yvesvidal Posted July 6, 2023 Author Share #421 Posted July 6, 2023 (edited) Installation of the skid beams and steps to climb aboard: The skid beams are used to protect the hull when loading and unloading the various boats. The two close beams can serve to guide barrels and other large bags, being loaded on the ship. Installation of these beams was a little bit nerve wracking as I did not want to damage the rails and the freezes. After the beams, come the steps: These are made with 2 x 3 mm strips, carved in the correct shape of steps. Steps are 14 mm long and separated by about 1.5 mm. The kit instructions calls for strips of 3 x 3 mm. I found that it would be too thick and not provide enough gaps between the steps. I think that the 2 (thickness) x 3 (width) mm steps look more realistic. It is very steep and some hand ropes seem necessary, to hold while climbing: Below is pretty much the view that you would have, disembarking from the ship. It is like going down a slippery ladder.... Now, I just have to redo the same on the other side.... Yves Edited July 7, 2023 by yvesvidal BobG, Beef Wellington, mort stoll and 15 others 11 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 6, 2023 Share #422 Posted July 6, 2023 im not sure what would be worse,, fixed steps with ropes, or full rope ladders, in a heave swell they would all have been treacherous to use you have made a real nice job of fitting them yvesvidal, AON, John Ruy and 1 other 4 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 HMHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished St-Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted July 7, 2023 Author Share #423 Posted July 7, 2023 (edited) A few more information to describe the way the skid beams are built: After placing carefully the beams, six holes are drilled in it. Then these holes are reported on the hull and drilled with 0.8 mm bit. Note the careful carving of the rails with a Dremel equipped with a disk. The beam is finely sanded and its external surface is rounded. It is then "oiled" with Howard Feed and Wax, revealing the beautiful color of the sherry wood. It is then glued (CA 7-10 seconds) and then pinned into place. The pins are cut and hammered down in the hull. At the end, a dab of Black Cannon acrylic paint achieves to give them the "old" look. The steps are then installed: Et voila, both sides have been completed: I need to find a way to keep these ropes straight and dangling.... Yves Edited July 7, 2023 by yvesvidal rvchima, John Ruy, KARAVOKIRIS and 10 others 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AON Posted July 8, 2023 Share #424 Posted July 8, 2023 (edited) Might I suggest... If you dilute white PVA glue in water (50/50) and brush this on the rope it will dry in the shape you set it. Don't use CA glue as eventually the rope would become brittle and fall apart. Alan Edited July 8, 2023 by AON BobG, mtaylor, Beef Wellington and 1 other 4 Quote Alan O'Neill "only dead fish go with the flow" Ongoing Build (31 Dec 2013) - HMS BELLEROPHON (1786), POF scratch build, scale 1:64, 74 gun 3rd rate Man of War, Arrogant Class Member of the Model Shipwrights of Niagara, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada (2016), and the Nautical Research Guild (since 2014) Associate member of the Nautical Research and Model Ship Society (2021) Offshore member of The Society of Model Shipwrights (2021) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted July 8, 2023 Author Share #425 Posted July 8, 2023 Alan, that worked perfectly. Thank you for the trick! Yves AON and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share #426 Posted July 10, 2023 (edited) I started the tedious phase of building and installing the gun port lids. One quarter of the vessel, at a time.... CAF Models provides enough PE parts to make them movable and fully hinged. On my model, I have simplified the articulations and glued the lids into the ports. Just a couple of dozens to go..... Yves Edited July 10, 2023 by yvesvidal allanyed, gjdale, Beef Wellington and 13 others 14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share #427 Posted July 17, 2023 Progress on the gun port lids: Second quarter of the vessel, completed !!! I am starting to develop a technique to go a little bit faster and install these in an easier way. This side is now completely finished, as far as gun port lids go.... Still plenty of things to do.... Overall view of the beast... I will be travelling to Europe for an extended period of time and thus, it may be a while before the next update. Yves allanyed, Javelin, jpalmer1970 and 17 others 12 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AON Posted July 17, 2023 Share #428 Posted July 17, 2023 Please, if you can, explain your developed technique to install the gunports quicker. mtaylor 1 Quote Alan O'Neill "only dead fish go with the flow" Ongoing Build (31 Dec 2013) - HMS BELLEROPHON (1786), POF scratch build, scale 1:64, 74 gun 3rd rate Man of War, Arrogant Class Member of the Model Shipwrights of Niagara, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada (2016), and the Nautical Research Guild (since 2014) Associate member of the Nautical Research and Model Ship Society (2021) Offshore member of The Society of Model Shipwrights (2021) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted July 17, 2023 Share #429 Posted July 17, 2023 