Agilis by jct - FINISHED - Steingraeber - 1:60 scale - slave ship

[jct]

Thx Denis...I believe you are correct. the culprit appears to be the main spine/keel assy.  Has a really bad twist to the center, I've got the 9-5 glued in so far and it seems ok, wont know for sure till it comes out of the clamps though...fingers crossed

[jct]

All's well that ends well...the technique I used to straighten the frame and deck worked well, she is dead flat...maybe too flat, but better that then warped and twisted...

only problem I see is that somewhere along the way I lost frame #10...no idea where, searched high and low and nojoy...might have joined all the single socks in the black hole!   Oh well a new one is easily made.

Thanks for the likes and comments 

[jct]

Afew odds and ends...started making the new transom support, curving the stock

and cut and pinned the faux timberheads

[lmagna]

Looks like in spite of the setbacks you are still moving right along J. Congratulations on getting it fixed.

[jct]

Thx Lou

[popeye the sailor]

good fix!   happy to see you got her back together    ....and your deck is no worse for wear!  good save!  

 

 

oh.......I got the first of the two books today.......Lennarth Petersson's fore and aft craft  

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[jct]

Thx D

[jct]

11 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

Lennarth Petersson's fore and aft craft

That's a good book, relied on it alot when I was rigging the Hannah, I think there is a companion book too

 

Gonna try to lay some planks today

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[popeye the sailor]

yess.........plank that hull!   quickly now...........before something else happens!  it looked like you might need to take a bit more off the #4 starboard side.......check your faring.   this is why I'm planking the hull before doing the deck........if there are any gaps,  I can get rid of them with the deck planking.  do like in 'cool hand Luke'.....get mad at dem damn eggs!

[jct]

Yea you’re correct, got at least one ugly spot there... spent the morning cutting planks.   I normally would as well but the twist throw me off a bit, so I’m working bass ackwards 
 

From the looks of it the garboard on Andy and Jumbo may lay right out front to back

 

 

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[popeye the sailor]

I'm hoping they fall that way.  I'm using 5 mm plank strips.  I may need to do further cleaning up in this area........I'm sure I will find out how much as I get closer to it.  since you've adjusted all of the bulkheads,  some extra faring will be needed.   I had a couple on mine too that required extra so they would be flush with the deck platform...even had to shim one side of bulkhead #9.

[jct]

Ya not surprised...mine come in at about 4.7 mm close enough to call 5, leaving the garboard at 10 though

[popeye the sailor]

if you run into that situation,  you can always fit in the difference below the waterline.  this way it is either painted or coppered.  put it as close to the garboard as possible .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

[jct]

This one is going to have a fully painted hull...probably black, very light ochre wales and dark green trim...white stuff for the bottom, typical merchantman colors, based on Ship Modelers Shop Notes.  Least ways that's my current thought, I'll probably fill the entire hull and then sand it all off of course

 

Started on planking, garboard is on

and started on the 1st course

Sneak peak at the colors

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[jct]

I got the garboard and one plank per side and then started back at the deck edge...establishing a foundation for my faux timberheads to attach to, may get to that tomorrow...so planking progresses

So while waiting for the glue to set I been going little odds and ends...

finished the deckhouse

 

and started working on guard bars for the skylight 

drilled holes in thin wood strips and inserted pins, gonna ca them then cut to size

Well that's it for today, thanks for the likes and looking in

[popeye the sailor]

called for supper and got pulled away........   but look at cho.......your ahead of me in other places      the cabin and skylight looks great..........nice color choices.     you've also made progress with planking...defining the edge for the bulwark posts.   you may need to get rid of some of that keel though,  if there's too much.  the one thing I noticed with the frame,  is that the pointy parts are little to none......after faring,  it's even more.  good to see you plank'in though.......it will stiffen the hull.

[jct]

Planking continues...still have about 14 strakes per side to do...stalled one the stern runs...just gotta wrap my head around it.

Ok next morning and the planking continues...gonna do my damndest to finish today, there is gonna be a lot of sanding and fill required

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[TimMayhall]

I actually have this model. I didn’t make it though. It was a gift from an avid builder.

[jct]

Yes, that is it, thanks for sharing this picture, it will help with my deck layout, as the plans are pretty vague.

 

i hope you continue to follow along, and take a look at Popeye’s too, we’re doing simultaneous builds and going in different directions 

[TimMayhall]

Sure thing! If you want any other pictures of anything, please let me know! This gentleman had models all over his house, some small and some very large. He is dying now and it was very kind of him to gift it to my teenaged son.

 

He bought it new in the 60s or 70s, he said, and tinkered with it off an on for 50 years. Not because it took that long, he said, but because he didn’t like the ship, itself, and couldnt bring himself to finish it straight away. LOL.

 

Heres another shot.

[TimMayhall]

And one more, for the road!

[jct]

Will do thx again

[popeye the sailor]

hi there..........I agree ....it's a nice looking model    I see he did use the mast as complete lengths....I've been thinking to myself that the dowels are too long.  I too appreciate your showing us your model......will make for a great study  

[jct]

the planking is done...and it is hideous, this is by far my worst planking job EVER,

 

stock market tip...buy Plastic Wood stock

 

I'll be using enough to support the economy of most third world countries!!   no pics until it is sanded and filled...well ok just one

 

 

 

 

 

and this is the good side 

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[GrandpaPhil]

It looks fine.  You should see some of my planking.  I’m terrible at it.

[jct]

Thx Phil, I always set out saying this is gonna be the best planking job ever...and then the reality sets in 

[popeye the sailor]

so now your ahead of me.......so what the heck......a good sanding and there you go!     no holes or gaps........right?!?!?!     great job keeping that bow line....ohhhh,  that's right,  you have a rabbit in place there    no,  but really......sand it down and paint like ya said,  and you should get a good looking hull.   did you at least taper around the transom?

[jct]

Ya it’s tapered and tucked and angled and rounded, just fat and ugly.   Seems to be a theme 😎

[jct]

12 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

so now your ahead of me

Well not really considering your building two and working on your car and building airplanes all at the same time, sheess

 

Things do look a little better today in the bright sunshine 🌞 and after about two pounds of wood filler 

 

So after sanding and sanding and then sanding some more I moved on to marking out for the faux timberheads...they spaced out a 33mm, one thing about this technique it allows you to space the timberheads evenly

marked edge

before the timberheads were mounted I made and installed waterways, this is just split basswood glued on edge

from there the timberheads were mounted using pins and gel ca in predrilled holes

after all these set the wales were mounted

three runs up each side and they were complete, turned my attention to the stern and mounted the kit supplied stern part...this will serve as the foundation for the stern fashion pieces...once I make them

while waiting for glue to set I mounted the ladder in the fwd hatchway

and started building up the capstan 

 

well that's it for today next will be the addition of the rub strakes...I  still have not decided if the hull bottom will be white stuff or copper plates, I liked the way the copper turned out on my Harriet Lane build...but I also remember what a pita it was...time will tell

Thanks for all the likes and the words of support

 

 

 

[popeye the sailor]

the hull came out very nice    nice job on the bulwarks too.   your deck still looks good...and you thought you'd ruin it