Mayohoo Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share #151 Posted February 9, 2015 Hrs 928-933 Port Midships chain wale done. This time with 12 deadeyes in chain wale and 5 above. Could not really replicate the Lavery plans exactly as the gun ports seem slightly off versus the drawings and I need to avoid covering gun ports with ratlines (that would be bad...nice broadside, we lost our main sail...). Oh well. Still looks good. Note the 5 trenails I put in to add strength and to hold the molding on tighter. Also, used 2 finishing nails in main board to stiffen, then covered with outer molding. (not shown) 3 more to go... billocrates, mtaylor and lb0190 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted February 22, 2015 Author Share #152 Posted February 22, 2015 Hrs 934-937 So used the bending tool I got for Christmas. Makes the bends much more consistent. The next midships chain wale is done. Now for the mizzen mast pair. mtaylor, billocrates, BenF89 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share #153 Posted March 29, 2015 (edited) Hrs 938-945 Been busy as... well, I just decided to add bee-keeping as a hobby. Have chosen to sort of augment the standard hive with a faux decorative skep on top, cedar shake roof, copper dormer. Also, decided to keep two different varieties (Italian and Carniolan: note the flags). Also managed to finish one chain wale and start the last one (of 6). Empty nest = lots of hobbies... (PS Note the snow...) Edited April 4, 2015 by Mayohoo Waitoa, Landlubber Mike, Jolley Roger and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share #154 Posted April 20, 2015 Finished the last Chain Wale. Question for Gurus: Should I complete the deck with cannons, bell, wheel etc? Or should I begin the rigging? I am not sure if having the netting /rigging/masts in place will interfere with putting all the other stuff in place. On the other hand, does the rigging force where I put the other stuff? Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted April 20, 2015 Share #155 Posted April 20, 2015 Here's my tuppence... I find that rigging gets in the way of installing any deck furniture. There might be some bits that have to wait on the rigging but that would need to be sorted out on a piece by piece basis. billocrates 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share #156 Posted April 21, 2015 Ok, deck it is. Will start with carronades and proceed from there. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share #157 Posted October 21, 2015 Hrs 938-950 After a long summer hiatus with soccer coaching, learning to keep bees, a trip to England to see the son as he studied at Oxford and a trip to Stockholm with the daughter for her vacation (saw the Wasa, quite a ship and museum!), I am back to the HMS Surprise. Got the carronades mounted and named, now working on rigging them. Have two 9 pounder bow chasers (brass, just like Jack liked them) and the 24 carronades (all named with small jokes or people I know). mtaylor, GuntherMT, billocrates and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 21, 2015 Share #158 Posted October 21, 2015 It's good to see you back and that you had a great summer. The guns look great as do the bees. Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitoa Posted October 21, 2015 Share #159 Posted October 21, 2015 Hi This looks really good and is inspiring me to get back to mine. Quick question are you thinking of adding stern chasers as well? Saw them in the movie but not sure if I will add. Waitoa mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted October 21, 2015 Author Share #160 Posted October 21, 2015 I am conflicted about the stern chasers. I have slots I could fit them in in the stern, and I trialed them there but the 9 pounders really crowd the flag lockers and also look like they would interfere with the stern boat davits. I got the impression from some of the books I have read that the brass bow and stern chasers were sometimes moved from bow to stern and back as needed (I would guess one wouldn't need to fire forward and backward during the same engagement!) I may put in the ringbolts only. So right now, probably not. billocrates and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waitoa Posted October 22, 2015 Share #161 Posted October 22, 2015 Thanks may do the same. Waitoa mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 23, 2015 Share #162 Posted October 23, 2015 Mayhoo, The guns only on the gundeck would have been shifted and usually not from bow to stern but from the closest gunports. For the forecastle and quarterdeck, no such luck as the gangways wouldn't handle the weight. I'd suggest just leave it as it is as the quarterdeck shifting of the last two guns would indeed crowd things a bit. Waitoa 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gil middleton Posted October 23, 2015 Share #163 Posted October 23, 2015 Hi Mike, Sorry to have missed you in Minneapolis. Your message arrived the day after I left Seattle. I thoroughly enjoyed reviewing your log on the Surprise and the great progress you've made, facing the same conundrums I did on the bow works. Earlier, you noted the difficulty painting the blue stripes on the timbers. May I humbly offer a tip (too late), that may come in handy on a later detail. At 82, my hands aren't as steady as they used to be. One solution is to cut out the detail on a very thin strip of styrene, paint it and glue it in place, giving it a clean edge. At normal viewing distance, the eye doesn't distinguish between an elevation or depression. An example on the cathead. Next time I go to Minneapolis, I'll give you an earlier heads up. Cheers, Gil Waitoa, mtaylor, zappto and 4 others 7 Quote http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/485-hmsHMS Victory by Gil Middleton - JoTika - 1:72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted January 6, 2016 Author Share #164 Posted January 6, 2016 Hrs 951-965 Finally finished mounting the carronades. Been a busy summer and I have just gotten back to it during the long winter here in Minnesota. Holiday trip to Napa and the Rose Bowl with the kids. Go Cardinal! Got the bronze chasers plus the carronades. Working on the rest of the carronade rigging now. lionfish, BenF89, Waitoa and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted August 10, 2016 Author Share #165 Posted August 10, 2016 Back from a long hiatus. Am finishing the carronades and their rigging. Also found some unusual wood from a display in Rome. There is a hidden Nativity scene that was built by the Sanitation Workers of Rome. A tour guide from the Vatican got us in to see it... lot of detailed work including a piece of lunar rock. As souvenirs, they gave us some of the street broom pieces, which I am going to put by the Galley oven like firewood. billocrates, mtaylor and GuntherMT 