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Blackie got a reaction from Eddie in Harvey by Nirvana - Artesania Latina - 1:50 - Kitbash
Per
My Harvey kit must be older than yours and the bulwarks came in 2 pieces each side. I admit that it was a while ago but I can't remember any problems and they are now lined and as strong as I could ever wish for. I do remember that I cut the gun ports into the bulwarks first, then trimmed them and finally added the lining cut to the port trimmers. I should think that your card bulwarks will also be very stiff once you line them. Another thing to check is the final thickness of the lined bulwarks against the width of the bulwark rail material. In my case, I added some vertical frames which I should not have done and found that the original rail strip was then just a whisker too narrow.
I used a black marker pen for the caulking in the deck boards.
Blackie
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Blackie got a reaction from kruginmi in Lady Anne by kruginmi - FINISHED - 1:50 - kitbash of Artesania Latina Harvey
Hi Mark
Keep up the good work. It will be worth it when you have her completed and sitting up all beautiful. It took me years to finish my Jenny Belle (AL Harvey) after I abandoned the kit after completion of the hull. In the end I think it all worked out quite good.
Cheers
Blackie
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Blackie got a reaction from Nirvana in J Boat Endeavour by fnkershner - Amati - 1:35
Floyd
The spray putty is available here at the auto parts shops for about $10. It looks and works like a large can of insect spray. The one that I am using goes on easily with a few passes to cover the hull - try not to go over the area already done and it takes about 4/5 minutes to dry before you do another coat. The extra coat is only if you can still see some dents which show up easily just like your primer coat shows them. In theory the can says to allow about 4 hours before you sand but I have found that after say 1/2 hour you can give it a light sand to see if you will need any more coats. The instructions on your can will give you guidance.
Blackie
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Blackie got a reaction from Nirvana in J Boat Endeavour by fnkershner - Amati - 1:35
Hi Floyd
It's good to hear from you. In my other life as a volunteer modeller for a small maritime museum I am making a small model of an old harbour pilot boat. The hull is shaped from two solid halves built up from MDF board and is about 500mm long. I found that wood filler works well for largish dents but another modeller recommended using automotive spray putty for the small imperfections. Over the last week I have been using the putty and it has been really good though I'm not sure how it would handle flexing planks if that problem is still occurring. The putty sands very easily with first 400 then 800 grit for a very smooth finish ready for painting. The other modeller has used the putty with excellent results for painted hulls just like yours.
Blackie
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Blackie got a reaction from Nirvana in J Boat Endeavour by fnkershner - Amati - 1:35
Hi Floyd
I would be careful putting any epoxy on particular areas on the outside as it will give you an area much harder than the other material and could make sanding tricky. It will probably give you a lumpy finish.
I like Michael's suggestion as you can cut a hole in the deck assuming that you have not yet fixed the decking in place. If you don't like that, how about shaving the filler off the flexing planks, apply some CA to stiffen the exposed planks and reapply filler.
Blackie
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Blackie got a reaction from Nirvana in J Boat Endeavour by fnkershner - Amati - 1:35
Wow Floyd, where will you keep it? That's such a beautiful looking hull shape. I'm looking forward to seeing it rigged.
Keep at it (then back to your Harvey).
Blackie
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Blackie got a reaction from Oriely in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
I have found the drawing files and have reduced them to below 2Mb (from 5.5Mb originals). I hope they are readable. I will post the written instruction sheets asap. The originals are 1:50 scale at B1 (1000 x 707) print size.
Blackie
HarveySheet1.pdfHarveySheet2.pdfHarveySheet3.pdfHarveySheet4.pdfHarveySheet5.pdfHarveySheet6.pdf
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Blackie got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
The website no longer sends me notifications so probably won't be back so this is likely my final post as the model is near as complete except for a few rope coils and mounting it somehow. I have attached a few quick shots if anyone is still interested.
This modified version of the Harvey has taken me years because of work and other commitments but I am happy with it in its final Baltimore Schooner form. Probably a few errors in history but I'm not changing it now.
Hooroo
Blackie
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Blackie got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
I started this AL kit Harvey some 12 years after 2 other kit builds - Mercury and Panart Saint Lucia, a tartan. The build progressed very slowly and I abandoned it about 8 years ago due to work and other interests. Finally in mid last year I was able to get back to it and I finished the hull planking just before Christmas. However, about then I began a lot of research into Baltimore clippers and I realised that the Harvey kit is "not true to form". My version of the kit materials-wise does seem to be quite good compared to those that I have read about so perhaps the kit has deteriorated over the past decade. Anyway, I now see that the deck layout could not be as shown in the kit and I have decided to scratch build my deck fittings to a new layout and I have almost completed a scratch build of the jolly boat for the stern davits.
The deck fittings are made but not attached and I am also building new cannon carriages about half the size of the kit parts - this is the correct size as far as I can determine using the same brass cannon in the kit which seem to be 4 pounders. I must admit that I have been a bit distracted by other things and doing some research on the rigging but hope to get going again now on the build.
I welcome any comments.
