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olliechristo reacted to Jeff-E in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Hi Ollie,
Your keel and stem look great much better than the supplied one
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olliechristo reacted to S.Coleman in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
I never have any of my rudders move. No explanation for it but that's just my own preference. Your build is amazing. Big pat on the back for your work. I like how you are making your own false keel etc. I have the kit from Modelers shipyard the Perserverance, ( not started yet) maby I'll take a Leaf out of your book and make my own too. Keep up the great work.
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olliechristo reacted to Jim Lad in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Ollie,
First planking done is a real milestone. Don't be in a rush to start the second planking - take your time to run your hands over the hull and look at it carefully from all directions to make sure that it's really smooth and even. Any short cuts at this stage will show up in the final job.
As others have said, cut the hole for the rudder head before you start the second planking. If the model will be in a case it doesn't matter whether or not it moves, but I like mine to be moveable.
John
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olliechristo reacted to ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
I also prefer to have my rudders move. I also put in the tye downs necessary to keep the rudder from movement. My preference.
Your first layer of planking came out very nicely!! Congrats are in order! Holes go in now or you will shatter the second planking.
Kinda like Jeff said!
Tom
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olliechristo got a reaction from ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Thanks Rowan,,, Thanks Jeff.. Yes Jeff, I think i will do as much as I can before second planking, it seems popular to cut out gun ports and such before final planking also... Its hard to show up hulls lines in photo but it feels and looks almost right, a bit more sanding... Thanks again.. Ollie
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olliechristo got a reaction from JesseLee in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Okay, Spent another 5 hours, Finished first planking,, And sanded and fixed any dips in shape of hull with heavy duty filler.. Would rather build up than sand off too much... Amazing how strong the hull feels now its closed up..
I have cut up some "Blackbean" (Tropical rainforest hard-wood) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castanospermum
....To make my false keel and rudder etc.. Very happy with how it is progressing and it feels really nice running your hand along the hull.. Thank you all for your support so far..
A question while i am here, Do most of you make your rudder to be able to move? It doesn't say much in kit, but does say to drill hole through deck for tiller? Regards Ollie
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olliechristo got a reaction from Jeff-E in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Thanks Rowan,,, Thanks Jeff.. Yes Jeff, I think i will do as much as I can before second planking, it seems popular to cut out gun ports and such before final planking also... Its hard to show up hulls lines in photo but it feels and looks almost right, a bit more sanding... Thanks again.. Ollie
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olliechristo reacted to Jeff-E in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Hi Ollie,
Your first planking looks very good , neat and smooth.
To answer your question I like to make my rudders to be able to move but that is just a personal preference, if the kit is put into a display case it wont matter if it can move or not as you can't move it any way. You will need to drill a hole through th deck and hull for the rudder so that the tiller can be attached to the head of the rudder, may I suggest that you do this before laying the second planking to avoid damage to the second layer
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olliechristo reacted to Pygothian in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
You are doing a fantastic job mate.
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olliechristo got a reaction from ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Okay, Spent another 5 hours, Finished first planking,, And sanded and fixed any dips in shape of hull with heavy duty filler.. Would rather build up than sand off too much... Amazing how strong the hull feels now its closed up..
I have cut up some "Blackbean" (Tropical rainforest hard-wood) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castanospermum
....To make my false keel and rudder etc.. Very happy with how it is progressing and it feels really nice running your hand along the hull.. Thank you all for your support so far..
A question while i am here, Do most of you make your rudder to be able to move? It doesn't say much in kit, but does say to drill hole through deck for tiller? Regards Ollie
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olliechristo reacted to sparrow in Royal Caroline by sparrow - Mantua/Panart - Royal yacht 1749, scale 1:47
Hi,
work on Sculpey ornaments continues. Currently I have started to sculpt the ornaments for the starboard.
Here is little better captured progress of a few first sculptures.
For the first two I have used the original kit ornaments and created a push mold and then used it for creating the base of the sculptures. However I am still less sure if that is really needed as usually those that I scratch come out better...
Have a great day,
Jan
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olliechristo got a reaction from Pygothian in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Okay, Spent another 5 hours, Finished first planking,, And sanded and fixed any dips in shape of hull with heavy duty filler.. Would rather build up than sand off too much... Amazing how strong the hull feels now its closed up..
