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AnobiumPunctatum
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AnobiumPunctatum reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thanks John, it would have been a LOT more difficult without the jig .
All the timberheads are finished and installed. The pic below shows how much difference there was in the longitudinal angles, remember that the ones near the waist were straight :
Danny
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AnobiumPunctatum reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thank you to all the guys who hit the "Like" button for my last post .
Forecastle Timberheads
I've marked and drilled the slots for the Timberheads, and also made and dry-fitted 8 more of them to check if the angles were going to need changing yet. Fortunately all the Forecastle ones are straight, so I can make 8 more before I have to adjust my jig. The bad news is that all the quarterdeck ones will need to be cut on at least four different angles - it could have been worse .
Danny
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from harvey1847 in HMS Triton 1773. POF. 1:48. Daniel
Hello Daniel,
I have not thought about publishing the Alert drawings. The base of my work are the AotS Book "The naval cutter Alert, 1777" of Peter Goodwin and the NMM drawings of the Rattlesnake. There are some details in the book where in my opinion other solutions are more believable.
I draw with Autocad only in 2D - 3D will be the model of timber in the future.
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from WackoWolf in HMS Triton 1773. POF. 1:48. Daniel
Hello Daniel,
I have not thought about publishing the Alert drawings. The base of my work are the AotS Book "The naval cutter Alert, 1777" of Peter Goodwin and the NMM drawings of the Rattlesnake. There are some details in the book where in my opinion other solutions are more believable.
I draw with Autocad only in 2D - 3D will be the model of timber in the future.
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from drake1588 in Info on Dusek ship models ?
Here's a link to their home page. I have the kit of the cog and must say it's really nice. I wrote a review of the kit for Modellmarine.de. Perhaps you get an impression of what you will get, if you buy a kit.
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from harvey1847 in HMS Triton 1773. POF. 1:48. Daniel
Daniel,
I didn't work on my HMS Fly since February. When I will go back to her, I don't know. It does not make fun to start in autumn and stop the build in spring for job reasons. In the moment I work on drawings for the Naval Cutter Alert/Rattlesnake. In the summer I got the NMM drawings of HMS Triton. I like to build the model with the frameing of the original ship, so I have to draw the frames by myself.
If I find time to work more continuosly I will reopen my shipyard.
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from Jeronimo in LE BONHOMME RICHARD by Jeronimo - FINISHED
Wow, really great work. I hope that I can see your model in real life.
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from CaptainSteve in SMS Trinkstein by dafi - FINISHED - diorama - Stone on Soil - Flush deck frigate of the Austrian Mountain Navy
Thanks for reposting your small diorama. I like it very much.
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from mtaylor in Licorne by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - POF - TERMINATED LOG
Very nice progress, Mark
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AnobiumPunctatum reacted to mtaylor in Newsworthy updates from Chris Watton
That's a magnificent ship. Pity the plans can't be sold by Amati even if they don't want to produce the kit....
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AnobiumPunctatum reacted to Gaetan Bordeleau in Le Fleuron by Gaetan Bordeleau - FINISHED - 1:24
Here is an update on the first deck. Many parts are fixed in relation with the beams of the second deck, so they are also needed. Many parts are still not glued yet. Planking is mostly completed. 2 areas are needed, in the middle and on port side but just enough to supports guns. The idea is the more planking is done the less we can see inside and in fact it is just the opposite effect which is wanted. Animal park can be seen on the last 2 pictures.
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AnobiumPunctatum reacted to tlevine in HMS Atalanta 1775 by tlevine - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - from TFFM plans
Well, a few days has turned into a few weeks. I received my cup burrs. They do a nice job of smoothing the ends of brass "bolts". There are several sizes available, depending on the gauge of the wire. I purchased my from Widget Supply, a company that sells hobby supplies. While on the site I found a great sanding devise, a 1/2" disc sander for the Dremel with several grits. I used to get these from Micromark, but they stopped selling them last year. The disc sander is perfect for outside tapers and when you want a less aggressive sander than the drum sander. I have no connection to the company, simply a pleased customer.
I have installed beam set 4. Notches have been cut into the bulkhead walls for the carlings and ledges. I am much happier with the bolt head on the fore mast partner after rounding them up and painting them. Blackening was not possible in situ and I was pleased with how it turned out. The hole in the deck aft of beam 5 is for the pin of the bit.
