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Mayflower by tj456 - 1/19 scale


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Hello all!  I have built real boats from scratch but this is my 1st model scratchbuild.  I chose the Mayflower since it has pleasing curves and colors, and also being a 16th century ship hopefully the rigging won't be that complex.  I saw a very large model of an aircraft carrier at the Smithsonian and have loved large models since.  After a couple of 1-200 models (Titanic, USS Missouri, Bismarck) and 2 Model Shipways kits (Constitution, Bluenose) I decided to go really big and build in 1-19th scale.  Why 1-19th?  I bought 1-76 scale plans and blew them up 400% which gives 1-19 scale and a 6 ft person around a 4 inch height.  This is the bulkhead assembly:

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Scale 1/16 

Wow, i follow

Regards, Patrick

 

Finished :  Soleil Royal Heller 1/100   Wasa Billing Boats   Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch)   Pelican / Golden Hind  1/45 scratch

Current build :  Mary Rose 1/50 scratch

Gallery Revell Bounty  Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch

To do Prins Willem Corel, Le Tonnant Corel, Yacht d'Oro Corel, Thermopylae Sergal 

 

Shore leave,  non ship models build logs :  

ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72    Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72   Autoblinda AB40 1/72   122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72   10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e)  Centurion Mk.1 conversion   M29 Weasel 1/72     SAM6 1/72    T26 Finland  T26 TN 1/72  Autoprotetto S37 1/72     Opel Blitz buses 1/72  Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72   Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72    

 

Si vis pacem, para bellum

 
 
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HELC is nor  good file format for most internet sites including this one.  It an MS format that nots used by most people and is  specific to Windows.  Can you convert those images to JPG?

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Thanks for the effort on the photos.   Looking good.  For planking, I'll turn the hull upside down on some those plastic food storage containers with a towel or two over the containers.  Seems to work for me, but then I'm doing smaller scale builds.

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Yes I'm getting to the point where the hull should be inverted for planking.  luckily it's big enough that I can do both hull planking and topside work simultaniously.   But since i'm on a roll I may as well finish the side 1st.  I have also added the portside prow below where the spinnaker goes.  The model is now 70 inches long.

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I'm now working down the portside hull.  The Mayflower didn't carry much weaponry so the easy way was to just glue gun port covers on to the hull.  The hinges are simply 1/16 x 1/16 strips glued to a 1/16 x 1/8 piece of scrap.  It looks good and was cheap and easy.  The hull planking is proving to be more difficult than the smaller models I have built in the past.  You really have to taper most planks but still maintain the lines for ease of the next row.  Luckily I have a large stationary belt sander which makes this easier.

 

Any tips on planking or any other issues would be greatly appreciated as this is a 1st for me.

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Now that the port side is mostly complete I have turned my attention to the starboard side.  This picture gives a good view of the inside of the port side and is a good start point for the jig I made for the ribs.  The port side ribs were just tensioned and bent but I had to clean up minor errors to make the lines flow nicely.

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