US Brig Syren by svein erik - Model Shipways - 1:64 - 18 gun brig

[svein erik]

Hi  thanks for the likes

wat did I recive today?

 

Chuck's english navy cutter cheerful , my fingers want to start 

but I do need to wait 

 

Svein.erik 

 

 

[6ohiocav]

Svein,

 

I would think twice about adding brass tree nails on the black wales. That contrast might be too much. Black treenails might be better, and I believe more authentic, even though they may not be seen very well.  Perhaps you should do a small section first, and if you don't like it, you could probably paint over them.

 

Just my amateur opinion.

[svein erik]

Hei yes it was that I was thinking about doing

nails with heads painted black but it wil be so many nails about  450 yust on the wales 

it wil look a bit strange 

so I deside to skip it and leve it yust like it is 

 

Svein.erik 

[svein erik]

Thanks for the liks 

I yust finish all the treenail and the wales 

I have also painted the wales and stern with 10 cotes ,but more needed for later

I need to get the plank under the wales on board and the garboard plank before I line off the rest of the hull

 

Svein.erik 

[svein erik]

And something else I forgot to say😲

the upper plank  (black) is in the photo 1/32×5/32 I diddent have 1/8 

I yust sand it down to match 1/32×1/8

 

Svein.erik 

[svein erik]

Thanks for all the likes

am at stage where am lineing off the hull, but an not convince am there 

so if you have a feedback please let me know 

 

Svein.erik 

[druxey]

It is hard to tell at long distance, but you are having some problems Erik. Before you go further, may I suggest you replace the black tape with thread? This minimizes the thickness issue. I'm attaching a version of your photo with red lines showing roughly how the lines should go. Note that the lowest planks at the bow, especially the garboard, end earlier to allow enough room for the rest of the planking. At the stern the lowest planks widen at the stern post. Try again and play with the thread positions until you get smooth curves from every angle of view.

 

Have you read A Primer for Planking, pinned on this site?

[svein erik]

Thanks 😊there are 3 planks inkl the garboard planks (5/32 and 2 planks 1/8)

and you ar spott on , my baw looks something from hear to there😲

I have post some photo erlier of the hull before I plank the upper dekk (upgrade wood castello boxvood )

 but am not sure about planking the garboard  befor I line of the hull 

I my have to take it off and line off the hull 

make new garboard using the tic marks?

 

Svein.erik 

[druxey]

Erik: there are so many things to consider when lining out. Please read the article (link below) to better understand what you need to do. Also, there are a lot of boat-builders in Scandinavia. Perhaps you could talk to one of them as well!

 

https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/search/&q=a primer on planking&sortby=newest&search_in=titles

[Peter Bloemendaal]

Hi Erik,

You probably already have, but study Chucks manual in depth. I read it 5 to 6 times and sometimes still picked up something I didn't see before. His photos show the order of placing the planks and where to end them to allow for the next one's. I wasn't very confident at this stage but got there in the end following the process outlines in the instructions.

Your model is looking great.

Cheers,

[svein erik]

Thanks  all

I did replase the pin stripe tape with trhead and lineing out the hull 

It looks ok to me at this time 

 

Svein.erik 

[svein erik]

Sitting in Berlin airport back to Norway fond a little hollydays 

I did some more planking (before the trip) 

am using the boxwood plank on the 2 belts so I can have all this plank all over the lower canyter

 

Svein.erik 

[Ryland Craze]

The planking looks very nice.  You did a great job lining out the hull.

[svein erik]

Hi am back from my trip in Berlin an did some history movment,

thanks for the liks and kind works

am also back in the Shipyard and working on some more planks so in a day ore 2,3,4 

 

The best from svein.erik 

 

 

[svein erik]

Thanks for all the likes 😊

am still planking my way down to the keel on portside and starboard 

I have about 3 more planks before I go over to the basswood strips 

so I can paint the hole stern post black using boxvood 

 

Svein.erik 

[svein erik]

Hi  again and thanks for the liks 

the summer is here So I have work to do outside the shipyard (yust to keep my wife happy😉)

But I did finish the 2 belts with boxvood and its time to get over to use basswood 

am over the critical point at the stern, 

The black paint wil have castello boxvood, I my have overdue this but Wats fun in that 😆

 

Svein.erik 

[Tigersteve]

Looks nice from here!

Steve

[svein erik]

Thanks for all the likes again, it keeps me going😆

but I did need some more lights 

so I Whent to IKEA to get some stuff and built it 

know I have 3500 LM  all over the model

good light is half work😊

 

Svein.erik

[svein erik]

Yust got this from ME

and am going to glue some sandpaper in the side of the notches 

then run true the basswood so it is even 1/8 

before I glue it to the model

 

Svein.erik

 

[svein erik]

This is my scale Sander works😲

[zappto]

This is great and tidy build, will be beautiful hull, keep showing photos!

[svein erik]

Thanks for the likes and kind works, 

am moving my way down to the keel using the crapy basswood 

I just started to form the garboard plank before the last planks get on board 

 

Svein.erik 

[svein erik]

Thanks for the liks 

but Huston, I have a problem😲

I think I did some wrong with the planking, its Seems to me it going to get to narrow 

there is 7 planks to fitt in there (about 2mm at the stem)

So do I take all the basswood strip off ore just leave it?

 

Svein.erik

[jwvolz]

Erik,

 

Shorten the garboard back a bit, and change the shape at the bow to better follow the current run of the planks. You should be able to fit all of the strakes in that way. 

 

Good progress. 

[svein erik]

17 hours ago, jwvolz said:

Erik,

 

Shorten the garboard back a bit, and change the shape at the bow to better follow the current run of the planks. You should be able to fit all of the strakes in that way. 

 

Good progress. 

Thanks for the coment ,

as I did this hum#**/&%+...... 😲 am thinking of using a drop plank to do the task here

and take this with me on the nex build 

as the syren get's the copper plates it vil not been seen 

 

Svein.erik 

[svein erik]

Thanks again for all the likes 😊 

am know making the " chuck jig" for stamping copper plates

this is my first 😲 

but am not happy with it, so I plased an maby order to a 

stamping company to make this in metal 😊

metal stamp

 

[svein erik]

Hi everyone, 

I did resive corronades from shapeways to use on the syren,

but I did order the hole set with the sledge in 1:64 scale

but it Seems to me that the sledge is to big but the corronades is in scale

so I need to send a mail☺

price is 54 dollar vs 181 from cornwall

 

Svein.erik 

[Gahm]

I am pretty intrigued myself by this 3D printing approach. How is the quality of the carronade barrels? Once painted is a 3D printed barrel comparable to a brass barrel with respect to precision and details?

Btw, you do a really good job on your Syren model! I love to follow the progress.

 

Thomas

[svein erik]

Thanks Thomas

I do Not know how it wil look wen painted I yust resive it to day,

I also noted that the slegde is to wide back and a little to long (ref.plans)

I have mail them and sendt photo of the items and the plans,

they are already responding so I have to see wat the wil do with this problem☺

 

Svein.erik

[fnkershner]

The answer Thomas depends on the 3D printing process. The machines that Shapeways uses are the highest quality. I am very impressed.