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Of course, it had to come ...
 
... of course, I admit, I made it easier by using just one single strand to serve the anchor´s ring and not the multitude as in the original ...
 
... of course, this was already tricky enough to me ...
 
... of course, I had no idea how to do other wise ...
 
... and of course someone was moaning ...
 
... and of course, the challenge was accepted!
 
 
Once I used my thinking equipment ...
 
... and of course I used first 4 strands to serve ...
 

 
... but the difference was not to visible, so I tried 8 of them ...
 

 
... and of course looks much more authentic :-)
 

 
Then bent the served wire around a core ...
 

 
... and here we are, on the left side the new one :-)
 

 
...hihihihihihi...
 
Challenge won!!!
 
Of course the seizings are badly done as I did take the wrong rope and it was already late, but the next ones, just wait!!!
 
Mission accomplished :-)
 
And now to the other rings ...
 
... underneath the eyes as these things cost sleep ...
 
... of course ...
 
XXXDAn

Yes B.E., the stream, the kedge and one for my little Mistery were still on the way and I took the chance to make a better documentation ...
 
First printing the plan in the right size, taking double sided Scotch tape to fix some Evergreen in the right position, and flood the joints with CA ...
 
 
 
... took it out and glued the reverse too. As the arms grow thinner, I glued a thinner material on the tip as guide:
 

 
Then files carefully the whole area in between the shaft and the tip ...
 

 
... until the small step to the thinner tip disappeared. Then turned the anchor to do the other side, and as it was not lying flat any more I supported the hanging arm by some sheet. 
 

 
Here from a different perspective:
before ...
 

 
... and after.
 

 
Then for the bent of the arms I colored the surface with Edding ...
 

 
... and one can nicely see what is done and what still has to be done.
 

 
It helps to work on a thin Plexi, as one can use the sides as guide for the file.
 

 
Then comes the throat, the area in beween the shaft and the arms. At those days it was rather small, later versions of anchors accumulated much more material on this spot.
 

 
The filing itself is easy...
 

 
... just getting both sides equal is needs a careful approach.
 

 
Colored the shaft and the arms for the chamfers ...
 

 
... drilled the hole for the ring and most was done.
 

 
Used my small template to cut the palms ...
 

 
...glued in place, cut ...
 

 
... cleaned up and done :-)
 

 
And here the family shot with all the needed tools that were needed for conception.
 
All the best, Daniel

Now to attach the handles to the Wheel.





 
Painting begins.  I tried to remember the process but all I can recall is that it's lots of thin coats of colour ...

I retook the entry ports and reworked the steps:
 

 
The crew went happy as they got redefined toilet seats :-) No one to fall through the too big holes any more ;-)
 

 
The beakhaed grating got its supporting structure following the frames plan and the small slides are implemented to save the gammoning from the sailors shi..... ;-)
 

 
The stem got the splitlines of the single parts that it was composed from. Impossible with the once horizontal woodstructure ;-)
 

 
And the entry ports got some facimilie paneling painting
 

 
 
And finally I was able to redo the painting. Hallelulja!
 

 

 

 
And finally the overview that looks on the first look so much like 6 month ago!
 

Another reason of the action was that I was already thinking of reworking the gunport rigols. I now was free to find a new solution for this: first tests proved the right direction and the risk of sanding them without having a solution yet was luckily justified: On the left the original one.  
 
The mass production was fiddled out:  

 
Sanding down a ABS L-formed stripe from 2 on 2 mm (possibly Evergreen 292 2mmx2mmx0,4mm) onto 1 on 1 mm (picture at 4 o´clock) using a 0,5 mm styrene laid on the inside as gauge, pressing them in a template (picture at 8 o´clock), putting right length (picture at 10 o´clock) and sorting them (picture at 2 o´clock)   the ones for the upper decks were cut in the middle and then bent upwards with pointed tweezers into the right shape and glued onto the hull two parts.  
Here the real tings on the living object:  
 
 
 
As you can also see, the inside of the gunports were lined with 0,5 mm sheet ABS to give crisp forms.  
 
