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  1. vths
    Thank you guys. Just finished the bowsprit stem standing rigging as well as other stems, so I thought it would be nice to make a couple of photos of the whole ship.
  2. vths
    First two pieces of masts almosft finished and dry-fitted. Below you can see the completed set of deadeyes.
  3. vths
    Thanks Doug. Today I made two brake pumps, a bit too big at first, so I had to scale them down.
  4. vths
    Thanks bug, here's another update. I've finished the gun ports, rails, boomkins are roughly done and she finally got her name at the stern. Sadly, cyano made the mirror windows hazy, but on the other hand, I can pretend that my Fly is cruising the northern seas.
  5. vths
    That is a good idea, steel would be even more durable, but that would mean silver soldering which is still something that eludes me. Perhaps next time on a different model. Thanks guys.
  6. vths
    Yep, that would be far better. Now for the forecastle railings. Stanchions are made of 1mm brass wire grinded to about .6mm and brass tube. Unfortunately, I did not find any thinner.
  7. vths
    Thanks guys. SpyGlass: the wales are painted (dull black) and varnished. Plain parts are just varnished with Lord Nelson semi-matt. More and more I realise that for the next model I will need to buy proper wood of the same colour. Combination of tanganyika and differently toned walnut looks weird unpainted. I've finally added the second pair of seats of ease as well as boards to give the crew some privacy. Again, Dan's suberb Vulture was the model.
  8. vths
    Thanks B.E. I'm watching your progress in creating cable stoppers, that will help me a lot, so thanks for that in advance
  9. vths
    A few more details... especially quarter rails. The fore ends are carved from a single piece of walnut and bent with soldering iron.
  10. vths
    Ms. Fly just got new stairs (entry stairs will be fitted later), fish plate and also starboard decorations, yippee
  11. vths
    And today I've also made a small lamp on an easily bendable gooseneck to enlighten small details. Does the job at least.
  12. vths
    Gangway posts and railings. The kit again provides only basic parts made of plywood, so it was an easy choice - walnut and carving.
  13. vths
    Thanks guys, good to see you as well. Hope you'll find a way back to your Swans soon. A small update. I did not want to alter the chain pumps, but simple bent 1mm wire handles looked just ridiculous, so I grabbed my solder torch and made these. Finally I blackended the parts.
  14. vths
    Sorry folk for the delay, I was in no mood to continue building, but finaly the tide broke, so afer a few more hours this is the state of the main deck. Gun rigging in progress.
  15. vths
    Thanks, they are not on plans. I was inspired by Dan's Vulture. Now, I was not completely satisfied with the supplied blocks, so I've decided to create a small sanding jig. It is most useful attached to a high-speed grinder. The result (original and sanded blocks): And finally the almost finished forecastle with funnel made of wood and its pot or flap or whatever it is called is made of metal.
  16. vths
    Hello folks, after a long time (I've rediscovered Baldur's Gate 2 and Throne of Bhaal ) a small update. The aft furniture is basically finished with rudder and helm in their places as well as their rigging. But then I remembered that I haven't created scuppers yet, well, more likely I've been postponing it for far too long. So I grabbed a 2mm brass tube, cut it into pieces, drilled holes above the wales and the rest was easy.
  17. vths
    Thanks for the kind words. Martin, that is a misunderstanding, I didn't cast a new piece, I just used the supplied one and bent it using torch. But if I were to cast a new piece, then I would simply lubricate the stencil (=supplied piece) with oil or something, put it in a plaster, let it harden, put the stencil out and then use tin and lead solder to cast a new one. That would be also flat, but much softer and bendable.
  18. vths
    Today was bending and painting day... I also wanted to make small black dots representing eyes, but that probably wouldn't turn out well, so here it is.
  19. vths
    Thanks Martin, much appreciated. There was one more delicate piece to be made, the spectacle plate for the rudder chains. I used 1mm copper sheet and again solder. Then I could finish the rudder and put in in place. And then I was thinking about the way how to bend the stern decoration. Alistair chose to break it into a few parts and glue it together again, but I wanted to work with one single part. I aimed to create a plaster stencil and then cast a brand new piece made of tin. In the end I took the risky approach, grabbed a torch and the piece in tweezers, heated it and let it bend slowly part after part. It looks unharmed now and suprisingly well follows the stern of my Fly.
  20. vths
    Time for rudder gudgeons. According to the kit plans, their pins should be created using 1mm wire drilled right into the rudder and bent 90 degrees. That would be hideous, so I decided to solder them to the outer side of the gudgeons creating a gentle toe like this (Proxxon butane torch rules) But then the pin appeared to me too thick, so I replaced the 1mm wire with thin brass nails. I don't have good experience with blackening brass, so I painted the parts using metal primer, tamyia acrylic and semi-matt Nelson varnish to protect the paint. There is a bit of silver paint to add the shiny metal effect, but not on the photo. Almost finished rudder
  21. vths
    Thanks, I'm sure you'll do a good job and I look forward to seeing the result, so get on with it
  22. vths
    Added seats of ease, catheads and especially their supporting construction which was a bit tricky to make as well as the gaps for the sheaves.
  23. vths
    Hello Danny, I just wanted to thank you for this whole thread, it is the best resource that can be found regarding the Swan class (TFFM stands apart, of course). Your photodocumentation is impeccable and I find it most helpful. Wish you many happy days shaping your Vulture, it is a gem.
  24. vths
    Thanks guys, much appreciated. A small update:
  25. vths
    Now I'm trying to improve the head and since the parts from the kit are either unfit or missing, most of them were made from scratch. Still, the head is not as it should be, but it will do.

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