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Dan Vadas got a reaction from rdsaplala in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thanks Aldo, Kevin and Toni .
Steam Grating Coamings
There are two Steam Gratings and a Cowl Cover over the galley stove. These are shown in a different configuration to most of the other Swans, as Vulture's stove is facing the opposite way to them.
I constructed the coamings the same way I did all the previous ones, so there is no point showing that again. The only thing of note is the much larger "roundup" on the athwartships head ledges :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from tlevine in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thanks Aldo, Kevin and Toni .
Steam Grating Coamings
There are two Steam Gratings and a Cowl Cover over the galley stove. These are shown in a different configuration to most of the other Swans, as Vulture's stove is facing the opposite way to them.
I constructed the coamings the same way I did all the previous ones, so there is no point showing that again. The only thing of note is the much larger "roundup" on the athwartships head ledges :
Danny
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Dan Vadas reacted to gjdale in HMS Victory by gjdale - FINISHED - Mamoli - Scale 1:90
Just getting a quick fix before the day's activities Sjors. Just enough to keep me going. Man, this MSW addiction is tough!
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Dan Vadas reacted to realworkingsailor in HMS Victory by gjdale - FINISHED - Mamoli - Scale 1:90
Meat + Fire = MMMMmmmmmmm.... <drool>
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Dan Vadas reacted to augie in HMS Victory by gjdale - FINISHED - Mamoli - Scale 1:90
Sacre bleu! Your wife chose 'Café des Legumes' !!!! Glad you survived. If you can't find a decent meal in Firenze, I give up.
Sounds like you're enjoying the trip. Stay safe and well. We all miss you
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from billocrates in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
John, you're forgiven - if I was building at 1:96 scale as well I'd have faked them too .
Thank you Brian, Aldo, Sjors, David, Pat and Grant .
Cathead Caps
I mentioned the Cathead Caps a couple of posts ago - here's how I made them, which is a bit different to the method described in TFFM.
First I cut the two pieces for the caps from English Box. I glued these two pieces to a block of scrap to make handling/turning/carving a lot easier. I turned the central boss into each piece :
Next I sanded the four edges to an angle to taper the "rays" and marked them out :
I carved out the sections between each ray with an Xacto and my favorite modified Chiselpoint :
Last jobs were to cut the cap off the "holder" with the table saw, glue the cap to the end of the cathead and sand the edges at the appropriate angles. The catheads are now glued into the ship. Note that the cap is slightly larger than the cathead. Please excuse the poor quality of this pic - I had four attempts at taking it and this was the best I could do (bad lighting at that angle) :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from CaptainSteve in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
John, you're forgiven - if I was building at 1:96 scale as well I'd have faked them too .
Thank you Brian, Aldo, Sjors, David, Pat and Grant .
Cathead Caps
I mentioned the Cathead Caps a couple of posts ago - here's how I made them, which is a bit different to the method described in TFFM.
First I cut the two pieces for the caps from English Box. I glued these two pieces to a block of scrap to make handling/turning/carving a lot easier. I turned the central boss into each piece :
Next I sanded the four edges to an angle to taper the "rays" and marked them out :
I carved out the sections between each ray with an Xacto and my favorite modified Chiselpoint :
Last jobs were to cut the cap off the "holder" with the table saw, glue the cap to the end of the cathead and sand the edges at the appropriate angles. The catheads are now glued into the ship. Note that the cap is slightly larger than the cathead. Please excuse the poor quality of this pic - I had four attempts at taking it and this was the best I could do (bad lighting at that angle) :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
John, you're forgiven - if I was building at 1:96 scale as well I'd have faked them too .
Thank you Brian, Aldo, Sjors, David, Pat and Grant .
Cathead Caps
I mentioned the Cathead Caps a couple of posts ago - here's how I made them, which is a bit different to the method described in TFFM.
