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Pete38 got a reaction from Derek C in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Congrats Derek, very nice build, something to be very proud of. Enjoyed watching your build log.
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Pete38 reacted to G.L. in HMS Triton cross section - FINISHED - by G.L. Scale 1:24
Shadow and white spots added
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Pete38 reacted to G.L. in HMS Triton cross section - FINISHED - by G.L. Scale 1:24
Now comes the most difficult part, the decorations. I am not an experienced painter. Painting the molding on a flat paper is not so difficult, but reproducing it on the model which has obstacles as fenders and ladder steps is a whole other story. With blood, sweat and tears and of course with yellow paint I can produce something that looks a bit like ornamental garlands. It still has to be finished with white light spots and darker yellow shadows.
On the second picture you can see that the gaps between the planks were not yet filled when I was painting the moldings.
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Pete38 got a reaction from Canute in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Congrats Derek, very nice build, something to be very proud of. Enjoyed watching your build log.
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Pete38 got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Congrats Derek, very nice build, something to be very proud of. Enjoyed watching your build log.
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Pete38 reacted to Derek C in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Today I finished The base and mounted my cross section. This was a real fun build, and I learned so much from building it. Thanks to the members that followed along with my build and gave me words of wisdom , encouragement and kindness.
Here are the photos of the finished Project.
Thanks again for following along
Derek C
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Pete38 reacted to G.L. in HMS Triton cross section - FINISHED - by G.L. Scale 1:24
When the ladders and the top sail sheet bitts are stained dark, they are glued into position. A wooden stick laying over both gangways is giving support to the top sail sheet bitts until the glue is dry.
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Pete38 reacted to G.L. in HMS Triton cross section - FINISHED - by G.L. Scale 1:24
The main top sail sheet bitts still have to be finished. The round parts are turned on the lathe.
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Pete38 reacted to G.L. in HMS Triton cross section - FINISHED - by G.L. Scale 1:24
Now I can make the gangway ladders. The making process is as in my post of December 3.
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Pete38 reacted to G.L. in HMS Triton cross section - FINISHED - by G.L. Scale 1:24
The brackets and gangways in place
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Pete38 reacted to Derek C in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Thanks Mark and G.L.
G.L.
If you do it in tin that will be interesting I have never seen anyone do that , so I would be excited to learn this technique.
I got The other one done as well here they are side by side close enough I believe.
She is coming along nicely I started the rigging of the guns today .It was my first time using Chucks rope and it is great stuff !
He has a customer for life .
Here is a few pictures of how she is looking I hope to have to get the rigging of the guns done this week .working a little bit each night after work .
Thanks for checking out my build !
Derek C
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Pete38 reacted to Derek C in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Good afternoon fellow modelers
I was getting ready to rig my cannons this morning and once I got a good look at the cannons I made in the beginning of my log one did not match the other so I decided to fix the one the was a bit to large. It wasn’t to bad ,but to me was obvious. Well I ducked it all up and it turned out looking real bad .. Here is what it looked like before I butchered it.
Here is what it looked like after the butchering .
when I made these I used paper and super glue .
I had picked up some brass rod a few months ago and decided today was going to be the day I tried my hand at making a couple cannons out of it to replace my experiment gone wrong.
I started by cutting grooves in the rod with my file to mark the rings of the cannon .
then i I started filling the shape of the end of the barrel.
I do not own a lathe and quickly realizing this was going to be a time consuming project I decided to use my little drill press to speed up the process . I chucked up my piece of brass and using my files started shaping.
After a little time and patience this is what I came up with.
i am pleased with the way the cannon turned out . Now I will try to replicate it . I will post results of the replicated cannon later today .
i hope lol
Thanks for looking in.
Derek C
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Pete38 reacted to Derek C in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Good Evening
Today I worked on a few items I had a productive day in the the shipyard. I got the forward stairs done, also finished planking the inside of the gun deck . I built and installed the cap for the forward stairs. Here is how she’s looking
Hope you like her and thanks for looking in.
