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kruginmi got a reaction from Kevin in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Version 2.0. What a little sleep and doodling during some (boring) meetings can do to you.
This is a cargo ship so simpler is probably better. Still some embellishments, sanding and finishing to go but this is the version I will go with.
Now to start getting those walls planked.
Mark
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kruginmi got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Version 2.0. What a little sleep and doodling during some (boring) meetings can do to you.
This is a cargo ship so simpler is probably better. Still some embellishments, sanding and finishing to go but this is the version I will go with.
Now to start getting those walls planked.
Mark
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kruginmi got a reaction from SailorGreg in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Version 2.0. What a little sleep and doodling during some (boring) meetings can do to you.
This is a cargo ship so simpler is probably better. Still some embellishments, sanding and finishing to go but this is the version I will go with.
Now to start getting those walls planked.
Mark
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kruginmi got a reaction from dgbot in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Version 2.0. What a little sleep and doodling during some (boring) meetings can do to you.
This is a cargo ship so simpler is probably better. Still some embellishments, sanding and finishing to go but this is the version I will go with.
Now to start getting those walls planked.
Mark
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kruginmi got a reaction from WackoWolf in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Version 2.0. What a little sleep and doodling during some (boring) meetings can do to you.
This is a cargo ship so simpler is probably better. Still some embellishments, sanding and finishing to go but this is the version I will go with.
Now to start getting those walls planked.
Mark
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kruginmi got a reaction from Kevin in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
On to the lockers. These aren't on the plans but the rudder head required a cover and I decided to spruce things up a bit.
I prototyped a first vision (nothing is glued down):
I am thinking the rudder head locker should be less wide and stick a little farther into the cabin.
The side lockers should have less depth and maybe a little less height. I don't think I will extend them to the bulwarks on either side.
Once decided on how it will look, there will be hinges, knobs and trim added to clean up the final version. Pretty much lost to view under the quarterdeck but there will be glimpses if you look hard enough.
Suggestions invited.
- mark
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kruginmi reacted to mtaylor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Thanks for the "likes"...
Sam,
I'm happy with the way this is going. Really happy.
Mobbsie,
I was hoping for some wise words... but I'm glad you like what you see.
Update time, yippee!!!
The backbone is complete. (Almost.. forgot to finish trim the keel at the stern according to the picture). The stem has been appropriately (I think) tapered and now attached to the keel. The deadwood was made from the cherry since I didn't have any boxwood thin enough and attached along with the sternpost. And, an rudder blank has been made.
I discovered that misinterpreted the plans on V 1.0 for the stern deadwood and the sternpost. The deadwood on V 2.0 isn't tapered but the sternpost and keel need to be. It appears that the best way will be after planking when the planks, keel and sternpost can all be done at once. Or least that's the way it appears in the Hahn photos....
I can now go wander off and fiddle with cleaning up the salvage parts, maybe make some bits and pieces, etc. while waiting for my framing wood to show up.
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kruginmi reacted to mtaylor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Wild cats and all... Willy in the background playing "On the Road Again". Anyway, here's an update.
Keel is ready.... keelson is being re-used. It's cherry and will be hidden so why re-invent the wheel.
The stem is just about there. I'm sorting out a way to make the caulking/felt lines better. There seems to be something (not sure how it happens) that when there's a very tight fit, the glue line disappears. A good thing? Or an aggrevation? The stem still needs some mill work for the gammoning holes and two (I think) through holes for the bobstays. The plans aren't clear on this and pictures from the article and the CD aren't clear in this area. Also trying to sort out the taper on this, if any.
I'm currently redoing the sternpost in boxwood. The picture shows the Version 1.0 sternpost and rudder that were never put on the old ship. I'm thinking about the rudder given the wood contrasts based on the test, I'm trying visualize if I should re-do it boxwood or not.
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kruginmi got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
On to the lockers. These aren't on the plans but the rudder head required a cover and I decided to spruce things up a bit.
I prototyped a first vision (nothing is glued down):
I am thinking the rudder head locker should be less wide and stick a little farther into the cabin.
The side lockers should have less depth and maybe a little less height. I don't think I will extend them to the bulwarks on either side.
Once decided on how it will look, there will be hinges, knobs and trim added to clean up the final version. Pretty much lost to view under the quarterdeck but there will be glimpses if you look hard enough.
Suggestions invited.
- mark
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kruginmi reacted to dgbot in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Your joinert is fantastic. nice and crisp.
David B
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kruginmi got a reaction from garyshipwright in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
On to the lockers. These aren't on the plans but the rudder head required a cover and I decided to spruce things up a bit.