First I cut the two pieces for the caps from English Box. I glued these two pieces to a block of scrap to make handling/turning/carving a lot easier. I turned the central boss into each piece :
Next I sanded the four edges to an angle to taper the "rays" and marked them out :
I carved out the sections between each ray with an Xacto and my favorite modified Chiselpoint :
Last jobs were to cut the cap off the "holder" with the table saw, glue the cap to the end of the cathead and sand the edges at the appropriate angles. The catheads are now glued into the ship. Note that the cap is slightly larger than the cathead. Please excuse the poor quality of this pic - I had four attempts at taking it and this was the best I could do (bad lighting at that angle) :
Danny
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Dan Vadas reacted to tlevine in HMS Atalanta 1775 by tlevine - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - from TFFM plans
Over the last few weeks I have been continuing work on the lower deck bulkheads and doors. The fore doors are a simple affair with drilled holes for ventilation and a z-brace on the inside. The hinges are from the photoetch sheet from Admiralty Models and the door knobs are brass pin heads. Because the doors are very plain looking, I left two of them ajar to break up the line of wood paneling. The aft doors are more visually interesting and so are shown closed. These doors have a lower "floating" panel and ventilation is via louvers. When making the doors it is important not to simply notch the top of the door for the beams but to notch the entire header where it would interfere with opening the door completely.
There is a lantern on both sides of the bulkhead separating the boatswain's store room (port) from the gunner's store room (starboard and not shown). The small piece of wood between the 3rd cant frame and the lower deck hook is a piece of scrap that fell in the space.
The next task was to make the upper deck hook and eking pieces. On the lower deck, the hook was rabbetted for the run of the deck planking. On the upper deck this is not the case. Although not very apparent in the photos, there is a round-up on the hook to match the round-up of the beams.
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from aykutansin in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
John, you're forgiven - if I was building at 1:96 scale as well I'd have faked them too .
Thank you Brian, Aldo, Sjors, David, Pat and Grant .
Cathead Caps
I mentioned the Cathead Caps a couple of posts ago - here's how I made them, which is a bit different to the method described in TFFM.
First I cut the two pieces for the caps from English Box. I glued these two pieces to a block of scrap to make handling/turning/carving a lot easier. I turned the central boss into each piece :
Next I sanded the four edges to an angle to taper the "rays" and marked them out :
I carved out the sections between each ray with an Xacto and my favorite modified Chiselpoint :
Last jobs were to cut the cap off the "holder" with the table saw, glue the cap to the end of the cathead and sand the edges at the appropriate angles. The catheads are now glued into the ship. Note that the cap is slightly larger than the cathead. Please excuse the poor quality of this pic - I had four attempts at taking it and this was the best I could do (bad lighting at that angle) :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from janos in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
John, you're forgiven - if I was building at 1:96 scale as well I'd have faked them too .
Thank you Brian, Aldo, Sjors, David, Pat and Grant .
Cathead Caps
I mentioned the Cathead Caps a couple of posts ago - here's how I made them, which is a bit different to the method described in TFFM.
First I cut the two pieces for the caps from English Box. I glued these two pieces to a block of scrap to make handling/turning/carving a lot easier. I turned the central boss into each piece :
Next I sanded the four edges to an angle to taper the "rays" and marked them out :
I carved out the sections between each ray with an Xacto and my favorite modified Chiselpoint :
Last jobs were to cut the cap off the "holder" with the table saw, glue the cap to the end of the cathead and sand the edges at the appropriate angles. The catheads are now glued into the ship. Note that the cap is slightly larger than the cathead. Please excuse the poor quality of this pic - I had four attempts at taking it and this was the best I could do (bad lighting at that angle) :
Danny
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Dan Vadas reacted to Dfell in HM Brig Supply by Dfell - FINISHED - Caldercraft / JoTiKa - 1:64
What a tangled web we weave.......
Showing 'progress' to date with dead eye rig. Also picture of rudder chain and some rope detail on bowsprite and on mast.
