Sultana by CharlieZardoz - Model Shipways - 1:64

[KirbysLunchBox]

Hey Charlie! I saw a recent post of yours on Dubz Confederecy build. Are you still working on your Sultana? I am planning to enter this hobby with the MS kit and am very interested in watching your progress. Just curious!

[CharlieZardoz]

Yes will update soon. Just been tinkering with stains oils for planking and also starting a revenue cutter among other projects just havent had time to add to the log

[KirbysLunchBox]

Good to hear! Thanks!

[dgbot]

Charlie I want whatever you have been taking.  It must be a powerful drink.  Keep up the good work.

David B

[CharlieZardoz]

Ha! Perhaps you mean this? 2 bananas 1 pear 3 romaine lettuce leaves a handful of spinach 2 celery stalks and flax seed powder everybday for breakfast. Really gets ya going

[S.Coleman]

Fights off the scurvy dose it. Haha. Good work.

[philly777]

So here is where we are I still have some sanding of the area to do and then will try and construct that little area probably adding a few veneer planks and a few faux looking ribs at the top to make the thing look nice when one peers though the tiny window.  I'm not going for 100% accuracy just a flourish and there is still plenty of work to do, stay tuned!

Hi Charlie:

 

Nice work! Could you please let me know where do you usually get a basswood for transom? I understand that this part is not supplied with the kit, correct? Thank you!

[CharlieZardoz]

Hi Philly well there is a local shop down the street that sells basswood sheets of the appropriate 1/32" sheets however I am using Boxwood not Basswood for most of the hull including the transom so that I got from Jason at Crown Timberyard. I have a whole assortment of sheets now of different woods and different sizes 1/8" 1/16" 1/32nd" 3/128" etc. I would suggest you look up Chuck's practicum as it is a great resource for Sultana.

 

For now here is the abridged version of what I've been up to. First the transom template was modified to make sure the windows matched the size of the quarterbadges. They will all eventually get their own frames and windowpane using microscope slides with the transom made of boxwood which is cut using the laser I rent. The two pieces overlap. In order to get the transom the right size for the laser I simply scanned the plans into my computer and kept them in jpeg (so the size stays the same). I modified the transom to Chuck's recommendations and then uploaded it to inkscape (I think that was mentioned before in this log). If you don't plan to laser then simply cut it with the knife the old fashion way

Edited August 25, 2016 by CharlieZardoz

[CharlieZardoz]

The hull itself needed much more refining and was sanded up some more and now it fits perfectly in all the acrylic templates.  These are laser cut templates so they don't have margin for error like the cardboard ones. This included sanding the keelson. The wood with lines is a 4mm piece that came with the kit and represents the thickness of the finished keel, the two lines represent the thickness of the veneer planks so when the ship is planked it will flow smoothly towards the keel with no bulge.  

Edited August 25, 2016 by CharlieZardoz

[CharlieZardoz]

Aside from that all the lines for where the planks will be set are done including the steelers and drop planks. These are suggestive and I expect them to change a bit in actual practice. To help understand the flow of the wood I used these two pre-bent strips.

Edited August 25, 2016 by CharlieZardoz

[CharlieZardoz]

The stern needed some reconstruction so I added some wood putty and now it looks much more as it should. It looks so much nicer now

[CharlieZardoz]

And the hatch hole was finished as well and is the appropriate depth.

[CharlieZardoz]

The cabin area itself was polished up a bit as well. I added a piece of wood to add the incline for the rudder area. I also decided to reattach the sides of the cabin back since the interior area as it will be planked. See how wood can be added and subtracted so easily  

[CharlieZardoz]

Oh and the keel was modified as well! Now it comes in pieces more like the historical ship and comes together nicely. This is still a test in basswood but soon it'll be cherry pear or boxwood.

[CharlieZardoz]

So next up is experimenting with paints, stains, oils and polishes, setting up the electrical wiring, heading back to the lab to make the laser keel and transom out of the good woods and then of course planking! Until then here is the captain hanging out. The brass lamp will get lit up by the led show and then hung up in the cabin area to make the lighting. Stay tuned!

Edited August 26, 2016 by CharlieZardoz

[philly777]

Hi Philly well there is a local shop down the street that sells basswood sheets of the appropriate 1/32" sheets however I am using Boxwood not Basswood for most of the hull including the transom so that I got from Jason at Crown Timberyard. I have a whole assortment of sheets now of different woods and different sizes 1/8" 1/16" 1/32nd" 3/128" etc. I would suggest you look up Chuck's practicum as it is a great resource for Sultana.

 

For now here is the abridged version of what I've been up to. First the transom template was modified to make sure the windows matched the size of the quarterbadges. They will all eventually get their own frames and windowpane using microscope slides with the transom made of boxwood which is cut using the laser I rent. The two pieces overlap. In order to get the transom the right size for the laser I simply scanned the plans into my computer and kept them in jpeg (so the size stays the same). I modified the transom to Chuck's recommendations and then uploaded it to inkscape (I think that was mentioned before in this log). If you don't plan to laser then simply cut it with the knife the old fashion way

Thank you so much Charlie for details on this!!!

[ca.shipwright]

Charlie,

Great work.

 

Watching you build your Sultana stimulated me to get mine off the shelf and give me some easier work as I do the masting and rigging of my HMB Endeavour. I have already ruined two of hulls that Marc Mosco was kind enough to replace. I am embarrassed to ask for another replacement. So, I am carving the hull from scratch out of a block of basswood.

 

Could you explain how you transfer the plans to the program on your computer (which one), I get the scanning in part, and how you deliver it to the laser cutter. Or, better said, what you need to take over there. I knowl with about CAD.

 

I'll put up a build log as I go.

 

 

Formerly of Forrest Hills

Edited August 26, 2016 by ca.shipwright

[Bill Morrison]

Charlie,

 

This is a wonderful tutorial, not only for the Sultana, but for solid hulls in general.  Incredible job!

 

Bill

[CharlieZardoz]

The end of an era. This is the guy who got me into ship building. More than a mentor but someone who also set me on the creative path always inspiring with your creations. Rest well grandpa after 96 years you've earned it. Perhaps we shall meet again some day... <3

 

<3

The end of an era. This is the guy who got me into ship building. More than a mentor but someone who also set me on the creative path always inspiring with your creations. Rest well grandpa after 96 years you've earned it. Perhaps we shall meet again some day... <3

Edited August 29, 2016 by CharlieZardoz

[HIPEXEC]

Looking good

[CharlieZardoz]

Thanks! I took a break on this one to practice on the simpler revenue cutters but will get back to her after

Edited January 22, 2017 by CharlieZardoz

[Walt Con]

Saw your comments and went to your build.  Great info and pictures on your hull and templates.  I saw some errors on mine that just didn't look right. So I hope with a little recut the (centerline/rabbet line) and just re tape new section onto template.

 

Again thanks 

 

[CharlieZardoz]

Sure thing! Ive taken a break on this one in order to finish the revenue cutter but will return to her once thats done and happy to help.