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ziled68 got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Greetings to all,
Many thanks to all for your kind words. Please excuse me for not posting lately. I just feel as if I don’t have enough to post, then I should continue to work on my model until I do have enough. Now that being said, here it goes.
I last left off with just the lower deck planked, lower deck hanging knees, and ladder going into the lower hold complete. Since I’ve only been working small items at a time, I’ve managed to install the hold pillars, add the gun deck beams (which have been planked to include the waterway and spirketting). Added the gun deck hanging knees, coamings for the gun deck hatch and ladder way, and made the main topsail sheet bitts.
I plan to make the gun deck stanchions, quarterdeck clamps and beam, and start planking around the gun ports over the weekend. The following photos will show you what she is starting to look like.
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ziled68 got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Greetings to all,
Well, where to begin. I know it’s been a while since my last post but I must confess that I’ve only been working on my model for one to two hours a day or at the very least every other day. Guess what, that adds up pretty quickly and before I knew it I was already getting started on the second deck. I am currently pulling a 24-hour shift at my job and after I got here, I realized that the gun deck I had already started stayed at the house and I was not able to get any more work on it. So I concentrated on finishing all of the ledges, add the louvers on the lower deck, plank the lower deck, install the hatch coaming, make and place the ladder to the lower hold area (which I thought I needed hence its placement), add limber boards against the keelson, and finally finish the outboard planking. All of my planking received simulated tree nails by using an awl to mark the location and following up with a pencil. The following photos will show you where I am so far.
P.S. I forgot to mention that I've also added the hanging knees on the lower deck (Hooray).
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ziled68 got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Greetings to all,
Please excuse the fact that I have not posted anything new recently. The fact of the matter is that I’ve been pretty busy at work and other side projects. Speaking of side projects, a Buddy of mine wanted me to help him enclose the back porch of his house to which I was thinking of doing for free but he insisted that I charge him something for my work. What I then did was tell him that I was looking at Model Shipways New Bedford Whaleboat on eBay. If he truly wanted to pay me for my work then I’d take that as payment. So, I’ll give you a guess as to what my next future project is.
Well back to the subject at hand. I have only been working on the Triton at least an hour a day sometimes two. As per the general consensus, I decided to plank the port side of the Triton and have added the ceiling up to the lower deck beam clamps. I’ve also completed the lower portion of the well with shot locker. I’ll be honest with all of you, looking at it outside of the Triton, I can’t help but think it looks like an ice-machine found at any hotel. I also added the shot locker’s door and door entrance to the lower well. I also made the chain pump casings for the well and just dry fitted them inside the lower well to see how they look. Not too shabby if I do say so myself. I hope to finish the lower deck in order to commence work on the gun deck sometime this week.
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ziled68 got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Greetings to all,
Mark, Tim, Pete, and Bindy thanks for looking in on my build and for the advice, motivation, and/or kudos. You all inspire me to continue giving my best and looking for ways to improve myself.
I thought Woody blended in too well (like a ninja), into the surrounding ship and decided to paint him so that he could stand out a bit. I decided to also get started on the aft quarterdeck and framed the QD beam by adding the carlings and ledges, and planking the port side of it. I’ve managed to start on the entry steps but still have to get started on the fenders. I also started on the gangway in order to best determine how I would go about making the brackets. I will be honest with all of you and confess that soldering the brackets was not my cup of tea and I did a little research on line and came across a web site (http://model-ship-plans.com/Campbell/Deck%20furniture.html ) and it explained that gangway brackets were made with either iron or wood. Since I am not too savvy on soldering and I have already incorporated plenty of wooden knees on my Triton, I decided to make wooden brackets for my gangway. The following photos will show how she is starting to look.
On a side note, whenever I place Woody on board the Triton, I tend to forget he’s there and move my ship from place to place, hence Woody falling to the ground a lot (I believe he may be a little suicidal, what do you think?).
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ziled68 got a reaction from maddog33 in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Greetings to all,
I went ahead and added the ladder to the lower deck and made and installed the platform for the port side lower hold area. The next step is to make the ladder in order to have access to the platform where the fresh water barrels will be stored. So far, everything has been constructed in terms of inches and/or millimeters. While everything was made according to measurements, one cannot truly appreciate scale. Keeping this in mind, I decided to make a wooden man in order to get a better feel as to the size of the Triton. At 1:48 scale, a 6 foot tall man would be 1.5 inches in height. I went on line and searched for male dimensions to make certain that my effigy of a man would be at the correct proportion, hence the birth of “Woody”. I’ve placed Woody at different areas on the Triton and I am truly surprised at how large these ships really were. The following photos will show you Woody standing near certain elements on the Triton as a means of seeing how everything compares to a 6 foot tall man.
