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Beautiful details and a beautiful model, Chuck!
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Hey guys My weekend was all about building deadwood and the aft cant frames. There was lots of sanding, testing, sanding, testing... I just hope everything will be okay after the final fairing. And I hope the wing transoms finally fall into place properly, too. But that will happen after I've framed the starboard side.
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Caldercraft Red Ochre
westwood replied to scrubbyj427's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Hi guys, I've had a bottle of Caldercraft red ochre at home for about six years. I'm not sure if it was made with a different recipe back then or if my batch is spoiled. Mine is more more brown and not at all like the red ochre that some of you use on this forum. That's why I didn't use it when building Winchelsea. I tried different shades of Vallejo model paints, but I didn't like any of them. Ultimately, I also bought the Vallejo Cadmium Red Deep artist acrylic paint in a tube. I liked the color, but the consistency was a downside for me. It was too thick to use straight from the tube. Once thinned, it lost its opacity, and many coats were needed. So Now that I'm building Portland, I'm looking for a darker red again. I guess I'll stick with artist paints, but I want a more fluid consistency. I'm impressed with the Golden Fluid Acrylics for hand painting that Mark used for his Bellona I like this Golden https://goldenartistcolors.com/products/fluid-acrylic-color-red-oxide and possibly this one from Vallejo https://acrylicosvallejo.com/en/product/fine-arts/fluid-acrylic-en/mars-red-68306/ I would like to buy them and try them out. What do you think of them? -
Just a test for now. The deadwood has almost been sanded, and I've started fitting the frames.
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Looks very good JJ, looking forward to the second chapter when you make the wales and planking the gunports. The planking guides will be a great help
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Hi, guys Thanks for the comments and likes! After a short break, I finished installing all the perpendicular frames on the port side today. It went quite easily and quickly since I had already cleaned them of char beforehand. I was just fine-tuning little things, such as the area that sits on the keel is flat and free of char, because even glue on char doesn't hold. And here is the result. Now I'm off to the heavier part to prepare the deadwood and the aft cant frames.
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so the framing fun began
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Here are some progress pics, guys! The stern and QG framing, as well as the gun port framing, are complete...
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It looks great, JJ
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Hi guys, just a little update again because there was less time to build than I would have liked... I continued framing the gunports. All 4 longitudinal pieces have been installed. Only on the aft three bulkheads isn't glued in yet. I'll finish that after framing the stern. And here are some pictures of the stern. First I shaped and glued The upper wing transom. Then the four shorter inner frames and the two outer frames. Finally the horizontals, I heat formed those to the curve just like upper wing transom to make them fit nicely into the slots of the frames and jig. Now the QG framing and balcony will be next
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John, the Assembling the Knee of the Head is very nice. Looking forward to the continuation! As for the gap, I had too, although maybe a smaller one. I shaped the rabbet strip according to the stem knee, So the gap was between the strip and the bulkhead former. I filled it with glue. If you have already glued the strip, then I would do what Frank suggests. I would add the material. I certainly wouldn't sand off the stem. Also, there is some flex in the assembled knee at that particular point. So maybe partially fill the gap with material and partially press it together when gluing. I hope this makes sense — I can't explain it any better
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Good planning always pays off. Very nice and clean work Frank!
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Great work, Ben! I still have a lot of work to do, but I'm looking forward to starting the framing process on my model.
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Another small update, although the manual shows stern framing first, but since bulkhead extensions are critical and fragile, I decided to start framing the gun ports first. The longitudinal pieces are cut full length, which should make for a nice smooth run, assuming all the bulkheads are properly aligned. I started at main gundeck level with STBD 1 UP. Each port also has its own template. So I'll use them to check the height before gluing the top piece STBD 2.
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ready to continue...
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After installing the upper frame brackets, followed by masking and spraying with black paint. Unfortunately, I underestimated the amount of paint. I still had to order one more. Because of its size, I opted for paint spray and sprayed it outside. However, a quarter or more of the paint was blown off by the wind. 🙄
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Thank you, JJ. Yes, it looks good, and I'm happy with it. However, I made some minor alignment errors, so hopefully that won't be a problem later. Today, I just worked on the lower frame brackets. And I started on the upper ones. Hopefully, I'll be able to paint the internal structure over the week.
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Hi guys, so again a little update. After checking if everything fits together I glued all the bulkheads permanently. Also all the support jigs are done, so I'm starting to install the frame brackets...
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Yes, I enjoy it, too. I look forward to going to the workshop every day to build it.
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Thank you, JJ. Today, just a small sample. I installed the inner bow frames on bulkhead one. I haven't started gluing the other bulkheads yet. I dry-tested some of the other parts to check their fit and symmetry...
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Nice progress, Ben! I'm glad I'm behind you because I can be inspired by you.
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Thanks for the comments and likes guys. Today, after much thinking about whether to do it or not, I drilled and fitted the nails into the keel. Then came the next stage. Fixing it to the stand and dry fitting the bulkheads. So far everything is fitting nicely into place.
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Hi Yves, Thank you! As I mentioned earlier, the model was designed by a longtime member of this great forum scrubbyj427 HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship This is the first model he has designed himself, and he is doing everything in his spare time. In addition to designing the entire model, he is also working on prototypes, a build manual, and a website. The model will be released in chapters, as Chuck did with Winchelsea. The model's overall length is 43 inches (109 cm), so it's quite a beast. Ben and I are building prototypes to verify the design elements. Stay tuned, and keep your fingers crossed!
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