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canoe21 reacted to Stockholm tar in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Eamonn,
Is this something like you had in mind? I believe it's called a companionway, or doghouse (looks like a kennel?) perhaps. It has double doors on it's after side, both closed, and there is a thin strip across the top to represent a hinge. I had thought of having one door open but, as you say, you wouldn't be able to see much of any steps. I knocked it up from odd bits:
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Hi Gang, I have another wee update to Ballier !
The Timber Heads are in place and painted (photo below)
Thanks B.E. , Ollie , Jason , Bob & Dee_Dee for the kind words and all the Likes too !
Yea I have a pretty wide smile on the ol' face over here in Ireland, as much relief as anything to have gotten past the major construction phase relatively unscathed.. it is sooo true what I have read here on MSW that problems on wooden boat builds can be fixed fairly easily! thankfully
Still a bit of Clean-Up work required on the paintwork, but not too much.. the Rudder will be set free from it's wooden surround shortly and installed.. but that will be a few days away yet as work gets in the way again.
Question Time.. Tree Nailing ! it is almost time to give the Deck & Bulwarks some freckles .. any suggestions folks (I see a lot of methods on here, but if anyone has a sure fire way of doing them I would be only too happy to try!! )
Stay Well Folks
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Okey Dokey.. Photos as promised ('cos I'm nice like that you see )
Cap Rails in place (bit of a faf there as they didn't fit so I had to lengthen them slightly.. about 5mm .. Oh and did I mention the weird asymmetry! well it reared it's head again, so a bit of cap rail nudging was required to make it conform to the bulwark shape !! am beginning to think it was there from the very beginning. Oh Well, 'tisn't so bad really )
Painted all the new stuff and inside the gun ports (needs to have a 2nd coat at least, and I may end up cracking open some of my mighty filler stock to smoothen them off.
That's us up to date folks, thanks for looking in on Little 'ol Ballahoo.
Stay Well
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Latest Copy of Clamps Pegs & Pins available.. The new cover photo is shown below !!
All Righty Then I got the Spirketting done and all that is needed now is to shape it at the Aft Gun Ports Port & Stbd as it sits a little proud and to open out the Hawse Pipes (Anchor Holes) I knocked up a couple for the transom also (not sure if these are right or not but they seem to work)
Next up is painting inside the gun ports and giving the bulwarks a final coat also..
Stay Well Folks.
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Hi All..
Another Photo Update.. all go in the Ballahoo camp eh?
I gave the Hook Scarf a few go's with limited success (I'm afraid my measurements aren't up to scratch Nigel, I'll try harder next build ! ) some of them can be seen on the deck, in fact all of them are on the deck (being used as scrap timber to keep the deck planking tight ) have to say they looked rather well right up to the point where I put them together... so I just used a regular Scarf instead, never thought I'd be relieved to be doing a plain scarf join!!
I've noticed about 1mm of asymmetry creeping into the deck planking which I'll address tomorrow by running a slightly narrower plank on one side.. this is rather annoying but I have come to expect it and will deal with it easily enough (Hopefully that is)
Ok tis Photo Time..
All The best Folks
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Photo Update Time Folks.. I know I know I do spoil ye all..
Deck Planking is going grand, am thinking about putting a Beech row down either side of the hatches (it will intersect the Companionway though.. the sideways 'hole'.. but that should be ok)
The Margin planks are not yet fixed in place as I may follow Jims method which allows the nibbling/joggling to be done 'off' the boat, also if I make a pigs ear of anything it will be easier to replace.. that said the Port/Stbd stern 'margins' are fixed down as they are the base for the deck planking!
I understand that 'full' un-butted planks are used between Hatches etc .. that is to say where a 'full' plank would fit, I appear to have done this between the Stern and the Aft most Hatch which I would imagine is incorrect, it will be easy to fix though !
As usual folks if ye have any thoughts suggestions please do shout them out.
