Craigie65
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Craigie65 reacted to Kevin in HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 to June 2025
good evening everyone
day 112-2
in the past week the progress on indy slowed down a bit, but the big garden work is coming to an end, just two ton of gravel to move (well 1800 KG)
the planking is nearly complete, still more tidying, sanding filling and varnish required, but it looks quite tidy now, the poop and some of the gratings were placed for the photo
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Craigie65 reacted to ECK in HMS Indefatigable by ECK - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Some sanding and filling, ready for the next round of planking. I think a nice Riesling would help on the promenade deck. I am tempted to paint the lower hull white as it looks good but as I opted for the real copper tiles I will continue with coppering later/
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Craigie65 reacted to Blue Ensign in HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Blue Ensign - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 scale
Post Forty-two
A bit of a set back
What I feared may happen with a hull this size has happened.
Manoeuvring to check the lining off resulted in the hull toppling off its support with the stern crashing against the wall.
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The stern frame bracing has buckled, and one of the mdf stern frames split.
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The Upper stern pattern above the gallery has been split.
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I’m bloody annoyed with myself letting this happen, but pva and clamps should sort the issue.
Not a good start to the day.☹️
B.E.
16/06/2023
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Craigie65 got a reaction from AJohnson in HM Cutter Alert by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Excellent work.
Nice touch with the ensign.
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Craigie65 reacted to HardeeHarHar in HMS Granado by HardeeHarHar - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Bomb Vessel
I wonder if I am the only one who gets anxious and hesitant when it comes to doing some new tasks involved in the build. Woolding for example, using paper and string seemed like a bigger deal than it turned out to be, at least for the bowsprit. Making all the little cleats was not fun, and the instructions seem to be getting a little less comprehensive as I am starting to contemplate the masts and yards. Attaching the jibboom to the bowsprit doesn’t appear to be described in the manual or plans…and in the AOTS it shows it is attached with a pin, but I have seen some build use rope lashing. WTH? Anyway, I will see what I can find and pick an appropriate technique. I have about completed all the lathe work and need to touch up some of the masts and yards, but I am forging ahead now that I am back on the island. Thanks for stopping by and offering any thoughts and advice!!!
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Craigie65 reacted to Glenn-UK in HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Glenn-UK - FINISHED - Vanguardodel Ms - 1:64
Deck Planking – Started
My ongoing bulging disc is still limiting my time in the shipyard to small sessions. That said I have been able to start planking the gun deck.
I started with fitting a margin plank to the stern. I then decided to plank the central section of the gun deck from stern to bow. I have not utilised a butt shift pattern due to the short plank lengths required between the various deck openings in the central gun deck area but I will use a 3 butt shift pattern for the rest of the gundeck.
As each central gun deck section had been planked the various gun deck openings were opened and the associated deck items checked. I have included a set of photos showing the progress I have made over the last four days. You will note my progress is slow, but the planking is looking OK so far.
The trickiest central area to plank is the stove base to the bow area. As can be seen in the next photo after some careful measurements one of the planks has had the various cut-outs added.
The plank is then test fitted with the deck items in place.
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Craigie65 got a reaction from MariusMi in Deck plank size for Cala Esmeralda
Probably not far off with 100mm, I am sure someone will chime in with a definitive answer.
Given the deck planking will have a shift pattern I find it easier to work with a length that easily divides by the number of shifts.
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Craigie65 got a reaction from mtaylor in Deck plank size for Cala Esmeralda
Probably not far off with 100mm, I am sure someone will chime in with a definitive answer.
Given the deck planking will have a shift pattern I find it easier to work with a length that easily divides by the number of shifts.
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Craigie65 reacted to AJohnson in HM Cutter Alert by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Your making excellent progress Dan, not much further to go! 👏
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Craigie65 reacted to DB789 in HM Cutter Alert by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Bowsprit rigging complete except for the bowlines to the yards.
Main and driver booms rigged plus the spreadsail yard.
That just leaves the following: three more yards, the anchors and refitting the swivel guns. Plus some touching up of paint.
Inspired by the American flag added to Grecian by James H, I’ve bought a period white ensign from BECC for Alert and will attempt to get it to hang as elegantly. It’s not as crisply printed or as good quality as the Grecian’s American flag, but at 12 x 7 cm I think the Vanguard ensigns would be too big for a little ship like Alert.
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Craigie65 reacted to Gregory in HM Cutter Alert by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
It also has a section on " The British Naval Cutter "
I believe Chuck mentioned it was one of his references when designing Cheerful.
It's about as fore-and -aft as you can get.
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Craigie65 reacted to DB789 in HM Cutter Alert by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Craigie - thanks for the great recommendation, I’ve ordered the Rigging Period Model Ships book. I’m a few builds yet away from Speedy / Flirt.
Gregory - thanks I’ll likely order the Fore-and-Aft book too. I see that it has a section on an American schooner which could be useful for Grecian. From my time sailing modern fire and aft rigged yachts I broadly understand the fore and aft part of the rig on Alert, but much less the squaresails on her mast.
