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yamsterman got a reaction from Canute in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
Hi don
Search for engineering tools or try mitutoyo,Moore and wright,starrett etc
Cheers....mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from Landlocked123 in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
Hi Carl
Lol!!!! Despite wearing glasses for reading I was still having trouble seeingall those converging lines! And for a measly £10 they are a godsend. Tight joints help.....less glue to fill the gap! The touch is less sensitive today as I ran a lovely sharp liogier needle rasp over my index finger!....no damage done but time for a coffee...as a small aside I made frame 22 today....the last half frame...the previously made aft cant frame butts up against this one at a slight angle.....we will see how accurate I have been when it comes time to commit to glue a bit later today!
Still a journey man mate....when I get to the level of ed tosti,Dan vadas,Johann,Alexandria,j k Lee to name but a few then I think master might be a worthy title.....till then I am a paduwan.....grasshopper etc!!!!!!
Cheers......mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from WackoWolf in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
washington galley part 7.....stern framing
hi all
been a busy little bee making frames.
the aft most gunport has now been framed. all frames have been left slightly over length....i will mark in the sheer and trim the frames at a later date.
you will see from the photos that i have been trying to ensure as much accuracy as possible.
however the top of the lower starboard gunport sill is approx 0.28mm lower than the port sill.
in my book this is accurate enough! im not sure what tolerances the original shipwrights would have worked too but this difference equates to about 1/2 inch in real life.
ive also now started to construct the first two half frames at the bow.
you can see from the photos how much offset there is between the front and rear components of the frame.....the bevel when cut will bled all of that in.
i have also ganged up ablock of 1/8 inch stock ready to cut the hawse pieces at a later date.
anyway photos enclosed for your perusal...comments....critiques....most welcome
cheers....mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from Wishmaster in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
washington galley part 7.....stern framing
hi all
been a busy little bee making frames.
the aft most gunport has now been framed. all frames have been left slightly over length....i will mark in the sheer and trim the frames at a later date.
you will see from the photos that i have been trying to ensure as much accuracy as possible.
however the top of the lower starboard gunport sill is approx 0.28mm lower than the port sill.
in my book this is accurate enough! im not sure what tolerances the original shipwrights would have worked too but this difference equates to about 1/2 inch in real life.
ive also now started to construct the first two half frames at the bow.
you can see from the photos how much offset there is between the front and rear components of the frame.....the bevel when cut will bled all of that in.
i have also ganged up ablock of 1/8 inch stock ready to cut the hawse pieces at a later date.
anyway photos enclosed for your perusal...comments....critiques....most welcome
cheers....mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from Omega1234 in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
Hi don
The vertical measuring device is a mitutoyo vernier gauge fitted with a carbide scribing blade.
To buy one new would probably give you palpitations!! These gauges are primarily designed for the engineering industry for use on a surface plate in either inspecting components or for marking out. This one was given to me some time ago buy an engineer I work with.
Probably the best place to look is on eBay.....I recently brought a brand new Moore and wright micro meter depth gauge for 1/10 of the catalogue price plus a couple of other mitutoyo items.
Hope this helps
Look forward to following your Washington build
Cheers....mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from mtaylor in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
Hi Carl
Silence? Not like you!
Cheers...mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from mtaylor in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
Hi Greg
I did think about leaving all the gun ports till after but it struck me as more difficult....and being ham fisted at times I'd probably break a frame!
So I decided to follow the practicum which recommends cutting the mortices as the frame is being built. The planking extends to one plank below the sale and all the planks up to the sheer plus the internal planking from deck level up.....so I guess there is a margin for a small error.
As this is the first complete hull I've attempted in p.o.f style I've elected to follow the practicum and not try to be clever.
Small steps!!! Hopefully this will lead to hms echo and ultimately hms euryalus.......with a few other practice pieces in between , increasing in complexity to further enhance my journeyman skills.
