Bill Hime
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Bill Hime got a reaction from egkb in Narrowing down the field for first ship model
Boyd,
Thank you so much for your kind words!
JPett,
I started drawing pictures of tall ships when I was in the 4th-5th grade. I think my interest was sparked by my teacher reading Moby Dick to us everyday in class. She would turn the lights down, it was quiet time, and she would read. Later that same year, I saw the movie Moby Dick with Gregory Peck in black and white.
I grew up in a family of artisans. One grandfather a wood carver. The other a carpenter in the winter and a lumberjack in the summer. My father, a true genius. Not well suited for the world around him. He was a master mechanic, machinist and carpenter. He scratch-built HO gauge brass steam locomotives that belonged in museums.
I've never built a piece of furniture or cabinet, house or barn that I didn't develop a relationship with. I feel like I'm finally home. This is that piece that was missing. I was always meant to build ships, whether the scale be 1:1 or 1:64, this brings peace to my heart.
And now I have a wonderful wife and many new friends to share this journey with...!
Warm Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime reacted to mtaylor in USF Confederacy by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Yep, we're all set.
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Bill Hime reacted to gjdale in USF Confederacy by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Thanks Bill - guess I'd rather live in Wisconsin then -
Bill Hime got a reaction from Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
Ray,
I spent the better part of a 12 hour shift last night reading through this build log. What an amazing tutorial! This is one of the best logs I've seen here on MSW. This log could be a companion book for the kit.
I know that the HMS Diana is definitely on my list for the future, largely due to your presentation. Thank you!
I'll be pulling up a chair for the rest now, and taking notes
Warm Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime reacted to shihawk in Narrowing down the field for first ship model
Bill .your passion is inspiring .I thing you could build any model you want .Welcome to a great hobby and look forward to your build log good luck .Boyd
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
Below are some photos of the completed upper decks.
Next I will finish a few bits on the sides such as the entry steps and then turn my attention to the bow and the cats heads.
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
The quarter deck open rails have now been completed, and also, the top rail across the top of the stern has also been added, and some more of the the side decoration strips have been added, just a bit of paint touching up is required.
Completed open quarter deck rails
Stern rail
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
The quarter deck open rails
I looked at the photos in my books and worked out a hight for the top rail, and then drew out a template, (see photo), which would give me good idea of what it would look like, I also used the template to cut out the uprights. Firstly I made a trim to go at the top of the bulwark and under the bottom rail. The bottom and top rails were made from 5x2mm beech which bends really well even after a short soak the uprights were fitted into slots in the bottom rail which when they were all made were painted and glued on, the top rail was bent to shape, and all the upright positions marked, the rail was then drilled to just under the breaking through point,and then cynoed onto the uprights, one down one to do.
Rail profile drawn out
trim added under bottom rail
bottom rail
bottom rail and uprights
Top rail ready to fit
Top rail fitted
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
Hi Andy Rope coils
I tape down some masking tape sticky side up, and just start the coil with a small loop, holding the rope with my finger and wind it, around it, pushing it down to keep it sticking to the tape, it takes a bit of practice and sometimes two or three goes to get started, as getting it to stick to the tape is the trick, only use the tape once, when you are happy with the coils brush them with dilute pva and leave till dry then slice of the tape. Hope this helps I have added some photos.
After pva treatment and dry
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
Guns fully mounted
All the guns have now been fitted and the ones that can be seen have been fully rigged. Next job to finish the gun deck fittings.
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
Deck FittingsAt the same time as making up the main deck guns and rigging them I also started making some of the deck fittings, hatches, bits, ladders and the stove the photos below show the progress.
The first hatch
The first hatch finished
Hatches and ladders
Hatches test fitted
Stove added
The fittings and the guns
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
Coppering tile plate applying guide
Copper plating seems to scare some builders so here is the way I actually fix the plates/tiles to the hull THICK cyno is always used and I very rarely find the need to remove any excess, and if I do I use a wet/baby wipe. Cutting is done with a heavy duty Stanley type knife on a self-healing cutting mat, and any extra dressing to fit carried out with a sanding disc or needle file.
1st thick cyno going onto tiles max I do at one time is three
spreading glue on plates
Triming at plate
Fixing tiles/plates standerd fix and a cut in fix
Fixed ordinary and cut in tiles plates
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
The galleries have now been completed there is one more bit to add on the top but that will be done when the quarterdeck rails have been added, no real problems adding the trim and decoration and the photos show the stages, now back to the plating only a few more rows on the second side to go.
Decoration going on one side
That side done
Decoration going on the stern
Galleries finished
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
David, Juergen, Andy, MarkThanks for the comments guys David she is quite large but I agree with Andy you have to build the one that floats your boat.
Mark….. The gore line I could not find any information that lays down rules for where it should be, and I am not a fan off the method where two or three rows of plates that go in a band around the water line, so I set the gore line so it looks right to me, I did the same on Pegasus and I looked at her, and used her as a guide as the hull shapes are not dissimilar, hope this is of help.
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Bill Hime reacted to realworkingsailor in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
David, you can hem and haw about what you could build, and settle for something close that may please you, but more likely to lose your interest, or you could just say screw it (that would be "screw" spelled with a capital "F") and build what you really want to build, and deal with whatever space issues you may have later on.
