HMS Guadeloupe by jack.aubrey - 1:48 scale - ex French Le Nisus - Brick de 24

[jack.aubrey]

Wednesday, March 18, 2015

 

Last Friday I came back from my "short holiday" near Pisa and, when back, as usual, I had to follow other matters for some days instead of shipmodeling . .

 

Finally today I found time, for this afternoon, to restart working on the Brick. Obviously the work is continued from where it was stopped about a month ago: the planking of the hull.

 

For now, nothing to show, I'd like to publish some pictures when the planking will be completed . . I believe more/less within 8/10 days from here.

 

A friendly greeting, Jack.

[Fam]

Welcome back!!

Fam

[jack.aubrey]

Monday, March 23, 2015

 

Today I finally finished the first planking of my Brick !!

Although the long trip is just at its beginning and the goal is still beyond the horizon, this is an important milestone . . I think not only for me but for all ship modelers in general.
Now remains the rather "dusty" task to smooth the entire hull in order to prepare it to receive the second planking made with finest wood.

For now satisfy yourself with a bit of images taken with the smartphone; they aren't perfect but still give a good idea of the beautiful shape and lines of this hull. Other than the paunchy vessels or galleons . . these ships were, in their times, racing boats !!

Regards, Jack.

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Edited September 8, 2017 by jack.aubrey

[Omega1234]

Hi Jack

 

Very nice! You're right about the hull shape-she definitely looks like ship's of her type were built for speed. Nice and streamlinepd.

 

All the best

 

Patrick

[jack.aubrey]

Thursday, March 26, 2015

 

After having spent a couple of hours sanding the hull, exclusively by hand with sanding blocks, I can, at this point, consider this hull, at least at 90-95%, fully ready for future tasks.
I remember that it is planned a second planking, but before to start this new trek, there is still some work to do to 100% finish the hull, including the installation of the keel, the stern and the stem.
I don't want to dwell anybody with details, as they will be addressed adequately in a near future.
For now some pictures of the result of this main sanding activity. 

PS: I take the opportunity of this message for a collective thanks to Foz & Gibbo for their stimulating comments  

Sincerely, Jack.  

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[jack.aubrey]

Another "set" of images, this time with the model in its normal position.

 

I especially like the first two, where I can appreciate the fine lines of the hull.

 

Jack.

 

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[jack.aubrey]

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

 

Before the second planking, as I wrote, there are some things to do.

First I applied the keel and the whole stem and breakwater.
I planned to build these particular with MDF, 6mm thick, but now I found in my "personal" warehouse some plywood of the same thickness, five layers and I used it.
These pieces are glued to the hull and I inserted, at regular intervals, some steel pins to ensure that everything was "strongly" fixed.
I remember that the keel will be additionally covered with 0.4mm veneer. This will increase the overall thickness to near 6,8mm, close enough to the thickness in the design that is 6.5mm. Probably the final smoothing approach this adjust further.

An overall photo . .

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A detail of the stem and breakwater . .

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To fix the stem/breakwater at the bow I had to cut the bow railing . . 
This task was performed with the coping saw and a small sanding block . . 
In the future this particular will be the bed for the bowsprit. .

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Other images from various viewpoints . .

I forgot: I decided to make a new pedestal, because the building slip used until some time ago, with the completion of the hull planking was no longer usable.
This pedestal is certainly not for exibition: its purpose is to keep the model straight and stable . . not certainly to be nice. 
A profusion of table saw tasks . . .
For the shape of the hull I made use of an ANCRE plan containing the bulkheads with the dimensions and the external forms, more precisely the bulkheads no. VII towards poop and no. III at prow.

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Photos were taken with a smartphone, so they are not very in focus . .
That's all for today, let's hear something from you soon, Jack.

Edited September 8, 2017 by jack.aubrey

[jack.aubrey]

Additional images I forgot to publish last week. no further work have been done till today.

 

I wish to all of you a wonderful, relaxing, fantastic, amusing Easter & Easter Monday 2015 !!! Jack.

 

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[Omega1234]

Beautiful, Jack!!!

[jack.aubrey]

Tuesday, April 7, 2015

 

In this week of Easter days my hobbyist resolution to work was really gone, I "shot the shi-t" with the pedestal in the vain waiting that my will to work will come back . . .

First I painted the piece in solid camel color . .

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Then my wife seized it to apply some special effects . . 

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Cheers, Jack.

Edited September 8, 2017 by jack.aubrey

[jack.aubrey]

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

 

Dusty day today: I decided to finish the sanding of the hull, after the installation of the keel, in the area where the latter is connected with the hull. The bulk of the work was in the bow and stern area. Now, except for few last tasks, everything is ready to go with the second planking.

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At poop, in addition to levelling the hull to the keel, I sanded the area close to the transom in such a way that, with the second planking, it will take the rounded shape this ship had.

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Now only a last activity must be done before the second planking: apply the sternpost and open a proper hole in the transom for the rudder. . maybe tomorrow I'll perform these two steps.

That's all for today. . Regards, Jack.

