HMS Harpy 1796 by dunnock - Vanguard Models - 1:64

[palmerit]

What do you plan to apply along the top edge of the copper (where it reaches the wooden hull)? I've seen some people keep it rough, some use a piece of copper-painted rope, some use thin strips of copper. Just curious what options you've used and what you're planning. I suppose it depends on how clean the edge is.

[dunnock]

17 hours ago, palmerit said:

What do you plan to apply along the top edge of the copper (where it reaches the wooden hull)? I've seen some people keep it rough, some use a piece of copper-painted rope, some use thin strips of copper. Just curious what options you've used and what you're planning. I suppose it depends on how clean the edge is.

I like to finish the edge with stripwood (it covers a multitude of poor cutting). On previous builds I have edged with 1mm square section boxwood.  I now also have some 1.5x1mm strip so I will decide when the coppering is complete which to use.

 

David

[dunnock]

Coppering Continued

Just an update on progress.

I’m about 2/3 of the way along and beginning to reach the waterline and the need to cut plates. I mark the line with a pencil, score several times and then bend it until it breaks along the line. Minor adjustments and smoothing the edge is done with a fine file.

 

I continue plating towards the stem.

I'll get to the same stage on the other side before going back to finishing plating at the waterline. I also have some small pieces to add at the stern

 

David

[Theodosius]

That's a very smooth copper layer, I like it! 🙂 

[dunnock]

Thanks Theodosius that's very kind of you.

 

I've just looked in on your Speedy and your making a great job of it - don't believe it can be your first wooden model

 

David

[dunnock]

Coppering Completed

 

After10 days, I have finished coppering the hull. Diana it isn’t but even so there are over 800 plates to glue in place.

 

The final row to the waterline involved a lot of small pieces which took some time. Any ragged edges will be covered by a boxwood strip.

The final piece of this 3D jigsaw is the prow. I ran the side pieces first, continuing down from the keel to the waterline. I overlapped the plates by about 1mm onto the hull and then finished with the vertical plates down the cutwater, again overlapping onto the horizontal plates by 1mm each side.

While looking over my work, I noticed that some plates had lifted at the corners so I have been checking and re-glueing those that weren’t firmly stuck down.

 

Thanks for looking in, the likes and comments.

David

[Blue Ensign]

Very nice job David, well done👍

 

B.E.

[dunnock]

Thank you Maurice. That's good of you to say so.

 

David 

[AJohnson]

That copper plate work has come out very nicely David. 👏

[dunnock]

Thanks very much Andrew 

[dunnock]

Coppering – Finishing Touches

 

Thanks for the encouragement with likes and comments.

 

Positively the final mention of coppering. I have added some boxwood trim around the waterline edge of the plates using 1mm square strip. I have thinned it back and rounded off the edges to make it less prominent and maybe I will darken it off with some stain to reduce the contrast with the pearwood. To finish the trim at that level I have also added pieces 111 and 112 between counter and tuck. A few coats of dilute matt varnish protects the wood and brings up the colour of the planking.

Thanks for looking in

David