HM Cutter Sherbourne by jonny.amy - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 - Kit Bash

[jonny.amy]

Hi Guys,

 

I'm using a spare 5 minutes to let you know that a Photo update is coming later on today.... I'm slammed at work today - lots of CAD drawings to get issued, so it might be a brief one with just the photo's!

 

Cheers

Jonny

Edited June 19, 2015 by jonny.amy

[jonny.amy]

Photo update......

 

 

Cannon Assembly

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Swivel Guns

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sorry for the short sharpe update, but I'm still very busy at work and I won't get much time tonight as the Admiral and i are off out of the town with some friends!

 

Cheers

Jonny

[jonny.amy]

Hi Guys,

 

The shipyard has been closed for the time being as we have family over today, and friends over on Friday and Saturday night. Work shall commence next Sunday to help me cope with the major hangover from our party on Saturday night!

 

I will post some photos of this weekends progress later on!

 

Cheers

Jonny

[egkb]

Sounds fun .. lookin' forward to your hangover recovery   

 

E

[Stockholm tar]

Jonny,

 

Very nice – you managed to get a really good finish on that table top! Must have taken hours.

 

Oh, the model, right. That's good too and the guns look top notch. Very good idea to hold off on the Sherbourne until you're on an 'even keel' too, or you might get a bit – !

[jonny.amy]

Yeah the table is looking ok, there are a few ridges in the French Polish where I didn't get the polish moved about fast enough with the rubber, but a bit of light sanding will fix that! I'll probably do one more coat of polish mid week and that will be it! The table has taken about 10 to 12 hours at this moment in time, with a possible 2 to 4 hours until I can leave it alone!

As for Sherbourne, the Admiral has banned all work for the week because the shipyard makes too much mess! Haha so I'll have to do non destructive, clean bits to the model for the next few days!!

Cheers
Jonny

Edited June 22, 2015 by jonny.amy

[jonny.amy]

Hi Shipmates,

 

Sherbourne is still in ordinary, waiting for me to get back to her! I'm getting serious withdrawal symptoms as I've done as I've been told, and I've not touched the ship or made any mess!

 

Fingers crossed I'll be sober enough tomorrow to start working on her again before our holiday next weekend!

 

Cheers

Jonny

[jonny.amy]

Morning All,

 

Party season is over now until Christmas (hopefully)! Yesterday was a total write off for the shipyard, so hopefully the elves can get back on to Sherbourne tonight before our holiday next week.

 

I have plenty of bits to get on with in the next few days, for example rigging the ships guns, so hopefully some progress will be made in the coming week!

 

I'll keep you all updated over the next few days.

 

Cheers

Jonny

[jonny.amy]

Hi All,

 

Monday night was non-eventful in the Shipyard due to the excellent decision made by the Admiral to start looking for a new Shipyard Supervisor (fingers crossed a little black Labrador or Labradoodle)! After our holiday next week, we will start for a puppy properly, but I couldn't resist trawling through every website possible to find the best puppy! So watch this space, as I may be running a Puppy Name Competition very soon! 

 

Last night however, I did manage to get some work done on Sherbourne! I managed to build up the Top mast, shape the Main mast to the required dimensions and build up the Elm Tree pumps with the modified, less elegant handles. I will paint the Elm Tree Pumps Red Ochre later on tonight. Hopefully by Saturday I will have every cannon rigged as well. Then it's all down to the fitting all the tiny eyelets fro the rigging.

 

I will post photo's later on!

 

Cheers

Jonny

[jonny.amy]

Photo Update....

 

Commander inspects the Ships Boat and Cannons

 

 

Windless with Starboard Anchor Cable and Messenger Cable

 

 

Stowage for Fresh Water and Beer Kegs?

 

 

Starboard Anchor Cable

 

 

Elm Tree Pumps ready for painting

 

 

Overview of the deck and stowage of Ships Boat 

 

 

Starboard Anchor and Cathead

 

 

 

There's still plenty to do on Sherbourne, for example, both Catheads need rigging with a block and hook tied back to a cleat on the head, but that is one of the many things I intend to spend my time tonight doing! I'm considering having the Port Anchor glued down on to the baseboard to simulate the anchor on the seabed? Still have to get the deck fittings sorted out!

 

Cheers,

Jonny

 

 

[jonny.amy]

Hi guys,

 

Not a great deal of progress made this week due to hunting for a puppy, but I can say now that the hunt is over.... We have a little Cocker Spaniel girl to look after from 22nd August!

 

 

Fingers crossed she will integrate with our lives nicely!

 

Right, must finish packing for our holiday tomorrow!

 

Cheers

Jonny

[Canute]

 Congratulations. You now have a bundle of love wrapped in fur. What is her name?

 

Enjoy the holiday.

[jonny.amy]

Not sure yet Ken, but Lily or Poppy or the two recurring themes! I'd like a name for her with a nautical twist!

 

Cheers, we will do!!

[AntonyUK]

Hi Jonny.

Grats on the k9.

Major timber chewer if I am not mistaken .

She looks adorable as most puppets do. Plenty of walks and puppy training to start with. Followed by more walks.

 

The Sherbourne is looking real good. Some really good mods made and the result is showing in the model quality.

 

Regards Antony.

[AntonyUK]

Hi Jonny.

 

Not sure yet Ken, but Lily or Poppy or the two recurring themes! I'd like a name for her with a nautical twist!

Cheers, we will do!!

How about "Wrecker" LOL

 

Regards Antony.

