Dan Vadas
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Dan Vadas reacted to gjdale in HMS Victory by gjdale - FINISHED - Mamoli - Scale 1:90
Okay, I know I should be packing as we leave first thing on Monday morning, but........
I still had the tools set up, so I ran another "production run" of the 3/16" (4.75mm) blocks, experimenting a bit more with the sheave hole placement.
Here's the result......
I think these are just about "export" quality, although there are a couple that need to be weeded in the QC process (one right near the centre front for example).
Alright, that's me done in the shipyard until early October. I will no doubt drop in on a few of your logs over the next month, and I may even post the odd "tourist" pic.
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Forecastle Knees
I haven't managed to do a great deal lately - too much "bill-paying work" getting in the way .
I've fitted all the Forecastle deck knees, both Hanging and Lodging. Note that there is no hanging knee on beam #5 as it is directly above the first gunport.
I only need to make the Foremast Partner and the forecastle will be ready for planking :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from DBorgens in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Forecastle Knees
I haven't managed to do a great deal lately - too much "bill-paying work" getting in the way .
I've fitted all the Forecastle deck knees, both Hanging and Lodging. Note that there is no hanging knee on beam #5 as it is directly above the first gunport.
I only need to make the Foremast Partner and the forecastle will be ready for planking :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Piet in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Forecastle Knees
I haven't managed to do a great deal lately - too much "bill-paying work" getting in the way .
I've fitted all the Forecastle deck knees, both Hanging and Lodging. Note that there is no hanging knee on beam #5 as it is directly above the first gunport.
I only need to make the Foremast Partner and the forecastle will be ready for planking :
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
Forecastle Knees
I haven't managed to do a great deal lately - too much "bill-paying work" getting in the way .
I've fitted all the Forecastle deck knees, both Hanging and Lodging. Note that there is no hanging knee on beam #5 as it is directly above the first gunport.
I only need to make the Foremast Partner and the forecastle will be ready for planking :
Danny
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Dan Vadas reacted to Padeen in HMS Fly by Padeen - Victory Models - 1:64 - second model
Hi ofencer,
thank you for the comments and the link.
24/08/2013 Hello MSW, At last something new to add to my log: I've had a chance to make some progress on Fly during the holidays! The first planking is now complete and I've added the stern counter pattern. The hull has been sanded and is rather smooth, though it still needs some wood filler corrections before I can start the second planking. And... that's not going to happen before Christmas...
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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
Forecastle Knees
I haven't managed to do a great deal lately - too much "bill-paying work" getting in the way .
I've fitted all the Forecastle deck knees, both Hanging and Lodging. Note that there is no hanging knee on beam #5 as it is directly above the first gunport.
I only need to make the Foremast Partner and the forecastle will be ready for planking :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from SailorGreg in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Forecastle Knees
I haven't managed to do a great deal lately - too much "bill-paying work" getting in the way .
I've fitted all the Forecastle deck knees, both Hanging and Lodging. Note that there is no hanging knee on beam #5 as it is directly above the first gunport.
I only need to make the Foremast Partner and the forecastle will be ready for planking :
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
Forecastle Knees
I haven't managed to do a great deal lately - too much "bill-paying work" getting in the way .
I've fitted all the Forecastle deck knees, both Hanging and Lodging. Note that there is no hanging knee on beam #5 as it is directly above the first gunport.
I only need to make the Foremast Partner and the forecastle will be ready for planking :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
That looks a bit better I think. Thinned down Baltic Pine wood stain applied with a brush :
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
She will be fully rigged Kevin.
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
Forecastle and Quarterdeck Carlings
There are only a few Carlings on both the Forecastle and Quarterdeck, unlike the lower decks. These mainly support such things as Steam Gratings on the Forecastle and the upper Capstan Step, a Companion and a few Scuttles on the Quarterdeck.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Forecastle and Quarterdeck Carlings
There are only a few Carlings on both the Forecastle and Quarterdeck, unlike the lower decks. These mainly support such things as Steam Gratings on the Forecastle and the upper Capstan Step, a Companion and a few Scuttles on the Quarterdeck.
