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  1. druxey
    Sweet! What a lovely hull form, beautifully executed.
  2. druxey
    The model looks terrific, Siggi!
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    Some progress has been made between commissioned work. The plug central spacer was the next consideration. This is 1/16" thick and is cut away to support the central spine fore and aft. Observant eyes will note that the aft end of the plug has been modified to accommodate the small triangular transom and the wider upper end of the stern post. The plug spine protrudes above the sheer so that it can be conveniently clamped in a vice. Next will be shaping the plug to the inside of plank.
  4. druxey
    Hah! Good stuff, John.
  5. druxey
    Heal soon!
  6. druxey
    Bandsaws are fine for straight and some curved cuts but, as Blue Ensign points out, cannot cut tight curved or intricate and thin pieces. Also, it's much easier and cheaper to replace a scroll saw blade!
  7. druxey
    The model making business is a continuous learning curve, Mark. She's looking much better. I don't know whether it's the photos, but check the spacing and angles of the counter timbers. They don't look quite equally spaced: particularly on the port side. If they are not, it will come back to bite you later when making the lights.
  8. druxey
    Yes, Ed, I think it's 'rebranding'. I suspect the title The National Maritime Museum will be dropped after an interim period. Thanks for all the recent comments and 'likes'.
  9. druxey
    The Radetzky March? No-one ever seems to know whether to clap on the beat or off, in my experience! (Generally, people hedge their bets and clap in between.) The extensions of the cranes would probably bend to conform with the hull inside. They would not pierce the hull.
  10. druxey
    It's always worth re-doing - you'll be happy once the struggle is over and won. Sometimes it takes several runs to get things right. Go for it!
  11. druxey
    Hammock crane I believe. The fitting at the end of one arm would have held a batten that acted as a rail that possibly supported netting.
  12. druxey
    This is where I wish I were building at a larger scale! First the central spine elements were cut from 3" thick stock, with the exception of the stern post. This was cut from 4½" wood. The keel is very light at only 3" square and has a 1" rabbet cut into it. To prevent total insanity, I cut a scratch moulding contour into a piece of hacksaw blade. By rubber cementing the blank to some scrap board, this held it firmly. I cut the rabbet in for most of its length. To prevent an uneven rabbet, I cut the steel profile so that it bottomed out on the board at the correct depth. The stern post was tapered from its full thickness at the top to 3" at the foot. All the various scarph joints were then fitted using - believe it or not - a ½" chisel. When I was satisfied with them, I glued up stem, keel, stern post and stern standard or deadwood. The rest of the rabbet was carefully cut using a scalpel blade and very well-honed chisels. The bow was especially challenging at this scale, as the planks come in almost parallel to the stem. There may be a hiatus before the next instalment as I now have restoration work in the studio, and that has to take precedence.
  13. druxey
    Well, practice varied between English and Continental shipbuilding. Generally British practice was to drop planks just under the wale as necessary.
  14. druxey
    Chris: see my post #6 for the shape of a plank on a bow similar to Endeavour's. The shape is not what you'd anticipate.
  15. druxey
    Michael: I'm planning on using Castello boxwood for all the elements. Usually I plank in holly, but the scantlings are so light on this craft that I need all the mechanical integrity I can get. The keel is only 3" square - 1/16" actual before cutting in the rabbet. (This instalment coming soon to an MSW site near you!)
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    Chris: in real life these planks would have been cut from narrower, naturally curved wood.
  17. druxey
    Well, some progress. The first photo looks confusing, but what i've done is rubber cement on the offcuts to the assembled lifts in order to be able to scroll-saw the profile of the boat. The second photo shows the profile cut into the starboard half-hull. The third shows both half-hulls cut and ready to shape. The last photo shows the central spine elements laid out for cutting. (The elements of this were not delineated on the original draught, so I had to be my own master shipwright.) More anon. Thanks for the 'likes' and comments.
  18. druxey
    Sweet! She's planking up beautifully, Michael.
  19. druxey
    Thanks, folks. Yes, Joel, there will be cushioned seats and drapes, as well as a certain amount of giltwork. No unicorns, alas. Mark: the two hull halves are so that a central spacer can be inserted. The remaining slot will hold the keel, stem and stern in place while planking up. All will be revealed in time! Certainly making the plug in two halves helps maintain symmetry as well.
  20. druxey
    I'm so sorry for your loss and the stress that you and your family are undergoing. I trust that your sister-in-law's surgery goes well ask without complication. We can wait, as family and friends are far more important.
  21. druxey
    Nice looking and well-fitting well!
  22. druxey
    Thanks for the comments and 'likes', everyone. The next step was to cut out the various lifts. Copies of the half breadth were rubber-cemented on to the prepared blanks. The blanks were also paired together with rubber cement and cut on the scroll saw. The photo shows one half of the plug dry-assembled with the other half laid out. The overall length of this hull is a little under 10".
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    I'm now completely hooked on your Saturday updates, so please keep them coming, Glenn! I like that you decided to include the repaired cam frame, but don't yet see the iron wedge. Planning on including this?
  24. druxey
    So sorry to read that, Ron. I hope all turns out better than expected. Best wishes until your return.
  25. druxey
    Now for something a little different: the Greenwich Hospital ceremonial barge of 1832. There is a draught in the RMG, formerly NMM, collection of this lovely sleek barge that makes an attractive subject. (Image allowable use by RMG.) Normally such small craft are modelled at a larger scale, but as I've been building at 1:48 scale for decades, why stop now? This is a part-time 'fun' project between other professional work, so this log may be rather sporadic. The first task was to develop a workable set of lines from the rather sparse draught. There were relatively few body sections (somewhat fanciful, as it turned out!) and no waterlines. One item that tripped me up for a while was what appeared to be the line of a 'knuckle' on the half breadth. While it more or less fitted the fore body, I could not get this to reconcile aft. Eventually I saw two very faint lines on the body plan: it was, in fact, a proof diagonal. Duh! Once I'd figured that out, everything fell into place and a fair hull form resulted. The clinker planked hull will be built on a plug, so basswood was prepared to exact thickness for the two half-hulls, less the thickness of the keel, stem and stern posts. One interesting complication is the pink-style extension of the stern (see sketch). Next up: cutting out the various lifts and assembling them.

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