Ahoy_there Posted April 22, 2020 Author #31 Posted April 22, 2020 Ok Guys and Gals yet another 9 months have passed since my last post. In that time I have got a new job which took up a lot of my time, so when I was furloughed in March I thought I would start on it again. I'm still working on the figurehead (which is doing my head in) but I decided to move onto the detail on the hull for a while and go back to the figurehead later with a fresh pair of eyes so to speak. I ummed and arrred as to how to do the detail and even whether to do it at all, seeing as it is all very small. Anyway I decided I would do it and this is the result. I've got to paint them to blend them in but thought I'd post progress pics so far. I also had a practise run of fitting the front guns, which I will be painting and I must admit I;m really chuffed at what I've done so far and can't wait to start on the other side. Hope you all like the pics and I'll post more as I do more. archjofo, druxey, Edwardkenway and 12 others 15 Quote
chris watton Posted April 22, 2020 #32 Posted April 22, 2020 Fantastic job, thoroughly enjoyed perusing through this thread! mtaylor and archjofo 2 Quote Vanguard Models on Facebook
Jaager Posted April 22, 2020 #34 Posted April 22, 2020 Lin, I have an interest in the Leda class frigates. To be specific, HMS Shannon. I have lofted the timbers. I also lofted USS Chesapeake. I thought that the pair would be interesting together, as singleton stand alone POF. I am not into diorama. Because Leda is a copy of L' Hebe and La Venus is a sister of Hebe, I considered ANCRE Venus and what with the POF supplement I thought that I had my in. But, for my method, they still whiffed on the plans. I used the NMM plans for HMS Leda, as beat up as they are. Which plans did you use to build the hull? Did you build the hull - POF, POB, solid carved? mtaylor 1 Quote NRG member 50 years Current: NMS HMS Ajax 1767 - 74-gun 3rd rate - 1:192 POF exploration - works but too intense -no margin for error HMS Centurion 1732 - 60-gun 4th rate - POF Navall Timber framing HMS Beagle 1831 refiit 10-gun brig with a small mizzen - POF Navall (ish) Timber framing The U.S. Ex. Ex. 1838-1842 Flying Fish 1838 pilot schooner - POF framed - ready for stern timbers Porpose II 1836 brigantine/brig - POF framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Vincennes 1825 Sloop-of-War - POF timbers assembled, need shaping Peacock 1828 Sloop-of -War - POF timbers ready for assembly Sea Gull 1838 pilot schooner - POF timbers ready for assembly Relief 1835 packet hull USN ship - POF timbers ready for assembly Other Portsmouth 1843 Sloop-of-War - POF timbers ready for assembly Le Commerce de Marseilles 1788 118 cannons - POF framed La Renommee 1744 Frigate - POF framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers
Morgan Posted April 22, 2020 #35 Posted April 22, 2020 Hi Lin, Nice progress you are making. If you are struggling with carving Then the route previously mentioned by David (aka Shipyard Sid) of using Sculpey isn’t a bad one, I went down that route and the result is below, just a bit of painting to go and it will do. It’s also fairly inexpensive and easy to work. Gary Wacom, druxey, GrandpaPhil and 5 others 8 Quote
Jim Lad Posted April 22, 2020 #36 Posted April 22, 2020 She's looking very nice indeed, Lin! John Ahoy_there and mtaylor 2 Quote
Ahoy_there Posted April 23, 2020 Author #37 Posted April 23, 2020 19 hours ago, Jaager said: Lin, I have an interest in the Leda class frigates. To be specific, HMS Shannon. I have lofted the timbers. I also lofted USS Chesapeake. I thought that the pair would be interesting together, as singleton stand alone POF. I am not into diorama. Because Leda is a copy of L' Hebe and La Venus is a sister of Hebe, I considered ANCRE Venus and what with the POF supplement I thought that I had my in. But, for my method, they still whiffed on the plans. I used the NMM plans for HMS Leda, as beat up as they are. Which plans did you use to build the hull? Did you build the hull - POF, POB, solid carved? I don't have any plans for it at all. I've built a couple of wooden model kits and used those plans to help me but I researched the shape and the rest is from photos that I've taken and got from the internet. It's a plank on frame 😊 archjofo, bruce d, Edwardkenway and 2 others 5 Quote
Ahoy_there Posted April 23, 2020 Author #38 Posted April 23, 2020 18 hours ago, Morgan said: Hi Lin, Nice progress you are making. If you are struggling with carving Then the route previously mentioned by David (aka Shipyard Sid) of using Sculpey isn’t a bad one, I went down that route and the result is below, just a bit of painting to go and it will do. It’s also fairly inexpensive and easy to work. Gary I've done the head and body which I carved from scratch. It's the waistband and swirls that I'm having trouble with. I will try sculpey though...I'm just procrastinating really 😅 gieb8688, archjofo, druxey and 1 other 4 Quote