I have cut up some "Blackbean" (Tropical rainforest hard-wood) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castanospermum
....To make my false keel and rudder etc.. Very happy with how it is progressing and it feels really nice running your hand along the hull.. Thank you all for your support so far..
A question while i am here, Do most of you make your rudder to be able to move? It doesn't say much in kit, but does say to drill hole through deck for tiller? Regards Ollie
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olliechristo got a reaction from JesseLee in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Thanks guys, this makes perfect sense to me, the plans said to do it afterwards and i was scratching my head.. I can see that experienced builders, pretty much throw the plans in the bin.. I'm not knocking the kit at all, just has some vague moments and I am so glad to have this forum to steer me in the right direction.. I could have bought the in depth dvd but i'm a glutton for punishment... And i like the way you guys roll.
About ten hours since last mention.. I have almost finished the first planking and i have probably made some errors in the way i did stealers I have learned heaps and am thinking the second planking should be easier in some ways. It bends and twists quite easily obviously.. Putting faith in myself
I'm keen, i'm excited, learning and happy to get onto the next stages by the weekend. My extra lot of deck planks arrived today so things are rolling in the shipyard... Ollie
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olliechristo got a reaction from ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Thanks guys, this makes perfect sense to me, the plans said to do it afterwards and i was scratching my head.. I can see that experienced builders, pretty much throw the plans in the bin.. I'm not knocking the kit at all, just has some vague moments and I am so glad to have this forum to steer me in the right direction.. I could have bought the in depth dvd but i'm a glutton for punishment... And i like the way you guys roll.
About ten hours since last mention.. I have almost finished the first planking and i have probably made some errors in the way i did stealers I have learned heaps and am thinking the second planking should be easier in some ways. It bends and twists quite easily obviously.. Putting faith in myself
I'm keen, i'm excited, learning and happy to get onto the next stages by the weekend. My extra lot of deck planks arrived today so things are rolling in the shipyard... Ollie
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olliechristo got a reaction from dnputnam in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Thanks guys, this makes perfect sense to me, the plans said to do it afterwards and i was scratching my head.. I can see that experienced builders, pretty much throw the plans in the bin.. I'm not knocking the kit at all, just has some vague moments and I am so glad to have this forum to steer me in the right direction.. I could have bought the in depth dvd but i'm a glutton for punishment... And i like the way you guys roll.
About ten hours since last mention.. I have almost finished the first planking and i have probably made some errors in the way i did stealers I have learned heaps and am thinking the second planking should be easier in some ways. It bends and twists quite easily obviously.. Putting faith in myself
I'm keen, i'm excited, learning and happy to get onto the next stages by the weekend. My extra lot of deck planks arrived today so things are rolling in the shipyard... Ollie
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olliechristo reacted to Jeff-E in HMS Victory by Jeff-E - FINISHED - Panart - 1:78 Scale - Bow Section
Hi All,
Well the second layer of planking is finished . I think it turned out fairly well and I am quite happy with it.
My next task is to fill a few small gaps and some dings in the planks which were caused by spring clamps used to hold them in place while they were wet , until I came up with the idea to place a piece of scrap between the plank and the clamp, a bit late for some of them but better late than never .
After this is done then I'll sand it down and finish lining the gunports and then mark the waterline and the position of the wales.
The first lot photos shows how I shaped the final plank, I find this method fairly easy and accurate.
I take astrip of masking tape and lay it over the position where the plank is going to go and then outline it with a pencil.
It is then cutout and laid onto the plank
The plank is then cut and sanded to shape, saves a lot of measuring
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olliechristo got a reaction from egkb in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Thanks guys, this makes perfect sense to me, the plans said to do it afterwards and i was scratching my head.. I can see that experienced builders, pretty much throw the plans in the bin.. I'm not knocking the kit at all, just has some vague moments and I am so glad to have this forum to steer me in the right direction.. I could have bought the in depth dvd but i'm a glutton for punishment... And i like the way you guys roll.