Edited September 8, 2017 by jack.aubrey

[jack.aubrey]

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

 

Once I concluded the preparatory activities useful for the installation of the second planking (sanding the hull, keel application, preparation of the sternpost, etc.) I finally started this new long term task.

I am currently working on the top of the hull, the outside bulwarks, from the wales up, then I'll address the remainder. The material used is mainly Tanganyika wood, in the form of strips 1mm thick plus self-produced strips, in various sizes, starting from sheets of veneer with thickness 0.4mm.

Before applying the second planking I proceeded to "close" the speep ports on the outside, by inserting into the hole a piece of wood 4 x 6, 2 mm thick. Once installed the second planking, in due course I will reopen the speep ports that, I want to remember from a previous post, on the external side have a different shape from that of the internal side.

The images below show the "work in progress", with planking already partly implemented and partly not. This work took me about three working sessions of three hours each.

An overall view . .

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Some details where the speep ports are shown closed outside.

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Detail of the second planking applied over the wales. .

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Cheers, Jack.

Edited September 8, 2017 by jack.aubrey

[jack.aubrey]

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

 

Both sides of the bulwarks, from the wales up are terminated . .

 

I was impatient to see the true color of the wood I used for the second planking, so yesterday evening I applied a coat of oil for wood in the newly planked area. Today, the oil has already been absorbed and then the hull was again manageable for other works.

Obviously, at first I resumed the works equipped with a digital camera and I took a lot of photos, also thanks to a proper daylight.

This afternoon I started applying additional strips below the wale, for now only on the right side. . of course, from now the work gets longer.

I have other images to display . . see you tomorrow with a new message. Jack.

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[jack.aubrey]

Thursday, April 23, 2015

 

other images dating back to yesterday. . from different viewpoints.

Regards, Jack.

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In the next two pictures, due to the rather flattened viewpoint, we can see how the deck planking is anything but perfect. . In fact, the strakes don't have a constant curved shape and tend to straighten amidships. This obviously cannot be noticed if you look at the model from other viewpoints. All this is originated by errors that, if I should repeat the same experience, I will now be able to avoid. Unfortunately this is the price to pay when you have to build an experience never done before.

Of course I'm relatively not worried because with the deck fittings and the ordnance installed the line of each strake will be often interrupted and then you will not notice these imperfections. . which, anyway, remain such.
 
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[jack.aubrey]

Saturday, April 25, 2015

 

The implementation of the second planking, from the wales downwards, continues. . Till now I'm focused on the right side of the hull only.

 

The area below the waterline will be covered with copper plates while the area above, I believe from the waterline to the lower wale or perhaps even the wales themselves, should be painted black. So the accuracy in the installation of the second planking may have a relative importance.

But personally I'm trying to do a job as good as possible because I believe that the more you know about this matter the more it is better . . in this case I'm experimenting some techniques new to me that at the moment I feel useful to consolidate my skills for the future.

The particular shape of the bow of this hull not certainly makes things simple, in particular the difficulties are concentrated in five or six strakes positioned below the lower wale. This implies an abundant use of the so-called "drop planks" although from the photos you probably see little.

Cheers, Jack.

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[Fam]

Hi Jack

it's coming out so good that it is also ok if you in the end decide not to apply any coppersheating or paint!!

Good job, also like the wood color!

Fam

 

PS.: good tip for the tool pressing the planks at the stern

[jack.aubrey]

PS.: good tip for the tool pressing the planks at the stern

The tool is good and works well, the pity is that I made it too late to help much during the initial phase of this task . . will be more useful for the left hull side . .

Thanks for your appreciatons, Jack.

[kees de mol]

I like your woodwork. Amazing how you do this. Very crisp

[jack.aubrey]

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

 

Two days ago I completed the planking on the right side of the hull . . then, I had two days with some health problem and did not progress further.

 

Now it remains to plank the left side, then finish the keel/stern/stem/breakwater. And finally a nice final sanding/smoothing.
In view of my experience with the right side, I estimate in four, perhaps five sessions of three hours my efforts to finish.
I do not think that I will post new messages or images until the end of the left side, except to answer to messages from other users: I would not have anything new to show, only a inverse photocopy of these images.

And then I have another very important commitment: I must setup a plan on how to proceed further with this model, both as a sequence of tasks to be carried out but also as choices of presentation/colour scheme. Everything by studying in depth the ANCRE plans. So far I have proceeded almost with improvisation, now it's time to change the method.

Cheers, Jack Aubrey.

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[yvesvidal]

Beautiful planking Jack. It looks so smooth on the pictures....

 

Yves

[jack.aubrey]

Thursday, May 7, 2015

 

Today I have finished the application of the second planking on the remaining side, the left side. As I expected it took the time previously estimated.

For the moment I haven't pictures to show but I'll arrange for asap.

At the end of the day I also started to cover with veneer the keel and I'll continue with the stern and the stem. These will be the upcoming activities that will bring to completion next days.

 

Sincerely, Jack.

 

PS: thanks Yves, I'm happy you follow my log and appreciate it . . Jack.

