DonSangria

The orientation of the bowpiece in the first picture ist right. I had to file quite a bit o the hull and if I remember correctly a little on the piece itself. Somehow I managed to make it fit...

I think whitout a sail, the tack and sheets would not be rigged.

Maybe this helps:

13 hours ago, The Gimps Chimp said:

When I did mine I started with a small hole and enlarged it with a rat tail file until it was the correct size.

Chimp

I did the same. Always a strange feeling to drill in such a nice hull...

I think i varnished the hull at the step where you are now without any problems later on.

Your build looks really nice so far! :)

Yes, the hammocks... I don't like them in this kit. Since it is my first build, I realized too late, that these should depict hammocks. For me it was just a decoration of the bulwarks. It is too late to change, since I'm in the process of rigging.

9 hours ago, allanyed said:

Your build is quite nice Chimp!      Do you know if the OcCre kit represents her as she looked when launched in 1820 or for the cruise with Darwin in 1831?

 

The Kit shows the Ship after the 1831 refit for Darwins voyage. In 1820 she was launched 2-masted and later refitted with a third mast.

There is a nice example with information here.

Nice to have you back! 😃 Looking forward to your posts.

My Beagle will have to wait for 3 months, since I'm travelling. She has now all 3 masts completed and all the yards and booms except for the main mast. So I'm in for some rigging after my travels.

Will there be sails as an option available?

Congratulations! Looking great!

Congratulations! Looks really nice!

Also thank you for the tipps for others who build this kit like me. The leftover picture is a nice help to give me an idea where the shortages lie. how many blocks do you have left?

Regarding your third question:

If the sails aren't used regularly, i think they would have been set only if needed to reduce wear.

If they were used often they were furled like in the picture. I couldn't find a better picture sadly. Nevertheless I hope this helps.

I'm building the Beagle too. I finished the foremast and all the yards. I will be attaching the yards shortly.

I have one question about that: Is it necessary to glue the yards in place?

I would rather just tie them around the mast and let them be free to swing, because I will probably brace the yards at an angle...

About the belaying pins:

I don't know if this is also done in modeling, but I sailed on some tallships and sometimes there were two lines belayed on one pin. The first line was usually not used that much. And you just belay the 2nd line over the first. But maybe it looks too crowded in a model. I would probably do this only if there is really no other option.

I came to the same conclusion and posted about it here: 

I am currently building the Occre kit of HMS Beagle and noticed an error in the instructions.

The channels for the main mast are attached the wrong way in all the plans, most of the pictures and in the videos. The deadeye chains get in the way of the gunport.

The right way looks much nicer:

I hope this helps prevent some mistakes!

I hope I post this in the right section. If not, feel free to move this topic where it belongs.

I used the same method as Pete, worked fine for me 😃

I was afraid, that when i sand the nails, the surounding wood would be sanded away since it is much softer than the metal. But I don't know if this is true...

BTW: Your planking looks good! Keep going! 😃

Hi,

I choose the Beagle as my first wooden ship model. I am now nearly finished with the hull and will shortly begin with the rigging. With the help of the build logs and tipps in this forum and with the videos on youtube from Occre, I managed to bild so far without any bigger problems. Also I have a PDF version of the book 'Anatomy of the Ship HMS Beagle' which helps with detalis. I'm happy to answer any questions!

Also I'm very pleased with the outcome of my model so far. Maybe I will upload some Pictures sometime, if I find the time...