Thanks for looking in
Cheers....mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from mtaylor in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
Hi don
The vertical measuring device is a mitutoyo vernier gauge fitted with a carbide scribing blade.
To buy one new would probably give you palpitations!! These gauges are primarily designed for the engineering industry for use on a surface plate in either inspecting components or for marking out. This one was given to me some time ago buy an engineer I work with.
Probably the best place to look is on eBay.....I recently brought a brand new Moore and wright micro meter depth gauge for 1/10 of the catalogue price plus a couple of other mitutoyo items.
Hope this helps
Look forward to following your Washington build
Cheers....mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from Canute in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
Hi Carl
Silence? Not like you!
Cheers...mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from Canute in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
Hi Greg
I did think about leaving all the gun ports till after but it struck me as more difficult....and being ham fisted at times I'd probably break a frame!
So I decided to follow the practicum which recommends cutting the mortices as the frame is being built. The planking extends to one plank below the sale and all the planks up to the sheer plus the internal planking from deck level up.....so I guess there is a margin for a small error.
As this is the first complete hull I've attempted in p.o.f style I've elected to follow the practicum and not try to be clever.
Small steps!!! Hopefully this will lead to hms echo and ultimately hms euryalus.......with a few other practice pieces in between , increasing in complexity to further enhance my journeyman skills.
Thanks for looking in
Cheers....mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from paulsutcliffe in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
washington galley part 7.....stern framing
hi all
been a busy little bee making frames.
the aft most gunport has now been framed. all frames have been left slightly over length....i will mark in the sheer and trim the frames at a later date.
you will see from the photos that i have been trying to ensure as much accuracy as possible.
however the top of the lower starboard gunport sill is approx 0.28mm lower than the port sill.
in my book this is accurate enough! im not sure what tolerances the original shipwrights would have worked too but this difference equates to about 1/2 inch in real life.
ive also now started to construct the first two half frames at the bow.
you can see from the photos how much offset there is between the front and rear components of the frame.....the bevel when cut will bled all of that in.
i have also ganged up ablock of 1/8 inch stock ready to cut the hawse pieces at a later date.
anyway photos enclosed for your perusal...comments....critiques....most welcome
cheers....mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from cog in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
Hi Carl
Silence? Not like you!
Cheers...mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from Mike 41 in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
washington galley part 7.....stern framing
hi all
been a busy little bee making frames.
the aft most gunport has now been framed. all frames have been left slightly over length....i will mark in the sheer and trim the frames at a later date.
you will see from the photos that i have been trying to ensure as much accuracy as possible.
however the top of the lower starboard gunport sill is approx 0.28mm lower than the port sill.
in my book this is accurate enough! im not sure what tolerances the original shipwrights would have worked too but this difference equates to about 1/2 inch in real life.
ive also now started to construct the first two half frames at the bow.
you can see from the photos how much offset there is between the front and rear components of the frame.....the bevel when cut will bled all of that in.
i have also ganged up ablock of 1/8 inch stock ready to cut the hawse pieces at a later date.
anyway photos enclosed for your perusal...comments....critiques....most welcome
cheers....mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from tlevine in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
washington galley part 7.....stern framing
hi all
been a busy little bee making frames.
the aft most gunport has now been framed. all frames have been left slightly over length....i will mark in the sheer and trim the frames at a later date.
you will see from the photos that i have been trying to ensure as much accuracy as possible.
however the top of the lower starboard gunport sill is approx 0.28mm lower than the port sill.
in my book this is accurate enough! im not sure what tolerances the original shipwrights would have worked too but this difference equates to about 1/2 inch in real life.
ive also now started to construct the first two half frames at the bow.
you can see from the photos how much offset there is between the front and rear components of the frame.....the bevel when cut will bled all of that in.
i have also ganged up ablock of 1/8 inch stock ready to cut the hawse pieces at a later date.
