HMS Snake by peteri - Caldercraft - Scale 1/64 - First build - restarting after a break

[peteri]

Back again after a nearly four year break with my snake build. Moving house meant everything got put away (on the plus side I now have my own man cave in the basement) and I recently been getting my modelling mojo back by doing some plastic modelling.

 

Before we moved I'd got as far building the hull and coppering and I've restarted again, I've put the rails on and some of the deck furniture.

 

Now I'm getting to the wheel rigging and I'm wondering what the best way forward is on this? For those wondering where it is I need to reattach the tiller for the third time which is annoying (the last reattachment didn't really work!).

 

I assume the blocks should attach to the deck with the eyelets, so should I rig this before glueing eyelets & blocks to the deck? The instruction aren't being very helpful on the subject.

[NenadM]

 

Back again after a nearly four year break with my snake build. Moving house meant everything got put away (on the plus side I now have my own man cave in the basement) and I recently been getting my modelling mojo back by doing some plastic modelling.

 

Before we moved I'd got as far building the hull and coppering and I've restarted again, I've put the rails on and some of the deck furniture.

 

Now I'm getting to the wheel rigging and I'm wondering what the best way forward is on this? For those wondering where it is I need to reattach the tiller for the third time which is annoying (the last reattachment didn't really work!).

 

I assume the blocks should attach to the deck with the eyelets, so should I rig this before glueing eyelets & blocks to the deck? The instruction aren't being very helpful on the subject.

 

 

This story sounds so familiar to my story ... to have a own man cave is very significant ... we can spread chaos and dust wherever we  want  and work in peace.      

 

Can I join to watch ?

 

Nenad 

[peteri]

Of course you can (advice welcome)

 

Todays annoyance scratch building a lost bit of the capstan, then promptly finding the original part.

[peteri]

This week I've put together some of the deck furniture next stop is attaching to the deck...

 

[peteri]

Okay another snake builders where do I find the mizzen mast base (part 87) I can't see it on the parts diagram and I can't find on the 2mm sheet (managed to find part 80) Not to bad to scratch build something but I'd rather not.

 

Photo of progress this week, a few more pin rails to attach (and the pumps) then it's time for the chains links and deadeyes.

[peteri]

Couldn't find part 97 so I scratched one up. Made a compass by getting a bit of strip pin through at one end, pencil lead through the other rotate around on a piece of the 2mm walnut, cutout and drill a hole in the middle. Not quite as round as the kit parts but not too bad.

 

 

I've put the cleats on, kit seems to be a bit short of these if you include the ones shown on the masts and the couple shown on the catsheads, can't decide if I need to order more as nothing seems to attach to a lot of them so skipping them seems safe.

 

Next up the chains and channels...

[peteri]

Chains and dead eyes have been attached. I've used the kit parts trimming with the 2mm walnut strip (ignoring the instructions) which suggest using the 1.5mm. Looking at how much of it gets used later on in the instructions I think I'll get away with the 150mm left over and I don't seem to have much of the 1.5mm left.

 

I attached some cotton to the masts and brought it down over the channels to get the angle reasonably right. The dead eye strops I pinched together and used a bit of CA on the gap, finally using some thick CA to keep everything nicely in place once I'd pinned everything into place.

 

Painted the chains on the model with a 000 brush and I'm happy with the results, currently I'm working on the carronades. 

[peteri]

Carronades nearly done. Member of crew seems to be looking for the crew mate that painted his uniform RAF blue.....

 

Not entirely happy with the straightness of the pinrails but I think I'm going to leave them for the moment as it doesn't look as .bad in the flesh,

 

[Beef Wellington]

Just found your log Peteri, always good to see a new Snake build, even though you are clearly well into it.  Looking good!

[peteri]

Thanks, I've got the bowsprit on and I'm just making a start on the masts.

 

More progress pictures when I'm back at home and I've got a couple of questions to ask.

[peteri]

Quick picture of the bowsprit.

 

 

I've stained it with caldercrafts walnut stain which I quite like.

 

Once my phone syncs up I'll show how far I've gotten with the masts.

[cobra1951]

Looks good

[peteri]

Well I'm back again after a bit of pause doing other some other models

 

Masts are basically shaped

 

 

Shrouds are on for the fore and main mast.

 

 

Started working on the yards but only once I'd worked my way part way down the plan I spotted that the stun sail booms should be at 45 degree angle (the fore yards show this, but the mains only show the above from above) so there has been a bit of reworking involved.

 

Now I'm looking at the plans and trying to figure out what order to go in next, I'm thinking of putting the lower yards (and associated standing rigging) on now before putting the other mast parts on. On the other hand everyone else seems to have finished the masts first....

 

jim_smits snake log is being pretty helpful (although the accident must have been gutting) and stergios hasn't got around to them yet, jasons work is so good it's making me feel inferior.

 

Anyway back to the yards... All thoughts welcome.

[peteri]

Hmm.. thanks for that. Just feeling nervous about the order.

[Beef Wellington]

Hi Peteri, I would agree with Paul on the Lenarth Pederson book.  Just have the confidence to know that whatever approach you take it is unlikely to be disastrous, but will prove to be fiddly and awkward  .  Seriously, the reason I followed the Peterson book so much, as well as Lever (Young sea officers sheet anchor) was because the Snake plans are not that great.  I'm glad I took the approach that I did, it worked for me, to build up the masts and standing rigging as you go before moving to the yards, but I'm sure there is no right answer.  Would suggest doing the ratlines and futtock shrouds before putting any yards on.

 

Your Snake is really coming together now, looking great.