hexnut

Nope - for some reason I still cannot use photos from my own server. I have to upload them to the site...
 
I am missing something really obvious it seems..
 
Photos of progress so far..
 
 

Hi all
 
As mentioned in an earlier post, construction has started on the main companion way. Here's the results so far.
 
All the best and have a great week.

silicone de- molding for the main gun turrets
then poured into the mold to the reisin

Thanks for all the likes, comments and support.
 
Yippee! Managed to complete the hawse timbers after the damaged can't frame 1 was replaced, obviously I need to mark and drill the hawse holes as well as make the bowsprit chock but pretty happy to of finally got to this point.
I have also been making up the rest of the cant frames in readiness.
And I have even spent quite a bit of time working on the Indy plans.
 
Ben

The main wale is composed of three strakes.  The upper most is a straight board.  The lower two interlock with anchor stock planking.  The ends are all butt joints.  Several of the planks have either severe bends or twists in them.  My basic technique for plank bending if the bend is mild is to soak the wood and then clamp it into place, allowing it to dry.  I will then final fit and glue into place.  The bends at the bow are anything but mild.  For these planks I soak them for a few hours and then use my ancient Aericopola plank bender to bend them.  I over-bend them and then allow them to finish drying off the model.  Then I final fit them and glue them into place.  One trick I have learned is to leave extra length (1/2") on the bent end (the bow in this case).  The plank bender will not work well at the end of the plank and the final result is usually a broken end.  By leaving the extra length, the extreme end of the plank can be left straight, avoiding breakage.  I use a 16 oz soda bottle because it is tall enough to soak a long length of wood and it does not waste too much water.  Floating the wood in a pan of water results in one side staying much drier than the other.  The plank shown is 0.95" thick and was bent in about five minutes.  In the second photo the plank is offered to the hull without forcing.
 

 

 
The first row of the wale has been installed.  The lower tape is left for reference.
 

 

 
The middle row of the wale planking has been installed.  Since I plan on painting the wale I decided not to highlight the plank edge with paper or chamfering.  You can see the saw-toothed appearance of the anchor stock planking in the second photo.
 

 

 
For the lower row of planking I first fit the top of the plant to the middle plank.  After I was happy with the fit I marked the lower edge with a compass and cut the plank down to the line.
 

 

 
 

It has been a while since I have posted anything new...but I have an excuse.  I was performing nautical research in the Tetons and Yellowstone.  For you non-US folks, these are two national parks adjacent to each other in the Rocky Mountains.  First I had to research the types of water craft used on Jackson Lake.  This photo was taken from our campsite.
 

 
We had rain and so drove up to Yellowstone.  We had never seen Old Faithful and decided to act like tourists.
 

 
There is a lovely grand hotel called the Yellowstone Inn that overlooks the geyser.  It was built by the railroad in the '20's to promote travel in the West (which had to occur via rail since there were few passable roads).  Walking back to the car I looked up under the eaves and saw...compass timbers!
 

 

 

 
So much for the nautical research.  The rest of the time was spent hiking and enjoying a phenomenal wildflower display.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Today, I did manage to paint 2 thin coat's of semi-gloss white on the hull. There was 10 hours between coats ,( sanding in between coats) , I will spray 2 more coats in the morning . Here are the results

In between coats of paint on Stars & Stripes ( wich was an hour in between coats ) I sprayed 2 light coats of primer on America3 ( I waited about 6 hours )and sanded the hull up to 600 grit sand paper . this one has gone together very smoothly , It's been intresting seeing the evolution in America's Cup Boats from the 83' winner ( KA-6 ) to the 92' winner ( usa-23 ) and US-55 in the middle . She is now ready for paint. here are the results

David a lift gate, can you elaborate?
 
Nils, thanks but I needed to rework the handle to accommodate the bowsprit.
 
Today I oiled the deck and fitted the main bowsprit hardware.
 

 
Then reworked the handle.
 

 

 
Next I will add some guides for the hull to find the keel track. then give it a coat of paint
 
Michael

Put on the last planking. Only problem was, somehow the 2nd plank slid down a little from the mark I had, but no biggie.
 

 
Then found some stain here in the garage, so stained the bottom English Oak, and the top Red Mahogany.
 
The oak was darker than I expected, but I kind of like it, has more of a used look.
 

 
The light color is from putting some ca across the seams on the bottom earlier after the garboard plank was installed. It didn't take the stain.  Also had to make a new breasthook on the front as it was broken and not symentrical when taken out of the sheet.
 
Have the riser a little high in the aft section, but everything was glued so will make do with it.
 
Almost done
 

Thanks Russ
 
Time to add some more pix
 
Adding the first plank and second plank. Didn't think to take pix of both sides.
 

