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Beef Wellington got a reaction from mobbsie in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
All, thanks for the support, kind words and likes from such an accomplished group. I noticed that I'm just past my 3yr anniversary for this model...I'm hoping things can start accelerating a little from here now all the foundations are in place.
@ Michal - its a simple solution I learned from others, the batten is simply a 1x1mm strip glued to the waterline. Given that the hull shape requires this to bend through a number of convex and concave surfaces, especially at the stern, my experience was that it is easiest to thin by sanding to around 0.5mm or less and then glue in position with PVA glue. The moisture in the glue adds to flexibility of the woods and sets quickly so fingers can be used to hold in place. This was done in manageable strip lengths rather than trying to do the whole waterline with one piece. Once this had dried fully, I then reduced the thickness a little more by careful sanding until it looked to be at the appropriate scale.
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from mobbsie in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Hi all, trying to get the shipyard going again. Decided to put some additional paint friezes on the lower finishing pieces which are all now glued in place and touched up. Tried to make these a bit subdued, and mirrored a design appearing in one of the moldings at the stem.
Also made up what I think is technically the 'drop' proper, or alternatively the "round thing" which I'd been pondering for a while after committing to not to use the kit white metal parts. The technique devised proved to be pretty easy to execute by simply gluing some 2mm think spare stock onto the end of some 4mm dowel. Using that as a guide to shape to be round and domed - these were then soaked in rubbing alcohol to separate again. I'm waiting to glue these on as I suspect they will be too easy to knock off with the other work remaining to do at the stern.
Next up, I think I'm in a position to start getting some trim on and find out if there are any issues with the placement of the painted letters...
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from Archi in Soleil Royal paint scheme
I'd suggest checking out the Soleil Royal build logs, there is extensive discussion on this in many of them.
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from egkb in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Hi all, trying to get the shipyard going again. Decided to put some additional paint friezes on the lower finishing pieces which are all now glued in place and touched up. Tried to make these a bit subdued, and mirrored a design appearing in one of the moldings at the stem.
Also made up what I think is technically the 'drop' proper, or alternatively the "round thing" which I'd been pondering for a while after committing to not to use the kit white metal parts. The technique devised proved to be pretty easy to execute by simply gluing some 2mm think spare stock onto the end of some 4mm dowel. Using that as a guide to shape to be round and domed - these were then soaked in rubbing alcohol to separate again. I'm waiting to glue these on as I suspect they will be too easy to knock off with the other work remaining to do at the stern.
Next up, I think I'm in a position to start getting some trim on and find out if there are any issues with the placement of the painted letters...
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Beef Wellington reacted to Blue Ensign in 18TH c. English Pinnace by Blue Ensign - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:24 scale
Working out a strategy for panelling
For this I am using 1.8mm x 0.7mm Boxwood strip given a profile using the blade I used for the decorative profile on the Cap rail edge.
My approach is to cut a rectangle of Boxwood strip to the appropriate internal size to use as a template around which to fit the moulding.
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The template is secured to a flat surface (in my case the top of my mini anvil) with double sided tape.
The moulding strips are then fitted around this and the mitres cut insitu.
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The moulding is glued at the corners and when dry carefully prized off.
The four mouldings for the cockpit area were of a narrower size to fit.
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Although only glued at the mitres the mouldings are surprisingly robust.
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The completed mouldings after varnish is applied.
I think that fitting them as complete units is easier than fitting them piecemeal on the boat. A slightly different approach to the lower moulding around the bow deck which was fitted in one piece following wet and heat to create the curve. The sides and tops were then separately fitted.
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I was anticipating that the decorative panels would present a tricky exercise, but it turned out to be fairly straightforward.
B.E.
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Beef Wellington reacted to BANYAN in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Geez I would like to see that model in real life, it looks great by camera so to the eye it would be stunning.
Nicely done Jason
cheers
Pat
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Beef Wellington reacted to Dfell in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Agree with BANYAN - stunning work. So clean and tidy - beautiful to look at.
Doug
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Beef Wellington reacted to cog in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Not just a model builder, but a painter too. Very nicely done Jason. I would have to agree with Bayan's post. It will most certainly be worthwhile to see it in the "flesh"
Cheers
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Beef Wellington reacted to hubacekn in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Dear Jason,
i would like ask you from what material you made waterline...?
You said:
I drilled some small holes in the waterline batten to simulate nails and highlighted with pencil, these are not to scale but felt it gives it a little bit more functional relevance.
I made copper shield on my HMS Pegasus and i dont know, how to and what to do waterline.
Thank you a lot
Michal
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from Gahm in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Hi all, trying to get the shipyard going again. Decided to put some additional paint friezes on the lower finishing pieces which are all now glued in place and touched up. Tried to make these a bit subdued, and mirrored a design appearing in one of the moldings at the stem.
