HM Cutter Sherbourne 1763 by PAckerman - Caldercraft - 1/64

[PAckerman]

As stated in my Pinnace post, I started a HMS Cutter Sherbourne. I have made some good progress on it after a couple months or so. I have slowed way down now that I am working the very fine details and getting ideas. I really wished I got the Vanguard of this model. The materials would have been better for some of the parts that I want to do more fine details. But overall, this one is not bad either.

 

So, as always started putting together the frame using lego and 1,2,3 block. Thanks to the person that answered me on that they were. Love using them. 

 

 

 

 

While working on that, I was working on shaping the two gun-port Balkwarks.

 

 

 

Placed the gun-port balkwarks into place and clamp overnight. Also, I shaped the hull getting it ready for first planking.

 

 

Ok, time not to be a chicken and start the 1st planking taking my time and remembering to let the plank naturally lay this way you get a better fit. I did some shaping using water and clamping into position.

 

 

 

 

Time for second planking. Took even more time on this one. I believe it took over 1.5 weeks about 2 - 3 hours. Was really taken time shaping and let glue dry before moving on.

 

 

 

Now, I started working on the inside. I even added an extra piece in there to help transition the inside of the bulkwarks and the decking. a baseboard if you will.

 

 

 

Well, that about catches this build up. I do have some more progress, but I did not take pictures yet. Such as the Main wale and the posts on top of the upper cap.

 

Anyway, time to get back to the shipyard.

[Knocklouder]

Nice progress so far, it's looking  good.

 

Bob M.

Edited Saturday at 03:13 PM by Knocklouder

[PAckerman]

I am looking for multiple opinions/points of view - I added trim out in the back gunport - it was not in the plans, but I feel it gives it a better look, but I also put the cannon in the one without the trim out and it too doesn't look bad. Which do you prefer? Some may say its only my opinion that counts, true, but I value others.

 

[ccoyle]

I think you are speaking about the gun port lining? Personally, I would omit it, as it makes the port too small. The gun crew would have very little room to traverse or elevate the gun, nor to aim it.

[Desertanimal]

I agree with Chris. Too tight that way. 

[PAckerman]

14 hours ago, ccoyle said:

I think you are speaking about the gun port lining? Personally, I would omit it, as it makes the port too small. The gun crew would have very little room to traverse or elevate the gun, nor to aim it.

You are correct. I am still learning some of the names. I was looking at it all day and I was thinking the same thing. its tight. It only helps with the look a little bit, but is not functional.

 

Thank you both.

[AJohnson]

This takes me back, my first wooden boat build was a Caldercraft Sherbourne.  😁

 

Good start! 👍

[PAckerman]

36 minutes ago, AJohnson said:

This takes me back, my first wooden boat build was a Caldercraft Sherbourne.  😁

 

Good start! 👍

Thank you. I looked over your images and others extensively. It is helping me out.

 

I wasn't able to make large amount of progress, but have been working on some smaller finer detail items. I should expect little progress now. Anyway. Thanks to the opinions. I went with them. I reversed that and built a few smaller parts.

 

I also learned to make the photos smaller. Hope this works.