HMAV Bounty by AJohnson - Caldercraft - 1:64

[Mike_H]

Lots of nice little details.

[LyleK1]

Looking good, Andrew!

I am amazed at the differences in the design of the Bounty by two different kit manufacturers.

I'm watching with interest.

[HardeeHarHar]

Hey Andrew,

Your work on the Bounty is very impressive!!!  I just started the task of tackling the gun tackle, and I am heeding your comments about how space gets tight in a hurry and leaving out the hooks.  I have been seizing the block, and am using some of Chuck's awesome rope and his CNC 1/8 boxwood single and double blocks that I have given a touch of stain to make them look a little weathered.  I have been pleased with the appearance of the blocks with their seizing, but haven't put it all together yet to see how it will "fit" when installed.  I think having the hooks would look better, but I was surprised there wasn't much room for anything with the 2 bow-chaser cannons I have already installed and hidden under the forecastle deck.  It is amazing how much rope I used in the flemish coils for those 2 cannons (even though they looked really nice and neat), but it didn't look that realistic to have about 20 feet of rope lying in a coil, so I am going to rethink them for the cannons that will be seen.  I haven't installed any of the deck gear so I have room to install the cannons once I have them rigged, so that is a positive, but I am still thinking it won't be easy to do.  I will look over your build logs and keep learning from your work, which is solid!  Cheers mate!

Brian

[AJohnson]

Hi Brian, thank you for your kind comments about my Bounty build, I have been sadly neglecting it since the arrival of a sailing Trawler from Vanguard models, but as the “Nisha” is a small kit, I hope it won’t be too much longer before I am back working on the  “Bounty”. 
Looing forward to seeing your new blocks and tackle for your “Granado” cannons, it is a shame you cannot see much of your bow chasers once the deck went on top, the same with many  builds people do on MSW of ships with armament underneath quarter decks and forecastle’s, all the lovingly built details get hidden!  But at least with the build logs on here, we know it’s there 😅

I have been thinking about getting some new blocks and rope replacements, as the Caldercraft materials can be a bit variable; particularly the quality of some of the small blocks, so I will be interested to see how you get on with your excellent build. 
Cheers, Andrew

[Beef Wellington]

Very nice build you have going on here Andrew, looking forward to seeing some more progress and will follow along.

[DaveBaxt]

It has been some time since I visited this blog and I am really impressed with the progress you vhave made and the quality of the workmanship is up there with the best I have seen from a Caldercraft kit. I look forward to your approach to the rigging and see what other tips I can pick up along the way. 

[AJohnson]

@Beef Wellington @DaveBaxt oh I know what's going on here! - you are trying to shame me into restarting my "Bounty"! 🤣

 

Well yes, I did lose my mojo with it and "proper" model ship building for a while and then got distracted by some card models (all Chris Coyle's fault! 😁) and then thought I better tidy up some half-built/started Airfix kits that have been gathering dust.

 

All excuses I know, I'm suitably chastised!  I am on my last Airfix to finish now, but will swing back to "Bounty" via finishing my "Nisha" soon I promise...  

 

Is this my first brush with the MSW Build-log police?  (joking! - but Jason & Dave thank you both very much for dusting off this neglected thread and your kind words!)

Edited December 2, 2022 by AJohnson

[SIDEWAYS SAM]

Hi Alan,

Just caught up with your Bounty build.

Very impressive. Looking forward to more.

 

Sam.

[AJohnson]

Blowing the cobwebs off this build log.  My mast-less Bounty has been sulking up on the shelf of shame for many years on and off.  😞 

 

When I last left it I had just about finished the hull and had started building the masts, but then my interest in it just left me for various reasons.  Lately however, I have had to move it around in the garage to get at other stuff and got around to looking at it over the last few weeks.  I think the reason I left it was that I was not happy with the paint job or colour scheme, like many I suspect, I followed the "Anatomy of the Ship" series book by John McKay, but having done that scheme and then read a bit more into the subject, I came to the disheartening conclusion my Bounty looked like a Georgian Dock-side tart! And that I think is where the rot set in and even though I did start the masts, my heart wasn't in it.  It also didn't help that I discovered Vanguard model kits.... 😆

 

Funnily enough, that last point is oddly the catalyst for me to finally finish this damn thing off!  Sometime in the not too distant future Chris is going to release his HMS Surprise, and then I know this kit will once more be dead to me for many more years and it runs the risk of the kids putting it in a skip, unfinished, when I kick the bucket! - so it's now or never!

 

So my plan for this autumn/winter if to polish off the Bounty and get back to the Sparkler, before Surprise lands. - No mucking about this time, the race is on! 🤣

 

So whilst I have been rummaging around in the garage trying to find the plans, instructions (for what they are worth!) and the few remaining parts to finish this off, I have also been revisiting that paint job.  Not easy given how cluttered the model is now, but on this I am a little more content and have the enthusiasm to pick up where I left off.  Below is a selection of pictures of where I got to and her new paint job.

 

Hope some of you tag along again on this final push! 

Edited August 19 by AJohnson

[Oboship]

Hope some of you tag along again on this final push! 

 

I certainly will! 

Uwe
 

[AJohnson]

Evening all, I've been making steady progress with work on the masts, the Mizzen was largely done, so has just needed some blocks tying to it and a touch-up of the paintwork; the two sections are not permanently fixed so I can do the lower shrouds and stays easier.  The bowsprit likewise is nearly done and has also had a refresh with paint and started the process of adding blocks etc.  On the Foremast I had nearly done the lower mast, but I had not finished adding the mast hoops to go above and below the wooldings.  These I made out of 0.7mm styrene rod, curled around a dowel and then heated to retain some of the curve.  These just needed a sand to getting to a uniform depth after gluing, once done painting in brown and the addition of woolding rope to finish.  The lower mast needs some blocks adding and the handrail on the platform.  While doing that I have made a start on the fore topmast and fore topgallant mast.  The last couple of pictures show the current state of affairs.  Think I will keep moving from making sawdust and hopefully more mast sections and adding blocks to the finished parts to keep up momentum!  

 

Thanks for looking in. 👋