HMB Endeavour by DaveRow - FINISHED - Corel - Scale 1:60 - First Build Kit

[Cabbie]

Yep, I'm certainly coming back here later to learn how to do things, Cheers Chris

[RGL]

Couple of things I missed on mine Dave, a brace behind the belfry and cleats on the side of the belfry. If you do the rigging according to the AOTS you will need them. First class effort on the carving tho, beyond my ability.

[BANYAN]

Same here Greg and Dave - now is the time!

 

cheers

 

Pat

[DaveRow]

Hi Greg,

The brace you mentioned.

Only item I could see that may be the brace you mentioned is the highlighted frame in the enclosed. ? Yes ?

Easily missed.

2 of them running to the fore jeer bit/foremast partner.

 

I'll be adding cleats as well.

Another item to make now.

 

Thanks heaps

Dave R

 

[DaveRow]

Chris(cabbie),

Plenty of ways to build things.

One just has to get there head around how they want the end result to look, and work at how the get there.

 

For instance:

the main and for jeer bits, the AOTS shows sheaves in the posts.

I used 2 different thickness timber strips(laminated) around the 2.5mm sheave/s.

By the time they are painted, you would not know this.

And the paint will hide the sins/errors.

 

Happy construction.

 

 

Dave R

[RGL]

Yes mate, completely missed it until it was way too late

[DaveRow]

Shipyard Update.

A few days ago I drilled and installed 80 eyebolts around the decks.

And still more to go; 12 more for the carriage guns in the rail stanchions.

Probably more I haven't found yet.

Best to get as many as possible done now before it gets busy(eh Greg!).

 

Dave R

Edited November 16, 2015 by DaveRow

[DaveRow]

Fixing things.

I filled the pin holes in the 4 Jeers & 2 pin rails I had made, as I was not happy with the dia. of the holes(too big).

The kit came with 10mm belaying pins(way to big, out of scale), I bought 6mm pins, but dia. still too big.

So will be redrilling 0.8mm holes and shaving the 8mm pins down to fit.

Will have to get my head in the right space to do that job.

 

Dave R

[DaveRow]

Fore Fall Hatch.

Hatch came up ok, am happy with it.

Underneath where it seals I have groove for the water to be drained away.

Bit overboard I know, I tend to over think things.

 

 

Dave R

[DaveRow]

Main Hatchway covers fitted.

This is one of the easiest things to make.

 

Dave R

[shipaholic]

Hi Dave

Nice work. About the belaying pins, even at 1:51 scale its hard to get wood ones that don't look too fat. I purchased some brass ones and blackened them, not quite the right colour but at least they look better scale-wise because they are thinner

Cheers

Steve

[Beef Wellington]

Dave - may be worth checking out the Caldercraft belaying pins, they are much more in scale in (1:64 scale), they have 2 types one is very stubby and probably similar to what you have, but the others are around 10mmx1.5mm a look much better.

 

 

[RGL]

Looking good mate, I used the Caldercraft brass pins as well and blackened them, the wooden ones seem to be so out of scale that a human hand could not grab them at the scale. I think the amount of work required to fix up something that's replaceable with aftermarket comes down to time v money at times. That being said, your detail is fantastic. Leave some space for the mast coats.

Edited November 16, 2015 by Greg Lester

[ca.shipwright]

Dave,

You are setting a high bar for me. Your work is very impressive. The detail is awesome. I'm finally finishing up the 1st planking. Then on to the 2nd.

 

Regards

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

Dave,

You are setting a high bar for me. Your work is very impressive. The detail is awesome. I'm finally finishing up the 1st planking. Then on to the 2nd.

 

Regards

Olympic standards if you ask me!

Greg

Edited November 19, 2015 by Greg the peg leg sailor

[ca.shipwright]

I was looking at the AOS and it shows the wales constructed with anchor stock. Has anyone attempted this with Endeavour?

[Cabbie]

Excuse my ignorance, but what is anchor stock?

Sounds like something I should know about

cheers Chris

[DaveRow]

Hi Guys,

Thanks all for looking in to the progress. I appreciate your kind comments.

I must look like I have too much time on my hands !

 

I gather a lot of ideas and enthusiasm from looking through build logs and the AOTS.

Having heaps of pictures of the replica also helps make decisions on how something may of looked.

 

An item like the cable half cleat pairs, I copy from the AOTS.

 

 

 

Dave R

[DaveRow]

The Steering Wheel.