Hi Kieth, Don't worry about sounding like a critic, I noticed it as well after the final coat , and had the same thought .The thing that sucks is that it is just that one spot. She will sit for today and I will look at it again Tomorrow.(  I always let the paint cure for at least a day ) . I will have to fix the white sheer stripe on the port side as well . I am pretty happy with the way she's turning out
 
Best Regards,
Pete

I cut out the 'punch outs' for the insert that I spoke of earlier. the part is not laser cut, so I drilled some holes in the areas that needed to be cut out. Iused my scroll saw for this.
 

 
I wasn't the steadiest when I cut them out.....I may go in a different direction with this. this is a really thin plywood......very stiff and tough to sand, as well as work with. all I have at my disposal is either 1/16 and 1/8 basswood flat stock. the grain of the wood, either way is going to play a big part in how sturdy one would be...I've already tried to make a second one.....I don't like it. anyway, this one didn't come out as well as I would have liked it to.
 

 
so, I may try a different approach. I began to add the ribs to the interior of the plastic boats.
 

 
I continued on........and soon they both were done. I still need to trim one or two of the ribs
 

 
I took another Monday off.......I'll see what I can do further on them

Thank you dear Crackers , I am also pleased and feel great to be with you - we all are the family of ship lovers!! I like this forum and people here a lot.
 
And here are other pics of my work....
I improve almost all the CNC blocks to place the rope around them in a better way:

Some of wooden blocks with weathering - I use Tamiya acrylic paint for this:


 

Making other masts:




 
 
The masts are made from more parts, cause I haven't a lathe. This way is easier for me and the masts stay strong enough owing to metal reinforcements.

Well, this was already described at this thread, just have a look:
 
http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/854-royal-caroline-by-doris-card-1749-140/?p=162240
 
 
And what´s new on the model.....
I have just started with masts and rigging, I try to make all these things according to plans from Anatomy of RC and also follow books and other credible information to achieve more realistic result.
 
The bowsprit:
 




 
The ropes are handmade using the ropewalk. I use ropes by Corel or Amati...

Well, that was easy enough, so will go ahead and get started with the build.
 
First was to pencil in the plank lines on the one piece bottom plank.
 
Also had to pencil in the  frame lines and cleat lines.
 
Then start putting together the frame. Thats where I ran into my first hurdle. After glueing the frame together and dry testing it i found out the frame was too wide, so had to take apart and redo. My first big learning experience. Always dry test everything before glueing. I had to take it apart and re do it
 
The knee and transom and stem were next.

still learning the techniquies you all speak of here. I am happy enough with the result for such a small scale but aim to do better on whatever is next.
 
Thanks for the tips on decals. I hope to have time to get the needed supplies this weekend.
 
More photos as requested.
 
 

The, "not quite finished" photo. I suck at decals..... dread them in fact. any pointers before I try not to botch them too badly?

railings were more tedious than I thought. only did one side..... broke a few in the "sawing process" although it worked fairly well and is a technique I will use in the future I am sure.
been working along pretty steadily and just about finished. I tried my hand at weathering (deck) and need more practice for sure.... overall I am pleased with my efforts though. Decals and "optional" rigging still to go... here are a couple progress photos. The railing got sanded as best as I could but I wish it had come out better.  
 
one question. I was unable to find exactly how they retrieved the planes? I know with the crane... but exactly how did they "hook up"? I cant imagine they put anyone over the rail to use cables and hooks. Stymied.

Starting mounting the deck covers, and the first set of planks on the deck. The rope is about 0.4 mm, so maybe. 1 cm in RL.

 
the rope is tightened by a 12 mm long tightener, I bought 6 but looking at this picture I think it's a little too big for this scale. I may look for another solution for this. Any ideas how to keep this tight Unobtrusively? The hinges for the deck covers are still missing

 
All for now
 
Freek

Hi everyone! Thanks to everyone for their Likes and compliments! Here are the latest progress photos on Ingomar's internal accommodation. The following photos show the large sideboard with 4 cupboards and multiple shelves in the main saloon. Next, you'll see the galley stove with three round holes to represent the hot plates. I've still to add the chimney stack to the galley stove.
 
After that, I've included photos of the main staircase, complete with handrails and posts. It looks a bit rough at the moment, but once sanded (very lightly) and cleaned up, then it'll look much better.
 
Anyhow, all the best everyone and enjoy the rest of your weeks.

I glued the second planking on the inside of the bulwark and decided to stray from the plans once again and make a companionway on the bow. Since I plan to make it semi open, I stained that part of the inner hull. I used CA to glue the planking to make it faster but the glue went through the veneer strips in some places. Hopefully, varnishing will even the color.


I cut openings on the thin plywood board for deck planking and wrestled it to position with nails because the deck is slightly curved upwards on the bow and stern and downwards on the sides.

I has been a while... In the meantime I got a daughter which is also a miniature, being born 2 months early with 1.55kg.
 
Having a little bit of free time I made a companionway for my Bracera. I used pear wood strips that I bought for the deck, thinning them and cutting to size with a circular saw. I wonder how I kept all my fingers in place. Now I need to do some metal work for the hinges.