Mirabell61

here is an interim step to get ready for decking.  call it step 10 part 1  as there is more to do before general decking
 
complete flyrail
This was a fun project. As I showed last time the first turned flyrail posts were too big,  so I went back to the lathe and reworked those previously done and continued to run the production line. I laminated the taft rail using 1/32" basswood. I soaked it and set it with pins to dry.  I glued the first one and then as I added the rest to shape, their wetness undid to glue....oops. Anyway adding more pins and clamping saved the day.  The side rails were ripped down hard wood.  I also had to cant them 10 degrees.  Before gluing it down, I used my mini drill press [ my new present to myself for the year].  Then I glued and nailed the rail to the water plank leaving the 1/16" projection.  I then took soft copper wire and super glued it into the holes [ see photo]. I took the turned posts to the band saw. I marked out lines at 22 degrees and then placed a mark at mid points of each post.  I then turned them 22 degrees and cut them out. I set up quality control after cutting and had to take 10% and touch them to the sanding disk. I then took them and drilled small holes in the bottom to accept the setting pins. A little more super glue and turned posts were glued both to the pin and the rail. I set the 3/16" x 1/16" basswood fly rail as a guide to help line them up.   Despite checking them there were still several that needed 1/32 shims to fill in to the fly rail. Also a little filling was needed as some for the holes drilled into the small posts came through. I set the straight turned posts at the taft rail and used 5 pieces of plank to tie in the rail.  I carved it to shape and wow! After painting the rails we are on our way....not sure where ..but definitely it's a boat.  
pre decking
I found much conflicting information while researching decking.  In general the plans show this schooner was done in 4"x4"s.  In subsequent years they upped the deck to 5"x4" and then some at 6"x4".  Also the 6 "king" planks using 6"x4" showed up on all but the plans for Charles Notman.    I decided to install the 6 each 6" inch [ 1/8"] planks as I set the masts holes and some key furniture.  I also decided to order new 3/32" X 1/16" basswood for the planking. I am OK milling down to 1/8" but am concerned for quality at thinner.  I needed to complete the forward house. To do that I needed the side winches, so I went back to the lathe. I had fun turning down simple dowels with files to get the shape. I penetrated the house with copper wire again and am ready to glue them up. I turned the two foc'sle winches. I tried different woods and failed, so for now [ then easily be replaced when I learn better] I filed down a 3/8" poplar dowels.  I used a brass nail head and cut a brass screw head to make the tops. I ended by making the fore & aft bitts and steering house.   I set the small forward deck at the fore bitts.   I built a temporary wheel house [ I hope to replace it after making an emergency tiller to add to the detail. In fact I have an idea to make the steering gear and having the box open but that needs more learned skills and perhaps not a sailing model. lots more to do before decking
 
 

Congrats to your new project B.E.
 
wish you alltimes good success after start with this cutter model and a pleasant keellaying - session soon.....
 
Nils

Yes, shipmodel, amateur you understand well I will build in the interior with the shell of styrene fillets and add ribs, stringers, keel and all the ship's bosom.
As I said before, this way of building is a premiere, if I succeed will be a great success, if I can not succeed it will be a big failure.
For the ship's cornice I will use 0.25 mm styrene corresponding to 1/48 scale.
A beautiful evening still.

Adrian,

Very interesting procedure Adrian,
 
never seen the planking of a negative hull-side on this forum before    
You seem to know exactly what you`re doing there....., looks well thought through
 
Nils

Hi Adrian,
 
I like the design of the "Flower Class" Corvettes, and shall be following with great interest, all the best with your model and much fun with the build....
 
Nils

Update :  (status report)
 
made some additional supporting braces in the areas where the gunports will be cut into the bulwarks....
On the stb. side the template fror the gun plattform can be seen
 
Nils
 

the guns standing on rails, the barrels pointing upwards, where they will be strapped to the upper bulwarks
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 

 
 
 
 

For my American friends tomorrow.
Yesterday was the Anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbour. I painted this a while back as a small token of remembrance.
Dusk 8th Dec 1941 USS Enterprise CV-6 enters Pearl, to re fuel and store, she sailed on the 9th.
watercolour 15" X 4"
Jim

Congrats to your new project B.E.
 
wish you alltimes good success after start with this cutter model and a pleasant keellaying - session soon.....
 
Nils

A very nice looking model of the Brandenburg Fregatte Max,
 
the rigged sails really give her a lovely touch, well done..
 
Nils

Hi Michael,
 
thanks for catching up, I`m glad you like it....
 
I`m moving on to the starboard gun platform ( also deck planking for the platform and the one step down middle deck )
 
Nils
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

A very nice looking model of the Brandenburg Fregatte Max,
 
the rigged sails really give her a lovely touch, well done..
 
Nils

A very nice looking model of the Brandenburg Fregatte Max,
 
the rigged sails really give her a lovely touch, well done..
 
Nils

Stunning work Mike !!
 
congratulations to this beautiful built cutter, an awesome piece shipwright art..., love it...
 
