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Construction of the decks is progressing with all decks shaped and, except the gun deck which is fixed in place, dry fitted. All the upper decks are removeable so I can continue to work on the fitouts including all guns to all decks. The lowest sections of the masts and bowsprit have been dry fitted. I have bought the the gun barrels from my local materials supplier, making gun barrels is way beyond my skill level. I have fabricated a set of prototype gun carriages, both to confirm they can be made reasonably accurately and easily, and so I can fit them to the decks where they will be ins
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A friend gave me this wonderful little gripping tool that was made by her father when he was into model ship building many decades ago. She estimates it was probably made in the 1940s or 50s. I have used it a few times for getting into those hard to access corners and I expect I will find it very helpful.
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The next stage of the hull construction is complete. Spacers have been inserted between the ribs to increase rigidity and to take out the false keel misalignment. Bow and stern shaping has been started as has truing up and fairing the ribs and false keel. I am going to build the decks next before I start any hull planking as I think this will be easier as I can access the deck sides for clamping.
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The scroll saw has been working overtime and the second stage of frame construction has been completed. The frames need spacers to improve rigidity and to take out the gentle curve in the false keel. Once that is done I will have a ribbed frame that I can start planking and a set of beams that I can build the decks on once I have done a bit of tidying up to improve the general alignment. I need to work out how to frame up the stern. I have left a central support on the deck beams as I will have to split the upper deck at least to get it into position. The forecastle, quarter deck and poop may
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The scanner and printer have been working overtime and I have produced profile and a false keel drawings for fixing to 6mm marine ply to create the basic hull construction. There are 31 frames which means that the hull is about 1/3 solid which is a much greater density of frames when compared with commercial kits that use the same basic method. I will be infilling between the frames with the same ply so the hull will be fairly sturdy and able to withstand the rigours of fairing and planking. Just by chance the voids between the frames are mainly 2 thicknesses of ply wide so this process should
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After completing HMS Surprise I have been contemplating what to build next. I am definitely hooked on Napoleonic War era ships and am a great fan of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey Maturin book series so another ship from this source seemed like a good idea, so HMS Bellona it is. A bit more research revealed that, as Bellona was built in 1760, it is quite decorated and has a complex hull shape with defined forecastle, quarterdeck and poop, so a bit of a challenge there. The complexity of the stern decorations mean that I will definitely have to improve my wood carving skills. Here we g
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I have just attempted to create a gallery for my completed HMS Surprise build. I thought I had followed the prompts but I seem to have dropped images into the system without a Folder name. Assistance please. David Lendrum.
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
Navis Factorem added images to a gallery album in Gallery of COMPLETED Scratch-built models
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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From the album: HMS Surprise by Navis Factorem
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