Barbossa

Hi All,

While studying the plans & making preparations for masts & rigging I've noticed - at first sight- the absence of the crowsfeet at the tops of the main-, mizzen- and foremast in the building instructions.

It appears that e.g. HMS Pegasus and HMS Agamemnon possess this accoutrement. And I'm inclined to set up this detail on my Diana.

Anyone any thoughts on this ?

Anticipated thanks

Hi Ray,

Hats off and a warm applause.+ Sincere congrats

Any particular place where you intend to store this wonderful eye-catcher ?

Hi Ulises,

Here's the painting scheme

One drawing for the 3 different lifeboats, having the :

- 32 ft the largest (red colour )

- 22 ft the "in between" ( green )

- 18 ft the smallest ( blue )

according to each ship I mentionned the colour code 

All three received the same small styrene strip painted in Tamiya XF10 Flat Brown. 

Two details :

1) go for quality brushes : it's money well spent

2) also on the main ship : whenever possible I try to paint different parts before  fixing them

Hello Again,

Especially related to the lifeboats , here's my proposal : this evening I'll post an overview that depicts what kind of paint I used for a specific part of the lifeboats .

Feel free to ask questions or make comments/sent feedback.

Hi Ulises,

Thanks for showing interest

Humbrol paints were OK but I made the decision to move over to Acrylic paints and the A.V. (Acrilicos Valejo) brand deliver quality.

Here's an overview

Regarding to the lifeboats : I can recommend the paint with ref n° 311 New Wood : it's -in my opinion- pretty close to the "wooden" look I was aiming for

You're welcome Ulises

I'm confident you'll do it right. The styrene strips offer one advantage : as long as you are not happy with the result : wrip it off. I can assure I did

Well here it is : oars and other stuff coming from the mini kits were added.

However, the barrels were bought in a shop in Antwerp

Also my latest acquisition : a Proxxon lathe.

Hi

We all have our weaknessess, I did myself a favour and ordered my copy just this morning

Already some publications at my disposal

For the interested : The "Black Crow" is a comicstrip serie dedicated to l'Hermione

Besides, in the comicstrip area there are several series where the link to ANCRE's editions are more than obvious :

l'Epervier, HMS, Les Pirates de Barataria, Black Crow,...

Hi Ulises,

Here you are :

I purchased the kits through Cornwall Model Boats 

Please activate the " More  information" link : it explains what type of mini kit is suitable for what type of ship.

Enjoy :

http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/caldercraft-ships-boats.html

Hi B.E.

Thank you for the advise. At the same occasion you appointed me a task  . Some research is scheduled this W.E. regarding the Ramin wood with the most probable result : a purchase through Internet.

I guess many of us know the feeling : perhaps many kitbuilders would be happy to pay a bit more, if only the kit manufacturors went for better wood ( + ornament) quality

Thanks Ulises and WBlakeny, and all the likes

There's  more to come : along with the resin boats :  oars, anchors and other items are supplied in he Caldercraft mini-kits.

I'm working on it now and I've also improved the look of the oarlocks a bit.

So yet to do : the 26ft launch, on the other hand I must admit I 'd like to start with the masts & rigging and keep the 26ft launch as a "side-project", whenever I'm bored with ratlines,...

However,  regarding the masts, something is puzzling me : the large ones ( 10 mm diameter ) as well as the bowsprit are supposed to be painted in yellow and I'm a bit reluctant to this.

The more : classical European brands such as Corel, Mantua, Mamoli supply their kits with "yellow" looking natural wood which is more appealing to me  but I haven't found something suitable yet.

Continuation ( That's all folks !)

Perhaps ypou niticed in the last pic that I adapted the profile from both sides. I took a bit of a gamble but it worked out fine .

Anyway here's the completed third lifeboat. 

Continuation (end part One)

Last pic shows the different profiles that also were cut out of styrene

Continuation

Hi,

At last, I managed to complete the 32ft. pinnace.

As mentioned in a previous post, it's a bit more detailled.

Part One :

First pics show what tools are required and an overview of the mini Caldercraft-kit. And - of course - my alter ego encouraging my to move on with this project.

