Revenue Cutter by wtimlen - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - 1:48

[sjanicki]

Wow! Love how you did the cabins! Great work 

[wtimlen]

Hello Folks,

Happy New Year's. A quick post tonight, probably another larger one this weekend. Status on the Bluejacket Revenue Cutter is listed below:

Blocks:

• Drilled all blocks with #75 drill bits to clear out the holes.
• Cleaned them all with Acetate and let dry overnight prior to the Blue Jacket Pewter Black #51 bath the following day. Did NOT want to paint every block...
• Even after the pewter bath I still airbrushed them with a coat of Model Master Flat Black and a seperate coat of Tamiya Clear Flat (LOL).
• Worked out nicely so far...

 

Stanchions (18) required however made (20):

• This was a project in of itself, however survived...
• Used a heavy vice grip pliers to flatten the 1/16 inch to drill the hole for the safety rope. Filed each stanchion (rounded the tops) as outlined in the building manual.
• Used an blade #11 to create a small canyon for a #75 drill bit.
• Drilled a #75 drill bit hole into the stanchion, trashed about 5 drills doing this part. Did this manually with a pin vise. The brass was not to kind to me.
• Drilled another hole with a #72 drill bit to widen the hole (with an electric drill) a little to ensure there would be no issues with rigging the safety line. The reason for this was that this assembly would be completed at the finishing line of the build with all the rigging in place.
• These will be black stanchions on the finished model using BlueJacket Brass Black #52 Solution to color the pieces. Will probably airbrush these pieces as well (similar to the blocks).
• Most importantly found the need to purchase a light weight flex shaft rotary machine and 3 sets of (#61-#80) Drill Bits from MicroMark to avoid the pin vise drilling (and breaks) for repetitive jobs like this.

Brass and Pewter Darkening Solutions:

• Used BlueJacket Solvents to darken the blocks and stanchions BlueJacket #51 & #52 solutions.

Next Post (I hope this weekend):

• Finished Stanchions (colored)
• Finished Hull with dry fitted stanchions.
• Completed Carronade
• And then on to mast and spars.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited January 3, 2023 by wtimlen
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[wtimlen]

Hello Folks,

Although posts have been few and far between doesn't mean the Revenue Cutter has been ignored (I kept up with my pictures though). I believe I am finally finishing up with the hull/fixtures and ready to move on masts and spars. Then my favorite part rigging. This post is as follows:

• I decided to color the stanchions black, I colored them using the Blue Jacket Brass Black #52. Then I sprayed them with Tamiya Flat Black (XF-1) and Flat Clear (XF-86). Pleased with the final result.
• Drilling the holes on the deck for the stanchions was slow process. I needed to bend a few stanchions to make the 90 degree angle. (I wish I knew a way to make a jig to ensure the holes were all the same 90" angle). All is well though.
• I test drove the stanchions prior to coloring them to ensure no roadblocks occur at the point I need assemble them onto the deck. I also rigged them at that time as well, just as a test. This portion was completed prior the coloring of the stanchions (FYI).
• Then it was onto the carronade, this was more challenging than anticipated. (This part was a "mini-kit in itself). Attaching the pigtails to the frame of the frame was challenging for me (especially for the 3/16" blocks!).
• I decided to use leftover eyelets from my previous rigging classes (which I highly recommend for anyone with rigging challenges) to assist me in affixing the blocks onto the carronade frame. It is now complete and placed aside for placement onto the deck. A lot of touch up work done for such a small piece on the deck. Thank god for my magnifying glasses! 🔍

Time to clean up a little bit and onto the mast and spars (I hope). Excited to try my Proxxon Lathe for the first time! Be well folks.

 

[wtimlen]

Hello Folks,

Long time, no post. Work prevented me from doing work on the Revenue Cutter, however I kept up with my limited pictures. Work is beginning again on a regular basis and having fun again!

• All spars, masts are tapered, shaped, stained and sealed according to the Blue Jacket plans.
• Used a Proxxon Lathe to accomplish this portion, a real time saver.
• All holes are drilled.
• All remaining mast parts are painted (of course I strayed away from the original paint scheme) ready for assembly later today (I hope).
• I still need to do some final clean-up on the painted parts, sometimes it seems clean-up is a never ending process!
• In my next post will show the blocks with the pigtails completed.

Tomorrow I hope to post the assembled masts.

Nice to be back!

 

 

 

[BrianK]

Bill,

they look great.

Can I ask which lathe you are using? It looks like a Proxxon.

 

Brian

[wtimlen]

19 hours ago, BrianK said:

Bill,

they look great.

Can I ask which lathe you are using? It looks like a Proxxon.

 

Brian

Good Tidings Brian,

I used a Proxxon Micro Woodturning Lathe DB 250

I hope this helps!

 

 

[BrianK]

Thanks Bill.

Shopping for a lathe.....

 

Be well.

[wtimlen]

Hello Folks,

Been a little busy at work, however I have kept up with the pictures when I could sneak in some time with the Revenue Cutter. All pieces are assembled and it is time to begin the process of rigging the model (finally). Some Notes on Spars, Masts and Bowsprit:

• Spars / Mast Caps: Be super careful drilling holes in these pieces for the blocks. I severed both a spar and a mast cap trying to drill holes for the blocks, next time I will use new drills and or probably just tie blocks using thread.
• Blocks and Spars: Dry fit the spars to the masts prior to gluing the blocks onto them to get the correct angle for them for rigging purposes, the blocks on the spars should be set at an angle so they meet nicely with the blocks on the mast (and vice versa mast blocks to spar blocks).
• Mast Caps: As usual did not follow the paint scheme, I painted the mast caps flat black (Tamiya XF-1).
• Bowsprit: Assembled as per instructions and gammoning completed as well. I painted the cap flat black (Tamiya XF-1). I will not glue this part onto the hull until I rig the cannon on the deck and I am completely ready to rig. I guarantee I will break the bowsprit (as I usually do).

Next Post: Cannon rigging, and standing rigging (I hope).

 

 

Be well all,

Bill T.

 

Edited March 31 by wtimlen
Too many pictures.