NMBROOK Posted December 22, 2014 Author #451 Posted December 22, 2014 Thanks mate!! Kind Regards Nigel Currently working on Royal Caroline
NMBROOK Posted December 23, 2014 Author #452 Posted December 23, 2014 I carefully reduced the thickness of the complete grating to just over 1mm using a mini sanding disc in my Proxxon IB/e.The grating was then wetted and clamped to a plywood former with slightly more than the required radius.The Ebony frame was then assembled around the grating using 30min epoxy. After leaving overnight to dry,everything was sanded back to the required shape and size.The final two pics show the grating slotted in place on the deck.Final gluing will not happened until all 'treenailing' and sanding has been carried out. A change of direction now as work is going to concentrate on Royal Caroline's guns. Kind Regards Nigel jaerschen, Ferit, egkb and 16 others 19 Currently working on Royal Caroline
tarbrush Posted December 23, 2014 #453 Posted December 23, 2014 that's just amazing Nigel! NMBROOK 1 John future build: to finish Mary Rose http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/8507-mary-rose-by-tarbrush-scale-172-1545/?hl=%2Bmary+%2Brose completed builds: Constructo Steam Launch Louise
NMBROOK Posted December 23, 2014 Author #454 Posted December 23, 2014 Thank you very much indeed John It did test my patience to the max and cost three broken drills However,now the learning curve is complete,hopefully things will be a little more straightforward as I have another seven or eight to make for the whole model Kind Regards Nigel mtaylor 1 Currently working on Royal Caroline
Sjors Posted December 23, 2014 #455 Posted December 23, 2014 Wow, that looks great !!!!!! Sjors CaptainSteve and NMBROOK 2 Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre
rafine Posted December 23, 2014 #456 Posted December 23, 2014 Fantastic work Nigel. Your attention to detail is as good as it gets. Bob NMBROOK 1 Current builds on MSW: HMS Winchelsea 1:48: Medway Longboat 1:24 Prior builds on MSW: Schooner Halifax: Lumberyard 1/48 semi-scratch; Cutter Cheerful 1:48; Granado: Caldercraft 1:64; Frigate Essex: Kitbashed Model Shipways kit; Triton Cross Section 1:48; Kingfisher from Lauckstreet kit; Syren: Model shipways kit ;Kitbashed Fair American: Model Shipways;Prince de Neufchatel: Model shipways 1:64 Civil War Picket Boat
NMBROOK Posted December 23, 2014 Author #457 Posted December 23, 2014 Thank you very much indeed Sjors and Bob Kind Regards Nigel Currently working on Royal Caroline
Beef Wellington Posted December 23, 2014 #458 Posted December 23, 2014 As Sjors said...WOW. I think your in the running for the words best model grating. Just amazing detail! NMBROOK and CaptainSteve 2 Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop)
NMBROOK Posted December 23, 2014 Author #459 Posted December 23, 2014 Thank you very much indeed Jason Kind Regards Nigel Currently working on Royal Caroline
egkb Posted December 23, 2014 #460 Posted December 23, 2014 Dang that's impressive Bud.. Roll on the Caroline's Guns ! Can't wait to see wot magic you'll do there. Eamonn NMBROOK 1 Current Build : HM Schooner Ballahoo In the Pipeline : HM Cutter Sherbourne, HM Mortar Convulsion, Emma C Berry & C18th English Longboat.. Eventually That Is..🙄
gjdale Posted December 23, 2014 #461 Posted December 23, 2014 Gorgeous looking grating Nigel - that is particularly well done. Very impressive! NMBROOK 1 Grant ____________________________________________________ Current builds: African Queen - Radio Control / Live Steam Previous builds: The Shipyard at Foss' Landing (Diorama), Hannah - Ship in a Bottle, NRG Capstan Project, 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper, Medway Longboat , Alfa Romeo Spider Gran Touring (Pocher) , Da Vinci Flying Machine, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout - Dumas - Radio, Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 - Cross Section - Scratchbuild, HMS Victory (Mamoli 1:90), Cutty Sark, Armed Pinnace, Bounty, Santa Maria At another place: Stephenson's Rocket (OcCre 1:24) (click the title to follow the link) In the Gallery: Lancia Armata 1803, Bomb Vessel Granada, 1742 Cross Section, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout
