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Wintergreen reacted to Keith Black in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 2

I have been following Leo's restoration/rebuild of the Tally Ho since day one and all the work has been amazing. Only the best materials have been used and the shipwrights and workers are extremely gifted.
Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 3

I agree @wefalck, if you haven't already, look up the Tally Ho rebuild on youtube. The documentation is superb and I was especially impressed when one of the shipwrights drilled holes for the fastenings for the chainplates. All holes were at different angles and he managed to hit spot on every time.
I learned from a fellow of mine, his job is to drill in concrete, that using drill bits (or augers) with four flanges(?) makes for straighter holes. Which confirms your thesis also.
Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 3

That's a quote from the Swedish alpin legendar Ingemar Stenmark, who upon the question why he always seemed to be "lucky" ie not bailing out during runs and so, replied with "I know nothing about luck. But the more I practice the more luck I seem to have". 🙂
Wintergreen got a reaction from Colin B in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage May 30

Thank you @Mark Pearse, too kind 🙂

So, drilling for the prop shaft then... or probably arboring, right?
It seemed from the plans that the shaft is parallell to the keel. That's convenient. So I dreamed up a small contraption to get hight and angle (mostly) right.

With a sharp drill bit I bore away.

It came almost at right height. Lucky me I'm not installing an engine. The surface where it surfaced is the mizzen mast step. There was a neat little cavity to step the mast in. That cavity is a fair bit bigger now, and makes for easier stepping. You have to look on the bright side of life 😉

If you think that the interior has somekind of shine to it, it is correct. I brushed on a layer of lacquer, water based. Another thing you can admire is the tight to no gaps between the planks. It seems I made something right during planking 😄

(no, I am not being humble today. This cold I got really doesnt wanna give in, so I trying my best to keep the spirits high. No @KeithAug , not THOSE spirits!)

Pax et bonum
Wintergreen reacted to wefalck in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 2

I am always amazed watching videos of full-time construction how they manage to come out at the right location, when they drill deep holes ...

I think in the old days they used augers or 'canon-drills', rather than spiral drills. The former have less tendency to wander.
Wintergreen got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 12

Thank you @Mark Pearse, too kind 🙂

So, drilling for the prop shaft then... or probably arboring, right?
It seemed from the plans that the shaft is parallell to the keel. That's convenient. So I dreamed up a small contraption to get hight and angle (mostly) right.

With a sharp drill bit I bore away.

It came almost at right height. Lucky me I'm not installing an engine. The surface where it surfaced is the mizzen mast step. There was a neat little cavity to step the mast in. That cavity is a fair bit bigger now, and makes for easier stepping. You have to look on the bright side of life 😉

If you think that the interior has somekind of shine to it, it is correct. I brushed on a layer of lacquer, water based. Another thing you can admire is the tight to no gaps between the planks. It seems I made something right during planking 😄

(no, I am not being humble today. This cold I got really doesnt wanna give in, so I trying my best to keep the spirits high. No @KeithAug , not THOSE spirits!)

Pax et bonum
Wintergreen got a reaction from Keith Black in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 2

That's a quote from the Swedish alpin legendar Ingemar Stenmark, who upon the question why he always seemed to be "lucky" ie not bailing out during runs and so, replied with "I know nothing about luck. But the more I practice the more luck I seem to have". 🙂
Wintergreen got a reaction from Colin B in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage May 30

Calling in sick has its advantages on modelling time... but it does not help the revenue, so I'll go back to work tomorrow. Feeling way better today than yesterday. I even fell asleep mid-day yesterday. I normally don't do that. "What so special about that? I do that every day", I hear you say. Well, I'm not THAT old yet. 😄

Thanks for all the likes in my humble build log.

Wisky plank is in!

And all treenails are in.
Hull i sanded, painted, and sanded down through 100/120/180/240 grit. Yes, there are seams still open. Yes, you can see individual planks. Yes, it is not a museum quality piece. In fact, I will try to weather it a bit to go with the less than meticisously perfect hull.

And I thought this image looked cool:

Look @KeithAug, I did not turn it into a lamp-shade material!

Next up... hm, two things, 1. rudder shaft and rudder. Need to find the drawing and print according to scale. And 2. Drill for prop shaft. Needless to say, they will be done in reverse order...
Pax et bonum!
Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 3

John, part lucky, part preparation and part a long true, sharp drillbit.
With the jig I got a good aim longitudinally. Elevated aim could have been better as it shows. But I am not too concerned about that.
Wintergreen got a reaction from FlyingFish in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 2

Thank you @Mark Pearse, too kind 🙂

So, drilling for the prop shaft then... or probably arboring, right?
It seemed from the plans that the shaft is parallell to the keel. That's convenient. So I dreamed up a small contraption to get hight and angle (mostly) right.

