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hamilton reacted to Blue Ensign in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
No mistaking her as a sixth rate of the early eighteenth Century, a very pretty model hamilton, and that photo really does demonstrate the small scale you have been working at.
B.E.
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hamilton reacted to j21896 in HMS Mars by j21896 - Caldercraft - 1:64 - modified kit
Elm Tree Pumps
For some reason I got totally bogged down working on the pumps. At every stage, especially working with the brass components, nothing seemed to come out right the first time, and re-work after re-work was necessary.
In the end I gave up on using brass for the iron bands and circles on the pump tops and sheepishly turned to black paper for these. At least the pivots, outlets and rods are blackened brass.
Because I had such a rough go of it, I didn’t take many pictures during each phase of construction, but this is what I have.
The pivots were cut from a strip of brass and shaped with needle files.
Prior to fabricating the brakes, I installed the pumps in the step I had made for them.
The completed pumps.
And finally in place on deck …
Robert
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hamilton reacted to j21896 in HMS Mars by j21896 - Caldercraft - 1:64 - modified kit
Deck Planking
It seemed like it took me forever, but I finally got to the planking of the deck! For whatever reason -- perhaps because I’m not using any paints or stains -- I did not envision this model with the classic light colored deck. So, after much deliberation I decided to plank the deck with Swiss pear.
Had I known about Hobby Mill and the availability of Swiss pear at the outset, I probably would have done the entire model in this beautiful wood! It has been great to work with and the way it holds edges made the cutting of hooked scarphs really fun.
Robert
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hamilton reacted to rafine in Frigate Essex by Rafine - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Kitbashed
I added the remaining planking down to the wales on the port side and was about to do the wales when Sam informed me that he would have previously omitted material on the wales ready soon, so I decided to wait. That brought about the end of my procrastination on the treenails. Probably to the surprise of no one, I decided to go ahead and do them.
After marking and drilling what seemed like an endless number of holes, I filled them with Elmers walnut filler.This is probably a little dark, but I liked the look better than using golden oak, which I have used in the past. Considerations of the small scale, and aging eyes and hands, led me to use an arrangement of the treenails which is more stylized than accurate, but which I think (hope?) gives the right impression overall. After filling and sanding, I applied a coat of Wipe On Poly for protection. Now, I can do it all over again on the other side.
Bob
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hamilton got a reaction from maddog33 in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thank you Ferit! Much appreciated.
As requested (by Alistair), here is a shot of the Blandford in profile with a 30cm ruler in the foreground. It's funny - when I'm working on it, it doesn't really seem that small, but it's not really much more than 500mm in length! To tell the truth, this is the first time I've held the ruler up to it and gotten a sense of it as a whole - I'm usually so enveloped in working on the parts! Anyway, here it is
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from Beef Wellington in HMS Snake by Beef Wellington - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 64 - First wooden ship build
Very precise work! Was that anchor cable supplied with the kit? It looks very nice
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thank you Ferit! Much appreciated.
As requested (by Alistair), here is a shot of the Blandford in profile with a 30cm ruler in the foreground. It's funny - when I'm working on it, it doesn't really seem that small, but it's not really much more than 500mm in length! To tell the truth, this is the first time I've held the ruler up to it and gotten a sense of it as a whole - I'm usually so enveloped in working on the parts! Anyway, here it is
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thank you Ferit! Much appreciated.
As requested (by Alistair), here is a shot of the Blandford in profile with a 30cm ruler in the foreground. It's funny - when I'm working on it, it doesn't really seem that small, but it's not really much more than 500mm in length! To tell the truth, this is the first time I've held the ruler up to it and gotten a sense of it as a whole - I'm usually so enveloped in working on the parts! Anyway, here it is
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from The Sailor in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thank you Ferit! Much appreciated.
As requested (by Alistair), here is a shot of the Blandford in profile with a 30cm ruler in the foreground. It's funny - when I'm working on it, it doesn't really seem that small, but it's not really much more than 500mm in length! To tell the truth, this is the first time I've held the ruler up to it and gotten a sense of it as a whole - I'm usually so enveloped in working on the parts! Anyway, here it is
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from Beef Wellington in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thank you Ferit! Much appreciated.