anyway photos enclosed for your perusal...comments....critiques....most welcome
cheers....mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from Saburo in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
hi chuck
i had to look twice myself at the wing transoms.....and the rest of em!!!
the wing transom starts off as a sqaure block of timber,slightly thicker than is required but wide enough to paste the plan view on top.
i had a play around this morning and remade the piece in 1/24 scale,primarily because its easier to photograph and secondly it shows the round up better.
i havnt gone to any great lengths to finish the piece,made from a bit of ramin i had lying around,but the photographs should show the construction sequence in the order i did it.
the rear face of the wing transom need to have its face angled in order to be in the same plane as the rabbet of the stern post......not shown on the plans.
the ends of the transoms may need to have an angle planed on them in order to fit flush against the rear face of frame 22.......the bottom of the wing transom will fit against the top of the rear part of frame 22.
hope this makes sense.
the following photos should be in the right order for the construction sequence.
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yamsterman got a reaction from WackoWolf in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
WASHINGTON GALLEY PART 6........FIRST FRAME IS RAISED!!!!
HI ALL
HAVING MADE THE LAST HALF FRAME AFT I DECIDED IT WAS PERHAPS WISE TO RAISE THIS FRAME FIRST
THE SINGLE AFT CANT FRAMES LEADING EDGE BUTTS UP AGAINST THE REAR FACE OF THIS FRAME SO IT MAKES SENSE.
I CAN THE WORK TOWARDS MIDSHIPS WITH THE REST OF THE AFT HALF FRAMES. I MAY THEN SWITCH MY ATTENTION TO THE FORWARD CANT AND HALF FRAMES AND THE DREADED HAWSE PIECES.
MIDSHIPS FRAMES ARE FROM ( 6 FRAMES FORWARD OF DEADFLAT AND 6 FRAMES AFT OF DEADFLAT) ALL THE SAME BASIC SHAPE WITH NO BEVEL. THE HEIGHTS ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT,TO ACCOUNT FOR THE SHEER,AND SOME HAVE RECESSES FOR THE GUNPORT SILLS AND SWEEP PORTS.......BATCH PRODUCTION TIME!
SO THATS WHERE I AM AT THE MOMENT.....TIME FOR A CELEBRATORY SNIFTER
PHOTOS OF THE FRAME RAISING FOR YOUR DELICTATION
CHEERS........MICK
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yamsterman got a reaction from Wishmaster in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
WASHINGTON GALLEY PART 5
HI ALL
TODAYS EFFORTS WERE MAINLY CONCERNED WITH THE PRODUCTION OF THE AFT CANT FRAME (N0 22).
ALL PARTS WERE CUT OUT TO THEIR RESPECTIVE LINES AS INDICATED ON THE PLANS,CAREFULLY GLUED UP,AND THEN THE RESPECTIVE BEVELS CUT.
ATTACHED PHOTOS SHOW THE RESULTS.
IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THE LOWER WING TRANSOM NEEDS TO HAVE ITS ENDS ANGLED SLIGHTLY IN ORDER TO FIT FULLY AGAINST THE REAR FACE OF THE CANT FRAME.
CHEERS.....MICK
THE OPTIVISORS ARE A RECENT AQUISITION.......I CAN NOW SEE WHAT IM DOING!!!!
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yamsterman got a reaction from Wishmaster in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
WASHINGTON GALLEY PART 5 . MORE TRANSOMS STERN TIMBERS AND FUNNY BENDY THINGS.
HI ALL
BEEN BUSY BEAVERING AWAY MAKING LOTS OF SAWDUST.
STARTED MAKING THE STERN FRAMING COMPONENTS AND THE REST OF THE TRANSOMS.
