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Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class
I discussed shortly my notching experience in the second post here. The first one shows the main hatch.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class
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)
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Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class
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!
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Wintergreen got a reaction from vaddoc in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
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
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Colin B in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
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
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Wintergreen got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
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
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Wintergreen got a reaction from vaddoc in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
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!
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Wintergreen got a reaction from FlyingFish in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
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
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Wintergreen reacted to AON in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class
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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Wintergreen got a reaction from berhard in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
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
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Wintergreen reacted to druxey in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class
Narrow, not short, Alan. I forgot to add; accurate markout with a very sharp pencil is also critical for success!
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Wintergreen reacted to druxey in HMS Bellerophon 1786 by AON – scale 1:64 – 74-gun 3rd Rate Man of War - Arrogant-Class
I don't know Håkan's method, but I use miniature chisels. First, two diagonal stabbing cuts to define the two sides of the score, then shallow cuts to cut the score to depth. Once you've confidence practising on scrap, it is not that difficult to acheive.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Colin B in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
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!
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Wintergreen reacted to Siggi52 in HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans
Hello,
when I read all this, how would it be to train your aim? The pissdales are large enough, that may be two sailers have a match?
Ok, the carpenters where extremely busy today and installed the first beam with the connection to the gangway.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Hubac's Historian in HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans
To paint, or not to paint, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to paint
The tins and brushes of outrageous colour,
Or to take arms against a sea of painters
And by opposing end them. To dye - with rag and oil,
Of course, it boils down to personal preferences and why we decide to build and how we want to display, or present our builds.
Painting the model adds to the correct historical display of it. But a lot of the non-painted builds are displayed with hull sections open, or even without a lot of planking. Then it is more of a "this is how they were constructed". I guess another reason to not plank a hull is to leave all the interior visible because quit a lot of hours went in to the build.
We are our own master shipwrights of our ships and hence can decide freely to wether we paint or not.
I find the plethora and mixture of different styles and performances refreshing and enrichening.
As always - keep it up!
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Wintergreen got a reaction from wvdhee in HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans
To paint, or not to paint, that is the question:
Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to paint
The tins and brushes of outrageous colour,
Or to take arms against a sea of painters
And by opposing end them. To dye - with rag and oil,
Of course, it boils down to personal preferences and why we decide to build and how we want to display, or present our builds.
Painting the model adds to the correct historical display of it. But a lot of the non-painted builds are displayed with hull sections open, or even without a lot of planking. Then it is more of a "this is how they were constructed". I guess another reason to not plank a hull is to leave all the interior visible because quit a lot of hours went in to the build.
We are our own master shipwrights of our ships and hence can decide freely to wether we paint or not.
I find the plethora and mixture of different styles and performances refreshing and enrichening.
As always - keep it up!
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Wintergreen got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
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!
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Wintergreen reacted to Mark Pearse in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
That's wonderful Håkan
It's a very nice hull shape, the water exit lines are sweet.
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Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Thank you gents!
Keith, I am glad that you finally dropped that shady idea 😉
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Mike Y in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
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!
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Wintergreen got a reaction from mtaylor in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
@KeithAug, the planks are 2.1 mm, plenty of wood before the fallback to lampshade needs to be engaged.
And about the cabinet, I can glad you then that the current state of the cabinet is 1x Irish and 4x Scottish plus a couple of VSOP brandies for the wintery days. No Islay malts as long as the eye can see. However, despite your own experiences I like a decade old Bowmore.
But head-ache you say, could it be the weather?
In Sweden we (not me, not fond of it) have theses "Kräftfest" (cray fish parties) in August. On the menu is the Aqua vit, crayfish and white bread (like the french baguette). The funny thing is that people seriously blame the headache on the crayfish, not remebembering how many "snaps" they downed 😄
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Wintergreen got a reaction from FriedClams in Cangarda 1901 by KeithAug - Scale 1:24 - Steam Yacht
What everyone else said about the build, Keith!
About our spouses thoughts of our mental state. I just heard that, when you retire and don't have the day-to-day job that keeps you occupied, you need something that gives you purpose to wake up, roll the legs over the side of the bed and get up. Just for fun, paint the idea to the Admiral of you just sitting in your couch all day, watching TV-shop and silly as h*** game shows asking when the coffee's ready or when is lunch. "Would that be better?" you ask. "Now at least, I'm not in your way all the time hunny" 😉
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Keith Black in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Thank you gents!
Keith, I am glad that you finally dropped that shady idea 😉
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Wintergreen got a reaction from KeithAug in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
Thank you gents!
Keith, I am glad that you finally dropped that shady idea 😉
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Wintergreen got a reaction from Rik Thistle in Atlantica by Wintergreen – Scale 1:30 - POF - sail training ketch - a smack of English heritage
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!
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