Friesland 1663 by mrcc - Mamoli MV24 - 1:75

[mrcc]

Thanks Ronald for your reply...

 

Yes, these creations really start to come alive with the deck fittings. 

[mrcc]

Some work to report on the gun port lids.

 

Mamoli has them precut and then you just add the exterior planking and hinges.

There are two sizes of gun port lids, one slightly larger than the other for the lowest row of guns, the dummy guns... which will be added later.

I know other Mamoli Friesland builders have referenced their kits having abnormally long dummy guns... unfortunately my old vintage has the dummy guns that are too long.

 

I will figure out that problem at a later date.

[mrcc]

Did some fiddling with the stern ornaments... mostly painting.

I did not find them bad with regards to cleanup of edges and margins.

 

Lots of fiddling though getting the corners to fit and to have smooth transitions to the ornaments. Not always an easy task!

Edited November 3 by mrcc

[Knocklouder]

Very nice Julian, lots of details 

  Bob  M.

                                                       

[Baker]

Very nicely done

[Ronald-V]

That's a beautiful looking stern!

[mrcc]

Thanks everyone for the replies!

[mrcc]

Starting some work on the channels, chainplates, and deadeyes.

 

I added a 2x2 mm backing on the channels in order to get a better gluing surface to the hull.

 

Also, the chainplates included in the kit are unfortunately short by 3 in number and they are definitively too long (per the plans) as I believe they should affix to the black strake immediately below the channel and not the hull.

 

Noticed some variation of their attachments on both the dutch websites as well on MSW. I think it looks cleaner attaching to the black strake.

 

Anyone have some suggestions?

[Baker]

13 hours ago, mrcc said:

Anyone have some suggestions?

this is how it should be done in theory.

On a model in the Amsterdam museum.

[Baker]

Also a nice one (Amsterdam exhibition)

 

 

[mrcc]

Thanks Patrick… I appreciate the images. 
 

I will be following the way depicted in the first set of pictures you listed from the museum. Yes, I believe, the most historically accurate. 

[mrcc]

Update: Not happy with the space between the stern stem and the rudder.  The space seems very excessive per the plans...

 

I took off the rudder and put a fill piece in. Ideally I should have put it on the rudder side but the rudder margin length is convex and the stern stem is flat thus better accommodating the fill piece.

 

Looks OK from up close but from 1 foot away, the fill piece completely blends in and is not noticeable. 

I think it looks better...

Edited Thursday at 07:23 PM by mrcc

[mrcc]

Some work on the chainplates;  some bending, some twisting, some manufacturing (the kit was short 3 chainplates) from brass wire, and some cutting.

[mrcc]

Last post today: did some blackening - the pins were copper alloy, rings and eyelets were brass alloys, the chain was super tarnished brass, and the new chainplates that I made being brass wire.

 

My technique was the same for all - swished around in isopropyl alcohol for 5 minutes occasionally brushing with an old toothbrush, then rinse in distilled water, then transferred to household vinegar for 2 minutes, and then rinsed in distilled water, and then transferred into a 1:3 solution of 1 part Birchwood Casey blackening solution with 3 parts warmed distilled water, with a final rinse with distilled water and drying.

 

The process was really quick - just 5-10 seconds in the backening solution with the results shown below. Very happy with the results!