With a sharp drill bit I bore away.

It came almost at right height. Lucky me I'm not installing an engine. The surface where it surfaced is the mizzen mast step. There was a neat little cavity to step the mast in. That cavity is a fair bit bigger now, and makes for easier stepping. You have to look on the bright side of life 😉

If you think that the interior has somekind of shine to it, it is correct. I brushed on a layer of lacquer, water based. Another thing you can admire is the tight to no gaps between the planks. It seems I made something right during planking 😄

(no, I am not being humble today. This cold I got really doesnt wanna give in, so I trying my best to keep the spirits high. No @KeithAug , not THOSE spirits!)

Pax et bonum
Wintergreen reacted to giampieroricci in HMS PEGASUS by giampieroricci - Scale 1:36 - Swan-Class Sloop from plans by David Antscherl & Greg Herbert February 2

I continue with the decorations:
Wintergreen got a reaction from Jim Lad in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 2

John, part lucky, part preparation and part a long true, sharp drillbit.
With the jig I got a good aim longitudinally. Elevated aim could have been better as it shows. But I am not too concerned about that.
Wintergreen got a reaction from mort stoll in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class February 2

Practise, we all need it 😉
Good light and magnification devices are also crucial.
But hey, do what works for you Alan.
Wintergreen got a reaction from berhard in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 2

Thank you @Mark Pearse, too kind 🙂

So, drilling for the prop shaft then... or probably arboring, right?
It seemed from the plans that the shaft is parallell to the keel. That's convenient. So I dreamed up a small contraption to get hight and angle (mostly) right.

With a sharp drill bit I bore away.

It came almost at right height. Lucky me I'm not installing an engine. The surface where it surfaced is the mizzen mast step. There was a neat little cavity to step the mast in. That cavity is a fair bit bigger now, and makes for easier stepping. You have to look on the bright side of life 😉

If you think that the interior has somekind of shine to it, it is correct. I brushed on a layer of lacquer, water based. Another thing you can admire is the tight to no gaps between the planks. It seems I made something right during planking 😄

(no, I am not being humble today. This cold I got really doesnt wanna give in, so I trying my best to keep the spirits high. No @KeithAug , not THOSE spirits!)

Pax et bonum
Wintergreen got a reaction from James G in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 2

Thank you @Mark Pearse, too kind 🙂

So, drilling for the prop shaft then... or probably arboring, right?
It seemed from the plans that the shaft is parallell to the keel. That's convenient. So I dreamed up a small contraption to get hight and angle (mostly) right.

With a sharp drill bit I bore away.

It came almost at right height. Lucky me I'm not installing an engine. The surface where it surfaced is the mizzen mast step. There was a neat little cavity to step the mast in. That cavity is a fair bit bigger now, and makes for easier stepping. You have to look on the bright side of life 😉

If you think that the interior has somekind of shine to it, it is correct. I brushed on a layer of lacquer, water based. Another thing you can admire is the tight to no gaps between the planks. It seems I made something right during planking 😄

(no, I am not being humble today. This cold I got really doesnt wanna give in, so I trying my best to keep the spirits high. No @KeithAug , not THOSE spirits!)

Pax et bonum
Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class February 1

Practise, we all need it 😉
Good light and magnification devices are also crucial.
But hey, do what works for you Alan.
Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class February 1

I discussed shortly my notching experience in the second post here. The first one shows the main hatch.
Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class February 1

Just like druxey described. Mark the width of the notch with the favourite no11, then carefully chip away. My mini chisels are 2, 3, 4 mm wide.
We are probably addressing different kind of nothces also. I'm mostly thinking of the carlings. Since it is hard to the eye if they are not i straight lines. Notches for knees and stuff are another matter. For them I guess it is not the same visual eyesore if they are slightly out of plumb (or whichever angle they are)
Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class February 1

Looks good from here 🙂
When I laid the deck on my current build I installed all the beams first, then notched for carlings and stuff. My mind found it easier that way to get straight lines for carlings and deck openings.
But as they say, whatever works for you, my mate!

Keep it up!
Wintergreen got a reaction from Mirabell61 in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 2

Thank you @Mark Pearse, too kind 🙂

So, drilling for the prop shaft then... or probably arboring, right?
It seemed from the plans that the shaft is parallell to the keel. That's convenient. So I dreamed up a small contraption to get hight and angle (mostly) right.

With a sharp drill bit I bore away.