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ziled68 got a reaction from maddog33 in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Hello Everyone,
Sorry for the delay since my last post. I didn’t have a lathe in order to turn my canons and was contemplating how to go about making them. Well I happened to go to the thrift store here on Fort Huachuca, AZ and was able to buy a lathe for $75.00. The only problem was that it did not have a faceplate but she still purred like a kitten and decided to buy it anyway. I was able to get a faceplate for it at Wood Craft for $30.00 and now I have a complete lathe capable of turning the canons. The next step was to learn how to use it since I’ve never owned one and all I had was a concept of how it must be used. Well I decided to turn a canon at twice the size the plans called for in order to get comfortable with it and I’m happy to report that I was able to make my first canon. I also made the carriage for the canon and added all the eyebolts and rings for it.
Since I was feeling comfortable, I decided to go ahead and make the three canons at the correct scale for my Triton. I also made the carriages for my canons with the exception of adding the eyebolts which I will try to do tomorrow. I went ahead and emulated my mentor by painting my carriages red but leaving the quoins natural in order to have color contrast. I also made the gun deck stanchions and added them into place. The following photos will show you what she is looking like along with my first try at the canon.
Cheers,
Raymond
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ziled68 got a reaction from jaerschen in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Greetings to all,
Mark, Tim, Pete, and Bindy thanks for looking in on my build and for the advice, motivation, and/or kudos. You all inspire me to continue giving my best and looking for ways to improve myself.
I thought Woody blended in too well (like a ninja), into the surrounding ship and decided to paint him so that he could stand out a bit. I decided to also get started on the aft quarterdeck and framed the QD beam by adding the carlings and ledges, and planking the port side of it. I’ve managed to start on the entry steps but still have to get started on the fenders. I also started on the gangway in order to best determine how I would go about making the brackets. I will be honest with all of you and confess that soldering the brackets was not my cup of tea and I did a little research on line and came across a web site (http://model-ship-plans.com/Campbell/Deck%20furniture.html ) and it explained that gangway brackets were made with either iron or wood. Since I am not too savvy on soldering and I have already incorporated plenty of wooden knees on my Triton, I decided to make wooden brackets for my gangway. The following photos will show how she is starting to look.
On a side note, whenever I place Woody on board the Triton, I tend to forget he’s there and move my ship from place to place, hence Woody falling to the ground a lot (I believe he may be a little suicidal, what do you think?).
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ziled68 got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Greetings to all,
I went ahead and added the ladder to the lower deck and made and installed the platform for the port side lower hold area. The next step is to make the ladder in order to have access to the platform where the fresh water barrels will be stored. So far, everything has been constructed in terms of inches and/or millimeters. While everything was made according to measurements, one cannot truly appreciate scale. Keeping this in mind, I decided to make a wooden man in order to get a better feel as to the size of the Triton. At 1:48 scale, a 6 foot tall man would be 1.5 inches in height. I went on line and searched for male dimensions to make certain that my effigy of a man would be at the correct proportion, hence the birth of “Woody”. I’ve placed Woody at different areas on the Triton and I am truly surprised at how large these ships really were. The following photos will show you Woody standing near certain elements on the Triton as a means of seeing how everything compares to a 6 foot tall man.
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ziled68 got a reaction from Bindy in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Greetings to all,
Mark, Tim, Pete, and Bindy thanks for looking in on my build and for the advice, motivation, and/or kudos. You all inspire me to continue giving my best and looking for ways to improve myself.
I thought Woody blended in too well (like a ninja), into the surrounding ship and decided to paint him so that he could stand out a bit. I decided to also get started on the aft quarterdeck and framed the QD beam by adding the carlings and ledges, and planking the port side of it. I’ve managed to start on the entry steps but still have to get started on the fenders. I also started on the gangway in order to best determine how I would go about making the brackets. I will be honest with all of you and confess that soldering the brackets was not my cup of tea and I did a little research on line and came across a web site (http://model-ship-plans.com/Campbell/Deck%20furniture.html ) and it explained that gangway brackets were made with either iron or wood. Since I am not too savvy on soldering and I have already incorporated plenty of wooden knees on my Triton, I decided to make wooden brackets for my gangway. The following photos will show how she is starting to look.
On a side note, whenever I place Woody on board the Triton, I tend to forget he’s there and move my ship from place to place, hence Woody falling to the ground a lot (I believe he may be a little suicidal, what do you think?).
