Geowolf

On 11/3/2022 at 3:22 AM, richardhd said:

Hi all, 

 

It’s been just shy of two months and I finally got around to making more progress on the bow plating. Nearly done, just have some of the keel to finish. Not dissatisfied with the appearance.

 

Have some finishing touches left on the hull, then hoping to get her all painted up before the holidays!

very nice metal planking, much better than mine! 😉

regards,

On 12/30/2023 at 11:28 AM, clearway said:

Thanks and here's hoping you are having better weather than the constant wind and rain we are getting here (i think our Norse ancestors who settled here upset a rain god and they are still punishing us)!

 

Keith

Hi Clearway, i´m envious of your rain! Maybe because of climate change, Spain is going to become a big desert so you can see, what some have in excess, others lack! Specially in Catalonia, all the rivers and reservoirs are dry, please send us some clouds 😄

best regards and Happy New Year!! 

On 12/24/2023 at 8:11 PM, clearway said:

still working on fitting out my garden workshop so no shipyard updates (hopefully back with her soon).

 

Just wanted to say Merry Christmas everyone and "ev a gud yan" as we say in Cumbria (have a good one)!

 

Keith

Merry Christmas from Spain! best regards, 😀

Hi clearway i'm very glad yo see you on the way again with next ship!! but... it's very similar to the Terror!! 😅😅

Sure you'll update it with a lot of improvements, i'm waiting to see all of it! i'm sure the final result will be wonderful.

best regards Keith!!

17 hours ago, jbcallender said:

OK, a questioon for everyone.  What glue did you use for the second planking?  I saw the post about not liking the contaft cement, so I pu one plank on the bulwarks with CA glue.  I am grossly unsatisfied with the result and basically created a days worth of work removing the plank.  I used a medium CA, but there is so much bleed through and soak, it's not acceptable.  So is it titebond or contact cement?

 

White glue will really add time to the planking, but increases adjustment time.  I am afraid with contact cement, I am going to get it on everything.

hi jbcallender, for second layer i'm using the same wood glue, it needs more time to fix it but you can move & adjust the position a few seconds. I use a spare piece of wood to leave a very thin layer of glue in the plank and avoid spare glue, because the spare glue can damage and stain the wood.

My problem with the second layer is the planks cannot admit a minimal deviation from his own natural curvature, so if you wants to fix in a non natural bend they are leaving gaps between it; this problem is in the bow and the stern where the planks must to be forced to accomodate the curvature of the hull. My recommendation is to test each plank in the hull and fix it avoiding gaps if it's possible, because you'll not have a lot of wood to sand later.

sorry for my english language, each day is worse hehehe

regards,

8 hours ago, jbcallender said:

Thanks, Geowulf!  A lot of filler and sanding.  I said before, some of my stealer planks are more like grand theft.  I am findng you have to plan four or five steps ahead and really think things out before taking a defintive step!  I'm kind of putting off finalizing rudder installation due to that.  I  need to just take the plunge.

for sure, it's critical to think about next steps in each moment! otherwise you can find in the future parts not aligned, or holes easy to made in first stages and more difficult later whithout room for the drill,... it's one of my nemesis hahaha, but no worries we're doing our best 🤩.

regards,

nice hull planking without gaps, and i like a lot the finish of the deck planks, very nice! your model has a great evolution, well done! 😄👍

Really, we must to make an universal meeting of Terror modellers hehehe! sure we're here almost ten of it, already made or in process...

regards,

your Terror looks very nice HakeZou, i like the painting and the brass work that's very clean! and i like you're adopting a lot of improvements from previous modellers. Another Terror for our fleet!!

regards, 

On 4/10/2023 at 8:58 PM, clearway said:

After a glorious first three days of long easter weekend working in the garden, day four equals rain so back to some more "last jobs" on terror.

 

Using some blackened brass eyes from the kit added the empty davit mounts on the hull -Captain Crozier had the iron stanchions fitted at the waist removed but i very much doubt they would have removed the mountings.

 

Still not sure what to do with that last whaleboat🤔

 

Also Crozier had the barge sent back, so should we have the larger ships boat there?!- also means you would be down to 8 boats as opposed to 9.

 

Take care all

Keith

 

wwhhooaaaa the fixation of the boats are very very nice and clean! and with the sled, nice addition (i've copied it from you hehehe).

really in ALL points i'm seeing are improvements from the original...

seeing your finished model is a pleasure! full of added details, seems another kit and it speaks a lot about you, the attention to the details are awesome; you must to be so proud! i can't wait yo see your next ship 🤩  

king regards,

very nice model Jose Luis, well done! an interesting ship, it's a bombarda?

regards from Barcelona,

On 2/14/2023 at 10:57 PM, nr.mihau said:

I started preparations for making terror and your build and relation its one of the best because you are same unexperienced as me xd but i must ask: why masts without sails? 

hi nr.mihau, 

the reason is that Terror ship from Occre has two kits: one of this complete with sails and another one cheaper without sails. My kit was buyed in pandemy so only the cheaper was in stock 🙂

Anyway, in the drawings are pictured the sails so you can make it easily.

