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olliechristo got a reaction from ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - March 2, 2014

Thanks again, i have one more question. I am customising the main gangway door to be open, just wondering would it most likely oprn outwrads or inwards?

I am getting closer to getting the below deck work sorted and back to the plan.. More work to be done on barrels, including filing down bands thinner and painting them darker..

Many thanks and regards Ollie
olliechristo got a reaction from tarbrush in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - April 3, 2015

Thanks so much Jeff and ZyXuz. I appreciate it... I only use basic tools and a keen eye.

I am well into scratch building the barrels for under floor.. It s been 3 hours at least over 2 evenings..

I cut strips at angles and made them all in one tube.. because the lengths are wedges, when i sand the curve at ends of barrel it gives the appearance of planks narrowing and in fact they do, just not as they really woud, but working at this size you cant build like you would a fulll size item, so one has to improvise a little.

I used "sika" super glue. it is good quality, then i filled tube with an expanding glue that helped hold the small bits together.. These are not going to be seen from alll angles so i thought better not get too carried away,, i tend to do that..

The bands i'm not 100% sure on yet, i made prototypes out of hammered soldering wire but think i need a thinner guage,, the effect is great.. and very nice to bend around two angles
olliechristo reacted to Jim Lad in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - October 30, 2013

Looks really good, mate! That picture in the instruction book is just rubbish.

John
olliechristo reacted to ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - October 30, 2013

NICE!!! Much better than the dwg. you have!!! I like it! I like it!
olliechristo reacted to WackoWolf in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - October 30, 2013

Beautiful, nice and clean and sharp. Your doing a wonderful job. Keep the pictures coming.
olliechristo got a reaction from ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - March 2, 2014

Few more pics
olliechristo got a reaction from pete48 in Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack by pete48 - FINISHED - Midwest Products - SMALL October 30, 2013

What a great little boat. That looks just marvellous.. Beautiful work. Look forward to seeing more. Regards Ollie
olliechristo reacted to Jeff-E in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - October 30, 2013

Hi Ollie,

Very nice work on your compaionway it looks very authentic, as you say much better than the supplied one in the picture
olliechristo reacted to Jim Lad in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - October 29, 2013

Oliver,

The doorway to the companion would be the full size of one side of the hatch, plus there would be a folding or sliding section of the top in order to allow proper access.

The photos below may give you a bit of an idea of the way they work.

John

The 'Stag's' cabin hatchway. I found I don't have a photo of the after end where the door is, but you can see the sliding top section easily.

The 'Palmerin' has a slightly more fancy companion, but it's still the same idea. You can see the doors - meeting in the centre - in this view.
olliechristo reacted to ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - October 29, 2013

I am really enjoying the work you are doing. I am learning a bunch!!
I know that interiors are a bit sticky White is a good 1st choice but they used a lot of yellow too
in the same places. War ships used red on the walls and overhead and the gun decks.
The officers country usually was stained dark with white overhead and heavy canvas on the deck
kind of like a carpet. Some of the richer officers had real carpet. You can check it out on the Victory site.

Cutters usually had a Warrant rank as captain...where master and commander came from...and had a crew of up to 60 men.
Not good for privacy. All dependent on size and job and armament.
olliechristo reacted to ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - October 29, 2013

Did the roof (for lack of a better name) hinge up from the opposite side of the door????? That would give more head room
and slides also came into use but much later about 1820 or so. Check out fishing schooners.
olliechristo reacted to ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - October 29, 2013

I belive that door is the officers Pantry. Where ready stores were kept. The side opposite was where maps, compasses, quadrants, and basicly the captain's
navigational parifinalia and orders were kept.
olliechristo got a reaction from tarbrush in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - December 31, 2014

Hi all, so i made good progress tonight. I satin clear coated the interior deck and stained the stairway. Also did a bit on the gangway. I needed to cut new front panel as i cut up original to make the door as it had great detail from laser cutter..
olliechristo got a reaction from tarbrush in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - December 31, 2014

I have been getting some inspiration from this lovely photo of inside the Endeavour replica.. I am not sure what colour to do walls in interior but im thinking of planking them horizontally and painting white or raw timber perhaps, any suggestions welcome.. Thanks so much everyone.. Ollie
olliechristo got a reaction from ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - March 2, 2014

Now im finishing the interior and the plan i have is hard to read at best... Could anyone guess what the fixture i have circled would be most likely..

I have thought a lot, it seems like its next to the stores and perhaps the galley. Maybe a sink or wash area or perhaps some sort of closet.. I will just adlib it if its too hard to judge..

Here is the link, on this PDF you can zoom in, but quailty of original image is still poor.. http://www.anmm.gov....s86_Mermaid.pdf
olliechristo got a reaction from ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - March 2, 2014

Thanks Tom and John I have made another step and put interior floor in, will do a few more hours tonight after work..

