Wood gnome

1 hour ago, Blue Ensign said:

Hi Wood gnome, thanks for looking in.

Yes, once the false deck was installed, which was cut around the bulkhead tops, the tops were cut down and covered by the the Margin Plank. The bulkheads do not correspond with 'frames' which on the kit are represented by the timberheads added later.

The inside of the bulwarks were then lined.

 

Hope you enjoy your Fly build.

 

 

 

B.E.

 

BE thank you for your reply will do that as well instructions with kit not very instructive more as a guide I suppose .I would like to do a build log as well but not very good with the site layout. Thanks again wood gnome.

On 3/3/2017 at 8:49 AM, Blue Ensign said:

Beneath the Foc'sle (Part 2)

This is a little modification that can be done by those who may be technically challenged (me) yet are concerned about what just may be glimpsed thro’ the foremost ports beneath the Foc’sle. It may also appeal to those who are reluctant to weaken the deck support system, or get too involved in serious modification at the bows (me)

Firstly, the solid false keel extension piece between the Foremast lug and the bowsprit step is converted into a beam and pillar arrangement by removal of the solid centre.

This allows light to pass from one side of the ship to the other thro’ the foremost (Bridle) ports.
Next a section of dowel which represents the continuance of the bowsprit to what would be the chock and step, is cut to the stive and fitted in the available space.

This can be seen thro’ the Bridle ports where a gun is not situated, but cannot be detected as being separate to the actual bowsprit.

Once the legs of the Fore Topsail sheet Bitts are in place they form what would be in reality the angled uprights of the bowsprit step.
This is completed by the addition of the Bowsprit step chocks.

 

With the Bitt uprights in place, the set up is complete.

Next the Manger boards and the related deck cants.

Are also seen thro’ the ports, and are cut to meet up with the second bulkhead frame.

The final modification is of the Fore Jeer bitt uprights.
In the kit these travel thro’ the Foc’sle deck to seat in the upper deck, just forward of the Galley stove and abaft the Foremast.
In reality they should be pinned to the Fo’csle deck beams, this frees up a very crowded area on the Upper deck and gives more space to work the stove.

The modification involves fixing short sections of brass square section tubing beneath the Fore deck into which the Bitt legs can be glued. The arrangement is formed into a deck beam.

With a tight fit and strong glue the bitts should hold against any pull of the rigging.

All of this of course is totally unnecessary in the overall scheme of things but.......
you never know who you may find peering thro’ that open port.

Hi Daniel.

And this does provide tantalising little glimpses of what one would expect to see without revealing the sham nature of the modification.

So what does lie beneath..

Thro’ the port side bridle port a fair amount of detail can be identified.

The Bowsprit is clearly in view here, along with the manger boarding.

Here the manger boarding and bowsprit step are evident from this shot taken beneath the Foc’sle deck.
One modification that I didn't do, but wish I had, was to modify the Bridle port. On the kit the port is the same size as the other gunports, but it should be somewgat narrower.

B.E.

 

Hi B.E. your boat looks great .I have just started HMS fly and I have noticed that on the foc'sle deck you don't see the tops of the frames did you cut them flush with the false deck.thanks wood gnome.

I Have just started a model of HMS fly by victory models and it did not mention that you have to make a rabbet before gluing the frames to the keel any comments would be appreciated