HMS Victory by gjdale - FINISHED - Mamoli - Scale 1:90

[realworkingsailor]

Good to see your success with the dullcote has paid off

 

Andy

[Micklen32]

What superlative work Grant

I can only hope the Endeavour turns out close to your quality of workmanship

Keep it up   

Mick

[Tigerdvr]

Inspirational work of art. Thanks for such a comprehensive log. I am about to start the Syren's longboat.

Cheers, Harley

[gjdale]

Thank you one and all for the very kind comments. Your support and encouragement help to inspire me to always try harder.

[Trussben]

Yep - that's a fine ships boat. I will have to try out this dullcote stuff.

 

Ben

[mtaylor]

Grant,

 

I think "Wow!!" pretty much says it all....   WOW!!!  

[newbuilder101]

^{I'll echo Mark's comment...WOW! Great work!}

Edited July 7, 2013 by Newdarksider101

[Patrick Haw]

Beautiful job on the boat Grant, a perfect little model in its own right.  Keep up the great work!

 

Patrick

[Kevin]

grant those ships boats look fantastic - im well impressed

[gjdale]

Thank you Ben, Mark, Sherry, Lawrence, Patrick and Kevin for adding to the chorus of support.  Your kind comments are greatly appreciated.

 

There may be a slight pause in progress as work is very busy at the moment (when is it not?) and the Admiral and I are going away this weekend to visit her family in Sydney.  Hopefully more progress to report in a week or so.

[augie]

Have a safe and enjoyable trip !

[gjdale]

Hi all,

 

We decided to keep our trip to Sydney to a day trip, so although that made for a long day (nine hours of driving all up), it did allow me to spend most of the day today in the man-cave (er, I mean shipyard    )

 

First job was to install some framework for the Sternsheets in my little Launch:

 

 

Then the Sternsheets themselves, which were cut to size from some Pear sheet stock:

 

 

I trimmed the sternsheets with Holly, in the same way as the Thwarts, and then scored a line across the athwartships seat, to give the suggestion of an opening lid, but diidn't think to add some "hinges" until later in the day:

 

 

Next up, the windlass.  This was made from some 1/16" sq boxwood that was shaped to octagonal form with the exception of the part for the handles.  Copper wire pins were inserted in the ends for mounting in the launch.

 

 

The handles for the windlass were made from some scrap 1/32" sq box that was drawn through the Byrnes Drawplate to a No. 29 hole.  Here is the assembled windlass in the Launch, and yes, it does actually work! 

 

 

The cap rails were next:

 

 

And then the Thole pins, which were also made from copper wire, blackened with Liver of Sulphur.

 

 

Another reminder of the scale of this thing.  It fits in my hand between the base of my thumb and the end of my middle finger:

 

 

And here it is stowed on the skid beams:

 

 

And finally, a last minute idea.  I made some "hinges" by attaching some tiny pieces of 28 gauge black annealed wire.

 

 

That pretty much completes the launch as far as I want to take it.  As the boats would be stowed without their rudders, I'm inclined to not make one.  I'm also in two minds as to whether or not to make a bunch of oars - I think probably not, but I may change my mind a bit further down the track.  I also have not made the stern davit for the launch, nor the bowsprit step post.  Again, some details I might decide to add later.

 

For now, I think I'm satisfied with where it's at and I'm ready to return to the Running Rigging next week.  Oh goodie - a "block party"! 

 

Edited April 4, 2014 by gjdale

[mobbsie]

Hi Grant,

 

That launch ought to be mounted separately my friend, it's absolutely brilliant, only one thing missing mate, some rope.

 

I feel a bit petty mentioning it after all the superb work you've put on it, hope you don't mind. :mellow:

 

Enjoy the block party my friend.

 

mobbsie

[Captain Slog]

Incredible work Grant.  I have 3 ships boats I could send you to complete for me

 

Cheers

Slog

[racouch444]

A beautiful build.  The rework of the stern was incredible -I don't think I`d have the courage, but the results speak for themselves.  How did you finish the inside contour of the 34` cutter so clean ???  I love your idea using a template to assist in your rigging, I`m going to steal it for my Syren.  I haven't see your previous post, before but glad I didn't miss this one.

racouch444

[gjdale]

Thanks for the compliments Mobbsie, Slog, and racouch444.

 

Mobbsie: of course I don't mind you mentioning something you think would be an improvement - that's exactly what this forum is for my friend. . I'll sleep on it, but at this stage I'm thinking "less is more", so probably no rope (for now at least). Mind you, if I can get Remco to send me one of his little wicker baskets to stow it in, I might reconsider

 

Slog: thanks for the offer, but I've enough boats of my own to make! When are we going to see some more of your card Bismarck by the way? I was enjoying watching your initiation by fire!!!

 

racouch444: welcome to my build log and thanks for the kind words. The stern re-build was a bit of a "leap of faith", but as you said, well worth it in the end. I'm not sure I understand your question about the inside contour of the launch. If you'd like to expand, I'll do my best to answer. And the template for the rigging certainly wasn't an original idea, so feel free to "steal" it. Good luck with your Syren build - that's a really lovely model.