About ten hours since last mention.. I have almost finished the first planking and i have probably made some errors in the way i did stealers I have learned heaps and am thinking the second planking should be easier in some ways. It bends and twists quite easily obviously.. Putting faith in myself
I'm keen, i'm excited, learning and happy to get onto the next stages by the weekend. My extra lot of deck planks arrived today so things are rolling in the shipyard... Ollie
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olliechristo got a reaction from Albuk in Bracera (Brazzera) by Albuk
This is a beautiful build, love the customised hold and way you aged the timbers, look forward to seeing this beauty progress along. Regards Ollie
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olliechristo reacted to Albuk in Bracera (Brazzera) by Albuk
A little bit more work done on my Bracera build. I sanded the hull of the vessel, shaped the bow and is now ready for the second planking. I had problems at the stern with clinkering so I hade to put filler (diluted PVA and sawdust) on both sides as the hull was getting paper thin. I am not happy with the second planking strips that I got with the kit so I am thinking of buying cherry veneer and making my own. In the meanwhile, I started working on the rudder and stained the cargo bay.
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olliechristo reacted to Albuk in Bracera (Brazzera) by Albuk
I cut the top of the bulkheads as shown on the plans but then decided to make the cargo bay semi open. To do that, I cut the center bulkhead to look as a rib with a help of a Dremel type tool. I made four more ribs with leftover planks by bending them to the shape of the hull and then gluing them one on top of the other. I tried bending a plank laterally but couldn't get such a pronounced curve so I went with layering planks, which took some time, but I am happy with the result. Next, I made the floor planks and lastly glued back the two rods which I cut in half to make them narrower.
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olliechristo reacted to Jeff-E in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Hi Ollie,
Your first planking is coming along very well. Personally I would fit the keel and stem after completeing the first layer of planking as any adjustments can be made and if there are any small gaps between the planks and the keel these can be covered by the second layer. As Alistair says I wouldn't attach the stern post until the second layer is complete.
Keep up the good work she is looking great.
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olliechristo reacted to Jeff-E in Colonial Sloop Norfolk 1798 by Jeff E - FINISHED - Modellers Shipyard - 1:36 scale
Hello All,
After fitting the bulwarks and the keel I then marked out and cut the holes for the scuppers and drilled the holes for anchor cable. I did this now so that if I did have any slipups with the dremel I could cover them up with the second planking
As I did with the first planking the second planking was done with scale length planks so it was basically a mirror image of the first, with a couple of exceptions. Because the second layer is wider , being made of 0.5 x 6mm walnut as oppsed to the 5mm width of the limewood first layer, I had to recalculate the widths of the planks at each frame but this was not a big problem.
I started laying the second layer of planks from the keel up but after layiing about 4 planks on either side it became too confusing as to which side to put the taper so I reverted to laying them from the bulwarks down and I decided to only lay one side at a time so if I made any mistakes I only had to redo that side and the next side would go on a lot quicker as I already knew all the measurements for it. This made the whole process a lot eaiser to work out and I'm fairly happy with the final result.
Following are some pictures of the second planking the first pic's are of the scuppers cut out and then the planking
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olliechristo reacted to Jeff-E in Colonial Sloop Norfolk 1798 by Jeff E - FINISHED - Modellers Shipyard - 1:36 scale
Hi All,
After finishing the deck my next job was to fit the bulwarks. These were shaped to fit the bow area by soaking the end in hot water for aout 20 minutes and bending themusing nails driven into a board with the shape of the bow traced onto it. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of the jig.
The buwarks are spilled (preshped) to fit against the first plank laid, however in hindsight I would have temporaily fitted the bulwarks and then fited the first plank to minimize any gaps.
After fitting the bulwarks I then marked the false frames on the hull for the second planking. I then planked the stem post as it made of 4mm ply and fitted the keel and stem post to the hull and marked a rabbet line for the second planking to fit into. After cutting the rabbet I then permanantly fitted the stem post and keel to the hull.
The following pictures will probably explain it better
This will be my last update for a week as I'm going on hoilday
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olliechristo reacted to aliluke in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Looking really good Ollie - you are on to it - the flow of the planks looks just right.
My preference is to fix the keel and stem well before the first planking is in place but I might be a rare voice for that opinion. Certainly I'd lay them before laying the second layer so that you have something to dress the second layer to, Leave off the stern post though until after the second layer is finished. It is very difficult to dress and sand that layer to the stern if the stern post is already in place. My opinion and many might disagree...
Cheers,
Alistair
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olliechristo reacted to S.Coleman in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -
Seems to be coming along quite nice. Doing well with the planking. It takes pateience but it pays off. I would add the keel before the second layer of planks, but that's just my opinion. Like to have something I can butt the planks up to. Good job
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