Doug
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from ianmajor in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
John, you're forgiven - if I was building at 1:96 scale as well I'd have faked them too .
Thank you Brian, Aldo, Sjors, David, Pat and Grant .
Cathead Caps
I mentioned the Cathead Caps a couple of posts ago - here's how I made them, which is a bit different to the method described in TFFM.
First I cut the two pieces for the caps from English Box. I glued these two pieces to a block of scrap to make handling/turning/carving a lot easier. I turned the central boss into each piece :
Next I sanded the four edges to an angle to taper the "rays" and marked them out :
I carved out the sections between each ray with an Xacto and my favorite modified Chiselpoint :
Last jobs were to cut the cap off the "holder" with the table saw, glue the cap to the end of the cathead and sand the edges at the appropriate angles. The catheads are now glued into the ship. Note that the cap is slightly larger than the cathead. Please excuse the poor quality of this pic - I had four attempts at taking it and this was the best I could do (bad lighting at that angle) :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from billocrates in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thanks Joe, Aldo and John.
I turned the 4.5mm x 0.8mm sheaves on the lathe.
To cut the slots for the sheaves into the catheads I first drilled a series of 0.9mm holes on the mill. The slots are drilled in a vertical plane, not at right angles to the arms of the catheads so they were set up to the same angles as on the ship :
After drilling the holes I used the mill to "join the dots". This needed a lot of careful passes for each slot - I went deeper in 0.5mm increments - to avoid breaking the drill. The results were pretty good :
The sheaves fitted up. A drop of CA holds the pins, and the sheaves move freely :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Jorge Diaz O in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Catheads Fitted
Both Catheads have now been fitted - only "dry" for the moment. I will cut the sheave holes and fit the sheaves off the ship before gluing them in. I also need to make the Cathead Caps, more about them shortly.
I surprised myself with how accurately they finished up - not even a fraction of a millimetre difference from the centre line or the baseboard :
The notch for beam #2, and the beam dry-fitted :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from CaptainSteve in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Removing a Beam
Just a small "tutorial" on how I safely removed the beam. This method can be applied in quite a variety of situations - I did a similar thing when I snapped off the Knee of the Head a while ago (see HERE).
Step 1. I cut the beam in half so that I could work on each end independently.
Step 2. I drilled a series of holes close to the edge of the beam on both sides. This helps the Isopropyl Alcohol to penetrate into the glued joints more efficiently :
Step 3. Using a narrowed Xacto chisel pointed blade I removed most of the material from the middle of the beam :
Step 4. A #11 Xacto blade was used to cut along the glue joint. Plenty of Isopropyl was applied before and during this step to completely soften the glue. The pieces just about fall out by themselves with a minimum of cutting. The knife blade is used more as a lever than a cutting instrument :
The result after a bit of cleaning up with a blade. A final sanding can be done after about 1/2 an hour when the Isopropyl has completely dried out :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from CaptainSteve in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thank you John, Corkbottle and Randy.
Catheads
The Catheads are a piece of work to make and fit. I used some 12" (scale) thick Swiss Pear to shape the curvature beneath the deck into them:
A word of warning to others building one of these ships. DO NOT install Forecastle Beam #2 before fitting the Catheads - it's impossible to get the catheads underneath the beam when it has been glued in. I had to remove the beam, which meant totally destroying it. I will fit a new beam when all is completed :
A lot of careful marking, cutting and filing was needed to get the cathead through the bulwark. The first Lodging Knee also needs cutting/filing through on an angle :
The Cat Tail is notched beneath Beams 2 and 3 :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from CaptainSteve in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thanks Joe, Aldo and John.
I turned the 4.5mm x 0.8mm sheaves on the lathe.
