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Greenwich Hospital barge of 1832 by druxey - FINISHED - 1:48 scale


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Ed: The frames are bent in wet, without any heat necessary. They are of such small dimension that this is easily accomplished under slight compression to 'spring' them into place.

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As I suspected.  Do you glue them wet/damp, or let them dry in place first?

 

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Aft frames are now in, with some fine adjustment still required. A ruler is included in the photos as requested.

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Druxey, the frames for my dromon will be a bit over double the thickness in both dimensions compared with yours. Do you think your 'wet bending' technique would work for them as well, or should I use heat as well?

 

Steven 

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I have no idea, as it will depend on the specie of wood you will be using, Steven. You will need to experiment with both moisture and heat.

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I totally missed the start of this beautiful build. On the upside I had a lot of catching up to do so Druxey you you made my day extra special :)

Your choice of subject is great and your execution out of this world. I will stick to workboats as this barge is out of my league ;)

 

Remco

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Whatever league you and Remco are in, the rest of us are huge fans. You guys hit it out of the park every time (sorry...baseball season is upon us again).

Greg

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This will be the last update for a few days: the frames have now all been bent in. I'll be back in a week or so. Thank you all for following and liking this log.

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A week ...!!! That will be hard on my patience ... this build takes away the dread for the day ...have been looking forward to it's development ... such a stunning execution of technique ... marvelous result ...

Carl

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I can only repeat what the others have said.   Have a good week and hopefully we can be patient here in the gallery.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

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 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

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CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Thanks so much, everyone. 

 

A footnote: I fully expected the shell and frames to have spread until the internal members such as thwarts are fitted. This has proved not to be the case so far: the hull is 'on spec', with an overall beam of 6' 1½" (6' 0" moulded, plus 1½" for the planking). We'll see if this is stable when I come back to the model.

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The hull is a fine piece of art as it is.  Just like a lovely leaf floating on the water.

 

Bob

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Hi druxey

 

This is a great little ship, thanx for showing! Could be a model to build for me too, I`m following. I love all that gold, and the way you build the hull gives me some advise.

 

Regards

Gerhard

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I have had the pleasure of holding and examining this little jewel of a model today and it is even more impressive in person. It is surprisingly small, light and translucent. It's quite perfect! I believe Druxey is building it on spec so perhaps some lucky MSW member will end up with it.

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I have had the pleasure of holding and examining this little jewel of a model today and it is even more impressive in person. It is surprisingly small, light and translucent. It's quite perfect! I believe Druxey is building it on spec so perhaps some lucky MSW member will end up with it.

Druxey talked me through a yawl in 1:64 a few years ago using a similar method.  Even with my unskilled efforts, it is astounding how egg shell-like the hull is.  Of course he finished his four boats he was doing far before I finished my one.  :-)

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Hi druxey

 

Maybe I did overread this, what measure do the hulls planks have? This looks so incredible thin but strong too.

Great work.

 

Regards

Gerhard

 

Problems just mean: solutions not yet found

 

Models in progress

SMS DANZIG

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12842-sms-danzig-1851-by-gerhardvienna-radio-150-scale/

USS CAIRO

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13282-uss-cairo-by-gerhardvienna-live-steam-radio/

Baby Bootlegger 1/10

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13625-baby-bootlegger-110-radio-by-gerhardvienna/

 

Swiss paddlesteamer RIGI 1848 1:50, after plans from the Verkehrshaus Zürich, rescaled to original length

Anchor tugboat BISON, 1:50, plans from VTH, scratch

Finished models

See-Ewer ELBE, Constructo kit 1:48

German fastboat after plans from german Reichskriegsmarine measure unknown (too ugly to show up!)

German traffic boat for battleships WW2, 1:50, after plans from Jürgen Eichardt, scratch

German Schnellboot TIGER P6141 VTH plans, scratch

 

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Thanks for the comments, gentlemen. Now I'm back, it's time to begin fitting out. The first item will be the footwaling (the floorboards). These were laid athwartships  rather than longitudinally, according to the specifications for a different ceremonial barge of this period (ZAZ7154).

 

Gerhard: the planking is 1/64" thick, or a scale ¾".

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welcome back, I was looking at the plan for the mayors ceremonial barge and saw it said floors athwartships, I was wondering how you were going to do that

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Hi Druxey

 

Thank you for this info! Is saved for "further use" :)

Regards

Gerhard

Problems just mean: solutions not yet found

 

Models in progress

SMS DANZIG

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12842-sms-danzig-1851-by-gerhardvienna-radio-150-scale/

USS CAIRO

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13282-uss-cairo-by-gerhardvienna-live-steam-radio/

Baby Bootlegger 1/10

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13625-baby-bootlegger-110-radio-by-gerhardvienna/

 

Swiss paddlesteamer RIGI 1848 1:50, after plans from the Verkehrshaus Zürich, rescaled to original length

Anchor tugboat BISON, 1:50, plans from VTH, scratch

Finished models

See-Ewer ELBE, Constructo kit 1:48

German fastboat after plans from german Reichskriegsmarine measure unknown (too ugly to show up!)

German traffic boat for battleships WW2, 1:50, after plans from Jürgen Eichardt, scratch

German Schnellboot TIGER P6141 VTH plans, scratch

 

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Paul: I have found a useful photograph of the inside of Prince Frederick's barge (copyright, so cannot show it here) that confirms athwartship boards. These appear to be about 8" to 10" wide and painted red. There are also moveable vertical footboards for the rowers - a detail I've never seen or noticed before in small boat models. I was wondering if there were turned supporting pillars under the thwarts and indeed there are. All these will keep me busy for a while!

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