olliechristo

NICE.. my first proper.wood boat build was a petrol powered swamp boat.. Lots of fun..

Also roped up my scratched water keg for interior and fitted it..  Ollie

Lovely clean work Ollie.She's a work of art.

Also roped up my scratched water keg for interior and fitted it..  Ollie

I also scratched a tiller and fitted it.. everything you see here now is fitted..  
 
I made the bulwark steps and fitted my scratch stairs..  Progress will be slow for a while now, but i will be back soon enough.. Ollie

Thanks so much everyone...  Adding 3 hrs to log..
 
Been sick as a dog last few days, so no progress until tonight.. 
 
I made some handles for my companionway, i flatten a brass safety pin of required thickness. Drill pilot holes then 1 mm holes to suit rings..  

Those extra details that people have to 'find' really add to the appeal of the model.  Good stuff, Ollie!
 
John

I so agree with Sir James up there you have outdone yourself so far with this model. Looks real!!
 
Tom

Thanks Eamonn. Your support is always appreciated. You cant see the little barrel really until you poke your head down and in a little. I like putting a few extras for people to find depending on their level of curiosity..   

Also roped up my scratched water keg for interior and fitted it..  Ollie

I also scratched a tiller and fitted it.. everything you see here now is fitted..  
 
I made the bulwark steps and fitted my scratch stairs..  Progress will be slow for a while now, but i will be back soon enough.. Ollie

Thanks so much everyone...  Adding 3 hrs to log..
 
Been sick as a dog last few days, so no progress until tonight.. 
 
I made some handles for my companionway, i flatten a brass safety pin of required thickness. Drill pilot holes then 1 mm holes to suit rings..  

Oh Jeez Im not sure Tom.. I hadn't even thought about that, but i know I do want to really take my time on the second planking... Any suggestions welcome on the planking..
 
So spent about 6 hours since last mention.. I soaked my supplied 3 ply bulwarks and bent in jig last week, they didn't really come up that well after their 24 hr drying time.. They sprung back a lot so i gave them a second round with a bit more curvature at bow....
 
I wanted to get my bulkwarks on after doing a few planking runs so I could make sure everything was tidy in interior and not have epoxy dripping down into finished work.. Jeez that stuff is hard to get off. Getting the bulwarks to sit right was no easy task and keeping the epoxy from going everywhere was the main worry.. I was also concerned about keeping the bulwarks standing plumb and square consistently with deck and hull. So i made the three supports which kept it all straight whilst also giving something to prevent clamps over squeezing hull... I am happy with the way it cured and it seems really strong... 
 
Thanks for looking.. Ollie

Hi all, have probably spent about 15 hours since i last mentioned time spent..Got a bit lazy on that. I want to be able to get a rough idea of hours at the end..
 
So i wanted to show you how the bucket came up.. It underwent much sanding and ended up nice, the aluminium bands are harder to bend around the tapered circumference (easy on the water cask).. But went ok at this scale..
 
I decided i need a scale figure, and thought i wonder how a lego man sizes up... Well he is a TALL fellow... just over 6 feet tall or about 190cm.. He just fits nicely under deck and gives me a better grasp on my items and they all look good for scale I think..    Ollie
 
 
 
 

Thanks ZyXuz..    I get lazy and use my phone to take photos when i should get out the 16mp Canon, which i did just now.. Detail cant hide then
 
So I thought i would share this technique i just came up with to make a bucket.. (I really dont like the look of those churned out by the thousand ones..)
 
So i found a nice size tapered lid off a epoxy tube and screwed the base to that and waited till everything was in position with bands to hold it tight, then I "spot weld" with CA and it popped out no worries after a few minures., just dont over do glue at this stage... Then i sanded inside round and mixed Araldite 24Hr super strength to coat the inside.. Tomorrow it will under go trimming and sanding down to a much thinner thickness..
 
Also a close up of water cask.. This time i cut the bands from aluminium cans in about 2mm strips and sprayed matt black before glueing on, then satin clear coated the lot...     Cheers again all commenting and helping .. Ollie

I have been building one of the final items for interior... Drinking vessel (cask) you tell me what it's called..
 
Made a tap out of brass but think i will redo it in the style in picture.. only took 10 mins.. Attatched a picture of them in the Endeavour replica...
 
Thanks all. and happy crafting. Ollie

Thanks so much for that Tom, it really got my imagination going... And i did not know about the rum in water... or any of that really... You can imagine it would be a crazy place to work and live..
 
