Beef Wellington

Its amazing what it can take to rectify a problem  - but so pleased for you that you got it sorted.
 
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Hull together. It’s quite a big ship, the centre deck piece has a very hard time sitting flush as the side cannons throw off the balance and there are a few gaps which seem unavoidable and will require filling. 

Lovely planking BE, can only look even better when sanded down.  Nice work on the garboard planks, look tricky to shape, and I can see the advantage of the having the upper planking in place to help provide perspective.

Yes, very nice companion cover BE, the subtle plank edge highlighting looks just right - if I had a vote, I'd vote to keep it natural, but could be swayed either way depending on how you are planning to finish the coamings to get a nice contrast.  

Hi Stergios, I followed the same principle for the other stays.  i.e. where a pair is possible on each side, these were looped and seized around the mast top.  Where a single is necessary, a false splice was made to make a loop to go over the mast top.

Yes, very nice companion cover BE, the subtle plank edge highlighting looks just right - if I had a vote, I'd vote to keep it natural, but could be swayed either way depending on how you are planning to finish the coamings to get a nice contrast.  

beautiful work on the companionway B.E.
 
and the cutter`s hull and its planking is looking wonderful.....
 
Nils

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Faffing with fittings part 2.
I now turn my attention to the Companionway.
This is an interesting little project particularly when choosing to try and make the doors open and the lid hinge back to reveal something of the interior.

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A jig was necessary to keep the sections square and in place during gluing.
For construction I used 1/32" x 3/16" strips for the boarding, and 5/32" strips for the coamings.

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 Internal framing was added to stiffen the construction. The rear half of the lid was glued in place and the forward half hinged to fold back.

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It proved a testy business to make tiny hinges that would both work and have at least a nod towards looking like the real thing.
Of course all of this makes not one jot of real difference to the model, but I derive a small personal pleasure from it, even if just knowing it's there. ☺️

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Completing the arrangement also required a ladder down to the lower deck.

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Mildly curious why the access doors are facing aft, most of the examples I've seen  they are either facing forward or to Starboard.

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I haven't made my mind up yet whether to paint or poly wipe so for the present I will leave it in its  bare wood state.
Either way  it will need some final finishing before gluing into place.
 
Onto the Skylight.
 
B.E.
17/10/2018
 

Good morning.

Good morning.

Good morning.

Alright, so after all of that tedious cutting out, I can begin placing the frieze lattice.
 

Please bear in mind that this seeming, non-sensical gap will eventually be bridged by the upper finishing of the quarter gallery.  In the meantime, I have left the ends overlong to allow for cutting in.  Also, the edges of the frieze lattice may look a little ragged, but that’s just squeeze-out from the styrene cement, which will later be scraped away.  These pieces are really welded on, now; I degreased the upper bulwarks and I give the backs of the frieze segments a light sanding before glue.
 
I must have spent an hour checking and re-checking my starting point in order to be sure I allowed the propper space for the quarter gallery, but also in an effort to optimize my ornamental layout, so that I didn’t have too many oddly cut away shells or fleur-de-lis.  There will be the odd one, here and there, but not many.
 
Until now, I wasn’t really sure just how accurately I had measured and drawn the upper bulwarks and all of their piercings; I did pretty well, I think, to come +/- a light sixteenth.  There was enough latitude to shift the whole layout left or right, in order to make the best of these discrepancies.
 
So, more to come later. Thanks for looking in 😀

The stern came together very well and seems you've got the tricky alignment just right with the various curvatures of the rails, looks very pleasing...and well done for getting the coppering done, certainly not one of the most interesting or diverse activities but looking very good.  Will be following from here on if I may.

Looking good Mike - I like this stage of a build...so much potential to look forward to.....and few regrets or mistakes!

Yes, it should.  I don't think the step should be quite so pronounced, and the right stepped section should thin gradually as well.  I think you're clearer than the plans at this point so just ignore them!

Mike - I think its a view from above, and it looks to be correct.  The widest part is where the bowsprit sits, and the thinner part is the top of the knee of the stem.  The reason for the jump rather than smooth transition is that it accounts for the difference in width between those two points.  Hard to describe, but clear in my mind :-)
 
Nice work BTW, good to see some progress.

Hi Mike, I'd really suggest you do a little research before you start     I think your approach to build the kit following the plans and your heart is definitely the way to go, people may have opinions but nothing can be proven.  Sure this will build up into a beautiful model.  Definitely following this one.  

