Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Rustyj - FINISHED - 1:48 Scale

[Rustyj]

Hi All,

 

 

Well the Winnie is in dry dock, I've finished the Cazador for my grandson, things have

 

calmed down and now I'll start my build log for Chucks Syren Ship Model Company's

 

HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 in 1:48 scale. The model will also be fully rigged.

 

 

I plan on using a lot of Chucks available laser cut parts. Most of the wood used in the

 

model will be boxwood except for the deck which will be holly and the bulkheads which

 

are plywood.

 

 

I know there are plenty of great Cheerful’s being built here and anything I do won't be

 

different from those build. I've listed the build here as a scratch build but quite honestly

with Chuck's laser cut parts it's a lot like a kit.The plans and practicum are Chuck’s usual

splendid work. Easy to understand and very precise.

 

Here are the laser cut bulkheads.

 

 

 

The two halves of the bulkhead former weighted waiting for the glue to dry.

 

 

 

The keel attached.

 

 

 

All of the bulkheads added and drying.

 

 

 

Lots a sanding to do next to fair the bulkheads.

[rafine]

Welcome aboard Rusty. It's great to have you back as a builder. You will enjoy Cheerful, and we will enjoy watching you do her.

 

Bob

[gjdale]

I always enjoy watching your builds Rusty, so I'll pull up a chair for this one too.

[Canute]

Nice, another Cheerful build! I love these cutters.  I'd like to pull up a chair, too.

Edited January 20, 2016 by Canute

[Jack12477]

Pulling up a chair also.

[Chuck]

Great start Rusty....good to see you back in the workshop and starting a log!!!!!  

[Rustyj]

Thanks all for stopping by and the likes.

 

Hi Bob, Grant, Ken and Jack. Always a pleasure to have you around.

 

Chuck working in the shop is always a great thing. I get carried away and forget to take pictures and post though.

[Erik W]

Rusty,

 

Great to have you join the Cheerful crowd!  I've enjoyed reading through your other build logs.  And . . . don't get too busy modeling to take photos! 

 

Erik

[Rustyj]

Thanks Eric. Oh I'll apologize to you right now then!

 

Ok next up I started fairing the hull. Lots of elbow grease needed here.

I mainly used 80 grit sand paper and course perma grit files. I then switched

to 100 grit sandpaper. Once I frame the port sills and fair them I’ll switch to

150 grit paper.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 22, 2016 by Rustyj

[BRiddoch]

Mind if I follow along? This is on my "to do" list.

 

Bob R.

[Rustyj]

You are always welcome Bob.

[Trussben]

Nice to see you working on cheerful Rusty, wish I could get back in the shop.

 

Ben

[Rustyj]

Hi Ben,

 

I'm gonna know how you feel in a bit. I'll be packing in as much work/fun as I can over the next two months.

 

Then it's pack up the house, move, unpack and then build a new work shop just like you're doing.

 

So much fun, so little time.  

[Trussben]

Wow Rusty, everybody seems to be moving at the moment, glad mine is over

[Rustyj]

Oh it's a real long distance move Ben.

 

All of three miles away from my current house. At least I’ll save on fuel!

 

Same area just a different house. Oh and it has space for a 10'x20' workshop

in the basement. Gonna have to build it though.

Edited January 24, 2016 by Rustyj

[Trussben]

Sweet Rusty, I'm abound halfway building my workshop now, It took two months for me to do the demo work in my basement just to clear the room, say another month or so and I should be able to get back to Pegasus.

 

Ben

[Rustyj]

Ben, I'm glad to hear you're getting closer to having your shop completed. I'm lucky there's

no demo for me to contend with. The entire basement is unfinished. Half will be a rec room

and bathroom, 1/4 for my shop and the last 1/4 has the utilites and storage. 

[Trussben]

Lucky Man.

 

Ben

[Stuntflyer]

Great to see you building again Rusty. I've had a great time building Cheerful and I'm sure that you will too. Please keep those photos coming.

 

Mike

[Rustyj]

Thanks Mike, Your work, as Rafines and others, has been an inspiration.  

[Rustyj]

After the preliminary fairing of the hull I used batten strips to mark the gun port sills.

I pinned it to several bulkheads and used rubber cement on the bulkheads that were not

pinned. I was able to make some subtle adjustments to get what looked like a smooth run.

 

 

 

After marking the sill’s location I cut them out of boxwood. I choose to install them between

every bulk head for added stability for the final fairing.

 

 

 

Now it’s time for more for more sanding. Oh such fun.

 

[Rustyj]

Hi all,

Well all of the uprights have been added and the first round of sanding completed.

Adding the extra bracing worked well for me as I didn’t snap anything off……yet!

 

 

 

 

Though this is listed as a scratch build I will from time to time (read every chance I get)

use Chuck’s laser cut products. Purely for research purposes mind you.

 

Next I'll start framing the stern. One of many ah....cheats I will be doing. I ordered the

boxwood frames from Chuck and they are perfect.

 

 

 

[Rustyj]

To start assembling the laser cut stern frames I first had to glue the two outer

frames for each side together. They were then placed in the corresponding slots

on the stern. Then three more frames were glued to these. In all 5 layers were

assembled on each side.

 

Here they are all glued and clamped to dry.

 

 

Once dry the laser char was removed. A reference line needed to be marked on

the frames. To do this I glued a piece of pencil lead to the end. Holding the strip

wood against the hull I traced the reference line. The wood will be removed so it

is close to the hull fairing.

 

 

[Stuntflyer]

I like the tool you made for drawing the reference line.

Edited February 4, 2016 by Stuntflyer

[Engelmann]

That is a good tip to remember when I get to this point, hopefully soon

[rafine]

Looking good Rusty. The fun part is fairing the inside of those frames.

 

Bob

[Rustyj]

Thanks Mike, Deon and Bob and all the "likes". Much appreciated.

 

Bob I'm sure that's just one of many fun things awaiting me!

[mobbsie]

Hi Rusty,

 

Just found you mate, mind if I jump aboard and follow, it's what I do best, ( follow that is ).

 

This I think will be a perfect build for me to follow for when I build my Armed Longboat, given a few variances.

 

Good luck with this one mate.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[Rustyj]

Hi Mobbsie,

 

You know that you are always welcome aboard!

 

This a really great build and I think you would love it!  

[Rustyj]

The remaining stern frames were glued into position and the sills and lintels

added for the stern ports. Then the start of the square was made with the

placement of a piece cut from some 1/32" sheet.

 

 

 

You also can see the preliminary fairing of the outboard edge of the stern frames.

 

Next up will be the start of the hull planking. I'm off to start cutting the strips of boxwood.