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ziled68 got a reaction from Long9Ron in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Greetings to all,
Mark, Tim, Pete, and Bindy thanks for looking in on my build and for the advice, motivation, and/or kudos. You all inspire me to continue giving my best and looking for ways to improve myself.
I thought Woody blended in too well (like a ninja), into the surrounding ship and decided to paint him so that he could stand out a bit. I decided to also get started on the aft quarterdeck and framed the QD beam by adding the carlings and ledges, and planking the port side of it. I’ve managed to start on the entry steps but still have to get started on the fenders. I also started on the gangway in order to best determine how I would go about making the brackets. I will be honest with all of you and confess that soldering the brackets was not my cup of tea and I did a little research on line and came across a web site (http://model-ship-plans.com/Campbell/Deck%20furniture.html ) and it explained that gangway brackets were made with either iron or wood. Since I am not too savvy on soldering and I have already incorporated plenty of wooden knees on my Triton, I decided to make wooden brackets for my gangway. The following photos will show how she is starting to look.
On a side note, whenever I place Woody on board the Triton, I tend to forget he’s there and move my ship from place to place, hence Woody falling to the ground a lot (I believe he may be a little suicidal, what do you think?).
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ziled68 got a reaction from dewalt57 in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Greetings to all,
I went ahead and added the ladder to the lower deck and made and installed the platform for the port side lower hold area. The next step is to make the ladder in order to have access to the platform where the fresh water barrels will be stored. So far, everything has been constructed in terms of inches and/or millimeters. While everything was made according to measurements, one cannot truly appreciate scale. Keeping this in mind, I decided to make a wooden man in order to get a better feel as to the size of the Triton. At 1:48 scale, a 6 foot tall man would be 1.5 inches in height. I went on line and searched for male dimensions to make certain that my effigy of a man would be at the correct proportion, hence the birth of “Woody”. I’ve placed Woody at different areas on the Triton and I am truly surprised at how large these ships really were. The following photos will show you Woody standing near certain elements on the Triton as a means of seeing how everything compares to a 6 foot tall man.
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ziled68 reacted to mtaylor in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Looking good, Raymond. I'm not sure the barrels would have stored on top of the platforms. Everything I've seen shows them laying on their sides in the main area of the hold surrounded in gravel ballast.
I'm one who likes scale figures in shipbuilding. It not only gives you a reference to size of the ship but also to the "fiddly bits" such as pumps, pin rails, ladders, etc.
Lovely work.
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ziled68 got a reaction from harvey1847 in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Greetings to all,
I went ahead and added the ladder to the lower deck and made and installed the platform for the port side lower hold area. The next step is to make the ladder in order to have access to the platform where the fresh water barrels will be stored. So far, everything has been constructed in terms of inches and/or millimeters. While everything was made according to measurements, one cannot truly appreciate scale. Keeping this in mind, I decided to make a wooden man in order to get a better feel as to the size of the Triton. At 1:48 scale, a 6 foot tall man would be 1.5 inches in height. I went on line and searched for male dimensions to make certain that my effigy of a man would be at the correct proportion, hence the birth of “Woody”. I’ve placed Woody at different areas on the Triton and I am truly surprised at how large these ships really were. The following photos will show you Woody standing near certain elements on the Triton as a means of seeing how everything compares to a 6 foot tall man.
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ziled68 got a reaction from aykutansin in Chaloupe armee by aykutanşin - SMALL
Hello Aykut,
I have been fascinated with this particular model and will follow your progress. Enjoy the build and take plenty of pictures,
Raymond
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ziled68 reacted to 42rocker in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Your skill is great. Great job. I'm impressed.
Later Tim
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ziled68 got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Hello Everyone,
Here’s another update to the Triton, this time in the form of canons. Well yesterday I mentioned that I would go ahead and start working on adding the eyebolts to the carriage assembly. Not only did I add the eyebolts, I also added the breeching as well and went ahead and secured them to the bulkhead. I still need to work on the gun tackles but that is for another day.
Cheers,
Raymond
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ziled68 reacted to dewalt57 in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Looking good Ray!!
AL
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ziled68 reacted to 42rocker in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Charge right in and go for it. Way to go! Buy a lathe and jump right in and make something that looks great!
Great Job.
