Harriet Lane by jct - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1:144

[Lucius Molchany]

Harriet Lane is very cool!I motorized mine.

[jct]

Nice...more pics,please

[Lucius Molchany]

Ok.I used the chassis from an AMT Slot Stars 1/25th kit.I made the paddle wheels from black sheet styrene with mahogany paddles.Epoxied the 2 piece diecast side trim to the paddles.The covers were made from sheet styrene with short lengths of wood instead of the kit supplied blocks.I have to construct the deck house and bridge section next.

[Lucius Molchany]

[jct]

Great job, interested in seeing her when complete, thanks for posting teh pics

[Lucius Molchany]

Ok when I fill the plastic pool for the kids in the summer I might set the rudder and see what happens,hope it does not sink!

Edited February 20, 2018 by Lucius Molchany

[jct]

Finally was able to get back to the table...just making up some small detail items, all from 1/16 x 1/16 in walnut.   Cobbled together the cat heads, the knight heads, and the king posts.   The latter have been drilled for eyes with the cutoffs used as locating pins and giving a coat of white, these are to be attached to the deck and chai ned to the sponsons.   Also got the final details added to the stack...it still needs a touch-up coat  Pics follow

[jct]

Thank you gentlemen for the likes...a few more pics to share...got a primer coat on the little bits and mounted the king post,  knight heads and cat heads...gonna start drilling for the cleats and the like, hopefully tomorrow.  THX for your time and atention

J 

[Lucius Molchany]

Looking good!

[popeye the sailor]

great to see an update J..........looks really good   

[jct]

Thx for the comments and the likes

Edited March 21, 2018 by jct

[src]

Its coming along J. Any progress is good progress when it comes to building.

Sam

[jct]

Hey Sam...you're right there, this build does seem to be lagging though...still a bunch to do

Edited March 22, 2018 by jct

[jct]

Made a little more progress today, still working on little stuff...got the bridge walkways made, just edge glued 1/16 stock together...

from there edge trim was added...

then the contour of the paddle house was sanded in...you can also see the ladders being prepared in the shot

also got the fife rails painted and mounted

and got the ladders mounted on the shaft boxes...still some touch up paint needed

and got the deckhouse dressed out...

Thanks for looking in

J

[popeye the sailor]

now that's progress!      looking great J........

[jct]

Thanks to everyone for the likes and comments...hope to post more pics tomprrow

[jct]

More stuff to share...the ladders were painted out and attached to the deck house

the bridge walkways were mounted on top of the paddle houses

you can see they were drilled for the stanchions...deck house mounted

then the stanchions were mounted

you can see in this pic that the stanchions on the walkways are really close together  ...

so off they came!!  I'm going to fill the holes on the walkways and reposition them outboard on the paddle houses, looks like more touch up paint will be needed as well.

 

I started working on the bow sprint, since part of it is square and the other part round I decided to make it in two sections, so the were drilled out, pinned and CAed together...then the transitions was sanded

 

still need some fill and final sanding

 

THX for looking in 

J

Edited March 26, 2018 by jct

[jct]

Thx for all the likes...had a good day in the shipyard, well actually the dining room , being off for the day...

The stanchions were remounted outboard from their original position, much happier with this set up

I wanted to add some rigging to the guns nothing historically correct but just enough to add more visual interest...with that in mind I added eyebolts to the gun mounts and the bulkheads

from there work moved on to the bow, a set of bowsprit bits were scratched as well as a set of hawse pipes...the fromer from some 1/16 walnut, the latter from bent plastic sprue

 

more bow work...the anchor windlass was painted, the carrek bits in white and the barrel black, seems to be a theme developing here...I also took the time to scratch a ratchet/handle mechanism, just to add a little more detail, these then went into the bow...

 

mounted the guns next...you can see the rudimentary rigging here, still need to add a few coils here and there

With the guns mounted it was time to dress out the rest of the deck fittings...

well that's it for now hope to get more done tomorrow before I have to close the shipyard for Easter dinner,  as always thanks for looking in

J

 

Edited March 30, 2018 by jct

[jct]

Another update...I decided to tarp the ships boats, my samples weren't molded all that great and required a lot of fileing and sanding to correct molding issues, so covering them is the best alternative.

