DocBlake
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DocBlake got a reaction from albert in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks, Toni!
FINISHED!!
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DocBlake got a reaction from Paul Le Wol in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks, Toni!
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DocBlake got a reaction from Dave_E in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks guys and to all for the “likes”.
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DocBlake got a reaction from Cathead in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks, Toni!
FINISHED!!
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DocBlake got a reaction from bruce d in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks guys and to all for the “likes”.
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DocBlake got a reaction from dvm27 in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks, Toni!
FINISHED!!
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DocBlake got a reaction from Cathead in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
I decided to use a single treenail at each joint on the grating because I thought the two diagonally placed ones might be too busy looking. These are not actual treenail…just marks in the wood made with an awl. The effect is subtle, which is what I was going for. The hatch coaming is bloodwood. I added the capstan step bolts and made up the step brakes and installed them. I decided to add some deck planking. The wood is hornbeam. Pale like holly but with a slight gray cast. I kind of like it. The only thing left is to finish up the drumhead on the capstan and add the bars.
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DocBlake got a reaction from Canute in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
To give a sense of scale, I made a mockup of an average Royal Navy sailor in 1777 for comparison. He stands 5'6" tall, about average for the time.
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DocBlake got a reaction from Canute in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
The only problem is that the ring size is fixed. The 1.5 mm looper makes ringbolts with a 1/16" ID. That's 3 scale inches at 1:48 scale. Almost perfect for rigging cannons etc.
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DocBlake got a reaction from Canute in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Getting closer to the end. I found a nice piece of walnut cutoff that was about the right size for the model base. A few minutes at the miter saw and the router table and the base was done. Next came the wipe on poly. The capstan bars are made of swiss pear. They are tapered, and have a tenon cut into the proximal ends which fit into the square mortises in the drumhead. A little poly applied to all the parts. The bars fit pretty well!!
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DocBlake got a reaction from JpR62 in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks, Toni!
FINISHED!!
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DocBlake got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks, Toni!
FINISHED!!
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DocBlake got a reaction from Canute in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks, Toni!
FINISHED!!
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DocBlake got a reaction from gjdale in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks, Toni!
FINISHED!!
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DocBlake got a reaction from Canute in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
I decided to use a single treenail at each joint on the grating because I thought the two diagonally placed ones might be too busy looking. These are not actual treenail…just marks in the wood made with an awl. The effect is subtle, which is what I was going for. The hatch coaming is bloodwood. I added the capstan step bolts and made up the step brakes and installed them. I decided to add some deck planking. The wood is hornbeam. Pale like holly but with a slight gray cast. I kind of like it. The only thing left is to finish up the drumhead on the capstan and add the bars.
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DocBlake got a reaction from Keith Black in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks, Toni!
FINISHED!!
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DocBlake got a reaction from AON in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks, Toni!
FINISHED!!
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DocBlake got a reaction from bruce d in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
I decided to use a single treenail at each joint on the grating because I thought the two diagonally placed ones might be too busy looking. These are not actual treenail…just marks in the wood made with an awl. The effect is subtle, which is what I was going for. The hatch coaming is bloodwood. I added the capstan step bolts and made up the step brakes and installed them. I decided to add some deck planking. The wood is hornbeam. Pale like holly but with a slight gray cast. I kind of like it. The only thing left is to finish up the drumhead on the capstan and add the bars.
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DocBlake got a reaction from bruce d in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks, Toni!
FINISHED!!
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DocBlake got a reaction from usedtosail in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
I decided to use a single treenail at each joint on the grating because I thought the two diagonally placed ones might be too busy looking. These are not actual treenail…just marks in the wood made with an awl. The effect is subtle, which is what I was going for. The hatch coaming is bloodwood. I added the capstan step bolts and made up the step brakes and installed them. I decided to add some deck planking. The wood is hornbeam. Pale like holly but with a slight gray cast. I kind of like it. The only thing left is to finish up the drumhead on the capstan and add the bars.
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DocBlake got a reaction from Ryland Craze in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
To give a sense of scale, I made a mockup of an average Royal Navy sailor in 1777 for comparison. He stands 5'6" tall, about average for the time.
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DocBlake got a reaction from Matt D in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks, Toni!
FINISHED!!
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DocBlake got a reaction from usedtosail in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
Thanks, Toni!
FINISHED!!
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DocBlake got a reaction from Ryland Craze in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
I decided to use a single treenail at each joint on the grating because I thought the two diagonally placed ones might be too busy looking. These are not actual treenail…just marks in the wood made with an awl. The effect is subtle, which is what I was going for. The hatch coaming is bloodwood. I added the capstan step bolts and made up the step brakes and installed them. I decided to add some deck planking. The wood is hornbeam. Pale like holly but with a slight gray cast. I kind of like it. The only thing left is to finish up the drumhead on the capstan and add the bars.
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DocBlake got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale
I decided to use a single treenail at each joint on the grating because I thought the two diagonally placed ones might be too busy looking. These are not actual treenail…just marks in the wood made with an awl. The effect is subtle, which is what I was going for. The hatch coaming is bloodwood. I added the capstan step bolts and made up the step brakes and installed them. I decided to add some deck planking. The wood is hornbeam. Pale like holly but with a slight gray cast. I kind of like it. The only thing left is to finish up the drumhead on the capstan and add the bars.
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