Ray, nice job on your Diana. I've been quietly following along and enjoying all your nice photos. Keep up the good work.
Andy
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
The main wale The main wale planking was done next; again the timber needed dressing before it could be used, as the edges were very rough. After all the planks were fixed I taped over the top thinner plank so as to protect it, and to maintain the difference when rubbing down the rest of the wale. The wale was rubbed down and filled and top plank uncovered and the whole wale painted black.
The whole of the hull including the wale was given a coat of 50/50 satin water based varnish and water, I use this as a sealer, I find both paint and the copper tiles adhere to it very well (I did a test strip to make sure).
First plank on
Ready to fill and paint
Narrow top wale plank
Wale in progress and lined gun ports
Masked up and painted
Wale completed and 50% water-varnish sealer on
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
Second Planking
I started planking from the top of the wale, this position was marked out as per the instructions measuring down from the main deck gun ports. I like to lay the second planks semi-wet to damp and fix with cyno gel; I find the cyno grabs damp timber much better than dry timber. One thing I will comment on is the quality of the planking the 1x4mm being the worst, it is nowhere as good as the planking supplied in the two Victory kits I have built, the edges are rough and splintery, and also show saw marks, four out of ten would be my best mark I could give the 1x5mm a little better, So before soaking I had to sand all the planking edges a bit of a pain. I went downwards with the 1x5mm for five rows,( the instruction say plank right down to the keel and plank upward last), I then went upwards with the 1x4mm only because I thought it was only a matter of time while working on the bottom I would break or damage the fore or quarter deck sides, this way their thickness would be doubled and be a lot less fragile. The planking as gone ok so far.
Jason
At the end I have posted two pics with Diana along side Pegasus hope this gives you the size compassion.
Rough planking
First few planks on
Working upwards
Planked upwards to the top
Planking well under way
Diana and Pegasus
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
First planking continued
An update on the first planking no problems so far I am laying the planks damp to very damp, I soak the planks in an blanked off length of pvc pipe, and then bend and cut them damp, I fix with pins using PVA speed bond and after fixing the first two rows full width, I am tapering the rest at the bows I do it by eye and feel.
First few rows on
A few more rows on
A few more rows on shows balsa filler helping with pinning planks
Stern planking
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
One half of the gun deck has now been planked top & butt, then 13 rows of 3mm planks and lastly two rows of 5mm up to the edge, where the gratings come to, the part left in the centre of the deck reverts to 3mm planks, I will fill that in after the other main half has been done, so far I a pleased with the effect and the maple. The other photos show my planking station just some pined down glass paper and spare 1.5 x 5 mm planking pined to allow the ends to be sanded square.
This might be the last update for a while as tomorrow the 6th I am going into hospital to have replacement knee surgery not looking forward to it very much, hopefully after the first few weeks I might have a lot of time to put into the build.
3mm planks ready to lay
Sanding station
Sanding edge
3mm planking being layed
3mm planking done
One side finished
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Bill Hime reacted to Ray in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
Gun deck plankingI started the gun deck planking by adding the waterway plank, it was trimmed and shaped from a 7mm wide length of maple, it was set hard against the frames and with a bulwark plank set on top, this gave the waterway a 4mm width. I then cut out a few shaped planks and worked out a straight line in from the waterway parallel to the deck centre line at about amidships wide enough to cover the planking pattern, which is four planks wide, this was the compromise as in the last post, the top and but planking was then laid from that line to the waterway. I tried the ply top decks on, and you just do not see where the top and but planking tapers you only see it at full width. Next I started laying the 3mm wide planks and I will say the 3mm timber was nowhere near as good on the edges as the 5 & 7mm and requires a lot of sanding, as showed a few rows have been laid the rest to do.
Waterway & stright edge for distance
First row of planks
Two rows
Top & but finished one side
Top & but finished one side with ply top deck in place
Top & but finished one side with the first rows of 3mm planking and a bulwark plank in place
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Bill Hime got a reaction from WackoWolf in Wasa by Andre - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
Andre,
I applaud you for taking on this resurrection. Your eyes saw what others did not. A ship drowning at her mourings, forgotten. Once a model takes shape it becomes something more. It becomes a ship, a place where men lived and died, sacrificing all for their love of the sea. Their blood over time, is the sap returning to the wood to give life to the vessel they serve.
A ship is greater than the sum of her parts. She is historian of every soul she took to sea...
You have done a beautiful thing..
Warm Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from cookster in USF Confederacy by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Thank you Wes! I can't wait to get started. In the meantime, I'm ordering the Pride of Baltimore hopefully by the end of the weekend. I'll start a build log for the Pride when it gets here
Warm Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime reacted to george in HMS Agamemnon by george - FINISHED - Caldercraft
Here's where I'm up to at the moment. Can't think of much else that needs
doing on the decks. I might put a couple of carronades on the forecastle.
Not made my mind up yet.
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Bill Hime reacted to george in HMS Agamemnon by george - FINISHED - Caldercraft
A few more pictures. Just started to plank the poop deck
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Bill Hime reacted to george in HMS Agamemnon by george - FINISHED - Caldercraft
Hears where I'm up to at the moment. Really enjoyed the upper deck.
A few fiddly bits but no real problems.
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