BLACK VIKING

A little more done on the planking, very slowly making my way down the side of the hull . Two more rows then starting planking from the bottom up still haven't had to put in any droppers yet. 
 
Martyn

Thank you very much for looking in and the comments EJ and Michael 
A bit more done on the SR . I have lined the gunports on the middle deck the instructions say just to paint them which I did but didn't like the finish so decided to go down the lining route and I think it looks a lot better.
I will post more pictures when I get further down the hull as watching planking is like watching paint dry lol 
 
Cheers for following, Martyn 

Thanks for the comments EJ and the likes.
It,s nice to start the second planking on the SR . I have finished planking the stern and bow forecastle and have started planking the hull sides. 
I have not followed the instructions and have placed the planks following the line of the gunports as hopefully I will not end up with to many droppers and steelers but we shall see.
Martyn 

Thanks for the likes everyone 
A little bit more done on the SR . She has been given a good sand and a little bit of filler and am really pleased how the first planking has turned out 
I have now started the second planking on the stern and have covered the transom and stern chasers. As you can see I have trimmed one side just waiting for the other to dry 
 
Thanks for following rgd Martyn 

Wow love the Ultramarine blue that really pops 
 
Martyn 

Hello All,
 
Another small update on RW.
 
Today I made up and fitted the dead eyes. The material supplied with the kit was pretty good stuff, the dead eyes were very good quality ones, the ready made strops were nice to use, they were made from a very malleable copper wire and were a nice colour, the eyelet straps were perhaps too thick if you were concerned about scale, I used them and thought that once in place they looked ok. I found that not all the strops cleared the gun ports and I had to fill in a few holes that I had made in the channels and drill new ones to get a better fit. This was I think my fault, a little out with the ports plus a little out with the channel adds up. I think that if I were to do it again I would wait until the channels were in place before drilling the holes for the strops, or improve the accuracy of my building.
 
My next job will be to start making up the port lids.
 
Ken
 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello Everyone.
 
A little more progress. As I mentioned in my last update it was time to make up the port lids.
 
I blackened the supplied cast hinges, they only needed a few seconds in the solution to turn them a very nice deep dull black, I know they are not really to scale like quality photo etch would be but I like the look of them they suit my model well and like most of the ship a bit larger than life but with character.
 
A bit more about these hinges. When I sorted them into pairs and counted them I found that I was quite a few short of the amount needed and was at first a bit disappointed. I could easily buy some photo etch ones which wouldn't cost much but as I mentioned I preferred  the look of the cast ones. I recalled that members had commented on the very helpful after sales service that Euromodel offer and thought that I would put it to the test. I Emailed their help line explaining my issue and was very surprised at the immediate and positive response that I received and a set of hinges were put in the post to me the following day. Well done Euromodel for having in place a dedicated customer service arrangement.
 
Meanwhile this is how I made up my port lids. I used a piece of .5mm ply and planked it using the 1mm walnut strips that I had used for the hull. I sanded prior to cutting it into strips. I cut strips the correct depth for each of the different size ports. I set my guillotine to the correct width and cut enough pieces for each width. I then stained them a light oak to match the hull and put on some sanding sealer. For the inner pieces I used 1mm ply, again first cut into strips then chopped to size on the guillotine, these were painted red and glued to the inner side of the lids. By doing it like this it didn't take very long so didn't get monotonous. I'll varnish them after I put the hinges on so they'll stick better to the wood, I'm now just waiting for the postman.
 
Ken
 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 

Thanks for all the likes 
More planking on the SR very slowly getting there and boy this is a beast to plank , but really pleased how it's going.
Next job after that fitting the rubbing strakes.
 
Thanks for looking rgd Martyn 

Hi all a bit more done on the SR 
I have started planking the the lower hull and the first stealer has just gone in to help keep the planks in line. Looking at the way it's going I might need one more but we shall see 
 
Martyn 

Thanks for all the likes 
More planking on the SR very slowly getting there and boy this is a beast to plank , but really pleased how it's going.
Next job after that fitting the rubbing strakes.
 
Thanks for looking rgd Martyn 

Wow love the Ultramarine blue that really pops 
 
Martyn 

Vic, they are one of our sponsors on the front page. I've ordered from them a few times now and their quality is excellent. I don't really know how they compare price wise to others and shipping overseas will raise the price but I believe he is reasonable. I typically buy large amounts so it's always expensive when I order! 
 
