scrubbyj427 Posted August 3 Author Share #151 Posted August 3 Slowly working on the port side wales now, when I can find time. Should have some finalized QG’s soon and a test drop in resin. When that’s finalized, will begin production of boxwood carvings. started playing with this new sticker feature on my phone, tricky way to make a full white background. Works about half the time JJ KenW, mgatrost, yvesvidal and 15 others 18 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald-V Posted August 3 Share #152 Posted August 3 That's beautiful! mtaylor and scrubbyj427 1 1 Quote Currently working on the HMS Sphinx from Vanguard Models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted August 3 Author Share #153 Posted August 3 2 hours ago, Ronald-V said: That's beautiful! Thank you Ronald! mtaylor and Ronald-V 2 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted August 3 Share #154 Posted August 3 3 hours ago, scrubbyj427 said: What a beautiful figure head!!! Is this Artemis or Diane with her bow? I assume that this delicate figure is made out of resin. Are you planning to produce a boxwood carving of that figure? Beautiful work all around. Yves mtaylor, Archi and mtbediz 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted August 4 Author Share #155 Posted August 4 14 hours ago, yvesvidal said: What a beautiful figure head!!! Is this Artemis or Diane with her bow? I assume that this delicate figure is made out of resin. Are you planning to produce a boxwood carving of that figure? Beautiful work all around. Yves Hi Yves, Thank you, yes that it Artemis I will complete the bow with an arrow upon final assembly. The figure you are looking at is actually boxwood, I have yet to produce a resin one. If you look back a few posts you will see the stern carvings as well, those will also be boxwood and I should have the first sets soon. JJ JpR62, CiscoH, mtaylor and 1 other 3 1 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted August 11 Author Share #156 Posted August 11 Completed the upper stbd wale, a little tricky in the front area where the grating will eventually go. As you can see in the photo below, the precut sub deck piece has a spacer on it that represents the eventual boxwood piece that will hold the gratings in place below the 3D model shows this piece in place already. This will come later for obvious reasons, it is just too fragile to survive the build. the upper most plank for the upper Wales needs to be slightly trimmed so this place holder sits on top of it as seen below you can see a slight notch at the end of the beak head bulkhead, this plank needs to be bent and shaped first before being notched otherwise it will break every time . The rest of the planks are business as usual, heat, bend, notch for gunports and glue. I started at the lower plank and worked my up. I sanded them down smooth and added some WOP to protect them. Next I will move up with the thinner planks (.045”) to meet the upper panel which is a little thicker to allow some sanding. Very slow and steady. JJ PaddyO, TJM, JpR62 and 21 others 24 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted August 28 Author Share #157 Posted August 28 Small update: Making some progress with the planking, going to finish the main wales this weekend and start closing in the gun deck. JJ KenW, mgatrost, Archi and 20 others 21 2 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussben Posted August 28 Share #158 Posted August 28 Looking Very Impressive! mtaylor and scrubbyj427 2 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted August 31 Author Share #159 Posted August 31 On 8/28/2024 at 9:50 AM, Trussben said: Looking Very Impressive! Thank you Ben. mtaylor 1 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfhealey Posted August 31 Share #160 Posted August 31 Very impressive indeed! Like many I suspect, I am following with keen interest. Are the gunports on the lower gun deck going to be closed? Best wishes Fred scrubbyj427 and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted September 1 Author Share #161 Posted September 1 6 hours ago, jfhealey said: Very impressive indeed! Like many I suspect, I am following with keen interest. Are the gunports on the lower gun deck going to be closed? Best wishes Fred Hi Fred, Thank you! The lower gunports will have all their doors but I will be showing them Open, as shown on the painting. The gun deck will be fully fitted with 24pdrs and visible through the main deck. CiscoH, Siggi52, JpR62 and 7 others 10 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted September 11 Author Share #162 Posted September 11 I finished the stbd side planking of the main wale up..finally. I apologize in advance to anyone who takes on this planking behemoth! I attempted to give a more “worn” look to the wales, similar to some of the contemporary models I’ve seen, I need to play with it a little more but I think it adds a little character. I still need to clean up the gunports a little more and then paint the margins of the planks after another coat or WOP, but I’m finally making some noticeable progress. Thanks for looking in. JJ thibaultron, CiscoH, mtaylor and 16 others 15 4 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdgiantman2 Posted September 11 Share #163 Posted September 11 She may be a beast, but I am impressed with your scratch-building this whole thing the way you are. Portland is coming along very nicely, keep it up Brian D thibaultron, mtaylor and scrubbyj427 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald-V Posted September 11 Share #164 Posted September 11 That's spectacular! mtaylor, thibaultron and scrubbyj427 2 1 Quote Currently working on the HMS Sphinx from Vanguard Models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted September 12 Author Share #165 Posted September 12 On 9/11/2024 at 9:18 AM, bdgiantman2 said: She may be a beast, but I am impressed with your scratch-building this whole thing the way you are. Portland is coming along very nicely, keep it up Brian D Thank you Brian, will have more updates soon. mtaylor and thibaultron 2 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted September 12 Author Share #166 Posted September 12 On 9/11/2024 at 9:34 AM, Ronald-V said: That's spectacular! Thank you Ronald. mtaylor, Maxthebuilder, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted September 13 Author Share #167 Posted September 13 Quick update. received the prototype print for the stbd drop. The fit is nice without any adjustment to the QG or the drop, both are straight off the printer as designed. Will make a few slight adjustments and proceed with boxwood CNC carved ones for the model. mtbediz, PaddyO, thibaultron and 21 others 21 3 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giampieroricci Posted September 13 Share #168 Posted September 13 You are making a beautiful model! I don't understand why you have to use those plastic moulded bottles which are an eyesore compared to the beautiful look of the rest! Your skill allows you to make them as they should be made! Sorry, but I had to tell you, although everyone is free to do as they please..... marsalv, thibaultron, AnobiumPunctatum and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted September 13 Share #169 Posted September 13 Giampiero, the plastic/resin are just a prototype to define the shape and alignment. Scrubby will CNC machine boxwood blocks for the final parts. At least that is what I could understand 🙂 Yves Ronald-V, bdgiantman2, scrubbyj427 and 3 others 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted September 13 Author Share #170 Posted September 13 6 hours ago, giampieroricci said: You are making a beautiful model! I don't understand why you have to use those plastic moulded bottles which are an eyesore compared to the beautiful look of the rest! Your skill allows you to make them as they should be made! Sorry, but I had to tell you, although everyone is free to do as they please..... Hi Giampiero, thanks for looking in and your compliment. Yves is correct, the drop is simply a test piece to make any necessary adjustments before it is carved in wood. However the basic QG’s will be printed and outfitted with many boxwood parts, I guarantee that once complete, they will be indistinguishable from a wooden construction. My reason for this is the QG’s on this model are very complex and I didn’t want to leave anything to chance for the builder. I began designing and could offer a wooden construction alternative for the QG’s if there was enough demand. These were an extremely complex assembly in an effort to keep everything lined up. JJ glbarlow, TheDuckDetective, marsalv and 6 others 9 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted September 13 Author Share #171 Posted September 13 1 hour ago, yvesvidal said: Giampiero, the plastic/resin are just a prototype to define the shape and alignment. Scrubby will CNC machine boxwood blocks for the final parts. At least that is what I could understand 🙂 Yves Thanks Yves, you are correct. The only foreseeable resin part on the model will be the QG’s, outfitted and surrounded by boxwood and AYC parts. There may be other fittings along the way that I will possibly offer in resin. mtaylor, thibaultron and Ronald-V 3 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glbarlow Posted September 13 Share #172 Posted September 13 Great progress, on the way to being a beautiful model. mtaylor and thibaultron 2 Quote Regards, Glenn Current Build: HMS Winchelsea Completed Builds: HM Flirt (paused) HM Cutter