Fantastic work Yves, I stumbled into your build log by accident and now I have to read 15 pages, thank you for that . Your work with the Bellona is absolutely perfect, one thing caught my eye immediately was the beautiful patinaed copper bottom. Cheers Rob yvesvidal, jpalmer1970 and mtaylor 3 Quote Current builds: AEG G.IV Creature of the Night - WNW - 1/32 McLaren Mp4/6 - Ayrton Senna - Fujimi - 1/20 - paused Duchess of Kingston - paused Finished builds: F4U-1A Corsair - Tamiya 1/32 USS Arizona 1/350 Eduard Caudron C.561 French Racing Plane 1/48 Nachtigall on Speed Arado 234 B-2N by DocRob - 1/32 - Fly Renault RE20 Turbo - Tamiya - 1/12 P-38J Wicked Woman - Tamiya - 1/48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted July 17, 2023 Author Share #430 Posted July 17, 2023 1 hour ago, AON said: Please, if you can, explain your developed technique to install the gunports quicker. Allan, nothing revolutionary here... Just assembly lines, a la Henry Ford. I will give more details and pictures once I get to the other side. Yves AON, mtaylor, AJohnson and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted August 28, 2023 Author Share #431 Posted August 28, 2023 (edited) Back at working on the gun port lids. Here is my method to make it less annoying and time consuming: Paint the inside of all lids. Three coats of red are usually good to cover the wood. I then proceed with sub-assemblies, for instance all four lids used on the main deck. These are kept in the right order and I mark the lines of the planking, so that the lids when closed are following the hull planking. Planking of the lids takes place, followed by some sanding and verification that everything inserts correctly in the ports. Then, painting of the outside is done: The edges are painted in red, carefully: All the hardware is prepared after a soaking in a chemical solution, cold water rinsing and drying: The hinges are then positioned, according to the holes in the hull. That is a delicate part that must be done carefully for a good alignment of the ropes. The ropes used to lift the lids are then attached: And the lids glued to the hull, in their respective ports: 14 more lids to go.... Yves Edited August 28, 2023 by yvesvidal jpalmer1970, mtaylor, KARAVOKIRIS and 21 others 20 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ruy Posted August 29, 2023 Share #432 Posted August 29, 2023 18 hours ago, yvesvidal said: 14 more lids to go.. The detail just never ends. Incredible work Yves. 🍻 AJohnson, yvesvidal and mtaylor 3 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted August 29, 2023 Author Share #433 Posted August 29, 2023 2 hours ago, John Ruy said: The detail just never ends. Incredible work Yves. 🍻 Thank you John. Yves mtaylor, AJohnson and John Ruy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted August 30, 2023 Share #434 Posted August 30, 2023 lovely work my friend yvesvidal and mtaylor 2 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 HMHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished St-Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share #435 Posted August 31, 2023 5 hours ago, Kevin said: lovely work my friend Thank you Kevin. I hope that once you are finished with your Indefatigable, you will resume your CAF Enterprise build. It helps to work in larger scale.... Yves mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share #436 Posted September 21, 2023 A very brief update: things are still progressing, albeit slower than expected, due to the Snowplow I am building in parallel. Seven additional gunport lids have been placed: Seven more to go towards the bow of the ship and that tedious and repetitive task will be over. I have a question for the experts: regarding the color of the three lamps attached to the stern, on a period ship. Were these lamps made of metal, wood or a mixture of both? What was the usual way of painting them on a large ship of the 18th Century and on the Bellona in particular? Yves jpalmer1970, JeffT, Blue Ensign and 10 others 10 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted September 21, 2023 Share #437 Posted September 21, 2023 Looking magnificent Yves, I do like the frieze work on the topsides👍 B.E. mtaylor and yvesvidal 2 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...
Kevin Posted September 21, 2023 Share #438 Posted September 21, 2023 brilliant, whats this snowplough project? mtaylor 1 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 HMHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished St-Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted September 21, 2023 Author Share #439 Posted September 21, 2023 3 minutes ago, Kevin said: brilliant, whats this snowplough project? It is not much Kevin. Details are here: Yves CiscoH, jpalmer1970 and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASAT Posted September 22, 2023 Share #440 Posted September 22, 2023 Absolutely wonderful Yves! Such a huge undertaking and you are doing it such justice! What is the plan for displaying it? Do you have a special area for it and are you planning on a case for her? mtaylor and yvesvidal 2 Quote Lou, In Pleasant View Harvey by ASAT- AL Scale 1:50 - Kitbash Fair American by ASAT - LSS Craftsman Plus https://modelshipworld.com/topic/23121-revenge-1577-by-asat-amati-164/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted October 5, 2023 Author Share #441 