NMBROOK Posted December 23, 2014 Author #462 Posted December 23, 2014 Thank you very much Grant Kind Regards Nigel Currently working on Royal Caroline
mtaylor Posted December 25, 2014 #463 Posted December 25, 2014 Beautiful grate and coamings. I like the ebony look for the coamings as it makes the grates jump out. NMBROOK 1 Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
NMBROOK Posted December 25, 2014 Author #464 Posted December 25, 2014 Thank you very much Mark The contemporary model of her has black combings and waterways on the maindeck,I have chosen to follow this,but extend it to the gundeck combings.I am also considering making the bitts and capstans from ebony. Merry Christmas(actually xmas day here now ) Nigel mtaylor and jaerschen 2 Currently working on Royal Caroline
NMBROOK Posted December 29, 2014 Author #465 Posted December 29, 2014 I felt the need to post some pics to celebrate the completion of the gundeck 'treenailing'.The aft section still needs sanding smooth and I will then apply a coat of thinned poly to protect the deck during future work.A rough count up shows well in excess of 3000 fixings Some sanity has been retained thanks to the music of Vangelis and Hans Zimmer Kind Regards Nigel jaerschen, Brian the extraordinaire, flying_dutchman2 and 18 others 21 Currently working on Royal Caroline
egkb Posted December 29, 2014 #466 Posted December 29, 2014 That's Class Mate, Pure Class !! E NMBROOK and CaptainSteve 2 Current Build : HM Schooner Ballahoo In the Pipeline : HM Cutter Sherbourne, HM Mortar Convulsion, Emma C Berry & C18th English Longboat.. Eventually That Is..🙄
NMBROOK Posted December 30, 2014 Author #467 Posted December 30, 2014 Thanks mate!!!! Kind Regards Nigel Currently working on Royal Caroline
aliluke Posted December 30, 2014 #468 Posted December 30, 2014 Sanity and our craft do not go together. Amazing work by you and we are all mad as maggots ! hexnut, NMBROOK, CaptainSteve and 2 others 5 Cheers Alistair Current Build - On Hold - HMS Fly by aliluke - Amati/Victory Models - 1/64 Previous Build - Armed Virginia Sloop by Model Shipways Previous Build - Dutch Whaler by Sergal (hull only, no log)
NMBROOK Posted December 30, 2014 Author #469 Posted December 30, 2014 Thank you Alistair You're post made me chuckle,I am wrestling tiny eyebolts into gun carriages little bigger than my thumbnail as I write this I think that is case in point Kind Regards Nigel mtaylor, rafine, egkb and 1 other 4 Currently working on Royal Caroline
NMBROOK Posted December 30, 2014 Author #470 Posted December 30, 2014 Well ok,maybe not literally at the same time John but I am ambidextrous Kind Regards Nigel Currently working on Royal Caroline
Keith_W Posted December 30, 2014 #471 Posted December 30, 2014 The amount of work you have put into this is awe inspiring! What material did you use for treenailing the deck? Was it a contrasting wood, or did you use brass? NMBROOK 1 Regards, Keith 2007 (completed): HMS Bounty - Artesania Latina 2013 (completed): Viking Ship Drakkar - Amati 2014 (completed): HMS Bounty Launch - Model Shipways Current: HMS Royal William - Euromodel
Sjors Posted December 30, 2014 #472 Posted December 30, 2014 I was wondering why I don't see any updates.... Now I know why !!!!!!! Looks fantastic Nigel !!!! My hat of for you ! Sjors NMBROOK 1 Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre
jaerschen Posted December 30, 2014 #473 Posted December 30, 2014 Wow Nigel, it's looking fantastic, great work. NMBROOK 1 Juergen Actually in progress: 50-Gun Ship HMS Leopard 1790 POB in scale 1/64 HMS Triton 1773 POF 1/48 Finished: Brigg Irene (ex. HMS Grasshopper) 1/50