The kit supplied a timber steering wheel(I used it), but with metal side frames and drum, no way.

I did not wish to use the metal parts as they were out of scale and all wrong for me.

The Capstan in the kit(which was too large for 1:60) I cut the middle out to use for the steering wheel drum.

 

So:

I made/shaped the timber side frames - red(similar ? from the replica)

Drum from the kit capstan scale worked out well.

Shaved the steering wheel so it is a bit thinner(recessed the drum on one side), although it is still thick, should of shaved more off.

Used some brass washers for spacers(between the drum/wheel and side frames, but these pics you cannot see these) and end caps for the stainless shaft.

The fore frame has a higher base than the rear, to counter the sloping deck.

Total width came in at 13.5mm plus a bit more for the feet just fitted in the room between the companion and the mizzen base plate.

 

I had to relocate the 2 eye bolts under, as they were not directly beneath the drum.

 

Glad that little piece is done for now.

 

 

Dave R

[ca.shipwright]

Chris,

Anchor stock is the shape of the planks used in the wale of a lot of British ships. If you have the Endeavour or Victory AOS, the side view of the with the wale visible shows the shape and the interlocking pattern. The shape is very similar to what the wooden cross member on the anchor looks like. Thus "anchor stock".

It really looks nice if done neatly.It is quite difficult to do and raises the level of the completed ship considerably.

 

This is what it looks like.

Notice the peaks are not centered. They are usually about 2/3 of the width and about 2 1/2 times the width of the end which is usually half a plank width. You always need an even number of rows so you have a straight edge to continue regular planking runs.

 

I hope this helps

 

Regards,

 

 

[RGL]

I attempted it on mine, it's not that hard, just a lot of work. A lof the photos went with MSW v1 but I have back ups, but use a good hardwood.

Edited November 20, 2015 by Greg Lester

[DaveRow]

Anchor Stock,

It looked all too hard to do when I was planking the hull - what seems months ago now.

I wasn't confident enough that I could do it justice back then.

 

I wonder if I could now add the Anchor Stock pattern to my Endeavour wales ?

Will have to think carefully how to etch the pattern to the planks, not stuffing them up.

 

Hum ??

 

Dave R

[Greg the peg leg sailor]

Decision, Decision, Decision. What will you (and me) will do?

Greg

[RGL]

If you can be bothered, sand the Wales flat, then use some1mm hardwood. Just do it piece by piece, cutting each one to exactly the same size, bending where required to follow the hull. Drill your treenails in after putting a layer of varnish so they don't split. You need to do 3 planking lines. Any gaps use a dark filler. I know Janos doesn't use treenails just a dark filler. It's a Couple of days work. Not the best shots but you can get the idea.

Edited November 22, 2015 by Greg Lester

[Cabbie]

Good Evening Gents I have been thinking about doing them the same as the replica.

I hope this is ok Dave putting these here

as per links

 

http://www.anmm.gov....s/hmb-endeavour

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/anmm/sets/72157620337828190/detail/

But its a bit hard to find a photo of the full planks

Thanks Chris

 

And thanks for the info CA

Edited November 29, 2015 by Cabbie

[ca.shipwright]

Greg,

Thanks for the method. I was wondering how, or if,  I was going to approach the anchor stock. I have a bunch of .045 boxwood that might just do the trick.

I think I'll give it a try. I haven't installed the wales yet so I may just lay the boxwood over the second planking.

[DaveRow]

The Skylight,

I have had the shipyard busy working on the Deck Skylight.

We made a frame to hold the "box" square whilst glue drying, and then to hold it whilst the lids fashioned.

At first I had the sides higher, but cut them down to this size.

Currently working on the hinges and bar setup over the lids, so more pictures to come.

 

PS. Does any of you chaps, know how to re-order the pictures that are loaded up ?

Basic box in build frame.

Where she goes.

Lids underway.

Taking shape

 

Dave R

Edited December 1, 2015 by DaveRow

[donrobinson]

Looking good Dave, not sure what you mean by "re-order the pictures"

[Beef Wellington]

PS. Does any of you chaps, know how to re-order the pictures that are loaded up ?

 

Dave -are you uploading the photos all together?  I tend to load a picture, hit 'enter', then load the next to ensure they appear in the order I want them.  Alternatively you can copy and past the links when uploaded.

[DaveRow]

Hi Jason,

Thanks; I upload the lot in 1 upload all the time.

I'll go for 1 at a time next upload.

 

 

Thanks

Dave R