HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - cross-section - from TFFM books

[druxey]

Nicely done, Dan!

[BANYAN]

Coming along rapidly and looking great Danny; must be a bit of a doddle after the full shiop model?

 

cheers

 

Pat

[mtaylor]

Wow.. you have been busy.  Looks really well done from here.

[AnobiumPunctatum]

Really nice progress, Dan. The pump well fits fantastic.

[AntonyUK]

Hi Danny.

Great progress.

Love the colour of your timber..

 

Looking forward to the next stage.

 

Regards Antony.

[Mirabell61]

Hi Danny,

 

outcuts for pump inlets and metal work thereto look fine...

 

Nils

[rth385]

Hi Danny,

Missed the updates but we all need a break and it obviously has done you some good. The progress is as expected. Another art lesson! I trust you and yours had a great Christmas and I for one, look forward to sharing the New Year with you (figuratively speaking).

Regards,

Russell

[ndeconte]

Looking great as always Dan!

[amateur]

Up to your usualstandard.

Very nice!

 

Jan

[Dan Vadas]

Thank you all for the kind comments.

 

The Internal Planking is completed up to the level of the lower deck. I'm using Castello Boxwood for all the planking.

 

This pic shows the lower and upper Deck Clamps. These are in "Top and Butt" configuration, sometimes referred to as "Anchor Stock Planking". The clamps are 4" (scale) thick at the top, thinning to 3" at the bottom of each pair. They are 14" wide at the widest point, tapering to 6" at the narrowest  :

 

 

More of the "special" planks. Starting nearest the keel is the 4 1/2" thick Inner Limber Strake, followed by the 3" Outer Limber Strake. Next set is the "Thickstuff over the floorheads" - the central strake is 4 1/2" thick and the two either side of it are 3". Further up are the "Thickstuff at the first futtock head" which are the same thicknesses as the previous set. I'm laying the first of the 2" thick regular "Ceiling Planks" in this pic :

 

 

All the port side internal planking completed. The starboard side only gets the Limber Strakes and Deck Clamps :

 

 

Treenailing has begun. I'm using 0.55mm bamboo which has been stained black :

 

 

  Danny

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

G'day Danny

You aren't slack mate, I am!

It's been a quite a time since I've looked at your post and I'm so sorry about that. Well mate, like you usual standards in construction and your great log-a-lesson, I'm not disappointed when I have looked over your updates. She's a beauty and your eye for details are there to teach us the "mortals".

Havagooday

Greg

[Jim Lad]

Up to your usual standard, Danny!

 

John

[albert]

Hi Danny, great beautiful work.

[ndeconte]

Looking GREAT Dan!

[druxey]

Nice going, Dan. Small point: top and butt is not quite the same thing as anchor stock. In the former the 'arms' of the pieces are of unequal length, usually 2:1 ratio, whereas the latter has equally tapered 'arms'.

[Dan Vadas]

Thank you for the comments Greg, John, Albert, Neale and Druxey - much appreciated.

 

Small point: top and butt is not quite the same thing as anchor stock. In the former the 'arms' of the pieces are of unequal length, usually 2:1 ratio, whereas the latter has equally tapered 'arms'.

 

 

Thanks for the clarification Druxey .

 

Treenailing has finished for a while - there were about 750 in this section. I used 1 1'4" (scale) "nails" in the thicker timbers, and 3/4" in the Footwaling. No finish has been applied yet :

 

 

The Keelson is bolted through the Keel with a Lip Bolt to each frame :

 

 

The Mainmast Step is substantial - 1'10" x 1'8" in section, and 5'3" long. I cut and chiselled the under face to fit the Limber Strakes :

 

 

The completed step. All edges are chamfered :

 

 

 

 

  Danny

[druxey]

That is a very nice mast step indeed!

[dvm27]

Very nice mast step, Danny, and beautiful wood palette you've chosen.

[Jim Lad]

Very nice piece of cabinet making on the mast step, Danny!

 

John

[BANYAN]

Very nice joinery Danny; now for your next masterpiece I will expect to see a fully functioning chain pump....  

 

cheers

 

Pat

Edited January 14, 2016 by BANYAN

[dgbot]

Nice looking maststep Dan.  How many shots did you take after all those treenails?.

[allanyed]

As always, a joy to watch your work, especially the detailing.   As said above, nice selection of wood, it makes the model quite rich looking.

Allan

[Canute]

Beautiful joinery, Dan. Thanks for sharing.

[Dan Vadas]

Thanks guys .

 

for your next masterpiece I will expect to see a fully functioning chain pump....

 

 

Don't hold your breath waiting Pat - I don't have enough chain links to go round .

 

How many shots did you take after all those treenails?

 

 

Enough .

 

The Mast Step isn't actually bolted to the keel, to allow the mast to be raked fore or aft as the need arose. Instead, it is held in place by means of wedges which are anchored by a 1 5/8" steel pin on either side :

 

 

  Danny

[Dan Vadas]

The three Lower Deck Beams are 8" wide x 9" deep, and have a round-up of 3". I've made them from Swiss Pear :

 

 

The beams are "let in" (i.e. notched) to the deck clamps by 1" :

 

 

  Danny

[Landrotten Highlander]

hi Dan,

sorry for asking, but when you say

The beams are "let in" (i.e. notched) to the deck clamps by 1" :

 

does that mean that thedesk-clamps are notched, or the deck beams?

Slainte

Peter

[Dan Vadas]

hi Dan,

sorry for asking, but when you say

The beams are "let in" (i.e. notched) to the deck clamps by 1" :

 

does that mean that thedesk-clamps are notched, or the deck beams?

Slainte

Peter

 

The Beams are notched Peter.

 

  Danny

[Maury S]

Danny, I like your combination of woods so far.

Maury

[Dan Vadas]

I like your combination of woods so far.

 

 

They're pretty much the same as the wood in your Echo Cross-section Maury .

 

The stanchions for the Well are mortised into the underside of two of the beams :

 

 

The bottoms of the stanchions are shaped to fit the limber strakes, and I've used 0.8mm treenails to locate them in position. The beams are only spot-glued into position at this stage, as they and the well will need removing again after I get the first few side timbers fitted to the well stanchions. I'll build the rest of the well and shot-locker on the bench before re-installing the assembly :

 

 

 

All the mortices for the Carlings, Beam Arm and Mast Partner have been cut into the beams :

 

 

  Danny

[GLakie]

Outstanding Danny!  You're a true craftsman!