HMS Tiger 1747 by Siggi52 - 1:48 - 60 gun ship from NMM plans

[Siggi52]

Hello, and many thanks for all the likes.

The leaves from the trees kept me busy the last time, but today I found time to build the windows. When I looked at the picture, I think two at least I have to build new.  The frames are broader then I need them, so half of them I have to grind away.

[Keith Black]

 Siggi, your eyes are better than mine. I don't see a difference in frame widths or your tick marks. They're splendid I'd say. 

[Siggi52]

Thank you Keith, I repaired the left one and I think it is ok now.

[scrubbyj427]

Very nice! Tough to make I imagine.

[Siggi52]

Hello,

these windows now are installed and I'm pleased with the result. For tomorrow there are some smaller things to do like repainting some parts, and then are the other windows to build. They are a little easier to build I hope.

JJ, it is't so hard to build the windows this way. I glued the battens to a 0,3 mm acrylic pane with acrylic thinner, solvent. After all has hardened and is fast, I saw and grind the outer battens to the right shape, so that they fit into the frame. At the next picture you see the steps. The brush is to get the thinner under the battens. Don't press too hard, only lightly so that you not press the thinner out and the wood flat at the underside. 

And this is the thinner, solvent I use.

 

[scrubbyj427]

Siggi, I’ve never seen this method, that makes sense. Simple and effective. Well done!

[Mirabell61]

Siggi,

that looks very well indeed

 

Nils

[Keith Black]

 Amazed as usual. 

[Siggi52]

Hello, and many thank for your kind comments and likes

 

today I build the wardroom lights. 

And I hope that they may fit. That will I see tomorrow

[Keith Black]

 I love the way the acrylic pane imperfections give the lights that old glass look. 

[Siggi52]

Keith, the imperfections at the last picture comes from the foil that is at the back of the acrylic.  

[Siggi52]

Hello,

I'm ready with the windows  If I ever get the window panes clean, I don't know. And I don't know, from where all the dirt comes  

As next comes then the ward room and the cabins for the officers.

 

[scrubbyj427]

Just beautiful work Siggi! Well done.

[Theodosius]

Sorry, if I missed that, but, with this beautiful windows, do you plan to create some form of the cabins laying behind? 

 

And again: such a great work in every aspect of this wonderful model! 

[Siggi52]

Hello,

and thank you for your comments and likes.

 

The last days I was busy repairing some things. As an example I made middle window of the star board gallery new. I also managed to clean up most of the windows.  

And yes Theodosius, we plan to build in cabins. 

[scrubbyj427]

Perfection!

[Hubac's Historian]

It is all really excellent!

[Siggi52]

Hello,

the carpenters have finished the cabins for the 1. officer and the master. The paint is really fresh at this moment.

The bad thing is, you could't see most of it when the model is ready 

[albert]

Hi Siggi great beautiful work.

[scrubbyj427]

Beautiful work! Well done!

[Siggi52]

Hello,

thank you for your comments and likes 

The pantry. The carpenters have build the walls and the painter had painted them. 

Here the carpenters have the walls erected

And that ist all you could see afterwards from the pantry. Tomorrow I hope we will finish the pantry and start with the bulwark.

[Siggi52]

Hello,

pantry the second. The pantry did't fit really into the ship. I don't know what I measured there  

 

One of the main faults was, the ship widens in this region. I noticed that some time before, and you may have seen the wights I put on the beams. I thought that the beams dried, and got out of shape. But nothing as I learned now. The beams where ok, and also the distance above at frame 127. (the beams at this ship are numbered from 1 to 145 ) So I insert a bold and screwed the walls together until the beams fit again into the holes made for the pins. 

The second thing was, the place where the bulwark under the beam join the pantry was wrong  So I decided to build a new pantry.

This one fits under the beams and the place where the bulwark meets the pantry is right. The men talking, and I had the whole work to do!

The right one is the 1. one. So, if anyone needs an only slightly used, almost new pantry, please tell me. 

[Thukydides]

Looking great. How did you make the grating like pattern for the windows of the pantry?

[Siggi52]

Hello Thukydides,

I saw with my circular saw first in one direction one half of the wood and then perpendicular to that the other half from the other side.

[Siggi52]

Hello,

the carpenters have build the bulwark and the painter will start painting them. So I hope, that tomorrow the window maker could set in the windows.

[Siggi52]

Hello,

the ward room is ready! The shipwright is very pleased.

The entrance

And the question, where where the cannons stored? 

The traditionally way, as above. No, or stored to the walls

In this case there could't be more cabins for the 3. and 4. Lieutenants made from sailcloth. So I think that they at least stored one pair of cannons outside of the wardroom. I've got the division here from the 60 gunner York, 1753. 

And this is what you will see later from all of this

 

[Mirabell61]

super Siggi,

nice photos also. Will you have some outcuts in the deck allowing view to the below interior ?

 

Nils

[Siggi52]

Hello Nils,

no, there is nothing like this planned. Above this is the captains cabin, an he did't like a hole in his parquet. 

Edited December 14, 2023 by Siggi52

[Siggi52]

Hello,

and many thanks for all the likes. A last picture this year

 

[md1400cs]

Siggi,

 

I have been followed this amazing log since its first timber was cut - that said, many “likes” but few comments. Your work and this ship are so beyond my skill set - BUT I have so enjoyed following 👍👍 and I have learned so much as well.

 

Regards,