Bill Hime
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Bill Hime reacted to JerryGreening in Bonhomme Richard by JerryGreening - 1:48 scale
Now for the part that had me sold on building this ship...the stern framing. Karl's (Jeronimo) stern framing was so smooth that it looked like a sculpture.
I guess it is worth mentioning that I scan the area of the drawings that I am working on. Then print them out on my computer. If you do this though be advise to check the print out against your drawing because many scanners do distort the image. I then cut out the area I am working on and afix it to the wood using scotch 77 spray adhesive.
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Bill Hime reacted to JerryGreening in Bonhomme Richard by JerryGreening - 1:48 scale
Moving on to the lower keel and towards the bow. I treenailed the keel pieces even though these will be covered over by frames later on. They are still visible from the bottom should I be crazy enough to turn the model over later on.
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Bill Hime got a reaction from GLakie in HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - FINISHED - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1:64
So beautiful! Sjors, your making rigging look easy...and we know that it is the exact opposite!
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from Piet in HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - FINISHED - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1:64
So beautiful! Sjors, your making rigging look easy...and we know that it is the exact opposite!
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from Sjors in HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - FINISHED - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1:64
So beautiful! Sjors, your making rigging look easy...and we know that it is the exact opposite!
Bill
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Bill Hime reacted to Sjors in HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - FINISHED - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1:64
Shrouds and lanyards on both side are done.
I only have to tie up the lanyards at the starboard side but the port side is done.
So a few pictures before I go further.
Also one picture of how she looks totally .
Difficult to get that in one shot.
She is BIG !!!!!!!
Sjors
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Bill Hime got a reaction from mrshanks in Independence 1775 by DocBlake - Artesania Latina - 5/16" scale.
Dave,
Absolutely, I'm up for that! Perhaps we could get together soon. I'm currently turning a cabin on our property into a cabinet/furniture shop. I'm also setting aside a nice enclosed area of the shop for the shipyard. Just frame at the moment but moving forward! Would love to see your shipyard
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from Elijah in Independence 1775 by DocBlake - Artesania Latina - 5/16" scale.
Doc,
You had my attention as soon as you mentioned Red Heart, and going with what pleases the eye. Following, and we're not to far from one another
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from Elijah in HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - FINISHED - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1:64
Sjors,
It's been forever since I looked in on this build. Sorry I've missed so much. The rigging is amazing. Well done my friend.
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from Piet in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Quite lovely Mark, you've come a long way
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from mtaylor in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
So much for finishing up furniture designs tonight! I just used up the last couple hours reviewing this build.
Druxey,
This is mind boggling to see such clean detail at such a diminutive scale. You are a master artisan. You've changed my perspective on my approach to every detail. So much to be learned here.
Best Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from riverboat in Syborn by popeye the sailor - FINISHED - 1:33 - trawler
Just spent some time here cruising through the whole log. Great work, and even more so that you are showing that a person doesn't need a shop full of fancy tools to do beautiful work. Mastery is in the hands, not the toolbox
Best Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from michael mott in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
So much for finishing up furniture designs tonight! I just used up the last couple hours reviewing this build.
Druxey,
This is mind boggling to see such clean detail at such a diminutive scale. You are a master artisan. You've changed my perspective on my approach to every detail. So much to be learned here.
Best Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from Ryland Craze in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
So much for finishing up furniture designs tonight! I just used up the last couple hours reviewing this build.
Druxey,
This is mind boggling to see such clean detail at such a diminutive scale. You are a master artisan. You've changed my perspective on my approach to every detail. So much to be learned here.
Best Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from Jack12477 in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
So much for finishing up furniture designs tonight! I just used up the last couple hours reviewing this build.
Druxey,
This is mind boggling to see such clean detail at such a diminutive scale. You are a master artisan. You've changed my perspective on my approach to every detail. So much to be learned here.
Best Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
So much for finishing up furniture designs tonight! I just used up the last couple hours reviewing this build.
Druxey,
This is mind boggling to see such clean detail at such a diminutive scale. You are a master artisan. You've changed my perspective on my approach to every detail. So much to be learned here.
Best Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from dvm27 in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
So much for finishing up furniture designs tonight! I just used up the last couple hours reviewing this build.
Druxey,
This is mind boggling to see such clean detail at such a diminutive scale. You are a master artisan. You've changed my perspective on my approach to every detail. So much to be learned here.
Best Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from Canute in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
So much for finishing up furniture designs tonight! I just used up the last couple hours reviewing this build.
Druxey,
This is mind boggling to see such clean detail at such a diminutive scale. You are a master artisan. You've changed my perspective on my approach to every detail. So much to be learned here.
