HMS Erebus by clearway - OcCre - 1/75 scale - bashed

[clearway]

After making some headway on my Pourquois Pas build, put Erebus back on the bench and fitted the eyebolts and rings on the deck and made a start on the mizzen mast along with adding the hatch behind the mainmast fiferail for storing the rudder- one improvement on their Terror kit is the use of laser cut walnut instead of ply for mast caps, keel timbers etc (hoping if i get far enough with the masts it will inspire me to make a start on the chainplates!

Take care all and thanks for looking in.

 

Keith

 

 

 

[clearway]

Thanks for looking in - more progress with the mizzen mast - the trestle trees have been added (scratch built with walnut from my spares pile) and the cross trees sized from offcuts from the laser cut walnut for the mast caps etc. The mizzen topmast has been cut to length and tapered- still need the fid hole and the cap/ hounds carved/ sanded at the mast head.

 

The mainmast has had the masthead squared off, cheeks and bibs added. The mainmast trestle trees and cross trees have been scratched and aren't actually glued yet (just the half lap joints holding them together

 

I was in two minds as to the style of the tops i was going to use- on my Terror i went with the style from around 1810, but decided i will opt for the version from the1830s (still in progress build wise) using Lees masting and rigging to get the measurement ratios (Occre's tops are actually about the right size but add a thin strip above the top not the timber added to the edge they specify in the kit)

first pic shows the trestle and cross trees on mizzen and main- the mizzen does not have a top as shown in kit instructions.

2nd pic shows replacement main top 

and 3rd shows the kit supplied top

For the main and foremast will use black card for the mastbands again as on my Terror.

 

Take care all

 

Keith

Edited May 25 by clearway
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[Ship_Right]

On 5/18/2025 at 2:16 PM, clearway said:

fitted the eyebolts and rings on the deck

Everything looks sooo good .... what is your source for the eyebolts? They're not part of the kit are they?

[clearway]

On 5/27/2025 at 5:32 PM, Ship_Right said:

what is your source for the eyebolts?

Thanks for the likes everyone and thanks Guy- no theeyebolts are not part of the kit- i made mine from annealed iron craft wire and the rings are  the same wire wound around a suitable diameter rod and snipped off.

 

Keith

[clearway]

Thanks for the likes and comments everyone- Have added the iron hoops holding the cheeks in place - on My Terror i added mastbands as well but have since thought would they have used a "made" mast of them diameters and i don't think so so haven't added them- also no indication of them on the plans from the Admiralty. Also added more details to the top.

Lees masting and rigging states that smaller vessels would have had 5 to 6 hoops for the cheeks which Occre got right but the diagrams in Lees shows them evenly spaced not in groups of two like occre have them.

 

Take care all

 

Keith

[Keith Black]

 You're doing a bang on job, Keith. I love the clean lines and the color of the wood.  Are you going to add sails? Please forgive if I've asked that question before. 

[clearway]

5 minutes ago, Keith Black said:

Are you going to add sails?

Thanks Keith- in two minds about that one- if i do use the Occre sails will add more seams and reef points on the topsails, or even try model aircraft tissue.

 

Keith

[Keith Black]

If I ever do another vessel that actually sails I'd like to add sails. 

[clearway]

Thanks for the likes and comments- always appreciated, have now moved on to the philip's capstan - used the original base of the occre capstan but cut the head off and added one made from scratch, also added 6 instead of 8 timbers around the barrell as suggested by occre (still more work to do).

Work also on the main mast bitts and fife rail - the fife rail looks like it should be made of wrought iron on the 1836 admiralty plan but stuck with timber. 

The mizzen topmast is also progressing with the hounds and 'pole' carved and filed to shape at the masthead.

Take care everyone.

 

Keith

Edited 10 hours ago by clearway
typo