Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates

[glbarlow]

Bristol…….

[Thukydides]

4 hours ago, chris watton said:

I think another one or two small kits, then a very big development, from the sublime to ridiculous....

Are you still planning on doing a larger brig before you do the big one?

[Craigie65]

8 hours ago, glbarlow said:

Bristol…….

Sorry too cryptic for me. Are you asking if Bristol is in the West Country?

Edited November 16, 2021 by Craigie65

[Jasseji]

38 minutes ago, Craigie65 said:

Sorry too cryptic for me. Are you asking if Bristol is in the West Country?

Glenn meant HMS Bristol  

[chris watton]

9 hours ago, Thukydides said:

Are you still planning on doing a larger brig before you do the big one?

I will do one (or two) after the big one, I figured people may sigh if I do yet another brig so soon.

 

Big clue for next (well, first) very large kit, armament is - 26 x 24 Pounder main battery, 18 x 42 Pounder carronades and 2 x Long 12 Pounder chase guns. This can only mean a super frigate!

Edited November 16, 2021 by chris watton

[Craigie65]

1 hour ago, Jasseji said:

Glenn meant HMS Bristol  

Ah as it was straight after my post I thought it related to that, hence my confusion

 

mind you I am easily confused these days

[Morgan]

‘Ham n Eggs’ rasee sister!

[Jasseji]

3 hours ago, Morgan said:

‘Ham n Eggs’ rasee sister!

wasnt it Eggs and Bacon ?

[Morgan]

17 minutes ago, Jasseji said:

wasnt it Eggs and Bacon ?

I’ve seen both, like a lot of English rhyming slang there is usually a progression that ends up with you racking your brain as to how they got there.

[BenD]

6 hours ago, chris watton said:

Big clue for next (well, first) very large kit, armament is - 26 x 24 Pounder main battery, 18 x 42 Pounder carronades and 2 x Long 12 Pounder chase guns. This can only mean a super frigate!

HMS Indefatigable! 

[Jasseji]

huh, Razeed version ?

[chris watton]

11 minutes ago, Jasseji said:

huh, Razeed version ?

It was only ever commissioned as a razee

[Jasseji]

17 minutes ago, chris watton said:

It was only ever commissioned as a razee

Indeed, you are right.

 

And here i was hoping for a 2-Decker

[uss frolick]

Huzzah! Indefatigable! Huzzah!

[DelF]

7 hours ago, chris watton said:

It was only ever commissioned as a razee

I understand she was built and launched as a two-decker but razeed almost as soon as she hit the water, and just before she was commissioned. Fashions and military requirements change. In any event, she will make a fine model.

[AJohnson]

On 11/16/2021 at 3:30 PM, chris watton said:

It was only ever commissioned as a razee

In 1/64 scale? 😲

[chris watton]

1 hour ago, AJohnson said:

In 1/64 scale? 😲

Of course!

 

In the meantime, I am working on my next little kit (or maybe 2, don't know yet, may save one for later...)

 

I have attached a couple of pics of the pre-prototype builds. I show them so you can see the amount I take off when sanding the bulkheads (both just took me just a little over 30 minutes with an improvised sanding stick). I notice on some build logs that some leave way too much un sanded/unbevelled bulkhead edges at the bow and (especially) at the stern, and then wonder why certain parts do not fit as well as they should, almost as if they are too afraid of sanding too much off.

 

If you use a long-ish sanding stick (in my case, just a scrap length of 0.8mm ply with sandpaper wrapped around it), there is little chance of digging into any one bulkhead, as you are sanding across 3, 4 or 5 at a time. I usually sand the whole lot for these small hulls, but for much larger ones, I just make sure bow and stern are properly sanded to follow the run of the planks, with much lighter sanding at the middle section of the hull.

[BobG]

Are those the Erycina and Nisha or some new models yet to come?

[chris watton]

1 minute ago, BobG said:

Are those the Erycina and Nisha or some new models yet to come?

New, Nisha and Erycina are now done and dusted, those pics are from Today's work!

[BobG]

When do you expect that you announce those or are you going to keep us hanging in suspense? 😜

[chris watton]

5 minutes ago, BobG said:

When do you expect that you announce those or are you going to keep us hanging in suspense? 😜

The little one is Saucy Jack, a Barking Well Smack, 1836. This will be the next release, probably the tail end of January. I have already done all plans, and the photo etched sheets will be produced in the next couple of weeks.

