Jolley Roger Posted August 23, 2020 Share #1 Posted August 23, 2020 I have managed to get my hands on the HMS Alert by Trident model. Cost for the kit was $350, shipping with Fedex to SA was $105 and the tax man took another $50. I see that James H also got this kit and is planning to do a kit review, so I will leave that to the experts. A basic idea of what to expect: The kit comes in sturdy nondescript box, everything was packed nice and tight, so it can't move during shipping Plenty of wood to keep one busy for a while - mostly cherry, all cut out with a CNC router, so no laser char to worry about The metal bits Parts for the building frame, made of MDF I have already started with the building frame - have to say that so far it has been done very accurately - some of the parts fits so well that it doesn't really need glue to keep it together A dry fit of the keel assembly, seems to be very accurate Overall very impressed with this kit so far. drumgerry, dkuehn, ccoyle and 4 others 7 Quote Samuel Pepys notes in his diary on 19 July 1667: "the Dutch fleets being in so many places, that Sir W. Batten at table cried, By God,says he, I think the Devil shits Dutchmen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolley Roger Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted September 3, 2020 The building frame completed - a little project on its own. Altogether everything fits very well, a bit of filing here and there and everything slots together. The kit provides a template for marking out the bearding line and placement of the rising wood at a later stage and the deadwood after bearding being done I then used an old utility knife blade to scrape the rabbet The keel in the template lying between two pieces of thick glass to keep it nice and straight and the finished product, all going fairly smoothly so far. yvesvidal, Edwardkenway and dkuehn 3 Quote Samuel Pepys notes in his diary on 19 July 1667: "the Dutch fleets being in so many places, that Sir W. Batten at table cried, By God,says he, I think the Devil shits Dutchmen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted September 3, 2020 Share #3 Posted September 3, 2020 Impressive package, that building frame is a work of art in its own right. Be interesting to see how things progress. B.E. Jolley Roger 1 Quote Current Build: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-164-scale Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ finished 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ finished HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolley Roger Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted November 6, 2020 Some progress pics yvesvidal and JpR62 2 Quote Samuel Pepys notes in his diary on 19 July 1667: "the Dutch fleets being in so many places, that Sir W. Batten at table cried, By God,says he, I think the Devil shits Dutchmen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolley Roger Posted November 7, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted November 7, 2020 Framing is now complete. Next up will be fairing the inside of the frames, which will take a couple of days. All in all i'm surprised at how quickly this build has progressed, a bit more than two months to get to this point. ccoyle, marktiedens, oneslim and 5 others 8 Quote Samuel Pepys notes in his diary on 19 July 1667: "the Dutch fleets being in so many places, that Sir W. Batten at table cried, By God,says he, I think the Devil shits Dutchmen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted November 8, 2020 Share #6 Posted November 8, 2020 I really like the parts being CNC routed, instead of laser cut. It makes for an incredible difference at the end of the day, both in appearance and saved time. Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolley Roger Posted November 10, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted November 10, 2020 It is a pleasure to work with CNC parts, but it does come with its own challenges. I had a couple of sheets that was seemingly cut with a blunted CNC bit, that really roughed up some of the frames and it took a lot of extra effort to file/sand it back to a presentable form. Also reported by James H in his kit review here Alert Kit Review yvesvidal 1 Quote Samuel Pepys notes in his diary on 19 July 1667: "the Dutch fleets being in so many places, that Sir W. Batten at table cried, By God,says he, I think the Devil shits Dutchmen." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted November 10, 2020 Share #8 Posted November 10, 2020 4 hours ago, Jolley Roger said: I had a couple of sheets that was seemingly cut with a blunted CNC bit, that really roughed up some of the frames and it took a lot of extra effort to file/sand it back to a presentable form. Also reported by James H in his kit review here Alert Kit Review Yes, these bits are very expensive and most likely not replaced on a regular basis, in the CNC machines. It is unfortunate. Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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