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AnobiumPunctatum reacted to Remcohe in HMS Kingfisher 1770 by Remcohe - 1/48 - English 14-Gun Sloop - POF
Thanks for the warm welcome back guys! Really appreciated.
I made the carlings and ledges around the mast partner. As two of the carlings are half lapped under the beams and the mast partner itself is let down 1" on the beam this makes for some interesting cutting and fitting....
The mast wedges will be simulated by scoring the ring with a graphite dipped scalpel blade (actually it's already done but this other ring is fitted to the mast)
Remco
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from Mirabell61 in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
It's allways fascinating to see your metal works. Absolut outstanding.
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from Jeronimo in LE BONHOMME RICHARD by Jeronimo - FINISHED
I hope that I have the possibility to see this fantastic model sometimes in real life.
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from Bill Houston in 18th-century Pinnace by Chuck - FINISHED - 1/2" scale
She is looking beautyful as in MSW 1.0. It was really fun to follow your log.
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AnobiumPunctatum reacted to rdsaplala in HMS Triton (1/64) by Aldo - POB
Just a wee bit of update guys, the first planking of the lower hull has been finished:
So far, the hull shape seems acceptable enough to warrant proceeding to framing the gun ports
Sigh, it's times like these that I wish I was building a 4-gun schooner, instead of a 28-gun frigate
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from rdsaplala in HMS Triton (1/64) by Aldo - POB
Aldo,
your hull is looking excellent. Really nice progress.
After a longer break -real life is sometimes the enemy of the spare time- I work on my drawings again.
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from Jaxboat in ECHO by Trussben - FINISHED - 1:48 - cross-section
Trussben,
I drill the wholes for the treenails from both sides and only 1.5-2mm long with a hand drill. It works very well and you don't broke the drills.
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from Jeronimo in LE BONHOMME RICHARD by Jeronimo - FINISHED
Wonderful start. I will follow your third part with great interest.
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AnobiumPunctatum got a reaction from Shazmira in 18th Century Longboat by Shaz (Robbyn) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
Robbyn, I'll follow your log with great interest. I ordered the small kit this afternoon.
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AnobiumPunctatum reacted to Rustyj in HMS Triton Cross Section by Rusty - FINISHED - 1:48
Thanks Russ, Grant, Mark, Martin and texxn5.
Ben, Thanks but it’s no real insight. I just like the colors and I
love playing with different woods. Just to throw a curve I decided
to make the gun carriages out of bloodwood. It will be interesting
to see the contrast between the two.
Joss, That’s why I stuck with paper on this one. I will try the stain
sometime though. You and John0868 made it look so good.
Most of the deck planking has been completed. I just have to make
the bitts and plank around them, treenail it and sand away.
With the way the time is going by it could take awhile.
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AnobiumPunctatum reacted to rekon54 in Le Fleuron 1729 by rekon54 - 1:24
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see you soon friends
rekon54
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AnobiumPunctatum reacted to tlevine in HMS Atalanta 1775 by tlevine - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - from TFFM plans
Mark and Pat, thanks for looking in.
The mast partner has been installed and now it is time to install the upper deck clamps. There are four strakes and an air space between the top of the lower deck and the upper deck beams. The first task was to measure the top of the beams on the draughts and transfer this to the Mylar. The sheer is less pronounced fore and aft than shown on the Mylar. This height was then marked on the inside of the hull and a strip of tape was placed to ensure a smooth run for this line and also make sure that the line is parallel to the gun port sills. The second photo shows the model laid on its side in order to show the run of the clamp to the stemson. The beams are 7" in height and let into the clamp 1". Therefore I measured down 6" to find the height of the top of the clamp. This line was marked in pencil.
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AnobiumPunctatum reacted to dafi in By the Deep 17 by dafi - FINISHED - Royal Navy 1780/1805 diorama
And more tempting as the 1803 chain irons are the 1765 ones: same length but two pieces more!
Testing the lengths, carefully remembering that the outer ones are longer.
... homeopathic doses of solder ...
... degreased the wire, first soldering the single rings, then joining them on the central part, the flux with the solder embedded, small touch with the hot iron ...
... and the same game with the dead eye and the triple pack ...
... adjusting over the edge of a blade ...
... and comparison: bottom as cut, then solderd and on top adjusted. Inside length 4 mm :-)
A small jack done for thinning the deadeyes ...
... and painting them with casein paint to give a better to scale wood appearance than the original wood ...
... put on place ...
... made the batten to cover the channels ...
... and painted and rusted.
And here the comparison :-)
Cheers, Daniel
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