I prototyped a first vision (nothing is glued down):
I am thinking the rudder head locker should be less wide and stick a little farther into the cabin.
The side lockers should have less depth and maybe a little less height. I don't think I will extend them to the bulwarks on either side.
Once decided on how it will look, there will be hinges, knobs and trim added to clean up the final version. Pretty much lost to view under the quarterdeck but there will be glimpses if you look hard enough.
Suggestions invited.
- mark
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kruginmi got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
On to the lockers. These aren't on the plans but the rudder head required a cover and I decided to spruce things up a bit.
I prototyped a first vision (nothing is glued down):
I am thinking the rudder head locker should be less wide and stick a little farther into the cabin.
The side lockers should have less depth and maybe a little less height. I don't think I will extend them to the bulwarks on either side.
Once decided on how it will look, there will be hinges, knobs and trim added to clean up the final version. Pretty much lost to view under the quarterdeck but there will be glimpses if you look hard enough.
Suggestions invited.
- mark
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kruginmi got a reaction from dgbot in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
On to the lockers. These aren't on the plans but the rudder head required a cover and I decided to spruce things up a bit.
I prototyped a first vision (nothing is glued down):
I am thinking the rudder head locker should be less wide and stick a little farther into the cabin.
The side lockers should have less depth and maybe a little less height. I don't think I will extend them to the bulwarks on either side.
Once decided on how it will look, there will be hinges, knobs and trim added to clean up the final version. Pretty much lost to view under the quarterdeck but there will be glimpses if you look hard enough.
Suggestions invited.
- mark
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kruginmi got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Luckily, this will not be masted or rigged......(even the masts shown will be eventually cut down a little more). Still sizeable, but manageable.
My better half has said she likes the look of a rigged ship, but I will get only one in the house of this size. Still undecided as to which ship that will be, but I do like 1/48th scale. Being practical that scale eliminates anything over a 36 gun ship.
Mark
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kruginmi got a reaction from Kevin in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
A pretty big milestone in my build - the gun deck planking baseline is complete! I had hoped to finish it this weekend but had had my doubts. Finally I was able to stand back and view the deck as envisioned.
Still lots of details to work on for this deck before I can move up but I take the victory today. I did put everything that had been laid aside back on to insure I still had everything as well as see that nothing had changed fit wise.
Finally to add some proportionality I provide a view of myself and the ship.
Tonight I move on to my 9 year old's F-14 plastic model (last hope in the family).
mark
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kruginmi reacted to harvey1847 in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Congratulations Mark!
Beatiful work! Any pics of that F-14? Is it on another forum? I have upstairs 4 of them, 2 F-18 and a Viking waiting to be build...
Happy modelling!
Daniel.
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kruginmi got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
A pretty big milestone in my build - the gun deck planking baseline is complete! I had hoped to finish it this weekend but had had my doubts. Finally I was able to stand back and view the deck as envisioned.
Still lots of details to work on for this deck before I can move up but I take the victory today. I did put everything that had been laid aside back on to insure I still had everything as well as see that nothing had changed fit wise.
Finally to add some proportionality I provide a view of myself and the ship.
Tonight I move on to my 9 year old's F-14 plastic model (last hope in the family).
mark
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kruginmi got a reaction from Kevin in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Finally got the starboard side all planked up (with a coat of gel coat). It became evident pretty quickly that in order to plank the outer sides (with locking planks) you need to have the plan in place for the bow and stern planking. This was my first go at this. These areas are totally covered up by the quarter deck and forecastle but I still wanted something seemed plausible with my knowledge. The result was:
The gel coat enabled the seams to really pop so all this hard planking work was not lost (hah, hah). I ended up using a trim outline (around half a plank width) to frame in the open area of the deck. So there is no end grain visible. It really seemed to tidy things up and give a finished look to it.
So, when I take a step back and look at the final view of the cut out deck (at least the starboard side) I am left pretty happy with my efforts. It took a little longer than anticipated - but what doesn't in this hobby? I am relying on the stern planking on the wall to clean up the join with the floor. I need to construct a rudder head box along with a seating / storage area in this section.
So on to the port side and trying to produce close to a mirror result. - mark
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kruginmi got a reaction from harvey1847 in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Finally got the starboard side all planked up (with a coat of gel coat). It became evident pretty quickly that in order to plank the outer sides (with locking planks) you need to have the plan in place for the bow and stern planking. This was my first go at this. These areas are totally covered up by the quarter deck and forecastle but I still wanted something seemed plausible with my knowledge. The result was:
The gel coat enabled the seams to really pop so all this hard planking work was not lost (hah, hah). I ended up using a trim outline (around half a plank width) to frame in the open area of the deck. So there is no end grain visible. It really seemed to tidy things up and give a finished look to it.
