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[Chuck]

Yes but depending on how it fits in the coaming you could thin it more.  Its up

to You.  I made mine pretty thin but then I had to increase the height of the rabbet strip it sits on within the coamings.  You have to keep that in mind.  Thinner is better as that is more accurate but as you show it is still 100% better than the gratings found in most kits.  I think mine were around 3/64” thick when done after sanding a little on top and bottom until it looked right to my eye.

[DocBlake]

Outstanding work!

[Beckmann]

Thank you.

The gratings are almost done now. Two of them have to dry  over night, I will complete them tomorrow.

I sanded them down to almost 3/64" now. Twice one of the strips Fell out, so I had to work very careful.

 

 

 I also had to increase the hight of the rabbet for a good fit in the coamings.

 

 

 

So well designed! Thank you Chuck!!

Matthias 

Edited May 6, 2021 by Beckmann

[Beckmann]

I started with the gunport lids. That is more difficult as I thougt.

First of all I made the wooden lids, it took me some time to make a tight fit.

 

Then I started with the hinges from brass.

 

 

 

So far for now.

Matthias

[Chuck]

Real nice….it gets easier as you go.  They look great so far.

[Rustyj]

Very nice work! 

[Beckmann]

I proceeded with the gunport lids,

 

what do you think, are they too clumsy? I could make them a bit more narrow.

 

 

 

 

Matthias

[Wacom]

They look the part to me, 👍  its very easy to get hung up on these smaller details.

[scrubbyj427]

They look good to me! Now I’ll order 20 of them. How would you like payment?😂

 

JJ

[Beckmann]

I decided, to overwork the hinges and make them narrower, the gunport lid at the bow and the captains cabin are installed and working, here are some pictures, I think they look a bit more in scale now.

 

 

 

 

 

Matthias

 

[Beckmann]

Should one maybe add the Ringbolts inside the gunport lid as well?

Many of the contemporary shipmodels show them.

 

 

 

 

 

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Matthias

[Chuck]

Yes you could do that.  Absolutely.  

[Rustyj]

Very nice work on the ports and hinges.

[Beckmann]

Here are the finished gunport lids.

I added one inner ringbolt. 

 

 

 

 

Matthias

[FrankWouts]

That cabin with the white painted walls and black & white floor exactly breaths and reflects the same athmosfere and ambiance when walking through the cabins on HMS Victory!

Very well done...

[Beckmann]

Thanks everybody for the likes and comment.

I proceeded with chapter five. The ladders are now installed and I took the model to daylight, to make some photos.

 

 

 

 

 

Next thing to do will be the hair brackets at the bow and all the lovely scrollwork there.

I am especially looking forward to this part of the chapter.

Here are the first steps:

 

 

 

Matthias

 

 

[Beckmann]

Hello everybody,

this weekend, I almost finished chapter five. Just the capstan needs a second coat of colour and the nailings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matthias

 

 

[Chuck]

That looks great.  Nicely done.  
 

Chuck

[FrankWouts]

On 12/27/2019 at 3:41 PM, Matt D said:

I wonder where I can find some sneezewood for my next project!

Hahaha Matt, brilliant! You make me laugh early in he morning!

[PRS]

Thant looks beautiful!

[Beckmann]

Thank you all for the likes and comments,

I finished half of the guns yesterday. They are all little mini-projects and take some time. 

I bought a paint-brush for the carriages and it I am quite happy with the result. 

The wheels are painted dark grey by hand.

Here are some photos:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next I will add the bolts and rings to the model and start with chapter 7. 

The rest of the guns will be made later, once I need them for the model.

 

Matthias

Edited September 24, 2021 by Beckmann

[Wacom]

Very neat👍

[Beckmann]

Hello everybody,

After adding all the ring-bolts to the model, I proceeded with chapter 7, preparing and dry -fit the deck beams, here are some photos of the model, what a beauty, this is great fun modelling.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Matthias

 

[glbarlow]

Well done. The cannons look very sharp. 

[Rustyj]

Very nice. Great workmanship Matthias!

[Chuck]

Beautiful progress.   That is one cleanly built model.   Nice work.

[Beckmann]

Hello everybody,

I have a special problem, and I would like to hear your opinion about this:

As you have seen in my build log, I built the panels of the cabins unterneath the quarterdeck with frames and panels. I want to do the same with the bulkheads, wich separate the captains cabin from the forward chambers and the main deck. The problem is, that the center pieces don't look equal from both sides, wich is necessary, if I build them my way.

 

 

I had a look around, on old photos and drawings and models like HMS Amazon, and some of them show a panel next to the doors. 

 

 

 

HMS-Victory has them as well

 

 

An old photo of HMS Superb shows a similar construction

 

 

And the most important one: the frigate-model AMAZON has them as well.

 

 

Here I like the little columns between the doors to the main deck.

 

I made an attempt to add this panel which allows a center-piece-arrangement wich is equal on both sides of the bulkhead.

Her is my drawingto of the bulkhead. What do you think?  

 

By the way, how can I insert pdf-files? I scanned the drawing, because my pdf of the drawing would not apear in this message.

 

Lastly a picture of my model, with the deck-beams painted like on the AMAZON-model,

 

 

 

Matthias

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 20, 2021 by Beckmann

[Chuck]

I think what you have come up with will be just fine.   I would go with it.   That should work.  It doesnt follow the contemporary model but since it will be below deck you wont see much of it anyway.   The overall results will be consistent on your model the way you intend to change it.

 

Chuck

[FrankWouts]

Either way is beautiful and historically plausible, so build it as you please Matthias, your work is all beautiful, so who are we to criticise how you like to build it, with or without those panels?

[Beckmann]

Thanks for your opinions,

I found another two examples from the book about the restauration of Princess Royale. I hope it is ok, if I post them here, otherwise please delete them.

These photos show the arrangement very well.

 

 

 

 

So my bulkheads inside the cabins will be made from ivory, the forward side of the forwand bulkhead, will be made from boxwood. I hope, I can somehow bring this together. If not, I will just paint it red. 

 

Matthias