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted October 21, 2016 Author Share #166 Posted October 21, 2016 Hrs 966-1000 Finished the carronade rigging. Now working on cannon ball holders (12 gauge shotgun pellets). I think they are called garlands? Added small stack of firewood from the Rome sanitation workers brooms (see above) next to the oven (hard to see as it is under the deck). billocrates and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share #167 Posted January 2, 2017 Hrs 1001 to 1020 Finished the carronades and garlands and added shot holders all along the deck. Began working on Binnacle and Ship's wheel. The Binnacle contains a lamp and two compasses inside a glass wood framed cabinet topped with a brass chimney. Used a convenient brass nut from he hardware store. Still finishing the base of the cabinet. The Ship's wheel will also serve as a way to cover and secure the removable trap door I built into the deck so as to see inside the Captain's cabin. Still working on the engineering of that... Used two beads to serve as stops for the cable for the steering mechanism. Developing a frame for the entire device. mtaylor and billocrates 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share #168 Posted February 16, 2017 Hrs 1021 -1030 Finishing the Binnacle and Wheel (also preserving the trap door to look in the cabin from the deck). First the Binnacle. I decided to attach to the deck with ropes similar to what I found online but more secure. The wheel and the trap door are in place being held in place by my thumb. Note gold leaf on the hub of the wheel. View into the cabin with books on the desk. Initially, I thought I would use wood constructs to hold the wheel down against the flexible deck. However, they looked too bulky. So I designed a more streamlined version. using wires. See next panel. reilly, mtaylor and billocrates 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted February 16, 2017 Author Share #169 Posted February 16, 2017 This version is less bulky and achieves the same effect. Overall, a decent effect while still retaining the ability to look inside the cabin. Rossi46, favela, billocrates and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted February 16, 2017 Share #170 Posted February 16, 2017 Just "wow!". The details are amazing. Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted March 24, 2017 Author Share #171 Posted March 24, 2017 Hrs 1031-1039 Bell tower: After looking at the included bell (lame looking) decided to order some on-line. Found several but really liked the shiny brass ones I found at Etsy. Works out to be a about 15 inches in length to scale. Mounted on a metal bar so it can be rung by swinging the handle. Just need to drill holes and then add roof before mounting on the ship. coxswain, billocrates and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted April 16, 2017 Author Share #172 Posted April 16, 2017 HRS 1040-1043 So once again accessed the laser my friend has (nerds rule)... He layered out several script S in 7, 9, 11 mm. I am going to place on side of completed bell tower. Oh,they are going to be covered by 24k gold leaf... Bell tower... And dry placed on bell tower. I am going for a different insignia on the other side... hopefully a lion rampant... Onward! mtaylor, coxswain and billocrates 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted May 20, 2017 Author Share #173 Posted May 20, 2017 Hrs 1044-1052 Waiting on the Lion to be cut out and have started working on the ship's boats. Only one boat comes with the kit so it will be one of the scale 24 foot cutters. Doing plank on plank construction. Am also taking the cut out basswood part sheet and photocopying the part openings. Will use photocopier to expand to the 28 foot pinnace and also reduce to the other 23 foot cutter using basswood plywood and the laser cutter. Used a separate model kit I found to make the jolly boat, which by scale is 18 feet long. This will be mounted on the stern. Although there are supposed to be 5 ship's boats, I may stop at only 4 as they will completely obscure the waist opening of the ship with the cannons, stove etc. Maybe Maturin is off looking for birds... Still a loooong way to go.... billocrates, coxswain and Waitoa 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share #174 Posted October 19, 2017 Hrs 1053-1065 Getting there... Finishing the Red cutter, 28 feet to scale. Plank on frame with cutouts for oars. Working on rudder assembly now. WBlakeny, billocrates, coxswain and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted November 2, 2017 Author Share #175 Posted November 2, 2017 Hrs 1066-1070 Finishing off the red cutter and captain's gig. Needs a bit of clean up. Note thole pins on the blue gig. Working on the rudder and then the oars... billocrates and coxswain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted November 7, 2017 Author Share #176 Posted November 7, 2017 Hrs 1070-72 Found a source for a figurehead called Hero Forge, They make customized miniatures in a variety of poses using injected plastic. They seem to be perfect size so I chose a figurine with long flowing hair carrying a sword wearing a blindfold ("Surprise": get it?). Attached are my attempts to paint the figure. Will gild the sword at the end. mtaylor, billocrates, coxswain and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share #177 Posted November 13, 2017 (edited) Hour 1073-1074 Learning to make oars to row de boat. There is a formula based on the beam of the boat so calculating from that. Using bamboo skewers and toothpicks for the shaft and planks for the paddle area. Need some thinning of the shaft but looks pretty good so far. Stabbed my finger though...ouch. Edited November 13, 2017 by Mayohoo Fired too early... billocrates, mtaylor, coxswain and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share #178 Posted November 16, 2017 Was there a standard paint pattern for oars? mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share #179 Posted December 30, 2017 (edited) Hrs 1076-1100 An update is in order. Finished the red cutter and blue cutter. Note gunpowder or water barrel, buckets, and coiled rope in the boats along with sweeps/oars. Am securing the red cutter in the waist with lines and the blue cutter along the stern with davits. The oars are in my sons university crew pattern. Also finished and mounted the figurehead. She is blindfolded and armed with a gilded sword, then sealed with shellac. Edited December 30, 2017 by Mayohoo Duplicate picture mtaylor, Waitoa and billocrates 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayohoo Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share #180 Posted December 30, 2017 Hi Mods, I must be an idiot, but I can't make the duplicate go away. Sorry... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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