Hermione La Fayette by TheDutchShipBuilder - Artesania Latina - second wooden ship built

[M. Pajulahti]

Hello Nick and greetings from North Europe.   You have so warm there that you can work outside? Wow. I can't even think about working in my balcony in this weather, but here in Finland we almost have polar bears walking in the streets, haha.

Nice to see you're still had time to continue your build. Parts you have made are excellent!

I stopped working my own Hermione. It felt there is way too much things to modify. Now I'm working USS Constitution, but I'm still following your nice build!

 

Markku

[TheDutchShipBuilder]

Thanks Markku!!

[CurtisW]

Hello nick,

I just read your log and you are doing a wonderful job. I will follow along intently. I have 2 sons ages 7 and 9 who always want to help me. I hope they turn out like you with your patience and attention to detail. Wonderful build enjoy it.

Edited February 4, 2014 by CurtisW

[Bindy]

Please don't take out too many photos and information as I have thoroughly enjoyed your log as it is!

[philo426]

I am thinking of buying this kit after the hull of the Ersatzia is completed.Looks like a nice kit!.

[TheDutchShipBuilder]

Update

Hello everyone,

first of all, thanks for the comments. I will do my best to make this buildlog good for everyone, with enough but not to much photo's

 

(@philo426, I will and will not recommend this kit. The ship itself is great to build, but the kit itself isn't so good. The wood quality is OK, but there are lots of metal parts. You can make the ship with those metal parts, but I decided that I would replace them)

 

As I said before, my Holiday has started. I started immediately with building

 

On the 15 of february (day 12), I was going to work outside. But because of the strong wind, I decided to work in the barn where we have our bicycles in (I put those outside).

I did some work on the balsa blocks in the front of the ship. I did this with a chisel and a file :

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I did (and do) some experimenting with making gun carriages. This is still in progress

 

By the way, Sjors and Anja send me some files.

They worked really great and did help me very much with making the gun carriages. Very much thanks to them!!!

 

 

Cheers

Nick

Edited June 22, 2014 by NickvN

[Sjors]

Hi Nick,

 

Nicely done at those gun carriages ( Yes, that's what they called )

You can be proud of your work.

And you are more then welcome and be happy with the files .

 

[philo426]

so you are saying the casting of the metal parts are of poor quality?

[TheDutchShipBuilder]

Thanks Sjors!

 

@philo426, no, but I think they don't have to be metal in the first place. The quality is OK, but I think wood is much nicer 

Edited February 20, 2014 by NickvN

[TheDutchShipBuilder]

Update

Hello everyone,

Here a short update. I did some painting on the cannon. And WOW, I do really like this paint (admiralty paints from Jotika)!!

Here is a photo of the result:

 

I'm still experimenting with the cariages. I don't know if I will change the shape or leave it like this

Edited June 22, 2014 by NickvN

[Sjors]

Wow Nick,

 

That looks great !!!!!!

A few more of those ?   

 

[Bindy]

Wow!  That gun carriage looks great!  And I can see your new files were put to work to make it too haha

 

Enjoy your holidays and have fun!

[TheDutchShipBuilder]

Thanks Sjors and Bindy

 

@Sjors, yes, only a few more to go  (to be exactly 36 )

Edited February 20, 2014 by NickvN

[Sjors]

That looks good Nick !

Are you painting those wheels also black ?

And have you try if it fits on the ship ?

When you don't have do that, try it first before you make 36 of those.

 

[TheDutchShipBuilder]

Hi Sjors,

 

I haven't tried it yet, but I will do it before making the next 35 

Yes, I will paint those wheels. I have tried blackening them, but not a good result. So I will use my Tamaya metalic black spray.

[Sjors]

Let me know if that spraying works Nick.

I want to try that myself for the canons of the Aggy.

 

[philo426]

Nick,I just pulled the trigger and ordered the kit.Should be easy compared to my Ersatzia!

[Bindy]

Wow the completed cannon looks fantastic Nick! You should be so proud!

[TheDutchShipBuilder]

Thanks everyone for comments!

 

@Philo, great to hear. Hope you can use my built log as example (But i think you will work faster than me  )

 

I'm very proud of the cannon, but it is not good. It has to be a little bit smaller, and the original cannon's of the Hermione are in a other shape. So I will continieu with experimenting.

[jastrząb]

Wonderful carriages. Are you planning to paint the cannons black?

[TheDutchShipBuilder]

Yes, with Tamiya spray metal black

[philo426]

Keep up the good work!

[TheDutchShipBuilder]

Update

Hello Everyone,

It's been a while since I have posted a update.

But here is one again

As you know I'm experimenting with making the cannon's. I got some tips that the carriage I made was a bit to big in comparison to the cannon itself. So I made another one, which looks more like the one wich is on the replica of the La Fayette:

 

I'm very pleased with the result!

 

Some other photo's of what I have made so far:

 

 

 

 

Hope to do some more in the may holiday which is in 2 weeks  

All advice is welcome

Edited June 22, 2014 by NickvN

[Sjors]

That looks marvellous Nick !

 

Job well done !!!!!

 

[TheDutchShipBuilder]

Update

 

@Sjors, Thanks

 

Here is another short update. This also answers your question Sjors, about the result of spraying those cannon's with Tamaya Metal Black spray. I would really reccomend it. I have tried it myself on 5 cannon's, and I think the result is great  :

 

 

 

 

 

I hope to do some more in the coming holiday of me. After that the great holiday will be in a short time, in which I will do a lot of modddeling (when I can finally begin with planking!! )

Edited June 22, 2014 by NickvN

[Sjors]

I think I'm gonna give it a try Nick !

 

Thanks !!

 

[Bindy]

I think I might steal this idea too thank you Nick!

 

(and good luck with your planking )

[demonborger]

I told you it that it would work and is easy solution

 

I've used the spray on over 200 cannons and it looks fine.

[TheDutchShipBuilder]

Hi everyone,

 

Yes it did really work great. Keep only in mind that you have to paint the cannons in a primer first before spraying. I forgot this, but will be doing this with the next ones.

And Sjors: I bought the Tamiya metal black spray, but I saw that they also sell gun metal black. I woudl recommend that because this colour i used is a bit to dark.

[Sjors]

Thanks Nick,

 

I gonna see if I can find that !

 

And thanks Demonborger !