Nils

Hello my friends
 
this is the last entry in my build log "Fregatte Berlin", Corel, 1:40. I finished the work on this wonderful modelship. Most of the time the build was a pleasure.
 
Some words about the kit:
The timber is good but I changed the 4/2mm stips for the hull into 7/1mm - this looks better and you can work with this strips better.
The prefabbricated parts like decks or frames are not state-of-the-art, but with some work all goes into place
The brass parts are quite good. I decided to paint them according to the color-scheme I found in the WWW. I like it but I do see that the colored parts can look a little bit like toys. But I don't mind
The plans are somewhere between good and awful. Especially if you want to put sails on to the the ship the rigging plan is  difficult to understand. As I did some ships before I got along - but a newbie will have problems. The drawings themselves are good.
The model needs some modifications - deck planking, additional parts, but this is whats modelling is for
Tricky was to change square bars into masts. I was surprised how good the result was at least.
I filled the space between the frames with balsa wood and got all togehther into the correct shape. I was not convinced that a single planking without a strong and stable substructure would work.
 
All in all as a conclusion: Yes, I loved this build (with some doubts as in any relationship ). It's a really nice model, quite impressing an authentic. The price is about 420 - 450 Euros in Europe. That's a lot and not approbiate imo - at least you have to buy some additional items like flags (the ones provided with the kit are not usable) or black yarn for the standing rigging.
No - this kit is not suitable for beginners. You have to know a lot (and I do NOT know enogh) about modelling period ships.
 
I would recommend this kit to everyone who wants to have a unique model, has enough expierence and a lot of patience.
 
I enjoyed the 18 months that I spent with the Fregatte  Berlin. It will adorn my office.
 
The next project will be  Fregatte Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde by Euromodel. This will be a real challenge, I expect a building period of at least three years. Just for studying the plans I will need a year...  They are so full of details.  I have all interpretives that Euromodel offer on their site and I did understand yet that very much of the parts have to be carved and made by myself. And that you can build  the ship "out of the box" or cahnge into a museum-like gem. I will decide for a way inbetween this extremes  But I will not start with the FW before 2019 or 2020. The next years I want to travel around the world.
 
That's it for the Moment, please enjoy the pics (you can find more in the gallery on NRG) and feel free to tell me what you think about my Fregatte Berlin.
I will follow the discussions on the board for sure - infected with the modeller's Virus  
 
CHEERIO
 
Max

Hello my friends
 
it's been a long time since my last entry. Well, I was busy with the sails. The rigging is going on very well, there is no real problem around. The plans could be more clearly, but if you take your time and read the drawings exactly you will have no problem with the sails.
 
I still have to make three sails then the Fregatte Berlin will be fiished. Some coils are necessary and some smaller jobs as always.
 
No more words - just enjoy the pics. They show the status quo (no... not the band :))
 
Cheerio
Max
 

Good evening for everyone, work continues with the making of sheet metal patterns
. I counted 109 pieces of work. Work hard and roughly piece by piece.
A beautiful evening I still want you.
 
Adrian,

Outstanding hull planking Robert !!!,
 
one of the best planking jobs Ive seen.....
 
Nils

HMS Suffolk Sights Bismarck.
a quote from 'An Eyewitness Account of the Sinking of HMS Hood' by Lt D. N. Paton 
'Suddenly, at 7.22 in the evening of 23rd., one of the look-outs sighted Bismarck and Prinz Eugen emerging from a snow squall between Suffolk and the ice. There could be no mistaking the vastness of the battleship at the point blank range of seven miles, though the somewhat inappropriate remark of a midshipman – “Hood and Prince of Wales, I suppose” – subsequently became legendary. The enemy ships were moving fast in a S.W. direction parallel to the ice.'
When I read something like that, it makes me want to grab the brushes and paint it. Like here. Much more satisfying than the 'Eye candy' of the one above.
Jim

Hi Michael,
 
thanks for catching up, I`m glad you like it....
 
I`m moving on to the starboard gun platform ( also deck planking for the platform and the one step down middle deck )
 
Nils
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Hi Michael,
 
thanks for catching up, I`m glad you like it....
 
I`m moving on to the starboard gun platform ( also deck planking for the platform and the one step down middle deck )
 
Nils
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Outstanding hull planking Robert !!!,
 
one of the best planking jobs Ive seen.....
 
Nils

Hi Michael,
 
thanks for catching up, I`m glad you like it....
 
I`m moving on to the starboard gun platform ( also deck planking for the platform and the one step down middle deck )
 
Nils
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Stunning work Mike !!
 
congratulations to this beautiful built cutter, an awesome piece shipwright art..., love it...
 
Nils

Hi Michael,
 
thanks for catching up, I`m glad you like it....
 
I`m moving on to the starboard gun platform ( also deck planking for the platform and the one step down middle deck )
 
Nils
 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 

Outstanding hull planking Robert !!!,
 
one of the best planking jobs Ive seen.....
 
Nils