[augie]

Simply beautiful work.  She really stands out in the photo of her on the beams.  Should you decide to add some details later like ropes or buckets she'll be right there waiting for you.  Your 'eye' will tell you if anything is 'needed'. 

 

The holly trim on the thwarts and sternsheets along with the hinges really make her for me by highlighting all the previous work on the boat herself.

 

Outstanding!

[Sjors]

I have to agree with Mobbsie about the rope…..

I should be not miles of rope, just a little…...

 

And I agree with Augie…OUTSTANDING!!!!!!!!

Wow, Am I with them or am I with them       

 

[Micklen32]

I can only keep saying the same words

Great work

Lovely build 

Astounding

 

It really is nice though Grant

 

It's a little similar to mine only there is nowhere for a sail so whether it was purely a row boat 

It has 10 thole pins so I am making 10 oars for it

 

Keep it up   

Mick

Edited July 14, 2013 by Micklen32

[mtaylor]

Grant,

 

Fantastic work on that   'little' boat. Excellent details.  No suggestions from me... I'm just enjoying the view.

[realworkingsailor]

I'm with Mark, here, on that one! Great job on that little nutshell of a model.... One question though.... How many more of them do you have to do?

 

Andy

[gjdale]

Thanks again Augie, Sjors, Mick, Mark and Andy.

 

Andy: Still considering the answer to that question. I COULD do five more: 32' Barge, 28' Pinnace, 18' Cutter, and two 26' Sea Cutters. Not sure yet whether I will do them all, but will probably do at least the Pinnace. I have another technique I want to try, so will experiment with that in a little while - after I get some more rigging done! At least now I have some general techniques under my belt, so the others SHOULD come together a little more quickly (famous last words )

Edited July 14, 2013 by gjdale

[Shipyard sid]

Hello grant

That really is a cracking little job, exellent. Well done DAVID

[augie]

Do a few extra for the folks working on the Morgan

[rafine]

I'll jump on this bandwagon and say that you've done a beautiful job on the boat. Like you, I'm eager to see more rigging.

 

Bob

[gjdale]

Thanks David, Augie (again) and Bob.

 

Augie: Not a chance in hell my friend!!!! I wouldn't want to deprive those good folks of the pleasures involved. 

 

Bob: Thanks for the compliment, and standby for further rigging.  Don't expect too many progress shots though - it's one of those things that doesn't seem to change much at the time, and then suddenly it's done.  I'll try to keep enough pics coming to keep you know who off my back!   

[texxn5]

Hi Grant, this really looks nice. It gives me some ideas as to when I start making my 7 whaleboats.

[Kevin]

Hi all,

 

We decided to keep our trip to Sydney to a day trip, so although that made for a long day (nine hours of driving all up), it did allow me to spend most of the day today in the man-cave (er, I mean shipyard    )

 

First job was to install some framework for the Sternsheets in my little Launch:

 

Launch Stern Sheets 1.jpg

 

Then the Sternsheets themselves, which were cut to size from some Pear sheet stock:

 

Launch Stern Sheets 2.jpg

 

I trimmed the sternsheets with Holly, in the same way as the Thwarts, and then scored a line across the athwartships seat, to give the suggestion of an opening lid, but diidn't think to add some "hinges" until later in the day:

 

Launch Stern Sheets 3.jpg

 

Next up, the windlass.  This was made from some 1/16" sq boxwood that was shaped to octagonal form with the exception of the part for the handles.  Copper wire pins were inserted in the ends for mounting in the launch.

 

Launch Windlass 1.jpg

 

The handles for the windlass were made from some scrap 1/32" sq box that was drawn through the Byrnes Drawplate to a No. 29 hole.  Here is the assembled windlass in the Launch, and yes, it does actually work! 

 

Launch Windlass 2.jpg

 

The cap rails were next:

 

Launch Cap Rails 1.jpg

 

And then the Thole pins, which were also made from copper wire, blackened with Liver of Sulphur.

 

Launch Thole Pins 1.jpg

 

Another reminder of the scale of this thing.  It fits in my hand between the base of my thumb and the end of my middle finger:

 

Launch In Hand.jpg

 

And here it is stowed on the skid beams:

 

Launch Stowed.jpg

 

And finally, a last minute idea.  I made some "hinges" by attaching some tiny pieces of 28 gauge black annealed wire.

 

Launch Stern Sheets 4.jpg

 

That pretty much completes the launch as far as I want to take it.  As the boats would be stowed without their rudders, I'm inclined to not make one.  I'm also in two minds as to whether or not to make a bunch of oars - I think probably not, but I may change my mind a bit further down the track.  I also have not made the stern davit for the launch, nor the bowsprit step post.  Again, some details I might decide to add later.

 

For now, I think I'm satisfied with where it's at and I'm ready to return to the Running Rigging next week.  Oh goodie - a "block party"! 

lol - thats a lot of work to - just go and cover with some material to keep the wain out

[mobbsie]

Kevin, you surprise me, how could you even suggest covering up all that superb work, besides there's no rope to tie the cover down with.      

 

mobbsie

[Kevin]

Kevin, you surprise me, how could you even suggest covering up all that superb work, besides there's no rope to tie the cover down with.      

 

mobbsie

lol - you know what i mean