HM Colonial Cutter Mermaid by olliechristo - FINISHED - Modellers ShipYard -

[robnbill]

Also the line that the crew would be pulling would be from the bulkhead side. Otherwise, the crew would have t stand between the canon and the bulkhead to pull tyne line. Not many crew would fit there.

[olliechristo]

You guy's are a wealth of knowledge.. Very thankful...

 

Well getting some news in from Cooktown.. Worried about my mates... We are getting a Lot of rain but escaped the brunt this time.. Bit upset about seeing the old pub has lost her roof.. Regards ollie

[olliechristo]

Oh no. Heard the Captain Cook museum has lost its roof too.. Sad day :/ Ollie

[Jim Lad]

Sorry, Ollie, I forgot to attach the picture of the carronade!

 

I think we all expected various buildings in Cooktown to loose their roofs, but looking at that photo, it seems the town has got off a lot lighter than was expected, which is excellent news.

 

John

 

 

 

[egkb]

Jeez guys, Batten down the hatches literally..  we don't get too many Tropical Revolving Storms up these parts, much less category 5's

 

Stay Safe Folks OK

 

Eamonn

[ringbolt2013]

Whole hearted agreement about cannons and storm !!

 

Tom

[olliechristo]

Thanks guys, certainly wild weather, rivers are raging. It's go nowhere weather..

 

Thanks so much for the advice on tackles..

 

Still just wondering should I attache

To the same rib on.bulwark or is it okay to angle them back to the next rib along..? Regards Oliver

[olliechristo]

Sure is Geoff. I'm even baking muffins in my spare time. For my lady who has been up since 5am on her day off to.try keep the road network going.. Yeah.I'm good I.know.. Just had a tree come down outside laundry.. Decent size too.. Ollie tu to

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[ringbolt2013]

Ollie      Guns  the mounting there of     Smaller guns 12 lb or below had 5 ringbolts w/iron rings attached    2 on either side 1 directly above the other   the lower one took the preventer or recoil rope the upper took the run-up tackle  The last was above the port in the middle to which the mouth of the gun was tied when not in use to prevent movement at sea. there is also one more affixed to the deck directly behind the gun for the practice firing usually far enough to bring the gun to full inboard recoil..... l learned that aboard the Connie. Hope it helps!

 

Tom

 

Wow that tree was good sized!!  Hope you are OK. 

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[olliechristo]

I will keep to the build now. Enough waffle..

 

I had a good day.. Made up some hand made eye bolts first thing this morning. Good to get a grip on a technique.. This was As I had run out of kit one's for whatever reason...

 

I have added more rings to canons. I use a lamp to help dry things. The humidity here is near 100%..

 

You may notice a sneak peek at something I'm working at slowly..

 

Regards Oliver

[olliechristo]

I forgot to show you all what I did with rudder hinges on copper side.. I decided just to paint them with some tamiya metal paint, happy with the finish..

 

For a while there I wasn't too sure about my decision to do two different finishes on my hull, but now sometimes she sits facing one way for a week or so and I flip her around and feel very satisfied.. I.like both sides equally..

almost.

 

Thankw and hope you enjoy the pics and your weekend. Ollie

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[aliluke]

Hi Ollie

Looking good. I reckon you are a customer for zu Mondfeld's "Historic Ship Models". It is the bible which will answer so many of your questions.

 

The eyebolts look great but, in my opinion, both your eyebolts and ringbolts need to be smaller. I gave up trying to make my own at the tiny scale needed and just bought them from Model Expo. As far as I can tell they make the tiniest eyebolts that you can buy. Caldercraft do a similar size but they are photo etched so lack the roundedness. I bought several hundred eyebolts from ME. Have a look at my cannon in my Fly log - the eyebolts and ringbolts are very, very small.

 

Still trying to figure out what ship/boat is in the background. Got me stumped!

[olliechristo]

Hi gang, internet coming to my home soon.

ran out of phone data.. I have been making my dinghy from scratch.. just working away slowly..

