Chris Watton and Vanguard Models news and updates Volume 2

[mugje]

That looks great! Nice details with that lower deck  

[chris watton]

I have the second in my new line up of alternative printed resin boats almost ready. This is a 24 and 26 foot launch, complete with windlass and davit.

[Pitan]

Don't think I've seen a small boat with a windlass before, what was the purpose?

 

[chris watton]

55 minutes ago, Pitan said:

Don't think I've seen a small boat with a windlass before, what was the purpose?

 

The windlass and stern davit was used for various tasks, one of thich was to help work the anchors with their parent ship, helping lifting the crown so that the anchor could free itself, and the the ships capstan did the work of raising it. The windlass was used to coil the buoy rope.

[druxey]

If you go to the Royal Museums Greenwich site, there are many open boat plans showing davits and windlasses. An example:

 

[Vane]

I am just curious... considering all the details of the lower deck, will it be visible or mostly covered up by the upper deck? 
Peep holes through the deck?    

[chris watton]

Yes, most will not be seen, as I have to take into account the depth of the carronade carriages and the various openings down the centre of the deck. When I started this, my main thought was that I want to include a ships stove, and it kind of progressed from there.

 

However, as some build logs of Sphinx and Indy has shown, the modeller can choose how much of the upper deck is planked, and this one will be easier due to the sub deck being much less prominent, and the beams being flush with the upper surface of the ply deck.

 

I always think back to the excellent Tamiya kits I have, where they have details that are almost, sometimes completely covered up once fully built. 

Harpy also has 17 bulkheads with lots of bracing, so very structurally sound..

 

Yesterday I clamped and then glued the final iteration of the gun port patterns - as usual for this sort of kit, no gunports or oar ports need to be marked and cut out, these will be already done.
 

[chris watton]

Here you can see the ply pattern clamped and glued in place. No pins were used at all in fixing these. They were first clamped in place and then brush glued. Note there are no kinks in the lower edges at all, all fits nicely. The second pic shows were I am up to, checking the very first iteration of the outer bulwark skin and main wale, just clamped loosly in place to check general fit. The final ones will have engraved detail. Next job is to first plank the hull, which I shall start next week.

Edited April 27 by chris watton