Black Pearl by Adrieke - Hachette (Amati)

[Adrieke]

about 2 months I subscribed to the Build the black Pearl from Hachette as it was just released in Australia.

 

it was my attempt to get back into building after a long time of no activity, as I figured there wouldn't be much work to do each week. each delivery contains 4 issues , but I will stick to doing one a week. for about a month I was working on another project (a bf gift for my wife) but now I am catching up again.

 

I ll be doing a post with some pictures every week )

 

[Adrieke]

WEEK 1

 

fairly easy start with the front part of the false keel and 3 of the bulkhead to install

 

also a temporary stand for the pirate flag

Edited October 18, 2014 by Adrieke

[Adrieke]

WEEK 2

 

2 more bulkheads

 

and more parts for the temporary stand for flag and figurehead

[Adrieke]

WEEK 3

 

last 2 parts of the false keel and 3 more bulkheads

 

 

[Adrieke]

WEEK 4

 

2 more bulkheads and 2 parts to connect the false keel parts together

 

there are also some more parts that will be used later on

[Adrieke]

WEEK 5 and 6

 

the last of the bulkheads and  connection for the false keel.

 

 

 

[Adrieke]

WEEK 7

 

all parts for the stand

 

Edited October 18, 2014 by Adrieke

[Adrieke]

WEEK 8, 9 and 10

 

each week brings 2 parts for the lower deck

 

no strips of wood for the planking but 2 pieces of cardboard.

 

main reason I didn't use them was that it is in 2 parts with a seam visible through the open hull

 

so I used left over 7 mm strips (way to big but they ll do) from the GF and used oak stain to darken them

 

the bulkheads are treated with a black japan stain

Edited October 18, 2014 by Adrieke

[Adrieke]

WEEK 11

 

wooden and brass parts for the prison cell walls

the brass parts are spray painted with metallic charcoal

for the mdf parts after some experimenting with stains and so, I settled for plain flat black paint

[Adrieke]

WEEK 13 and 14 (no I haven't forgotten 12 but the brass parts where damaged, so I have to wait on replacements)

 

both issues have the same contents :brass parts for the side prison walls, lanterns and doors

 

as expected the brass parts don't fit snugly in the wood parts so I decided to use some small wood strips to make them fit better

 

First picture shows one finished part on the left, the wooden and brass part in the middle and the cut outs of the wooden part

 

one of the cut outs I reduce in thickness to about .8 mm which I fix inside the wooden part using masking tape. then I put the brass part on top  (see picture 2)

 

measuring each inside then cut some wooden strips 2 mm wide. apply some white glue and push against the inside using

 the other cut out which I sanded the sides down so they are .6 mm less on each side (picture 3)

 

once the glue is dry sand them gently down to the level of the part

 

afterwards remove the masking tape and cut out and turn the part over. apply some superglue on the sides of the brass part and then put 4 more wooden strips on the inside

 

sand afterwards and then all is left is to paint the wooden parts fat black

Edited October 18, 2014 by Adrieke

[Adrieke]

WEEK 13 and 14 continued

 

the lanterns consist of 4 very small brass parts . the body needs to be bended and glued together.

 

next step will be adding the top and bottom part but because I am going to try to add lights inside I am leaving them open for the moment

 

for the lighting I have ordered some very small test led's and also one that is supposed to simulate a flickering flame.

this last one will most likely not fit inside the lantern, but I will experiment a bit. once I know how I will continue I will order the rest of the led's in the right size

 

finally I started fitting the doors window bars (some wooden strips where here also needed to fit it properly)

 

2 hinges and a handle will also be fitted to finish it off

 

[DCIronfist]

They ship you weekly parts for this? I kinda like that idea. :)

[Lecsandro]

Nice workshop

I haver one to

[Adrieke]

it is , as long as you keep up with it , if you just keep collecting them , then it is wasting money.

 

thanks for looking in Lecsandro

 

busy week at work , so I am still working on weeks 13 and 14

 

about 2 weeks ago I ordered some test led lights. 3 chip leds in 3 sizes and a flickering led to simulate a candle flame

 

this to test out which would fit best in the little lanterns

 

they have arrived and I thought the flickering one would be too big but I got it fitted in.

 

once I get the issues where it shows how they ll fit in the ship to make sure I can make the wiring invisible, I ll order the rest.

 

 

 

 

[JeffT]

Good to see you back at it Adrieke

[edmay]

Bravo Adrianne,great to see you moving right along with this nice build, were are you getting the lights from US or AUS, Edwin

[Adrieke]

thanks Jeff and Edwin

 

the leds come from the US already prepared with resistor to hook up to a 9v battery or adapter

[dragzz]

hello adrieke  looking good so far good to see u are back

[Adrieke]

thanks Drazz

 

not much happening this week as I have been mostly busy with the GF.

[Adrieke]

not much happening , due to the fact that i have been working on the GF and my workbench is so cluttered again i dont have room

 

i have planned a cleaning and reorganising off the garage shelving where i use one shelf to make two little work benches (900mm W x 400mm D).

 

these can be used to work and store painted and glued parts of both ships and still leave me room to work on other projects (of which i have too many )

[Adrieke]

with the arrival of the replacement parts of week 12, I have started up again on this build

 

I have now received up to issue 23 so plenty of work to do. I am also waiting on a reply from the store that supplied the led lights to see if they can supply the flickering led in pico format. if so I ll be ordering those . if not I will use the normal flickering leds which will fit , just more difficult to hide the wiring

 

 

[Adrieke]

WEEK 15

 

all the parts for the bottle rack are included

 

I covered the outside with left over strips. this because I don't like how the MDF wood looks with the staining.

 

I might add some more strips to the front wooden parts so that the color will be more consistent

 

[Adrieke]

WEEK 16 - 18

 

these issues contain metal parts depicting barrels, bottles and basket and boxes with vegetables, fruit , potatoes and so on.

 

so far all the parts have been primed and the main color applied.

 

desert yellow for the sacks and wicker baskets

 

NATO brown for the barrels and wooden boxes

 

black for the bottles

 

lots of painting will be necessary to get them to look good, although probably most of these will be hardly visible on the lower deck

Edited December 1, 2014 by Adrieke

[Adrieke]

busy week at work and at home. most nights where spend trying to prevent my work area/garage to be flooded due to the afternoon storms with heavy rain.

 

i am slowly progressing though and i have now ordered enough of the flickering LED's to finish the lower deck.

 

the first one is already installed and the beams that hold the nect deck have been modified to conceal the wiring

[Piet]

Nice looking wine rack there Adriaan.  Good luck with the flooding, hope all will be well.

 

Cheers,

[Adrieke]

thanks Piet. so far so good

 

here some pictures of where I am at

 

 

 

[S.Coleman]

Wow! Lots of details included on this build. It's coming along real good. I like the idea of the flickering LEDs.

[Adrieke]

thanks S.coleman

 

my order of flickering LEDs arrived yesterday. immediatly i realised i ordered the wrong ones. I am pretty sure they will work , but i might have to remove the one that i have installed as they may not be compatible. i have enough to do the lower deck (with 2 spares).

 

from next week i ll be on hollidays for 2 weeks, staying home mostly and there should be plenty off time finishing off the whole lower deck

[figuerres]

interesting looking kit, I wish they would sell it to the US market.

[Adrieke]

hello figuerres

 

hopefully they will in the near future

 

I haven't had much time during the holiday break , plus we have some more issues in our house regarding some small pests that love to eat wood

 

I have started again working on painting the barrels and crates of vegetables

 

I ll get some updates soon