Derek C
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Pete38 got a reaction from cristikc in HMS Victory by AntonyUK - Corel - 1:98 Scale - cross-section
Antony, just found your log here. Very nice build with lots of nice details.
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Pete38 reacted to G.L. in HMS Triton cross section - FINISHED - by G.L. Scale 1:24
I make the brackets from 2x2mm brass. I make first a paper template directly signed off the model and ply the brass rods with the help of pliers. When I have all the parts, I solder them following the shape on the paper template.
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Pete38 reacted to Derek C in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Today I worked on planking the gun deck . I used the same technique. That I used on all the other planking . Cutting my strips a bit larger than needed with a razor knife, then clamp them all together and sand them down until they reach the desired size and they are uniform . I then burned the edges to simulate the caulking .
i them proceeded to glue them down . Once the glue cured I did my tree nailing . I also got another gun port installed , I would have gotten both installed but I broke one of my assembled gun piers and had to make another.
here is how she’s looking
Thanks for checking her out.
Derek C
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Pete38 reacted to Derek C in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Good evening everyone
i did not have much time or success in the shipyard this week. Work kicked my butt , and I worked on the hanging knees for the lower deck and they kicked my butt as well . I needed 8 hanging knees and must have made at least a dozen or more and would break them while sanding to get the final shape . Here is a pile of failures.
I eventually got them done and glued in here is a pic of them installed.
Then I cut some pieces of blood wood to make the center support columns for the gun deck.
using files I cut and shaped my column to a rough shape .
i then used sanding sticks to get my finished support beam.
Here is a few pics of how the cross section is looking .
hope you like her thanks for looking in
Derek C
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Pete38 reacted to Derek C in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
I did manage to get the other side Wales done and mounted and started on the gun deck . I got a good amount of it dry fit . I hope to be able to get the rest fit and get it sanded and glued together over the coarse of the week. Here are a few pics of how she is looking at this stage of the build .
Thanks for checking out my progress
Derek C
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Pete38 reacted to G.L. in HMS Triton cross section - FINISHED - by G.L. Scale 1:24
Thank you Christian. To give you an impression of the size: below a of one of my modelling friends examining my cross section during our monthly meeting yesterday afternoon.
G.L.
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Pete38 got a reaction from PeteB in Welcome Sherline as a new Sponsor
Glad you are a sponsor, Quality tools, Have their lathe and mill already. Welcome
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Pete38 got a reaction from mtaylor in Welcome Sherline as a new Sponsor
Glad you are a sponsor, Quality tools, Have their lathe and mill already. Welcome
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Pete38 got a reaction from Canute in Welcome Sherline as a new Sponsor
Glad you are a sponsor, Quality tools, Have their lathe and mill already. Welcome
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Pete38 reacted to G.L. in HMS Triton cross section - FINISHED - by G.L. Scale 1:24
For the upper layer of outboard trims I use the same profile, but this time upside down. This time the trims are glued directly on the outboard planking.
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Pete38 reacted to Derek C in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Good afternoon friends
This week I worked on the planking for the lower deck . I cut out the pieces I needed from the aspen, and then using the technique I used earlier in the log .stacked them in the vise and sanded ,until all of them were uniform . I then used a wood burning pen to darken the edges to simulate the caulking.
I was then ready to start laying out the planks and marking them up .
i used the example that G.L. Posted in his cross section log.
Here is a few pics to show how she is looking.%
I personally am not 100% happy with the way the lower deck turned out and will hopefully get better results on the gun deck .This first deck was definitely a learning experience.
Thanks for looking in on my build
Derek C
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Pete38 reacted to the learner in Triton 1/48 by The Learner
I am still here but other things have gotten more priority than my hobby, but I plan on getting back to it soon. in the meantime I have been enjoying other post!
Thanks G. L.
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