ALSO DID A PRACTICE RUN WITH THE STERN COUNTER FASHION PIECES,THESE ITEMS ARE SOMEWHAT AWKWARD THINGS TO MAKE,I ENDED UP GLUING TWO PIECES OF 1/4" STOCK TOGETHER IN ORDER TO GET THE RIGHT THICKNESS. I THINK IT WOULD BE BETTER TO CUT THESE FROM THE APPROPRIATE SINGLE THICKNESS......MAY BE ANOTHER ORDER TO TIMBERLINE! THE PRACTICE PIECES DONT LOOK TO BAD AND I MAY BE ABLE TO USE THEM......BUT THAT WILL HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE STERN FRAMING GOES TOGETHER AND I CAN PROPERLY TEST FIT THEM. ANYTHING NOT UP TO SPEC GETS REMADE!!!!!
I WILL LEAVE YOU WITH SOME PHOTOS TOO SEE WHAT YOU THINK.
CHEERS.....MICK
P.S. ANY PHOTOS OF PLANS ARE OBVIOUSLY COPYRIGHT OF THE N.R.G. AND JEFF STAUDT.
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yamsterman got a reaction from Saburo in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
WASHINGTON GALLEY....PART 4.....TRANSOMS
TWO UPDATES IN AS MANY DAYS.......BUSY,BUSY.....CANT YOU TELL IM ON PAROLE FROM WORK!!!
PATTERNS HAVE BEEN PASTED TO SOME APPROPRIATE STOCK IN THIS CASE 1/4 " THICK,JUST TO ALLOW PLENTY OF ROOM FOR MANOUVER.
THE TAFFRAIL HAS BEEN PASTED TO 1/8" INCH STOCK.
THE WING TRANSOM HAS BEEN CUT AND SHAPED BUT IVE LEFT THE ENDS UNFINISHED AS YET AS I NEED TO MAKE THE AFT CANT FRAME AND ITS ASSOCIATED HALF FRAME IN ORDER TO SEE HOW EVERYTHING FITS.........OR DOSNT AS THE CASE MAYBE!
APART FRON A WEE BIT OF FETTLING IM HAPPY WITH THE FIT OF THE WING TRANSOM TO THE INNER STERN POST.
PHOTOS INCLUDED.
CHEERS.....MICK
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yamsterman got a reaction from Saburo in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
hi all
the "back bone" is now complete and mounted on the building board.
time to make some ribs!
first off i will have a go at making the transoms for the stern post......funky little beasts......should prove quite a challenge to get right........plenty off isopropanol in reserve!!
photos off current progress enclosed.
cheers....mick
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yamsterman reacted to kees de mol in Pelikaan 1999 by kees de mol - FINISHED - scale 1/75 - Dutch Beamtrawler
The plan is I am going to make a two-part fibre glass mould wich I will use to make fibreglass hulls in it. Thats the plan. I have never done it before so I don't know if I can do it. Next updates will show the procces I hope.
Regards, Kees
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yamsterman got a reaction from mtaylor in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
Re previous post
Alternative rig should read lateen rig......blasted predictive text again!!
Cheers...mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from Saburo in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
Hi Kurt
Thanks to your supreme efforts,along with Jeff staudt and Mary's prompt dispatch of the plans I have my first full hull p.o.f on the building board.....a great introductory model....not too complicated but more than enough to present some interesting challenges! So thank you!!! It's a shame to can't have a go yourself but then there's only so manyhours in one day!
Before I tackle the rest of the stern area I'm planning on getting all the half frames and cants done fore and aft.
Midships frames are,hopefully , more straightforward.
She's quite broad and uniform in the beam so I suspect that this was an established design for cargo carrying utilised as an ad hoc gunboat at short notice?
The alternative rig would have required less manpower to operate?
Hopefully it will provide a nice contrast to the previously built sloop.....one for the Brits and one for the colonials!!
Cheers....mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from Canute in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
Re previous post
Alternative rig should read lateen rig......blasted predictive text again!!
Cheers...mick
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yamsterman got a reaction from Omega1234 in WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF
Re previous post
Alternative rig should read lateen rig......blasted predictive text again!!
Cheers...mick
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