ECK Posted November 3, 2022 Share #1 Posted November 3, 2022 So after 3 days, could not wait anymore and started my next project, the Duchess of Kingston. Quite a bit smaller than HMS Sphinx. The parts fit perfectly, tight, square and feels solid. ccoyle, Matt D, Knocklouder and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted November 5, 2022 Author Share #2 Posted November 5, 2022 Have completed the jigsaw puzzle of the hull. A few spots needed thinning to fit (in the stern). Now letting glue dry and will start sanding tomorrow. Knocklouder, CiscoH, rcmdrvr and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted November 6, 2022 Sanded with a small triangular orbital sander and some hand finishing, looks about right. Plank fits well. Glenn-UK, Knocklouder and chris watton 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted November 8, 2022 Author Share #4 Posted November 8, 2022 The planking will now commence Knocklouder 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted November 11, 2022 Author Share #5 Posted November 11, 2022 Planking continues With your support, we stay on course: your donations to MSW for 2022 are fully tax-deductible Glenn-UK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share #6 Posted November 12, 2022 Pre sanding Now post sanding Oldsalt1950 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted November 19, 2022 Author Share #7 Posted November 19, 2022 Second planking done and sanded. With water line drawn in rcmdrvr and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted November 20, 2022 I painted the hull early as I like to not tape and turn things over when other things attached that might pull off. Ryland Craze and Prowler901 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share #9 Posted November 20, 2022 Ryland Craze and Prowler901 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share #10 Posted November 26, 2022 Decided to finish the bottom of the ship first so I don't have to turn it over anymore. Oldsalt1950 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share #11 Posted November 29, 2022 Time to add some bling to the ship! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted December 4, 2022 Author Share #12 Posted December 4, 2022 Outer hull done. Next will be the deck fittings. One issue that came up is that the 3D printed dome for the main entry to the stern cabins was way to small for the hole it had to cover so I had to make one out of balsa wood. You can see the side by side size difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted December 8, 2022 Author Share #13 Posted December 8, 2022 Most of deck done. Now for the problem that vexed me . The stern rails pillars are extremely fragile. The are much smaller than on the Sphinx. The grain also goes across so easily brocken, which of course I did. Multiple times and as a result I had to remove them all and fashion new ones from 3x2 mahogany strip. I drilled holes on top and bottom to pin them in. With paint and all worked ok. Not perfect and clean as the original but much sturdier. Otherwise I would have to have an entire sheet sent from across the pond. Unless you are very close, I think it looks ok. I think the rails and pillars would be best 3-D printed. Another issue is that the pictured cannon assembly in the manual is not the same as the parts with the kit in that the the holders of the cannan are integral to the piece and not something you add later. Assembly is as seen in the HMS Sphinx instructions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted December 10, 2022 Author Share #14 Posted December 10, 2022 Hull finally finished except for the anchors. Masts start tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted December 17, 2022 Author Share #15 Posted December 17, 2022 Masts and bowsprit done chris watton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted December 29, 2022 Author Share #16 Posted December 29, 2022 Yards done and mounted. I prefer doing some of their rigging now for easier access. Next will start the shrouds this weekend. In the background you can see a future product, another Chris Watton project designed in an earlier life. Likely will do the Indy first as I ordered it immediately when it became available. ccoyle, chris watton, rcmdrvr and 1 other 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share #17 Posted January 15, 2023 Shrouds all done. Will be doing stays but order will be a bit off as I ran out of 0.75 mm black thread and am awaiting an order I placed to come in so will be doing rigging with the other sizes in the mean time. chris watton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcmdrvr Posted January 15, 2023 Share #18 Posted January 15, 2023 Wow, you build very rapidly. Quote Completed Builds: USS Cairo by BlueJacket; Nave Egizia by Amati; Harriet Lane by Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share #19 Posted January 15, 2023 I usually spend a couple of hours on week days and 4-5 on weekend days. As we have an empty nest it gives me something to do after walking the dog. I find it very stress relieving after work to decompress although occasional profanity when something messes up during the build. For example, I accidentally used 0.25 mm thread on the upper shrouds instead of 0.1 so had to redo although easy as the ratlines were already in and glued. The kit instructions are also very well easy to follow especially after doing some others which were not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcmdrvr Posted January 15, 2023 Share #20 Posted January 15, 2023 Well, it looks like the hours you spend at the work bench are very productive. I find there are two kinds of mistakes. The "best" are those that you can correct; the "worse" are those that cannot be corrected and must be lived with, worked around or hidden. Quote Completed Builds: USS Cairo by BlueJacket; Nave Egizia by Amati; Harriet Lane by Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECK Posted January 23, 2023 Author Share #21 Posted January 23, 2023 Well, finally finished her. Nice little project. Don't know what to do until I get my Indy . I have HMS Swan you can see in the background but hate to start because I would have to put her aside when Indy arrives. Few shots Of Admiral Cochrane visiting for scale Anchored next to HMS Sphinx, HMS Agamemnon in backgrond Rustyj, chris watton, Prowler901 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 23, 2023 Share #22 Posted January 23, 2023 Nice! Congratulations! Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barryc Posted January 23, 2023 Share #23 Posted January 23, 2023 Beautiful! Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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