GrandpaPhil Posted January 17, 2019 Author #121 Posted January 17, 2019 (edited) My copy of “The Search for Speed Under Sail” by Howard Chapelle finally arrived today. It has full plans for the Prince de Neufchatel intended for the model maker. I’ve already learned a lot. If you’re going to build the Prince de Neufchatel, I strongly recommend it. Edited January 17, 2019 by GrandpaPhil mtaylor, ccoyle, Omega1234 and 1 other 4 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 20, 2019 Author #122 Posted January 20, 2019 I’m making the gunport lids now (I feel like I was just doing this). I’m only making 24 this time. Plus, in addition to being larger, they are also card, which makes this much easier. popeye the sailor, Omega1234, paulsutcliffe and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 20, 2019 Author #123 Posted January 20, 2019 (edited) I’m in the middle of a blizzard right now, so this is going to be a great weekend to get some work done in the shipyard. I’m going to try to finish the hull, including guns, this weekend. Edited January 20, 2019 by GrandpaPhil popeye the sailor, Omega1234 and mtaylor 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 20, 2019 Author #124 Posted January 20, 2019 24 gunport lids Pending eyebolts Valeriy V, rafine, Omega1234 and 4 others 7 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 21, 2019 Author #125 Posted January 21, 2019 (edited) I assembled 24 gunport lids. I am going to use a pounce wheel on the lid straps, like I did on the Victory, to simulate rivets. I think getting the hull done this weekend was a little overly optimistic, lol. The blizzard wasn’t nearly as bad as the news said it was going to be. I had us dug out by the early afternoon. My driveway was dry by evening. Oh, well there’s always next weekend. Edited January 21, 2019 by GrandpaPhil mtaylor, John Allen, rafine and 1 other 4 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 21, 2019 Author #126 Posted January 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Wallace said: I think I am going to add a pounce wheel to my shopping list Phil - it seems to be something that I could use having read through your logs here. I bought mine in a three pack of Excel brand pounce wheels on eBay. popeye the sailor 1 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 28, 2019 Author #127 Posted January 28, 2019 I’ve been moving. My shipyard is at my new house. It is now located in an attached garage. This means that I can have my heavy woodworking tools with it. 😀 I’ve been installing eyebolts. I used all 100 that I made, so I need to make more. I am going to be using British gun rigging because I put an eyebolt on the deck directly behind the gunports, in British fashion. Changing this would cause a bunch of problems since this is a card model. I am going to fully rig my guns. This will make the guns a little more complicated, but that’s okay because the whole point of this project is to learn what I can do. I also figured out how to make my cleats. I’m just carving them from wood. I am going to apply my skills that I’m learning on this build to the Victory. Then I’ll roll straight into the Triton. Here’s where I’m at now: John Allen, rafine, DORIS and 5 others 8 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 28, 2019 Author #128 Posted January 28, 2019 Thank you! mtaylor and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 28, 2019 Author #129 Posted January 28, 2019 I made 140 more eyebolts. Time to get to installing them. 😀 paulsutcliffe, popeye the sailor, DORIS and 3 others 6 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 28, 2019 Author #130 Posted January 28, 2019 I think that I have installed all eyebolts going into the hull. I made more so that I have a reserve of 100 eyebolts for the carriages and masts/yards. If I need more, then I will make them. Omega1234, popeye the sailor, rafine and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 28, 2019 Author #131 Posted January 28, 2019 Now, I would like to finish my gunport lids and install them. First, I need to use a pounce wheel on the straps. Next, I need to paint the underside of the lids. Then I will install them and paint them. Lastly, I will rig them. However, in order to rig them, I need to make cleats to tie them off to. So, I will make them and install them in the near future. popeye the sailor and mtaylor 2 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 28, 2019 Author #132 Posted January 28, 2019 24 Gunport lids with nail heads impressed into the strapping. This was much easier than the lids on the Victory. DORIS, rafine, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted January 29, 2019 Author #133 Posted January 29, 2019 I painted the undersides of all of the gunport lids, green. I also touched up the green on bulwarks and the rest of the fittings. I finished cutting out the scuppers. I’ll paint them when I paint the tops of the gunport lids. Next step is to make the cleats, then finish painting everything. I’m going to go ahead and do all dry brushing, weathering and highlighting as part of this painting. Then I’ll rig the gunport lids. popeye the sailor, rafine, Valeriy V and 5 others 8 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted February 5, 2019 Author #134 Posted February 5, 2019 The Prince de Neufchatel is on temporary hold to build some stuff for work. popeye the sailor, Omega1234 and mtaylor 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Heinrich der Seefahrer Posted February 5, 2019 #135 Posted February 5, 2019 Within 1 1/2 month you reached a hullmodel!!! Gratulor - that is great progress. Omega1234, mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote "Let's add every day 1/2 hour of modelship building to our projects' progress..." Take care! Christian Heinrich simple, true and inpretentious motto of ROYAL LOUIS, 1668 Sunking's mediter. flagship most decorated ocean-going ship Ships on build: SAINT PHILIPPE, 1693: 1st rang French 90-gun ship - Lavente flagship (based on Heller SR - 1/92 & scratch in 1/64) TONNANT, 1693: 1st rang French 90-gun ship - sister of SAINT PHILIPPE (mock-up/test-object for S.P. - scratch in 1/64) Projects in planing: L'AURORE, 1766: French Pleasure Corvette (after Ancre plans - scatch in 1/64) Some Spantaneous Short Term Projects