Jaager Posted April 23, 2020 #39 Posted April 23, 2020 You might try tissue paper - the stuff used to wrap pretentious gifts - or rag bond paper for thick - to simulate cloth. PVA will bond it and shellac will fill the pores and take any paint. Edwardkenway and mtaylor 2 Quote NRG member 50 years Current: NMS HMS Ajax 1767 - 74-gun 3rd rate - 1:192 POF exploration - works but too intense -no margin for error HMS Centurion 1732 - 60-gun 4th rate - POF Navall Timber framing HMS Beagle 1831 refiit 10-gun brig with a small mizzen - POF Navall (ish) Timber framing The U.S. Ex. Ex. 1838-1842 Flying Fish 1838 pilot schooner - POF framed - ready for stern timbers Porpose II 1836 brigantine/brig - POF framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Vincennes 1825 Sloop-of-War - POF timbers assembled, need shaping Peacock 1828 Sloop-of -War - POF timbers ready for assembly Sea Gull 1838 pilot schooner - POF timbers ready for assembly Relief 1835 packet hull USN ship - POF timbers ready for assembly Other Portsmouth 1843 Sloop-of-War - POF timbers ready for assembly Le Commerce de Marseilles 1788 118 cannons - POF framed La Renommee 1744 Frigate - POF framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers
archjofo Posted April 23, 2020 #40 Posted April 23, 2020 Very good work ! mtaylor and Ahoy_there 2 Quote Best regards Johann Video: La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette of 1827 - naval artillery La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette - Construction of long boat La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette - Construction of the masts La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette - 2019 La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette - standing rigging - part 1 La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette - standing rigging - part 2 La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette - standing rigging - part 3 See also our german forum for Sailing Ship Modeling and History: www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com
Ahoy_there Posted May 16, 2020 Author #41 Posted May 16, 2020 Ok so more pics as promised. I finished putting on all the extra little bits on the sides and also finished the scuppers. I couldn't wait to see what they looked like painted and I must say they look rather good. I then decided to get the guns ready (still procrastinating about the figurehead at this time ?😉) . Rubbed them down sprayed them with grey prime then with matt black spray paint. Once they were dry, it had to be done, I had to see what they'd look like in situ. Again well chuffed with the outcome. Moving on to the chains on the rear gun ports that were closed. I looked for a chain that was small enough but couldn't find anything so, again because they're so small I thought I'd adapt...I know what you're all going to say that it's wrong but it's all I could do whilst in lockdown, however I think now I've painted them they look good as well 😄 druxey, archjofo, Morgan and 10 others 13 Quote
Jim Lad Posted May 16, 2020 #42 Posted May 16, 2020 Nice progress, Lin. She's looking really good. John Ahoy_there and Edwardkenway 2 Quote
mtaylor Posted May 16, 2020 #43 Posted May 16, 2020 Looks good. I don't think your wrong on using what you used for the port chains. Ahoy_there 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)
Ahoy_there Posted May 21, 2020 Author #44 Posted May 21, 2020 So the other day I bit the bullet and started finishing the figurehead. Again it might not be perfect but it's about 4mm big and difficult to handle and I've lost count of the amount of times I dropped the pieces on the floor and yelled 'DON'T MOVE' to my other half while I scanned the floor to find whatever I'd dropped, and the expletives that he's heard made him chuckle. So here it is...at long last finished and painted. I also decided to stick the decorative window pieces on as well to see the finished effect...looking good so far 😄 gieb8688, GrandpaPhil, Speedy and 11 others 14 Quote
Edwardkenway Posted May 21, 2020 #45 Posted May 21, 2020 That figurehead came out really well, great work ! You've more patience than me with the small fiddly stuff. mtaylor and Ahoy_there 2 Quote Current builds; Henry Ramey Upcher 1:25 Providence whaleboat- 1:25 HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 Completed: HM Cutter Sherbourne- 1:64- finished Triton cross section scratch- 1:60 - finished Non ship: SBD-3 Dauntless 1:48 Hasegawa -FINISHED
