Glenn-UK

After a long break I have returned to the world of model ship building. I decided to start with a simple build so I  purchased the Artesania Latina kit for the Scottish Maid, revisiting the first ship I (badly) a few years ago. I seem to recall the instructions were a bit vague and the translation to English leaves a lot to be desired in places.

I noted the kit was missing the deck planking materials, which I had noted other builders had also commented on therefore I purchased some suitable deck planking material from CMB.

I plan to enhance some aspects of the build.

Hello David

Now that I've retired I have plenty of time to work on my boat build projects

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The wales have now been fitted to the hull. I have also assembled 10 cannons and glued them to the main deck. I have also glued more of the deck fittings.

I have now glued the rear upper deck in position which I can start to plank once the glue has dried.

You have a nice looking build. I seem to recall the skid beam pillars being a right pain to install.

I found some time to continue on with this project, which I'm dovetailing with my HMS Pegasus build.

I'm currently waiting for delivery of subscription pack 2 before I can move on with the main HMS Victory build so today I worked on the launch. I started by giving the hull a good sanding and then applied a primer. I then fitted the wales and also applied a couple of coats of white paint.

Once the paint had dried I then proceeded to remove the launch from the build jig and then sanded the excess jig wood so I'm now left with the basic launch which is now ready for me to add all the internal fittings.

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I removed the hull shaping studs and then completed the main deck planking. I'm just waiting for delivery (hopefully tomorrow) of the varnish I've ordered to protect the deck planking. I have also spend some more time sanding the hull. I just need to get some primer which I intend to apply to the hull to pinpoint any remaining defects which may need additional sanding (or filling).

I'm also debating weather to jump ahead and fit the copper plates before I move on to installing the various deck fittings.

I did decided to take a small excursion away from the instructions to enhance the build by installing some bulwarks around all the gun ports that are hidden by the upper decks. I have also painted the wooden frames red so everything will look better after the upper decks have been installed. In the attached pictures I have included some with the upper decks dry fitted.

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I have been able to spend some time on the boat build today and I've finally completed the second planking.

I'm happy with the end result and the hull will not require too much sanding or filling. The next task is to build the cannon assemblies which need to be fitted before the two upper decks can be fitted.

The bowsprit opening has been cleared

I cleared the gun and oar port openings as I progressing with the planking

The top of the stern counter planking has been correctly shaped in readiness for the fitting of the stern fascia, later on in the build.

I do not know when Victory will be released, but I do know that Amati are working on it right now There is a lot of English text to translate..

Thank you!

 

Is this any update on the progress / release date for HMS Victory as I need to ensure I clear the space in the shipyard for the build.

 

Prince is 1:64 scale, same as Victory.

 

I do not know when Victory will be released, but I do know that Amati are working on it right now There is a lot of English text to translate..

Nice work Jerry

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I have made really good progress over the last couple of days and have completed the second planking of the hull. This will now require a bit of sanding to get a fully smooth finish but overall it has not turned out too bad. I now have to continue with the second planking from the top of the wale line to the top of the gun port strip. I expect this will be time consuming work as I have to clear the gun ports and oar openings as I go along.

I am now really looking forward to starting the next phase of the build in the next couple of weeks.

A trick of the light makes the stern area looked bowed shape,  but this is not the case

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Work is progressing slowly on the second planking and I would expect to complete this task sometime in the next week or two ás I am taking my time.

View from the Stern

View from the Bow

Side on View

I'm really looking forward to watching your progress on this build, welcome back to the shipyard.

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I have now finished the sanding (and filling) of the hull. I am really happy with the end result and the hull is now nice and smooth, and is ready to accept the second planking. I have also checked that the second planking will fit flush with the stern post and false keel. The stern counter has also been fitted without any problems. I have made a small rabbet slot for the second planking, it is not very deep but should help give a smooth edge to the second planking that terminates around the bow.

I treated myself to a new tool, an electric plank bender and after giving it a test concluded it gives a much smoother bend compared with my manual plank bending tool. It is more time consuming however providing I put a few planks in to soak in warm water for approx. 30 mins prior to start the actual bending process it is relatively quick.

My new tool

I marked the position of the top of the wale on the hull and then started the second planking phase.

Pictures of the first row of planking

First three row of planks

Hello Jerry

All is looking good, and I'm glad that you're back in the shipyard as I do enjoy watching your progress and workmanship.

Work is progressing slowly on my HMS Pegasus build but I'm happy to take my time this time around.

