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Posted
  On 9/18/2023 at 9:47 PM, Jack-in-the-Blue said:

the one thing that every viewer of a model asks

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Just say 'several lifetimes, but it seemed to go faster than that'.

Craig.

 

I do know, that I don't know, a whole lot more, than I do know.

 

Current Build: 1:16 Bounty Launch Scratch build.   1:16 Kitty -18 Foot Racing Sloop   1:50 Le Renard   HM Cutter Lapwing 1816  Lapwing Drawings

Completed....: 1:16 16' Cutter Scratch build.

Discussion....: Bounty Boats Facts

 

 

 

Posted

Well, if I can pull this off the guns will have functioning carriages.

 

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Craig.

 

I do know, that I don't know, a whole lot more, than I do know.

 

Current Build: 1:16 Bounty Launch Scratch build.   1:16 Kitty -18 Foot Racing Sloop   1:50 Le Renard   HM Cutter Lapwing 1816  Lapwing Drawings

Completed....: 1:16 16' Cutter Scratch build.

Discussion....: Bounty Boats Facts

 

 

 

Posted
  On 9/19/2023 at 7:01 AM, iMustBeCrazy said:

Well, if I can pull this off the guns will have functioning carriages.

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Now, I know you really are crazy.

 

Tim

Current Builds :

 

Cutter "Speedy" 1828 from Plans by Bill Shoulders at 148


Bounty Launch - Scratch build - FINISHED
85 ft. Harbour Tug. scratch built  from plans by Francis Smith. ( FINISHED but no build log for this )

HMS Lightning. kit bashed from Deans Marine HMS Kelly kit ( FINISHED ) yes at last....

Posted
  On 9/19/2023 at 7:06 AM, oakheart said:

Now, I know you really are crazy.

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Getting there, getting there.

Craig.

 

I do know, that I don't know, a whole lot more, than I do know.

 

Current Build: 1:16 Bounty Launch Scratch build.   1:16 Kitty -18 Foot Racing Sloop   1:50 Le Renard   HM Cutter Lapwing 1816  Lapwing Drawings

Completed....: 1:16 16' Cutter Scratch build.

Discussion....: Bounty Boats Facts

 

 

 

Posted
  On 9/19/2023 at 7:01 AM, iMustBeCrazy said:

Well, if I can pull this off the guns will have functioning carriages.

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It's all in the username. 😁

 

Good luck with it. Those carronades are tiny! 

 

I have decided to tackle my minute blobs of difficulty by 'forgetting' to fit them. Perhaps they were all in for their annual de-coke and oil change at the instant in history that I am 'faithfully reproducing'. 🤣

Quimp

Posted

The concept works, but back to planking for now.

 

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Craig.

 

I do know, that I don't know, a whole lot more, than I do know.

 

Current Build: 1:16 Bounty Launch Scratch build.   1:16 Kitty -18 Foot Racing Sloop   1:50 Le Renard   HM Cutter Lapwing 1816  Lapwing Drawings

Completed....: 1:16 16' Cutter Scratch build.

Discussion....: Bounty Boats Facts

 

 

 

Posted
  On 9/19/2023 at 9:29 PM, iMustBeCrazy said:

 back to planking for now.

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Did you turn the barrel ?

 

How is your planking going?

 

Tim

Current Builds :

 

Cutter "Speedy" 1828 from Plans by Bill Shoulders at 148


Bounty Launch - Scratch build - FINISHED
85 ft. Harbour Tug. scratch built  from plans by Francis Smith. ( FINISHED but no build log for this )

HMS Lightning. kit bashed from Deans Marine HMS Kelly kit ( FINISHED ) yes at last....

Posted
  On 9/21/2023 at 7:38 AM, oakheart said:

Did you turn the barrel ?

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No, they were supplied. But they're only 4 pounder pop guns.

 

  On 9/21/2023 at 7:38 AM, oakheart said:

How is your planking going?

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Slowly, about a third of the way through the first layer.

 

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Craig.

 

I do know, that I don't know, a whole lot more, than I do know.

 

Current Build: 1:16 Bounty Launch Scratch build.   1:16 Kitty -18 Foot Racing Sloop   1:50 Le Renard   HM Cutter Lapwing 1816  Lapwing Drawings

Completed....: 1:16 16' Cutter Scratch build.

Discussion....: Bounty Boats Facts

 

 

 

Posted (edited)
  On 9/21/2023 at 8:03 AM, iMustBeCrazy said:

Slowly

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Slow but sure is the best way, so I am told.... I still tend to go at it too fast.

