HMY Fubbs 1724 by Mike 41 - Scale 1:48 - second rebuild

[kscadman]

Great work on the parquet flooring! What woods are you using?

 

By the way - I'd say we're next door neighbors- lol

 

Richard

[Mike 41]

Hi Richard,

 

Thanks, the red wood is Bloodwood, the squares next to the red is Marblewood (marmaroxylon racemosum) from Woodcraft, the brown is cherry and the yellow is yellow heart. I use turning squares of exotic wood to make small parts it is a lot less expensive than buying boards.

 

Mike

[Mike 41]

Hi Brian,

 

Your parquetry flooring looks great. I tried to stay a little closer to the drawing only changing the pattern a small amount. I noticed you didn’t paint the frieze using a solid color instead. I haven’t decided what to do there yet.

 

Mike

[Mike 41]

This set of photos shows the floor being assembled and a 1/64” thick sheet of Beachwood being applied for backing. The final picture shows the floor in place on the model.

[kscadman]

Well done! Wonderful work.

 

Richard

[Mike 41]

Thanks Neptune,

 

A steel plate and magnets are very helpful aligning the tiles.

 

Mike

[Mike 41]

Hi Richard,

 

I do like the way the floor turned out.

 

Mike

[mtaylor]

I love that deck... fit for a king or queen.  Wow.

[Mike 41]

Thanks Mark.

[Mike 41]

Hi Brian,

 

I agree the Fubbs is a worthwhile project that I would recommend. Another interesting ship to build is the Sussex I have the book by Gilbert McArdle and it is on my future build list.

 

Mike

[gjdale]

Both of those are on my "one-day" list! I have both the Fubbs Practicum (Romero) and the McArdle Sussex book on my bookshelf just waiting patiently. One day........

 

Lovely work with the parquet flooring by the way Mike.

[Mike 41]

Thanks Grant,

 

I have had both books on my book shelf for a while and decided to build the Fubbs first since she is smaller and a little less complicated. It would be great to see another Fubbs build on the site.

 

Mike

[Mike 41]

Hi Brian,

 

The Warrior will keep you busy for quite a while. Are you going to start it after the Royal William?

 

Mike

[Mike 41]

I have been working on the framing for the main deck and this is a few progress photos.

[MEDDO]

Truly excellent work. I am still amazed at how much you can get done so quickly.

Edited August 22, 2014 by MEDDO

[Mirabell61]

beautiful work Mike,

 

I like the many accurate joinings, great looking......

 

Nils

[Mike 41]

Thanks Michael,

 

I spend a lot of time on the model so the progress looks faster than it actually is.

 

Mike

[Mike 41]

Thanks Nils,

 

I have a tendency to make the joints too tight and spend a lot of extra time sanding them to fit. LOL

 

Mike

[Mike 41]

I added some grating and planking to the main deck over the weekend.

[Mike 41]

The Great Cabin has a frieze shown on the wall in the practicum and sense I am not much of a painter I decided to use a simple floral relief carving for decoration.

[MEDDO]

Outstanding frieze!  I agree with you on the painting, I have never been too good at it either.

[Mike 41]

Hi Michael,

 

I am glad you like the frieze. I have an easier time carving using a pattern than working with brushes and paint.

 

Mike

[Mike 41]

Hi Brian,

 

The Proxxon milling machine does a great job on boxwood. I tried it on basswood and it just made a big fuzzy mess. LOL I use files, knifes and some small palm handle gouges for finishing details. It looks like I will get a lot of practice carving on the Fubbs.

 

Mike

[Mike 41]

This is a few more pictures of the great cabin. I added a door to the quarter gallery and the settee. The settee is made from walnut.

[Mike 41]

The capstan is shown being assembled and installed in this set of photos.

[hlipplaa]

Nice floor, you should make the same in your home

Like your build, really how it should be done.

Edited September 3, 2014 by hlipplaa

[Mike 41]

Thanks Hlipplaa,

 

The deck is made of basswood, I have oak in the kitchen of my home.

 

Mike

[Mike 41]

This is a few photos of the windless. I used walnut for the barrel and yellow hart for the gears.

[Mike 41]

Thanks Brian,

 

The keel is in place. I used a strip of bloodwood for the false keel similar to Hahn’s technique.

 

Mike

[Mike 41]

Hi Brian,

 

I haven’t decided which kind of wood to use for the hull planking something light brown in color with a dark rosewood for the wales.

 

Mike