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Good evening mates, this weeks post is a big one for me and a lot of work. I have”nearly” finished the basic fire control room on the lower deck. Ended up building my own doors as the ones supplied in the OcCre kit are completely incorrect. Also, added lighting inside as well as outside the control room and added the emergency lights. I will have a control panel that I can selectively turn on/off lighting on this model so not all of it will be running all at once, but all on for ease of construction. All the lights are on in these images. Thanks a lot for stopping by.
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Good evening everyone, I think this was a successful weekend. The images below are of the back wall on the lower deck. I’m fairly happy with the outcome and it’s the first of many lights to be installed.
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Good afternoon mates, it’s been awhile since my last post, but I’ve been busy. Nearly finished with the lower deck with the Vespucci like detailing. A few more things to do then it’s time to seal the deck and get ready for lighting.
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Good afternoon mates. Started working on my lower deck plan. I hope to be able to create some of the deck detail that exists on the real ship. One great thing about building a ship still in use and traveling the seven seas, is that there are a plethora of images online! This first image is a shot of the real AV, notice the deck detail circled in red. I’m planning on building as much of this detail as possible; however, I’ll be using 3 and 6mm planks to design the deck…still way out of scale, but any smaller would be too hard to work with and too small of detail. The next image is my drawing of what I plan to build, followed by my subfloor, or would that be subdeck, with my ideas transferred in pencil. The last images are a sample of what the decking will look like with the structures in place. Time to start building.
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Good evening and thanks for stopping by. I’m working out some details I want to add to the decking design which requires me to at least rough build some of the structures on the lower deck. One of the changes I’m making is along the rear wall of the lower deck by creating a small alcove for the doors that leads to offices and conference rooms. The first image shows what is included in the OcCre plan. Next is an image of the actual ship in the same area, notice the alcove just to the right of the massive staircase. The last image is the start of this alteration for my Amerigo Vespucci. Another change I’m considering is to cut the doors provided in the kit in half. This would allow me to present a single panel door similar to the real ship…hmmmm
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Good evening jbcallendar, in my kit was a full scale template of the deck. I just placed it over the deck (after planking but before installing on the hull permanently) and marking with a center punch the location of the holes. Remove the template, drill holes and install brass skylights. If I remember correctly, two of the holes are listed for skylights but should be water pumps (not included in the kit). If you look back on mine or clearways log, you should be able to find our notes on that part.
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Hello mates, tonight I wanted to more or less finish up the engine room. I have more work to do on the propeller, it’s just temporarily attached, but wanted to see if it works. Happy to say that all is going as planned. IMG_3877.MOV
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Hello jbcallendar, cutting individual planks is exactly what I did on my Terror. I used Titebond like you suggested and it works just fine. I used a quick set (5 min) version which gave me the ability to move things around until I was happy. The contact cement is too messy for me and and I work on small areas at a time…just wasn’t for me. Good luck on your project.
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Keith, I do plan to light her up, lower deck lighting, deck lights and if I can, the signature night lighting this vessel is famous for. We shall see 😊
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Well Dave, I don’t intend on floating this model, it’s just for looks. I did the same thing on my HMS Terror.
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Good evening mates. Today I started the first of many enhancements to my Amerigo Vespucci, a motor to drive the propeller. The first images is a list of things that will be used in the engine room. A small geared 35 RPM 6 volt motor, a transmission, a drive shaft, the propeller, some wire, and a 6 volt regulator (not pictured). The second image shows the first modification, removing the small drive shaft and drilling out the propeller for the new much longer version. Next, determine the location of the engine room so it doesn’t interfere with the planking and allow enough room to install the transmission (harder than I thought). Drilling the hole for the drive shaft was a bit challenging as it needs to be in the center of the false keel and not waver left or right so the hole stays within the board. And last thing tonight, test fit the engine, transmission, drive shaft. It all fits, a slight slant, but not enough to worry about. Next up, design the soft mount for the engine to keep the vibration and noise level down (this motor is very quiet, but vibration into the model would act like a speaker). Ahhh, but bed time so that for another day.
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Good evening mates, this is a good start on my Amerigo Vespucci. My goal for this build is to add as much real life detail my skill level allows.
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Well mates, as always thanks for the likes and support over the last two years of my HMS Terror build. With the completion of the ninth and last small boat that was on board the Terror when it left port in 1845, I am officially labeling this build complete! I am excited to start the next chapter in my modeling career, the 1931 Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian Navy training ship, which is still in service today. Follow along if you wish. Clearway (Keith) much thanks for your help in understanding this wonderful ship and the help you gave willingly to a fellow modeler. KeithS (the other Keith), thank you for your help in bouncing ideas around that made me work harder to make a better product. and…to everyone else that stopped by to offer support, ideas and likes, a huge thank you! The help this modeling community provides is nothing short of wonderful.
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Welcome to my next adventure, the Amerigo Vespucci.
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Welcome to the Terror club. The best part of this build for me was learning about the history of this wonderful ship and incorporating as much detail as I could. I wasn’t in a hurry to finish the build to just get it done, but more about the details I could add along the way, which took me two years. If this is up your alley, I strongly recommend the book HMS Terror: the design, fitting and voyages of the polar discovery ship, by Dr. Matthew Betts. I wish I had this when I started my build. As for your question…I used charcoal to darken the edges of each plank, all four edges. When in place you will see the dark lines that simulate caulking. I didn’t add any additional charcoal to the deck; however, after the deck was built I lightly sanded it before sealing with a satin finish. The act of sanding brings up some of the charcoal that was put on the edges of the planks, thus smearing small amounts across the deck which gives a slightly weathered gray look. If after all this you want to add more, it’s easy to dust additional on and rub it in… Be sure to check out clearway and keiths Terror version also. They were a lot of help!
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Busy day here in the Northwest USA so didn’t have much time to spend in the shipyard, but I managed to complete the stand. Almost finished…
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Good evening all, today was a day of tying up loose ends. My HMS Terror is nearly finished! My to-do list now consists of finishing the stand and building the last small boat, number 9 of 9 which I will be building on skis. The end of this build is in site and the start of my next adventure, the Amerigo Vespucci 1:100.
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Good evening mates…another small boat completed and installed on the stern davits. A few touch ups to do, mainly a couple rope coils then on to the next task.
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Good afternoon mates. Today is problem solving day. The problem: my small ships hang from lines attached to the davits; however, my small ships are not heavy enough to weigh down the thread I’m using. This makes the display look, well…off or not believable. (1st picture) A solution was recently presented to me by KeithS, another Terror builder, to use some sort of weight to to straighten the lines (2nd and 3rd picture), then soak them with glue to make them stiff. Once the glue dries, maybe the lines will stay straight making the hanging ships more realistic. (4th picture) I used a 180g stone coaster as my weight. The 5th image is a before and after. I think KeithS solution works. Your thoughts?
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Good evening all, not a lot of time today to work in the shipyard, so just spent some time on finishing details. Just a small ladder up to the ice bridge.
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Good evening mates, I’ve been spending a lot of time, more than I had planned, making rope coils and getting them installed. This has been a huge chore and I’m glad it’s done. Here are some completed shots.
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Keith, great to hear from you! I have been thinking about this very thing for some time. I think you might be on to something. I’ll give your idea a try!
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Good evening mates. While I have a couple more small boats to build, honestly, I’m tired of them 😬 so I thought I would tackle the rope coils…here are the first few crafted.
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Good afternoon mates. I have completed another small boat, number 7 of 9, and have it attached to its steel davits.
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