HMS Sirius 1797 by paulsutcliffe - 1:48 - POF from NMM plans

[paulsutcliffe]

Bolts added at the tip of the standards, bottom will be put in when fastened to the deck, ironwork added to the companionway, gratings also completed, I have simulated the bolts with pencil, only one though couldn't get two in there, I should be able to start deck planking soon

[paulsutcliffe]

All deck furniture completed, now into waterways and then planking, I'm going to try and have the skylight windows opening

[michael mott]

Hi Paul, when you say having the skylight windows opening, Are you thinking of just having them or one permanently opened or do you mean being able to open and close them? The deck furniture looks great.

 

Michael

[paulsutcliffe]

Thanks Michael and for all the likes, I did think to have them working, opening and closing but with the frames at 1/32 it might be difficult

I have added some hinges and opened one side, they will go up and down but will be very fragile and probably mot accessible when completed so I'm thinking to fasten one side and leave one open

[paulsutcliffe]

Started work on the waterways, curved scarph joints are a pain

 

I'm using ottili wood for the waterways, I was given some sheets by friends who own a boat yard in Windsor (they are currently refurbishing the last Dunkirk vessel still afloat and supplied the boats for the recent Dunkirk film)  its quite grainy but is a lovely colour

[paulsutcliffe]

[druxey]

The more scarph joints you cut, the easier it will get.  Looks like you got a nice tight joint there, Paul.

[paulsutcliffe]

Thanks Druxey

[paulsutcliffe]

Deck planking all completed, seven coats of sanding sealer sanded with finer paper inbetween each coat finishing with 0000 steel wool

 

I have added the bolts ln the corners of all the grating coamings and now finishing the rear part of the waterway

I promised the wife when I had finished the deck I will go back to working on the Sirius so this could be the last post about the cheerful for a while

 

Edited September 6, 2018 by paulsutcliffe

[paulsutcliffe]

[paulsutcliffe]

So back to the Sirius as promised, very productive day in the shipyard, forecastle and quarterdeck beams cut, cambered and foremast partner beams started

The red light is a laser level that I'm using to make sure everything is centred properly

[paulsutcliffe]

[albert]

Very nice work.

[paulsutcliffe]

Thankyou Albert and every one for all the likes, not quite on a par with your naiad but I'm getting there

Regards

Paul

 

[paulsutcliffe]

First hanging knees attached, an iron curved knee will go around the gunport

[paulsutcliffe]

The forecastle is completed apart from some lodging knees, I have also cut the skid beams ready for cambering, brodie stove finally hidden under the beams after all this time

Foremast partner is in the process of being test fitted, I also added some chocks on either side of the fore bitts as seemed very weak area, the two iron knees can just be seen in the photos

Regards

Paul

Edited September 20, 2018 by paulsutcliffe

[paulsutcliffe]

Skid beams being test fitted

and a couple of holly planks being used to check the flatness of the forecastle deck

[paulsutcliffe]

Unfortunately no work in the Sirius this weekend as had orders from above to make handles for the wife's sewing machine screwdriver and her unpicker thingymagig, First try at turning with the screwdriver and then went mad with some glued together strips for the unpicker, the small one in the middle is a piece of naturally two coloured ebony

The machine is a 1932 Jones in beautiful condition so I thought I had better put some effort into the handles to match the workmanship on the machine, she chose three so that means I get to keep the bottom right for one of my xacto saws bargain!!

 

Edited October 3, 2018 by paulsutcliffe

[paulsutcliffe]

Started working on the waterways for the forecastle another nice curved hook scarph

[paulsutcliffe]

Also started working ln the carronades for the upper decks

 

[albert]

Hi Paul very nice work.

[paulsutcliffe]

Thank you Albert 

 

[michael mott]

Hi Paul I like the way the deck planks look on the cheerful they seem to have the right amount of texture. sometimes it seems that very uniform planks could almost have been scribed on a single sheet of very plain wood.

 

Michael

[paulsutcliffe]

Thanks Michael, that was the effect I was aiming for after umpteen layers of sanding sealer

Regards

Paul

 

[paulsutcliffe]

Forecastle planking completed, I had to go a bit further than I wanted and the wife wanted as I want to show the 9lb chase gun

All has had three coats of sanding sealer scraped with a blade between each coat 

 

 

 

[paulsutcliffe]

I noticed a little anomaly on the cheerful photo earlier and went to have a look at the Hull sitting in ordinary awaiting further work

There seems to be some sort of reaction going on along the seams, the whole Hull was flattened with five or six coats of sanding sealer, I used dark glue between the planks as I was going to leave natural at the time but then decided to paint using acrylic, the seam lines have risen since then??? Whilst I like the look, I'm not sure how or why its occurred

Regards

Paul 

[albert]

Very nice work Paul

[druxey]

Can you be more specific as to the 'dark glue' that you used, Paul?

[paulsutcliffe]

Hi

Titebond 2 dark wood glue between the planks etc, sanded smooth, sanding sealer and then Windsor and Newton acrylic paint thinned with water and about six coats if not more

Thanks

Paul

 

Edited October 13, 2018 by paulsutcliffe

[paulsutcliffe]

The chase port needed cutting out, still needs the sill adding in and filing square, tested with 9lb gun and carriage 

At this time I believe the carronades were fitted on the inside principle so I have made the  6"x6" blocks to use as spacers ready for when bulwarks are built up

I have added a piece across the rear beam to infill ready for the balustrade which I'm going to try and do in ebony, hence the clips holding the front finishing piece

Regards

Paul