yamsterman

hi carl 
i have altered some settings on the camera and took some new photos of the recently reorganised workshop and current state of washington build.
Look a bit more natural , certainly less blue.
cheers...mick

Hi Carl
Blueish tinge down too led light....probably need to make an adjustment to the camera as well!!
Get round to it in due course.
Found some k+s 1/16 x1/64 at a place called Eileen's emporium.co.uk
Went crazy and brought a whole bunch of stuff!!!
 
 
 

hi carl 
i have altered some settings on the camera and took some new photos of the recently reorganised workshop and current state of washington build.
Look a bit more natural , certainly less blue.
cheers...mick

hi carl 
i have altered some settings on the camera and took some new photos of the recently reorganised workshop and current state of washington build.
Look a bit more natural , certainly less blue.
cheers...mick

Hi Carl
Blueish tinge down too led light....probably need to make an adjustment to the camera as well!!
Get round to it in due course.
Found some k+s 1/16 x1/64 at a place called Eileen's emporium.co.uk
Went crazy and brought a whole bunch of stuff!!!
 
 
 

hi guys
please note this item is no longer available
cheers....mick

hi guy
I reckon the hinges work out to approx 1/2 inch thick in real life.
started off with k+s special shapes metal 1/16 by 1/32 as the basic strap material which was the soldered and filed to shape.
In an ideal world i would have prefered 1/16 by 1/64 but could not get hold of any so they do look a bit chunky.
Im not sure the guys that built these ships would have been overly concerned, they would have probably used/manufactured whatever was to hand.
Im off now to scour the internet looking for brass strips!!
 
regards...mick

hi guy
I reckon the hinges work out to approx 1/2 inch thick in real life.
started off with k+s special shapes metal 1/16 by 1/32 as the basic strap material which was the soldered and filed to shape.
In an ideal world i would have prefered 1/16 by 1/64 but could not get hold of any so they do look a bit chunky.
Im not sure the guys that built these ships would have been overly concerned, they would have probably used/manufactured whatever was to hand.
Im off now to scour the internet looking for brass strips!!
 
regards...mick

hi all
small update 
new name plate for washington.
 
cheers....mick
 

hi carl
thanks for your kind words . finding another job is going to be a long slog.....not entitled to benefits other than jobseekers allowance for six months,which will not amount to a great deal ....apparently i have too much money in the bank!!!!!
taking the opportunity of my enforced sabatical to catch up with a few jobs before i can get back to modelmaking.
parents estate will be resolved this week   so one less thing to worry about.
 
must endeavour to get washington galley finished and then decided on the next project.
just had three deliveries from chuck at syren will take the obligatory photos once the camera battery has charge up!
 
cheers...mick

hi guys
please note this item is no longer available
cheers....mick

hi all
small update 
new name plate for washington.
 
cheers....mick
 

hi carl
thanks for your kind words . finding another job is going to be a long slog.....not entitled to benefits other than jobseekers allowance for six months,which will not amount to a great deal ....apparently i have too much money in the bank!!!!!
taking the opportunity of my enforced sabatical to catch up with a few jobs before i can get back to modelmaking.
parents estate will be resolved this week   so one less thing to worry about.
 
must endeavour to get washington galley finished and then decided on the next project.
just had three deliveries from chuck at syren will take the obligatory photos once the camera battery has charge up!
 
cheers...mick

hi all
small update 
new name plate for washington.
 
cheers....mick
 

hi all
cant believe its been so long since i posted anything!
unfortunately two family bereavements, both parents, and being recently made redundant after 27 years with the same company has kept me otherwise engaged.
I have not forgotten about everybody and the site and hopefully will soon be back in the thick of it.
 
cheers....mick

hi all
cant believe its been so long since i posted anything!
unfortunately two family bereavements, both parents, and being recently made redundant after 27 years with the same company has kept me otherwise engaged.
I have not forgotten about everybody and the site and hopefully will soon be back in the thick of it.
 
cheers....mick

hi all
a small update just for the time being
masts are in the process of being made.......
other completed components are safely stored in a plastic box.
still lots to do...mainly fiddly stuff!!

hi all
cant believe its been so long since i posted anything!
unfortunately two family bereavements, both parents, and being recently made redundant after 27 years with the same company has kept me otherwise engaged.
I have not forgotten about everybody and the site and hopefully will soon be back in the thick of it.
 
cheers....mick

Hello all,
 
after building the Dragon, I'm starting now the blog about building the Tiger from 1747.
 
The Tiger was a 60 gunner after the 1745 establisment. Last year I ordered the plans for the 60 gunners of the 1745 establishment, but learned later that all the 6 ships, build after that plan, where all a little different. So I decided to build the Tiger and that, because it was the only plan that shows also the artwork of the ship. Interessting is also, that they moved the captains cabin sometimes down to the upper deck! There was more space.
http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections.html#!csearch;searchTerm=Tiger_(1747) Here you could see the plans.
 
Then last fall I went to Chatham to see two models of 60 gunners, the Centurion and a unspecified ship (SLR0442 SLR0472). Both ships from the 1730s, but the models are made ca. 1745/47. They will be my reference for the Tiger.
 
And because I had build the Dragon already with frames, I decided to be lazy and build in the bulwark technique. So I started early this year with the hull and that he is.
 

 

 

 
 
 
But before I started with the hull, I made the figure head. Just to see if I could do it after pause for a year. 
 

 
And before the questions come, with what did you do the carving, here is most of it to see. Just with hand tools. To the right you see Leo the second.
 

 
And here is Leo III. From toe to crown hi is 9 cm high, in reality he was 4,5 m high  
 

 

 

 
Here Leo did a sit sample. The guy in the background it's me. 
 

 

 
The next steps would be to close the counter and then made the cannon ports. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Hello,
in the meantime I also fixed the guiding blocks for the bunt lines at the bottom of the maintop.

 

 

Hello,
the catharpins for the mainmast shrouds are completed.
The catharpins with the futtock shrouds get the final tension.

Hello,
the catharpins for the main shrouds I make from a rope with a diameter of 0.63 mm, which I serve with my rope serving machine.
 

Here is the first try for fitting.

Hello,
the caps for the elavation thread have been completed in the meantime and then fixed.

@Captain Poison
Thank you for your interest and the nice comment.
Thanks to all the others for the LIKES.
 
Hello,
in the last report the caps for the elavation thread are still missing on the carronades.
As you can see below, I make them from brass.