To cut the slots for the sheaves into the catheads I first drilled a series of 0.9mm holes on the mill. The slots are drilled in a vertical plane, not at right angles to the arms of the catheads so they were set up to the same angles as on the ship :
After drilling the holes I used the mill to "join the dots". This needed a lot of careful passes for each slot - I went deeper in 0.5mm increments - to avoid breaking the drill. The results were pretty good :
The sheaves fitted up. A drop of CA holds the pins, and the sheaves move freely :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from CaptainSteve in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Catheads Fitted
Both Catheads have now been fitted - only "dry" for the moment. I will cut the sheave holes and fit the sheaves off the ship before gluing them in. I also need to make the Cathead Caps, more about them shortly.
I surprised myself with how accurately they finished up - not even a fraction of a millimetre difference from the centre line or the baseboard :
The notch for beam #2, and the beam dry-fitted :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Dubz in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thanks Joe, Aldo and John.
I turned the 4.5mm x 0.8mm sheaves on the lathe.
To cut the slots for the sheaves into the catheads I first drilled a series of 0.9mm holes on the mill. The slots are drilled in a vertical plane, not at right angles to the arms of the catheads so they were set up to the same angles as on the ship :
After drilling the holes I used the mill to "join the dots". This needed a lot of careful passes for each slot - I went deeper in 0.5mm increments - to avoid breaking the drill. The results were pretty good :
The sheaves fitted up. A drop of CA holds the pins, and the sheaves move freely :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thanks Joe, Aldo and John.
I turned the 4.5mm x 0.8mm sheaves on the lathe.
To cut the slots for the sheaves into the catheads I first drilled a series of 0.9mm holes on the mill. The slots are drilled in a vertical plane, not at right angles to the arms of the catheads so they were set up to the same angles as on the ship :
After drilling the holes I used the mill to "join the dots". This needed a lot of careful passes for each slot - I went deeper in 0.5mm increments - to avoid breaking the drill. The results were pretty good :
The sheaves fitted up. A drop of CA holds the pins, and the sheaves move freely :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from harvey1847 in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Catheads Fitted
Both Catheads have now been fitted - only "dry" for the moment. I will cut the sheave holes and fit the sheaves off the ship before gluing them in. I also need to make the Cathead Caps, more about them shortly.
I surprised myself with how accurately they finished up - not even a fraction of a millimetre difference from the centre line or the baseboard :
The notch for beam #2, and the beam dry-fitted :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from davyboy in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thanks Joe, Aldo and John.
I turned the 4.5mm x 0.8mm sheaves on the lathe.
To cut the slots for the sheaves into the catheads I first drilled a series of 0.9mm holes on the mill. The slots are drilled in a vertical plane, not at right angles to the arms of the catheads so they were set up to the same angles as on the ship :
After drilling the holes I used the mill to "join the dots". This needed a lot of careful passes for each slot - I went deeper in 0.5mm increments - to avoid breaking the drill. The results were pretty good :
The sheaves fitted up. A drop of CA holds the pins, and the sheaves move freely :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from EdT in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thanks Joe, Aldo and John.
I turned the 4.5mm x 0.8mm sheaves on the lathe.
To cut the slots for the sheaves into the catheads I first drilled a series of 0.9mm holes on the mill. The slots are drilled in a vertical plane, not at right angles to the arms of the catheads so they were set up to the same angles as on the ship :
After drilling the holes I used the mill to "join the dots". This needed a lot of careful passes for each slot - I went deeper in 0.5mm increments - to avoid breaking the drill. The results were pretty good :
The sheaves fitted up. A drop of CA holds the pins, and the sheaves move freely :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from SkerryAmp in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Catheads Fitted
Both Catheads have now been fitted - only "dry" for the moment. I will cut the sheave holes and fit the sheaves off the ship before gluing them in. I also need to make the Cathead Caps, more about them shortly.
I surprised myself with how accurately they finished up - not even a fraction of a millimetre difference from the centre line or the baseboard :
The notch for beam #2, and the beam dry-fitted :
Danny
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