qwerty2008 Posted June 29, 2014 Author #151 Posted June 29, 2014 Daniel: I painted the whole thing with thinned fiberglass resin before any color went on. Lextin. Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
JerryTodd Posted June 29, 2014 #152 Posted June 29, 2014 Qwerty didn't give us any photos of constructing his hull, but he generally used the same method I did on my three hulls (links in my signature). One of them is the boat he's based his model on which will give you some notion of where he's headed with Byzantium. Quote Jerry Todd Click to go to that build log Constellation ~ RC sloop of war c.1856 in 1:36 scale Macedonian ~ RC British frigate c.1812 in 1:36 scale Pride of Baltimore ~ RC Baltimore Clipper c.1981 in 1:20 scale Gazela Primeiro ~ RC Barkentine c.1979 in 1:36 scale Naval Guns 1850s~1870s ~ 3D Modeling & Printing My Web Site My Thingiverse stuff
qwerty2008 Posted June 29, 2014 Author #153 Posted June 29, 2014 Jerry you just reminded me that I never posted any older pictures as I promised in my first post. They are a good way to show how far I've come. I thought that I had more from during the planking process but they must not have been backed last time I restored my computer so the only copies went down with 1.0. Lextin. Elmer Cornish, mtaylor and cabrapente 3 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
DSiemens Posted June 30, 2014 #154 Posted June 30, 2014 Yea that would do it. Thanks. Thank you as well Jerry I'll check out your builds. Quote Daniel We're ship in bottle builders, it's an occupational hazard. www.siemensbottlingco.blogspot.com http://www.bottledshipbuilder.com Current Builds: Bermuda Sloop Wood Krafters Pirate Ship Completed: 20 Gun Frigate Olympic 470 Bermuda Sloop Super Mini Queen Anne's Revenge German Cutter Mercury Santa Maria
qwerty2008 Posted June 30, 2014 Author #155 Posted June 30, 2014 I applied the second and third coats to the bulwarks then did touch ups on the rest. Lextin. dgbot, Elmer Cornish, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
mtaylor Posted June 30, 2014 #156 Posted June 30, 2014 Lextin, She's come a long way since those early pictures. Looking great and I, for one, can't wait for pictures of her in the water and sailing. qwerty2008 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: 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 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
JerryTodd Posted June 30, 2014 #157 Posted June 30, 2014 A little paint goes a long way, eh? mtaylor and qwerty2008 2 Quote Jerry Todd Click to go to that build log Constellation ~ RC sloop of war c.1856 in 1:36 scale Macedonian ~ RC British frigate c.1812 in 1:36 scale Pride of Baltimore ~ RC Baltimore Clipper c.1981 in 1:20 scale Gazela Primeiro ~ RC Barkentine c.1979 in 1:36 scale Naval Guns 1850s~1870s ~ 3D Modeling & Printing My Web Site My Thingiverse stuff
qwerty2008 Posted July 3, 2014 Author #158 Posted July 3, 2014 (edited) I made the riding bits a pinrail and a mock up hatch coaming. .-.. . -..- - .. -. Edited July 4, 2014 by qwerty2008 dgbot, Elmer Cornish and mtaylor 3 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
qwerty2008 Posted July 5, 2014 Author #159 Posted July 5, 2014 I have decided to use a windlass after all and get rid of the capstan. I want to use a purchase type windlass but they are considerably more complex than a windlass that uses bars, would I be able to easily fake it? .-.. . -..- - .. -. Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
dgbot Posted July 5, 2014 #160 Posted July 5, 2014 As my grandfather told me many times when I was a kid. You do not know until you give it a try. If you never try do something, you will never know if you can. David B qwerty2008 1 Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/
qwerty2008 Posted July 5, 2014 Author #161 Posted July 5, 2014 Thanks David I will give it a try besides what do I have to loose, a few small pieces of wood. Lextin. mtaylor 1 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
qwerty2008 Posted July 6, 2014 Author #162 Posted July 6, 2014 (edited) Since I decided to go with the windlass instead of the capstan I was left with a large area of blank deck towards the stern so I framed in a new hatch and cut a hole in the deck. I will make a separate board to mount the rudder servo under this new hatch, plus I will be able to get the battery in and out easier now as well as having access to the stern area. .-.. . -..- - .. -. Edited July 6, 2014 by qwerty2008 mtaylor and Elmer Cornish 2 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
qwerty2008 Posted July 8, 2014 Author #163 Posted July 8, 2014 (edited) Here are some pics of the new windlass. I still need to make the travelers and the whelps but am happy with how it came out. I also painted the riding bits red. While transferring the pictures to my computer the connection was lost between the two devices and it deleted most the pictures on my camera aswell as rearranging the folders in my camera. I never had this happen before. Lextin. Edited July 9, 2014 by qwerty2008 mtaylor and Elmer Cornish 2 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
qwerty2008 Posted July 9, 2014 Author #164 Posted July 9, 2014 I finished the windlass. Lextin. DSiemens, Elmer Cornish and mtaylor 3 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
DSiemens Posted July 9, 2014 #165 Posted July 9, 2014 Great work on the windlass. qwerty2008 1 Quote Daniel We're ship in bottle builders, it's an occupational hazard. www.siemensbottlingco.blogspot.com http://www.bottledshipbuilder.com Current Builds: Bermuda Sloop Wood Krafters Pirate Ship Completed: 20 Gun Frigate Olympic 470 Bermuda Sloop Super Mini Queen Anne's Revenge German Cutter Mercury Santa Maria
