ASAT

On 9/23/2020 at 10:41 PM, glbarlow said:

I’m in on the Sphinx but life is too short to take on this beast. I can build three models in the time it would take for this monster. It will take James at least a week 🤣😂
 

It will be fun to watch others though. 

I am also considering the Sphinx but I still have hopes for a two decker from Vanguard as well....

Just now, ASAT said:

Do you throw some iron around Glenn? That guy is pretty buff, I think my gut sticks out more than my chest these days.... 😀.  If that is to scale then good on ya!!

Oh yeah, your Cheerful is looking great too!!😂

Do you throw some iron around Glenn? That guy is pretty buff, I think my gut sticks out more than my chest these days.... 😀.  If that is to scale then good on ya!!

14 minutes ago, chris watton said:

Cheers ASAT. I don't know know, though, I love Chuck and CAF's models, they are great, and lot more technical than mine. But I try to design with the novice in mind, and hope they can build something that looks great out of the box without too much 'kit bashing', like we're used to with the older mainstream kits.

I love the diversity and their efforts are stellar no doubt, but this is new, refreshing and exciting potential and seems to me a very creative and original application of the latest technologies  - I am joyful that our hobby is in such capable hands!! All of them!! 

Brilliantly executed Chris! Amazing that her complexity will be reproduced by the nature of the design and not as dependent upon the modelers skill. Absolutely cutting edge, next generation advancement of ship modeling. I am thinking this design concept will revolutionize the possibility for the modeler to produce excellent results and also allow more modelers to undertake more complex ship kits. I wonder how many kits it will take before every other designer/manufacturer will be “outdated” or obsolete? 😀 This has to be the most significant leap forward I have seen in my 25 ish years in the hobby! 
 

Thanks for looking in, Malcom, Patrick and D. And thank you for the kind words. Well I finally got to the point where I can start the planking in earnest, with this hull shape I really didn’t want to do scale length planks so I pretty much doubled the length and I am using a 3 butt shift. I think this is what I am going to be doing for a while.... planking..... 😎

Mark, the quarter galleries and stern came out great, I have yet to tackle that aspect of building, I have seen it done well and.... well, you know. You must have been planning for this from the beginning, as they look symmetrical and correct. Well done!

Thanks Mark and SkerryAmp, I will drill and maybe try a scroll saw blade in my jewelers saw frame... but I don’t have a file that will fit, the slot is only 1mm thick and my smallest file is 1.5mm - guess I might get a flexi file or if someone knows of a tiny file set?   I managed to get my lower Wales marked and laid out and planked the stern and bottom of the quarter galleries - Man! That took a lot longer than I thought it would!

Bob, he has already done the Le Requin, just waiting for Ancre copyright issues to settle.

I really like this kit, pretty cutting edge, I am anxious to see how well the hull framing turns out.....

Ooops, missed the sold in the title... sorry

So I made the new stem and keel pieces - decided on some black walnut I had - I think it’s going to be a nice contrast from the pear planking, the pear is the piece with the hole in it.....I just need to cut the gammoning slot - not sure how to as it’s really skinny and I don’t have a mill... any ideas? 

That’s looking great Vane, I can tell that you have learned a lot from your other builds as this one is showing how your skill has progressed, very nice planking! Older kit for sure, I was so hoping that Vanguard was going to do a multi decker soon as all the current batch are pretty dated. But hey - it’s still a Chris Watton design!

Those replacements look great - how did you cut the notches and gammoning slots? Helps having a larger scale huh? Gonna be a good one!

Looking great Jonathan, very well executed and nice finish work!

Thanks Kevin, no paint, ever... well very little paint, I am going to have to paint the upper railing stanchions on the bulkhead tops white but I try to use different color woods to paint with. I had thought about using some holly for the bulkhead tops (and I may still try that) but I’m afraid it may weaken them too much. I am even still pondering on how to do the decorative designs that are currently on printed paper in wood. But that’s not why I am considering re-making the keel in pear, I just do not like the dibetou at all. It is very porous and weak - it seems to break easily along the grain andI just really despise it.

 I plan to plank her using pear as well so maybe a different color wood might even be better. Maybe some bubinga or makore or the like.....

And one of the decks as well.... I think the keel is next and then starting the second layer of planking..... I’m debating on whether to make a new keel out of some pear wood I have. Or just go with the kit wood....

Hi Malcolm, On a double planked hull not much on the first layer but more so on the second layer, if it were single planked it is imperative that you have it broken down into belts and each plank laid out in the belts. I just finished the first layer and it worked out ok... I added a few irregular filler planks to finish up and close the hull. I need a bit of filler in a very few spots and then I will do the layout of the final planking. Here’s a couple of shots of the finished first layer......

Kevin, looks challenging - the jig looks absolutely huge on that padded bench seat, what are the dimensions of the finished hull?

Glenn, would boxwood work better for the moulding? I would think with the tighter grain and being a harder wood you could get better results? 

Thanks Delf, actually those are our salt and pepper shakers and the “mitt” is a foot warmer filled with rice.... 😀

Glenn, very nice, your artistry is showing. I had a feeling when you started this you were going to produce a beautiful result and when you made the commitment to correcting the less than your best efforts, well the results speak for themselves. I have mixed feelings on treenails as well, they look great when done perfectly and lined up exactly.... but they also distract from the clean flowing lines and the beauty of finely finished wood. I also agree with Bob G. Your build is an enticing endeavor.... 

Well it took me longer than I thought to get going again - I am almost done with the first layer of planking, even with this bluff bow, I used Chuck’s edge bending technique and it is working out really well. 

The saw, hands down, end of discussion..... 😀

Did I miss it or is there any info on shipping this large multi box kit? Can I get a ballpark shipping estimate for the entire kit?