HMS Bounty by LyleK1 - Artesania Latina - 1:48 scale

[Dave_E]

Outstanding! No other words needed! 👍😀

[mort stoll]

Well done sailor, well done.

[RolandR]

Listen son, we can do this the easy way or the hard way!

Some people just don't like to do it the easy way and end up with a gorgeous model. So jealous.

[AJohnson]

Fantastic work Lyle. 

[LyleK1]

I've been working on a lot of projects but am also getting time in on the Bounty...

Doing some touch-up and building a box for the wiring, switch and battery of my light system.

But the biggest headache has been making rope coils or hanks! What a pain in the ***!

I have attempted several methods and frankly, I don't like any of them... none of them look natural to me. It might be the fact that I make my own rope or maybe I just haven't found a good method.

I have settled on one for the moment that gives me results that I may have to live with... If any of you have ideas or suggestions, please do tell.

For the record, this method was provided by Peter Burton on YouTube

I started out by making this jig, I can do 10 hanks at a time:

I measured the length that I wanted the hanks to be and came up with the distance between nails. The holes are drilled slightly larger than the nails so that they can be removed easily. I also put down some clear tape to keep the hanks from getting glued to the board.

Next, I wound my rope around the nails:

This method seems to be the best for keeping the waste to a minimum...

Once the rope is down, I use a diluted PVA glue (Elmer's) to coat the entire hank and then left it to dry.

Once it was dry, I pulled out the bottom nail while holding the hank down firmly with tweezers and then pulled the middle nail. The top nails can stay in place. Using the tweezers, I gently removed each. Using the tweezers, by passing it through the hank, I grabbed the top loop and pulled it through the hank before placing back on the nail:

I then put another drop of diluted PVA on the top loop where it meets the hank. Letting them dry completely before installing them.

Here are the results:

Not completely happy with these but as I stated, these are the best I've made and after a pretty thorough search, I just haven't found a better solution!

Would love to hear your thoughts!

 

[LyleK1]

Making some progress... a little slow but getting there!

My rope hanks have improved as I continue to use the same method as I posted. Still not 100% happy with them...

Definitely an improvement over my first set.

 

Finished the box that hides my lighting wiring, switch and battery:

Not particularly anything special but serves its purpose.

I need to make about 40-50 more hanks and am working on the touch-up.

Still have the barrels to finish and get everything staged on the below deck portions.

Getting closer!