Regards Oliver
olliechristo reacted to ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - October 28, 2013

Love the interior work. That is how I learned X-stitch...carpet in officers country. A learning experience!
Neat barrels I must try the way you did it mine come out blah to say the best.

Tom
olliechristo reacted to Auvergne in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - October 28, 2013

Hi Ollie...Love the Rum barrels!! You are doing a great job and I will be following your beautiful build. Best luck to you. You know what you are doing for sure. Thanks for sharing your photos.

John
olliechristo got a reaction from CaptainSteve in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - November 16, 2014

Thanks so much Jeff and ZyXuz. I appreciate it... I only use basic tools and a keen eye.

I am well into scratch building the barrels for under floor.. It s been 3 hours at least over 2 evenings..

I cut strips at angles and made them all in one tube.. because the lengths are wedges, when i sand the curve at ends of barrel it gives the appearance of planks narrowing and in fact they do, just not as they really woud, but working at this size you cant build like you would a fulll size item, so one has to improvise a little.

I used "sika" super glue. it is good quality, then i filled tube with an expanding glue that helped hold the small bits together.. These are not going to be seen from alll angles so i thought better not get too carried away,, i tend to do that..

The bands i'm not 100% sure on yet, i made prototypes out of hammered soldering wire but think i need a thinner guage,, the effect is great.. and very nice to bend around two angles
olliechristo got a reaction from yvesvidal in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - June 19, 2014

Well after work today i scratch built a stairway from some cypress of some discription it has a nice fine grain.. They are built at 75degrees and seem about right, number of treads are matched with that in the picture.. about 6.

Next i will be scratch building some barrels to go in hull and trim out interior before planking, regards Ollie
olliechristo got a reaction from ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - March 2, 2014

Thanks so much Jeff, appreciate your comments... I assumed a steep angle would be the case and yes a rectangular opening, that makes sence.. You have helped me already.. Much thanks. Ollie

I look forward to any more replies that anyone has.. I am very appreciative..

I have made sure mast fits as the deck hole was way out with groove below originally.. and well its looking like a ship for a moment.
olliechristo got a reaction from ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - March 2, 2014

Thanks Brian, these are glues i have already, any one of them work great but i will get some "titebond"
olliechristo got a reaction from yvesvidal in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - June 19, 2014

Now i have started my modifications...

I am painting and coppering one side of the hull and other side being left timber finish with a cut away of hull to show planking and some of interior. (including stairs or ladder and rum kegs in bottom of hull) It as all still very strong..

here lies my first ponderings... I have some pictures to work with but the detail is very grainy. I can make some of it out... sail cupboards on left anothe rcupboard on right perhaps..

What im wondering in particular is would the main gangway have stairs or a vertical ladder coming straight down into below? I am thinking stairs as it would be very hard to bring large items or take injured or sick crew up a ladder

Also wondering how much platform and what sort of opening would lead to steps / ladder. A round hole through deck or rectangle?

Any help or ideas would be very much appreciated.. Thanks Ollie
olliechristo got a reaction from yvesvidal in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - June 19, 2014

Hi guys, im off to flying start and starting to understand how it goes together.. I have done the fairing and removed deadwood, i'm happy with how it is going. I am using a few different glues that are very strong and set fairly fast... I saved a lot of time with fairing by making two tools - 40 grit paper on a piece of quadrant so it can curve sidewards as needed and 40 grit on a piece of stiff plastic that can bend longways.. They are great... I dont mind that the edges are a bit coarse as this will help glue adhere..
olliechristo got a reaction from ringbolt2013 in HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard - March 2, 2014

Hi everyone. Before rushing into buying my kit i first wanted to setup a really good work space, so i built/renovated one.. Kit arrived yesterday - 17 Oct 2013

And did some scratch building of smalll items to get back into fine timber work... I made a shipping crate out of some old timber that has been sitting for many years from dads instrument building years.. (western red cedar) I believe.

I found these series of 8 collectors plates and 5000 were made, based of paintings done by an Australian Maratime artist, Dennis Adams (1914 - 2001) He studied at the Royal Acadamy in London. I got one for a good price on ebay and made a local timber "Silky Oak" (from a old house renovation) into a plate stand.. It is good inspiration for the build and will look great with it finished..

I have fitted and tweaked some parts but no glue yet. I am not familiar with the all the terminology as its not only my first build of this calibre and i dont know that much about sailing... I love to learn and am very handy, though i am glad i have you guys to help me out.. i can see many moments of perplexed pondering... Hrs count so far - 1.5 Hrs.

Regards Ollie

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