My first model was made with sails and the second (Terror), without it. And i prefer it without sails, frankly! we can see all job in the mast and all the ridging. 

regards, i'll search your thread to see your improvements! 🤩 

On 10/22/2022 at 2:27 AM, JCARLOSM said:

My name is Juan Carlos Mejías, I make ship models, I like to investigate. I don't have much time, but I join this forum because I'm sure I'll learn a lot from you.

Excuse my English, I'm Spanish and I don't speak English, I use google.

A greeting from Spain.

Juan Carlos

hi Juan Carlos, greetings from Barcelona! 😃

On 10/12/2022 at 2:19 AM, jonstable said:

Getting started on my own Terror and this gives me hope! Haha well done! 

hahaha sure you'll take the same or better result, i'll rewiew your advance! thanks a lot for your comment! 😄

On 10/13/2022 at 6:09 PM, ObviousNewbie said:

Congrats, she looks great!

thank you very much!! 🥰

On 10/12/2022 at 9:40 AM, clearway said:

well done Geo- i was wondering how you were getting along with her. 

Keith

thanks a lot for your help Clearway! 🥰

Hi all,

i've finished the Terror kit some days ago! a loooot of time for it, sometimes stopped for external issues (family, job, courses), sometimes has been about to fly through the window hahaha. I've put the model in a cabinet in the dining room (advantages to be a single: i can use the cabinet for something i want, and the expensive ebike is stored in the dining room too, saved from thiefs).

you can see that the details are not very very good, but for me the most important is to disconnect from problems and anxiety, so the final result is good enough; and the people are not expert so they're exclaming "hooooohhh" when they watch the model 😅 . I'm starting other kit at this moment, the Xebeq from AMATI; i'll start other post for it.

thanks a lot to Clearway and Obviousnewey and more kind people for your comments & ideas, you're great!! it's a pleasure to upload pictures with an audience like you 😍, and your comments helps a lot.

On 9/21/2022 at 6:52 PM, JDillon said:

Any update Geo?

Hi JDillon, yess i've finished it some days ago!! i'll update some pictures at this moment,

thanks for your interest,

F.

wonderful job, Daniel!! well done! 😮😄😄

On 5/17/2022 at 10:42 AM, John AA said:

Couple of WIP pics, have more or less finished second planking and varnished last night, will post later - lots of gentle sanding, gluing in fine strips and sanding again:

very very nice hull, a great treatment of wood!! well done!! 😃

hi all and good afternoon,

some more pictures. i'm making all the lines from the mast to the deck, for it i'm using a mix of black paint and wood glue (one drop of it), and for me the result is enough hehehe. I tried to make nuts in each intersection but i don't have enough patience for it and the results was veeery bad, so this method is more quickly and ease!

some more pictures with the googles i'm using to see the details, chinese from Amazon, and the wax i'm using for all wires. I added the spare lifeboats, i hope you'll like it, i remember some pictures from the film with the lifeboats in a near position...

i added the cannons, a very particular interpretation about size and fixation hahaha.

regards!!!

On 4/1/2022 at 8:22 PM, clearway said:

Ty Geo and condolences , my mom died of cancer last august so i know your pain, but at least we got to spend lots of time together during the last few months because of me being on partial furlough from work.

 

Feel free to absorb/ borrow/ copy as many of my ideas as you like (that is why we post build logs on here to encourage/ pass information on to people).

 

Keith

ooohhh sorry Clearway, it's very sad to lose our fathers... my mom was 84 years old, we all know that one or other day will be the final day, but when the day is gone it's very hard. As we says in Spain, hope they'll wait for us a lot of time! Kind regards and keep building! we'll see here soon 😄

6 hours ago, ObviousNewbie said:

Hi Geowolf, so sorry about your loss, take care! Diana is all finished, working on three other models at the moment: the bireme is almost done, just raise the mast and the rigging, Calella is waiting for its lights and Bluenose is ready to have its masts set. Real life has kept me so busy I hardly have time to update my logs, hope to remedy that soon..

woooww you're living in a shipyard, not a house!! 😄

i just see the pics of Diana, thanks for the links. Really you're improving a lot, the Diana is for me a jump in difficulty level, well done! maybe tomorrow i'll take a look the other models, sure they're astonishing!

regards,

ObviousNewbie greetings!! i'm going to see the pictures of your frigate (i remember it, the frigate Diana maybe?)

regards, 

9 hours ago, clearway said:

welcome back Geo - i was wondering when you would be back in the Terror club😎. Wow is that really a year since your last terror pics!!!!

 

Keith

thanks a lot clearway!! you know,  your Terror pictures are an encyclopedia for me!! i'll try to steal you a lot of details hahahaha 😅.

About my situation, my mom died last May and at this moment i need to go the weekend to take care of my dad who's living alone in the village, so no time for hobbies, but i'll try at least to finish the Terror. Ahhh another problem no money neither, i'm spending 50eur only in fuel each weekend to go to the village, what a mess!! 😡 😡

i'm seeing the pics of your new ship, the stern is sooo sexy!! well done!! 😄

regards,

F.