PS: McKay speaks of "Wriggles", usually I know them as rigols: who is right or what is the more common english expression?  

Good evening everyone
Managed another 4 hours on the build today, still working on the stern, stern davits are now in place, slight further forward over the ¼ gallery than one of the photo I have seen, simply made by sandwiching a piece of decking in-between 2x3mm with an end cap and a hole through the side
The window sills are looking better, with just a little bit of tidying up to do
Another couple of hours and I will have done what I can for now and progress towards the pointy bit at the front, the rudder and gun ports will wait for next time around

@chris watton
 
There are 4 sizes of cannon barrel - no more off the shelf 'that'll do' parts...
 

 
Depth markings!
 

 
I have even added optional window frames for the poop gun ports:
 

MSW 1, Part 1 of this log which ran for a bit over 2 years brought me up to completion of most of the hull and the beginning of the rig so this is where I will start again.
 
The first stage of the rig is now done, bowsprit and lower mast sections including the tops and stays.
 
Topmasts next.
 
It's good to be back.
 
Cheers,
 
David.
 

Karl,
 
   Everytime I see a new update of your I just sit and stare at them When are you going to write a book. When is part 3 coming to the forum. I need more, I am like a little kid at Christmas time looking in the old Sears Toy Catalog. Anyone remember that far back.

THE BOAT


of the Royal Yacht HMY Caroline


part 2


After the first part of the boat was a true blockbuster, the production company decided to make a second part, and thus to present the estimated audience to them.

And here he is now, with the subtitle


- The equipment -

Under the watchful eye of the director  the next award suspicious clip is created


Here again comes the equally remarkable hostess with the drinks and chips and the incredibly large ..........................................eyes

What you believe in an family safe film to see??


But now .......... the light goes out and the lecture begins ..




The raw material for the shafts and rudders is ready
 
 
 



The blank is made
 



The preparation for the handles starts
 
   
 



The Doll Rundlinge be prepared
 
 
 



cut rudder posts
 
 
   


Now in the lathe
 
 
     



The lathe work is completed
First fitting fits .................looks good
 
 
 
 



Preparation of the rudder


To this, the cut pieces are boiled about 1 hour and mounted in a mold and dried
 
 



Now fit the bent rudder blades with shanks
 
       



Everything in boat
 
 




The first of four lifting eyes
 
   


The boat hook
 
 



the bailer
 




finished





CUUUUUUUUUUUUT



The lights go back on ...................... the movie is out

When I go out there, the Girl with here big ....             eyes (yeah) give me a small card ........
on their information line here.............. Phonenumber  ........................................... *LOL* .. ...

Good morning all,
 
Some more updates related to the construction of the tower searchlight.
 
Here goes:
 
A view of the search light installation from the left hand side.

 
A view of the search light installation from the right hand side.

 
The support structure taking shape.

 
Another view.

 
More details added.

 
A view from the rear.

 
Starting off with the detailing.

 
The detailing well underway.

 
An elevational view.

 
 
Shall be posting more pictures some time this week.
 

Hello all,
 
So let's start posting the original build pictures.
 
For those who did not see this build before, I would like to give a brief description of the model itself.
 
 
I have been into scale modelling since the age of six. At first, I assembled scale model kits, ranging from armour to ships to aircraft, but as time went by, I fell in love with ships - especially German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, Austrian, and French navies for periods 1850 to 1945. This was the true age of the battleships and their development.
I always had a soft spot for three gunned turreted ships, and I have to admit that one of the most beautiful ships ever built apart from the famous IJN Yamato, is the German heavy battlecruiser - the DKM Scharnhorst, as depicted in her last dazzle camouflage version in March/April of 1943.
 
