ancre Le Rochefort by No Idea - 1/24th Scale - First POF Build

[SaltyScot]

19 hours ago, Some Idea said:

I find that a good layer of it rubberises much easier than a thin coat 

 

I wrote that one down, good tip.

[Some Idea]

Some more work completed this week - I've been getting on with the planking between the mouldings which will complete the stern planking.

I also caught up with quite a bit of nailing that required finishing

The ship really is starting to look solid now

Finally I made the decorative moulding for the first beam on the quarterdeck

I want to make the gratings next but I need to wait for Gerard to confirm whether I have read the drawings correctly or not.  It shouldn't take long for a reply and then I can make something I've not made before.

 

Mark

[Keith Black]

 Golly that's pretty. 

[JacquesCousteau]

Very nice work!

[SaltyScot]

Exquisite is what this is......

[Some Idea]

Guys thanks for the lovely comments 👍

 

I've made a start on the gratings which seem to be going ok but I'm not sure that they are correct so I do need a little help.

 

The gratings have a gap of 2.3mm between laths - every example I have seen of making gratings involves using a table saw to cut the slots.  Unfortunately I don't have a blade of that width and I also don't have an arbor where I can safely stack blades together.

 

The closest cutter I have is a 2mm end mill so thats what I used.  It took a while to mill it all out as each slot took 2 passes but I got there in the end

 

I then cut the parts to the required sizes and also cut the flat laths

I made a little jig to help with assembly which made the job very easy

My first grating squared off and its actually the correct size which surprised me

Now my question - looking at the underside I have the gaps shown in the picture below.  Is this correct or have a done something wrong or missed something out?  If someone could give me some advice it would be very welcome.

 

Thanks Mark

[AON]

Your grating looks damn good to me.

The spaces (gaps) should be there.

[Some Idea]

7 minutes ago, AON said:

Your grating looks damn good to me.

The spaces (gaps) should be there.

Hi Alan - thanks very much for the reply mate 

 

I was really unsure whether I had done something wrong - so in the meantime I've been referring to Bernard Frolich's book "The art of ship modelling".  I can see by his photos that yes the gaps should be there.  This now gives me the confidence to carry on and get the other 2 glued together.  Mind you I seem to have cut enough timber to make another 20 🤣  Every days a school day!

[AON]

Don't throw them away. They might get used down the road!  👍

[Dziadeczek]

You made them the right way.

Gratings consist of two different strips of wood. Thicker ledges ('toothed' ones) and thinner battens placed in these teeth. 

Important thing to remember is that the ledges should run athwartship (from bulwark to bulwark) and the battens should run parallel to the long axis of the hull, - as seen from the top, and not the opposite way.  Here is a short article on the topic:    Improving Basic Details – Getting the Gratings Right | Ship Modeler

I once took a pic of the underside of the USS Constitution's gratings, where you can clearly see this "gaps" you are referring to...

Thomas

Edited 17 hours ago by Dziadeczek

[Some Idea]

3 minutes ago, Dziadeczek said:

You did them the right way.

Gratings consist of two different strips of wood. Thicker ledges ('toothed' ones) and thinner battens placed in these teeth. 

Important thing to remember is that the ledges should run athwartship (from bulwark to bulwark) and the battens should run parallel to the long axis of the hull, and not the opposite way.  Here is a short article on the topic:    Improving Basic Details – Getting the Gratings Right | Ship Modeler

I once took a pic of the underside of the USS Constitution's gratings, where you can clearly see this "gaps" you are referring to...

Thank you so much for this information and fantastic pictures  - Mark