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Dan Vadas reacted to rekon54 in Le Fleuron 1729 by rekon54 - 1:24 July 5, 2013

Good Sunday to all

advances Fleuron

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Dan Vadas got a reaction from seafarermiami in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans July 13, 2015

Fitting Capsquares

Thanks Greg. They took a bit of careful work to get off, first with the edge of my disc sander and then with a needle file. They came to me "as cast" with no extra work done. Blackening was no problem at all once they had been pickled in vinegar and wirebrushed with the Dremel.

I used the mill to drill the holes for the Capsquares - can't beat it for that kind of precision, every cap fits perfectly . Unfortunately, the caps are slightly overscale (1mm too long), but I can live with that :

Danny
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 July 5, 2013

Fitting Capsquares

Thanks Greg. They took a bit of careful work to get off, first with the edge of my disc sander and then with a needle file. They came to me "as cast" with no extra work done. Blackening was no problem at all once they had been pickled in vinegar and wirebrushed with the Dremel.

I used the mill to drill the holes for the Capsquares - can't beat it for that kind of precision, every cap fits perfectly . Unfortunately, the caps are slightly overscale (1mm too long), but I can live with that :

Danny
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 April 9, 2019

Thanks Janos. I bought them from shipmodels.com.ua in Ukraine. It took over three months for delivery, and they weren't cheap .

Sjors, I'm making them SHINY BLACK :

Danny
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 July 4, 2013

Once again a big thank you for all the kind comments Randy, Robbyn, Brian, Grant, Adrieke and Jeff .

Gun Carriage Brackets

Time now to move on to a very enjoyable part of this build - the Guns. I STILL haven't received my gun barrels yet, but at least I can make up the Carriages while I'm waiting.

I'm only making half of the sixteen guns that Vulture carried, as there will be none fitted on the unplanked side.

The first parts to be made are the Brackets, or side pieces. I cut the rebates for the Axletrees on the Byrnes saw using spacers to get them all exact. The hind axletree is a fair bit wider than the fore one, but it required a smaller rebate as it fits up differently.

I used the mill to cut the steps into the top edge. I made up an "L" shaped piece of scrap timber slightly thinner than the pieces to be milled. This was CA glued to one edge of the vise to make setting up for each piece a breeze :

One of the Brackets after milling. I cut the "ogee" shape into the topmost step with my Xacto knife. The rounded section on the bottom was milled in with a home-made cutter ground from an old 10mm drill bit :

Danny
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 July 4, 2013

Fitting Capsquares

Thanks Greg. They took a bit of careful work to get off, first with the edge of my disc sander and then with a needle file. They came to me "as cast" with no extra work done. Blackening was no problem at all once they had been pickled in vinegar and wirebrushed with the Dremel.

I used the mill to drill the holes for the Capsquares - can't beat it for that kind of precision, every cap fits perfectly . Unfortunately, the caps are slightly overscale (1mm too long), but I can live with that :

Danny
Dan Vadas got a reaction from Remcohe in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans July 4, 2013

Fitting Capsquares

Thanks Greg. They took a bit of careful work to get off, first with the edge of my disc sander and then with a needle file. They came to me "as cast" with no extra work done. Blackening was no problem at all once they had been pickled in vinegar and wirebrushed with the Dremel.

I used the mill to drill the holes for the Capsquares - can't beat it for that kind of precision, every cap fits perfectly . Unfortunately, the caps are slightly overscale (1mm too long), but I can live with that :

Danny
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 July 4, 2013

Thanks Janos. I bought them from shipmodels.com.ua in Ukraine. It took over three months for delivery, and they weren't cheap .

Sjors, I'm making them SHINY BLACK :

Danny
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 July 4, 2013

Fitting Capsquares

Thanks Greg. They took a bit of careful work to get off, first with the edge of my disc sander and then with a needle file. They came to me "as cast" with no extra work done. Blackening was no problem at all once they had been pickled in vinegar and wirebrushed with the Dremel.

I used the mill to drill the holes for the Capsquares - can't beat it for that kind of precision, every cap fits perfectly . Unfortunately, the caps are slightly overscale (1mm too long), but I can live with that :

Danny
Dan Vadas reacted to st george in Name the Ship Game July 3, 2013

Great idea Danny. could you send them to me. Then the game will really get moving
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 July 2, 2013

Once again a big thank you for all the kind comments Randy, Robbyn, Brian, Grant, Adrieke and Jeff .

Gun Carriage Brackets

Time now to move on to a very enjoyable part of this build - the Guns. I STILL haven't received my gun barrels yet, but at least I can make up the Carriages while I'm waiting.

I'm only making half of the sixteen guns that Vulture carried, as there will be none fitted on the unplanked side.

The first parts to be made are the Brackets, or side pieces. I cut the rebates for the Axletrees on the Byrnes saw using spacers to get them all exact. The hind axletree is a fair bit wider than the fore one, but it required a smaller rebate as it fits up differently.

I used the mill to cut the steps into the top edge. I made up an "L" shaped piece of scrap timber slightly thinner than the pieces to be milled. This was CA glued to one edge of the vise to make setting up for each piece a breeze :

One of the Brackets after milling. I cut the "ogee" shape into the topmost step with my Xacto knife. The rounded section on the bottom was milled in with a home-made cutter ground from an old 10mm drill bit :

Danny
Dan Vadas got a reaction from trippwj in Name the Ship Game July 2, 2013

You're getting good at this game Adrieke . Your go.

Danny
Dan Vadas reacted to tlevine in HMS Atalanta 1775 by tlevine - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - from TFFM plans July 2, 2013

Thanks, Mark.

