HMS Flirt by Dfell - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1:64

[aliluke]

Wonderful planes Doug. 

I have heard of Guillows but was seduced by Wingnut Wings and the extraordinary detail that they produced. I tried a West Wings balsa kit years ago and still have all of the built frames but never papered it.

 

I really enjoy the early years of planes and have made some racers from the inter-war period - Thompson Trophy and Schneider Trophy but all in plastic...Enjoying wood much more now.

 

Cheers

Alistair

[Dfell]

Right - That's sheet plan 9 finished. Just one more to go for the rigging - it's getting mighty difficult to belay any lines and there is plenty more to be tied off on the same piece of furniture.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Made a mistake - realised when half way along stropping the blocks for the Top Sheet Clew lines I had done them in natural thread when I should have done them in black. Having tied them off I did not fancy doing them again so carried on doing the same for the lower section. Have not tied them off so as to gain access as instructed to finish plan 10.

 

Final picture. 

 

Just noticed one of the stunsails has dropped down 😕

Thanks for looking and the comments / 'Likes'

 

Doug

Edited May 1, 2023 by Dfell

[BobG]

Beautiful, Doug!

[Dfell]

Hello - Have now finished HMS Flirt. A lot of rigging...... Going to have to take a few more photos with a black background as the white thread is not showing up as much as I hoped against the white background.

 

 

Some threads not tied off as instructed - have found more suitable belaying places.

Found these tools helpful with doing the rigging.

 

 

 

 

Not sure if all these rope coils spoil things - maybe the way I do coils etc does....

 

Hope you don't mind but will upload later few more photos with a black background.

 

 

Thanks for looking.

 

Regards

 

Doug

 

 

 

[ccoyle]

Beautiful, Doug!

[Knocklouder]

Congratulations,   a very well done ship!!

[Ryland Craze]

Congratulations Doug on finishing your Flirt.  You built a beautiful and highly crafted model.

[Thukydides]

congrats, she looks lovely.

[Rik Thistle]

Doug,

 

Wonderful looking model and great pictures. Great job.

 

Richard

[Dfell]

Hello - final pictures of my HMS Flirt. Trying to show the rigging hopefully a bit better.

 

 

 

 

 

Thank you all for the encouragement and nice comments during the build. Nearly had a disaster with the waterline thinking I ought to keep the keel level as it would be a problem to source brass mounting columns. In the end sorting that out was fairly easy. 

Think my next build will be something with less rigging - probably Vanguard 'Saucy Jack'.

This has not been a log showing how to build Flirt as it comes with a very good manual and I did not encounter any real problems other than my dodgy building skills / lack of knowledge.

 

Anyway again thank you for looking - the comments and 'likes'

 

Regards

 

Doug

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 3, 2023 by Dfell

[whitejamest]

Beautiful work!

[glbarlow]

Well done, congratulations on. A very fine looking model!

[BobG]

She's a real beauty, Doug! It's been a pleasure following your build log as well. I look forward to your next project.