Sail 'er Easy
Eamonn
Incidentally those are the Paper Templates I'm using for the Shift Pattern (more-so the one on the Right, the left is showing the Hatch Mast Holes, and is only a rough)
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Sorry for the lack of progress Lawrence, been a bit busy elsewhere of late.. hopefully can rectify that this week !!
One good thing about these small builds id that they don't need much timber, so when I put orders in for more unfortunately I am sometimes a little on the 'stingy' side and don't leave allowance for poor quality or damaged strips (good tip there to any following in my wake.. if you upgrade your boats timber BUY LOADS of the stuff at least twice as much as you think you need to allow for inconsistencies)
Some good news though.. I revisited my Maple strips and they may not be as bad as I originally feared ( I lightly sanded 1 or 2 and they look grand, it's just that they looked a bit rough at first.. perhaps another lesson there too eh?)
Thanks for checking in Lawrence (and sorry for not leaving any comments with your Victory recently, I seem to be always a bit too late to the 'game' and am at the back of the cue but Vikkies rigging is going a treat, you make it look so easy! I wasn't kiddin when I said that I think you'll have her finished before my Ballier )
All The Best
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to Blue Ensign in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Nice work Eamonn, I do love these small vessels and you're making a fine job of yours, well done
B.E.
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canoe21 reacted to Bindy in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
What an exceptional paintjob!
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Margin Plank Photos
Only the edge abutting the Bulwarks has been shaped, and even that is somewhat roughly done.. will proper fit all at later stage, there will be a Spirketting or whatever that Skirting Board looking Plank thing is called, so to have an absolutely perfect bulwark fit won't be a high priority though I do want it neat as my 'deck planking' side measurement (in my case 6 mm width) will be taken off it as per Nigel's tip above.
The Plan photo shows my calculations for creating the Water Line, with the final line drawn on the hull in such a way that Heath Robinson would have been proud ! btw Tamiya tape arrived on scene today !
Thanks for Looking in Folks.
Slán,
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Little Update.. (had a wee system glitch which put this update into Ollie's Log, I was over there a few mins earlier and Internet Explorer seems to have had a wobbly.. Weird Happenings eh .. so if you see a deleted post in your log Ollie it was this !)
Got the Waterline drawn and what a total Faf that was, made me want to get on with Joggling it was that bad ! brought the Black down to it, just to get a feel for things and I'm happy with the result.. though less happy with my Masking Tape, as despite much rubbing and pressing the paint insists on going under it to give a feathery edge ! I have even put a light coat of Clear matt (lightly sanded) over the whole lower hull of the boat in anticipation to give a smoother surface for the tape.. no avail, I have heard it mentioned that some folks run a blade along the waterline to 'cut' a barrier that will stop paint bleed ! else I'll pick up some better tape, Tamiya Tape seems to be used a lot on MSW)
BTW You can just make out the Patented Deck Planking Template in place, looks snazzy, I wonder if I can just give it a wood colour.. hmmmmm
Bye For Now
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Thanks Bindy, Lawrence and welcome along Joe (you already know of my joy at seeing a Prince D.N. here )
Well I have the Joggling Pattern drawn up and fitted onto the deck (paper template type thingy) and the Deck Plank terminations (where they are cut into the Margin) match up with the Plank Butt Joints too II would imagine that the joggled planks have to end at a Deck Beam to enable them to be 'nailed' into it) Main worry now it slight inconsistencies in my plank widths (I notices slight differences when doing the hull planking.. it might not be much but it threw the symmetry out slightly!)
Next Up.. Attempt to cut the Margin Plank using my Paper Template as a guide, each side will need to be broken up into around 3 separate sections due to the curves involved.... Tell me again why I decided to do this!! somebody !!
Now as soon as I Pick Myself Up From Rocking Back And Forth Whimpering To Myself In A Corner I Can Begin.. .. before I begin though, 'is there one 'S' or two 'S's' in Therapy?'
Sail 'er Easy Folks
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Warning Extreme Peg & Clamp Photo Follows .. Viewer Discretion Is Advised..