So, when I take a step back and look at the final view of the cut out deck (at least the starboard side) I am left pretty happy with my efforts. It took a little longer than anticipated - but what doesn't in this hobby? I am relying on the stern planking on the wall to clean up the join with the floor. I need to construct a rudder head box along with a seating / storage area in this section.
So on to the port side and trying to produce close to a mirror result. - mark
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kruginmi reacted to dgbot in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
I hate to see the case when you get done.
David B
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kruginmi reacted to Remcohe in HMS Kingfisher 1770 by Remcohe - 1/48 - English 14-Gun Sloop - POF
Greg, correct the blade has the same width as the index in strip. I made a second one for paralel cuts to make the beds for the sails. At first I tried to glue the battens with temporary spacers, but it wasn't as evenly spaced as I had hoped. cutting mortices for the battens made assembly a lot easier.
For the sails I first got a piece of silk used for model airplanes. Although the fabric is great I could not fold them neatly even with an iron I could not get something I liked. Pretty expensive experiment actually, now I have a very big silk handkerchief with a hole in it...... So thick tinted paper was used. The writing on the tally's are home made decals.
I'm not sure if I will build the other walls of the sail room or leave it open like this, I actually like it the way it is now having a better view to the storage racks.
Remco
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kruginmi reacted to captainbob in Lettie G Howard by captainbob - FINISHED - 1:48 - POB - schooner
Hi all,
The hull is finished. When they rebuilt Lettie, which is what the drawings were taken from, the fore deck was raised to match the poop deck. That’s why the deck measurement is longer. They also extended the monkey rail all the way to the bow. In trying to restore Lettie to original condition I installed the monkey rail around the stern, only up to the step in the deck.
I’m going to do something different this time. I’m going to paint the hull and then install the deck. On the one hand I won’t have to mask the deck; on the other it will be harder to sand the deck. Well that’s how we learn.
Bob
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kruginmi got a reaction from Kevin in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Thanks for all the likes (and looks),
I am still pounding away at the port side. Making those irregular planks at the bow / stern sure take some thought and time. One they are attached though, the work pays off.
A lesson learned is to always use basswood first. Even if I move to other woods I will always have a supply of at least 1/16th inch basswood boards for prototyping and trying things out. I do start with paper, but that wrinkles and folds and can only get you so close. Basswood is pretty easy to work with and will generate a 1:1 template for very little cost (even if the first one or two don't work out).
At the other end of the ship I am still looking at a gap that I hope to fill by tomorrow night:
My current plan shows this ship finishing up the middle of the year at the current pace and tasks remaining (making it around 13 years since the first cut). I even caught myself looking at some plans thinking about the next one. Must focus! Lots of things left to do.
-mark
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kruginmi got a reaction from dvm27 in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Finally got the starboard side all planked up (with a coat of gel coat). It became evident pretty quickly that in order to plank the outer sides (with locking planks) you need to have the plan in place for the bow and stern planking. This was my first go at this. These areas are totally covered up by the quarter deck and forecastle but I still wanted something seemed plausible with my knowledge. The result was:
The gel coat enabled the seams to really pop so all this hard planking work was not lost (hah, hah). I ended up using a trim outline (around half a plank width) to frame in the open area of the deck. So there is no end grain visible. It really seemed to tidy things up and give a finished look to it.
So, when I take a step back and look at the final view of the cut out deck (at least the starboard side) I am left pretty happy with my efforts. It took a little longer than anticipated - but what doesn't in this hobby? I am relying on the stern planking on the wall to clean up the join with the floor. I need to construct a rudder head box along with a seating / storage area in this section.
So on to the port side and trying to produce close to a mirror result. - mark
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kruginmi got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in HMS Druid by Krug - FINISHED - 1:48 - Hahn
Thanks for all the likes (and looks),
I am still pounding away at the port side. Making those irregular planks at the bow / stern sure take some thought and time. One they are attached though, the work pays off.
A lesson learned is to always use basswood first. Even if I move to other woods I will always have a supply of at least 1/16th inch basswood boards for prototyping and trying things out. I do start with paper, but that wrinkles and folds and can only get you so close. Basswood is pretty easy to work with and will generate a 1:1 template for very little cost (even if the first one or two don't work out).
At the other end of the ship I am still looking at a gap that I hope to fill by tomorrow night:
My current plan shows this ship finishing up the middle of the year at the current pace and tasks remaining (making it around 13 years since the first cut). I even caught myself looking at some plans thinking about the next one. Must focus! Lots of things left to do.
-mark
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