Best Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Well, some progress. The first photo looks confusing, but what i've done is rubber cement on the offcuts to the assembled lifts in order to be able to scroll-saw the profile of the boat. The second photo shows the profile cut into the starboard half-hull. The third shows both half-hulls cut and ready to shape. The last photo shows the central spine elements laid out for cutting. (The elements of this were not delineated on the original draught, so I had to be my own master shipwright.)
More anon. Thanks for the 'likes' and comments.
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Bill Hime reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Thanks for the comments and 'likes', everyone.
The next step was to cut out the various lifts. Copies of the half breadth were rubber-cemented on to the prepared blanks. The blanks were also paired together with rubber cement and cut on the scroll saw. The photo shows one half of the plug dry-assembled with the other half laid out.
The overall length of this hull is a little under 10".
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Bill Hime reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Now for something a little different: the Greenwich Hospital ceremonial barge of 1832. There is a draught in the RMG, formerly NMM, collection of this lovely sleek barge that makes an attractive subject. (Image allowable use by RMG.) Normally such small craft are modelled at a larger scale, but as I've been building at 1:48 scale for decades, why stop now?
This is a part-time 'fun' project between other professional work, so this log may be rather sporadic.
The first task was to develop a workable set of lines from the rather sparse draught. There were relatively few body sections (somewhat fanciful, as it turned out!) and no waterlines. One item that tripped me up for a while was what appeared to be the line of a 'knuckle' on the half breadth. While it more or less fitted the fore body, I could not get this to reconcile aft. Eventually I saw two very faint lines on the body plan: it was, in fact, a proof diagonal. Duh! Once I'd figured that out, everything fell into place and a fair hull form resulted.
The clinker planked hull will be built on a plug, so basswood was prepared to exact thickness for the two half-hulls, less the thickness of the keel, stem and stern posts. One interesting complication is the pink-style extension of the stern (see sketch).
Next up: cutting out the various lifts and assembling them.
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Bill Hime reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Now things start to get interesting. The plug was repeatedly gessoed and rubbed down to a smooth surface. The next step is to line out the planking. There are two stages to this process. The first is mechanical: dividing the surface into equal parts at various points along the hull. In this case the draught showed eight strakes. The distance around half the hull at the dead flat was exactly 4' 0", so each stroke is 6" wide at that point.
Once the hull has been divided into 8 bands or strakes, these need to be finessed so that, no matter from which direction you look at it, the planking runs smoothly to the eye. The bow-most third of the hull gave the most difficulty, as there is a pronounced hollow to the form. In some cases the variation of the thickness of the pencil line (very thin) was enough to make the difference. In others the line had to be moved by as much as 1/32". I may still play with the layout a little more before I'm completely satisfied.
The layout at present makes no allowance for overlaps of the clinker planks - that will come later, as will the shift of plank butts.
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Bill Hime reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
I was able to put in some more time on carving and refining the plug. The initial shaping was done with chisel and gouges, then smoothed with various grades of sandpaper. The sleek and streamlined form, dimensioned to the inside of the planking is almost complete. The form at the stern up to the transom was the trickiest part of the shaping. At both bow and stern, the plug is paper thin. Later this will be cut away to prevent the planks from adhering.
Next, when time allows, will be further sanding and smoothing of the plug's surface with gesso.
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Bill Hime reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Some progress has been made between commissioned work. The plug central spacer was the next consideration. This is 1/16" thick and is cut away to support the central spine fore and aft. Observant eyes will note that the aft end of the plug has been modified to accommodate the small triangular transom and the wider upper end of the stern post. The plug spine protrudes above the sheer so that it can be conveniently clamped in a vice.
Next will be shaping the plug to the inside of plank.
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Bill Hime reacted to druxey in Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
This is where I wish I were building at a larger scale!
First the central spine elements were cut from 3" thick stock, with the exception of the stern post. This was cut from 4½" wood. The keel is very light at only 3" square and has a 1" rabbet cut into it. To prevent total insanity, I cut a scratch moulding contour into a piece of hacksaw blade. By rubber cementing the blank to some scrap board, this held it firmly. I cut the rabbet in for most of its length. To prevent an uneven rabbet, I cut the steel profile so that it bottomed out on the board at the correct depth.
The stern post was tapered from its full thickness at the top to 3" at the foot. All the various scarph joints were then fitted using - believe it or not - a ½" chisel. When I was satisfied with them, I glued up stem, keel, stern post and stern standard or deadwood. The rest of the rabbet was carefully cut using a scalpel blade and very well-honed chisels. The bow was especially challenging at this scale, as the planks come in almost parallel to the stem.
There may be a hiatus before the next instalment as I now have restoration work in the studio, and that has to take precedence.
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