Captain Poison
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Captain Poison reacted to scrubbyj427 in HMS Winchelsea by scrubbyj427 - 1:48
Little progress update, been chugging away slowly at the Q-galleys. Going back and forth between P&S sides. Got all the windows for the q-galleys fitted but not permanent yet. Fitted the drops on both sides and those turned out well, needed a little sanding. Got the port side q-galley Roof tiles finished Today and started working on the moulding and frizzie placement. Still working on the moulding profile that I like for the middle moulding, definitely sacrificed a few pieces of boxwood strips in the process but I’ll get there. Happy so far with the results.
JJ
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Captain Poison reacted to Jeronimo in 74 Gun Ship by Jeronimo - 1/36 - Modified to Cross-Sections
Hello everyone
Small update
1st gun deck completed
2nd gun deck prepared
Karl
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Captain Poison reacted to YankeeD in De Zeven Provinciën 1665 by YankeeD - Scale 1:50 - according to drawings by Mr. O. Blom - First wooden scratch ship build
Again a 2 months period has passed, you all might be thinking I stopped building. Now indeed I stopped building temporarily as another project came by but that has been finished so I continued the build.
I finished the gunports on the Verdek and also the gunport lids.
The inner planking up to the halfdek was also done.
After that I started working on the bow section before going farther up. I decided the concentrate my build a little more (I have been building crosswise) I will build basically from down to up.
Status per today.
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Captain Poison reacted to Bill Brown in HMS Cheerful by Bill Brown - FINISHED - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:48
The hull planking complete, now it just needs a good sanding.
In hindsight: This was my first time planking a bulkhead hull and although it went better than I thought it would, it did underscore the importance of properly fairing the bulkheads prior to laying any planking. In my next project, much more care will be taken in that step.
The hull has been sanded and given a coat of wipe-on satin poly. I also painted the stern. This is also a good shot of the square tuck. This was challenging but Chuck's Practicum really provided a nice guideline for its construction. In general, the guidelines for the Cheerful project are superior in my opinion. This is especially true for the novice builder like me. It is well though out, complete, and provides the modeler with techniques that make the most daunting tasks workable.
In my next post I will move to the interior and lay the false floor. Until then happy modeling ..
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Captain Poison reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
Killiecrankie and Montrose steaming down the Forth. with Edinburgh and the Lothians in the distance. w/c 16”X 11”
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Captain Poison reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
Chasse Maree,Cutter and Schooner off the French coast w/c 16” X 11”
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Captain Poison reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
Norwegian Barque 'Hippen' with Dhow. w/c 16” X11”
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Captain Poison reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
HMNZS Gambia and some elements of the BPF
w/c16" 11"
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Captain Poison reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
Two MTBs in bound. Three Minesweeping Trawlers out bound w/c 16” X 11”
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Captain Poison reacted to Photo Bud in Ship paintings
I especially liked your pictures of the Flower class corvettes as one of my favorite WWII naval books is "The Cruel Sea" by Nicholas Monsarrat. The (badly worn) cover of my copy from 1951 had the cover designed by John O'Hara Cosgrave II. I have to say, I prefer yours!
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Captain Poison reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
HMCS Sackville in convoy, I think the Tanker could be a bit bigger or further away!
w/c 16” X 11”
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Captain Poison reacted to Vegaskip in Ship paintings
“Nee Naw, Nee Naw” 'Hants and Dorset' Air Sea Rescue launch on a 'shout', passes a couple of A/s Trawlers. w/c 16” X 11”
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Captain Poison reacted to Matt D in HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Matt D 1:48
It was a big day for me today. I finished planking the port side. It came out quite a bit better than the starboard, but I had a lot more experience to work with. It’s not devoid of errors, but I’m pretty happy with it. Here are some photos including before and after WOP. I took the dead on bow and stern photos and you can see that they don’t match up very well. That’s something I’ll try to do better on subsequent models.
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Captain Poison reacted to archjofo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
@Keith Black
Thanks for nice comment. Also many thanks for the LIKES.
Another small stage of the standing rigg of La Créole has been completed: the ratlines of the mizzen mast are finished.
The integration of the shrouded ladders and the signpost blocks is still missing.
In the meantime, a small detail needs to be clarified once again. The side davits for the "Petit Canoes" of the corvette were made of iron and were lifted with a topping lift. These were shorn by single blocks on the mizzen mast.
How these single blocks were attached to the eyes of the ring fitting on the mizzen mast still needs further clarification. Unfortunately, I do not have any pictures of the original model of the relevant area, where one can see more details. In the documents available to me I could not find anything meaningful about this either.
In this respect a question to the experts here in the forum: How could the fixing of the single block/lead block and the continuation have looked like, e.g. as shown below?
I would be very pleased if I could get answers or hints and suggestions. - I would be very grateful if you could send me your comments.
See you soon ...
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Captain Poison reacted to archjofo in La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
In the meantime, not much has happened to the model.
But in this autumnal weather you spend more time inside again.
The futtock shrouds for the mizzen mast have already been prepared. The catharpins are now fixed.
The rear futtock shrouds have been fixed provisionally for the binding.
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Captain Poison reacted to cookster in HMS Winchelsea by rafine 1/48
Bob, I'm so sorry I haven't been around for 2 years, lol. It's not funny, but I'm laughing at myself anyway.
I'm SO glad you're still here modelling. You, Frolic and Auggie were several of my biggest supporters around here and I'm so sorry I disappeared but life really got me down. But hey, now I'm back!
Carry on mate, your model looks wonderful as usual!
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Captain Poison reacted to bartley in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 39: The Catheads
As suggested by Chuck these are made in two parts from 3/16 square stock which was cut on my Byrnes.
The first step was to cut slots into the caprail - always a scary business, cutting holes in nicely fabricated parts.
The inboard part was made first and notched to fit the spirketing and the waterway:
Slots were cut for the sheaves using a micro mill. I do not own one of these but i have access to one via a colleague whom i cut planks for. However, as always with this kind of arrangement, I am not very competent because I never learn by experimenting.
Finally the inboard end was round to fit. The idea is that it should look like one piece - which as it presumably was. Cut from the elbow of a tree I presume.
So finally the two parts were glued in position:
John
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Captain Poison reacted to bartley in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by bartley - FINISHED - 1/48 scale
Post 38: The Carronades
This is a first for me (my previous build had no guns) so I am enjoying the process but it is quite a slow business for me . I quite like the look of black trucks but being mindful of the discussion on this point from Druxey and others it seems that the consensus is "any colour but black" so I have gone with red. I placed a few on deck to see how they would look. Just as on the chain plate straps, I used chuck's method for the blackening of the cannons (painting followed by weathing powder).
The rigging of the guns is next. The breech rope is quite straight forward using the method described by Chuck but I am finding fabricating the in-haul tackle much more of a problem. I am exploring a few methods at the moment n order to find one that is quick enough to make the 40 or so blocks with hooks yet produces an acceptable appearance.
John
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Captain Poison reacted to giampieroricci in LA VENUS 1782 by giampieroricci - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - French Frigate
New look:
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Captain Poison reacted to giampieroricci in LA VENUS 1782 by giampieroricci - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - French Frigate
I went a bit further in the work
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Captain Poison reacted to giampieroricci in LA VENUS 1782 by giampieroricci - FINISHED - Scale 1:96 - French Frigate
I have set the crown, obviously still to be refined and perfected:
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