 

That process started by covering them with 4 layers of facial tissue and pulling it tight without tearing the tissue...

once thats accomplished the tissue is flooded with diluted white glue, allowed to set and flooded again, I usually repeat this about 3-4 times...

when dry the tissue has is stiffened sufficiently to hold its shape, be trimmed, and take a coat of paint

the boats themselves will be painted black and these will be rigged to hang from the davits.

 

Moved on the rigging out the deck house, the guy chains were attached to the previously installed eyebolts 

the chains are complete in this pic, you can also see the previously mounted handrail stanchions... this proved to be problematic...they all needed to be redrilled before they could be rigged, something I should have foreseen...

so remounting most was required

 

after seeing an online article for a museum that has brass handrails from the original HL all the rigging lines have been hardened with a couple coats of ca.   I'm debating painting them brass...I think it will enhance the look and break up the black/white a little, thoughts?

 

Well that's all for now, probably more tomorrow, thanks for looking in and thanks for all the likes.

J

[jct]

THX fr the likes...another small update...

I went with the brass stanchions, a couple shots here, they no longer disappear 

 

 

also built up the bow sprite 

and the other masts and booms, these were painted out white and burnt sienna per the kit suggestions, obviously more work is required on the booms

mounted the anchor chain...

and mounted the davits, may have to relocate the stbd side gun, the davit height has the boat directly in line with the gun...bit of an issue

well that's all for now, thx again

J

Edited April 10, 2018 by jct
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[popeye the sailor]

she's look'in swell J.........catching up to your flurry of activity     the deck layout looks great,  as well as the start of the rigging.  not sure about the davit issue....do they hang down in front of the cannon?

[jct]

Hey Denis...ya they do, I think the davit castings are a bit on the short side, but it is what it is...as the deck is already drilled for them, I'm thinking of running the gun back in and closing the port...I'll more then likely fuss with it this evening

Thx to all for the likes

J

Edited April 11, 2018 by jct

[popeye the sailor]

ain't that the way though?!?!?!......I think they do it to tick us off!         is there a possibility to move the davits?   I'll look forward in seeing your adjustments  

[thibaultron]

Generally all ship's boats were lowered and towed behind during battle, so them hanging in front of the guns would not affect battlewothyness. Servicing the guns and port for normal cleaning may have been a pain though.

[jct]

THX for the responses guys...Moved the gun aft, was just a lot less crowded, I still have dead eyes and chain falls to put in that area too...pics tomorrow

[src]

Looking good J. I am sure Rons comment is spot on but if moving things about tidies her up and pleases you then ya done right.

Sam

[trippwj]

Somewhere I have digital copies of all the pictures of the HL that I could locate.  As I recall, the davits are shown on some of them.  Will check this evening.

 

She is coming along beautifully - great job!

[jct]

Thanks Wayne...all the drawings I've found are a crap shoot, there seem to be as many layouts as there are drawings...unless the davits moved around, and I'm not ruling that out...between them, the fly bridges, and gun port lids, I don't think I've seen them depicted the same way twice...

but thanks to all for all the likes and great comments...appreciate you all looking in

[jct]

small update...pic of the relocated gun and beginning to mount the chain plates

this is proving to be a challenge due to the diminutive size of the dead eyes...only 3/32nds inch or 2.7-3 mm, smallest i've seen let alone worked with...not much more for today...Pens and Pirates are both playing today and the stupid lawn needs mowed, truly the first sign of spring...

THX

J

[popeye the sailor]

we're gett'in pummeled by rain and freezing rain.....got an inch of this nasty precip.   all part of what's going across the country of late   to think....I took two days from work for this!   are those dead eyes adjustable?  think of the holes as a triangle.......two holes at the top,  one on the bottom.  nice adjustment to the guns....set her up the way you want to