patrickmil Posted December 30, 2014 #474 Posted December 30, 2014 Nigel, great work! I have to say though, don't we all have to be sane to start with if our sanity would be retained? LOL If you ask my admiral, she would tell you that we're all insane for this hobby. NMBROOK 1 Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 Current: Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-5
egkb Posted December 30, 2014 #475 Posted December 30, 2014 Nigel.. I'd give my Right Arm to be Ambidextrous ... Eamonn PS I'm one of those 'Ambi's' too.. CaptainSteve, NMBROOK and gjdale 3 Current Build : HM Schooner Ballahoo In the Pipeline : HM Cutter Sherbourne, HM Mortar Convulsion, Emma C Berry & C18th English Longboat.. Eventually That Is..🙄
NMBROOK Posted December 30, 2014 Author #476 Posted December 30, 2014 Gosh,many thanks everyone I will post some pics when sanded and a coat of varnish has been applied.It will give a better indication of the finished process. The 'treenails' are from soft copper wire Keith.The product I use is designed for electronics and armature winding.I have used brass in the past,but it is a VERY hard slog sanding it flush.I know Alex Banarov uses brass,but he snips the brass off proud and then dresses it flush using a hammer.His models are typically twice the size of mine,I don't fancy hammer wielding on a model of this size.Not only that,but I feel the copper provides a very subtle contrast to the pear,it only really stands out when the light catches it at a certain angle.It will provide a stark contrast against the Ebony sections,but that is the appearance I am after. Kind Regards Nigel egkb, mtaylor and CaptainSteve 3 Currently working on Royal Caroline
gjdale Posted December 30, 2014 #477 Posted December 30, 2014 Lovely work on the treenailing Nigel. Sane is highly over rated! NMBROOK and CaptainSteve 2 Grant ____________________________________________________ Current builds: African Queen - Radio Control / Live Steam Previous builds: The Shipyard at Foss' Landing (Diorama), Hannah - Ship in a Bottle, NRG Capstan Project, 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper, Medway Longboat , Alfa Romeo Spider Gran Touring (Pocher) , Da Vinci Flying Machine, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout - Dumas - Radio, Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 - Cross Section - Scratchbuild, HMS Victory (Mamoli 1:90), Cutty Sark, Armed Pinnace, Bounty, Santa Maria At another place: Stephenson's Rocket (OcCre 1:24) (click the title to follow the link) In the Gallery: Lancia Armata 1803, Bomb Vessel Granada, 1742 Cross Section, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout
NMBROOK Posted December 30, 2014 Author #478 Posted December 30, 2014 Thank you Grant Kind Regards Nigel Currently working on Royal Caroline
NMBROOK Posted January 1, 2015 Author #479 Posted January 1, 2015 I have fully sanded the deck smooth.After this,the deck was wiped with an extremely diluted mix of Liver of sulpur gel,http://www.metalclay.co.uk/patinas/,thiswas to take the shine off the copper,rather than turn it black,which a stronger mix would have done.It has removed the shine and darkened the copper ever so slightly.So far two coats of poly have been applied and the deck has been rubbed down ready for the third. Happy New Year everyone Nigel mij, avsjerome2003, NAZGÛL and 13 others 16 Currently working on Royal Caroline
CaptainSteve Posted January 1, 2015 #480 Posted January 1, 2015 (edited) Nigel !! Yet again ... stunning !! I would never have contemplated washing the planking with LoS ... I would've thought that stuff would eat the wood. Most definitely one for the memory bank. Edited January 1, 2015 by CaptainSteve CaptainSteve Current Build: HM Granado Bomb Vessel (Caldercraft) My BathTub: Queen Anne Barge (Syren Ship Models) Log: Queen Anne Barge (an build log) Bounty Launch (Model Shipways) Log: Bounty Launch by CaptainSteve Apostol Felipe (OcCre) HMS Victory (Constructo) Check It Out: The Kit-Basher's Guide to The Galaxy Website: The Life & Boats of CaptainSteve
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