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pirozzi got a reaction from maddog33 in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
All of the bulkheads are fixed in place and squared to each other and the false keel. Placing the lower deck comes next. The deck is precut into two halfs cut along the length. Each half has to be cut again into two pieces across the slots for bulkhead "1" There is no way to get the deck threaded into the bulkheads and down to the lower most supports without cutting it. Each quarter is then treaded through the upper bulkhead slot in the bow and slanted down until it gets to the bottom support at the stern. It is necessary to adjust the little slots to fit the bulkheads, but not much. Squaring the bulkheads made the difference here. Once both rear halfs are threaded into place, each half is secured to the forward bulkhead using wedges to hold them down to the curved deck supports while the glue dries. Both halfs are done together, one bulkhead at a time towards the stern, in order to keep the halfs butted together.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from maddog33 in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
Before making the gunport cutouts on the quarterdeck and forecastle, it is necessary to make up at least one deck gun in order to get the correct height of the ports off the deck. You can not just use the plans, although they were right on at 11.5mm from the deck to the center of the ports.
These guns are smaller than the main deck guns and somewhat of a challenge to construct. If you are going for detail such as the cotter pins in the trucks, drilling such small holes without splitting the wood was a fun project. I used the pieces of brass pin cut off the eye bolts, as they were a perfect size (0.5mm) diameter. The drill size was a #76.
Next up is to make the gunport cutouts.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from maddog33 in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The quarterdeck has been planked.
Next up is to add the double first layer of planking to the quarterdeck bulwarks.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from maddog33 in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
I am starting my next build after the SOS. It is the Royal William by Euromodels. First inspection of the kit contents is impressive. The quality looks good and the plans are great. The basic instructions that come with the kit are OK, but the Euro website has what they call Interpretive and reference notes. There are literally hundreds of pages with contruction notes, color photos, and illustrations. It is organized in chapters and is actually more like a build log of the entire construction. It starts with the basic kit and opens it up for as much kit bashing as you might want. It gives several levels at each stage and allows the builder to expand in detail to close to a scratch build. I have never seen anything like this before. It is outstanding and allows the builder to add as much challenge and complexity as one could want. The basic kit itself is no piece of cake by any means, but I am going to have much fun taking this build to the limits of my building skills and then some. What I learned from building the SOS will certainly help here. I am starting the build as we speak.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from edmay in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
Before making the gunport cutouts on the quarterdeck and forecastle, it is necessary to make up at least one deck gun in order to get the correct height of the ports off the deck. You can not just use the plans, although they were right on at 11.5mm from the deck to the center of the ports.
These guns are smaller than the main deck guns and somewhat of a challenge to construct. If you are going for detail such as the cotter pins in the trucks, drilling such small holes without splitting the wood was a fun project. I used the pieces of brass pin cut off the eye bolts, as they were a perfect size (0.5mm) diameter. The drill size was a #76.
Next up is to make the gunport cutouts.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from fnkershner in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
Before making the gunport cutouts on the quarterdeck and forecastle, it is necessary to make up at least one deck gun in order to get the correct height of the ports off the deck. You can not just use the plans, although they were right on at 11.5mm from the deck to the center of the ports.
These guns are smaller than the main deck guns and somewhat of a challenge to construct. If you are going for detail such as the cotter pins in the trucks, drilling such small holes without splitting the wood was a fun project. I used the pieces of brass pin cut off the eye bolts, as they were a perfect size (0.5mm) diameter. The drill size was a #76.