[Canute]

Jonny, name her Poppy and then you can call her Sweet Pea. Sweet Pea was the baby in the old Popeye cartoons. Although it may have been pronounced "Swee' pea". And it was the ship's nickname for the US heavy cruiser Pensacola.

[jonny.amy]

Hi Everyone, 

 

We have just got back from the magical island of Jersey, where we had a great time, sailing, eating fresh seafood (mostly lobster, crab, and oysters), and most importantly catching up with family. If you have never been there before it is well worth the visit as it is absolutely gorgeous, and the weather is sublime! 

 

I have spent most of the day, sorting out the house, food shopping, and unpacking. But the real fun will start again with Sherbourne tomorrow, and I will focus the next 5 to 6 weeks on fixing the guns down and the hopefully getting most of the standing and running rigging completed before our puppy comes!!

 

As for puppy names - Lily, Poppy, Eva-May, and Olive are on the shortlist!!! We will have to wait and see which name suits her best!

 

Cheers,

Jonny

[jonny.amy]

Hi Chaps,

 

Some decent progress has been made on Sherbourne over the last few nights.

 

All the cannons have been installed, and I have cut and shaped the gaffboom and the spanker boom. The next step will be painting these and fabricating sails. I have plenty of other bits to get on with, like adding the channels and belying pin rails, but I want to build and furl the sails prior to installing the gaff and spanker to make it easier for final fit out.

 

I still haven't decided on how I will mount Sherbourne on the display stand, but I need to think about that a bit more! If you guys have any ideas, feel free to let me know!

 

Photo's will be posted tomorrow!

 

Cheers

Jonny

[jonny.amy]

Anthony,

 

I'm sure she will be a little wrecker, and I know my life will now revolve around the pooch! But fingers crossed with the right level of training, and enough walkies, she will be quiet and eventually let me get on with a bit of Ship building!

 

Thanks for the kind words on Sherbourne, it's my first kit-bash attempt, and I've thoroughly enjoyed the process, and the additional work that goes in to it!

 

Cheers

Jonny

[jonny.amy]

Chaps,

 

I have dropped the ball... I forgot to get some photo's last night! The Admiral distracted me with YouTube videos of 4 week old Cocker Spaniels, and by the time we had finished it was too late to take the photo's.

 

I will hopefully grab some tonight, if not, definitely tomorrow as the Admiral is going out for a girly Cross Stitch night with the mother in law, so I should be able to get a great deal done on Thursday!

 

Cheers,

Jonny

[Canute]

Family first, they say. We'll see the photos when you can get them done. Bye the bye, aren't wee pups fun critters? Unconditional love wrapped up in fur. Very nice!

[jonny.amy]

Family always comes first! I will happily put down the model for Lucy (only if it is absolutely necessary though)!

 

And yes they're great fun! I remember when my mums dog had puppies, it was quite possibly the best 8 weeks of my life! Imagine 10 Labrador puppies swarming around you as step in to their pen! It was utter madness! And the really excitable ones would be so happy that you were there, they would start snaking their bodies around because their tails couldn't wag fast enough! Haha

[egkb]

Looking forward to d Photos Jonny.. both of Sherbourne and the Doggie !

 

Sorry for not commenting sooner but it's been 'all go' over here this past few weeks (haven't even looked at Ballahoo)

 

All the best Mate

 

Eamonn

 

Now go take Photos..   

[jonny.amy]

It's been the same here Eamonn, it's only in the last few days I've actually managed to get back to Sherbourne!

 

Off to bed now, so I'll take photos on the morning! Hopefully you'll all like what you see!

 

Cheers

Jonny

[jonny.amy]

Photo Update....

 

MSW is not allowing me to post photo's in my text, rather it attached them as thumbnails..... It's a bit strange! Any body else have this problem?

 

We had a "pupdate" on the puppy last night, so I thought I'd include her in the post! Eva, Lily and Poppy are the current trains of thought on names!

 

Cheers

Jonny

[jonny.amy]

Plain Text Test.....
 

[jonny.amy]

Well it looks like I've been spoiled on my birthday by the Admiral again!

 

[Canute]

Excellent swag, Jonny. The MS kit is very good and the instructions are from Master Chuck Passaro. :)

 

And a Cadbury chocolate orange? I love them.  

 

Congratulations and enjoy them all.

[jonny.amy]

Cheers Ken!

 

Yeah that was a complete surprise! I said I wanted to do a Plank on Frame build and she researched it all herself and that's what she found me. Gold Star to Lucy!

 

Oh yeah the chocolate orange is my favourite! I love putting them in the freezer and breaking them up in to little bits.

 

Cheers

Jonny

[jonny.amy]

Hello Chaps,
 
I hope you all had a great weekend? I decided on a theme for my Sherbourne display case. I liked my display idea for Convulsion, with the ship beached and the crew members scurrying around doing various jobs, so I made the decision to a similar thing with Sherbourne. But this time I will be doing something a little different to Convulsion. I have made a Stone Harbour Wall from foam board, and started painting the block work on to the board.
 
I got the idea from a display of HMS Cruiser I saw at Jersey Maritime Museum whilst I was out there a few weeks back.



The description of the model was highlighting that it was a scratch build at scale 1:64, but it looked a lot like the Cruiser Model produced by Jokita/Caldercraft.... Any way, the display shows Cruiser against the Hard, undertaking minor repairs and taking on fresh provisions.

I will do a similar thing with Sherbourne, but might show carpenters making a new spar, and the kit supplied cannon barrels will more than likely be stacked on the Hard with a few barrels and crates. I'll also build up a few Marines with a Marine Captain to look official on the Hard.

I'll take some photo's of the display once I've finished the painting.

Cheers
Jonny