Kevin

September 20

 

 

1709

HMS Plymouth (60), Cptn. Jonas Hanway, captured French Ariadne (40)

1746

First day of Admiral Richard Lestock's attempt to capture of the French East India company's dockyard at L'Orient. 

1799

HMS Rattlesnake (16), Lt. William Fothergill (Acting as Lt. Samuel Gooch commanding was ashore), and armed storeship HMS Camel (26), John Lee, engaged French frigate Freueuse (46) in Algoa Bay

1803

HMS Princess Augusta cutter (8), Lt. J. W. Scott (Killed in Action), repulsed Dutch cutters Union and Wraak. 45 miles N. E. of Texel.

1811

Buonaparte being off Boulogne, ordered seven armed praams to attack HMS Naiad (38), Cptn. Philip Carteret, but they were all repulsed, and compelled to seek shelter under their batteries.

1839

Thomas Masterman Hardy died.

lol 

Andy you are such a tease, 

 

i can fit the Victory in that position between the door and window, in the diorama set up, there will be no 1/64 Victory, unless Chris Watton gives me the Amati completed one, and i will trash mine, my other builds like the Amerigo Vesspucci (hull) only and my 1/24 Section (when started) will perhaps go into my shipyard

 

all the best

 

You know, if you move the table a bit to the left...
Suspend the TV from the ceiling....
Get rid of the book case and stuff all the books on the window ledge...

You'd be halfway to creating enough space for a certain 1:64 Vic....

947 total hours build time

 

Guess what, - nah you will never guess, i will just have to tell you

 

I did some of my build tonight, yep got a whole 90 mins on her, that's the weaning off from playing EVE taking effect

 

she now has two catheads fitted, as i spend some time getting the bow to look the same from both side, im well pleased

 

roll on tomorrow

i love the decking, well done

yipeeeeee, i got something right

 

thank you

Small update...with summer not much time to work on the cross section.....just a little at a time

Since I decided to go with cherry for the treenail.....don't know if this was a good idea or a really stupid one 

Got down to making me some

 

First I had to make a zero clearance insert for my saw...did not have any aluminium or plastic so I used cherry

 

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ripped some cherry strips down to about .040  square

 

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Then started pulling them through my draw plate. Taking them down to about .023 in size. This is smaller in scale than it should be at 1:32 but with them

be so much darker than the maple the will not look like the section has a bad case of the measles....I hope 

 

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So now it is time to set back turn on the music and PULL for awhile

why do you set a zero tolerance on the blade, is it to help feed the stock wood through and stop it sagging, or help avoid any blade movement?

September 19

 

1700

HMS Carlisle (48), Cptn. Francis Dove, blew up by an unknown accident in the Downs while the captain was on shore. All the crew on board were lost. 

September 18

 

 

1666

Capture of the French Rubis (60) by British squadron under Ad. Sir Thomas Allin.

1740

Departure from St. Helens of Commodore George Anson on voyage of circumnavigation on board HMS Centurion(60) with HMS Gloucester (50), HMS Severn (48), Cptn. Hon. Edward Legge, HMS Pearl (42), Cptn. Matthew Mitchell, HMS Wager (24), Cptn. Dandy Kidd, the sloop HMS Trial, Cdr. Francis Holburne, and two storeships,Anna and Industry.

1743

HMS Bridgewater (24), Cptn. William Fielding, lost off Newfoundland

1804

HMS Centurion (50), Cptn. J. Lind (Lt. J. E. Phillips Acting for part of the action as Lind was ashore), engaged French Marengo (74), Rear- Admiral Linois, Atalante (40) and Semillante (36) in Vizagapatam Road

1810

HMS Ceylon (38), Cptn. Charles Gordon, taken by French Venus (44), Commodore Hamelin, and Victor (16) off Mauritius.

HMS Boadicea (38), Cptn. Josias Rowley, HMS Otter (18), Cptn. James Tompkinson, and HMS Staunch (14) Lt. Benjamin Street, took French Venus (44), Commodore Hamelin, and retook HMS Ceylon (38).

1812

Capture of 8 armed and 18 merchant vessels by boats of HMS Bacchante (38), Cptn. William Hoste, off the coast of Apulia.

so you take the build over, what happens to it then, do they display it, use it for the posters/etc, or do they just give it to me? 

