harlequin

3 hours ago, Dwight said:

And BTW where did you get that handy little thing. I've got a Unimat but too short to do much.

it is a minicraft lathe attachment....not made anymore but can be picked up on ebay…...the two rods are not long enough in the kit so i bought some stainless steel rods to extend the range of the lathe.  

Main top sail and topgallant yards.  Topgallant in the process of being turned.

2 hours ago, Bob Portsmouth said:

Harlequin, the post is in response to the apparent 'troubling concerns' a lot of builders are confused by, they obviously want the accuracy. I'd leave my timber's their natural colour. Personally I'll never build a first rater, I prefer smaller more graceful ships.

same here Bob......never coloured any of my timbers either.

single malt whisky cabinet.....and a decent heater...

yes spot on...the rest of the planking will replace the part of the false keel you remove.

Me....I am not bothered one bit about the accuracy of the kits I build...whether one colour is right or wrong or if this bit is right or wrong...My corel Greyhound and Victory have had little or no modifications to the materials supplied. Me I just enjoy my hobby. I am not a historian so details don't bother me.....I go to my workshop and just build, sometimes get frustrated and annoyed when things don't go right but it keeps be busy and whether my ships or accurate or not I really don't care.....I have a model that looks great to me. 

Is the real Victory accurate?....I don't know.....not a lot of people seem to know...so I accept the Victory in Portsmouth as having been a great battleship and historically important ....me I accept Her in all her glory.....right or wrong....I don't care....I don't suppose She does either.

Be thankful She is still with us......even if most of Her has been replaced over the hundreds of years of Her existence.

Just popped by for look at Black Pearl.....looks superb...the ghostly shades are perfect.

Pieter

Be careful though when you thin the false keel not to remove to deeply or you will have a very thin false keel. The first and second planking can also be sanded back to achieve the right result.

1 hour ago, peveka said:

Hi Harlequin

In your post from may 14th 2013 (let the planking begin) you seem to have done something to the area on the false keel below the transom. What was it and why did you do it? Thanks.

Cheers

Pieter

 

this pic demonstrates the reason for thinning the false keel.

1 hour ago, peveka said:

Hi Harlequin

In your post from may 14th 2013 (let the planking begin) you seem to have done something to the area on the false keel below the transom. What was it and why did you do it? Thanks.

Cheers

Pieter

 

if you look at the pic of the first planking in the next pic the first planks fit just below the false keel where the rudder will fit....this is due to me having removed or thinned some of the false keel in the area you mention.

I have trimmed the keel a little to accommodate the 2 layers of planking. The first planking has also been thinned in the corresponding area to ensure a nice smooth even contour down to  the area where the rudder will fit. 

he eats better than me.....

You wait for an anchor for 6 years then 4 come along at once.

hello from the UK....

as the great Rolling Stones would say......Paint it Black...(main yard)….notice the plans near the anchor.....that is my workshop mouse who has eaten them. He often comes out to watch me work....quite a friendly chap he is.

Airborne initiative.....comes in handy all the time.

19 hours ago, Wallace said:

That is a handy looking lathe sir. 



I extended the minicraft lathe attachment with two longer stainless steel bars. The original one does not extend to that length......it does the job reasonably well I just have to support the longer yards with my fingers as I sand or turn. 

Main yard minus the ropework.....will be painted black

a length of string wrapped around the entire frame and poop deck and a few pins which were pushed 3/4 in and later removed after the glue had set.

If I can help with anything I will be more than happy....although I started this in 2013 so probably forgotten what I did....

peveka…..I added the metal gunports……….they were NOT in the kit.....there was a reason i used them because of how the build was going.

Main yard being turned on my minicraft lathe.....

a complete mess of a worktop you mean?.....I am not the tidiest of workers but I get by.....must have a tidy up today...

not posted many pics of Bellona's progress lately so here are a few...…….I think she looks like a ship...…….masts have not yet been fixed.

Mizzen mast