Later Tim
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ziled68 got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Hello Everyone,
Sorry for the delay since my last post. I didn’t have a lathe in order to turn my canons and was contemplating how to go about making them. Well I happened to go to the thrift store here on Fort Huachuca, AZ and was able to buy a lathe for $75.00. The only problem was that it did not have a faceplate but she still purred like a kitten and decided to buy it anyway. I was able to get a faceplate for it at Wood Craft for $30.00 and now I have a complete lathe capable of turning the canons. The next step was to learn how to use it since I’ve never owned one and all I had was a concept of how it must be used. Well I decided to turn a canon at twice the size the plans called for in order to get comfortable with it and I’m happy to report that I was able to make my first canon. I also made the carriage for the canon and added all the eyebolts and rings for it.
Since I was feeling comfortable, I decided to go ahead and make the three canons at the correct scale for my Triton. I also made the carriages for my canons with the exception of adding the eyebolts which I will try to do tomorrow. I went ahead and emulated my mentor by painting my carriages red but leaving the quoins natural in order to have color contrast. I also made the gun deck stanchions and added them into place. The following photos will show you what she is looking like along with my first try at the canon.
Cheers,
Raymond
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ziled68 got a reaction from Aussie048 in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Hello Everyone,
Sorry for the delay since my last post. I didn’t have a lathe in order to turn my canons and was contemplating how to go about making them. Well I happened to go to the thrift store here on Fort Huachuca, AZ and was able to buy a lathe for $75.00. The only problem was that it did not have a faceplate but she still purred like a kitten and decided to buy it anyway. I was able to get a faceplate for it at Wood Craft for $30.00 and now I have a complete lathe capable of turning the canons. The next step was to learn how to use it since I’ve never owned one and all I had was a concept of how it must be used. Well I decided to turn a canon at twice the size the plans called for in order to get comfortable with it and I’m happy to report that I was able to make my first canon. I also made the carriage for the canon and added all the eyebolts and rings for it.
Since I was feeling comfortable, I decided to go ahead and make the three canons at the correct scale for my Triton. I also made the carriages for my canons with the exception of adding the eyebolts which I will try to do tomorrow. I went ahead and emulated my mentor by painting my carriages red but leaving the quoins natural in order to have color contrast. I also made the gun deck stanchions and added them into place. The following photos will show you what she is looking like along with my first try at the canon.
Cheers,
Raymond
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ziled68 got a reaction from 42rocker in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Hello Everyone,
Sorry for the delay since my last post. I didn’t have a lathe in order to turn my canons and was contemplating how to go about making them. Well I happened to go to the thrift store here on Fort Huachuca, AZ and was able to buy a lathe for $75.00. The only problem was that it did not have a faceplate but she still purred like a kitten and decided to buy it anyway. I was able to get a faceplate for it at Wood Craft for $30.00 and now I have a complete lathe capable of turning the canons. The next step was to learn how to use it since I’ve never owned one and all I had was a concept of how it must be used. Well I decided to turn a canon at twice the size the plans called for in order to get comfortable with it and I’m happy to report that I was able to make my first canon. I also made the carriage for the canon and added all the eyebolts and rings for it.
Since I was feeling comfortable, I decided to go ahead and make the three canons at the correct scale for my Triton. I also made the carriages for my canons with the exception of adding the eyebolts which I will try to do tomorrow. I went ahead and emulated my mentor by painting my carriages red but leaving the quoins natural in order to have color contrast. I also made the gun deck stanchions and added them into place. The following photos will show you what she is looking like along with my first try at the canon.
Cheers,
Raymond
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ziled68 got a reaction from Gabek in HMS Triton by Gabek - 1:96 - cross-section
Hello Gabe,
I just went over your post and am impressed with your take on the Triton. I believe that it will make for a very attractive addition to your models. Keep up the great work via photos and narative (I truly enjoyed your narative because I felt like I was there when frame three snapped).
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ziled68 got a reaction from WackoWolf in H.M.S. Triton (Cross Section) 1:18 Scale, started by AL
Al,
I would have to agree with Matrim on this one. Try as we might to get it perfect there is always a place we have to address with cosmetics be it sanding, filing, or adding wood filler. Sir, you are off to a great start.
Ray
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ziled68 got a reaction from Vivian Galad in Red Dragon by Vivian Galad - Artesania Latina - 1:60 - modified
Dios mio Mija,
That is outstanding what you've been able to accomplish. I mean the simple act of adding the lights gives it a lot of class. Out of curiosity, will this be a night light for someone? Please continue to work and inspire all of us to try a little bit harder on our builds.
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ziled68 reacted to dewalt57 in H.M.S. Triton 1:48 scale cross section - FINISHED
Looking good Ray!!!
AL
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