Posted October 5, 2023 Finally done with the gunport lids.... All lined up and ready. And in place.... And a view from the galleries..... Next are the anchors, lamps, chimney and a few details. Yves AJohnson, chris watton, Blue Ensign and 20 others 15 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted October 5, 2023 Share #442 Posted October 5, 2023 Truly impressive! hamilton AON, yvesvidal, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (in need of a refit); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch) under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearshore Posted October 10, 2023 Share #443 Posted October 10, 2023 Amazing craftsmanship!!! Nearshore mtaylor and yvesvidal 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted October 31, 2023 Author Share #444 Posted October 31, 2023 A few progress, although very slow: the anchors..... This set of anchors ia new set that was sent to me by Tom (from Caf Model). This set is slightly larger than the one provided with the original kit. Their size matches very closely what is offered in the Anatomy of the Ship book. I am using small piece of left over PE, to build the iron bands (hoops) used to secure the two halves of the stock. The sherry wood stock is treated with my usual orange/olive oil and the hoops are chemically darkened and then painted. The anchor is also chemically blackened and later on painted using Model Shipways gun black acrylic paint. One down, one to go.... These anchors are massive and will take some thinking to attach them to the bow. Yves chris watton, Javelin, AJohnson and 13 others 14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Ruy Posted October 31, 2023 Share #445 Posted October 31, 2023 Yves, Wow! Excellent detail on the iron bands. The details just keep coming on this build. John mtaylor and yvesvidal 2 Quote Gallery Photos of My Charles W Morgan Currently working on New Bedford Whale Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share #446 Posted December 19, 2023 Both anchors have been assembled: Next, is the insertion on the model. Yves KARAVOKIRIS, mort stoll, mtaylor and 13 others 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted January 26 Author Share #447 Posted January 26 (edited) I realized that I have not posted any updates for quite a while. Life got in the way, new responsibilities at work (less time to tinker with models), a new Pinball machine being restored and many other things. I am still debating how to place these massive anchors on the bow and side of the hull. Therefore, I turned my interest to the stern and started building the lamps. CAF Models provides in the Session #5 of the kit, three pre-etched windows and some brass moldings of the top and bottom of the lamps: These lamps are a little bit crude and do not have some details such as the glasses, door and the candlewick. So, I decided to also acquire the Syren lamp kit in 1/48th scale. This kit is a lot more complex, complete and is really a small project in itself (not really surprising from Chuck, is it?): When comparing both kits, one can see some major differences. The only drawback I have with the Syren kit is that the lamps are a little bit short in height, whereas the CAF Model lamps may be a little too tall and reminiscent of these romantic Spanish galleons we see in Pirates Movies: After a lot of deliberations and considerations, I have decided to build my lamps, using the Syren Kit for the main body and the CAF model parts for the top. It creates a good tradeoff between the short Syren lamp and the tall CAF lamp. Below is one picture showing the differences between the two kits: One Syren lamp partially assembled: And in place on the stern: Still a lot of work to make them look decent. Yves Edited January 26 by yvesvidal JeffT, Javelin, Nearshore and 12 others 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Javelin Posted January 28 Share #448 Posted January 28 although I had seen your log before, I hadn't found the time to read al 15 pages of it. I did that now... What a great journey you made. Fantastic result so far. I'll remember: - copper tape, fantastic - CAF instructions (which ones?), not so fantastic - it comes in 5 sessions (seems like people asked a 100 times) and quality-wise it's pretty good - she's huge - you made a fantastic model of it (but I said that before) mtaylor, BobG, yvesvidal and 1 other 4 Quote Roel Gallery Scratch built: 1/700 CLV Living Stone 1/700 ULCC Ti Europe 1/400 Split barge Bengel 1/100 tug Union Eagle 1/2000 Sea Installer - bottle Build logs: 1/2000 Sea Installer - FINISHED - Bottle 1/2000 Spartacus - not in a bottle anymore 1/100 LPG Tanker Chaconia - Radio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted January 30 Author Share #449 Posted January 30 Thank you Javelin for your compliments and nice summary of my epic. Central lamp installed: You can barely distinguish inside, the wax and burnt candlewick. Two more to go.... Yves Javelin, ccoyle, Nearshore and 13 others 14 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted February 6 Share #450 Posted February 6 Just catching up, just love this build log mtaylor and yvesvidal 2 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 HMHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished St-Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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