Craigie65

Time to get the timber heads done.  After much procrastination I decided to paint them in green to match the bulwark.
 
I held each part in a clip to sand the char and gate.  Couple of swift passes and each is done.  A bit tedious but a chance to zone out with some music.  
 
Could not find any double sided tape in the house so used masking tape to hold the pieces for spraying.  Need to remember not to cover the letters or I will never remember the order!

Time to get the timber heads done.  After much procrastination I decided to paint them in green to match the bulwark.
 
I held each part in a clip to sand the char and gate.  Couple of swift passes and each is done.  A bit tedious but a chance to zone out with some music.  
 
Could not find any double sided tape in the house so used masking tape to hold the pieces for spraying.  Need to remember not to cover the letters or I will never remember the order!

Time to get the timber heads done.  After much procrastination I decided to paint them in green to match the bulwark.
 
I held each part in a clip to sand the char and gate.  Couple of swift passes and each is done.  A bit tedious but a chance to zone out with some music.  
 
Could not find any double sided tape in the house so used masking tape to hold the pieces for spraying.  Need to remember not to cover the letters or I will never remember the order!

Time to get the timber heads done.  After much procrastination I decided to paint them in green to match the bulwark.
 
I held each part in a clip to sand the char and gate.  Couple of swift passes and each is done.  A bit tedious but a chance to zone out with some music.  
 
Could not find any double sided tape in the house so used masking tape to hold the pieces for spraying.  Need to remember not to cover the letters or I will never remember the order!

I am also mightily impressed that there are no stealers on the stern. I had two!

Love that pump Kev.
Must admit I was unsure what that post represented. I think it is described as a tow post in the parts list.
 
I swithered on using black grey but decided as I was not shading or highlighting flat black would do.

Love that pump Kev.
Must admit I was unsure what that post represented. I think it is described as a tow post in the parts list.
 
I swithered on using black grey but decided as I was not shading or highlighting flat black would do.

A bit more progress with the colour scheme added. I used Vallejo paints, sprayed on with my airbrush.
 
I wanted a very dark overall scheme, so the green I plumped for is German Cam. Dark Green. The black is well black. The red is Vallejo’s Mecha Range dark red with a few drops of cavalry brown.
 

Decided to paint the inner bulwark green and now need to decide if the timber heads will be black, green or left in natural wood.  The capping rails will be black so that might make the choice of colour for the timber heads for me.

I think they will be a nice contrast to the dark hull, Jonathan.
 
Looking forward to seeing this one completed.

Based on DB789's extensive research (Thank You!), I dyed the sails using 75% Scarlet and 25% Cocoa Brown.

They were darker when I first took them out of the pot but lightened up after drying/ironing. Although the label on the bottle said this would happen, I'm still somewhat surprised by how much lighter they are. Next time I'll know to leave them stewing until they look too dark. Then, by the time they're dry, they should be just right.
 
The wooden spoon I used to stir things up also came out a lighter shade. No complaints from the Admiral as I do most of the cooking ("I am an Admiral for goodness sakes, not a scullery maid!").
 
Jonathan

I couldn’t help myself: I ordered the Fife. It’ll be here tomorrow.
 
Jonathan

Just for some info, Indy will be approx 880mm tall.
 
Ok, onto business.
 
The hull is now faired. This isn't really a task you can sit there with a piece of sandpaper and hope to achieve inner calm. Chris finally talked me into getting a palm sander (mouse), so I splashed out on a Black & Decker one. Even with this, fitted with an 80 grit pad, this job still took me a total of about 5 hours, along with the final task of wrapping some sandpaper around a 12 inch piece of thin ply to absolutely ensure the curves were right....plus the joyous task of blending those last bulkheads and fairing blocks into the keel.
 
 

 
 
 
 
There is a lot of regular planking on Indy, but the inner core of the outer bulwarks are laser cut. So as not to stress out the forward bulwarks and those temporary gun port sections, these were first soaked and clamped in place. These were left for a full 24hrs to dry out and shrink back to their normal size. Pear has a hell of an expansion, even when soaked for 30 mins in hot water, so you really need to find a book to read, guitar to play, or TV to watch while this dries.

 
 
 
 
 
Now that the parts are completely dry, I draw around the forward position of the bulwark so that I have my positions for the flow of the first plank that runs below the gun ports, and also the extent of the planks above this. It's important to know here that this pear part sits along the top of the gun ports on the main deck.


 
 
 
The pear bulwark is now removed and the first 1.5mm thick lime strip laid along the bottom edge of the gun port sills, and along the lower line I've just drawn. On the prototype, each plank is 500mm long, and they meet up on the double thickness bulkhead #9. We're not yet sure if that will be the case on the final product.
 

 
 
 
 
 
The back end of the same plank run is now installed. These planks are pinned until dry. If you pin all the way through, they will penetrate through the inner bulwarks, but that doesn't matter as any holes will be in the area covered by the spirketting. 

 
 
 
 
 
The pear bulwark sections are now temporarily clamped into position so the bottom edge runs along the top edge of the gun ports. You don't need top do this but I just considered that it was good insurance that the plank that runs directly underneath these pear parts, would be properly installed and a snug for in that area.It also gives you something to finally sit these parts onto later so you have a much better chance of both sides being exactly equal. Care is taken not to get any glue on those pear bulwarks. The spaces between the gun ports are now filled up with lime strip. This doesn't need to be neat at this stage. They'll be cleaned up later.