Cheerful, Lady Nelson, Amati HMS Vanguard, HMS Pegasus, Fair American, HM Granado, HM Pickle, AVS, Pride of Baltimore, Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted September 13 Share #173 Posted September 13 Those printed QG’s would be a great addition to any number of kits, and few kit builders would hesitate to use them Clark, CiscoH, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote “Indecision may or may not be my problem.” ― Jimmy Buffett Current builds: Rattlesnake (Scratch From MS Plans On Hold: HMS Resolution ( AKA Ferrett ) In the Gallery: Yacht Mary, Gretel, French Cannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted September 14 Share #174 Posted September 14 On 9/13/2024 at 1:11 PM, Gregory said: Those printed QG’s would be a great addition to any number of kits, and few kit builders would hesitate to use them That is so true. Building the Quarter Galleries on my HMS Bellona (1/48th) was by far the most difficult part of the kit. And to make both look identical is definitely a challenge. Yves thibaultron, mtaylor and CiscoH 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted September 15 Author Share #175 Posted September 15 On 9/13/2024 at 11:55 AM, glbarlow said: Great progress, on the way to being a beautiful model. Thank you Glenn! On 9/13/2024 at 1:11 PM, Gregory said: Those printed QG’s would be a great addition to any number of kits, and few kit builders would hesitate to use them Thank you Gregory, if these prove successful I think I will do something similar on my next design. 17 hours ago, yvesvidal said: That is so true. Building the Quarter Galleries on my HMS Bellona (1/48th) was by far the most difficult part of the kit. And to make both look identical is definitely a challenge. Yves Indeed they are very difficult to construct and require a lot of patience and double checking to ensure that both sides are identical and located exactly the same. My aim is to make this part of the build a little easier without sacrificing detail. Clark, mtaylor, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giampieroricci Posted September 18 Share #176 Posted September 18 On 9/13/2024 at 5:51 PM, scrubbyj427 said: Hi Giampiero, thanks for looking in and your compliment. Yves is correct, the drop is simply a test piece to make any necessary adjustments before it is carved in wood. However the basic QG’s will be printed and outfitted with many boxwood parts, I guarantee that once complete, they will be indistinguishable from a wooden construction. My reason for this is the QG’s on this model are very complex and I didn’t want to leave anything to chance for the builder. I began designing and could offer a wooden construction alternative for the QG’s if there was enough demand. These were an extremely complex assembly in an effort to keep everything lined up. JJ Sorry Scrubby, I didn't realise! I follow your work with great interest! scrubbyj427, marsalv and thibaultron 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfhealey Posted September 18 Share #177 Posted September 18 10 hours ago, giampieroricci said: I follow your work with great interest! As do I. And yours too Giampiero. giampieroricci and thibaultron 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bdgiantman2 Posted September 18 Share #178 Posted September 18 On 9/15/2024 at 7:46 AM, scrubbyj427 said: Thank you Gregory, if these prove successful I think I will do something similar on my next design. You're developing or thinking about an even bigger design? Oh snaaaaaaaaaaaaap!! Must be one of the 3rd rates, but could be something bigger. Your engineering skills are impressive. I can tell you and Mr. Passaro think very similarly. thibaultron and scrubbyj427 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted September 19 Author Share #179 Posted September 19 16 hours ago, bdgiantman2 said: You're developing or thinking about an even bigger design? Oh snaaaaaaaaaaaaap!! Must be one of the 3rd rates, but could be something bigger. Your engineering skills are impressive. I can tell you and Mr. Passaro think very similarly. Hi Brian, ha! nothing larger in the pipeline as of now, but seriously considering another 4th rate from the 17th century and possibly a smaller 17th century Dutch vessel. Have to see how Portland finishes up and if anyone even builds it. Chucks work, specifically Winchelsea, is a major source of inspiration in designing Portland. thibaultron, Thukydides and Ronald-V 3 Quote Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronald-V Posted September 19 Share #180 Posted September 19 Dutch yes! scrubbyj427 and thibaultron 2 Quote Currently working on the HMS Sphinx from Vanguard Models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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