So i have decided to make the stern post out of solid timber instead of supplied ply as it will have some parts showing and it seemed like the original was a bit narrow in regards to deck and bulkheads.. for some reason... Please tell me if this is not a good idea if you think so..  I think it is..
 
I cut some fine grain hardwood down to 5x5 mm lengths and glued with wood glue...
 
 
 
 
 

Thanks guys, your mateship (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mateship)%C2'> is helping me to maintain momentum  Cheers... 
 
John E. I am indeed passionate, this vessel surveyed waters just off the coast where I was born and live (The Great Barrier Reef) She was weecked in 1829 and lies as a heritage listed site just off the coast on the same waters she opened up... Discovered in 1999..
 
Pygothian, thanks mate,, it is my first wooden ship, but probably did my first ship model at about age 12 (first plastic kit), now 32. have done numerous plastic kits like Revelll and tamiya.. Planes, cars helicopters, a aircraft carrier.. And a few remote control boats.. Have had a few years break though... Have also done a fair amount of general carpentry and general building of all sorts.. have always wanted to build a wooden ship and .. This is her... .
 
Have made some more small steps and interior is very close to done.. Planking here we come!!! 
 
Thanks all. You are all inspiring..  Regards Ollie

Hi all, progress has been a bit slow, I have many other things that need to be done, would spend a lot more time if the boss alllowed it,... .. I have worked towards getting my interior madness finished and onto the planking and the plan... doing reading and research on planking.. think i have sorted in my head..
 
I have made some brass handles and planked one of the walls.. Made a few items for the cupboard and just enjoying it really... Will let the pictures do the rest of the talking.. Happy crafting all.. Ollie

Ahh I just realised some things... I thought it said office's and something else at top... But it says officers pantry,,, feeling silly... but thankful that i noticed.. also worked out that there is quite possibly two hatches to below deck and one is right where i put it at bottom of stairs.. pretty happy with that..
 
At the bottom i think it says "ice chest for stores". but not too  sure and doesnt matter too much.. .. Ollie

Hi all, i have spent about another 10 hours since last post..
 
I have spent some of that time with the thinking cap on and came up with some solutions to fulfill my desire to open up interior further without compromising hull strength..
 
I cut out the middle as to still leave original plywood in a shape of a "L" and filled in the gap to make a square column, i then sanded with a rough thin belt followed by a piece of quality 240 grit cut to height of post.. Carefully moving arond from different angles ( notice the laser cut number still showing on column..). It could be a bit smaller at vase but prefer to keep the strength. Very happy with the result.. It all looks to make more sense and might even have room to cut some holes for skylight.. more stores will go at stern..
 
I have re-planked the deck with the same planks as weather deck and will buy some more planks (silver ash) from the same supplier.. I realised the originals i made they were too thick for accurate scale.... ( i have gripped the scale element now and is very simple once you think about it...)
 
I am also thinking of buying teak (0.5mm) planks for exterior of hull on the show side... mahogony (0.6) is supplied.  What do you guys think about that? Other side is painted..
 
if anyone has any ideas as to fill last area on right of cupboard please comment.. I am thinking it is part of the galley cooking or washing perhaps..? (refer to earlier diagram Page 2) .
 
Thanks for looking.. Happy crafting all.   Ollie

I was thinking boxes!! and i thought lips... no joke.. But just not that confident in the ideas.. I'm off to the shed.. Many thanks..

Great, i'm learning heaps... Any ideas for what to put in cupboard i have.. Someone said "ready stores" what would they be?   Ollie

Hi again, spent another few hours on interior work, want to get that done.. I must admit i am struggling a bit with how to finish it off. How to depict thoroughfare through to main hold etc.. At the moment i am trying just having a rectangular opening with framing perhaps and black background..(pic 3) Its a bit narrow in companion too. Nothings fixed in yet.
 
Very tempted to cut further into hull (main hold) just for peeking in.. but don't want to compromise too much strength or anything..
 
I tried making some scrolled maps, not sure this appropriate and they need to be smaller i think...(it is amazing how taking photos shows up imperfections and scale issues). Will be glad when my interior is done and move along..
 
Please feel free to share any ideas of how to finish the interior walls. Obviously this is not easy as the plans i have are quite two dimensional.. And basically i just have to do what i can with where im at now and have to accept i can never make it totally authentic inside.. ..  Regards Ollie

They are beautiful.. True craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing, Im inspired to have a go... Regards Ollie