mugje Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share #31 Posted August 5, 2019 Also planked the outside of the stern with some scrapwood that i found. It's not mentioned in the manual, but the large piece of walnut didn't looked accurate. It looked to me a bit weird that they had such large pieces of wood in that period 😁 GrandpaPhil, FrankWouts and bruce d 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share #32 Posted August 5, 2019 GrandpaPhil, BenD, Dubz and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hoss Posted August 5, 2019 Share #33 Posted August 5, 2019 Your deck looks great! Doing a nice job of it all... FrankWouts and mugje 2 Quote Current: Emma C. Berry Lobster Smack-Model Shipways-1:32-1866 Back on the shelf: USS Essex- MS- "Old Yellow Box" Solid Hull Wall Hanger (Half Hull) Completed: 18th Century Armed Longboat-MS 1/24 USN Picket Boat-MS 1864 1/24 US Brig Syren by Sea Hoss- Model Shipways-1803 18th Century Carronade/Ship Section Mayflower-Pilgrims Pride by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways-1620 18th Century Long Boat by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways USS Constitution by Sea Hoss-Revel-Plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share #34 Posted August 5, 2019 Thank you! 😁 FrankWouts and bruce d 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share #35 Posted August 5, 2019 Just varnished the deck. I really like it how it let pop the color of the planks! The result is beautiful in my opinion. How much layers of varnish do you guys put on the deck? One or two? Dubz, kier, FrankWouts and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share #36 Posted August 6, 2019 Just painted the inner bulwarks ochre red. Fun to do! I like painting the ship, because i can channel my pursuit of perfection into it 😂😁 Edwardkenway, Javlin, egkb and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted August 6, 2019 Share #37 Posted August 6, 2019 Excellent work! mugje and FrankWouts 2 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 6, 2019 Author Share #38 Posted August 6, 2019 Thank you Phil! GrandpaPhil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share #39 Posted August 8, 2019 Does anyone has some tips about how to install the capping rails? It's a tricky situation. I tried with wood glue and nails, but it's not really accurate. The nails are splitting the bulwarks. I only drilled holes in the capping rails (a bit smaller then the nails itself). Maybe also in the bulwarks? It's to difficult to clamp it somehow. FrankWouts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardkenway Posted August 8, 2019 Share #40 Posted August 8, 2019 Hi Mugje I held my capping rails on Sherbourne down with elastic bands as you can put quite a bit of tension on with them. Hope this helps BTW very nice job egkb, mugje and FrankWouts 3 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 8, 2019 Author Share #41 Posted August 8, 2019 (edited) Great tips! Thank you both! I have now first soaked the capping rails and dry fitted them with nails really careful, drilled the rails and the bulwarks. I'm letting this set for two days (going on a trip tommorow😁) Then i hope the rails have the nice bend already in them when i'm gonna glue them with the elastic bands👍. Sounds like great tips guys. I tried the bands but they pusht them inside the bulwarks, but the trick with the pieces of scrapwood sounds really clever👍 Edited August 8, 2019 by mugje Edwardkenway, FrankWouts and BLACK VIKING 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share #42 Posted August 11, 2019 Okay...tested the method with the elastic bands, but couldn't get it just right. But the scrap pieces did help! I used the scrap pieces with clamps against the bulwarks, so it was easier to align the capping rails. But still used pins to nail the rails at the bulwarks. This worked pretty okay. Still needs lot's of touching up afterwards 😁😉 I found that the montage of the capping rails one of the most difficult parts of the build was for now, but really satisfying when it's done 😊👍 Edwardkenway, bruce d, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share #43 Posted August 11, 2019 Needs some filling here bruce d, FrankWouts and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share #44 Posted August 11, 2019 Getting more and more respect for the people who make the ships 'naturel' regarding the colors! I can correct a lot of mistakes with some filler and paint, so that's handy for now😂 FrankWouts and egkb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share #45 Posted August 11, 2019 Thank you a lot! I will look for finer pins. These ones have a thickness of 0.7 mm FrankWouts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share #46 Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) Ah tnx! It's a lot clearer now! That with the elastic bands does sound a lot easier now. I just misunderstood it wrong in the first place. Well, that's useful in a lot of ways indeed. Thanks for al the help👍 That lego seems also very handy, so i need some of that Edited August 13, 2019 by mugje FrankWouts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share #47 Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) filled the gap between the capping rails with a piece of scrapwood, and cleant it up afterwards. Edited August 13, 2019 by mugje GrandpaPhil, Edwardkenway, egkb and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share #48 Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) with the Dremel just flatted the pins. I filled the dents...that came along with my Dremel work with some wood filler Edited August 13, 2019 by mugje egkb, Javlin, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share #49 Posted August 13, 2019 started painting flyer, FrankWouts, kier and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share #50 Posted August 13, 2019 The copper plates still need some work...there are some spots of glue residue. It's not the most fun work, so i do it in little steps FrankWouts and egkb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share #51 Posted August 16, 2019 (edited) Finished al the painting of the hull! That's a nice milestone for now Especially the bottom of the yellow strip was difficult for me. I didn't get it perfect in my eyes with just the hand. So i used masking tape and that made a lot of difference. Now it's okay to me. The flashy spots on the copper plates are from the dremel. I have to clean the plates once more so everything can age simultaneously. Edited August 16, 2019 by mugje Edwardkenway, FrankWouts, sferoida and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share #52 Posted August 16, 2019 I used some steel wol and sandpaper to rough the paint a bit up. I don't like the clean look of a freshly painted ship. It's needs to be a bit old and scruffy ;). The pictures don't capture it just right. In real life it looks much better. I need to borrow the camera of a friend of mine so i can photograph the details better. robdurant, BenD, egkb and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 16, 2019 Author Share #53 Posted August 16, 2019 I enjoy the build a lot! In the past i was a person that gave up on things pretty fast because i encountered to many problems, but this hobby is teaching me patience and selfesteem. Wonderful! 🎇 I'm so happy that i rediscovered the hobby again. I think that i wasn't ready for it a few years ago. Now it's time to move on with it, and to enjoy the process it's given me. Little personal sidenote egkb, bruce d, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share #54 Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) The hull is ready so i can start with the inner bulwark fittings. First i will fresh up the cleats, they are pretty rough casts. Edited August 19, 2019 by mugje bruce d and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share #55 Posted August 19, 2019 (edited) then I painted the etched brass eyelets and cleats with first a metal primer and then 'mat metal black' from Admiralty paints. It's really small haha! I have to get used to it...to handle such small items Edited August 19, 2019 by mugje Edwardkenway, bruce d, robdurant and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share #56 Posted August 19, 2019 Then installing... bruce d, Dubz, robdurant and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share #57 Posted August 24, 2019 (edited) Working on the carronades Edited August 24, 2019 by mugje Edwardkenway, tarbrush, robdurant and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mugje Posted August 24, 2019 Author Share #59 Posted August 24, 2019 It's needing some paintwork when it's finished but it looks already good now. It's really small! Almost to small for my trembling fingers haha. And i find it a bit weird that Caldercraft didn't use solid pieces of walnut, but a kind of plywood idea with two small layers of walnut and something cheaper in between. A bit of a compromise. J11, BenD, Edwardkenway and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robdurant Posted August 24, 2019 Share #60 Posted August 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, mugje said: find it a bit weird that Caldercraft didn't use solid pieces of walnut, Hi mugje, I expect solid walnut at that sort of size would have been too fragile as it would split along the grain... plywood walnut is a better material for the task, but it does bring with it the challenge of tidying it.up to look neat. The alternative would be a harder finer grained wood such as european boxwood, but it's very expensive compared to walnut. Well done with those carronades! They look fantastic... much neater than my effort... Pickle was my first wooden model too. Keep up the great work. Rob mugje and egkb 2 Quote Current build(s): Barque "Stefano" (MarisStella, 1:63) / Trawler "Nordkap" (Billings Boats, 1:50) On the lofting floor: HMS Bristol Portland class 50-Gun Ship (Scratch build, 1:64) Paused builds: HMS Triton 28 gun frigate cross section (1:64) / F138, HMS Rapid Type 15 Fast Anti-Submarine Frigate (based on above Deans Marine hull, semi-scratch, 1:96) / HMS Mercury (1779) (Shipyard Models, Paper, 1:96) Previous builds: ἈΘΗΝΑ (Athena) (6th Century B.C.) Greek Bireme (Dusek, 1:72) / Zulu "Lady Isabella" (Vanguard Models, 1:64) / HMS Ethalion (1797) from HMS Diana (Caldercraft, 1:64) / HM Cutter Sherbourne (Caldercraft, 1:64) / Completed partially built Royal Yacht Caroline (Panart, 1:47) / HM Schooner Pickle (Caldercraft, 1:64) / M32, HMS Cottesmore MCMV (Sirmar / Fleetscale, Semi-scratch, 1:48) / D98, HMS York, Type 42 Destroyer (Dragon with White Ensign Photoetch, 1:700) / K166, HMCS Snowberry Flower Class Corvette (Revell, 1:72) / R97, HMS Grenville Fleet Destroyer (Deans Marine, 1:96) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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