HMB Endeavour by kiwiron - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:54

[popeye the sailor]

she's looking awesome Ron!

[kiwi shaun]

Hi, im from tauranga and starting on the AL endeavour kit soon. I know its jumping in the deep end as a first build but i build geometric staircases for a living so like the timber bending challange! ill be watching your log like a hawk! It looks awesome and has my brain in overdrive about changes i can make to be more faithful to the real ship.

[kiwiron]

Hi Shaun,You'll enjoy it maybe not all the time until you see your progress.there are AL Endeavour build logs here,every kit is differant also the replica is differant to the aots etc books so it's a guess really to see how the original was.At least the name is the same.Maybe we should have been born 200 years ago to know for sure.Take your time if not sure ask there are very helpfull people here.

[kiwiron]

Tiller rigging done the same way as Cpt Slog,kept breaking blocks trying to put wire all the way around.Other odd bits done on the deck cleats,hatch cover,steps,boats lashing rings,anchor pulleys.Chain plates next,I got some Amati ones so time to check out everyone else's builds to see how it's done.

[DenPink]

Hi Ron

 

Wow she is looking the best ever, what a wonderful job you are doing on this build.

 

Very nice and clean, I just love your work.

 

Denis.

[BANYAN]

Coming along very nicely Ron; you'll have her fully rigged before you know it

 

cheers

 

Pat

[RGL]

Nice work. Are you going to have belaying pins?

[popeye the sailor]

looking better and better Ron.......beginning to look busy!  tiller rigging is sweet 

[augie]

Details are really bringing her alive.

[kiwiron]

Thanks a lot for all your great comments chaps.Denis i'm a complete amateur compared to a lot of other Endeavour builds.Pat looking at Gregs rigging not sure if i want to get to it to quick.Greg i fitted the kit supplied belaying pins but can get some more as i need them.Popeye the tiller rigging is from Cpt Slog and Shipaholic nearly at the end of the deck work.I seem to spent a lot of time re-glueing parts back on.Thanks Augie i'll leave off the anchors,small cannons,flagstaff i can see those being glued back on again and again.Just painting the deadeyes today.

[kiwiron]

One year into the build,got a bit further than I thought.Just waiting to get motivated again to assemble the deadeyes,chain plates etc.

[kiwiron]

Deadeyes etc assembled,I need to open up the channels before fitting.

[DenPink]

Hi Ron

 

Looking very nice my friend.

 

Did you use black paint or other mat to blacken them.

 

Denis

[kiwiron]

Thanks Denis,I have'nt done anything to them yet,straight out of the packet at the moment.

[kiwiron]

Just thinking about the angle to fit the chain plates,should i wait to put the mast on to see what the angle of the shrouds are?ron.

[BANYAN]

You've been busy Ron, she's coming on nicely. 

 

Mate, if not too late, one thing I have learned from experience is not to fit the capping or edge strip to the channels after you fit the deadeyes - just let them rest in the slot temp held in place with some painters or low-tack tape.  I glued the strip on and all was fine for many months until I started rigging.  When I fitted the shrouds to the deadeyes, a couple of my weaker chainplate joints gave way and I had to remove the edging to repair the chainplates.  That proved a little difficult and I was lucky doing any real damage but it was a real m%&*#$@ to sand the edging to align with the top/bottom edges of the outer contours of the channels again.

 

A lesson I have stored away for future builds

 

cheers

 

Pats

[kiwiron]

Thanks a lot Pats,good idea I remember reading your post about that one.I'll have a go at it over the w/end hopefully.ron

[augie]

The way I've done it Ron is to stick a dowel in the mast hole and set it as close as possible to the fore/aft angle of the real mast.  Mark the height of the lower mast top on it.  Now just tie one string on there, long enough to go below your channel.  Now you can check the angle of the chainplates by simply moving the string to each deadeye position and carrying it below the channel to the hull.  It will also show you that you're avoiding any obstructions below the channel ---- like gunports!

[riverboat]

Your build is looking awesome! Ron, a  lot done in a year's time. You'll be done before Christmas (just wishful thinking)

Frank

[kiwiron]

Thanks very much Pats,Augie and Frank now I know how to do the next step,great ideas.Frank it'll be done by xmas just don't know which one yet.ron.

[Captain Slog]

The way I've done it Ron is to stick a dowel in the mast hole and set it as close as possible to the fore/aft angle of the real mast.  Mark the height of the lower mast top on it.  Now just tie one string on there, long enough to go below your channel.  Now you can check the angle of the chainplates by simply moving the string to each deadeye position and carrying it below the channel to the hull.  It will also show you that you're avoiding any obstructions below the channel ---- like gunports!

That's the way I did mine also.  

 

Your Endeavour is progressing nicely Ron.

 

Slog

Edited November 29, 2014 by Captain Slog

[kiwiron]

Thanks a lot slog,it's good to know how the experts do it.

[kiwiron]

Thanks to Shipaholic,Banyan,Augie,Slog for your advice.I did different sizes of deadeyes to the instructions following Shipaholics ship.My channels are in a different place to Shipaholics that's why the angles are a bit different.

[popeye the sailor]

looking very nice.......when you cap them off,  are you going to go all the way around,  or just the fronts?   I just align the gun ports with the slots in the plate.  since a very small portion of the plate will locate forward of the mast {if at all},  it makes the location a bit easier to discern.

[kiwiron]

Thanks Popeye,i'll just cap the fronts after I've done the shrouds.Good idea lining up the gun ports with the slots in the plate you know exactly where you are then.The vent covers worked out pretty good for me.Onto the ships boat for a change of scenery now.

[kiwiron]

Some odd bits done,handle for the small cannon.Spare top masts the ships boat sits on,lantern I should have painted inside first,rudder chains.Ships boat planked just needs sanding & some filler,the small pins were just the right size to hold the planks until the glue dries.Anchors I tried rope around the brass rings but couldn't get it to look any good,maybe try again later when I fit them.I removed two of the big cannons for now they lined up so in use they would have blown the deadeye and rope to bits,not very clever.

[augie]

Looking good.  Love the anchors.  Now be careful around that stern.

[kiwiron]

Thanks Augie,I've already knocked off half the top rail over and over,pretty delicate now,lucky I've got heaps of glue.

[kiwiron]

Ships longboat done, I tried an oar from scratch turned out better than I thought so I kept going,i'll put the best ones on top.Onto to the bowsprit now and the drill lathe,a lot more detail than the Supply bowsprit.The small cannons,anchors will be going on near the end.

[kiwiron]

Just found a mistake with the oars for them to actually work I need to re drill the holes 90 degrees to what I have.