Now the clincker effect : at first I cut a strip from card and make the necessary corrections as to obtain a "one fits all" curve aspecially in the bow section.

Notice the position of the red dot as I progress from bottom to top.

The ribs were made out of black cartridge paper which was supplied in the mini kit.

Following step : the preparation of the false gratings : the same black paper was covered by painted thin paper strips using Acrilico Valejo paint ( Panzer Aces New Wood n° 311) . To cover up the glue traces, I overpainted the completed gratings with  dilluted black paint, and remove - asap- the dilluted paint from the surface with a rag.

Next : I made a "copy paste" operation to reproduct the paper/card strip and cut the requested profile out of 0,25 mm styrene strip.

Here's the most delicate part : glueing the styrene strips with superglue. Some concentration is required , meaning and translated to Belgian standards : consuming large quantities of Leffe or Duvel the evening before is not recommended.

Congratulations Ray, wonderful work enjoy your holiday

You're welcome Ulises and of course all the likes too.

I haven't figured out yet which one to start ( 26 ft launch or 32 ft pinnace ) but I expect to resume my activities as from next week.

Thus, a step by step approach accompanied with pics to bring on some more detail is to follow.

Hi All,

Ray & Jason and all the likes,  thanks for the comments and showing interest.

The clinker effect was obtained by using styrene strips ( 0,25 mm thickness ) 

Perhaps I might submit "a step by step"-approach with pics for at least one of the following life-boats ( the 26ft. launch or the 32 ft. pinnace ) 

But for the interested, already one word of advice : don't give in to temptation by wanting to glue or fix one strip of styrene over it's full length all at once (using superglue). It's a bad idea. Take your time and work in separate stages. Toothpicks are also very useful to fit superglue.

Hello Nils,

Thanks foor looking in and it's good to hear from you.

Besides, I have a question regarding the attachment underneath.

You can notice a lifeboat that is suspending somehow. 

I wonder how the rigging or hauling was done, as I feel more than tempted to imitate this scheme

Hello,

here's n°2 : the 24ft cutter

It's a bit of a mixture between the AOTS-data, Caldercraft mini-kit instructions and my own interpretation.

I've read somewhere in the general instructions that the completion of the lifeboats was +/- a fortnight ( evening work ) operation...hmm, I don't know . Although I'm bypassing some work with resin , It takes me more or less a fortnight for one boat. 

But it's fun !

Hi Ray,

And what a fine and pleasant journey it was.

As mentioned in a previous reply in your log : whenever I start the mast & rigging part, I only have to follow your approach.

Indeed, as I'm working now on the 24 ft; lifeboat,  styrene is an valuable alternative :

- for cutting small pieces and details ( see the special arrangments according the AOTS for the 24 ft cutter : ringbolt, sternsheet, ringlock ) At first, with walnut I'll give it a try, but I'm sceptical.

- provided you have good paints at your disposal : I use the Acrylicos Vallejo brand. To be specific : the "Panzer aces" New Wood with reference 70.311 is -in my opinion- pretty "wood-like"

Hi Jason,

It certainly looks allright to me.

Rabbets is just one ( among other ) details I did not care much about in previous builds, but it matters.

The photos speak for themselves.

Hello Jason,

you are welcome !

After the MSW-crash somewhere in 2013 I archived some pics on "tumblr", I realise that  there are other , more user-friendly options nowadays

Anyway, You can access them by activating the link ( see my most 18th of May 2014)

Please check out the tumblr - homepage, in the left corner above there's a search option where you can insert "diana1794"

When you select the second option : diana1794tumblr.com, you should have access to the archive.

However : the order is not quite chronological

Please let me know if the pics are accessible, If not I'll try to upload them in the buildlog

 Enjoy and good luck with you build : take your time, you're doing a fantastic job.

Thanks Timmo and the likes.

Referring to previous message here's some pics related to my lifeboat dilemma.

Last two pics show the second lifeboat (24 ft.)  I intend to start with a strip made of card/paper following the suitable curve and shape. The aim is to copy - paste the same strip in several sheets of styrene with a 0.25 mm thickness.

And thanks for all the "likes" !

Now back to work ( not necesseraly shipbuilding )