Rock_From_Korea
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Stern door finishing works on hinges and stopper.
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For windows, I used simple clear plastic container (contained fruits I think) as the window panel on which I just scratched with a thin file to get the lead latticed window effect of 16th century galleon. Below are some photos of these works.
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Back to GH1! On top of the second planking of GH2, I managed to finish the windows and door of the stern area. The stern door was made using similar method as the beakhead area doors - with just minor difference. I also made some modification in the stern area to secure the balcony for future work on it.
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Hi All, It's been quite a while since my last update. I was finishing the second layer planking of GH2. I tried to test how the overall ship would look like if I applied second planking all the way to the weather deck level. Frankly, I think I like the GH1 look better. The wales of GH2 were dyed with a different color from GH1 and this I think looks better than the simple black wales. Below are couple of pictures of the current state of GH2. Also, I am testing slightly more sturdier wood for the display rack, with different wood dye applied.
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Thanks very much, Tomasz B!!
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Hi Steven, Thanks very much for your input on this subject! I dug deeper on your picture above and I found the following description of the above picture in a book 'Sir Francis Drake: The Queen's Pirate' and actually the Caca Fogo is depicted as Drake's ship firing on Caca Plata. A bit confusing as in the same book 2 explanations are given : 1) in one account Caca Fogo seems to be a ship captured by Drake, 2) in another, Caca Plata is the Spanish ship and Caca Fogo is Drake's ship (new nick name obtained through Drake's Spanish captives). Anyway, the flags seem to suggest that Caca Fogo is under English command, and Caca Plata under Spanish. I was planning to apply similar design (to Caca Fogo) for balcony and entrance to quarterdeck on my Golden Hind. This picture gives me some support for the direction I am heading at.
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Hi Patrick, Thanks so much for your input! I wonder why I did not notice the different method you applied to your grating although I am following your build log quite closely. I think unless I find new historical evidence of 16th century grating, I may follow your footsteps. I hope you don't mind me benchmarking your grating method!
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Hi Allan, Thanks so much for the detailed pictures of how correct grating should be! Much appreciated and will be definitely quite helpful for my grating on Golden Hind. Best regards,
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Hi All, I am currently scratch building Golden Hind and I am about to start on grating. So far I could not find any historical data on grating of 16th century English Galleon anywhere. All the build logs that I am referencing also applied more or less generic/usual grating methods. I am wondering if anyone has encountered any historical evidence of 16th century English galleon grating, be it the method usually applied or something else entirely. Thanks all in advance for your help on this topic!
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Thanks Alan!
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I also started on balcony. I laminated several thin layers of wood sheets to get the desired shape and thickness of the base of balcony and then applied the deck strips both above and below. I am still deliberating on what type of design I am going to apply for the balcony, but for this prototype I am thinking to make it an open balcony - i.e. not applying side panels but with podium like poles.
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Hi All, I finished the planking on lower part of the forecastle and after castle, with additional layer of planking done inside. I am still not very satisfied with this part of the planking and redrew the whole planking plan of GH2. I will apply quite different planking scheme for GH2 and have been working on the first planking of GH2. Anyway, below are some pictures of the finishing work on the weather deck planking.
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Rocky definitely does not look happy with the results.
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Before starting the planking of the upper area (starting with the weather-deck), I deliberated a lot on what type of wood I should be using. Couple of tests later, I decided to use a thinner, more flexible wood strip for these areas. After installing 2 rows, I began to regret this decision as the overall look did not correspond to the tests I performed before. Anyway, I will contemplate on what to do with this section but will definitely not use this strip of wood for GH2 and beyond.
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Hi All, It's been a while since my last update as I have been quite busy at work recently. I managed to finish the door & window frames at the aft gallery area and also finished planking this section. After which I began planking the upper levels.
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Hi CiscoH, Thanks very much for your kind words~!
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Doors blackened and finally attached. There will be small additional work later on (e.g. the door stopper inside the frame). A Lego sailor (Rocky) has been hired to gauge the appropriateness of scale. A 175cm tall (same height as myself) in 1:48 scale Lego sailor stands slightly taller than the top of the door. I suppose with the average height of the English sailors in the 16th century (I believe slightly above 160 cm), the proportion seems OK. Rocky looks kind of angry, but he is just being serious~!
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I used a simple design for the hinges and I think the results are quite OK. I plan to apply this simple method for all door hinges including cannon doors.
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I am trying out different designs of the doors in my GH build. The front of the forecastle doors have been constructed from 2 laminated thin sheets of wood as base and attaching thin strips of dark hard wood on top of the base.
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Hi All, Work in the shipyard is progressing slowly but steadily. Finished the grating of the beakhead support and also finished the doors at the front of the forecastle. I had to install additional beam to fill in the void near the stempost. After that, I applied a simple grating structure.
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Hi Patrick, Thanks very much for your kind words! Your compliments mean a lot to me!! Rock
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Main deck planking begins. I applied a simple planking method this time and after finishing it I regretted a bit. A 3 butt or 4 butt shift method would have looked better. I will apply at least 3 butt shift in GH2 and GH3. For the deck material, I used 4 variations of the same wood - 1.plain, 2. dyed with tea, 3&4, dyed with slightly different colors.
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Before planking the main deck, I planked the area below the main deck in a simple format instead of painting it black - which I usually did for previous builds. Just wanted to see if this looked better than just painting the area black.
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Hi All, Using parts from a long decommissioned wooden toy, I made the anchor line portal (?) and it actually looks better than I expected. I think the remnants will be used for GH2 and GH3 for the same purpose. Later on, I will use treenails to further fix the portal.
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