[olliechristo]

Thanks for looking all. Be back in a few days, can't wait to check in on all your builds. Just had a bit of free wifi time. Regards ollie

[ringbolt2013]

Absolutely amazing Ollie...Truly Outstanding!   Leaves me speechless!  You do this Sooooo well!

 

Tom

[BANYAN]

That's an excellent boat coming along there Ollie.  Good to see you up and running again mate.

 

 cheers

 

Pat

[Jim Lad]

Well done, Ollie!  By the time your internet is fully operational again I suppose that boat will be finished!

 

John

[Bindy]

From scratch?  Wow, that looks so good!

[egkb]

Very Very Cool Ollie... Me Likee ! (let me know when you start to take orders ok !!)

 

All The Very Best Mate

 

Eamonn

[olliechristo]

Thanks so much gang. Really happy with the way the baby is coming along. Few bits of ca to clean up.

 

. Unlike the internet which is a disaster, our network is pretty atrocious. Lots of corrosion from the high rainfall I think.. Gonna be a waiting game..

 

Wondering about oarlocks.. What suits this era? Grooves through cap rail or.pins..??

 

Anything else you think I should add? Tie points etc.. Will make some oars... Any inspirations welcome.. Many regards ollie

[olliechristo]

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[ringbolt2013]

Holy Crap..... that fast!!!!!!!!!!!!And SOOO good too!  Ollie ...you got the nack!

 

This era either had a rail around the gunwales with a gap for the oars to use or a kind of triangle with a half moon cut at the back to take the oar's lever action

with the pull   Kind of pointy end pointing towards the bow   that size boat would take 2 per side  remember   "officers in the stern" Hope that's a help.

 

Tom

[aliluke]

Bloody nice work mate. The clinkering looks spot on. I fine complement to your fine model. Bet you've got a big grin on your face looking at it!

[egkb]

Hold on there Ollie.. is that a flaw I spot in the stern !! Tell you what, send it to me so I can have a closer look !!  

 

I'll send it right back... Honest...

 

Take Care Mate

 

Eamonn

[dgbot]

I agree with Eamon on this.  I have always had problems doing a clinker hull not enough patience.  Job well done.  PS do not trust Irishmen or Iowans on a nice model you might not get it back    

David B

[egkb]

Really don't know wot you mean David... am almost offended   .. I mean it wouldn't have been my fault when it accidently got lost in the post on the return journey !!  

(By The Way, how long do you think would have been a safe period of time before showing to MSW my snazzy new clinker built boat that I built in secret for Ballahoo?)

 

Could have been The Perfect Crime !!  Oh Well..

 

All The Best

 

Eamonn

[olliechristo]

Hi gang.. I've done more on my dinghy..

 

I didn't like the fit of the back seat, so I remade it and added some side seats, looks much better..

 

Cleaned up the CA and all looks well with the clinker finish.

 

I decided to make mine a bit larger than the kit supplied, when looking at the historic sketch and paintings, I decided so, I also havnt noticed more than one boat so just going with this one..

 

In King's sketch he shows a boat on deck that looks about a third of the length of the ship... Mine fits on deck nicely and actually really like the look of it up there.. hmm. Mine works out about a quarter of the ships length. About 4.8 metres at scale..

 

The kit shows to add rings to cap rail and ropes to more rings and to the davits.. Do you lot think I should mount it like shown in instructions?? Thanks ollie

[alde]

Very impressive work. I love the attention to small details.

[Jim Lad]

That boat's turned out well, Ollie.  It was quite common for cutters to carry their boats on deck (less chance of damage that way) and as King clearly shows his boat on deck, then why not stow it here?  You have a clear primary source for it being stowed on deck!

 

John

[olliechristo]

Thanks gang. :-) I knocked up some oars out of 2mm tooth picks and some 4x0.6 mm silver ash plank.. I think they look okay.. I'm thinking 4 oars should suffice??

Thinking I will store dinghy on the rear even though I like it on deck. I think it will confuse my canons layout etc.

 

Regards Oliver