Hannah by jct - FINISHED - somewhere between 1/72 ish and 1/60 ish scale

[jct]

Well...here we are, almost 3 months since I visited the Hanna...I was busy with some non-ship builds, sometimes I need a bit of a break...but this build will resume, so today's progress

 

The mast hole are drilled and the dowels cut to length

  

and teh deck grates have been assembled and cut to rough shape, they all still need to be finish sanded

nothing is attached just placed to check sizes

 

[src]

J, good to see you back. Your Hanna HANNAH has missed you. 

Sam

Edited April 18, 2019 by src

[jct]

😀 thanks Sam

[jct]

Spent more time on the deck gratings...sanded them and attached the comings

 

just laying out the deck at this point

ditto

Still have the deck houses to build as well as the binnacle, belfry, and the cheeks for the windlass 

[jct]

Finished the binnacle

Started with a framework of basswood

and added trim made from 1/16 wide strips of walnut veneer 

needs a little more sanding before paint

[lmagna]

nicely done J

[DocBlake]

Good job!  I'm glad to see you back at Hannah!

[jct]

THX much gents

[jct]

Thx...na just a short break😀

[jct]

A bit more to add...thanks to all who've commented or hit the like button...much appreciated 

The comings were painted the red ochre mix but the grates left natural, a sure test of my cut-in skills ...the grates were stained with a natural stain...poly will follow latersorry for the lousy focus 

the deck houses and binnacle were painted as well

along with the windlass cheeks

two coats of tallow were applied the the hull bottom...

the rest of the hull paint will be added over the course of the week...I want this stuff to have plenty of time to cure out...this is infamous model shipways paint but thinned with iso and distilled water (50,25,25 ratio), seems to make a difference in how it lays down

[jct]

THX to all participants...a little more to add

Today I was working on the "iron" banding, for this I broke out a specialized tool not used for shipbuilding so much but priceless for glass work, they are pattern cutting shears...three bladed scissors that remove a fixed width of material in the center.   For glass this leaves space in your patterns for the came between the pieces.  I use them here to cut card stock to a perfectly uniform width

 

here you see some painted black

and applied to the windlass to simulate the iron banding

and here as hinges

Applied poly to the finished deck furniture...still have to build the belfry, pumps, and the Charlie Noble, among other odds and ends

[DocBlake]

Very cool!  And handy, too.  Where can you buy them?

[jct]

Hi Dave

Any stained glass supply place would carry them, but with that said... those stores have gotten few and far between around my area, here's an amazon link for those interested

 Stained glass pattern shears

[src]

Great idea J, never thought of that. I have a couple of stain glass stores in reasonable close proximity to me, will have to try them out.

Sam

[jct]

Thx Sam...I think you will find them useful 😁

[jct]

Hi folks...today's update

Decided to work on the belfry, here's a shot of the plan view I was trying to replicate, the curved top being the challenge 

 

Started by tracing the curve from the plans to a piece of scrap basswood and giving it a ride through the bandsaw...

which left me with  couple bending forms, to clamp around soaked basswood

left it overnight to dry

here's the original piece...unfortunately the bend did not hold and within a few hours was almost flat, so I repeated the process but this time laminated the basswood strip with walnut veneer, this was successful...you can see the completed pieces below

the uprights had notches filed in them to accept the cross beam...

 here's the glue up

and the finished piece...  

the paint is still wet...thus the shine...still have to figure how I want to do the bell, may just turn a chunk of styrene, got plenty laying around

thx to all for the likes 

 

 

[jct]

This will be my last entry for a couple weeks heading out of town...

[DocBlake]

Thanks for the link!

[jct]

2 minutes ago, DocBlake said:

Thanks for the link!

Welcome

[src]

J,

That belfry came out nice, well done.

Enjoy your trip!

Sam

[jct]

Thanks Sam

[jct]

Testing how I can add updates through my phone...going to be away for most of the summer with limited or no internet access.

 

pic is just a watercolor I had finished last year and had a pic of on my phone

[popeye the sailor]

very nice progress on Hannah    sweet job on the binnacle and belfry.   I'll likely late in catching you,  but enjoy the summer and your trip!

[jct]

Thx much

[jct]

Gonna try to chip away at the Hanna while I'm hanging out in the RV...not sue how the pics will turn out as I'm using my phone with just lighting from the dining table but we'll give it a try...

I got the base color scheme laid down...three coats on all but the black....only two needed there

still a little touch up required here and there...started working on the rudder...groves were filed for the pintles and color applied...the pintles themselves are just more of the painted strips with small bits of dowel added

Well that's all for today...may add more tomorrow, gonna depend n the weather 

[jct]

Hi all, continued working on the little stuff...worked up the gun carriages... cut and glued up small bits for the sides, base and axles...

( lousy focus...phone cam)

and painted them all

while I was laying out all the fore deck accessories I discovered a major fubar....I drilled the foremast mounting hole to far aft...it should be where the yellow circle is.   If left where it is the windlass placement will interfere with the gun carriages...guess I should have triple checked.

 

Plan is to fill the hole with a dowel, the windlass will cover it so hopefully it wont be to noticeable...shezz

 

Edited May 22, 2019 by jct

[src]

Well thats an ooops, not like I havent made plenty of my own. At least the windlass will cover it. No one would know if ou hadnt said anything.

Your lighting doesnt look bad, remember you can take a piece of white notebook or printer paper and use it to reflect some light into the shadows.

The other parts look good to my eye.

Sam

[jct]

Thanks much Sam,  ya you’re probably right, just thinking others might learn a little from my screwup.

[DocBlake]

Don’t feel bad.  We all have them. And some are real doozies!  The windlass will cover, but I agree with a dowel up to the level of the sub deck and then fit in little pieces of decking to match your planking pattern, to camouflage the boo boo!

[jct]

Thx Doc...that is the plan