Jim Lad Posted May 21, 2020 #46 Posted May 21, 2020 Great work on the figurehead, Lin. Those windows also came out very well. John Ahoy_there, mtaylor and Edwardkenway 3 Quote
Wacom Posted May 21, 2020 #47 Posted May 21, 2020 Very impressive👍 Edwardkenway, Ahoy_there and mtaylor 3 Quote Reg
mtaylor Posted May 21, 2020 #48 Posted May 21, 2020 A lovely figurehead that I'm sure the Captain will be proud to have the bow. Edwardkenway, Shipyard sid, druxey and 1 other 4 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)
Louie da fly Posted May 22, 2020 #49 Posted May 22, 2020 A nice bit of carving on that figurehead, Lin. Welcome to the ranks of (small scale) woodcarvers! Steven Ahoy_there, mtaylor, Shipyard sid and 1 other 4 Quote It's not really a ship model unless you've bled on it. CURRENT BUILDS Golden City - Ballarat paddlewheeler La Lomellina - Theoretical Reconstruction of a Genoese carrack sunk in 1516 FINISHED Venetian merchant Ship from Basilica of San Marco Australian couta boat RMS Titanic HMVS Cerberus 11th century Byzantine dromon Winchelsea Nef - Late 13th century Mediaeval ship Henry Grace a Dieu - Rebuild of 1:200 model I started in 1967 Mistydeefer - restoration of decor model yacht
Ahoy_there Posted January 15, 2023 Author #50 Posted January 15, 2023 Hi guys n gals Can't believe it's been soooo long since I posted on here. Yes I'm still building the Trincomalee but a lot has happened between then and now. The pandemic, redesigning the back garden, donating a kidney to my other half and doing a commission build of a viking ship. Anyway I'm back on it and raring to go. The last thing I posted was about the figurehead, since then I've done the grating on deck (which took an age and was very monotonous) put the cannons in and now slowly adding bits to the hull. mtaylor, davyboy, GrandpaPhil and 13 others 16 Quote
mtaylor Posted January 22, 2023 #51 Posted January 22, 2023 Welcome back home, Hopefully everything calms down for all us. Your model is looking great. Edwardkenway, AJohnson and Ahoy_there 3 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)
Ahoy_there Posted May 10, 2023 Author #52 Posted May 10, 2023 Well another few months have whizzed past in the blink of my eye and I've still been busy with other things, however I'm excited about my trip up to see HMS Trincomalee this weekend. I'm very sure that once I've seen her and walked her decks and taken a whole load more pics for reference I will be buzzing with enthusiasm and raring to get back doing her. davyboy, AJohnson, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote
Morgan Posted May 10, 2023 #53 Posted May 10, 2023 Hi Lin, You’ll find she has had a facelift, well, a new coat of paint at least! There are also a few artefacts from the wreck of the Invincible to look at. I was on board a few weeks ago and due to the weather struggled to get a photo without a plastic bucket in it, I guess the upper deck needs re-caulking. Enjoy your trip. Gary AJohnson, mtaylor and davyboy 3 Quote
Roger Pellett Posted May 11, 2023 #54 Posted May 11, 2023 If her deck is leaking, they better fix it soon or she won’t last long. Fresh water leaking from the deck down into hull timbers will cause major damage from dry rot. Roger davyboy and mtaylor 1 1 Quote
Ahoy_there Posted May 12, 2023 Author #55 Posted May 12, 2023 On 5/10/2023 at 10:42 PM, Morgan said: Hi Lin, You’ll find she has had a facelift, well, a new coat of paint at least! There are also a few artefacts from the wreck of the Invincible to look at. I was on board a few weeks ago and due to the weather struggled to get a photo without a plastic bucket in it, I guess the upper deck needs re-caulking. Enjoy your trip. Gary It'll be interesting to see the change. Last time I went I couldn't get near her bow because they had cordoned it off for restoration I think. So looking forward to walking the whole length of her. mtaylor 1 Quote
Ahoy_there Posted May 15, 2023 Author #56 Posted May 15, 2023 WOW!!!! what a weekend I've had 😊. Travelled to Hartlepool Saturday morning but knew I wouldn't be able to get to see her that day, booked into the hotel and the room was opposite her, I was well pleased. Sunday was at the museum by 10am when they opened and the reference pics started. I've taken from every conceivable angle, zoomed in and out, even taken video so I covered everything. Didn't really want to leave after, my hubby had said that she wasn't actually floating and that there were cradles underneath her, I'd said she was floating so he asked a guide and was surprised when he said yes she was floating, so he learnt something new as well. Anyway, now I've been to see her again and got more pics I've raring to get back to building, after I've caught up with the washing and ironing 😂 ☺️ mtaylor, Morgan and oakheart 3 Quote
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