SD 14 by Kevin - Marcle Models - 1/70 - CARD - Full build March 2022

[Kevin]

5 minutes ago, Roger Pellett said:

Looking good, Kevin!

thank you Roger

[Old Collingwood]

She is looking amazing   like a giant dinosaur.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

day 81 forepeak upper start of stbd side frames

lots done in last couple of days, 

forepeak upper module made up quite a nice little project, putting into position might be a different story

all the top deck transverse frames are now in place, and with a slight adjustment they will sit flush

 

she was tired and needed to have a sleep on her side

spent 3 hours this morning removing 170 plus frames, did that before taking the boi out for walkies at 0700

 

 

 

 

Edited June 9, 2022 by Kevin

[chris watton]

Your patience must be boundless! 

[Kevin]

8 minutes ago, chris watton said:

Your patience must be boundless! 

lol it gets tested occasionally, 

[Veszett Roka]

Kev,

how rigid is the structure now? I guess it is incredibly stiff, i mean much more than we think. And the ship's side yet to install, which give the full structural strength in reality... I think your model has to avoid of bend but nothing else, although i'm a computer engineer and not a structural one so it is my rough estimation.

Edited June 10, 2022 by Veszett Roka

[Kevin]

3 minutes ago, Veszett Roka said:

Kev,

how rigid is the structure now? I guess it is incredibly stiff, i mean much more than we think. And the ship's side yet to install, which give the full structural strength in reality... I think your model has to avoid of bend but nothing else, although i'm a computer engineer and not a structural one so it is my rough estimation.

the port side is quite secure now, i was going to leave a lot of the stbd side open (cutaway) but i may Have to put the frames in, to get the hull plates lined up, just to remove a lot of it, its just another of my idea's / intention, but not fully thought it through lol

[Veszett Roka]

I love the cutaway concept - such big and detailed model is crying for inside looks naturally.

[Kevin]

32 minutes ago, Veszett Roka said:

I love the cutaway concept - such big and detailed model is crying for inside looks naturally.

something like this still appeals to me

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes

 

Day 83 deck and hull plates

 

continuing with the stbd side i have put a few deck plates on

i am using tacky glue which is just a thick PVA and i am finding it was dropping between the transverse beams, so i  changed the way i am doing it by putting a brown tape over the beams with ca glue and then pva on top of them to put the plates on, it seams to be going down ok

 

update

the plates that were dropping slightly between the beams has now sorted itself out now its dry

the hull plates are just tacked on, as the bilge plates are still to be found, cut out and put on

 

loving this build

 

 

[Kevin]

hi guys 

thank you for comments and likes

been quiet in the boatyard the last week or so, the wife has been ill with a bad viral infection, although she is well on the road to sarcasm (a sign of being back to normal) 

[Kevin]

 

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes, the wife is much better now

day 91 stbd side hull and bilge plates

 

even though the wife was ill, i still made sure a did a bit on the the build every day, maybe an hour tops, but back on it today 

the kit is quite clever considering, its my modelling that lets it down, but even that seams to have been taken into account, and so far the plates have gone on ok

the sticky tape under the plates is my idea, and im happy i went down that road, i have ensured a better contact with the frames, and yes the tape has been glued as well so that the whole lot does not fall off

 

the bottom of the hull plates shows the position for the top of the relevant bilge plate

once i was happy the bilge plate was in the correct position i secured the hull plate over it

as we get to the pointy end smaller plates are laid under the sheerstrake, these take a bit of adjusting to sit properly i will tape over these butt joints later on

 

 

i just laid another coat of varnish over, hence looking a bit wrinkly 

Edited June 19, 2022 by Kevin

[Old Collingwood]

2 hours ago, Kevin said:

 

good evening everyone

thank you for comments and likes, the wife is much better now

day 91 stbd side hull and bilge plates

 

even though the wife was ill, i still made sure a did a bit on the the build every day, maybe an hour tops, but back on it today 

the kit is quite clever considering, its my modelling that lets it down, but even that seams to have been taken into account, and so far the plates have gone on ok

the sticky tape under the plates is my idea, and im happy i went down that road, i have ensured a better contact with the frames, and yes the tape has been glued as well so that the whole lot does not fall off

 

the bottom of the hull plates shows the position for the top of the relevant bilge plate

once i was happy the bilge plate was in the correct position i secured the hull plate over it

as we get to the pointy end smaller plates are laid under the sheerstrake, these take a bit of adjusting to sit properly i will tape over these butt joints later on

 

 

i just laid another coat of varnish over, hence looking a bit wrinkly 

She is looking amazing mate, is that a  scale figure  towards the bow?

 

Glad your wife is on the mend mate.

 

OC.

[amateur]

Impressive!

I know it is part of the fun, but it is a shame that alll thise frames and deck structures are disappearing behind the outer skin

 

Jan

[Kevin]

8 hours ago, amateur said:

Impressive!

I know it is part of the fun, but it is a shame that alll thise frames and deck structures are disappearing behind the outer skin

 

Jan

morning Jan only on the port side, a lot of stbd will be left opened up, i, just finding a way around of doing it, without the upper deck collapsing under the weight

it wont be this much as  the bow/stern will be skinned

Edited June 20, 2022 by Kevin

[Kevin]

SD14 day 95 port side hull plating

 

persevering with the build, although in all honesty it is not turning out as expected, however it is still enjoyable

[hof00]

3 hours ago, Kevin said:

SD14 day 95 port side hull plating

 

persevering with the build, although in all honesty it is not turning out as expected, however it is still enjoyable

Looking good from where I'm sitting!!

I have been following your build with much interest.

 

Cheers....HOF.

 

 

[Old Collingwood]

Kevin  - my word  my friend  you are doing an Amazing job   - of probably the most delicate  medium you could work in, to me its  looking genuine  and  realistic   just like a  ship would be.

 

OC.

[Kevin]

On 6/23/2022 at 4:16 AM, Old Collingwood said:

Kevin  - my word  my friend  you are doing an Amazing job   - of probably the most delicate  medium you could work in, to me its  looking genuine  and  realistic   just like a  ship would be.

 

OC.

thank you OC

[Kevin]

Good evening everyone

 

Day 96 hull plating forward Port side

 

the kit is wrong and it messed me up quite a bit

some of the hull plates are marked up incorrectly and the hull plates that overlap the bilge plates are also incorrectly identified, and the wrong size, so i had to remove some and make others to fit, I think it is right now 

The dotted line on the F plates should be on E, and as a result i forgot to over lap the bilge plates, so ripped them out 

and did them again

 

all the G plates have to be made taller as they then forgot about the overlap 

 

tonight's experiment hiding the seam lines, paper tape and then varnished

the milky look is wet varnish

 

[Kevin]

good evening everyone

day 97 pointy end 99% complete

 

well that wasnt to bad in the end, after all its just card and easy enough to make bits that fit, even the Hawse holes lined up

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 25, 2022 by Kevin

[Snowy UK]

Good morning 

I was fascinated by this build, not only the original background history, but also for what can be achieved with just paper and card.

Will the build be continuing?