It came almost at right height. Lucky me I'm not installing an engine. The surface where it surfaced is the mizzen mast step. There was a neat little cavity to step the mast in. That cavity is a fair bit bigger now, and makes for easier stepping. You have to look on the bright side of life 😉

If you think that the interior has somekind of shine to it, it is correct. I brushed on a layer of lacquer, water based. Another thing you can admire is the tight to no gaps between the planks. It seems I made something right during planking 😄

(no, I am not being humble today. This cold I got really doesnt wanna give in, so I trying my best to keep the spirits high. No @KeithAug , not THOSE spirits!)

Pax et bonum
Wintergreen got a reaction from MAGIC's Craig in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 2

Thank you @Mark Pearse, too kind 🙂

So, drilling for the prop shaft then... or probably arboring, right?
It seemed from the plans that the shaft is parallell to the keel. That's convenient. So I dreamed up a small contraption to get hight and angle (mostly) right.

With a sharp drill bit I bore away.

It came almost at right height. Lucky me I'm not installing an engine. The surface where it surfaced is the mizzen mast step. There was a neat little cavity to step the mast in. That cavity is a fair bit bigger now, and makes for easier stepping. You have to look on the bright side of life 😉

If you think that the interior has somekind of shine to it, it is correct. I brushed on a layer of lacquer, water based. Another thing you can admire is the tight to no gaps between the planks. It seems I made something right during planking 😄

(no, I am not being humble today. This cold I got really doesnt wanna give in, so I trying my best to keep the spirits high. No @KeithAug , not THOSE spirits!)

Pax et bonum
Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 1

Thank you @Mark Pearse, too kind 🙂

So, drilling for the prop shaft then... or probably arboring, right?
It seemed from the plans that the shaft is parallell to the keel. That's convenient. So I dreamed up a small contraption to get hight and angle (mostly) right.

With a sharp drill bit I bore away.

It came almost at right height. Lucky me I'm not installing an engine. The surface where it surfaced is the mizzen mast step. There was a neat little cavity to step the mast in. That cavity is a fair bit bigger now, and makes for easier stepping. You have to look on the bright side of life 😉

If you think that the interior has somekind of shine to it, it is correct. I brushed on a layer of lacquer, water based. Another thing you can admire is the tight to no gaps between the planks. It seems I made something right during planking 😄

(no, I am not being humble today. This cold I got really doesnt wanna give in, so I trying my best to keep the spirits high. No @KeithAug , not THOSE spirits!)

Pax et bonum
Wintergreen got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 12

Calling in sick has its advantages on modelling time... but it does not help the revenue, so I'll go back to work tomorrow. Feeling way better today than yesterday. I even fell asleep mid-day yesterday. I normally don't do that. "What so special about that? I do that every day", I hear you say. Well, I'm not THAT old yet. 😄

Thanks for all the likes in my humble build log.

Wisky plank is in!

And all treenails are in.
Hull i sanded, painted, and sanded down through 100/120/180/240 grit. Yes, there are seams still open. Yes, you can see individual planks. Yes, it is not a museum quality piece. In fact, I will try to weather it a bit to go with the less than meticisously perfect hull.

And I thought this image looked cool:

Look @KeithAug, I did not turn it into a lamp-shade material!

Next up... hm, two things, 1. rudder shaft and rudder. Need to find the drawing and print according to scale. And 2. Drill for prop shaft. Needless to say, they will be done in reverse order...
Pax et bonum!
Wintergreen got a reaction from Keith Black in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage February 1

Thank you @Mark Pearse, too kind 🙂

So, drilling for the prop shaft then... or probably arboring, right?
It seemed from the plans that the shaft is parallell to the keel. That's convenient. So I dreamed up a small contraption to get hight and angle (mostly) right.

With a sharp drill bit I bore away.

It came almost at right height. Lucky me I'm not installing an engine. The surface where it surfaced is the mizzen mast step. There was a neat little cavity to step the mast in. That cavity is a fair bit bigger now, and makes for easier stepping. You have to look on the bright side of life 😉

If you think that the interior has somekind of shine to it, it is correct. I brushed on a layer of lacquer, water based. Another thing you can admire is the tight to no gaps between the planks. It seems I made something right during planking 😄

(no, I am not being humble today. This cold I got really doesnt wanna give in, so I trying my best to keep the spirits high. No @KeithAug , not THOSE spirits!)

Pax et bonum
Wintergreen reacted to AON in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class February 1

I like how you used the stiff cardboard to square things up.

I tried notching on the model a short while ago. I had to open a notch a bit. I did not like it at all. It will take much more practice.

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