 

The larger one is Ranger, a Barking fish carrier, 1864, and designed to be as fast as possible to get the fish to market once picked up from the fishing fleets. I may wait a while to release this, don't know yet - but I do know the development for the next big kit release will take most of  2022. With that in mind, I may save Ranger for April/May.

[chris watton]

I bought a MSLA 3D Printer last week, as I am trying to do as much in house as I can. It is only a little printer to practise on, with a view to get a larger one if this works out.

 

Here are a couple of pics of my first results, Duchess of Kingston figureheads, and Nelson figures in 48th and 96th scale. Sorry about pic quality, but all my photographic equipment is stowed away at the moment..

[Kevin]

they look brilliant

[Jasseji]

23 minutes ago, chris watton said:

I bought a MSLA 3D Printer last week, as I am trying to do as much in house as I can. It is only a little printer to practise on, with a view to get a larger one if this works out.

 

Here are a couple of pics of my first results, Duchess of Kingston figureheads, and Nelson figures in 48th and 96th scale. Sorry about pic quality, but all my photographic equipment is stowed away at the moment..

Make sure to calibrate the resin each time you open a new bottle - RERF as a General test for each New resin type and then each bottle it is suggested to run the validation matrix to fine tune exposure. What printer did you get? I got an Anycubic Mono X but i only use the water washable resin due to IPA smell

[chris watton]

36 minutes ago, Jasseji said:

Make sure to calibrate the resin each time you open a new bottle - RERF as a General test for each New resin type and then each bottle it is suggested to run the validation matrix to fine tune exposure. What printer did you get? I got an Anycubic Mono X but i only use the water washable resin due to IPA smell

Cheers

 

I got an 'ELEGOO Saturn' along with the wash and cure machine.

[Jasseji]

4 hours ago, chris watton said:

Cheers

 

I got an 'ELEGOO Saturn' along with the wash and cure machine.

I use elegoo water washable resin. 

Just make sure to angle the models, i Went through 10 prints before i got to Proper setting. 

[mtaylor]

Nothing like new toys.... err.... tools.  The results look good from here.   I don't blame you for wanting to move as much as you can in-house.  Contract costs for piece-work is heading out of this world.  And you then become your own quality control also.  

[chris watton]

I now know about angling the parts, a delicate balance, as I try to use as few supports as I can get away with.

 

This is my very first attempt for the Sphinx stern casting, angled and with all supports at the rear, which came off easily.

 

Plenty of flex in the material, and as it is printed directly from the master file, little to no shrinkage - a world away from white metal.

Edited November 20, 2021 by chris watton

[Jasseji]

On 11/20/2021 at 10:21 PM, chris watton said:

I now know about angling the parts, a delicate balance, as I try to use as few supports as I can get away with.

 

This is my very first attempt for the Sphinx stern casting, angled and with all supports at the rear, which came off easily.

 

Plenty of flex in the material, and as it is printed directly from the master file, little to no shrinkage - a world away from white metal.

That seems to Look even better than the cast one, at least the breasts arent that weirdly pronounced

[chris watton]

Small update - Things are moving slower than I would like. This is mainly due to shipping delays with my new laser machine (and other items), which has been more than a little frustrating. 

 

However, it is being delivered tomorrow, at long last, 15 weeks after placing the order!

 

Nisha and Erycina should be due for release next Friday (3rd December). I am not putting these on pre order due to the problems I had with Sphinx, so I am not putting them on until I have absolutely everything here and they're ready to be boxed. I do have all of PE sets here, though, and the manual and plans are due Wednesday.

 

One item I will need to put on pre order is the sail sets. The company that produces these for me had to shut down for 14 days, due to a Covid outbreak at their place, but I am hoping to have these with me in the next 2-3 weeks. This is equally annoying for me, as the sail sets have all been paid for, but cannot be helped.

 

I do now have Nelson figures in 48th and 96th scale in stock. These are 3-d printed 'In-House'. Most (but not all) future castings like figureheads and stern decoration will also be 3-d printed in house. I have attached some pics of some sample parts I sent to Jim. There are figureheads for Duchess, Sphinx and Bristol, and the sterns are Sphinx and Duchess.

 

Here is the link to the Nelson figures, there are 4 scale choices now:

 

Figure – Lord Nelson 1:48, 1:64,1:72, and 1:96 scales – VANGUARD MODELS