First Strake done on both sides of Inner Bulwarks ! Woo Hoo..
All The Very Best
Eamonn
Photo Below !! Careful Now..
Down With That Sort Of Thing..
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Just A Quick Photo Opportunity of where the Ballier stands at the moment..
The painting isn't finished, it will meet the waterline later, which hasn't been drawn yet.
I'll be trimming the Black Timber Piece (fashion Piece ??) between the Gun Ports later.
I have sorted out the Inside areas, sanding etc, in readiness for laying the Deck and inner Bulwark Strakes.
Sail 'er Easy Folks
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Hi All.. Photo as Promised are below..
Have Completed 1st Sanding Phase and discovered a small few 'Dips' in the planking, due it would seem to slight Inconsistencies in the 1mm thick planks, will have to watch out for this in future! tis no biggie though as I've plenty of Filler in reserve!!
2nd Sanding wont be happening until Sunday at best due to work, but it will give me occasion to examine those 'dips' more closely and open my Filler Warehouse..
The Gun Ports have been filed out a little accurately more but there is 1mm or so to go, I want to complete inner bulwark planking before finishing them properly. The First & Last Ports are to be cut to the Cap Rail too.
I have Angled Files coming in the post as we speak and hopefully they will arrive just before my timber order for the deck (I need to file down the Bulkhead Spurs which I removed a few days ago before addressing the deck.. have to get the Order of things sorted too re Spirketting, edge of Deck Planks, Painting etc. before going too far)
BTW Contrary to appearance in photos the hull is exceeding smooth, even at this stage.. Honestly !! :mellow:
OK Photo Time..
Sail 'er Easy Folks..
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Hi again Lawrence,
Thanks for the visit and the kind word, yea, I used Maple for most of the 2nd planking (all the top 6 or 7 strakes on the bulwarks area) it cut well, sanded well and seems to look well but remember being new to this I have little to compare it to! (only the original kit supplied stuff, which admittedly wasn't so bad, I refer to the 'pale' wood of 1st planking not the Walnut ! the 'pale' wood is listed as Lime Wood btw.. things get odd here though as the deck timber in the instructions is called Maple, yet in the 'Contents List' it is called Lime and it looks very similar to the 1st planking material!!)
Pop back later Lawrence as I'm sure some of the other folks would have a better opinion on this.. for example Nigel is doing brilliant things with Pear & Dee_Dee is making the dreaded Walnut look simply amazing.. to list only a couple!
All The Best
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Thanks for that Nigel.. I didn't know about them sanding differently or that the Walnut would interfere with the Maple WOW !!! (I am down to a couple of lengths of Maple, it was cut into 2 for posting so am only able to get one strake per go, unless I resort to various different lengths.. that said I have a few runs of the original 1st planking wood available so I shall continue with that)
Best of luck with the Ebony work
Sail 'er Easy Mate
Eamonn
BTW that leaves me with loads of Walnut.. I know.. I'll send it all to you!! :mellow: :mellow: :mellow: am always thinking of my friends like that you see...
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
All Righty Then, some more fascinating updates from The Ballyhooer !! exciting ain't it
Well the planking march down the hull towards final victory is on-going.. I have measured and found that I am now well below the Wale line and am almost at the Waterline so it is near change over time to Walnut planking (I don't want to use up all the 'Good' stuff in areas that will be painted, The Wales and the area between them and the Waterline will be black, and there will be a little 1 or 2mm black strip of timber between the Wale and the Capping Rail)
By The Way I also removed the Bulkhead Extension Pieces, just need to be sanded level now. Heady Stuff Eh?
And on that Bombshell it's photo time .. Oh the excitement Woo Hoo.. :mellow: :mellow:
All The Very Best Folks.