Next up is to make the gunport cutouts.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from maddog33 in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
There is a huge difference in the dimensions of the grating opening on the quarterdeck, between the plans and the cutout provided in the false deck. As you can see by the photos, the cutout is much shorter than the frame I installed. The frame matches the size in the plans, which I chose to follow. The grating will be seperated into 3 equal sections. I also noted that the grating on the upper quaterdeck has the same issue.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from edmay in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
There is a huge difference in the dimensions of the grating opening on the quarterdeck, between the plans and the cutout provided in the false deck. As you can see by the photos, the cutout is much shorter than the frame I installed. The frame matches the size in the plans, which I chose to follow. The grating will be seperated into 3 equal sections. I also noted that the grating on the upper quaterdeck has the same issue.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from fnkershner in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
There is a huge difference in the dimensions of the grating opening on the quarterdeck, between the plans and the cutout provided in the false deck. As you can see by the photos, the cutout is much shorter than the frame I installed. The frame matches the size in the plans, which I chose to follow. The grating will be seperated into 3 equal sections. I also noted that the grating on the upper quaterdeck has the same issue.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from Brian the extraordinaire in HMS Royal William by KeithW - Euromodel - 1/72
Hi Keith,
I have done quite a bit of research on the RW. I also have many photos of museum quality models and for what it is worth, none of them show copper plates on the hull. About half show natural wood color and the rest painted white below the water line. I am going paint mine white.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from DenPink in HMS Royal William by KeithW - Euromodel - 1/72
Hi Keith,
I have done quite a bit of research on the RW. I also have many photos of museum quality models and for what it is worth, none of them show copper plates on the hull. About half show natural wood color and the rest painted white below the water line. I am going paint mine white.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from edmay in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The quarterdeck has been planked.
Next up is to add the double first layer of planking to the quarterdeck bulwarks.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from maggsl_01 in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The false quarterdeck has been placed. As you can see, that lovely staircase and fancy painted bulkhead are all but covered up now. If you wanted to take shortcuts, you could eliminate the staircase and fancy bulkhead. The kit allows you to add or skip as much detail as you would like. If you do add the details as outlined in the plans though, you have to supply your own materials. I plan to add as much detail as possible.
Next up is to plank the quarterdeck.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from Bindy in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The quarterdeck has been planked.
Next up is to add the double first layer of planking to the quarterdeck bulwarks.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from WackoWolf in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The quarterdeck has been planked.
Next up is to add the double first layer of planking to the quarterdeck bulwarks.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The quarterdeck has been planked.
Next up is to add the double first layer of planking to the quarterdeck bulwarks.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from mtaylor in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The quarterdeck has been planked.
Next up is to add the double first layer of planking to the quarterdeck bulwarks.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from maggsl_01 in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The quarterdeck has been planked.
Next up is to add the double first layer of planking to the quarterdeck bulwarks.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from marktiedens in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The quarterdeck has been planked.
Next up is to add the double first layer of planking to the quarterdeck bulwarks.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from realworkingsailor in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
The quarterdeck has been planked.
Next up is to add the double first layer of planking to the quarterdeck bulwarks.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from maddog33 in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
Construction of the main deck staircase from scratch. This is included on the plans but not supplied in the kit. Even though it will not be visible once the upper decks are placed, it was a nice touch and a challenge to build.
Each step is made up of 2 parts and needs to be beveled at 45 degrees. I jig was made from lumber and the steps placed on top of each other. Once the whole thing is completed, it can be lifted off the jig.
I did find some nice stanchions at Model Expo that were pretty close to the correct size, and only had to be cut down a little and beveled on the tops.
I finished the whole thing in red walnut and weathered it to look old. Once the main deck is installed and planked, the staircase hole will be cut and the assembly placed down into the deck. A "C" shaped bannister will have to be constructed to match the staircase and attached to the outside wings so it encloses the opening in the deck on 3 sides.
Vince P.
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pirozzi reacted to ianmajor in Wasa by Lin Feng - Sergal - 1:60
Beautiful work. I will watch this with interest.
Ian M.
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pirozzi reacted to Keith_W in HMS Royal William by KeithW - Euromodel - 1/72
Planking down to the keel is now completed. I have also cut out the second row of gunports. Here she is, all sanded down and ready to go ... while I ponder what to do next.
My ambition when I started out was to use no filler. Sad to say, I had to resort to the dreadful stuff. At least I didn't have to use much of it! Yes, I know it will be hidden by the second planking, but it would have given me a lot of satisfaction if I did not have to use any of it.
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pirozzi got a reaction from edmay in Strip storage
Hi J,
I have a huge storage of strip stock. I keep the long plastic bags that the stock comes in and label the size and then place all that size in the bag. Every size and wood type has its own bag. The size and type is marked on the top of the bag. All of the bags are stored upright in a tall bucket. It is easy to find what I need this way. If you have different types of wood, you can also have different buckets. I have several buckets.
Vince P.
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pirozzi got a reaction from grsjax in what is the ideal modelling table?
The ideal work table is whatever fits in your shop and allows the best access both in height and around the ship.
Vince P.
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