Also made up what I think is technically the 'drop' proper, or alternatively the "round thing" which I'd been pondering for a while after committing to not to use the kit white metal parts. The technique devised proved to be pretty easy to execute by simply gluing some 2mm think spare stock onto the end of some 4mm dowel. Using that as a guide to shape to be round and domed - these were then soaked in rubbing alcohol to separate again. I'm waiting to glue these on as I suspect they will be too easy to knock off with the other work remaining to do at the stern.
Next up, I think I'm in a position to start getting some trim on and find out if there are any issues with the placement of the painted letters...
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from mobbsie in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
So will be off on the family holiday for a few weeks this weekend so needing to step away. Here's where things stand, not wanting to jump into anything else as I know I'll be rushing, so "down tools" it is. The quarter gallery berthings are both now glued and the edge with the upper counter tidied up, everything else is dry fitted. The lower finishing proved to be quite the interesting pieces to make. The profile is very clear from the stern and side elevation, so combining that with the curve of the quarter gallery berthing and the straddle over the wale edge meant plenty of shaping, and checking to see things looked OK from all angles which was more of a challenge than I would have expected. Decided to dispense with the kit supplied metal molding for the drop as this didn't seem to match, and anyway seemed easier to take my own approach than fight with that. Drops still to be made.
The provides a PE "X" for each side, which I think is an approximation for some decoration looking at some of the Diana models. I'm leaning toward painting my own decorations here but will think a bit.
Hopefully pictures speak for themselves from the various angles...the macro gods are surely against me as the finish looks more acceptable in person
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Hi all, trying to get the shipyard going again. Decided to put some additional paint friezes on the lower finishing pieces which are all now glued in place and touched up. Tried to make these a bit subdued, and mirrored a design appearing in one of the moldings at the stem.
Also made up what I think is technically the 'drop' proper, or alternatively the "round thing" which I'd been pondering for a while after committing to not to use the kit white metal parts. The technique devised proved to be pretty easy to execute by simply gluing some 2mm think spare stock onto the end of some 4mm dowel. Using that as a guide to shape to be round and domed - these were then soaked in rubbing alcohol to separate again. I'm waiting to glue these on as I suspect they will be too easy to knock off with the other work remaining to do at the stern.
Next up, I think I'm in a position to start getting some trim on and find out if there are any issues with the placement of the painted letters...
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from Sjors in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Hi all, trying to get the shipyard going again. Decided to put some additional paint friezes on the lower finishing pieces which are all now glued in place and touched up. Tried to make these a bit subdued, and mirrored a design appearing in one of the moldings at the stem.
Also made up what I think is technically the 'drop' proper, or alternatively the "round thing" which I'd been pondering for a while after committing to not to use the kit white metal parts. The technique devised proved to be pretty easy to execute by simply gluing some 2mm think spare stock onto the end of some 4mm dowel. Using that as a guide to shape to be round and domed - these were then soaked in rubbing alcohol to separate again. I'm waiting to glue these on as I suspect they will be too easy to knock off with the other work remaining to do at the stern.
Next up, I think I'm in a position to start getting some trim on and find out if there are any issues with the placement of the painted letters...
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from JesseLee in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Hi all, trying to get the shipyard going again. Decided to put some additional paint friezes on the lower finishing pieces which are all now glued in place and touched up. Tried to make these a bit subdued, and mirrored a design appearing in one of the moldings at the stem.
Also made up what I think is technically the 'drop' proper, or alternatively the "round thing" which I'd been pondering for a while after committing to not to use the kit white metal parts. The technique devised proved to be pretty easy to execute by simply gluing some 2mm think spare stock onto the end of some 4mm dowel. Using that as a guide to shape to be round and domed - these were then soaked in rubbing alcohol to separate again. I'm waiting to glue these on as I suspect they will be too easy to knock off with the other work remaining to do at the stern.
Next up, I think I'm in a position to start getting some trim on and find out if there are any issues with the placement of the painted letters...
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from Dubz in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Hi all, trying to get the shipyard going again. Decided to put some additional paint friezes on the lower finishing pieces which are all now glued in place and touched up. Tried to make these a bit subdued, and mirrored a design appearing in one of the moldings at the stem.
Also made up what I think is technically the 'drop' proper, or alternatively the "round thing" which I'd been pondering for a while after committing to not to use the kit white metal parts. The technique devised proved to be pretty easy to execute by simply gluing some 2mm think spare stock onto the end of some 4mm dowel. Using that as a guide to shape to be round and domed - these were then soaked in rubbing alcohol to separate again. I'm waiting to glue these on as I suspect they will be too easy to knock off with the other work remaining to do at the stern.
Next up, I think I'm in a position to start getting some trim on and find out if there are any issues with the placement of the painted letters...
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from cog in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Hi all, trying to get the shipyard going again. Decided to put some additional paint friezes on the lower finishing pieces which are all now glued in place and touched up. Tried to make these a bit subdued, and mirrored a design appearing in one of the moldings at the stem.
