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Thank you for your likes, friends!
I also completed the serpents of the starboard side

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anchors installed....

I still need to wax the ropes a little in order to get them to appear more natural.


 

 

 

 

Hi B.E.
 
many thanks for your kind compliment..., in the moment its taking quite some time to get these little things together,
but in the meantime.....
If you wish, and for those who are also interested in the present status, so to say what has been done since keellaying in June last year, here some illustrations I picked out....
 
Nils
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

Hi all
Just had a pleasant afternoon looking through the drawings and printing one or two. Wanted to check that I've the size right checking against the main drawing it appears so. But to check are the fig on the side and the bottom actual sizes for scale. Wanted to make sure its right before printing them all out. Thanks in advance.
Yours Gary

Chuck and the rest of the team,
 
thanks for this really helpful topic and groupbuild. I've downloaded the order form today.
 
Do you like to offer the drawings of the small barque later? Or is another groupbuild planned? I think it will be really nice to show the finished carvings on the real model.

Fantastic. Your model looks like a real ship

Chuck and the rest of the team,
 
thanks for this really helpful topic and groupbuild. I've downloaded the order form today.
 
Do you like to offer the drawings of the small barque later? Or is another groupbuild planned? I think it will be really nice to show the finished carvings on the real model.

Chuck and the rest of the team,
 
thanks for this really helpful topic and groupbuild. I've downloaded the order form today.
 
Do you like to offer the drawings of the small barque later? Or is another groupbuild planned? I think it will be really nice to show the finished carvings on the real model.

Chuck and the rest of the team,
 
thanks for this really helpful topic and groupbuild. I've downloaded the order form today.
 
Do you like to offer the drawings of the small barque later? Or is another groupbuild planned? I think it will be really nice to show the finished carvings on the real model.

Continuation. 
 
 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
The beginning of the relation is available at this address:
 
 
http://5500.forumact...ndre-1-24#66516
 
 
 
Regards, Pawel

Continuation. 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
The beginning of the relation is available at this address:
 
 
http://5500.forumact...ndre-1-24#66516
 
 
 
Regards, Pawel

Don, Michael, thank you.
 
 
 
Continuation. 
 
 

 
 

 
 

 
 
 
 
The beginning of the relation is available at this address:
 
 
http://5500.forumact...ndre-1-24#66516
 
 
 
Regards, Pawel

Young America - extreme clipper 1853
Part 181 – Mizzen Mast
 
First, a word on the drawings made and used for all the spars.  The lengths were based on the original builders sail plan and a spar list published at the time with a few exceptions to be described later.  The diameters and other proportions were based on standard, documented practice at the time.
 
At 78' long X 29" diameter, the lower mizzen mast was near the borderline at the time between masts made from a single tree and those built up from smaller sticks – the so-called "made masts."  Longleaf pine, 3 to 5 feet in diameter and 80' to 100' feet long were available but easy to reach trees of this size were depleted by this time, requiring more effort to haul them out of the forest.  Most likely YA's lower mizzen was a made mast.  Because I wanted to describe both single tree and made mast modeling in a future book, I made this mast from a single stick.  Subject to further research, I may band this mast as would be done on a made mast.  So, making this single stick mast is described here before going on to the two other made masts.
 
Although the trimming to size of the masthead "doubling" was normally done in the second and third trimmings, I did it right after squaring the stick to the full diameter, the first trim.  Apart from the build up, this sizing method is the primary difference between the modeling of single stick and made masts.  By milling the head, as shown in the first picture, I could be sure the mast would be straight over its full length and that the doubling would be square and true.
 

 
In the next picture the centerlines are being drawn on the squared stick.
 

 
With the quarters marked, the breadths at each were then marked out from the centerline with dividers as shown below.
 

 
The indentation of the divider point was the only mark made – no lines.  The next two trimmings were done to these marks on the disk sander in two separate trimmings as described in the last part (Part 180) on the bowsprit.  In the following picture the trimmed breadths at each point are being checked with calipers on all four faces.
 

 
Adjustments were then made to bring the breadths close to the final size by filing and/or scraping.  This was the critical step in final sizing of the mast profile. 
 
To lay out the lines for the octagonal shaping, the tool described in the last post was used.  It seems easier to use by clamping it in the vise and drawing the stick over it.
 

 
In the next picture the octagon sides are being planed flat almost down to the scribed lines.
 

 
I have small model planes, but the Stanley 92 is so precise that I normally use it wherever there is room.  The octagon was finished to size, measured and adjusted, then given the fifth trimming – rounding – using files.  In the next picture the rounding is being checked using the circle template.
 

 
High spots are readily found by this method, filed down and rechecked.  The finished stick is shown in the next picture.
 

 
The step tenon was cut by trial and error until it fit neatly into the step mortise.  The mastheads are chamfered to the diameter at the hounds.  This is necessary not only for the usual safety reasons, but more importantly, so that the mast bands will pass over it.  For the same reason, the squared hounds below the masthead cannot be installed until the bands are fitted. 
 
The next picture shows the mast slipped temporarily in place. 
 

 
The main deck opening will later be enlarged, the rake set, and the mast wedged in place.
 
 
Ed

Gary, 
 
you are at the beginning of a very long journey. I think it will be a good idea to notice your thoughts about the appearance of the finished model, but it is not necessary to finish this thoughts in the moment. 
I am working a little bit longer on my model, but I am in a similar stage. I decided to notice what I linke to show and finalize these thoughts after completing the framing. One of my ideas is to show also the ship boats. But I haven't decide how. Stored, Beside the model or in a small scene with the real ship...
 
One good idea is to have a look in the different building logs on MSW, see what other modelers did and decide if you like the appearance. 

Welcome on the Swan Class shipyards. If you can see in my signature I am also working on a model. I decided to build HMS Fly, because I like the painted friezes.
I will follow your log with interest

As allways, very intersting videos of your build

As allways, very intersting videos of your build

Progress continues

My photos are not coming out well.
Here is a photo taken by a colleague at the Merrimack Valley Model Ship Club where I showed progress.
 

hi Guys,
 
The construction started with the marking of the keel from the plan. The plan is a construction drawing, it is not made for model building. All dimensions are in 1:1. As always, everything is then sawn out and put together.
 
Pictures say more than 1000 words, so see!
 
Regards kay

Very nice little model. Well done