qwerty2008 Posted July 9, 2014 Author #166 Posted July 9, 2014 Well not quite finished as I found out after writing my previous post I still hadn't made the warping drums on either side. I have since made the drums and will post pics of the NOW complete windlass soon. .-.. . -..- - .. -. mtaylor 1 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
Elmer Cornish Posted July 11, 2014 #167 Posted July 11, 2014 hello yes I am following your build. im looking forward to her maiden voyage very nice work qwerty2008 1 Quote
qwerty2008 Posted July 12, 2014 Author #168 Posted July 12, 2014 I painted the name on the stern. I also made paper cutout of me in 1:20th scale, I look a little short in the picture with the windlass but its just the angle the pic was taken from, the rail actually about waist height. Lextin. Omega1234, coxswain, Aussie048 and 1 other 4 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
mtaylor Posted July 13, 2014 #169 Posted July 13, 2014 She's coming along nicely, Lextin. You look fit and proper for her. When she hits the water, I'll wager you'll wish you really were that tall. qwerty2008 and dgbot 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: 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 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
qwerty2008 Posted July 13, 2014 Author #170 Posted July 13, 2014 No I don't think that I will wish I was that size. I don't know what was going trough my mind but when I made the paper cutout I made it at 1:24th scale not 1:20th scale A new correctly sized cutout is in the works. Lextin. mtaylor 1 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
qwerty2008 Posted August 2, 2014 Author #171 Posted August 2, 2014 My rails are kinda short so I have been thinking a bought extending them up with stanchions. I made a mockup rail for the stern so I could show what I have in mind. Any comments or suggestions will be greatly appreciated also what is a good way to make the stanchions? and how far apart should they be?. Lextin. mtaylor, Elmer Cornish, DSiemens and 1 other 4 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
mtaylor Posted August 2, 2014 #172 Posted August 2, 2014 I think the spacing and the height both look good, Lextin. qwerty2008 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: 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 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
DSiemens Posted August 2, 2014 #173 Posted August 2, 2014 I agree with Mark. She's looking great. Quote Daniel We're ship in bottle builders, it's an occupational hazard. www.siemensbottlingco.blogspot.com http://www.bottledshipbuilder.com Current Builds: Bermuda Sloop Wood Krafters Pirate Ship Completed: 20 Gun Frigate Olympic 470 Bermuda Sloop Super Mini Queen Anne's Revenge German Cutter Mercury Santa Maria
qwerty2008 Posted August 13, 2014 Author #174 Posted August 13, 2014 I have made some of the railing but have stopped until I figure out the hammock cranes. I made the first two hammock cranes and rigged them with some hemp cord and plastic (onion bag) netting for the picture. I also made a mockup of the stovepipe, I will try to get some 1/2 inch brass tube for the finished one. I am thinking of adding fighting tops to the mast as well. I was wondering where would the head be located on a mid 18th century schooner? Lextin. mtaylor, Elmer Cornish and Omega1234 3 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
michael mott Posted August 14, 2014 #175 Posted August 14, 2014 Moving along nicely Lextin, The cut out certainly gives one a perspective of the size of theses ships. Michael Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.
qwerty2008 Posted August 16, 2014 Author #176 Posted August 16, 2014 I have made some progress on the railing and got the port side hammock cranes installed with some temporary netting in place. Lextin. mtaylor, Elmer Cornish and DSiemens 3 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
qwerty2008 Posted August 30, 2014 Author #177 Posted August 30, 2014 Not much progress since my last post, the rails are still not finished but I did make a new (correctly sized) plug for the ships boats. I pulled one hull of the plug but there were some oil canning issues so I made some modifications to the plug to fix these on later hulls. Now for the real reason I am posting today, I think the I am finally ready to purchase the three remaining servos and want to make sure that my current servo layout good before I commit. I am planning on getting two Hitec HS 815 servos (one for the rudder and one for the fore sail/jibs) then one Hitec HS 785 fore the square sails. Image not to scale. Lextin. Elmer Cornish 1 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
qwerty2008 Posted August 31, 2014 Author #178 Posted August 31, 2014 I just cast the keel and am currently waiting for it to cool down before I release it from the mold. it is 1.5 inches tall 1 inch wide and 22 inches long and should weigh (if my calculations were correct) just over 16 pounds before cutting. the forward end will be rounded and the aft end tapered. Lextin. Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
qwerty2008 Posted August 31, 2014 Author #179 Posted August 31, 2014 I removed the keel from the mold and weighed it, it only weighs 12 pounds Lextin. Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
qwerty2008 Posted September 3, 2014 Author #180 Posted September 3, 2014 I have shaped the keel bulb and decided how to make up the extra weight, I will be making a smaller weight that will be attached between the fin and bulb. I ordered the servos, they should be arriving sometime before the end of the week. .-.. . -..- - .. -. mtaylor and michael mott 2 Quote "I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious." - Albert Einstein.
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