HMS Erebus by Ship_Right - OcCre - Scale 1:75

[Ship_Right]

On 1/25/2025 at 1:21 PM, clearway said:

... it is about 116mm long after it leaves the bulwarks at the bow.

 

Keith

I used the dimensions in the kit plans to cut the length, keeping the same distance from the bow forwards when mounted in the original location. When I measure it now, it is 105 mm. I could cut a new one, but I'm not sure what that will do to other parts of the kit rigging.

[Ship_Right]

Been away from this log while I completed the first level of planking. My first time doing this, and I guess the results reflect that. However, I'm not unhappy with it. There are some small gaps, but I managed to complete it using full length planks throughout. Broke a few with my impatience in bending ☹️ but fixed them.

I'm expecting it all to work out after sanding, and then the second layer will cover it all up anyway. 

 

[clearway]

19 hours ago, Ship_Right said:

could cut a new one, but I'm not sure what that will do to other parts of the kit rigging.

good feeling when the whisky plank goes on! regards bowsprit 11mm shouldn't really make much difference to be honest- another thing to watch out for is the mast doubling which needs to be more than occre give.

 

Keith

[Ship_Right]

23 hours ago, clearway said:

the mast doubling which needs to be more than occre give

? Sorry Keith, but could you expand on that? More in what way? Does this show in Matt's plans?

[Ship_Right]

23 hours ago, clearway said:

good feeling when the whisky plank goes on!

I will celebrate appropriately in the tradition, with Canadian Rye!

Edited February 9 by Ship_Right

[clearway]

2 hours ago, Ship_Right said:

Sorry Keith, but could you expand on that? More in what way? Does this show in Matt's plans?

the doubling at the mast head (from the top to the mast cap) should be around 4-5 times the diameter of the mast head- yes you can see on Matthews plans that the doubling is about twice what occre give- on my Terror from the top to the masthead is around 35mm on the fore and main masts and a little less on the mizzen.

 

here are the lengths in feet of the bowsprit and lower masts (outboard for bowsprit and above deck level for masts) from the 1838 admiralty order for a 10th rate frigate which the mast diameters tie in with (occre actually got the topmasts bang on)!

 

bowsprit 29' - 22 1/2" dia.

foremast 48'6" - 22 1/2"dia.

mainmast 53'6" - 24" dia.

mizzen mast 43' 6" - 18"dia.

 

taken from Lees 'Masting and Rigging the English Man o War'

 

hope this helps

 

Keith

 

Edited February 9 by clearway
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[Ship_Right]

19 hours ago, clearway said:

bowsprit 29' - 22 1/2" dia.

So the bowsprit should be 7.6mm dia, ditto the foremast.

My foremast is 7mm, but my bowsprit is only 6.

I'll have to revisit these.

 

[clearway]

5 hours ago, Ship_Right said:

So the bowsprit should be 7.6mm dia, ditto the foremast.

My foremast is 7mm, but my bowsprit is only 6.

I'll have to revisit these.

7mm is close enough - in full size terms you are only talking around an inch - i made my bowsprit around 7.5 mm diameter tapering down to around 6mm towards the cap

 

Keith

[Ship_Right]

I've just finished installing and sanding the Ice Buffers. I had some problems lining them up so the port and starboard buffers were at equal height at the bow.

I was also daunted by the amount of sanding required, so with much trepidation used my recently acquired Dremel to help. I was very careful, and am happy with the results.

 

 

 

The picture here has the keel pieces temporarily taped in. I have a problem with the keel, because the keel seems to be about 5-10 mm short, and the part that the rudder will attach to doesn't quite fit properly. Not sure yet how I will line it all up. I have enough of the Oak sprue to make a fill-in piece if that's what it takes, but the alignment at the stern is going to be critical for the rudder to fit properly.

Will attach photos when I am closer to finalizing that part.

 

I have just located a copy of Lees' Masting and Rigging at our reference library (snowstorms permitting), so will be spending some time there next week to fully understand what they say about rigging, and how all the different spar sizes fit together.