ECK Posted June 11, 2022 Author Share #31 Posted June 11, 2022 Thanks. My bad, forgot to check the sheet. Up to now the manual has been so good. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted June 12, 2022 Author Share #32 Posted June 12, 2022 So now sanded, water line drawn in ( I used the drawing tool from Vanguard, much better than the one I previously had). Then filled/sanded 3 times. Now with the tape off looks pretty good. Mr Whippy, ct mike, bruce d and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcochran Posted June 12, 2022 Share #33 Posted June 12, 2022 (edited) On 5/24/2022 at 1:50 PM, ECK said: Okay, first step is to get Captain Cochrane ready for duty He decided to visit Nelson on HMS Agamemnon Model is really small and makes you appreciate the 1:64 scale I believe he was one of my ancestors, if that is Thomas Cochrane. They dropped the "e" on the end of our name when they came to America. Edited June 12, 2022 by bcochran ECK and bruce d 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share #34 Posted June 15, 2022 Strake now painted GrandpaPhil, BenD, Theodosius and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted June 15, 2022 Author Share #35 Posted June 15, 2022 So now I have to fess up on an error. Instructions show stern facia level with sides and instruction note that new level should be 2 mm above. When I had things dine I noticed I was 1-2 2 mm below. Looking back I realized that the first stern facia was likely a bit low although things fit together well and looked like the pictures. I realized that I should have but the upper in first and worked down for the proper gluing of the lower one. It still looks ok and side/stern windows look almost properly aligned for the undecerning eye. BenD, Theodosius, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share #36 Posted June 17, 2022 After many priming layers and sanding and finsh paint, hull seems up to snuff now DonSangria, ct mike, mtaylor and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldsalt1950 Posted June 17, 2022 Share #37 Posted June 17, 2022 Very nice work. That hull looks fantastic. mtaylor 1 Quote Current Build: Fair American - Model Shipways Awaiting Parts - Rattlesnake On the Shelf - English Pinnace 18Th Century Longboat I stand firmly against piracy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted June 18, 2022 Author Share #38 Posted June 18, 2022 Fret work on and painted. Th elighting makes the blue look a bit on the black side. Ryland Craze, Theodosius, bruce d and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted June 19, 2022 Author Share #39 Posted June 19, 2022 Rudder now on, all those pins took awhile. mtaylor, bruce d, BenD and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share #40 Posted June 20, 2022 More progress but will be taking the rest of the week off to go to the beach (in Puerto Rico). bruce d, BenD, GrandpaPhil and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted June 21, 2022 Share #41 Posted June 21, 2022 Have a good trip and a safe one. Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share #42 Posted June 21, 2022 Thanks ! mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share #43 Posted July 4, 2022 Back from vacation. Finished the hull section. Since I was off on the stern plate by 3 mm or so you will notice lines not exactly as plans but worked out and anybody outside of the forum would not likely notice. Also molded cap to stern fascia to smooth the cure, get rid of the joints and level things off. DonSangria, mtaylor, BenD and 8 others 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 4, 2022 Author Share #44 Posted July 4, 2022 Name is missing as I dropped and lost the letter S. Have ordered new brass letters but will take awhile to come in. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocRob Posted July 4, 2022 Share #45 Posted July 4, 2022 Very nice ECK, you could have a glass of brandy in that lit from behind captains cabin. Great work overall on your Sphinx without name . Cheers Rob mtaylor 1 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...