The ship is in 1:72nd scale and measures some 3 mtrs 26cm ( 10 feet 9 1/2 inches). The hull together with the superstructure are entirely constructed from laminated 1mm thick cardboard, while the detailing is entirely scratch built using multi medium, like styrene, copper, brass, spring steel, PVC rods, timber, aluminium and resin.
 
I have started the model at the age of 20, but had to lay off a bit, as I had to build the house and construct the furniture - well it's duty before play. only recently I decided to scrap off the already built superstructure, to rebuild it again, and correct the errors found in the hull.
 
These pictures were taken quite a few years ago, but I managed to scan them.
 
A clear view of the method used to create the ship's frames, braces and stiffeners.

 
A front view, showing clearly the sleek bows of the ship.

 
A top view.

 
The ship's hull closed up with the first layer of cardboard. 4 to 6 more layers to go.

 
The bows of the ship ready, with some of the superstructure in  place.

 
This picture clearly shows that at that time, I turned my mother's sitting and dining room into a dockyard.

 
Finishing in progress.

 
Finishing in gloss, before applying the satin finish.

 
A view of the detailing, when this ship was exhibited 20 years ago. Now all of the superstructure is scrapped away, and I have started all from the beginning. With the information I have today, The ship will have the correct detailing and finish, as you will see.

 
Will post more pictures later on today or tomorrow.
 
 
 
 
 

hello I completed my work of today  
                    rekon54

rekon54

Thank you, blue ensign, i hope, i can serve you with my log.
 
On he last picture, the stern-section is build and i will show you my way.
First, i think about a simple key to build those section. I found a way on the modellboard.net. The plywood i saw in various parts, all parts a little bit different (the foot was longer) from the other and glue the stern together on the last bulkhead.
 

 
So i became a smooth bowline and i have enough plywood for sanding the rigth form.
 
Sanding was very easy, because the bulkheads are removeable and i can easy replace them for sanding and control.
 

 
After the stern is sandet, i saw holes for the windows in it. To find the rigth position i use the plan and mark the windows with pencil and cut out with my Proxxon. I saw small cuts into for the frames of the windows and glue veneer stripes (0,6mm thickness, 1mm breadth) and the first windows are ready.
 

 
For the galleries on the side i use he same procedure.
 

 

 
You can see the various plywood sections glued together and cutted for becoming a window.
 
On Upper-Deck i will have a large front of windows and doors, i made them nearly in the same way, only stripes of plywood and Veneer and glued on the plan to find the rigth positions. Cutting sluts for frames are easy way for making windows. And making windows directly on a copy of the plan makes it very easy.
 

 
The glass of the windows will be lead-glass. I print the glass on my laser-printer on printer-foil. To find out the structure, i construct the glass by using a scan of the plan in COREL DRAW.
 

 
Easy to make various glass with a laser-printer!
 

 
Thicker and thinner lead, you must only change the thickness of the lines. Next step is glueing the glass into the window-section and glueing the windows on the rigth place.
 

 
Here you can see inside the captains cabin. Later, you will only remember, because you will see only shades.
 

 
Here is the stern with colour and "glass" planked in the same way like the body of the ship before.
 
After a big failure, i cut the stem and stern and replace they with newer parts, a work for round twoo weeks... But, i learned more and more during the build and is use several hints on your logs, so i will thank you for showing and posting your ways in modelling!
 
Now, the hull is nearly ready, i begun to plank the gundeck. In the same way like the hull i cut a few planks and i use black colour (charcoal for painting) to black the sides of the planks. I glue the planks on deck with PONAL-EXPRESS, so i can glue a few  in one hour. After glueing i sand the deck and the charcoal makes an "used-look"-effect.
 

 

 
I try to make "treenails". A way i see in this forum and i bougth some hypodermic needles and cut the tip, so i have a round ring on tip of the needle. Then i use candle-ligth and heat the tip of the needle nearly yellow-red and a half second later i press wih ligth pressure on the position of the "treenail" on the plank.
 