GrandpaPhil Posted February 5, 2019 Author #136 Posted February 5, 2019 Thank you! popeye the sailor, mtaylor and Omega1234 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Omega1234 Posted February 7, 2019 #137 Posted February 7, 2019 On 2/5/2019 at 8:45 AM, GrandpaPhil said: The Prince de Neufchatel is on temporary hold to build some stuff for work. No problems, Phil I’ll be waiting patiently for your next update! Cheers. Patrick popeye the sailor, GrandpaPhil and mtaylor 3 Quote MY SCRATCH BUILT MODELS ARE: Splendid Mega Yacht https://modelshipworld.com/topic/28576-splendid-by-omega1234-scale-1500-mega-yacht/ Majestic Mega Yacht https://modelshipworld.com/topic/28483-mega-yacht-majestic-by-omega1234-miniature/ Sapphire Mega yacht https://modelshipworld.com/topic/21088-sapphire-by-omega1234-1388-scale-mega-yacht-66m-8-inch-hull-length/?tab=comments#comment-639898 Genesis - Supersports Mega Yacht https://modelshipworld.com/topic/18168-genesis-by-omega1234-1300-49m-mega-yacht-8-inches-long-finished/?tab=comments#comment-559026http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/14141-shadow-by-omega1234-scale-1300-luxury-60m-mega-yacht-8-inches-long/ SHADOW Luxury Motor Yacht http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/11384-majellan-by-omega1234-luxury-37-metre-motor-yacht-miniature-7-inches-approx/ Majellan Luxury Motor Yacht http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9261Rainbow-j-class-racing-yacht/?p=273543 Rainbow J Class Racing Yacht Mystic Classic Motor Cruiser Symphony Ingomar Schooner: Scratch build Dorade Schooner: <p> Lennox Restoration Warship http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9577-pandora-cutaway-dockyard-style-miniature/?hl=pandora
GrandpaPhil Posted February 12, 2019 Author #138 Posted February 12, 2019 Work stuff is done. I cleared off the shipyard tonight and back to work on the Prince de Neufchatel this weekend. CPDDET, mtaylor and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted February 13, 2019 Author #139 Posted February 13, 2019 Finally got back to work on the Prince de Neufchatel. I made the first 12 cleats. mtaylor and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted February 17, 2019 Author #140 Posted February 17, 2019 My cleats: They’re not perfect, but it’s a start, lol. rafine, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted February 17, 2019 Author #141 Posted February 17, 2019 I made a total of 32 cleats. 24 were for the port lids, the other 8 were extra. If I need more, then I will make more. I installed the 24 cleats for the port lids. Once everything is dry, I will do the final painting, along with weathering, of the hull. Then I will rig the gunport lids. Omega1234, mtaylor and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted February 18, 2019 Author #142 Posted February 18, 2019 20 hours ago, Wallace said: Nice job Phil. Thank you, Mark! popeye the sailor 1 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted February 18, 2019 Author #143 Posted February 18, 2019 The Prince de Neufchatel now has a good base coat to work from. I’m going to use the faux metallic technique from my war gaming days to simulate metal. Then I’ll apply a wash in the corners to simulate dirt before using dry brushing to add a bit more depth and create shadows. As I mentioned before, I tend to treat my ship models like gigantic war gaming miniatures. mtaylor, rafine, CPDDET and 3 others 6 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted February 18, 2019 Author #144 Posted February 18, 2019 The Prince de Neufchatel now looks grungy and well used. I used a couple of different washes and did some dry brushing to add depth and make it look a little more real (in my opinion). I also put another coat of sealant on the entire model. Now, I’m going to rig the gunport lids. Omega1234, popeye the sailor, John Allen and 2 others 5 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted February 18, 2019 Author #145 Posted February 18, 2019 Note to self: Never, ever attach gunport lids without steel pins again. mtaylor and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted February 18, 2019 Author #146 Posted February 18, 2019 9 minutes ago, Wallace said: Did you have an issue Phil.......? I keep having to reglue them because I keep breaking them. Fortunately the starboard side is almost done. popeye the sailor, mtaylor and Omega1234 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted February 18, 2019 Author #147 Posted February 18, 2019 (edited) Starboard and stern gunports are rigged. I ran them to cleats attached to the bulwarks. Edited February 18, 2019 by GrandpaPhil DSiemens, ccoyle, Valeriy V and 4 others 7 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted February 18, 2019 Author #148 Posted February 18, 2019 All gunport lids are rigged mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted February 19, 2019 Author #149 Posted February 19, 2019 (edited) 18 gun carriages: 12 12-lb carronades - from Search for Speed Under Sail 4 long 9-lb cannon - from AOTS Bellona 2 long 12 lb cannon - IBID Now to let them dry and then start cutting Edited February 19, 2019 by GrandpaPhil Omega1234 and paulsutcliffe 2 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
GrandpaPhil Posted February 19, 2019 Author #150 Posted February 19, 2019 2 hours ago, Wallace said: That looks like an onerous task there Phil, good luck with that sir! It is slow going, but not onerous. I enjoy it. mtaylor and Omega1234 2 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
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