ECK Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share #46 Posted July 5, 2022 Captain's cabin bulkheads in. mtaylor, Oldsalt1950, ct mike and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 10, 2022 Author Share #47 Posted July 10, 2022 Main gun deck done except for the guns. This will take awhile as I intend to rig them all.. mtaylor, Wacom, BenD and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 24, 2022 Author Share #48 Posted July 24, 2022 As I was waiting for the blocks I ordered to arrive for the guns, I decided to make the ship's boats. Also got in the letters for the stern. I I did the hulls like the main ship, filler, paint and repeat until it they were smooth. mtaylor, BenD, ct mike and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 27, 2022 Author Share #49 Posted July 27, 2022 Finished rigging the guns. Used 5 mm double and 4 mm single blocks in the realistic style. I tried the 2 and 2.5 mm ones but they were so small I had difficulty threading them. mtaylor, DonSangria, VTHokiEE and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share #50 Posted July 29, 2022 Upper deck framework in Oldsalt1950, Jonny 007, ct mike and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted August 7, 2022 Author Share #51 Posted August 7, 2022 Ok, back at it now after a little time at the beach. ct mike, mtaylor, ccoyle and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted August 17, 2022 Author Share #52 Posted August 17, 2022 So the hull is pretty much complete. I will add the stanchions later as I always end up bending or breaking them when I am doing the rigging. The ship's boats are temporary and will not fix them in place until the very end. Ryland Craze, Mr Whippy, VTHokiEE and 5 others 7 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share #53 Posted August 21, 2022 Foremast now done VTHokiEE, ct mike, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted August 26, 2022 Author Share #54 Posted August 26, 2022 Masts done and line up nicely but will not set them until yards on with pins. Next is the bowsprit but I usually actually attach it after the shrouds done as I learned in the past my arm catches the tip and breaks it at some point. mtaylor, Glenn-UK, Mr Whippy and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted September 2, 2022 Author Share #55 Posted September 2, 2022 Bowsprit and foremast yards done and temporarily fitted. BenD, Ryland Craze, Mr Whippy and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share #56 Posted September 10, 2022 So have some questions. I am about to attach the yards. Interestingly there is drover on this model, on the plans or the finished picture. Not sure why. Also, although I can see lower yard trusses in the finished pictures, there are no instructions about them. I can make them from previous model instructions (ie Diane and Agamemnon) but am I missing something ? mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James H Posted September 10, 2022 Share #57 Posted September 10, 2022 7 minutes ago, ECK said: So have some questions. I am about to attach the yards. Interestingly there is drover on this model, on the plans or the finished picture. Not sure why. Also, although I can see lower yard trusses in the finished pictures, there are no instructions about them. I can make them from previous model instructions (ie Diane and Agamemnon) but am I missing something ? I'm not sure what a drover is. Also the rig plan instructions are pretty much what I followed when I rigged Sphinx for the manual. I didn't replicate every single rig item as a photo as the drawings suffice and photos of such things aren't easy to take. It'd also bloated the manual out by another 20 pages! 😁 Mr Whippy 1 Quote SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! On the bench: HMS Indefatigable - 1794 (production prototype), Vanguard Models - 1:64. On Hold: HMS Winchelsea Double Capstan - Syren Ship Models - 1:48 Finished US Baltimore Armed Privateer Schooner Grecian 1812 (prototype) - Vanguard Models - 1:64 'Zulu' fishing boat, Vanguard Models - 1:64 Fifie' fishing boat, Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Flirt 1782, Vanguard Models - 1:64. Duchess of Kingston c.1780 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 HMS Sphinx 1775, Vanguard Models - 1:64 ERYCINA - Plymouth Ketch-Rigged Trawler 1882, Vanguard Models - 1:64. 'Nisha' - The Brixham 'Mumble-Bee' - Vanguard Models 1:64 'Saucy Jack' fishing boat - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Ranger 'Barking Fish Carrier' - 1864 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Indeterminate: Tender Avos - Master Korabel - 1:72. H.M.S. Victory (production prototype) - Amati - 1:64. HMS Granado 1742 (cross section) - CAFModel - 1:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris watton Posted September 10, 2022 Share #58 Posted September 10, 2022 Not sure what to say, all the info is there on mast and yard sheets, and on the rig plans. Mr Whippy and mtaylor 2 Quote Vanguard Models on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted September 10, 2022 Author Share #59 Posted September 10, 2022 Sorry, I meant Driver , for the spanker. Anyway, I do see the directions for all the other yards but the lower ones but have done several in past and have the drawings from Diane so not a major problem. mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris watton Posted September 10, 2022 Share #60 Posted September 10, 2022 Sphinx is 1775, there was only a mizzen gaff, and not a lower driver boom mtaylor and Mr Whippy 2 Quote Vanguard Models on Facebook Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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