112 ft Ketch 'Symphony' by Omega1234 - SMALL 1/200 scale (17cms or 7 inches long) Finished

[Omega1234]

Hi everyone

 

Many thanks for all your comments and support!

 

Well, my initial intention of using Ticonderoga's hull and adapting it to 'fit' the original boat just didn't work. So, instead, I decided to bite the bullet and carve a half model of the proper hull. The reason why I did this was so that I can get proper frame templates. The half hull consists of slices of wood, lightly glued together and then sanded to shape. Once I'm happy that I've got a nice and shapely hull, I'll then separate the slices to get the exact frame shapes.

 

After that, I'll use those half frames to make full frames for a plank on frame hull. The photos below show the progress so far.

 

I hope this makes sense!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[popeye the sailor]

off to a good start Patrick!

[BenF89]

Patrick,

 

You're following in the footsteps of old school naval architects and shipwrights. Your method not only makes sense, its a tried and true method for doing exactly what you want to accomplish! The main entry hall of the college I attended was lined with half hulls of all different ships, designed by the founder of the school and used for the purpose of lofting fair lines for making frames.

 

And, you look off to an excellent start. Keep on keepin' on!

Edited May 1, 2015 by BenF89

[Twister]

Patrick, just to reiterate what others have said, you're making an excellent start!

 

Looking at you second photo, that's an incredible amount of detail you're planning to shoe-horn in and I'm convinced you'll create a fabulous model yet again!!

 

Best of luck,

 

Row

[Omega1234]

Hi Ben

 

Thanks!

 

All the best

 

Patrick

[Omega1234]

Hi Row

 

Many thanks! It's still early days yet, but, yeah, I hope to be able to do the design justice. Fingers crossed!

 

Cheers and thanks

 

Patrick

[pete48]

Hi Patrick, look like She's starting to take shape , Nice work 

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[captainbob]

I see what you are doing, I understand what you are doing and all I can say is "WOW". 

 

Bob

[vaddoc]

I just registered what the second picture shows following Row's comment and I caught my self smiling, this is style in modelling!

[mtaylor]

No pressure here at MSW, Patrick...    even though we know whatever you turn out will be great!!!!!    I got my chair and

[popeye the sailor]

whoaaaaa.....wait!  Mark........where did you get the popcorn?

 

 

SJORS!!!!!!!!  we need you over here! 

Edited May 2, 2015 by popeye the sailor

[Piet]

From a pure engineering point of view your method makes all the sense in the world!  Shape is looking very nice Patrick.

 

Cheers,

[Dimitris71]

Hello Patrick, I echo the above comments and looking forward to your progress!! :)

 

All the best

Dimitris

[dgbot]

The easiest way to do the frames.  The only drawback is going to the trouble of making a half hull then the pain of slicing it up.  I have always liked the look of a half hull.  You are doing it the traditional way.   This should prove to be an interesting build log.

David B

[Omega1234]

Hi everyone

 

Many thanks for all your comments and likes!

 

I've made some progress over the weekend. This includes cutting the half hull into sections so that I can get the frame templates. I've also cut the keel as well as a template of the side profile of the whole hull. This week I'll cut out the frames and glue them to the building board.

 

Slow work, but fun!

 

I hope you enjoy the photos.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[Mirabell61]

Hi Patrick,

 

you`ve realy been busy These days, good looking results so far

 

Interesting technique with those semi-hull sections

 

Nils

[Omega1234]

Hi Nils

 

Thanks. Interesting method is true because this is the first time I've tried it. Hopefully it'll work. If it doesn't ...oh well...it'll be a case of going back to the drawing board.

 

I'm pretty confident, it'll be ok, though. Finger's crossed.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[captainbob]

New methods is how we learn, and if it is better then the last, that's when others pick it up and say, "Isn't this great?" 

 

Bob

[popeye the sailor]

are you making a separate template for the port side,  or make up both sides on it  {reverse procedure, of course}?

[Omega1234]

Hi Dennis

 

Good question! I was going to do a port side, but the risk of getting variations between the exact shapes was too high. So, I'Ve decided to do the reverse technique; which should guarantee that the left and right sides match.

 

Thanks and all the best

 

Patrick

[Omega1234]

Hi everyone

 

Thanks for all your Likes and comments!! Greatly appreciated.

 

Well, Symphony's progress has been slow, but I have managed to cut the frames out of cardboard and glue them to the baseboard. I then cut the keel and dry-fitted it to the frames just to see how it all went together. Luckily, it all went pretty smoothly and minimal adjustments were required.

 

There's still heaps of work to go, but, hey, that's part of the fun of it, isn't it?

 

Here are the photos so far.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[captainbob]

Good start, you can already see she'll be lovely.

 

Bob

[BenF89]

Concur! I like how your keel/stem looks. Can't wait to see the whole structure.

[popeye the sailor]

nice progress Patrick! 

[pete48]

You know it Patrick, it is all about having fun , the frames are looking good Nice work

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[Omega1234]

Hi everyone

 

Many, many thanks for all of your comments and Likes! Greatly and warmly appreciated.

 

Well, one of the hardest things I've found is how to ensure that the sheer line of the hull is exactly the same on both sides of the hull. It's always bugged me. So, this is what I did. I glued a template of the hull on each side of the building board and then glued horizontal pieces across the templates. Once the horizontal pieces had been glued, I then removed the side templates, leaving the horizontal pieces standing ready to have the sheer strake glued on later. The idea being that these will exactly mark the sheer line and therby ensuring each side is equal.

 

I hope this makes sense! If not, hopefully the photos will explain things better!

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

[BenF89]

Patrick,

 

Makes perfect sense, and it's very clever!

[Omega1234]

Thanks Ben!

[cog]

 Nearly missed the boat!!! You are moving fast again, Patrick ... Didn't know you were on the move again ... So far: Very, very promissing!!!

[captainbob]

Interesting method for setting the sheer plank.  I'll have to try it.

 

Bob