Micklen32

Right I had a look around at the suggestions here

Thank you very much all of you   

Then I had a look at what I had

So

How about this one with the wire blacked

I am fairly pleased with it but I know how important it is to get it as right as possible 

Please let me know what you think, remembering how limited I am in the bedroom 

Good luck on that then Adriaan

I am sure you have it right     

Great work Theo

Looks really good

Can take a long while to find something JUST the right size can't it 

Regarding the Falconet supports what about this ???

I don't think I can make it a lot smaller 

I haven't got any metal sheet to make metal ones

I suppose I could get some, but are these good enough, painted black ????

I can make where the cannon sits a little rounder and neater and they will swivel as they are mounted with a nail

So???????????????

The front of the ship is looking a lot busier now

I must remember to drill the holes in the bow   

Very annoyed about the Falconet supports

They are preformed brass and they are much too small and the holes to take the pins on the Falconets are far too small

The problem is the supports are to small and light to take a hole big enough for the pins

It just shreds them   

I will have to build my own out of wood and hope they look ok

I will have to be fitting the channel soon so I will have to be thinking about ordering the chain plates

I have the blocks and deadeyes for the Will to get and I do want to try to do a proper train and gun tackle for the deck cannon so I will need some tiny blocks   

I am looking at the way Steve (shipaholic) has done his then I look at the plans in Historic Models and they show the ropes and blocks at the side as Steve has done, the gun tackle, but then it also shows what they call the train tackle which is a single rope with two blocks attached to the rear of the cannon

See below

I would appreciate a discussion on this as there is a difference, but who will notice ???

Well yes,  Me   

So what do we think on this matter

I know there is no great rush but obviously I need to settle it a fit them before I start the masts

AAAAGH      The Masts  :mellow:   

Prompted by you I went and did what research I could find

It was, as you say, a very expensive treatment but it does say in somewhere that the finish was pink

Apparently Humbrol did a colour in one of their special ranges, MC10 but I don't think it's available now   

I will keep trying but if not I guess a red oxide would be a fair finish

Let is see what transpires   

I am back on the Endeavour until I get the larger nozzles, then I will give it a couple of coats of white before getting the top coats on

Hopefully that should then look realistic 

Nice Mick,

 

Are you gonna paint the hull?

And if, what colour?

 

It went through a few colours in its life

But when it was working for Everards and also how it is now is grey above the waterline and they say pink below

Any idea what they mean by pink??????

I am presuming something like red oxide

So that is the livery I will probably give it

This is how she is now

Nice wee boat.. Everards were a huge company, I forget the amount of ships they had but it was substantial (at any one time, I mean) Great to see a build log of a different type of sail/work boat every now and again, keep up the good work (and the tips) you got me wondering whether that damp cloth approach would work for different fillers :)Eamonn

As you probably read, the Admiral and I just fell in love with it

As to the filler I would imagine it would work with any water based filler

It would just be a question of getting the right time

After it had stopped moving but before it solidified

This Brummer makes it quite easy as it tends to dry fairly regularly and then smooths beautifully

What makes it stand out from other fillers I have used is its creaminess

Nice job Adriaan   

Ok I have done as I said

I put another coat of filler on after I had sanded it as smooth as I felt I could

Then a little tip for you, particularly with this filler, I soaked a piece of a soft kitchen roll I use, wrung it out but left it fairly wet, and gently wiped over the filler once it had started setting

This really gave me a great finish   

I am now going to leave it until I get my nozzles for the airbrush

If I need something to do I could fill around the deck and frames to make the inside solid and smooth   

We shall see

I have it going well now and I am pleased   

I have put a coat of filler on and very lightly sanded it

Then I gave it a thin coat of white paint to highlight any imperfections

It's very difficult to show the imperfections without proper lighting and a better camera

I knocked down the brightness quite a bit in PS and that helped

I am using a new fine filler I have found  Brummer

If you can get hold of this I can very much recommend it 

It is like a thick hand cream, absolutely smooth and spreads beautifully

I will let that dry out and give it another coat of filler in bright light to try and get it as smooth as possible

I will then spray a couple of coats of paint on when my 0.5mm nozzles arrive as the 0.3mm I have fitted to my airbrush did not give a satisfactory coat when used before 