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Blackie got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
Slow and steady, but I have finally fitted the boat to the stern davits. The photos are a bit rough but show the work as it progressed. The gripes are made from an old handkerchief which the boss surrendered. It was stained in cold tea and rinsed in diluted PVA glue. After drying I cut some 2mm wide strips which were still reasonably flexible and added some brass rings to tie them to eye bolts in the stern rail. There is a gripe rail with padding between the boat and the transom but the photo of that was out of focus. The gripe rail is required to keep the boat off the rudder pendants and to pull the gripes against, same as for boats fitted to davits along the bulwarks.
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Blackie got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
Help please.
I was about to start rigging my longboat which is hung from davits over the Harvey's stern when I began to question my proposed rigging.
I propose to use hooked double blocks with falls up through the davits and hooked onto eyebolts within the boat. This is the usual rigging for boats later in the 19th century, say steel baques, schooners, etc.
Does anyone have an opinion on the size of the blocks and diameter of the falls for an early 19th C timber Baltimore schooner?
The boat will require some gripes to stop it swinging and banging into the transom so I was also proposing to fit some type of gripes and gripe rail. Mondfeld's Historic Ship Models has the info shown on the sketch but it has no rail. In my case I have rudder pendents which might foul the rail and gripes. Any comments on gripe layout?
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Blackie got a reaction from robin b in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
I have found the drawing files and have reduced them to below 2Mb (from 5.5Mb originals). I hope they are readable. I will post the written instruction sheets asap. The originals are 1:50 scale at B1 (1000 x 707) print size.
Blackie
HarveySheet1.pdfHarveySheet2.pdfHarveySheet3.pdfHarveySheet4.pdfHarveySheet5.pdfHarveySheet6.pdf
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Blackie got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
A few more images showing the build at present.
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Blackie got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
The website no longer sends me notifications so probably won't be back so this is likely my final post as the model is near as complete except for a few rope coils and mounting it somehow. I have attached a few quick shots if anyone is still interested.
This modified version of the Harvey has taken me years because of work and other commitments but I am happy with it in its final Baltimore Schooner form. Probably a few errors in history but I'm not changing it now.
Hooroo
Blackie
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Blackie got a reaction from robin b in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
A few more images showing the build at present.
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Blackie got a reaction from Robert29 in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
A few more images showing the build at present.
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Blackie got a reaction from Dimitris71 in Bluenose II by Bertu - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:75 - Fishing Schooner
HI Robert
Great looking model and you are doing a fabulous job on her. Thanks for the log.
Blackie
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Blackie got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
It's been some time since I added to my log. As you know, other hobbies, travel, etc get in the way. However, I have managed to rig foot ropes and stirrups to the jibboom, boom and the spread yard. I've also rigged halyards, downhauls and sheets to the fore staysail, inner jib and outer jib together with the appropriate blocks. I have also rigged brace and lift pendants to the yards which are almost ready to rig on the model.
All of these are very difficult to photograph so I've included some poor photos of two guns that I have almost rigged. I have decided to rig the starboard side with guns seized up for sailing and those on the starboard side ready for firing or just fired.
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Blackie got a reaction from Robert29 in Bluenose II by Bertu - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:75 - Fishing Schooner
HI Robert
Great looking model and you are doing a fabulous job on her. Thanks for the log.
Blackie
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Blackie got a reaction from reilly in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
A few more images showing the build at present.
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Blackie got a reaction from kruginmi in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
Thanks Mark
Yes I did forget the scale rule, so for anyone interested the following will help:
The model is 1000mm overall length by 710 high from keel to main topmast truck. The hull is 660 long plus 240 for the bowsprit and jib boom and 100 extra for the main boom. Luckily I have place for it in my house when it is completed.
I am nearly finished the gun rigging and then I can fit the yards which are completed.
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Blackie got a reaction from msberkman in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
It's been some time since I added to my log. As you know, other hobbies, travel, etc get in the way. However, I have managed to rig foot ropes and stirrups to the jibboom, boom and the spread yard. I've also rigged halyards, downhauls and sheets to the fore staysail, inner jib and outer jib together with the appropriate blocks. I have also rigged brace and lift pendants to the yards which are almost ready to rig on the model.
All of these are very difficult to photograph so I've included some poor photos of two guns that I have almost rigged. I have decided to rig the starboard side with guns seized up for sailing and those on the starboard side ready for firing or just fired.
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Blackie got a reaction from Gabek in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
A few more images showing the build at present.
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Blackie got a reaction from russ in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
A few more images showing the build at present.
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Blackie got a reaction from tug in Harvey by Blackie - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:50 - Baltimore Clipper
I started this AL kit Harvey some 12 years after 2 other kit builds - Mercury and Panart Saint Lucia, a tartan. The build progressed very slowly and I abandoned it about 8 years ago due to work and other interests. Finally in mid last year I was able to get back to it and I finished the hull planking just before Christmas. However, about then I began a lot of research into Baltimore clippers and I realised that the Harvey kit is "not true to form". My version of the kit materials-wise does seem to be quite good compared to those that I have read about so perhaps the kit has deteriorated over the past decade. Anyway, I now see that the deck layout could not be as shown in the kit and I have decided to scratch build my deck fittings to a new layout and I have almost completed a scratch build of the jolly boat for the stern davits.
The deck fittings are made but not attached and I am also building new cannon carriages about half the size of the kit parts - this is the correct size as far as I can determine using the same brass cannon in the kit which seem to be 4 pounders. I must admit that I have been a bit distracted by other things and doing some research on the rigging but hope to get going again now on the build.
I welcome any comments.
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