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
Thank you Robbyn and Mark.
Hardware
The final details of the guns are the various items of hardware - the five Loops for the Training Tackles, the eight Bracket and Transom Bolts, and the two Breeching Ring/eyebolt assemblies.
The breeching rings and eyebolts were the most difficult parts to make, as they are joined together but silver-soldered independently so they actually work. :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from druxey in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Forecastle and Quarterdeck Carlings
There are only a few Carlings on both the Forecastle and Quarterdeck, unlike the lower decks. These mainly support such things as Steam Gratings on the Forecastle and the upper Capstan Step, a Companion and a few Scuttles on the Quarterdeck.
Danny
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Dan Vadas reacted to Jim Lad in Stag by Jim Lad - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - English Revenue Cutter of 1827
A proper update at last. I got some good progress today, which was very satisfying. The main halliards are now rigged together with quite a few other bits and pieces, and I have been able to make a start on the lower square yard. It won't be too long now before she's finished.
Here a few photos showing as she is at the moment - she's starting to look like the lady she is.
And in this one you can just see the square yard horse - the lower square yard isn't attached to the mast, but rather travels on a vertical horse up the fore side of the mast via a thimble on the after side of the yard. Then horse is the black line you can see running vertically between the yard and the mast.
John
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Paryzek in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Forecastle and Quarterdeck Carlings
There are only a few Carlings on both the Forecastle and Quarterdeck, unlike the lower decks. These mainly support such things as Steam Gratings on the Forecastle and the upper Capstan Step, a Companion and a few Scuttles on the Quarterdeck.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from sonicmcdude in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Forecastle and Quarterdeck Carlings
There are only a few Carlings on both the Forecastle and Quarterdeck, unlike the lower decks. These mainly support such things as Steam Gratings on the Forecastle and the upper Capstan Step, a Companion and a few Scuttles on the Quarterdeck.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from SailorGreg in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Forecastle and Quarterdeck Carlings
There are only a few Carlings on both the Forecastle and Quarterdeck, unlike the lower decks. These mainly support such things as Steam Gratings on the Forecastle and the upper Capstan Step, a Companion and a few Scuttles on the Quarterdeck.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thanks very much Sjors, Brian, Pat, Frank, John, Adeline, Adam, Kevin and Patrick - your comments are always appreciated.
Sjors, any time you're "down under' you can certainly drop in .
Welcome home (again) John .
Adeline - you can order the barrels, but the rest is up to you .
Some pics of the eight completed guns with their rigging. I've also glued in the remaining deck beams :
This weekend I'm taking Vulture to a model show at Port Macquarie - I took her up there twelve months ago and have made considerable progress since then.
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 Tony, Brian, Toni, Grant and Alistair.
Brian, the stain was spirit based Wattyl. I've thinned it down even more on the rest of the breech ropes (about 60% turps). The first one can go right down the back under the quarterdeck.
Hi Alistair, good to see you back again. Enjoy the ride .
Here's a couple of pics of a completed gun. I'm going to show them all as "run out" except for Number 3 which will be at full recoil with a train tackle :
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
She will be fully rigged Kevin.
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
Forecastle and Quarterdeck Carlings
There are only a few Carlings on both the Forecastle and Quarterdeck, unlike the lower decks. These mainly support such things as Steam Gratings on the Forecastle and the upper Capstan Step, a Companion and a few Scuttles on the Quarterdeck.
Danny
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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
She will be fully rigged Kevin.
Danny
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Dan Vadas got a reaction from egen in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Forecastle and Quarterdeck Carlings
There are only a few Carlings on both the Forecastle and Quarterdeck, unlike the lower decks. These mainly support such things as Steam Gratings on the Forecastle and the upper Capstan Step, a Companion and a few Scuttles on the Quarterdeck.
Danny
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