The next items to make were the hatch coamings. I chose to model them in cherry for the contrast. The gratings will be in boxwood. They are composed of four pieces (two fore and aft coamings and two athwart head ledges). The coamings have a rabbet to accept the grating. There was no rabbet on the coaming for the ladderway. On the real ship they would interlock with a tailed half-lap joint; I made a simpler half-lap joint. The head ledges curve to match the round-up of the deck. Rather than making the entire assembly off the ship and then sanding in the curvature, I glued the head ledges directly onto the beams. There is not that much round-up so pre-bending the wood was not necessary. Once they were dry I installed the coamings and cleaned up the joints.

At the corners, the edges are rounded off to the deck level only, leaving a 90 degree corner from the beam to the top of the decking.

Each head ledge is secured with three bolts. I did not have any brass wire with me so I dyed a bamboo treenail black to simulate the bolt. Treenails secure the coamings. I spaced them approximately every foot. The treenails are also made of cherry.
Dan Vadas reacted to gjdale in HMS Victory by gjdale - FINISHED - Mamoli - Scale 1:90 June 30, 2013

Thanks Mick - all it takes is a willingness to step outside your comfort zone and have a go! You will surprise yourself at what you can achieve by just giving it a go. There have been no fancy tools used here (at least none that couldn't be done just a well with hand tools).
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 June 30, 2013

Thanks Robbyn, but I'm not really "thinking" of the actual details, just putting into practice what is in the TFFM books .

Transom Iron Knees

The corners of the transom are strengthened with Iron Knees. I made these in similar fashion to the other ones described earlier in my build log. They are "cast" (bent) to go under the half-beam. A Filler Piece has been fitted to take the place of a Lodging Knee :

Here are the aforementioned "half-beams" :

Danny
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 June 29, 2013

Thanks Robbyn, but I'm not really "thinking" of the actual details, just putting into practice what is in the TFFM books .

Transom Iron Knees

The corners of the transom are strengthened with Iron Knees. I made these in similar fashion to the other ones described earlier in my build log. They are "cast" (bent) to go under the half-beam. A Filler Piece has been fitted to take the place of a Lodging Knee :

Here are the aforementioned "half-beams" :

Danny
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 June 29, 2013

Thanks Aldo.

Completing Great Cabin

To complete the work in the Great Cabin the Lockers received two lids and a couple of fill-in pieces :

Next I fitted four planks to the Lower and Upper Inner Counters :

A Sill finished off the top of the planking, and Cover Timbers were fitted between the Lights over the framing :

Danny
Dan Vadas got a reaction from edmay in How to Attach the Mast to the Yard? October 1, 2013

G'day,

Here's a pic from James Lees' book "The Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War 1625-1860" which may be of help to you :

Danny
Dan Vadas got a reaction from jaerschen in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans June 28, 2013

Thanks Robbyn, but I'm not really "thinking" of the actual details, just putting into practice what is in the TFFM books .

Transom Iron Knees

The corners of the transom are strengthened with Iron Knees. I made these in similar fashion to the other ones described earlier in my build log. They are "cast" (bent) to go under the half-beam. A Filler Piece has been fitted to take the place of a Lodging Knee :

Here are the aforementioned "half-beams" :

Danny
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 June 28, 2013

Thanks Robbyn, but I'm not really "thinking" of the actual details, just putting into practice what is in the TFFM books .

Transom Iron Knees

The corners of the transom are strengthened with Iron Knees. I made these in similar fashion to the other ones described earlier in my build log. They are "cast" (bent) to go under the half-beam. A Filler Piece has been fitted to take the place of a Lodging Knee :

Here are the aforementioned "half-beams" :

Danny
Dan Vadas got a reaction from dvm27 in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans June 27, 2013

Thanks Robbyn, but I'm not really "thinking" of the actual details, just putting into practice what is in the TFFM books .

Transom Iron Knees

The corners of the transom are strengthened with Iron Knees. I made these in similar fashion to the other ones described earlier in my build log. They are "cast" (bent) to go under the half-beam. A Filler Piece has been fitted to take the place of a Lodging Knee :

Here are the aforementioned "half-beams" :

Danny
Dan Vadas got a reaction from Brigg Fair in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans June 27, 2013

Thanks for dropping in Pat and Adrieke.

Hmm, maybe I'd better send them down to you Pat - I won't be needing them for quite a while, and they're getting out of practice :

I could do a better job on shrouds and ratlines than them now :D

Danny
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 June 27, 2013

Thanks Robbyn, but I'm not really "thinking" of the actual details, just putting into practice what is in the TFFM books .

Transom Iron Knees

The corners of the transom are strengthened with Iron Knees. I made these in similar fashion to the other ones described earlier in my build log. They are "cast" (bent) to go under the half-beam. A Filler Piece has been fitted to take the place of a Lodging Knee :

Here are the aforementioned "half-beams" :

Danny
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 June 26, 2013

Thanks once again Brian, Mark, Grant, Allan, Michael, Sjors, Tom and Caroline - much appreciated.

Rudder Head Partners

To enable the planking surrounding the rudder head to be fixed down there is a Partner either side of it, joined by a short piece aft. This was rebated into each side piece :

There will be a half-beam fitted either side from the partners to the quarterdeck clamps. The quarterdeck (and forecastle deck) do not have the complex Carlings and Ledges of the lower decks on this ship.

Danny
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 June 26, 2013

Thanks Aldo.

Completing Great Cabin

To complete the work in the Great Cabin the Lockers received two lids and a couple of fill-in pieces :

Next I fitted four planks to the Lower and Upper Inner Counters :

A Sill finished off the top of the planking, and Cover Timbers were fitted between the Lights over the framing :

Danny

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