinghy. Time for the real thing.

Thanks for following this drawn-out build.

Just caught up on this Joe. That's a fine finish to the build and a great Cruizer. Well done. I hope the health is improving.

Nice Tammie Norrie there Bedford. love the lines of an Oughtred boat. I'm sure the model will be just as fine. 

That's quite spectacular - both the carving and the quality of the rest of the build.  Congratulations.

1 hour ago, Vane said:

Impressive, she looks really great and that stand is really the iceing of the cake.

 

I have just finished the first planking on my kit and about to do the 2nd. But I am struggeling on deciding what wood to use. What have u used here and do you have any recommendations?

Thanks Vane. The planking is all kit timber so it's some manner of walnut or what passes for it with a household matt oil-based varnish on it. The model has been out on a shelf for a couple of years before finishing touches applied and the hull has lightened noticeably compared to the mortar covers which were in a box and out of all light. I like the tone and guess it'll change over time.

7 hours ago, jwvolz said:

Great to see her finished Wayne! Love the display idea, it looks fantastic. 

 

Nicely done!

Thanks Joe. Good to hear from you. 

3 minutes ago, Beef Wellington said:

Now that is stunning, really nice idea on the base, and the grounded anchor is a great touch.  Airing my dirty laundry, the reason my Snake is still inches from completion is because I just can't get round to figuring out options for a display base.

Thanks Jason. Yes, it's hard to go back once you've moved on to another project but with my RC ship Harrier finished (I'll update pics and get some sailing vid)  and also the 1:1 scale canoe that kept me off Granado there were few excuses. The base layout had been in the too-hard basket for a couple of years with no definitive solution until conscious effort with ruler in hand sorted the idea in the space of one morning. Another day or so of work completed it. 

HMS Jason is looking very good BTW.

Granado is finished! A mere six years after she was started and four years after my last post I've returned to finish her off with the final bits of rigging, anchors and a base.

The base is rimu timber from an old bookshelf with an edge routed on. I'd always wanted to incorporate the lovely detailed plans of the original vessel from the Greenwich maritime museum.

I copied this at a slightly smaller scale and cut them into sections to arrange the profile, plan view, stern and builders details to best effect underneath the model. This is sanwhiched between two 3mm sheets of acrylic and held down with the screws through the base and into the model. Thin routered strips hide the edge.

The grounded anchor ties the ship to the base visually and fills a bit of a blank space on the plans.

A rewarding project overall. 

Beautiful work Chuck and a great looking kit in the making. I'm sure sales will go well.

Looking good Joe. Nice clean rigging work.

Hi Gerry, Costellation is looking good and ever more refined. 

Got the message about the square rigger forum but haven't done much about it yet. I've been sidetracked by a cedar canoe build. 

I need to get some good vid of Harrier underway and show you fine folk what your advice and inspiration built.

Incredible work.  Well done. 

She's a beauty Joe. The fore and aft decks are very clean and the binnacle is a lovely touch. The wheel looks fine to me. Nice work all round. Also well done with the boat.

Looking very fine with that rudder installed Jason.

That's a lovely boat Christian

Mike, I had very mixed results with the ahem... personal fluid method. It worked very well on a flat piece of board with sample copper with a gentle brown colouration and nice hint of verdigris but spread into droplets on the curve of the model and left a blotchy appearance.  I rubbed most off with vinegar and steel wool. I'd recommend applying in thin layers and watching closely.

Thanks Joe. Guns are finished and ready to be shown off when rigging line arrives. Likewise anchors.  The only other bits to make are the pumps, which should be pretty simple.

Gerry, thanks for that sketch on the reeking arrangement. I like it a lot and will likely use it. Tying individual reeding lines was looking impractical and had been preying on my mind. 

Its a cracking day here and a gentle breeze is promised so hopefully I'll get her on the water again this afternoon once duties at kids' sports matches are finished. 

Thanks Jerry. No video as yet as I've been a bit busy try not to lose control to wave the camera at it for longer than a few seconds. It'll come.

The topgallants are removeable and the topmast staysail in the middle there is uncontrolled but can be brailed down to limited sail area. I've got her set up like this and now the wind has disappeared entirely.

I'm still considering putting reef points in the topsails to give a few more options. There's still the fore course to be made also.