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HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - FINISHED - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1:64


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Good point, Wayne.  That should take at least 256 blocks, 512 eyebolts and a boatload of rope coils (not counting the breech lines).  Good fun :D  :D

Augie

 

Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64

 

Previous Builds :

 

US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988

Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976

Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956

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Hoi Sjors, awesome bow shot!  Nice going with the roundhouses!  BTW, I match your 64 guns with my 1 on the O19 sub  ;)

 

Cheers,

Piet, The Flying Dutchman.

 

"Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends."  (old Chinese proverb)

 

Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942

                       VOC Ship Surabaya

 

Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000

 

Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi."  Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp,  Buginese fishing Prauw.  Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser.

 

Completed Builds:   Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine

                             Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands

                             Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner -

                             Friendship Sloop Gwenfra

                           Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack    

                             Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum)

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lordy lord! have mercy Piet.......... Sjors can only shoot cotton balls :D :D

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Sjors,

 

Looking good there.  :)   When ports and cannons start to drive you nuts, remind yourself that it's only 64 guns and not a 74-gun ship or a 100 gun ship.  ;)

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Thank you all again  :D  :D

 

@ Wayne,

 

The carriages are done, only painting and then I have to drill a few 100 holes for the eyebolts.....

I'm happy that I have a power tool for that !

One at the time and someday there all done......

 

@

Augie,

 

Wait and see  :D  :D

 

@ Piet,

 

No worries.

We are friends so I'm not harming you !

 

@ Popeye,

 

Cotton balls are for the Le Mirage !

Now I have real ones !!!!!!!

 

@ Mark,

 

I keep that in mind.....

Not 74 or 100 but only 64 ..... ^_^

 

 

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Hello Sjors,

I take a lot of pleasure following your interesting and well documented log.

What is your experience using the Caldercraft template?

I was very disappointed using it. And, I decided to redraw all the gunports using the device for drawing the water lines and of course a calliper square.

It took me a lot of time but I am happy with the result.  I think that the problems is due to the fact that the paper template cannot follow properly the curvature of the hull.

Your Aggie will be great!

Pierre

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Hi Pierre,

 

Thanks !

I'm also a bit disappointed about the template.

When I take the pictures for Jason I found out that for some reason the template moved......

The gun ports that I cut out where to low I thought.......

So I take a cannon and there is nothing wrong with it.

Strange !

You have to measure ten times before you can drill.

So, we are keeping going on.

It's just playing with the wood !

 

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Sjors, the roundhouses and gunports are outstanding. Great job. I hope the template works out well for you gunports. Great progress!

Thanks,

 

Patrick

 

YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio

Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara

Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54

 

"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday"

- John Wayne

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Lookin' good Sjors. I'm not even going to comment on cotton balls vs real ones..................

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The gun ports that I cut out where to low I thought.......

So I take a cannon and there is nothing wrong with it.

 

I would think that that would be the trick, but I could see this being a slow process!  I'm guessing the template is OK to find the horizontal position, but can only really be used to approximate the vertical position, the interior deck height must be measured to get that right.  It also seems that that would be important to get the wale alignment correct, so getting the interior deck in correctly seems critical to later stages.  I'm impressed and a little daunted if I follow in your footsteps! :D

Cheers,
 
Jason


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In the shipyard:

HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate)

Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700)

Finished:

HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop)

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Thanks Patrick  :D  :D

I need the template but also my own measurements.

As we are saying in the house.....komt goed  :D  :D  :D  :D ( free translation ....everything will find his place )

 

No comment on that Grant !   :D  :D  :D  :D  :D

 

And I have to believe you Sam ???????

 

 

@ Jason,

 

When I see this I understand what you are meaning.

It is a slow process but ok, it has to be done.

I take my time with it.

And because it is wood, you can change things when it is wrong.

Just what i was saying to Patrick.....komt goed !!!!!

 

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so many holes.....so little time ;) your gett'in quite a few feathers in that cap of yours.....at this rate, you'll have an Indian headdress :)

I yam wot I yam!

finished builds:
Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue
Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions
M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller
Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build

Billing T78 Norden

 

in dry dock:
Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20
Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required
Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400
Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch

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Augie

 

Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64

 

Previous Builds :

 

US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery)

Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988

Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976

Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956

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I have cut out four gun ports and place cannons in it.

Just to see how it looks !

Beware.....every thing needs his paint and the framing for the gun ports has also to be done.

But first I want to cut out all the gun ports.

That takes a while....

 

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Wow Sjors!!! The cannons look great in place. I can't wait to see them all done.

Thanks,

 

Patrick

 

YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio

Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara

Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54

 

"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday"

- John Wayne

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Thanks Sherry and Patrick,

 

@ Sherry,

 

All guns wil take a while.....

I want to do a few more today but my lovely wife wants a laptop bag so I had to go to the city again !

I have give her one for her birthday but we also buy a new lamp for above the dining table.

And you can guess what's next.

Yep, have to hang him up !

Buy building time .

 

 

@ Patrick,

 

You are not the only one who want to see them all in place.

So do I  :P  :P  :P  :P

I think at the end of the year ,they will be in place......

Painted and all.

And of course I have to rig them....

Augie has counted for me how many holes I have to drill.

 

And every one else thanks for the likes, I like it !!!!! :D  :D  :D

 

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Nice! work on those  gun ports Sjors. I would think the template for them would be a good thing, looks like they are turning out all right for you,

they certainly look good, so.......... don't rock the boat!! :D :D

Frank

completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat     HMAT SUPPLY

                        

                         USRC "ALERT"

 

in progress: Red Dragon  (Chinese junk)

                      

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I'll do my best Frank !

 

The only thing that rocks at the moment is my wallet.......he want some money in it !!!!!!!!

I spend everything today on Anja  :P  :P  :P

 

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The only thing that rocks at the moment is my wallet.......he want some money in it !!!!!!!!

I spend everything today on Anja :P:P:P

 

I'm sure Anja will tell you that is the way it is supposed to be Sjors! Just remember: Happy Wife = Happy Life. :D Edited by gjdale
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On the starboard side the gun ports are cut out and placed the sills and painted them.

Now I can go to the port side.......

The same process is going on then.

After that I can start the stern and quarter gallery's and second planking....

The weather is great so I can sit outside and do the drilling ......

 

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Hi Sjors,

 

Gun Ports look great mate, well done. Only another 26 to for the lower ports, for you that's a stroll in the park my friend.

 

Your making good progress mate.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

mobbsie
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Completed Builds :-   Panart 1/16 Armed Launch / Pinnace ( Completed ),  Granado Cross Section 1/48

Harwich Bawley, Restoration,  Thames Barge Edme, Repair / Restoration,  Will Everard 1/67 Billings 

HMS Agamemnon 1781 - 1/64 Caldercraft KitHM Brig Badger,  HM Bomb Vessel Granado,
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The gunports look great Sjors!

Thanks,

 

Patrick

 

YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio

Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara

Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54

 

"Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday"

- John Wayne

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Thanks Mobbsie,

 

I learn it from a master  :D  :D  :D  :D

 

 

Then you seem to have learned well Sjors! Looking good. :)
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