Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF

[Pirate adam]

Limber boards in place.

[Pirate adam]

Platform and well in place.

[Pirate adam]

I made the stove out of plastic and brass bits.

[Pirate adam]

I used model railroad materials for the fire bricks.

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Stove in place.

[alde]

Wow Adam, your Washington looks fantastic. 

[Pirate adam]

I have been a bit of the passenger on the site as late, but work on the Washington has continued in fits and starts over the last couple of years.  Construction has picked up nicely as of late, and I think we may just end up with a finished galley at some point

 

Here is the latest look at work to date.  I have treated a lot of the pear wood as well as the decking with a layer of tung oil.  Decking is holly.  I'm super happy with the look especially on the areas that were coated a year+ ago.  I am planning to leave the gun deck more or less as-is with half of the beams exposed.  I'm still deciding whether or not to add another row or two of planks below the wales.  I have seen models either way, and both look fine.  Next up I will start with the internal planking.

 

 

 

Adam

[Pirate adam]

BTW, all of the Vallejo paint on the bench is NOT for the Washington.  It is only used for plastic airplanes

 

[Pirate adam]

Construction on the galley has proceeded in fits and starts since the last post.  Time for some updates.   I wasn't sure about adding treenails to the deck.  I decided on yes, and am very happy with the result.  Nails were made from cherry.

 

 

Adam

[Pirate adam]

I have also been working on lots of little bits here and there.  I am especially happy with how the capstan turned out.

 

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Masts and yards:

 

[Pirate adam]

I have also spent the last several months learning some new skills.  I turned all of the cannons and swivel guns on a Sherline lathe.  There is a whole bag of practice cannons before I got to these.  Next I need to learn silver soldering to finish these guys up as well as the various other metal working on the ship.

[Pirate adam]

I also managed to frame in the stern windows.  Not sure yet if I will add something to simulate glass.  Zoomed in photos are brutal, lol.

 

[Pirate adam]

Here we are with all the little bits temporarily in place.  Next I will work on the rudder and various cleats before turning to the upper deck.

 

[Pirate adam]

Lots of progress since my last post.  I have finished all of the guns and gun carriages.  I had some issue with the brass blackening, but I am actually super happy with how they turned out.  There is a bit of a cast look despite being turned from brass.

 

 

[Pirate adam]

I had to install 2 of the guns before installing the framing and decking for the quarter deck.  

 

 

[Pirate adam]

Quarter deck framing and decking in place.

 

 

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Timber heads and channels installed.  I am thinking I may actually end up with a sailing galley

 

 

[tlevine]

Nicely done.

[Pirate adam]

Updates.  I have most of the work done on the hull.  Still some work to make the swivel gun mounts and anchors.

 

 

[Pirate adam]

Closing in on wrapping up the galley.  I am underway with the rigging.  Nothing is glued yet, so lots of loose ends of rope.  I had a lot of mental debate about mounting the yards inside or outside of the shrouds.  I ended up going with the instructions and mounting outside the shrouds.  I'll admit I'm not sure I see how this would work in practice, but not sure how it would work the other way either.

 

Next I will move on to making the anchor and the swivel gun mounts.

 

 

[Pirate adam]

All rope was made using the Syren rope rocket.  I used the same color rope for the standing rigging, but airbrushed it brown and immediately wiped with a rag. I'm really happy with how that turned out, and I'm planning a rope making day to gear up for future builds.

 

Adam

[KenW]

Great job ! 

What thread do you use to make the rope? 

I really don't like the polyester thread recommended by Chuck.  It doesn't behave the way the old Syren rope behaved.

And white glue doesn't work on the polyester.  That causes the rope changes color when you glue it.  That nice brown rope turns to black.

I'm going to go to various yarn/sewing shops to see what I can find.

Cheers.

 

[Matt D]

Beautifully done, Adam!  

[Pirate adam]

7 hours ago, KenW said:

Great job ! 

What thread do you use to make the rope? 

I really don't like the polyester thread recommended by Chuck.  It doesn't behave the way the old Syren rope behaved.

And white glue doesn't work on the polyester.  That causes the rope changes color when you glue it.  That nice brown rope turns to black.

I'm going to go to various yarn/sewing shops to see what I can find.

Cheers.

 

Ken,

 

I used the Gutermann thread recommended by Chuck.  I haven't had much trouble with gluing with white glue, but it does darken the color a bit.  I have used a drop of CA in a couple spots that I really wanted to make sure stayed glued.  Next time I am going to be more careful with the heating and stretching step to make sure I don't end up with lines that want to twist when stretched.  I had some issues with that on the shrouds.

 

Adam

[scrubbyj427]

Looks really nice! Well done!

[Pirate adam]

Almost done!  I am still working on the sweeps to put in their racks.  Then I will figure out the case situation.

 

Adam

[Pirate adam]

The split in the planking below the gun ports in the stern view opened up during the dry weather related to our recent arctic blast.  Fingers crossed that it closes back up when the weather warms up.  I need to take this into account for my next build, because I normally work in the garage where it is cooler and RH is higher.  I brought it inside the house to work on the rigging at pretty much the most inopportune time from a climate perspective.