I plan start the second planking tomorrow. My DeAgostini Victory build is also moving along and I'm waiting for delivery of this month subscription before moving on with the main ship build. I'm part way through the build of the launch, just waiting for delivery of a primer / filler before moving this small build forward.

Have a great day

Glenn

Hello Spyglass

It may not be clear from the pictures but I did cut a rabbet for the first planking which certainly me helped secure the planking around the bow, please have a look on page 1 of my build log for details. I will probably extend rabbet for the second planking around the upper bow area since most of the lower hull will be covered with copper tiles (I had to fit over 3500 tiles on my Victory build!)

Hopefully this pictures show the 1st planking secured in the rabbet.

This one shows a very small area of the rabbet where part of the plank was fitted tad short in error

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I did also reduce the width around the stern accordance with the build instructions (also as shown on page 1 of my build log) which were checked with my vernier gauge however, as you have noted, the 1st planking still requires a tad more sanding around the keel to ensure the 2nd planking will sit flush with the stern post and stern false keel. I have done a bit more sanding in that area today.

Great work and I will follow with great interest as I'm in the early stages of my Pegasus build

Hello Doug

I've just found your build log and it looks like your are doing a really nice job of your build. I will follow your build with interest as you are a bit further on than me with my HMS Pegasus build (just finished the 1st planking).

Glenn

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I have finally finished the first planking and I'm reasonably happy with the end result. It's not perfect but its more than good enough to accept the second planking.

I have also completed the initial sanding and the hull is now quite smooth, however there are still a couple of small areas to be filled and sanded before I'm ready to start the second planking. I'm just waiting for a delivery of some squadron white putty to complete this activity.

Here are some pictures

Spent today planking the launch. It was reasonably easy, and I found it best to use CA glue.

I started with two planks at the top, and added two planks from the keel

The hull is now ready for sanding. Before I start the sanding process I intend to mix some watered down wood glue with planking sawdust to fill in the gaps. I have also ordered Mr. Primer Surfacer 1000 which I will use to prime the hull before painting.

I've made a little bit more progress on this build. First of all I have attached the final keel section.

Here are the before and after pictures

I have also made a start on assembling the launch. The first task was to add two supports to the launch jig

I then assembled the bow frame assembly

Finally I added the launch frames to the jig, ensuring each frame was set square.

I've continued with the first planking today and I thought I would share with method I have been using.

This is a picture of my untidy workshop, showing HMS Pegasus and my two HMS Victory builds [Caldercraft (on hold) and DeAgostini]

My preference is to use peg board pins to hold the planks in place. I find these pins are easy to position and tap in place using a small hammer. These pegs are easy to remove and reusable. As can be seen I have used the kit supplied panel pins in a couple of places.

Sometimes I do adopt different clamping methods to ensure the planks lay smooth together as can be seen in picture below

And this is the end result when the pin are removed. HMS Victory has HMS Pegasus in her gun sights!

Continued on with the 1st planking today.

Bow end. This will look good once I've filled in the gaps with plank sawdust mixed with watered down wood glue and the bumps have been sanded smooth.

Side View

Stern view, I have trimmed the planks and test fitted the stern counter, and all looks good.

I decided to add some planks from the keel.

Bow end, its not a great joint, looks worse in the picture than it actually is, can be easily be sanded smooth and filled without too much effort.

Stern end, I have ensured the gap between the planks is an exact plank width at the stern

Side view

Today I was able to spend a little more time with the first planking. It seems to progressing quite smoothly at the moment.

Front end view

Side view. To help fill in some of the gaps I have been mixing plank sawdust with watered down wood glue and then brushing the pulp into the gaps.

It seem from this picture some of the planks are sitting really proud, this is not the case its a trick of the light casting shading.

Today I started work on one of the anchor assemblies.

First task was to file a notch in the two half's of the main beam to accept the anchor. I simply marked the centre point and used a suitable needle file to make the required notch.

I kept dry fitting the anchor during the filing process and once I was happy the notches were the correct size I glued and clamped the assembly together ensuring I also fitted the anchor rope ring.

Once the glued had dried the clamps were removed. The assembly is now ready for painting (black) and after the painting I will add the whippings and anchor rope.

Made a little bit of progress this morning.

First I completed the assembly and painting of the first 12 pounder

I then fitted keel part 1 with keel part 2, using the additional support brackets which I clamped whilst the glue was drying

After that I installed the remaining bow former parts 10, 11 and 11a. I used a set square when installing each part to ensure the parts were level.

Finally I assembled parts 7 and 7a and then fitted to the bow, ensuring the parts were fitted the right way up and this assembly was clamped whilst the glue dried.