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2 hours ago, Thukydides said:

I could ever fit this thing in my house

I shall address this problem by not telling my wife what I'm up to!!

18 hours ago, druxey said:

I thought that they were a bit smaller than yours

I guess a rough sea could compromise your aim so a larger target area would be wise if little accidents are to be avoided. 

4 minutes ago, dvm27 said:

Maybe the carpenters were using the hearth to keep warm while fitting out the ship in those cold winter months

Or to make a nice cup of tea and a bacon sandwich.

absolutely gorgeous work.

Fred

Good point Siggi. There is an English expression - I expect there is a direct German equivalent - "Don't spoil the ship for a halfpence (pronounced "hay-p'nse") worth of tar". A halfpence is (or was before decimilisation) a very small unit of currency. So here is a good example - build a beautiful ship and then stick in a second hand stove bought off a dodgy trader. All that said, what a beautiful example of the craftsman's art this is - both the ship and the second hand stove which I love. 

1 hour ago, Chuck said:

I instead will pretend that my model portrays the ship only one month after launch

You don't think it will leak a bit do you Chuck?

Fred

On 3/8/2023 at 10:33 PM, rlb said:

we aren't perfect, but we can achieve good results working through the failures.

I like that sentiment very much. Very much indeed.

Fred

I guess we all think: "One day, when I'm as good as I'm ever going to be at making a model ship, I will build my masterpiece." Your Pegasus is exactly what I have in mind when I think those thoughts. The trouble is, I know I shall never have the skills to build the model I have in my mind's eye. You must have: and that must give you enormous pride and satisfaction. Its a masterpiece.

All the best

Fred  

Thank you, Dusan,  for sharing how you made the canon carriage wheels. I might have a go but I suspect the tool making is way beyond my skill level!

 

I shall certainly have a go at painting the friezes. I shall be very pleased if they turn out half as well as yours. Would you share what colours you used?

 

Kind rgards

Fred  

1 hour ago, Erik W said:

I'm happy with the results so far. 

I'm not surprised you are happy. It looks faultless to me.

I Know you are part way through planking your Cheerful Erik - and a superb job you are making of it. I will start planking the deck of my Winchelsea soon and I fully intend to follow your meticulously careful lining out. I can see you are well on the way to a fantastic result.

Best wishes

Fred 

6 hours ago, glbarlow said:

that makes it all the more impressive.

I agree with Glenn. I wouldn't know where to begin designing a model surf board! 

Thank you Johann. Coming from a master craftsman your kind words mean a great deal to me.

Best wishes 

Fred

Thank you gentlemen for your replies and likes.

 

Trussben - thank you for your post. I had forgotten the plans illustrate the treenailing. My "workshop" isn't big enough to keep the plans unrolled so these things can get overlooked. I used a dark pencil and woodfiller for the treenailing so far - all below the wales. Im not sure about it (and I may yet paint the hull). I'm going to order a drawplate and see how I get on doing a proper job on some scrap before I decide how to go forward.

 

In the meantime I have finished planking the hull. It's OK. Some of the seams could have been tighter but otherwise I'm pretty happy  with it.

 

I intend to have a go at painting the figures and fancy scrolls rather than using the printed friezes. If I fall short of what I hope to achieve I can always stick the friezes on - but at least I will have had a go. In readiness I have given the topsides a first coat of Prussian Blue.

 

The transom went on with no alarms or difficulties. The windows fit perfectly with no adjustment - so thats all a relief.

 

 

 

 

I have finished the shells for the QGs. I cut the black strake/wale (just in front of the pie shaped piece) rather than try to rebate the outer shell of the QG - which is a bit of a tricky bit without the additional difficulty of trying to rebate it.

Here is the result. All went very smoothly on both sids happily.

 

The internal planking is all but done. I'll finish that today and then its red paint time and starting the deck planking. Deck planking let down my last attempt at Winnie so I shall take special care and hopefully, bringing to bear the learning and experience of my last go, I shall make a better job of it.

 

 

Al the best

Fred

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wow! Exciting stuff. I am following progress with keen interest.

Fred 

2 hours ago, glbarlow said:

and for stopping by.

I'm glad I did Glenn. As ever there is a lot to take in and learn. I will study your latest post carefully as I have done throughout your build.

Best wishes

Fred.

I'm spechless - so I will say nothing......except bewilderingly brilliant.

Fred

Crikey! That is exquisite.

Fred 

Come on JJ. Stop teasing us and post a few pictures of progress!

Fred

I can see a lot of careful and wonderfully executed attention to small details that make a big difference - the wheels of the gun carriages for example (how did you make them?) and the scraped mouldings (which look superb) to identify only two among many. You must be delighted with the outcome so far.

All the best

Fred

Wonderful work. A dazzling model. Beautifully done.

Fred

4 hours ago, scrubbyj427 said:

I will be posting updates shortly. 

I shall look forward to that. May I wish you a happy, peaceful and productive New Year.

 

Best wishes

Fred

Very nicely done indeed. The rigging is very impressive. How did you anchor the rigging wires?

Fred

Looking wonderful, Frank.

Happy Christmas

Fred

48 minutes ago, glbarlow said:

Nice to see you back working on Cheerful

I'll second Glenn. Looking good!

Fred

Thanks Glenn and JJ and for the likes.  I've glued in the bollard timbers JJ. I know they are not bevelled quite enough but they look OK on the model.

 

Here is a bit of an update  in pictures.

 

I completed the firrst two belts below the wales. The flow of the planking seems fine to me and there are no dips ( the one just below the wales midships easily sanded out) or  high spots but some of the seams could have been tighter. 

 

I don't have a  table saw so cuting the keel components was done with the scorll saw and then the Proxxon mill. A little slow but does the job.

 

Here is the boxing joint.

It came out pretty well to my ever optimistic eyes.

 

So on to the lowest belt.

 

I intend to "treenail" the hull. I used a 0.6mm drill and then pushed a sharp pencil into the hole before using a woodfiller. I'm sure there are better ways not least because wood filler, no matter how carefully applied, tends to fill and emphasise any gaps in the between planks seems - see the picture below. If I had a Byrnes draw plate perhaps I'd have a go at the real deal.

 

I've no idea how many vertical "lines" of treenails there should be. I think I will add one more line between those presently existing - but I will make my mind up when the planking is finished and I have a better overall view.

 

Thank you for looking by.

 

All the best and very best wishes to you all for Christmas and the New Year.

 

Fred