HMS Terror by John AA - OcCre - 1/75th scale - new member and builder

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22 hours ago, John AA said:

Thanks Keith, will do, have been busy with our cold spell - hoping to get a few minutes in the shipyard soon. This area is not very clear in the book, it would have been good to have a larger version of the rigging, or maybe a link to larger scale to bring out the detail. Meyy Xmas all,

Regards, John

Merry Xmas John- as we say in Cumbria ev a gud yan marra😁. If you check very last post in my log you might want recreate the anchor release on the catheads before much more goes on there (unlike muppet here)!

 

Keith

[John AA]

Hi All, shipyard closed for a while, but I picked up a base last year and wondered what you think. I was going to oil or satin varnish the base and possibly paint the posts black, maybe with a little dry brush of gold? Also, any ideas about attaching posts and Terror - wondered about long screws or maybe brass rods? This would mean some careful woodwork and drilling into Terror which I'm not sure I'm up to.

 

 

 

Edited April 16, 2023 by John AA
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welcome back John- i see your shipyard is rail served too😉. how about gluing strips of wood at 90degrees to the keel with a couple of support pillars like in a dockyard? If using the pillars they would need screwed or pinned as there is a lot of weight causing stresses.

 

Keith

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Evening All,

Long time off shipyard duties. Getting back to grips with Terror, made some new bits, revised some old, taking some artistic licence in places due to demands on time. Have plenty to do on deck yet, working on masts and want to get some standing rigging on bowsprit. Any advice from Lees re-hearts and blocks on bowsprit welcome, have Lennarth Petersson to hand, but he's not so clear on the sprit. Also, looked at DanielD, Clearway and Keith S, but can't quite see the detail there,

Regards, John

 

 

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30 minutes ago, John AA said:

Any advice from Lees re-hearts and blocks on bowsprit welcome

the forestays lead to hearts rigged port and starboard on the bowsprit, the topmost stays lead to the bees and the topgallant jib stay leads through a block set towards the end of the jib boom and the topgallant stay leads through a groove in the end of the jib boom.

 

Keith

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Thanks Keith, hope you are having a little bit of Summer up there. That came out wrong, not sure how to scale down collars, can see the construction in Peterson but at 1/75 scale, they'll only be a few turns around the bowsprit. Hearts and thimbles arrived from Cornwall so should get going on them today. I don't have the skill with small stuff that you and DanielD have, but keep working at it, nearly done with the deck fittings. Going to make my own elm pumps, thinking about what to use for flywheels for the main mast pumps.

 

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PS Meant to add, was in Whitby a few weeks ago and the Cook Museum has an exhibition of some Terror and Erebus artefacts. Really interesting place to spend a couple of hours before lunch in the Magpie and a pint or two.

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8 hours ago, John AA said:

not sure how to scale down collars, can see the construction in Peterson but at 1/75 scale, they'll only be a few turns around the bowsprit.

keep meaning to get to Whitby for the north yorkshire moors railway along with the captain cook stuff- the hearts on the bowsprit are held in place by a piece of rope seized around the heart then run through a noose in the other end of the line around the bowsprit if that makes sense- from the front looking back there should be one offset to starboard and one offset to port as opposed to the earlier method using open and closed hearts as on Victory etc.

 

Keith

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Thanks Keith,  Settle to Carlisle is one of the best, if you can, go Midland Pullman and have the full experience.

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17 minutes ago, John AA said:

Settle to Carlisle is one of the best

i'm a regular on that route- also the section of line from whitehaven to barrow on the cumbrian coast is awesome scenery wise as you have the solway firth on one side and the cumbrian fells on the other.

[John AA]

Slow progress, grandchildren and travelling diverting me from shipyard hours. Finishing off small deck details and rebuilt a few bits not happy with, some spars (including those for stowage)and dolphin striker more or less complete, started shrouds on mizzen and a few running rigging lines (sail seems to fit Ok!) homemade serving machine not working too well. Rebuilt bowsprit, my measurements and conversion to 1/75 went wrong somewhere, anyway, looks more like Betts plans. Need to finish pumps, rudder deck housing and have some tiny 4mm laser cut cleats to fix. Officer on deck is from Gunthwaite, really nicely proportioned and detailed. Ok he's in WW2 RN uniform, but from a distance looks generic - needs a cap badge (transfer or paint job).

Areas to work on - seizing blocks to eyes and spars, have watched the vids but need a lot more practice. Have knotted blocks onto mizzen, but not happy with them yet.

Pics of School's and Duchess class for Keith, were eB*y for repairs, Duchess easy fix, Schools class wiring bit of a pain but runs well, seems to be a regular diversion into railways ('inherited' quite a bit of older Hornby running stock, card building and loads of scenery bits, making a freeform layout).

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looking good John and like the locos- at the moment i am being distracted from my Erebus by 0 gauge wagon kits and 1/35 scale armour kits- since we last spoke my son and i took a run down to the diesel gala at the K.W.V.R. and managed to book a ride in a brake van on the demo goods train hauled by class 50 Rodney😊. Regards the figure you could paint the cap band yellow as on the Terror series.

 

Keith

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Thanks Keith, plugging away at Terror - sorted out serving machine problem, used a bit more tension on both lines and making sure cotton is held at 90 degrees to the 'rope'. Have had to compromise with this kit, would have liked replacement chainplates and belaying pins, but can't justify spend at the mo, might change later.

Not sure why my grating ended up more aft than it should be and I had problems with spacing of deck items around the capstan, had to correct that to fit the pumps in. I also replaced the stern davits, they were as per Occre plans but I kept knocking them and cracking the joints.

Finally, Betts shows 5 larger deadeyes on the stern for the mizzen with 2 smaller for the stays on the plan view, but 6 on the plan of the standing rigging. I hadn't noticed and need to sort to avoid a single shroud on each side, although I think it was possible to have odd numbers of deadeyes in reality.

Three bad boys for Keith, some painting of details needed and matt varnish to stop shine on guns. Will be added to a diorama, have some figures to paint. Built the classic quad tractor and gun some time back with PE, needs some detailing up to finish. Camera pretty unforgiving as usual.

 

 

 

 

Edited September 20 by John AA

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