I have some masking tape of the right width and thickness, sealed with Matt varnish.

 

 

Probably not the 'done thing' but seems to work OK.

 

 

Nick

im using evergreen, nothing traditional there either, but looks ok

what are you using as the straps?

Happy Birthday

Chris

I cannot imagine transporting your masterpiece 1000 miles in a van  . Remember what happened to the "Kings Men" during an analogous transit with Humpty Dumpty  .  How will you prepare your gem for the journey  ?

Best

Jaxboat

i have a plan to help him, i am going to get him to send mine, so it does not matter if it gets damaged in transit, meanwhile - i will surprise the wife by completing my build over night, and give it to her as a surprise

September 17

 

1797

HMS Pelican (18), Lt. Thomas White (Act.), destroyed French privateer Trompeur (12) off St. Domingo.

1807

HMS Barbara (10), Lt. Edward D'Arcy, captured by privateer General Ernouf (14).

1812

Boats of HMS Eagle (74), Cptn. Charles Rowley, capture 2 gunboats and 15 vessels laden with oil and destroy 6 gunboats off the mouths of the Po.

1840

Caiffa captured by HMS Castor (26), Cptn. Edward Collier, and HMS Pique (36), Cptn. Robert Boxer.

1861

Union landing party from USS Massachusetts takes possession of Ship Island south of New Orleans, LA.

good to know you are ok

A small problem arose when dry fitting the patterns the middle one protrudes above the bow about 3-4 mm Im not sure if thats correct.  The lower one did not fit perfectly at the stern as I had to move it slightly forward in order not to have a bulkhead blocking one of the gun ports. I dont think this will be to much of a problem though as it will all be planked over and painted.

 

yes thats what i had on mine, all ties in with the beak-head planking, heads and gratings, then not seen when the bow decoration is fitted

http://www.euromodel-ship.com/eng/model-kits.html#axzz2f2BpSR8J

 

i believe the kits are excellent, but like all others, the more you put into it, the better the results gained, i was going to build the Royal William, perhaps wish i had, instead of the Victory, once or twice a year they seam to have some excellent offers on

 

http://www.euromodel-ship.com/eng/royal-william.html#axzz2f2BpSR8J

September 16

 

 

1762

HMS Humber (44) wrecked on Hazeboro Sands

1776

HMS Savage (8) wrecked at Louisburg, Nova Scotia.

1782

HMS Glorieux (74), Cptn. Hon. T. Cadogan, foundered and HMS Ramillies (74) burnt after being damaged in a hurricane off Newfoundland

1813

Boats of HMS Swallow (18), Edward Reynolds Sibly, took French government transport Guerriere (4) close to Port d'Anzo (Anzio).

the coppering looks fantastic, god it seam such a long time ago, when i was doing mine

as i am setting every sail including stuns, i was looking at the required area of calico required- i just now need to convert that - thankyou

good evening everyone

 

i had the perfect opportunity to do lots on the build this weekend, and never took the advantage, oh hum

 

but i have managed to continue with the the gun port rigging, the lines are not glued into the hull yet in case i decide i can do better and replace the lot, as Gils seam far tidier 

 

 

and lol anyone got any idea what square area i should allow for all the 30+ sails, including stuns

 

 all the best

Happy Birthday

lol as it is the wales that created (showed) up  the error, i would get them out of the way, 

September 15

 

 

1747

HMS Lyme (24) foundered in the Atlantic

1806

HMS Anson (64), Cptn. Charles Lydiard, engaged French Foudroyant (80)

1808

French frigate Canonniere (44), Cptn. Bourayne, captured HMS Laurel (22), Cptn. J. C. Woolcombe, off Port Louis in Mauritius.

1814

HMS Hermes (20), Cptn. Hon. William Henry Percy, and HMS Sophie (18), Cptn. Lockyer, engaged Fort Bowyer on Mobile Point. Consorts HMS Carron, and HMS Childers (18), J. B. Umfreville, did not engage. Whilst withdrawing, Hermes, with all her rigging shot away, was unmanageable and grounded with her stern to the fort. Boats of the squadron took off the crew and she was set on fire, subsequently exploding. 

WELL DONE