 

 
Thats all for now, update coming later.
 
Best regards!
 
 
 

Here are two illustrations from 'Seamanship in the Age of Sail' by John Harland that explain the operation of launching a boat from the deck of a sailing ship.
 
This is an excellent reference book for those members who build models of wooden sailing ships and wish to understand more of their methods of operation and handling.
 
John
 

Before I start my build log some information about the real La Créole and
the data from which my model will build.
 
The La Créole was a 24-gun corvette of the French Navy. The corvette
carried 4 x 18 pdr guns and 20 x 30 pdr carronades.
Her plans were drawn by P. M. Leroux in 1827. She was launched in Cherbourg in
May 1829. The ship took part in the French invasion of Mexico in 1838, and most
notably in the Bombardment of San Juan de Ulloa before French troops disembarked and captured the city of Veracruz.

There is a fine shipyard model on display at the Musée national de la Marine in Paris which is shown by many photos in the book of Jean Boudriot (in French). 
 
I use the following sources for building my model of the corvette:
Jean Boudriot - Historique de la corvette 1650-1850: La
Créole, 1827
 
 
Now the images of beginning:
 
 
 
To be continued...
 
Best regards
Johann
 
 
 
 
 
 

More on these nice models...:
 

 

 

 
 
I LOVE this model:
 

 
 And this:
 

 

Hi Mike,
 
Of course! First planking is 1.5x6mm limewood and second is 1x5 walnut:
 



 
Second planking:


 
Followed by wales:



 
And while the hull is free from clutter:


 
Chris

The upper well

And here's some of the process of cleaning it up ... 
 

Here is a few more of the frame build up.
 

 

 

On March 22nd I took protective custody of a Mantua 1:98 Scale kit of HMS VICTORY that was partially constructed, damaged and repaired, and never completed. This model belonged to former NRG modeler Gerald Shaw, Chattanooga, TN. Mr. Shaw passed away in 2012 and was a close modeling friend of fellow modeler Ken Smith (NRG). Ken and another local modeler Bill Mitchell (NRG) went to Chattanooga last year at Mr. Shaw’s request and received most if not all of his ship modeling tools, supplies, books, etc. as well as this unfinished kit.

When Ken asked me if I was interested in possibly repairing, rebuilding, and completing the kit, I wasn’t sure that it was something that I had an interest in doing. However, after some thought on the matter, I decided that this challenge was worth the time & effort and graciously accepted this offer.

This particular kit was introduced by Mantua in 1971 and I’m guessing from the browning and brittleness of the paper instruction pages that it is at least an early ‘80’s vintage kit. Thanks to Toni Levine (MSW) pages 3, 4, and 5 that were missing have now been sent to me and the originals were found and will be in my possession later today (03/28/13). As far as I can tell the kit (while no longer in its original box) is complete – I still need to inventory all the parts to this kit that I received from Ken. As I will be constructing this as an Admiralty Styled model, the masting,etc. will not be incorporated.

Additionally, a set of detailed VICTORY plans was included (M.A.P. Services) and at the proper (1:98) scale of this kit. They should prove very helpful in this reconstruction/completion. I also have 13 of the 15 part S.I.S. (1984-880 article on kitbashing this model and the other two sheets were (once again!!!) provided by Toni Levine (MSW) - Thanks, Toni!!!
 
The initial assessment of the model: (see photos)
1) amidships damage sustained when an iron bed rail was dropped (might be detectable in the photos); gunports out of size and will need to be corrected.
2) right and left quarter galleries and inner transom will need to be rebuilt entirely (well, the stbd side will need to be replaced); transom will be completely rebuilt and curved correctly.
3) bottom coppering will be left as it is - it's not perfect but it's not that imperfect.
4) upper deck planking not to scale -  will be stripped of all items, sanded, and then veneered with properly sized planks.
 
I will need to make a "punch list" for demoing the kit and also a "construction punch list" for the rebuild once it is reduced to that stage.
 