Looks really good.

What woods came with the kit?     

Tim

Edited by oakheart

Current Builds :

 

Cutter "Speedy" 1828 from Plans by Bill Shoulders at 148


Bounty Launch - Scratch build - FINISHED
85 ft. Harbour Tug. scratch built  from plans by Francis Smith. ( FINISHED but no build log for this )

HMS Lightning. kit bashed from Deans Marine HMS Kelly kit ( FINISHED ) yes at last....

Posted
  On 9/21/2023 at 8:21 AM, oakheart said:

What woods came with the kit?     

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1st planking is Ramin, softish but doesn't bend well.

2nd is Mahogany or more likely Sapelli. It doesn't look too much like the Mahogany I know.

 

I don't know many 'exotic' woods.

 

On the other hand I finally bought some Huon Pine which will be reserved for models. :)

Craig.

 

I do know, that I don't know, a whole lot more, than I do know.

 

Current Build: 1:16 Bounty Launch Scratch build.   1:16 Kitty -18 Foot Racing Sloop   1:50 Le Renard   HM Cutter Lapwing 1816  Lapwing Drawings

Completed....: 1:16 16' Cutter Scratch build.

Discussion....: Bounty Boats Facts

 

 

 

Posted

I will follow your great build log to gain some motivation. I started the kit maybe 25 years ago and knew next to nothing about wooden ship modeling. I managed the first planking and since then the Le Renard is a shelf queen. Last year, I reentered the hobby and built the Vanguard Duchess of Kingston as my first 'serious' build and finished all the woodwork, hull and masts and try to find the courage for rigging right now.
The Renard will be finished, if possible at a later stage. I visited the replica about 20years ago and that should be motivation enough.

 

Cheers Rob

Current builds:   
                             Shelby Cobra Coupe by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12 
                             Duchess of Kingston - paused 
                             

Finished builds: F4U-1A Corsair - Tamiya 1/32

                             USS Arizona 1/350 Eduard
                             Caudron C.561 French Racing Plane 1/48
                             Nachtigall on Speed Arado 234 B-2N by DocRob - 1/32 - Fly

                             Renault RE20 Turbo - Tamiya - 1/12
                             P-38J Wicked Woman - Tamiya - 1/48
                             AEG G.IV Creature of the Night - WNW - 1/32
                             "Big Tank" Crocker OHV motorcycle by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/9
                             MaschinenKrieger Friedrich by DocRob - Wave - 1/20 - PLASTIC - Another one bites the dust
                             McLaren Mp4/6 - Ayrton Senna - Fujimi - 1/20
 

Posted

Welcome Rob, there are two other build logs here for the early version and they both started very slowly. The instructions are pretty poor if you're trying to do a serious build but we'll get there somehow.

 

As mentioned earlier I do intend to fit the bulwarks prior to finishing the first planking as I'm not an octopus. I'll also fit the keel before starting the second planking so that it all 'blends' nicely.

 

 

Craig.

 

I do know, that I don't know, a whole lot more, than I do know.

 

Current Build: 1:16 Bounty Launch Scratch build.   1:16 Kitty -18 Foot Racing Sloop   1:50 Le Renard   HM Cutter Lapwing 1816  Lapwing Drawings

Completed....: 1:16 16' Cutter Scratch build.

Discussion....: Bounty Boats Facts

 

 

 

Posted
  On 9/21/2023 at 8:35 AM, iMustBeCrazy said:

Huon Pine which will be reserved for models. :)

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My reserved wood is Alaskan yellow Cedar, which I am using on the cutter Speedy to get used to it, at this moment I have a love/hate relationship with it.

It bends well, cuts well, but is really soft and dents very easily. 

 

I have never used Huon Pine, what's it like?

 

Tim

Current Builds :

 

Cutter "Speedy" 1828 from Plans by Bill Shoulders at 148


Bounty Launch - Scratch build - FINISHED
85 ft. Harbour Tug. scratch built  from plans by Francis Smith. ( FINISHED but no build log for this )

HMS Lightning. kit bashed from Deans Marine HMS Kelly kit ( FINISHED ) yes at last....

Posted
  On 9/21/2023 at 9:16 AM, oakheart said:

what's it like

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Tough question. Expensive-ish. Very fine grain, often highly figured ,sometimes dead straight (like mine), growth rate can be < 1mm per year, often half that. Very long lived.

