maurino Posted July 12, 2014 Share #1 Posted July 12, 2014 Years ago I purchased a kit of hms Beagle already started by another modeller, I have now decided to start my model as "Fisching schooner" is coming to an end. Here's how it appeared at the brig at the time of purchase . Mauro Cjames 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose2 Posted July 13, 2014 Share #2 Posted July 13, 2014 Hi ! bluenose here. I have the Mamoli kit also. Something you should be aware of. The Beagle as represented by Mamoli as the ship Darwin sailed on is based on the ship as it was before 1831 when he sailed aboard it. After some research and purchasing the book by Karl Heinz Marquardt. Conway Maritime Press. You will see that there are major differences in the Mamoli kit and the Beagle that Charles Darwin sailed on. Most importantly the canons on the Darwin ship were below decks and not on the top deck. This kit will require some extensive kit bashing to get it correct. So before you spend any more time on this kit please purchase the book to see what you are up against. I will still do the build but I need some more experience to do it justice. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share #3 Posted July 13, 2014 Hi Bluenose , I also have the monograph of Conway, I will use it to try to correct the errors in the kit. I hope to obtain a sailing ship fairly faithful to the original.Mauro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted July 13, 2014 Author Share #4 Posted July 13, 2014 I removed the deck to be able to work from inside the hull, I broke the bulwark stanchion of the frame .... will fix them later. I put the wood L profile to reinforce the coupling keel-frame .Mauro Aussie048 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose2 Posted July 14, 2014 Share #5 Posted July 14, 2014 I will be keeping an eye on your build for future reference. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabek Posted July 14, 2014 Share #6 Posted July 14, 2014 Hello Mauro, Looking forward to seeing your work on this model. This is a kit that is on my bucket list! Best wishes and clear skies! Gabe Quote Current builds: Harvey, Baltimore Clipper - Artesania Latina HMS Triton Cross Section, 18th Century Frigate - online scratch build HMCS Agassiz, WW2 Flower-Class Corvette - HMV - card model Completed: Swift, Pilot Schooner - Artesania Latina --- Build log --- Gallery Skeeter, Ship-in-Bottle - Ships a Sailin' kit --- Build log Santa Maria, Caravel - Artesania Latina --- Build log Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share #7 Posted July 14, 2014 Hello Mauro, Looking forward to seeing your work on this model. This is a kit that is on my bucket list! Best wishes and clear skies! Gabe Thanks Gabe, I hope that my work on the brig you like it ........ Mauro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share #8 Posted July 14, 2014 I will be keeping an eye on your build for future reference. Good luck. Thanks Bluenose , see you soon with new updates!Mauro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share #9 Posted July 16, 2014 Slowly I continue to apply the reinforcements .........Mauro Aussie048 and Littlebob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Littlebob Posted July 16, 2014 Share #10 Posted July 16, 2014 Good start, that wood molding is a good idea never thought of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share #11 Posted July 16, 2014 Good start, that wood molding is a good idea never thought of that. Thanks Robert, probably reinforcements are not necessary, but with a little effort I have a much more robust hull! Mauro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose2 Posted July 16, 2014 Share #12 Posted July 16, 2014 Hello bluenose here. After researching my new Marquardt book more closely I was wrong about the guns being on a lower deck. They just appear so because of the high gunwales.They are in fact on the upper deck. What faked me out was the high gunwales. Sorry about that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindy Posted July 18, 2014 Share #13 Posted July 18, 2014 Hello Mauro! Is there room for another to follow along? A little while ago I read a review on this kit and have been interested in it ever since and can't wait to see what you do with it! I like the idea of the wood moulding for reinforcements too. That is very clever! Quote Completed Build: Bregante Il Leudo Merchant Launch - Mamoli - 1:72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share #14 Posted July 18, 2014 Hello Mauro! Is there room for another to follow along? A little while ago I read a review on this kit and have been interested in it ever since and can't wait to see what you do with it! I like the idea of the wood moulding for reinforcements too. That is very clever! Hi Bindy, of course there is room for you !!!!! Reinforcements wooden L-shaped are my idea "patented" a few years ago ........... sometimes even I have some nice idea. See you soon ... Mauro Bindy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose2 Posted July 20, 2014 Share #15 Posted July 20, 2014 It's always good to see builders using whats at hand. It shows you don't have to go to a store front to get the job done. Nice fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share #16 Posted July 20, 2014 It's always good to see builders using whats at hand. It shows you don't have to go to a store front to get the job done. Nice fix. Hello Bluenose, the imagination often gives us effective solutions with little expense - Mauro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted July 26, 2014 Author Share #17 Posted July 26, 2014 I finished putting the reinforcements, soon I will spend the first planking.Mauro Littlebob and Bindy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted August 2, 2014 Author Share #18 Posted August 2, 2014 I started to lay the first planking , the kit had to be very old because the strips are virtually dry ...... even keeping them to soak for hours. Are prone to breaking, I put them carefully and forcing them as little as possible. At the end of a good sanded remit all right!Mauro Bindy and msberkman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted August 9, 2014 Author Share #19 Posted August 9, 2014 I've almost finished the planking, I'll have a little sanding to make it smooth.Mauro Foultide, Bindy and msberkman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted August 15, 2014 Author Share #20 Posted August 15, 2014 As I always do in my models, I apply inside the hull a mix of white glue, wood chips, sawdust and small wood scari. This gives more strength to the hull and prevents shrinkage and twisting of the planking .Mauro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted August 23, 2014 Author Share #21 Posted August 23, 2014 I continued the first planking and placed the deck ...Mauro msberkman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted August 31, 2014 Author Share #22 Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) I decided to self-produce the strips of the second planking, I bought it from a carpenter a scrap of veneer, which I cut into pieces of about 30 cm. Then, on one side only, I brushed glue diluted with water so as not to make the pulping wood during cutting. Using a paper trimmer I cut the wood (oak) in strips of 3 mm.Mauro Edited August 31, 2014 by maurino Bindy and maso 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindy Posted September 5, 2014 Share #23 Posted September 5, 2014 What a clever idea for getting planking material Mauro! Quote Completed Build: Bregante Il Leudo Merchant Launch - Mamoli - 1:72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted September 5, 2014 Author Share #24 Posted September 5, 2014 What a clever idea for getting planking material Mauro! Thanks Bindy, and welcome back !!! Mauro Bindy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted September 7, 2014 Author Share #25 Posted September 7, 2014 I started to place the second planking ....Mauro Waister, Bindy and GuntherMT 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted September 14, 2014 Author Share #26 Posted September 14, 2014 Continues the laying of the second planking ....Mauro msberkman, GuntherMT, WackoWolf and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted September 27, 2014 Author Share #27 Posted September 27, 2014 I have almost finished laying the second planking ......Mauro GuntherMT, WackoWolf and msberkman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share #28 Posted March 29, 2015 I finished the planking and I almost finished painting the hull, at the same time I'm building the cutter of the brig. The kit provides only 2 boats metal, it will build 7 (as in the original) using very thin strips of wood. Not sure of being able to sell all the boats on board, maybe I'll have to discard some.Mauro Foultide 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted April 6, 2015 Author Share #29 Posted April 6, 2015 I painted on the hull of the false doors of the guns.Mauro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maurino Posted April 12, 2015 Author Share #30 Posted April 12, 2015 Battens for the deck ..... Mauro msberkman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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