GrandpaPhil
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Thank you very much! The first round of fittings are painted and on: The deckhouses and binnacle are in the process of being detailed. I am cloning Hahn’s method, just with posterboard instead of veneer. There really isn’t that much to this model. I still need to make one more hatch, a windlass, a ship’s belfry with bell, two pumps, a stove pipe, four small carriage guns, 10 swivel guns, 2 anchors and one ship’s boat and the deck will be complete. That sounds like a lot, but it really isn’t, especially next to the Prince de Neufchatel or the Victory, and especially mostly made out of card. I’ve just been running really short on time lately.
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Nice recovery! The bulkheads look really good! We’ve all had those days. When my day has gone south, I also go straight to my hobby room. If that goes south, I usually dig into the rest of my model/miniature/jigsaw puzzle collection and find something quick and easy to make before I make a mistake on my good project that would be hard to recover from.
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Hannah’s tiller: I used a random piece out of a 28mm bits box, lol. And...another random piece out of the bits box.
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Making progress on the deck fittings: The hatches with gratings and the ladder are done except for painting. The deckhouses and binnacle require detailing.
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Thank you very much for all the likes and for stopping by! The hull is done, so it is now time to make the deck fittings. Hannah only had a few deck fittings by comparison to Victory or even the Prince de Neufchatel. I started with the stop for the bowsprit and the hatches with gratings over them: The stop is basswood, the hatches are posterboard and regular printer cardstock. Once these are done, I’ll make the hatch going into the lower deck area and the deckhouses. All will be painted a forest green as in the painting I am using for reference. Once all immovable fittings are done, I’ll ink the deck with an Army Painter Strong Tone wash.
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The recently added details are now painted. That’s about it for the hull fittings. Now to work on the stern.
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The brackets are made and installed. All gaps are filled and the Hannah is ready for touch ups.
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The channels are on. I still need to make some brackets, but that will happen in the near future. I did not go crazy with steel pins, like if this were a wood model. This is card, so there won’t be any crazy tension on the shrouds anyway. The reinforcing pieces for the hawse holes are on.
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Thank you very much! All knightheads, and timberheads are done and installed: Here are the catheads: Now, she just needs some hawse holes, a couple of sheaves and some channels, and that’ll be it for the outer hull fittings. Soon, I’ll have to decide what to do with the stern.
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Thank you all very much for the comments and the likes! All timberheads and knightheads are made: I punched holes in them so I can pin them in place following recommendations from another member in an earlier project. I go through a lot of sewing pins, lol:
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All swivel gun posts are made: A bit of my personal history. Railings, swivel gun posts, timberheads and the like, and I, have never gotten along well. They are my least favorite parts of a model ship and I don’t know why. They nearly ended the Sultana, which was my first real ship model. I did not enjoy them at all. I did not have a problem with these. They aren’t perfect, but they will do.
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Thank you very much! The aft swivel gun posts are made: Next up will be the remaining four post up by the bow and then the timberheads, catheads, hawse holes and all the sheaves that need made, also by the bow.
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I’ve been busy today as evidenced by my messy work area. The rudder is pinned in place. The curly pieces for the rail trim are in place. The first set of posts for the swivel guns is in place.
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The rudder is painted and the banding has been cut: I’ll use a pounce wheel on it to make the impression of rivet heads and then paint it a dark gray.
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I suppose if I sealed it well enough, it would be waterproof enough. I have seen card ship models built for RC before, so I know it can be done. Personally, I would never put a ship model in the water. I’d be too afraid of something going wrong. As it is, I do seal the card models periodically during construction, otherwise they won’t age well. Environmental humidity will wreak havoc on a card model.
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One test fitted rudder: It sits low on the deck, but that’s how it is on the plans too. It’ll work!
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A quick diversion: Castorland, from Poland, makes some really nice nautical puzzles. I like them a lot. I like to glue them and frame them and then the Admiral likes to hang them in her house.
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Planking is the most difficult part for me. Once you have a hull, the model becomes a lot more fun for me. You are doing well, keep at it.
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Beautifully done!
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Looking good!
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