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Small Photo Update:
Transom is planked ! ... that's kinda it really.. Sounded more exciting in my head.. :mellow: :mellow:
Bye For Now
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
All Righty Then I'm Back.. That odd 'nameless' piece is the last photo! Submit your answers written on the back of a £5 note ($10 will be ok), winner gets a Thimble full of Amazon Minwax... High Stakes Indeed :mellow: :mellow:
All The Best Folks
Eamonn
Anyhoo..
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
All Righty Then.. Here's a few gratuitous Clamp, Peg & Pin Shots for all ye folks into that kind of thing (You Know Who Ye Are.. For Shame! )
To Quote Father Ted.. 'Down With That Sort Of Thing' ... 'Careful Now'... !
(Anyone out there who doesn't know 'Father Ted', just Google it, and enjoy. There was actually a Fr. Ted festival over in the West of Ireland last weekend and people from all over the world came to it! )
Ok on with the show..
Got some more planking done this morning, the Port side is slowly catching up with Stbd. I'll catch up fully before continuing on down both sides as I think I'm at the Wale Height on Stbd. !
When they are level I plan on planking the Stern immediately below the Transom Piece, that way the Hull Planking will Overlap the edges of this Stern Planking.. I might even plank the Transom itself as there is a Walnut Surround to go on it and the contrast could be interesting!
Thanks for checking in and have a great Weekend ok
Sail 'er Easy
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Photo Update Time... Taaa Daaaa!
Am just about at the level of the Wale on the Starboard side, few more to go on Port to catch up..
I had an extra plank on the stbd bow but wasn't happy with it to popped it straight back off (it needs to be shaped better)
The further down I go the quicker things will move as I move away from Scale Size planks and onto full length ones.
Anyhoo enough chat, here's the main event..
All The Very Best Folks
Eamonn
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Hi All, Had to do a little reconstructive surgery earlier today, not too much just that I was unhappy with the fit of some planks against those above them, particularly around the gun-port areas so I popped them off (I originally laid the strake full plank length across the ports, but when I examined them after removal of the Clothes Pegs and Clamps I saw slight gaps, so I rough cut the planks to expose the ports and in so doing made them shorter thus allowing them to sit better)
Still no photos as I don't think anyone will wish to see a bunch of Clamps & Pegs, unless of course someone has a 'Clamp & Peg' fetish! that case just sing out and I'll take a few pikkies for you.. I won't judge.. honestly (you are after all talking to a 'Plank Taster' remember)
It's all go over here on Ballahoo eh!
More exciting updates later..
Eamonn
Ok Ok you talked me into it here's some Gratuitous Clamp & Peg And Pin Shot's..
The layer visible with the Pins in, is just there to compress the 2nd layer against the top one!
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Hi Kester, your wish is my command..
Have just finished taking some photos.
The strings used are purely for demonstration purposes (in fact to make the serving clearer there are '3' layers!) I rigged up a thin piece of wire to help hook the line through the holes, and it works a treat. With some clips I should be able to hold 'blocks' in place to whip the rope ends!
I had to use a tiny dab of CA glue to hold the serving 'rope' to the 'rope' being served (if you follow) else I found it just spins in place without wrapping itself around the standing part.
The whole shooting match cost about €10 (and that was for the Lego Cogs, and the Styrene Tubes (the small white bits) all the rest was lying about the house!)
Oh and that's just some tape holding the ends of the string in place, I'll probably notch the white tube ends later!
Bit of a Result I think..
Eamonn
BTW I'm still a timber free zone! :(
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canoe21 reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
All Righty Then latest photos hot from the camera:
The Bow & the Keel are epoxied in place, the extended part of the Keel at the stern matches up nicely with the Rudder Post, to be fitted later, make sure that this does match up particularly if going the route I took with putting a thin strip down the False Keel at the bow to assist with the Rabbet, else thinks may not sit flush at the stern!
Take Care Folks
Eamonn
PS Still no Timber, though Parcel Delivery continues for an hour or 2 yet (it is a morning service over here) but the good news is that The Period Ship Handbook 3 arrived with the regular post this morning.. Edge of the seat updates eh ? :mellow: Here's a nice calming photo!
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