 
 
 
 
 
A razor saw is now used to cut away the lime strip in the top row, that is partially obscuring the gun ports.

 
 
 
 
 
The pear bulwarks can now be reinstated, but before this happens, you need to know a little bit about the side framing of the rear half of Indy. Not all of it will become a part of your finished project. When it comes to gluing the rear sections on first, the area in red here WILL NOT have any glue applied to it as that section will later be cut away. You can see the area with glue covers the the lower area just underneath the red area and for the rear section, it terminates at the point where the longitudinal strips were installed in sections. When you look at the model and my previous photos (without red marks), you can see that split in the strips, denoting the two areas.

 
 
 
 
 
The rear bulwarks are now finally glued into position after some final measuring, ensuring both sides are in exactly the same position. This isn't too difficult now that this part sits upon that lime plank. Other factors also help too, such as the two rear gunport frames on the quarterdeck and the quarter gallery doorway. Just check at the back end to make sure things align with the stern timbers. Of course, you don't need to worry about gun port alignment on the rest of the quarterdeck gun ports as those frames will later be removed, as discussed. 2 inch clamps are very useful here to make sure the bulwark is squeezed into the hull curvature, as they can hook through the gun ports. 

 
 
 
 
 
The mid and fore pear bulkheads are now glued into place.

 
 
 
 
And for the last part of this update, here's how she currently looks. Next job is to cover that lower real estate in lime planks. Remember, this is the same size as Agamemnon!


 
 
Until next time....

Thanks Andrew
 
I am leaning to the green timber heads - I reckon that a contrast colour would be too much effort for a working boat.  Mind you that should be fun keeping them in the right order as they get a coat of paint. 

Now I like the look of that colour scheme Craig! - Very smart, yet "workman-like" for the a trawler. 👍
 
I liked the contrast natural wood made with the bulwark for the timber heads, but even painted would look good.

I used Badger Stynylrez black primer for the finish coat above the waterline. I was so happy with the Red Oxide that I forgot to take a picture from the top. 🙂

I've spent the last couple of days poring over the rigging plan sheets and reading @Dr PR's excellent series of posts on the subject over in the Masting, rigging and sails forum. 
 
Jonathan

A bit more progress with the colour scheme added. I used Vallejo paints, sprayed on with my airbrush.
 
I wanted a very dark overall scheme, so the green I plumped for is German Cam. Dark Green. The black is well black. The red is Vallejo’s Mecha Range dark red with a few drops of cavalry brown.
 

Decided to paint the inner bulwark green and now need to decide if the timber heads will be black, green or left in natural wood.  The capping rails will be black so that might make the choice of colour for the timber heads for me.

A bit more progress with the colour scheme added. I used Vallejo paints, sprayed on with my airbrush.
 
I wanted a very dark overall scheme, so the green I plumped for is German Cam. Dark Green. The black is well black. The red is Vallejo’s Mecha Range dark red with a few drops of cavalry brown.
 

Decided to paint the inner bulwark green and now need to decide if the timber heads will be black, green or left in natural wood.  The capping rails will be black so that might make the choice of colour for the timber heads for me.

Looking good Jonathan!
 
What colour are you doing the capping rail?  looks as if you will have this all done before the summer.

Thank you for all the encouragement and likes.
Dan, I have never seen that photo before. Amazing how cluttered the deck looks.  I might be tempted to add the navigation lights to the shrouds.  
As to weathering that is way beyond my skill levels. I truly admire the artistic talent that can pull this off. 

A bit more progress with the colour scheme added. I used Vallejo paints, sprayed on with my airbrush.
 
I wanted a very dark overall scheme, so the green I plumped for is German Cam. Dark Green. The black is well black. The red is Vallejo’s Mecha Range dark red with a few drops of cavalry brown.
 

Decided to paint the inner bulwark green and now need to decide if the timber heads will be black, green or left in natural wood.  The capping rails will be black so that might make the choice of colour for the timber heads for me.

Welcome Kev,
That is an excellent start. Is this your first build?

I would say above reasonable.  Looks very good indeed.

A bit more progress with the colour scheme added. I used Vallejo paints, sprayed on with my airbrush.
 
I wanted a very dark overall scheme, so the green I plumped for is German Cam. Dark Green. The black is well black. The red is Vallejo’s Mecha Range dark red with a few drops of cavalry brown.
 

Decided to paint the inner bulwark green and now need to decide if the timber heads will be black, green or left in natural wood.  The capping rails will be black so that might make the choice of colour for the timber heads for me.

A bit more progress with the colour scheme added. I used Vallejo paints, sprayed on with my airbrush.
 
I wanted a very dark overall scheme, so the green I plumped for is German Cam. Dark Green. The black is well black. The red is Vallejo’s Mecha Range dark red with a few drops of cavalry brown.
 

Decided to paint the inner bulwark green and now need to decide if the timber heads will be black, green or left in natural wood.  The capping rails will be black so that might make the choice of colour for the timber heads for me.

A bit more progress with the colour scheme added. I used Vallejo paints, sprayed on with my airbrush.
 
I wanted a very dark overall scheme, so the green I plumped for is German Cam. Dark Green. The black is well black. The red is Vallejo’s Mecha Range dark red with a few drops of cavalry brown.
 

Decided to paint the inner bulwark green and now need to decide if the timber heads will be black, green or left in natural wood.  The capping rails will be black so that might make the choice of colour for the timber heads for me.