[yvesvidal]

Jack,

 

It is my pleasure and daily joy to follow your progress. I love your dedication to this hobby and all the beautiful ships you are building.

 

Yves

[jack.aubrey]

Sunday, May 10, 2015

 

As promised Thursday, I took some photographs of the brick with the second planking completed. Also part of the keel, the stern post and the stem are in an advanced stage of completion. Although it may seem unnecessary when you consider that the underwater hull part will be covered with copper plates, I differentiated the wood that finishes the keel using mahogany instead of Tanganyika.

Images are set in a rural agri-ecological or eco-agriculture environment, where you can even see wild strawberries . . . Power of biodiversity (but anyway it's now time to mow).

Other images from different viewpoints will follow soon. 
Regards, Jack.

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[Michel]

Very nice work Jack. 

[jack.aubrey]

Strawberry fields forever . . . . (in memory of the fab four John, Paul, George e Ringo !!)

 

Other images belonging to the same day of the yesterday's message.

To close, thanks to Paul, Tony and davetwin for the positive comments about my work. Thanks again . . Jack.

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[mtaylor]

Beautiful planking, Jack. 

[Timmo]

Superb work there

[jack.aubrey]

First of all thanks to everybody for the "moral" support . .

 

Thursday, May 14, 2015

 

Yesterday and today I worked on planning and building of the gunwale.

 

I discarded the idea of using a wooden strip to be bent, which is rather difficult in my case, so I opted to crop the various segments that make up this element using a birch plywood, 2mm thick. The piece will be painted black, then this plywood, of very good quality, is probably the best solution for my task.

Using cardboards properly prepared I took over the external shape of the gunwale tracing with a pencil the outline of the hull.

Then I scanned the cardboards on the computer and I used the images as background for Autocad. I traced over the outside shape of the gunwale, I refined the curved line in some areas, although for only a few tenths, and then I got the internal gunwale shape, 9 mm internally of the external line.

Finally with the Autocad "mirror" function I reversed the pictures and I printed them.

At this point, it was enough to crop the parts to be glued onto the plywood and start cutting. Operation currently ongoing. The process seems in practice, so far, very good. . we'll see if this is true also for the remaining pieces to be cut . .

Meanwhile I submit you four other images, greetings, Jack.

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[jack.aubrey]

Friday, May 22, 2015

 

Due to a common cold, but quite strong, and other commitments, I haven't produced a lot this week. . in practice I was not even able to completely the installation of the gunwale: still missing are the two segments at the stern.
However the work had gone smoothly. The most challenging part was to cut openings where to insert the sheave blocks for the fore sheet, amidships, and for the main sheet at the stern.
Hoping better achievements for the next days.
Regards, Jack.

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[jack.aubrey]

May 19, 2015 6:35 AM

 

 

USS Constitution Enters Dry Dock for Three Years of Repairs.

 

 

 

By: Sam LaGrone

 

 

 

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USS Constitution prepares to enter dry dock on Monday. US Navy Photo

The U.S. Navy’s oldest commissioned warship is now in dry dock for three-year renovation, the service said on Tuesday.

USS Constitution — commissioned in 1798 — entered Dry Dock 1 at the Charlestown Navy Yard early Tuesday where the ship will be renovated for a scheduled maintenance availability originally scheduled in March but delayed due to the severe winter weather on the Northeast in the earlier part of the year.

“We couldn’t have asked for better weather or better support from the dedicated team of professionals who helped with the docking,” said Cmdr. Sean Kearns, USS Constitution’s 73rd commanding officer in a statement.
“We’re now positioned to carry out the restoration work which will return Constitution to the water preserving her for the next generation of Americans to enjoy and learn about our nation’s great naval heritage.”

The $12 to 15 million restoration will preserve and repair the 2,286 ton ship from the upper masts to the waterline and is scheduled to be completed by 2018.

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USS Constitution passes by downtown Boston during the ship’s Independence Day underway (US Navy Photo)

“The ship was made famous in the War of 1812 following several engagements with the Royal Navy earning Constitution the nickname ‘Old Ironsides’,” USNI News wrote last year following the ship’s last underway before the repairs.
“Since then the ship has remained in commission undergoing several renovations and crewed by about 50 active duty U.S. Navy sailors.”

The work to be conducted on the ship, according to the Navy includes, includes:

* replacing lower hull planking and caulking,

* removing the 1995 copper sheathing and replacing it with 3,400 sheets of new copper that will protect the ship’s hull below the waterline,

* replacement of select deck beams,

* on-going preservation and repair of the ship’s rigging, upper masts, and yards.
Visitors will be able to visit the ship while in dry dock starting in June.

Further images of the "Connie" after he entered the dry dock . .

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I'm sure you're probably wondering: which relationship has this message and related images with the Brick I'm building and that headlines this log? 
At first glance, you'll see nothing but, with a little of patience this news, by the way quite recent and do not know how familiar to many people may it be, has veeeeeery muuuuuuch to do with my model under construction. A few patience for now. Cheers, Jack.

 

Edited September 8, 2017 by jack.aubrey