Can no longer be felled, only salvaged. Very smooth finish, polishes to a high sheen without any need for oils or varnishes. Fades to a soft buttery yellow.

 

https://www.australianwoodwork.com.au/blogs/news/what-is-so-special-about-huon-pine

https://www.tasmanianspecialtimbers.com.au/special-huon-pine-slabs-for-sale/

 

Craig.

 

I do know, that I don't know, a whole lot more, than I do know.

 

Current Build: 1:16 Bounty Launch Scratch build.   1:16 Kitty -18 Foot Racing Sloop   1:50 Le Renard   HM Cutter Lapwing 1816  Lapwing Drawings

Completed....: 1:16 16' Cutter Scratch build.

Discussion....: Bounty Boats Facts

 

 

 

Posted

Somehow with my approach 25 years ago, the fit of the bulwark looks decent. I cant remember the building sequence, but given my non existent experience at the time and also lack of internet resources, because there was no internet then :D, I guess, I followed the manual.

 

It looks like this, hope that helps (yes, it's not up to even my standards today).

 

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Cheers Rob

 

Current builds:   
                             Shelby Cobra Coupe by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/12 
                             Duchess of Kingston - paused 
                             

Finished builds: F4U-1A Corsair - Tamiya 1/32

                             USS Arizona 1/350 Eduard
                             Caudron C.561 French Racing Plane 1/48
                             Nachtigall on Speed Arado 234 B-2N by DocRob - 1/32 - Fly

                             Renault RE20 Turbo - Tamiya - 1/12
                             P-38J Wicked Woman - Tamiya - 1/48
                             AEG G.IV Creature of the Night - WNW - 1/32
                             "Big Tank" Crocker OHV motorcycle by DocRob - Model Factory Hiro - 1/9
                             MaschinenKrieger Friedrich by DocRob - Wave - 1/20 - PLASTIC - Another one bites the dust
                             McLaren Mp4/6 - Ayrton Senna - Fujimi - 1/20
 

Posted
  On 9/21/2023 at 10:16 AM, DocRob said:

It looks like this, hope that helps (yes, it's not up to even my standards today).

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The bones are still there and everything but the deck gets covered up anyway ;)

 

Craig.

 

I do know, that I don't know, a whole lot more, than I do know.

 

Current Build: 1:16 Bounty Launch Scratch build.   1:16 Kitty -18 Foot Racing Sloop   1:50 Le Renard   HM Cutter Lapwing 1816  Lapwing Drawings

Completed....: 1:16 16' Cutter Scratch build.

Discussion....: Bounty Boats Facts

 

 

 

Posted

And so we come to a rather delicate subject, one not much talked about in polite society since the advent of indoor plumbing. The backside!

 

So she has an issue with her backside :( It seems to be a genetic flaw common to her sisters but never discussed.

 

Her transom is wrong! It's wrong and it can't work. It will have to be bodged, fettling isn't enough :(

 

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Craig.

 

I do know, that I don't know, a whole lot more, than I do know.

 

Current Build: 1:16 Bounty Launch Scratch build.   1:16 Kitty -18 Foot Racing Sloop   1:50 Le Renard   HM Cutter Lapwing 1816  Lapwing Drawings

Completed....: 1:16 16' Cutter Scratch build.

Discussion....: Bounty Boats Facts

 

 

 

  • 1 month later...
Posted
 

Hi Craig 

While searching for information on cutters, I found these.

 

some good photos of the replica
 
nice rigging and replica build
 
tim
 

 

Current Builds :

 

Cutter "Speedy" 1828 from Plans by Bill Shoulders at 148


Bounty Launch - Scratch build - FINISHED
85 ft. Harbour Tug. scratch built  from plans by Francis Smith. ( FINISHED but no build log for this )

HMS Lightning. kit bashed from Deans Marine HMS Kelly kit ( FINISHED ) yes at last....

Posted
  On 11/18/2023 at 8:01 AM, oakheart said:

While searching for information on cutters, I found these.

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Thanks Tim, I've seen the second but not the first.

 

Craig.

 

I do know, that I don't know, a whole lot more, than I do know.

 

Current Build: 1:16 Bounty Launch Scratch build.   1:16 Kitty -18 Foot Racing Sloop   1:50 Le Renard   HM Cutter Lapwing 1816  Lapwing Drawings

Completed....: 1:16 16' Cutter Scratch build.

Discussion....: Bounty Boats Facts

 

 

 

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