AON

verrrrry nice!

love the truck! 

we called that type of coiling of the line "cheesed"

love the photos, details, locking cams for chiseling/shaping the deadwood, etc...

that is an excellent question that I hope to see an answer to

(unfortunately I don't know)

Well that was over an hour well spent!    

WOW (AND THANK YOU)

I'M GOING TO BE STUCK HERE AWHILE!    

Mike,

Short answer... nope!

(I have done a scratch build boat)

I fear I may not live long enough to complete the only ship I want to do, so, I dive into the deep end and if I should go "to the place of truth" before it is done I will have at least been working on it.

Thank you Don

That took about 5 tries to get it looking correct

I'm sure a talented modeler would have done better and quicker

Good morning Druxey

Because?

I imagined other more substantial reasons!    

I have purposefully left minute gaps to help me with the breaks between pieces when making the templates

My breaks are between full scale 1/2" and 1" (depending on the location) which will not amount to anything in the build (0.016" max)

There are also other painful errors, for example there is a ripple in the outer surface of the stealer timbers at the stern below the lower transom pieces but the ripple is outwards and so will sand away if I should happen to be oversize a wee bit.  I've tried and tried and it just gets worse so, I've thought it through and have my plan.

(I am also sometimes calling Waldo a stealer timber as I haven't found the proper term as yet)

There are also a few irregularities in the lower transom pieces that I can fix (blend) easier in the 2D drawing

I also left the radii out of the corners of the wing transom as my gut tells me I should gentle do this by eye sanding the pieces

I've had to make decisions along the way, and will live and learn by them.

Lord knows there is likely something I haven't noticed... seeing the forest for the trees kind of thing.

Alan

Good morning Mike

Yes it has been a long time, no one knows it better than me

I had a false start building a year ago but approached it wrong and I didn't like what I had done

I have had at least three starts at modelling, this last being a switch from SolidWorks to Inventor.

Besides having caught many errors, learned many things about the ship, I also learned about 3D modelling which has been quite valuable for work.
Although I do not draw at work anymore (I do not model) my co-workers do, and the mystery surrounding the process is gone.

I expect it will take me a few weeks to complete my templates and have two sets printed... then I start.
It takes time to clear your head and then the mistakes leap off the screen/sheet and they can be addressed

I've been going slower this last attempt at modeling and will be taking my time with the build.

This will be my first scratch build "ship" and I am learning so much.... including patience; not something that comes naturally to me

It is also the first time I've made my own templates

Many firsts happening here

It is as much about the journey as it will be the completion.

Alan

The hull model is as complete as I need to go with her.

Now I finish my templates, and will finally be on my way with the build.  

Why does the last 5% take 25% of the time?  

gudgeons and pintles

alignment and pairing so many small mating pieces can be a challenge!

I said I wouldn't but it was such a nightmare to do this last little bit I had to post it

It is not completed yet but the worst is over

(thanks to my Irish/Scottish/French/Portuguese stubbornness)

I present the (uncompleted as yet) "stern"!

advice?

We are always our own worse critics

and this is as it should be 

I like what you've done and anxiously wait to see how the small changes make huge differences.

My first thought with the above photos was "OMG she's tall"

BZ

Alan

Mike

If you are not filling your shop space adequately you are simply not trying hard enough... but I can see you are definitely on your way!

(There is no turning it off)

Alan

PS: I am now officially jealous.

Now you are being modest.

As a former hunter I appreciate the ergonomic design of a perfect grip and shoulder rest, balance of the stock, length, etc...

Then there is the fit and finish of a real wooden stock (not that plastic crap they sell now) that brings a smile to my face.

Cut away the parts that didn't look like a rifle ! ? !  

You make it sound easy.   

it can't be so simple..... can it ?  

Fast approaching two years and little to show.

I am about where I was in my last model when my computer died and I lost my privilege to using SolidWorks.

I've completed (for the most part) up to frame 28. Need to add the Gunports.

The last couple quarterdeck gunports are drawn narrower than actual as the frames are bent and if I cut out the full gunport I'd loose the frame cutting template detail I need.

About to complete the stern.

Below is a snip of my progress and what is left to do!

Being an old draughtsman I admit to not being able to see my own mistakes and so relied on my working associates to check my work after I had thought I'd thoroughly reviewed it.  I miss my checkers but alas they wouldn't know what to look for in these models and drawings.  The further away from the Dead Flat I get the more my errors pop up.  Caught most (I believe) but will have to clear my head and give it a few final reviews when I am done.

I have not drawn in the shifting, bent and very special frames shapes as I will be working very closely with a clean print of the original framing draught to pick up those details.  My drawings are to get the basic molded shapes for cutting.

Will post again when I am done... or I stumble again.

BTW... my "Waldo" frames proper name still eludes me and I continue to look.

the scribed line is quite clear.

looking foward to seeing the next generation of jigs as it might be worth copying

(I thought the first generation was ingenious)

Sometimes we are just to close and involved to see "outside the box"... that is where an extra set of eyes come in handy.

I like the 'see through' option of the plexiglas

I also have a set of machinist's squares and find them very handy

So I am torn between Greg's suggestion and what you are doing!

Can you flip your plexiglas supports around?

I realize the gusset backing will be in the way but possibly you need only half of the support?

were they not stored overhead?

Alan

I have Rees and hadn't found it but will look again, I also have the PDF of the Cyclopaedia and will hunt through it tonight.

Thank you Wayne

(it may be hard to let go of Waldo)

Thank you for the very good suggestion Jagger!

It was suggested this would take some research to find out.

I'm guessing it was not that common.

I have a small library that I will look through once more... and of course there is the inter-web which I will delve into further but I have a feeling you may be correct as it may have just been a "toptimber filler piece" as opposed to that sneaky little so and so.

For the present mine will be referred to affectionately   as Waldo.

Regarding your comment on the choice of build... there are moments I feel I may have bitten off more than I can chew but I have nothing but time and I can be very patient but certainly never quit.  I am hoping it will be more fun than it seems. It will definitely be a worthy challenge.... and ah loves a challenge!

Alan