rwiederrich

I fabricated my winches from Clam clips.......These little guys.  I cut the large lip edge off and cut it down and removed the center..then added the roller drum and guide/actuation rod for the handle.

Just to let you all see the re-engineering I sometimes go through.

Rob

1/4" - Yikes! Nice job on those winches Rob.

 

Gary

Yeah....I wrestled with many ideas and processes of fabrication till I settled on the design used.

Lots of grinding and metal fab was necessary.

Rob

Time to get out that Dremel and turn some masts!

I checked and my Dremel lathe doesn't have enough length in the bed to hold the masts....sooooo...I'll need to turn them on the larger wood lathe in the wood shop.

Rob

Here are the winches mounted.

Rob

These winches are not an exact replicas of the image pictured....the winches of the period were numerous..so I had a choice...I chose one similar.

Now when they dry I will mount them and then get to some masts.

Rob

Finally got around to making the six crab winches.  These little 1/4" buggers were difficult...especially having to make 6 identical.

You can see the image in the background that was the model.

Rob

I own a smaller Dremel lathe I rarely ever use...I might set it up in my workshop and use it for turning masts.

Rob

Fantastic work Jeff......I can appreciate your ingenious methods......Your home made lathe appears to be set up for a left handed worker.

Love that Great Republic picture.....places just in the right place to give you inspiration.

Your build is coming along nicely.

Rob

I'm missing something...what book?  OH..I found it.  I have that book in my personal library.

Rob

Popeye.....This build will be groundwork for developing your adaptive re-engineering skills.  Having a good set of plans and images will aid even further.  Sometimes these smaller less accurate models need a flexible modeler to bring them from a possible nightmare to a reasonable representation of the vessel.

Your doing very well.  Make sure you keep the deck and monkie rail line even and properly curved.  This model could lend itself to hyper detailing if the modeler was ambitious.  I can't tell you how many times I had to forgo the provided structures or parts in some kits and completely scratch build them myself.  A scratch builders life.

Good luck and feel free to ask me any questions if you have any that have not been answered.

Rob

Popeye...wonderful progress.....

Now splash some fish guts around and bloody up that deck and she'll really come to life.  

Fine attention to detail.

Rob

Nils...I've looked in on your other builds and I'm very impressed with the accomplishments.

Fine models all of them.

Rob

I fully appreciate your intuitiveness in seeing the possibilities within common items that you incorporate into your build.  It is not a common thing, for some modelers to be able to *see into* something and envision making it into something else...something needed for your ship.  Fabrication of parts on an assembly line like fashion is a hard pressed skill....achieved only over time.  You exhibit much skill in this.

Experimentation coupled with an acute skill set and dextral ability is (IMV) a hallmark of a seasoned builder. 

I've enjoyed your build log and the adventure you have taken us on.

Rob

Nice use of the lathe for wrapping the bands....

Rob

Love all the wood and metal you've incorporated into this model Nils.

Love it.

Rob

I made few more slight corrections to it and I still have some mods to make to the final look and finish....but it is pretty close to finished.

Without photographs or builders drawing to know exactly how the figurehead was mounted...one must use an educated guess.  I'm confident from what information I do have...it is as accurate as can be modeled.

Rob

Jeff..that is awesome.  Fun thing about the GR is you can build her in her original state or her rebuilt state...and still be correct.

I'll surely follow that log.

Thanks for the like and fine comment.

Rob

Wider view

Mounted

The beak will be tongue oiled to lend it to age.

Rob

Thanks everyone for all the likes and comments.  I finished up the figurehead.  Carved from dowel.

Example of real figurehead and my attempt.

Rob

Thanks Omega...that aft rail was a booger.  I had to laminate several pieces together while I was forming the curve(Off ship), then secure it to the stanchions while making adjustments before it dried......

Figurehead we come......

Rob

I finished up the railing today...now I am going to carve the eagle head figurhead(that'll be fun)

Rob

I can't say much, but Steve is dealing with his mothers failing health and has taken time off from his modeling sites for a time. He also recently moved.

Rob

Hi Rob, what did you use for handrail and posts?

I used wood turned stanchions from Cast Your Anchor and strip mahogany for the rail.

Rob