It's more for detailing than putting on a thick coat

Thank you Mark and Sjors and welcome Mark

I had to give the Admiral her baking tray back that I was using to soak the strips so I had to finish the planking 

I then found it very difficult to get a perfect fit with the two halves 

But with the assistance of my small sash clamps I got it as close as I could

Bit of sanding to do then a bit of filling followed by some gentle sanding to get the metal look finish

I may do that tomorrow

I may do more on the Endeavour

Nice to have a choice 

I don't know about a bigger bench Adriaan

You have so much on the go I would say a bigger workshop   

That Gorch Fock is one big boat   

Like me now with the Will it is nice to have something different to turn to 

I know after assembling the porthole and scupper covers on the Endeavour with my mag headset on fried things and a rest doing something bigger was needed

It's certainly coming along nicely though isn't it

Is the hull fully painted or is there any wood showing?

Nice work Adriaan   

When I want just a bit of protection without it really showing I have a can of spray satin lacquer

That does the job very well and with a steady hand you can put a couple of coats on without it really showing

Mate you are prolific! Such a fast build, well done.

Thanks Greg

Things are certainly coming together well

I am so pleased with the book that's just arrived  (see above)

It clearly shows several things I wasn't 100% sure of, especially the fitting of the cannon

Rest day today though       

Hi all

Having a really lazy day today       

Been out with the Admiral on the old scooter to our local Kentucky, then round the corner to a newish ice cream parlour 

Yum Yum!!!!!!!   

Just to let everybody know, especially Alistair, Historic Model Ships arrived today

Certainly can't complain about the condition and an in depth delve shows more detail than I will ever take in     

I would definitely say that this is a book for all Historic ship modellers

It looks excellent and will certainly point me in all the right direction and let me know what things are called, so I can say to Sjors things like " Those round tops look very posh compared to mine" or Wow never seen a sprit topmast like that!!!"   

Well well pleased Alistair and overjoyed I got it at such a good price

Thanks for the poke in the right place       

Today I have again been hard at work with the glue bottles   

Looking at that window now it is in I think I will do the glass black   

It's amazing how long it takes to stick bits on   

Still a lot to stick on and hopefully most will get done next week

Then we have the fun stuff

The cannon   

Right time to hit the shower   

Morning all 

I intend to concentrate here for a bit as I have so many parts assemled

I blackened the windows and the decorations 

What do you think?????

The blue is not as bright as that, the flash has brought it out a bit

I think they look good

The decorations particularly came out well

Right, off the work   

Going to concentrate on the Endeavour for a bit and get the fiddly stick on bits done

I will come back to this when I need a bit of a rest   

Nice job Edward

Looks very smooth

Just what you want for a nice planking   

I'm not worthy

I'm not worthy          

Ship's looking great BTW Sir      Touches forelock and grovels with great deference   

thanks for the in put i forgot to mention its bass wood, at least i think so it came with the phantom kit

Well basswood is fairly soft and malleable so should not take too long

Lovely work with the launch Scott

It's coming along really well

Well all i am back at it, I started cutting the wood for the launchways, I have decided to do that for now then get back to the ship. I have started to get ready to trim the keel, I am going to use the process that Hopefull did, by using the 1/8x1/8 wood and center it and use it as a guide to fair the keel.

I do have a question, for a 1/8 x 1/8 piece of wood 12 inches long how long do i have to soak it so i can bend it so it will sit on the keel

pics to follow soon

Hi Scott

It depends very much what the wood is I think

Something like Lime takes very little time at all and even a few minutes soaking in hottish water will enable shaping

A hardwood however will take a lot longer to soften, maybe several hours

Just keep taking it out and have a feel   

Remember softwood will swell and soften quite a bit and then shrink back as it dries, so keep that in mind and also treat the wood gently

Prepare it before soaking as it does not sand well at all when soaked   

Good luck with the build   

No updates as I have been working 6 out of 9 days so far, and since I work 24 hour shifts at the firehouse, that has not left me a lot of time :)

And we have to assume that taking the kit with you is not an option       

It all comes to try our patience doesn't it Adriaan

Like my deck being out of line on the Will Everard   

You have done a nice job to sort things

You are certainly giving yourself a lot of extra work the way you are bashing this kit   

I am sure it will all be worth it in the end though