paulsutcliffe Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share #241 Posted August 13, 2018 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 kees de mol, Bob Legge, Keith Black and 6 others 9 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted August 20, 2018 Author Share #242 Posted August 20, 2018 All deck furniture completed, now into waterways and then planking, I'm going to try and have the skylight windows opening Canute, michael mott, Bob Legge and 3 others 6 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted August 21, 2018 Share #243 Posted August 21, 2018 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, EdT, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share #244 Posted August 21, 2018 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 Keith Black, mtaylor, druxey and 7 others 10 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share #245 Posted August 21, 2018 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 Canute, Keith Black, kees de mol and 3 others 6 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted August 21, 2018 Author Share #246 Posted August 21, 2018 druxey, Bob Legge, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted August 23, 2018 Share #247 Posted August 23, 2018 The more scarph joints you cut, the easier it will get. Looks like you got a nice tight joint there, Paul. paulsutcliffe, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted August 23, 2018 Author Share #248 Posted August 23, 2018 Thanks Druxey Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share #249 Posted September 6, 2018 (edited) 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 Canute, Landrotten Highlander, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted September 6, 2018 Author Share #250 Posted September 6, 2018 GrantGoodale, Beef Wellington, Bob Legge and 8 others 11 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share #251 Posted September 9, 2018 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 Keith Black, Bob Legge, Landrotten Highlander and 6 others 9 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted September 9, 2018 Author Share #252 Posted September 9, 2018 Siggi52, mtaylor, Keith Black and 10 others 13 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted September 11, 2018 Share #253 Posted September 11, 2018 Very nice work. mtaylor, Canute and zappto 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted September 11, 2018 Author Share #254 Posted September 11, 2018 Thankyou Albert and every one for all the likes, not quite on a par with your naiad but I'm getting there Regards Paul Canute, mtaylor and albert 3 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted September 15, 2018 Author Share #255 Posted September 15, 2018 First hanging knees attached, an iron curved knee will go around the gunport mtaylor, Siggi52, Bob Legge and 5 others 8 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share #256 Posted September 20, 2018 (edited) 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 Bob Legge, albert, Landrotten Highlander and 5 others 8 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted September 20, 2018 Author Share #257 Posted September 20, 2018 Skid beams being test fitted and a couple of holly planks being used to check the flatness of the forecastle deck Bob Legge, Canute, mtaylor and 7 others 10 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share #258 Posted October 3, 2018 (edited) 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 davyboy, albert, Keith Black and 5 others 8 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share #259 Posted October 6, 2018 Started working on the waterways for the forecastle another nice curved hook scarph albert, GrandpaPhil, druxey and 6 others 9 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted October 6, 2018 Author Share #260 Posted October 6, 2018 Also started working ln the carronades for the upper decks Canute, mtaylor, John Allen and 7 others 10 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted October 7, 2018 Share #261 Posted October 7, 2018 Hi Paul very nice work. mtaylor, paulsutcliffe and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted October 7, 2018 Author Share #262 Posted October 7, 2018 Thank you Albert mtaylor and albert 2 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted October 10, 2018 Share #263 Posted October 10, 2018 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 mtaylor, paulsutcliffe and Canute 3 Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted October 10, 2018 Author Share #264 Posted October 10, 2018 Thanks Michael, that was the effect I was aiming for after umpteen layers of sanding sealer Regards Paul mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share #265 Posted October 12, 2018 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 aviaamator, tlevine, Zocane and 9 others 12 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share #266 Posted October 12, 2018 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 Canute, zappto, aviaamator and 3 others 6 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted October 13, 2018 Share #267 Posted October 13, 2018 Very nice work Paul paulsutcliffe, zappto and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted October 13, 2018 Share #268 Posted October 13, 2018 Can you be more specific as to the 'dark glue' that you used, Paul? paulsutcliffe, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share #269 Posted October 13, 2018 (edited) 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 mtaylor, Zocane, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsutcliffe Posted October 13, 2018 Author Share #270 Posted October 13, 2018 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 Siggi52, EdT, Zocane and 7 others 10 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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