As requested (by Alistair), here is a shot of the Blandford in profile with a 30cm ruler in the foreground. It's funny - when I'm working on it, it doesn't really seem that small, but it's not really much more than 500mm in length! To tell the truth, this is the first time I've held the ruler up to it and gotten a sense of it as a whole - I'm usually so enveloped in working on the parts! Anyway, here it is
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from maddog33 in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
OK let's try the photos again....Enjoy!
hamilton
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hamilton reacted to Beef Wellington in HMS Snake by Beef Wellington - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 64 - First wooden ship build
Hamilton, Richard, Mike, Daniel, Sjors, Jim - thanks as always for looking in.
Apart from a few deck details, pumps (which I'm working on) and the shot garlands, pretty much ready to move onto the masts and spars, a step that will probably be a challenge. I'm sure it'll all work out fine when I get going, but definitely a bit apprehensive.
Bow area complete (the gap behind the aft grating will be covered by a shot garland, I miscalculated the deck planking at the time)...
Flintlocks are now attached to the two cannons...
Added some detail to the chimney...
Wrapped the anchor cables around the bits, thought it makes it a bit more interesting (starboard being 'with the sun' and larboard 'against the sun' - love to know how those descriptions came into being. Although this is how they would have been used while anchored, it makes sense to me that they would also be wound on the bits as a safety measure in case an anchor became loosed during sailing, last thing you want would be anchor heading to the seabed while under full sail. At least that's what I'd do if I were captain...
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hamilton got a reaction from JPett in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
OK let's try the photos again....Enjoy!
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from Blue Ensign in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
OK let's try the photos again....Enjoy!
hamilton
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hamilton reacted to blueyAU in Berlin by blueyAU - FINISHED - Corel
I applied a new deck using walnut strips that I found in my collection of timber. The hull was re planked and I removed a section of the forward top deck so I can mount the 2 front cannons etc, making it a lot easier.
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hamilton reacted to aliluke in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Great work Hamilton. I echo Andy - amazing stuff at such a small scale. Could you take a photo of it with a common object or a ruler so that we can appreciate that?
Is this one a keeper or, like some of your previous models, will you send it to a new home?
Cheers
Alistair
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hamilton reacted to realworkingsailor in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Excellent work... you're just flying through the rigging!
Amazing what you've done on such a small scale ship..... would really like to see what you could do with one of a larger scale!
Andy
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hamilton reacted to Ferit in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Wonderful work, Hamilton... Very detailed rigging... And at this scale besides...
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hamilton got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
OK let's try the photos again....Enjoy!
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from ianmajor in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
OK let's try the photos again....Enjoy!
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
OK let's try the photos again....Enjoy!
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from The Sailor in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
What an elegant looking form! The sheer of the false decks really brings out the beauty of the design! Do you anticipate that the length will pose specific challenges for the planking? Will you be planking the strakes in single long lengths or in shorter strips?
hamilton
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hamilton reacted to The Sailor in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
Good afternoon.
Everything is prepared for the first planking. I‘ve glued the two parts of the false deck to the hull.
Here are the filler blocks at the bow and the stern:
And here are the first planks using 2x2 mm stripes:
Those stripes are only for the lower keel section.
Although there were no problems at all the model is quite bulky because of it‘s length.
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hamilton got a reaction from Ferit in Frigate Berlin by Ferit KUTLU - Corel - 1/40 - 1674
Thanks for posting these progress shots Ferit! I saw them first over on the "latest full profile thread" and thought I'd check here to see if there were more - obviously these were well worth the wait - a very fine looking vessel.
It's a nice confirmation to see the relative size of the mizzen mast to the fore and main. I was getting nervous that once I attach the topgallants to the fore and main on the Blandford they would look ridiculously out of proportion, but it seems there is a similar ratio of mast sizes on the Berlin, and they look great!
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from augie in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Great job on the framing Augie!
hamilton
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