WASHINGTON GALLEY by yamsterman - 1/48 scale - POF

[yamsterman]

Hi all 

Some more photos to show the state of play.

Uploading these from my phone by way of an experiment.

Cheers for now.......mick

[paulsutcliffe]

Looking good mick, Nice work

Regards

Paul 

[yamsterman]

hi all

just a quick update on the latest progress.

the list of things to do is getting shorter and shorter!

must remember to order some 3/8 boxwood for the masts

 

getting ready for some intensive metal working anchors ,rudder pintles,gunport hinges etc 

 

photos enc as usual

[yamsterman]

oops nearly forgot

thank you paul

apologies for not responding earlier ...been a while since ive been on site

 

cheers....mick

[ofencer29350]

I get back to ur build log since a little time ans whaoooo good progress .

[alde]

Glad to see some progress Mick. Nice work as usual. 

 

Oh, can you tell us about that little brass plane? It looks like the perfect tool for model work.

Edited October 27, 2018 by alde

[yamsterman]

Hi alde

Thanks for dropping by

Its nice to make some headway.....dont seem to get much time these days.

The little brass plane is a small thumb plane or more correctly a luthiers plane.

I will upload some more photos.

I think the brand name is e.s.e

Its only 1 1/4 inchs long by 1/2 inch wide.

Cant remember where i got it from.....definitely  pre internet days.

Cheers...mick

 

[alde]

Thanks Mick. I really appreciate it. Looks like a nice tool.

[yamsterman]

Hi alde

Photos as promised

I ve took some of my usual model making planes

A lie nielsen

And a quangsheng luban pocket plane.

Plus a small spokeshave...ebay find

This still needs to be fettled and the blade sharpened.

 

[alde]

I have a Veritas mini block plane but I'll keep an eye for one of those luthier plans. It looks like it would be easy to handle for a small tool. Thanks again.

[yamsterman]

hi all

finally started on the gunport hinges

almost forgot to put the clocks back today.......extra one hours modelmaking...yipee!!!

photos for your perusal

hopefully they will load in order....but if not the method should be self evident 

 

cheers....mick

[cog]

violin builder planes. I've been eyeing them, but they are expensive, since I'm temporarily into plastic builds, it stays at eyeing for now ...  

 

That is some serious fiddly work on the hinges, Mick. Doesn't look like brass much ... is it? 

[yamsterman]

Hi carl

Violin planes,good ones anyway,are pricey.....ibex is a good brand

Steer clear of some of the far eastern stuff...some are good but most are dodgy.

Well spotted its not brass but copper...easier to work and easier to blacken eith liver of sulpher.

I shall make the anchors from copper as well

Still bending impossibly small bits of brass?

Cheers for now....mick

[cog]

3 hours ago, yamsterman said:

Still bending impossibly small bits of brass?

When work permits ... although it looks not half as demanding as your hinges ..

 

cheers mate

[yamsterman]

Hi all

On a slightly different note a lovely slab of beech arrived the other morning for the new workbench.

Still got to make some drawers for the left and right sides.....vacuum lived in the middle!

Bench top is 2m in length.....plenty of space for tools!

Just waiting for the danish too dry.

Cheers.....mick

[cog]

so that's what you've been up to ...

[yamsterman]

Hi carl

Amongst other things.............

Tools in place time for some storage.

[yamsterman]

Just to add balance.....the other side of the room...

[cog]

not much "at work"

 

it's a rather contrasting view mate ... tidy on the one side ... a bit messy on the other ... the latter looks more like a spot in use ... although the part about the genius ...

[yamsterman]

hi all

the saga of the hinges continues

the first attempt with copper was not entirely successful so decided to switch back to brass.

the hinges are nearly done ...just a load of 0.5 mm holes to drill....a lot of cleaning up and then to blacken

 

photos enclosed as per usual

 

 

[alde]

That's some fine looking brass work Mick. I would love to clone your shop too.

[cog]

It doesn't look that small ... so you've made some very realistic hinges, mate ... very commendable ...

 

Cheers

[yamsterman]

Hi all

Hinges ready for blackening

Macro photos reveals all!

Cheers...mick

[paulsutcliffe]

Very nicely done mick, how are you getting the ends on the hinge pin

Regards

Paul

 

[yamsterman]

Hi paul

The hinges are 1/16  by 1/32 brass strip silver soldered to 1/16 od brass tube.

The pins are 1/16 brass rod soldered to the same diameter tube , the tube then filed to the width of the rod.

The two are connected by a 0.8mm diameter brass rivet which is cut off and the end peinned over with a small hammer.

The hinge will be glued to the gunport with epoxy and smaller rivets dropped through the holes to represent bolt heads.

The pin will locate into the hull.

Hope this helps

Cheers.....mick

[paulsutcliffe]

Hi mick

Thanks it was the rivet part I was interested in, I couldn't work out if it was a nail trimmed off and peened on one end, did you anneal the rivet to make it more workable

Again Nice work at that size

Regards

Paul

[yamsterman]

Hi paul

No straight out of the box .....just snipped off about 0.5mm above the joint and bashed away!

Cheers....mick

[yamsterman]

Hi all

Gunport lids in the process of being fitted.

Brackets for sweeps fitted on larboard side.

Just about to start work on channels and anchors.

Cheers for now....mick

[yamsterman]

hi all

time for a short update......been busy making a few fittings.

gunports are now fitted...just need to get the ropes rigged.

still lots to do but the list is getting smaller!!

 

festive greetings to one and all

 

cheers....mick

[John Cheevers]

Wow!!