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Papa got a reaction from RussR in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
The Texas is in place. I am now working on some details for the pilot house. I was inspired by Kurt Van Dahm's Chaperon to include the ship's wheel and a stove in the pilot house.
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Papa got a reaction from RussR in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
Glued the Texas on today. I discovered after I had glue on everything that the etched line showing where to put the Texas was significantly off center. Had to measure and draw some new guidelines; seems to be good now.
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Papa got a reaction from RussR in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
I've painted the Texas and assembled the pilot house. Notice that I added some 1/8" sq and 1/16" sq reinforcements. This is especially important when one uses water-based paints as the sheets have a tendency to warp.
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Papa got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
I have attached most of the decorative railings. Everything fit perfectly together. The skylight is done and attached. I assembled the skylight fully before attaching to the deck to ensure that it was square. I am working on the Texas (which I placed on the skylight for the photo). I decided to assemble it before adding the 1/32" sq. battens. The battens are a bit more tricky to add this way but I was concerned that they would interfere with bending the fore and aft sections. Although the sections are pre-bent using a supplied jig, there is a lot of fiddling to get the curve right when everything goes together. Since the battens are laid over the grooves that need to expand as the sections are bent, i thought it best to do them last.. I may actually get this model finished in less than 1 year! I appreciate all the "likes" and comments.
Ron
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Papa got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
Finally got to adding the bull rails. Also adding the photo-etched rails and decorative supports.
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Papa got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
Assembling the pilot house stairway, and painting the wheel. Thank you chemistry for super glue!
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Papa got a reaction from russ in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
Assembling the pilot house stairway, and painting the wheel. Thank you chemistry for super glue!
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Papa got a reaction from RussR in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
Pilot house wheel under construction using tooth picks and styrene. Not prefect put it is mostly hidden anyway.
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Papa got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
The Texas is in place. I am now working on some details for the pilot house. I was inspired by Kurt Van Dahm's Chaperon to include the ship's wheel and a stove in the pilot house.
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Papa got a reaction from russ in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
The Texas is in place. I am now working on some details for the pilot house. I was inspired by Kurt Van Dahm's Chaperon to include the ship's wheel and a stove in the pilot house.
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Papa reacted to RMC in HMS Vanguard by RMC - FINISHED - Amati/Victory Models - scale 1:72
Here is an amended plan of the belaying points on the timberhead. Computer problems have delayed things.
Just to give some idea of the complexity of all this rigging, this is how things stand so far in rigging the bowsprit and related bits and pieces. Just how the sailors dealt with all of this and the skills they must have needed is quite extraordinary. My more immediate problem is how the make the belaying of all these lines look civilised.
The following photo shows one of the boomkins. It's not clear to me how the supporting lines are to be attached to the hull, nor how the tension on the lines could be adjusted, if at all. I chose to use hooks for the eyelets on the hull (though I suspect this is not strictly correct) and simply tied off the two lines at the end of the boomskins.
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Papa reacted to rafine in Halifax by rafine - FINISHED - The Lumberyard - 1:48 - semi-scratch schooner
With completion of the framing, it was time to make some decisions. First, I decided that I would leave the hull below the wales unplanked, except for a single strake of holly directly below the wale. Second, the hull above the wales would be fully planked on both sides. Third, I would leave fairing of the interior hull until I have completed the hull planking and have cut the hull from the framing jig.
Having made these decisions, it was time to begin the planking process. The first item was the wales. Since they were to be painted black, I chose to use holly which is easier to bend than boxwood, and made them in two layers, again for ease of bending and fitting. When they were in place, I painted them using multiple coats of ModelMaster engine black (the former Pollyscale).
Next, I planked the stern counter and the lower portion of the transom. This was done with boxwood and was treenailed using the drill and fill method (which I intend to use for all of the treenailing). I trimmed back the wales to meet the counter planking. I still need to add moldings, finish the counter planking with Wipe-on poly and paint the wale ends black. This will be done later, as will the remaining stern transom work.
Bob
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Papa reacted to Tallshiptragic in Sovereign of the Seas by Tallshiptragic - Sergal - 1/78
Continued work on the upper decks, this time the upper bulwarks. I've used the provided walnut posts though modified. These are nice walnut pieces though too think and deep for my interpretation so the pieces have been trimmed down quite a bit. Sergal again to me have over engineered these pieces by suggesting they are planked on both sides replicating the hull inner and outer planking. I don't think this was to be the case as the norm on other vessels was just the planking son the outer side of these supports. So I've built up mine with the inner sides exposed showing the supports. Of course I could be incorrect but I prefer it.
So with the supports trimmed for use on the upper decks they were pinned with brass rod into the capping rails and the outer side planked. Still to be sanded and then coaming to the tops and bottom will be added. I'm also considering painting these bulwarks red with gold trim rather than black which matches that of British ships of the middle to late 17th century. Though I've yet to settle on that idea.
Also interesting note, these upper bulwarks were the only panels on the upper hull not covered in carvings.
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Papa got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
Glued the Texas on today. I discovered after I had glue on everything that the etched line showing where to put the Texas was significantly off center. Had to measure and draw some new guidelines; seems to be good now.
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Papa got a reaction from russ in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
Glued the Texas on today. I discovered after I had glue on everything that the etched line showing where to put the Texas was significantly off center. Had to measure and draw some new guidelines; seems to be good now.
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Papa got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
I've painted the Texas and assembled the pilot house. Notice that I added some 1/8" sq and 1/16" sq reinforcements. This is especially important when one uses water-based paints as the sheets have a tendency to warp.
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Papa got a reaction from coxswain in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
Glued the Texas on today. I discovered after I had glue on everything that the etched line showing where to put the Texas was significantly off center. Had to measure and draw some new guidelines; seems to be good now.
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Papa got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
Glued the Texas on today. I discovered after I had glue on everything that the etched line showing where to put the Texas was significantly off center. Had to measure and draw some new guidelines; seems to be good now.
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Papa got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
The hurricane deck is coming along nicely. I am using strip styrene to make the bands on the stacks and sheet styrene for the decorative crown at the top of the stack. I also mitered the top railings on the stair rails rather then the butt and overlap joints shown in the plans.
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Papa got a reaction from russ in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
I've painted the Texas and assembled the pilot house. Notice that I added some 1/8" sq and 1/16" sq reinforcements. This is especially important when one uses water-based paints as the sheets have a tendency to warp.
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Papa got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
Attaching the roof trim around the skylight.
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Papa got a reaction from russ in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
Attaching the roof trim around the skylight.
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Papa got a reaction from coxswain in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
Attaching the roof trim around the skylight.
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Papa got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
Attaching the roof trim around the skylight.
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Papa got a reaction from russ in Chaperon by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Ron Gove
I have attached most of the decorative railings. Everything fit perfectly together. The skylight is done and attached. I assembled the skylight fully before attaching to the deck to ensure that it was square. I am working on the Texas (which I placed on the skylight for the photo). I decided to assemble it before adding the 1/32" sq. battens. The battens are a bit more tricky to add this way but I was concerned that they would interfere with bending the fore and aft sections. Although the sections are pre-bent using a supplied jig, there is a lot of fiddling to get the curve right when everything goes together. Since the battens are laid over the grooves that need to expand as the sections are bent, i thought it best to do them last.. I may actually get this model finished in less than 1 year! I appreciate all the "likes" and comments.
Ron
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