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  1. Geordy Aidan
    Thanks for the advice. Having spent nearly a week on fitting the frames and stiffeners along the length of the false keel I don't feel that I have anything to loose by pushing ahead. If it does not work then I will contact them in which case I would need all of the pieces from A1 to A18. I will let you know how it goes. I do think that we modelers would be better served if OcCre used a 5 ply with all of the laminates being the same thickness something like the 3mm ply used on some of the the Caldercraft Models.
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    Having put a a model of HMS Supply to one side because I was constantly being asked by the family how the Beagle was going. I opened the packaging and I have to say that whilst my initial reaction was this looks OK BUT on closer inspection I have discovered my first major problem The False Keel has a twist to it! That is not good especially as these models are not cheep. So I have soaked the false keel in boiling water then clamped it between two pieces of 20 mm MDF and left it to dry for three days. When I removed it it still has a warp towards the stem forward of frame 4 and a twist towards the stern aft of frame 10. I am attaching the frames and gluing them using Lego Blocks to hold them square and then adding stiffeners in at deck level. I will add larger blocks to fill in the voids forward of frame 4 and aft of frame 10.
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  5. Geordy Aidan
    I was given this model by my family as both my wife and sister in law volunteer at Down House which is a few miles down the road. Down House was the family home of Charles Darwin for 40 years and where he wrote "On the Origin of the Species" which was published in 1859.
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  14. Geordy Aidan
    Thanks for your comment Chris. I think it is finished and have put it to one side for the moment. There are things like the covers for the mortar which I just lashed to the bulwarks. Where would they have been stored in action. I also did not rig any of the tackle for the carronades but did fit the breaching.
  15. Geordy Aidan started following HM Brig Supply by Jobbie - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
  16. Geordy Aidan
    And now the running rigging. This was a little frustrating as there were blocks that I had to remove and re tie but I got there in the end.
  17. Geordy Aidan
    Standing rigging finished!
  18. Geordy Aidan
    Masts stepped and standing rigging started. Lots of knots for the ratlines
  19. Geordy Aidan
    Bow sprite assembled and fitted. Masts and yards ready.
  20. Geordy Aidan
    The next step fit the bulwark capping rail and and all of the deck fittings then test fit the bow sprite. Then a coat of paint.
  21. Geordy Aidan
    This is my first build. I bought the model second hand with the keel and bulkheads all glued in place. The had the false keel stem and stern also glued in place. I was lucky as I also purchased HMS Supply, in the same state as Convulsion, together with HM Bomb Vessel Grando, HMS Bounty and Albertros together with lots of tools and equipment. I started the build in February and did not take any photos until I had finished the second planking.
  22. Geordy Aidan

    Hi I am new to this and have been at it since February.

     

    Builds Completed :Caldercraft  HM Mortar Vessel Convulsion.

     

    Current project : Cauldercraft HM Brig Supply

     

    Thinking about: HM Brig Beagle. I live not far from Down House, Darwins home and the Admiral volunteers there.

     

    In Storage: Cauldercraft HM Bomb Vessel Grando and HMS Bounty; Constructo - Albatros

     

     

     

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