I will try to give a fair account of this project as it progresses. It will be a long term project in conjunction with my current Anchor Hoy build.
 
As of yesterday I had removed all the metal gunport lids, stripped the upper decks of all deck fittings, furniture, etc. removed the out of scale flag lockers and begun stripping the transom of all trim.

I will post further photos next week.

Continuing the journey then. Once the Stern re-build was complete, it was on to the rigging, starting with the bowsprit.
 
Here's a couple of pics of items various and overall bowsprit rigging:
 

 

 

 
I picked up a few tips and tricks from others here.  This is a picture of some Mast wedges, made according to advice from Danny (they are turned from Castello boxwood, with lines scored to represent the wedges):
 

 
When it came to attaching shrouds and getting the distance between upper and lower deadeyes even, I borrowed an idea from EdT, which I found in his most excellent Victory build log:
 

 
For adding mice (or is that "mouses") to the stays, I followed advice from David Antscherl in his TFFM books, and turned them from wood.  Here is a picture of some mice and the snaking between the Main Stay and the Main Preventer Stay. ('tis to be hoped the snake does not eat the mice! ):
 

 
Somewhere around this time, Mobbsie drew my attention to the deteriorating state of the workshop. The Admiral agreed with Mobbsie and I was dispatched (with funds) to procure some better storage and thence to clean up the shipyard.  Here is the clean version, under the watchful supervision of the site foreman, Sam the chocolate labrador:
 

 
After much procrastinating, it was time to tackle the ratlines    We had quite a discussion again over colour.  There many differing opinions on this, but in the end I settled on black ratlines.  To help get them at the right interval and parallel, I used a card template - here's one in use on the Mizzen:
 

 
This is an early shot of ratlines in progress (actually the Foremast):
 

 
Since then, I've been slowly but surely continuing to tie ratlines.  I've now completed all three lower masts on the port side and am ready to start on the starboard side.  To finish this post and bring the log completely up to date, here are a few progress photos taken tonight.  I might add, that I had my own mini-disaster while taking these.   As I was trying to get a better camera angle, I knocked over a glass of red wine - all over the several modelling books I had been using for reference (not to mention the carpet!)   Fortunately, not too much damage was done, but it was a bloody waste of some very good red wine!
 

 

 

 

 

 
That's me up to date folks.  Thank you to all of you who have contributed to my previous log and for advice, assistance and encouragement along the way.  If I've left anything major out of the story to date, let me know and I'll see if I've got some photos.
 
Cheers,
Grant
 
 
 
 
 

Well, here we go with what you might call the "Executive Summary" of my build log.  I started this log when I first joined MSW in Sep 2011.  At that time, the model had been under construction for 15 years, although the last six years had been a complete hiatus while work, family, and life in general got in the way.  This is state of the ship around the time of joining MSW:
 

 
Form here I'll just focus on some of the key events of the last 18 months or so.  First up was a decision over hammock netting.  We had quite a discussion over whether to use black or white (or other colour) netting.  After many, many trials, I settled on black netting made from Tulle (comes white, but painted black).  Here's a shot of the completed netting:
 

 
In Jan 2012, I decided to take a little side-road to scratch build one of the ship's boats.  I settled on the 34ft launch, using lines from AOTS and guided by a mini-practicum by Bob Hunt.  Here's a photo-essay of this little journey:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
A little bit further down the track, I became dissatisfied with the look of the Stern and Quarter Galleries.  Although I'd already made a mod to the kit some years ago, my experience here at MSW convinced me that I could do better.  Danny came to the party too, providing detailed drawings and long distance e-mail support, guidance and mentoring along the way.  I owe a great deal to Danny for the way this turned out and this whole exercise summed up for me what this wonderful site is all about.  Enough blathering, here's a little photo-essay of this adventure:
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
I'm not sure about limits to pictures in one post, so I'll just break this one off here and continue shortly.
 
Cheers,
Grant