If GBP100 decrease by 50%, (i.e. $50), it will need to increase by 100$ (i.e. $50) to get back to same price.  Prices in the EU by law must include VAT, which is different to the US and possibly other places where any associated taxes are added afterwards to quoted prices
 
Using a simplistic example, assume a site quoted cost of GBP120 including VAT (GBP100 cost plus GBP20 VAT@20%), you need to reduce the quoted price of GBP 120 by 16.67% (i.e. ~GBP20 given rounding) to get the price excluding VAT of GBP 100.
 
 

Cheers Guys for the 'likes' and comments.
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Faffing with fittings.
A while ago I decided that the Holly decking planks I had originally ordered were just too pale for my taste, so  I ordered replacement Boxwood strips.
Pity I forgot to include a sheet of 3/64 thick stuff in the order to cut out the bow area of the Margin planks.
I have put a further supplementary order for some 3/64" Boxwood sheet and strip, but in the meantime I will have a go at the gratings.
Chuck's little gratings kits work a treat, and result in a nicely curved fine grating that reflects the shape of the originals.
Starting with the Bread Room scuttle I continued to complete the set of three.
Gratings are one thing, the coamings and head ledges entirely another.
These are scratch built from 3/32" sheet.
The only size reference for the height of the coamings is on the plan I worked on a 6mm depth from the false deck.  The Head ledges I made slightly higher to allow for forming the round.

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As suggested by Chuck I formed the frame around the grating to get a good fit. Once formed I inserted 1/16" strip around the inside to support the grating. This also has the effect of stiffening up the fame and reduces the risk of pulling it out of square.

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Even so during final finishing I glued a grating sized block to my jig board to hold the framing in place.

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Sanding the Head Ledges.

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The finished coamings sit 5mm above the false deck.

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Same procedure for the Fore Hatch.
Galley Flue scuttle
I cut the base from some 3/32"  Castello sheet. From the plans  I calculated a base 12 x 16mm.
For the coamings I cut a 3.5mm width strip from a 1/16th thick sheet.
I cut the hole for the flue out and boarded around it with some thin Boxwood planking.

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The Flue pipe was then added.

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Next up the Companionway and the Skylight.
B.E.
13/10/2018
 
ps. Thank you Chuck, received my 3/64"  Boxwood sheet, and 1/4" wide strips for the margin planks this morning, - six days order to door, excellent service.👍
 

The stern came together very well and seems you've got the tricky alignment just right with the various curvatures of the rails, looks very pleasing...and well done for getting the coppering done, certainly not one of the most interesting or diverse activities but looking very good.  Will be following from here on if I may.

I have been working on a little project lately, something I've wanted to do for years, making my own boat.
It's an Iain Oughtred design, Tammie Norrie, a 4.5mtr (15 foot) clinker sailing dinghy.
 
I'm really enjoying using full sized hand tools, especially the planes but the lessons learned in ship modelling have been a huge help.

The stern came together very well and seems you've got the tricky alignment just right with the various curvatures of the rails, looks very pleasing...and well done for getting the coppering done, certainly not one of the most interesting or diverse activities but looking very good.  Will be following from here on if I may.

Gunports cut out and lined using tube method that Hartmut on another forum used - I just couldn't get walnut lining to stick to 1.5mm of strip wood with out using CA (and I'm allergic to that).  The tube method worked a treat.  Now preparing hull for second planking.
 
I've also added some photos of my previous completion - HMS Victory 1:100 by Del Prado. As you can see it's not a faithful representation as I liked the wooden finish with metal work on this one.
Photos - Victory completed autumn 2017.
Photo - Gunport lining with tube method.
Photo - Getting ready for 2nd planking (without superglue!!)
  
 

Finally that's the hull coppered.  As you can see the coppering highlighted a couple of defects in my planking at the stern leaving a bit of ridge to get around.  Next ship I'll rabit the keel first before assembly of the main structure. One learns!
 
The Evo 'serious glue' worked out ok.  It left a few glue marks on the copper which I think a white spirit wash and some elbow grease will fix.  It'll also identify any loose copper tiles.  Then to tidy up the keel and complete and fit the rudder so I can start working on the upper hull.  I think transom/rear galleries first which I see from a few other recent posts are a bit fiddly! 
 
 
 

Just about finished the stern transom and galleries; just some painting to tidy up.  Now that she has her name I thought about a naming ceremony; unfortunately as it is sober October my wife has locked the champagne away.  I'll just have to wait until canny remember November!!