Also made up what I think is technically the 'drop' proper, or alternatively the "round thing" which I'd been pondering for a while after committing to not to use the kit white metal parts. The technique devised proved to be pretty easy to execute by simply gluing some 2mm think spare stock onto the end of some 4mm dowel. Using that as a guide to shape to be round and domed - these were then soaked in rubbing alcohol to separate again. I'm waiting to glue these on as I suspect they will be too easy to knock off with the other work remaining to do at the stern.
Next up, I think I'm in a position to start getting some trim on and find out if there are any issues with the placement of the painted letters...
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Hi all, trying to get the shipyard going again. Decided to put some additional paint friezes on the lower finishing pieces which are all now glued in place and touched up. Tried to make these a bit subdued, and mirrored a design appearing in one of the moldings at the stem.
Also made up what I think is technically the 'drop' proper, or alternatively the "round thing" which I'd been pondering for a while after committing to not to use the kit white metal parts. The technique devised proved to be pretty easy to execute by simply gluing some 2mm think spare stock onto the end of some 4mm dowel. Using that as a guide to shape to be round and domed - these were then soaked in rubbing alcohol to separate again. I'm waiting to glue these on as I suspect they will be too easy to knock off with the other work remaining to do at the stern.
Next up, I think I'm in a position to start getting some trim on and find out if there are any issues with the placement of the painted letters...
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from Barbossa in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Hi all, trying to get the shipyard going again. Decided to put some additional paint friezes on the lower finishing pieces which are all now glued in place and touched up. Tried to make these a bit subdued, and mirrored a design appearing in one of the moldings at the stem.
Also made up what I think is technically the 'drop' proper, or alternatively the "round thing" which I'd been pondering for a while after committing to not to use the kit white metal parts. The technique devised proved to be pretty easy to execute by simply gluing some 2mm think spare stock onto the end of some 4mm dowel. Using that as a guide to shape to be round and domed - these were then soaked in rubbing alcohol to separate again. I'm waiting to glue these on as I suspect they will be too easy to knock off with the other work remaining to do at the stern.
Next up, I think I'm in a position to start getting some trim on and find out if there are any issues with the placement of the painted letters...
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from BenD in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Hi all, trying to get the shipyard going again. Decided to put some additional paint friezes on the lower finishing pieces which are all now glued in place and touched up. Tried to make these a bit subdued, and mirrored a design appearing in one of the moldings at the stem.
Also made up what I think is technically the 'drop' proper, or alternatively the "round thing" which I'd been pondering for a while after committing to not to use the kit white metal parts. The technique devised proved to be pretty easy to execute by simply gluing some 2mm think spare stock onto the end of some 4mm dowel. Using that as a guide to shape to be round and domed - these were then soaked in rubbing alcohol to separate again. I'm waiting to glue these on as I suspect they will be too easy to knock off with the other work remaining to do at the stern.
Next up, I think I'm in a position to start getting some trim on and find out if there are any issues with the placement of the painted letters...
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from realworkingsailor in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Hi all, trying to get the shipyard going again. Decided to put some additional paint friezes on the lower finishing pieces which are all now glued in place and touched up. Tried to make these a bit subdued, and mirrored a design appearing in one of the moldings at the stem.
Also made up what I think is technically the 'drop' proper, or alternatively the "round thing" which I'd been pondering for a while after committing to not to use the kit white metal parts. The technique devised proved to be pretty easy to execute by simply gluing some 2mm think spare stock onto the end of some 4mm dowel. Using that as a guide to shape to be round and domed - these were then soaked in rubbing alcohol to separate again. I'm waiting to glue these on as I suspect they will be too easy to knock off with the other work remaining to do at the stern.
Next up, I think I'm in a position to start getting some trim on and find out if there are any issues with the placement of the painted letters...
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Beef Wellington reacted to Kevin in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Lovely work, just caught up on your log
Hope you are having a great holiday
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Beef Wellington reacted to cog in HMS Jason by Beef Wellington - Caldercraft - 1:64 - Artois-class frigate modified from HMS Diana 1794
Jason,
A "ketelbinkie" is a ship's boy, used for all kind of odd jobs, aged between 12 and 17 (probably younger too). It seems Sjors has miraculously found the fountain of youth ...
Cheers mate, enjoy the trip to your holiday's destination, and have fun, and relax
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Beef Wellington reacted to Barbossa in Halifax by rafine - FINISHED - The Lumberyard - 1:48 - semi-scratch schooner
Awesome work, Bob
You're the captain- of course - but is all this wonderful timber to be covered ?
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from Chuck Seiler in 1814: British vs French Frigates!
You need to define 'best'...the criteria for which will vary significantly given that every aspect of ship design is a trade off and ever country had different design priorities - e.g. Cruising endurance, cost, manning requirement, firepower, speed, stability, strength, longevity....etc etc etc
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Beef Wellington got a reaction from Canute in 1814: British vs French Frigates!
You need to define 'best'...the criteria for which will vary significantly given that every aspect of ship design is a trade off and ever country had different design priorities - e.g. Cruising endurance, cost, manning requirement, firepower, speed, stability, strength, longevity....etc etc etc
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