Wintergreen

What everyone else said!

Excellent build and well performed!

Nice progress Jim!

The planking does look very good.

Vaddoc, seems like you're in for a challenge here 😉

About scarfing, on a lapstrake boat of any size I'd assume every strake is always two pieces. It would be really hard to get a watertight fit in stem and stern at the same time with one full length strake. And since the strakes are in two (or more) pieces the scarfs are always staggered. Probably a couple of feet apart. (maybe that was not the question though).

Trust your eyes and not so much the mathematics in the laying out.

The answer would be - it depends 😉

Ships configuration changes over time. First as built, then the first owner adds something. Later maybe a change of career and other alterations are done.

Then a ship can go from working boat to leisure craft and yet more alterations are done.

If you could set a date on the pictures you've found I guess you will see that they depicts the ship at different stages of its service life.

Finally, just make a decision and go with that. In this case you are the master shipwright and have all the power to decide 😉 

Keep it up!

David, you're doing a fine job with the rigging.

The ratlines looks absolutely smashing, nice and even all the way. 

Well done!

12 hours ago, wefalck said:

Simple solution: I only build models that fit onto an A4-sheet

I hear you wefalck. 🙂 

Instead of 1:30 I could go with 1:60 or the more common 1:64 or why not 1:96?

However, I'm not really into these miniature jobs (yet). With greater skill down the line - maybe.

Thank you @popeye the sailor!

Glad you could join us 😉 

Okey, I see. Well, as you've noticed I work in 2D. It works for me and I'm reluctant to invest in the time needed to learn all the features of 3D.

12 hours ago, Mark Pearse said:

That's a curious place to sheet the mizzen sail.

Indeed Mark. My guess is that the boat has "some" degree of weather helm and the way the mizzen is sheeted counteracts that.

A section of the book is about the sea trials, I will look into that and see if there are any remarks about balance.

Welcome Vaddoc. 

As for printing there are a couple of alternatives. One is to use the local printing shop and another is any of the online services available.

Cost and ease of use will be the decisive points.

The loose plan is to gather as much as possible on an as large sheets as possible and then cut it up myself. If sheet size is a limitation I'll just have to split items so they fit.

Hi guys!

No progress to report. Quite the contrary.

The software I use crashes on me regularly, which makes progress painfully slow and no fun at all.

It probably has to do with an old and slow PC with too little memory. I probably also need to update the software (TurboCAD De luxe).

Both actions require funds, which are a bit scarce at the moment. This will probably be sorted come July.

"Sorry for the inconvenience" 😕 

Or as another well known character says: "Ayll be back!"

17 hours ago, vaddoc said:

I must admit the quality is phenomenal.

Yes, as is the standard of your work Vaddoc!

I can't give any advice on finishing but the hull looks great. Job well done!

Keep it up!

Thanks Vaddoc!

The material for the mast partners were blackened so I just sanded that away and then painted them when glued in place.

So no priming done actually. Maybe a bit lazy, but the acrylic paint seems to adhere just fine.

Cheers!

Another wee update. 

All the usual excuses. You know them all.

And also thanks for likes and comment!

More ironwork (or more like brass and copper actually). This time, the rudder.

I also had to fabricate the rudder. Since work on the model has been, well, intermittent at best, I've failed to take progress shots.

To get the shape right for the rudder card stock was used for template. The the rudder was made of two pieces, just like the real one with a hooked joint. I made it slightly over sized on purpose to be able to file and shape it to size later. The joint is slightly emphasized thanks to sanding off the sharp edge.

About the gudgeon and pintles, not really gudgeon since the rudder will be held in place with a bolt.

Now pictures!

CA:d in place.

Test fit. 

Now I realized I wasn't quite happy with the gudgeons. They should sit closer to the stern to close the gap between sternpost and rudder.

The pintle is from copper wire and flattened in a tool I build when doing my Regina yacht. It is actually to size, a shivering 0.2mm thick, which translates to the correct 1/4" real world dimension.

Gudgeons being repositioned. I just pryed the off, showed them further in and glued again.

Also enhanced the fastening with real rivets, 0.5mm in dia. The book shows four on each side, but I recon two will suffice for both strength and display purposes.

That was all I had this time.

Til next time, ta!

I guess the laminated plank stock is thin enough to take the bending without too much fuzz.

Otherwise I would be hesitant to use laminated wood, since it will be stiffer than solid.

Can't wait to see the inside when planking is finished 😉 

The planking in the last picture looks really good!

Well done Jim!

Alas! An update and how fitting, exactly one month since the last one...ehum.

Age is just a number and slow is just a word.

Well then, what has happened since last time.

Oar locks or what they can be called. Four pairs. I also have been to the smithy for some metalwork. 

First the main mast partners and a ring for the job boom.

Then some strap to retain the aft end of the jib boom.

Looks like this with the spars in place.

For reference, a picture from the book. It should of course be opening, but I took the broad road and CA:d the pieces in place.

Since I like my new acrylic paints the brass is not blackened but painted (Paynes grey).

Thanks for all likes and comments!

Looks good!

If you have a hole punch of some sort, you can always use painted paper. I saw someone making rescue rings that way.

On 5/1/2021 at 2:34 AM, druxey said:

I'm improving my ability to bend frames freehand to fit the hull

Ain't that a remarkable little comment? There always seems to be something more to learn and master, even for a master.

A soothing thought for us mere mortals at the beginning of the scale modeling path.

Excellent build so far!

Great progress GL!

Bumper edge, or rubbing strake I presume.

This clipper will look splendid when it is planked and varnished. Ebony and mahogany - yummy to the eye 😉 

Obviously there was no risk with the hull being deformed while gluing only one wale at a time since it is so well fastened to the building board.

Keep it up!

The yellow and the blue goes well with the hibiscus (?) in the background 😄 

While it is a replica it sure looks straight out of the dark ages!

Lovely 🙂 

Looks excellent Siggi!

Splendid job Vaddoc!

Can't wait to see the screws gone 😉 

The stem came out really, really nice. Excellent shape.

Keep it up!

If it works for you, it definitely works for us as bystanders 🙂 

Fiddly work nevertheless.

Keep it up!