I have started to expirament with some paint. Right now I'm down to these two. The blue on the right is Ultramarine Blue and the blue on the left is French Blue. These are both straight out of the bottle so I can lighten or darken if I want or need to. Personally I am thinking of sticking with the ultramarine as I feel it will make the best background for the decorations to "pop" off of. 
 
In other news, I have finished the latest band of planking so now both sides are even again. Starting on the next band down which is a short one to the lowest wale. This is allowing me to move a bit faster so hopefully this band won't take as long. 

Thanks for all the likes 
More planking on the SR very slowly getting there and boy this is a beast to plank , but really pleased how it's going.
Next job after that fitting the rubbing strakes.
 
Thanks for looking rgd Martyn 

Thank you Tallshiptragic for looking in and your much appreciated comments. I thought this ship had a lot of decorations but seeing your amazing build I realize you cannot have enough ....... I have struggled with the the brass decor on this build and having tried unsuccessfully to put the trim carefully on the cheeks without glue showing have given up.
 
Blue Ensign - again thanks for looking in. The book idea was brilliant - absolutely lovely.
 
Have now rigged the guns - just the coils to do. The pumps and handles are also done.
 

 

 
The side screens. A bit clumsy.
Got frustrated with the brass trim on the cheeks so took them off.
Also for some reason there was a gap on the side where there was no trim yet the plans showed the last section of brass trim went right up to the catheads. As I had some spare from not doing the bow section have placed some bits in. Probably will find later on down the line this will be a mistake.
 

 
 
Have now completed other bits of trim on the sides
 
 
 
Regards
 
Doug

I built the part of 4 rods that I glued together. And then polished to the appropriate thickness.

Continuing work on installing sails – now onto  top gallant fore and mains first. Here are some updated pics.
 
My goal is to prepare at least one sail per week;
•Attach yards
•Make sailcloth edge reinforcements
•Make needed edge cringles
•Make head cringles
•Prepare/attach all needed blocks
•Attach all needed lines
•Prepare parrels
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As always thanks so much for your continued and very encouraging support.
 
PS: I need to check my settings – since the software update I’m not getting notices from all of the logs that I also follow. Hmmm?
 
Cheers,

Got the current band wrapped around the bow. Now I get to start back over on the other side. 

Hi all a bit more done on the SR 
I have started planking the the lower hull and the first stealer has just gone in to help keep the planks in line. Looking at the way it's going I might need one more but we shall see 
 
Martyn 

Thanks for the comments EJ and the likes.
It,s nice to start the second planking on the SR . I have finished planking the stern and bow forecastle and have started planking the hull sides. 
I have not followed the instructions and have placed the planks following the line of the gunports as hopefully I will not end up with to many droppers and steelers but we shall see.
Martyn 

Slowly moving aft and getting more carvings completed.   Actually I am concentrating on the sculpted parts now and I will finish the carvings once they are all completed.  Rather than use my master boxwood carvings for the model, I am using resin castings instead.  So all of the carving details you see below are resin. I will keep the original carvings as masters for when the molds wear out.
Chuck

 

 

 

I've done a bit more - added trim pieces inside and outside and stained the deck (Minwax Golden Oak) and the rest of the hull (Minwax Natural).  I'm not to happy with the deck as it a little splotchy due to the variation in the wood.

Hi all a bit more done on the SR 
I have started planking the the lower hull and the first stealer has just gone in to help keep the planks in line. Looking at the way it's going I might need one more but we shall see 
 
Martyn 

Hi all a bit more done on the SR 
I have started planking the the lower hull and the first stealer has just gone in to help keep the planks in line. Looking at the way it's going I might need one more but we shall see 
 
Martyn 

E J
Great job on the planking. It looks like the wood that was supplied is of superior quality. This makes for a beautiful hull in the natural state. Can't wait to see how your SR turns out.
 
Regards

Thanks Michael for the compliment! The wood however was not from the kit. The walnut and Mahogany I am using for the second planking came from Crown Timberyard as I wanted the same wood that I used on La Couronne. I really liked the quality and finish it made on her and hope to do the same or even better on this one.
 
That being said, the wood that was in the kit was not the worst that I have seen and I will be using a lot of it for various other areas and items on the build. Plus the kit wanted me to plank the entire hull in walnut and while I like walnut, I prefer it for accents and not the main planking.