Nils - thank you for the encouragement!
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Craigie65 reacted to Kevin in HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 to June 2025
good evening everyone
Thank you for comments and likes
day 100-2
well the after cabin is nearly to be buttoned up, the painting of pellow is pants i know but it helps with the sense of scale, yes he has wellie boots and not shoes but he is looking at the charts for dryer lands to keep his feet dry
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Craigie65 got a reaction from jpalmer1970 in HM Cutter Alert by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Gregory,
You are absolutely right for a cutter, but I think Speedy and Flirt are square rigged?
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Craigie65 got a reaction from Gregory in HM Cutter Alert by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Gregory,
You are absolutely right for a cutter, but I think Speedy and Flirt are square rigged?
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Craigie65 got a reaction from AJohnson in HM Cutter Alert by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Gregory,
You are absolutely right for a cutter, but I think Speedy and Flirt are square rigged?
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Craigie65 got a reaction from AJohnson in HM Cutter Alert by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
The rigging does look daunting when it is complete. But building it up line by line, mast by mast it becomes relatively straight forward. Vanguard instructions will keep you right.
If you don’t have it Lennarth Petersson’s Rigging Period Ship Models is a good investment. Whilst there is no text the drawings are very clear and are a good supplement to kit drawings.
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Craigie65 got a reaction from jpalmer1970 in HM Cutter Alert by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
The rigging does look daunting when it is complete. But building it up line by line, mast by mast it becomes relatively straight forward. Vanguard instructions will keep you right.
If you don’t have it Lennarth Petersson’s Rigging Period Ship Models is a good investment. Whilst there is no text the drawings are very clear and are a good supplement to kit drawings.
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Craigie65 reacted to DB789 in HM Cutter Alert by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Ratlines and backstays now complete. The two forestays that run to the stem post also in place. Rigging fairly straightforward so far, although there’s plenty I need to improve in terms of technique.
One thing I learnt on this build, which gave me better ratlines than on my fishing boats was to tie all the ratlines in place with no glue, just lots of clove hitches and then adjust them all and tighten them when complete and before any glue. I’m sure that’s obvious to any experienced builder on MSW, but it wasn’t for me.
I also made the mistake of adding the shroud cleats before the ratlines - thought it would be easier - then struggled to get the lower two ratlines on each side straight.
Time to rig the bowsprit next. Hope to finish her by the end of next week.
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Craigie65 reacted to HardeeHarHar in HMS Sphinx 1775 by HardeeHarHar - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - V2
And so it begins. Having arrived back to an empty dry dock in Durham, NC, it was time to fill the vacuum and put the shop to work. I will do some research and try to add some helpful or informative content to this topic as time permits. I will say that the kit arrived in a timely fashion, in perfect shape, well packaged and prepared for the builder. It is a big box, and the parts all look to be of high quality. The manual is spectacular in detail, and the pieces fit together with amazing precision. Here is a sneak peak of my progress.
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Craigie65 reacted to ECK in HMS Indefatigable by ECK - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Thanks for the encouragement and comments are welcome. Work done for the day as lots of glue needs drying. Hull supports quite a bit of weight that I placed on the gundeck to dry. Also finished the day by adding the stern supports.
Gunports
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Weighted deck
Stern
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Craigie65 reacted to ECK in HMS Indefatigable by ECK - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
Work continues this weekend. A palm sander made fairing the bow and stern pretty easy
The stern came out pretty well.The
The hull continues to fit together smoothly but really have to be careful with some of the parts. Already sustained some battle damage but easily fixed. Can never ave to many clamps.
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Craigie65 reacted to jpalmer1970 in HM Cutter Alert by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
I bought the Proxxon lathe for my Alert build as well - it certainly makes mast and spar shaping much easier.
Looking forward to seeing your future Vanguard builds!
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Craigie65 reacted to Kevin in HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 to June 2025
good morning everyone
thank you for comments and likes
day 95-2 test fitting, cabin and 1/4 galleries
after completing the knees the deck went down without any issues at all, the original bulkhead spacers did their job in ensuring everything stayed in place, i decided to repaint the deck beams in red all over rather than keeping the tops naked
cabin
not much to say about this, the test fitting is just a slight trimming the ensure the cabin bulkheads fit, the paint in the cabin is AK Air AK11817 RLM65 (1938) and AK11002 off-white, i have kept the window PE without paint
the rudder post box, i decided to do in white, and run a ink pen around the compass markings
1/4 galleries,
i thought this would cause me some agro, but so far without any issues, hopefully thsi will all come together over this weekend
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Craigie65 got a reaction from jpalmer1970 in HM Cutter Alert by DB789 - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64
That lathe is a godsend!
not sure I would have taken the fixtures off, may prove tricky to get back in.
looking forward to seeing the Grecian taking shape. This and the new cutter are soooooo tempting, but I will never get them past the Admiral!
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