Tobias

Hi Allen thank you very much appreciated.

I wish you all a nice evening.  In post #24 I already explained how I proceed with the installation of the square bolts, well I thought I would show you a few pictures of the process.  
1. Measure and mark the hole pattern from both sides.

2. Drill holes

3. Insert bolts with small pliers and a hammer.  

4. File off the bolt with the needle file.  

5. Sand with 240 grit sandpaper.  

6. Buffing with steel wool.  

And here three frames in comparison.  

So now I'll get back to work, there's still a lot to do.

Day 3:

4 more frames are added, I decided to use the square bolts in the upper area as well and not tree nails.  The tree nails are just a relief to make it easier to saw out the gunports later.  In the area of these openings I will drill the holes, but I will not use anything to retrofit them if necessary after opening them.

Day 2:

Measure the hole pattern of the frame exactly, mark, drill holes, insert bolts, file off bolts (first use a file, smooth with 240 grit sandpaper and then polish with abrasive wool), blacken bolts and then come the upper tree nails at the end.  

Exactly in that order.  Working time per frame about 1 hour.  I've definitely been busy for a very long time.  

If we now imagine the following:

You won't see half of it because it disappears under the planks and the other half will probably be cut away if I open the side, i.e. 3 frames then a whole one again, etc. But I know that they are there. Well we'll see.
Thank you all again for all the likes and comments.

2 hours ago, Dave_E said:

Outstanding work Sir! Your shop is beautiful. I’m guessing you were a woodworker long before a model ship builder. 😀

Hello David, I am a trained car mechanic with a technical degree, so nothing with wood, but I love working with wood.  My entry into the hobby was also only last year in January with the Essex whaler kit and from June last year Le Coureur by CAF.  The Admiralsbau has been on my mind ever since, so I decided to start with La Palme.

Hello Marslav, the blackening of brass or copper is achieved with a special agent (blueing agent) I use Baristol but there are better see attached picture.  I use the tung oil so that the black cannot soak into the wood.

The first frame is drilled and fitted with brass square bolts, the top 3 or 6 bolts are tree nails according to the monograph.  I then burnished the bolts and treated one side with tung oil.
 

Thank you for stopping by.

Tobias

We've been back from vacation since Sunday night and I went back to work at Wert on Tuesday evening.  
I managed to finish the last 6 frames, a small milestone in a mega project.  in the next few evenings, the bow and the nail picture of the frames are due, as well as the filler pieces and many small things.  I'll keep you posted until then.  

Thank you for looking.

Great result and well solved, then I wish you a wonderful holiday and lots of rest.

Excellent work and a great result.  Greetings Tobias

Hello Maik,

I ordered my Speedwell books on Monday and according to UPS they will be delivered tomorrow, I have to say that went quickly.  General comments and my personal opinion is that the shipping costs are ok, around 56€, yes it may be a lot for some, but it is very fast 4-5 working days and if I calculate it on the time I can spend with this book and which ones  friends it can prepare it is justified.  

I bought the two books of the Naiad in January last year, I can't remember exactly the shipping costs but I think it was around 30€ but with a delivery time of over 6 weeks.  Finally, I would like to thank Maik again for keeping Sea Watch Books alive by taking it over and giving us the opportunity to continue buying the great books.  

Greetings Tobias

On 19.6.2022 at 21:05, mtbediz said:

Ich werde nur Mattlack auftragen. Ich habe den Look auf dem Foto auf meinem USF Essex-Modell, das ich zuvor gebaut habe, und ich mag es.

Very nice work Mustafa.

Sunny holiday greetings from Croatia.  The work in the shipyard will probably have to rest for a few days.  The Admiralty and I needed this after 2 years of Corona.
 

Thanks for your comments and likes, much appreciated.

Good evening everyone, thank you for your interest and your likes.  
 

The last frames still have to be built and then the scaffolding is in place.

57 minutes ago, yvesvidal said:

Das ist erstaunlich, Tobias. Vielen Dank für die Veröffentlichung dieser Bilder. Eigentlich sollten Sie einen neuen Thread zu dem Ereignis mit all Ihren Bildern erstellen. 

 

Neben den National Galleries in Barcelona und Annapolis (Maryland) habe ich noch nie eine größere Sammlung exquisiter Modelle gesehen.

 

Ihr habt unglaubliche Fähigkeiten und Geduld.

 

Yves

Hello Yves, there were about 60 model builders on site and just as many models, if not a little more.  You can find one or the other here in the forum.

Hello Yves, on May 28th, 2022 there was a meeting of model builders in Augsburg.  @Oliver1973 was also there with his impressive Le Redoutable.  Here are some pictures.

Vielen Dank für Ihr Interesse und Ihr Like, sehr geschätzt.
 

Done, all built frames pre-ground and fitted.  Spant 34-50 is still to be built, then the game starts all over again.  I wish you a nice evening.
 

Thank you for your interest and your likes.  Now I have started to grind the frames to size and to fit them in the shipyard.
 

Hello Oliver, now that I've seen your beast live, I have to say she's fantastic.

Hello Jan, a very impressive and accurate work, great wood and very nicely coordinated in terms of colour.

Ein kleines aber feines Update, ein kleiner Turm aus Rahmen. 1-34 sind fertig, also sind 2/3 fertig und es müssen nur noch 18 Rahmen gebaut werden.
 

Ein paar Bilder, wie ich die Rahmen baue. Vom Aufkleben der Papiervorlage bis zum fertigen Rahmen. Als Werkzeuge werden eine Dekupiersäge, ein Tellerschleifer, ein Spindelschleifer und eine kleine Oberfräse verwendet. Zuerst kopiere ich die Pläne und schneide den Rahmen grob aus, dann glätte ich die Papierschnipsel und fixiere sie. Jetzt geht es ans Sägen und dann schleife ich sie. Kleine Fräsarbeiten am Unterholz für den Kiel. Dann wird alles verleimt und jede Hälfte flach geschliffen. Jetzt schleife ich die Hälften auf dem Spindelschleifer vor und kann sie nach dem Entgraten der Kanten wieder verleimen. Dann spanne ich es fest zusammen und nach einer Trocknungszeit kann es wieder mit dem Spindelschleifer geschliffen werden.

Hello everyone, there hasn't been much new in the last few weeks as I'm concentrating more on building La Palme, but I don't want to let Le Coureur slide.  A small update
 

Hello Strelok, thank you for your interest, yes I thought long and hard about which ship to start with. My selection of monographs is not large, but not small either. La Renommee was my second mono I bought and was shortlisted.