harlequin Posted March 9, 2019 Author #301 Posted March 9, 2019 yes spot on...the rest of the planking will replace the part of the false keel you remove. peveka and Canute 2 Quote
harlequin Posted March 9, 2019 Author #302 Posted March 9, 2019 (edited) Main top sail and topgallant yards. Topgallant in the process of being turned. Edited March 9, 2019 by harlequin peveka and Canute 2 Quote
peveka Posted March 9, 2019 #303 Posted March 9, 2019 Neat. All done with your minitool-lathe? Cheers Pieter harlequin and Canute 2 Quote Some much wood so little time ... Current builds: Nulli Cedo, an 18th century Dutch war clog, HMS Bellona
Dwight Posted March 9, 2019 #304 Posted March 9, 2019 And BTW where did you get that handy little thing. I've got a Unimat but too short to do much. Canute 1 Quote Dwight current build : Fair America by Model Shipways Completed Build : 18th Century Armed Longboat by Model Shipways : Armed Virginia Sloop by Model Shipways Under the bench : Syren by Model Shipways ,, Rattlesnake by Model Shipways
harlequin Posted March 10, 2019 Author #305 Posted March 10, 2019 3 hours ago, Dwight said: And BTW where did you get that handy little thing. I've got a Unimat but too short to do much. it is a minicraft lathe attachment....not made anymore but can be picked up on ebay…...the two rods are not long enough in the kit so i bought some stainless steel rods to extend the range of the lathe. Canute and Old Collingwood 2 Quote
harlequin Posted March 14, 2019 Author #306 Posted March 14, 2019 (edited) some of the yards completed minus the blocks and ropework...will be onto the rigging soon. Main yards and sprit yards shown here. Edited March 14, 2019 by harlequin Katsumoto, hamilton, peveka and 2 others 5 Quote
peveka Posted March 16, 2019 #307 Posted March 16, 2019 On 3/14/2019 at 2:15 PM, harlequin said: will be onto the rigging soon Katie Melua comes to mind ... "9 million clove hitches is my thing" or something like that ... Cheers Pieter Canute and harlequin 2 Quote Some much wood so little time ... Current builds: Nulli Cedo, an 18th century Dutch war clog, HMS Bellona
harlequin Posted March 17, 2019 Author #308 Posted March 17, 2019 last of Bellonas yards being turned on my minicraft lathe attachment, this one being the mizzen topgallant yard.....6 long years to this point. Rigging ahoy. Helli, KARAVOKIRIS, kier and 3 others 6 Quote
peveka Posted March 17, 2019 #309 Posted March 17, 2019 Still life with various tools. A well-balanced tableau. 👍 Cheers Pieter Canute and harlequin 2 Quote Some much wood so little time ... Current builds: Nulli Cedo, an 18th century Dutch war clog, HMS Bellona
harlequin Posted March 17, 2019 Author #310 Posted March 17, 2019 well there you have it...….all masts and yards completed....yards coloured black just need all the ropework.....Bellona....you nearly ended up in the breakers yard but we struggled on......only your rigging to go now.....what a 6 years...…...HMS Pegasus is beckoning. ccoyle, chris watton, peveka and 1 other 4 Quote
hamilton Posted March 17, 2019 #311 Posted March 17, 2019 Nice work Harlequin! Good to see her coming together hamilton Canute and harlequin 2 Quote current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (in need of a refit); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch) under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy
Kevin Posted March 17, 2019 #312 Posted March 17, 2019 lovely work, and a great looking ship, yes times goes by quite quick doesn't it 6 years on yours 7 on mine Canute 1 Quote Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 Belle Poule 1834 by Kevin - OcCre - 1/90 - French frigate - started June 2024 - - On hold MHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished Hercules by Kevin - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat - Finished - May 2024 Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat
harlequin Posted March 18, 2019 Author #313 Posted March 18, 2019 20 hours ago, Wallace said: Have I said how much I like that lathe.......... it does have its limitations but for the yards it is ok Canute 1 Quote
harlequin Posted April 16, 2019 Author #314 Posted April 16, 2019 right a few weeks off ….now onto the rigging...…. Canute and peveka 2 Quote
harlequin Posted May 6, 2019 Author #315 Posted May 6, 2019 the long rigging road has started to be travelled. Captain Poison, 1386paul, KARAVOKIRIS and 5 others 8 Quote
peveka Posted May 6, 2019 #316 Posted May 6, 2019 Looking good. At our place the weather forecast finally got worse for a couple days, no more gardening ;o) Cheers Pieter harlequin and Canute 2 Quote Some much wood so little time ... Current builds: Nulli Cedo, an 18th century Dutch war clog, HMS Bellona
harlequin Posted November 6, 2019 Author #317 Posted November 6, 2019 right about time I got some rigging done.....the rugby world cup has ended badly for England so time to get the ropes out......for the rigging of course. Canute 1 Quote
harlequin Posted November 6, 2019 Author #318 Posted November 6, 2019 and I have also started to build HMS Unicorn too.....will have to set up a build log for her soon. Canute 1 Quote
harlequin Posted March 30, 2020 Author #319 Posted March 30, 2020 (edited) covid 19 doing its worst....time to do some rigging on Bellona. Edited March 30, 2020 by harlequin spelling mistake Canute 1 Quote
Gan Do Posted March 31, 2020 #320 Posted March 31, 2020 Hi Harlequin, I'm building Bellona and am following your work with interest. I took a decision to stray from the instructions and sort of start from the inside out. To complete everything on the main deck with both poop & quarter deck in place seemed illogical to me. So now I'm just finishing off the quarter deck pillars and belaying rack so here's question.. As far as I can see the instructions & plans call for a single hole to be drilled in both fore and aft post for future rigging but your photo seems to show 2 in forward port & Starboard post (I can't quite make out your aft posts). Am I missing something or is this your innovation & does it apply to all bits calling for double rigging? All the best Gan harlequin, Canute, JpR62 and 3 others 6 Quote
harlequin Posted March 31, 2020 Author #321 Posted March 31, 2020 looking good Gan Do.....I do things differently from the instructions.....if I can help I will but it is so long since I did things on Bellona my mind may be hazy.... Canute 1 Quote
harlequin Posted March 31, 2020 Author #322 Posted March 31, 2020 (edited) well after several false starts ….some main mast horse stirrups to start things off...….I have spliced the rope to form the loop and used a tiny drop of glue to hold in place. Edited March 31, 2020 by harlequin extra info. KARAVOKIRIS, GrandpaPhil and Canute 3 Quote
harlequin Posted April 1, 2020 Author #323 Posted April 1, 2020 a couple of the yards have been given some ropework...….this could take some time..... GrandpaPhil, ccoyle and Canute 3 Quote
harlequin Posted April 2, 2020 Author #324 Posted April 2, 2020 I have just remembered why I hate rigging....well not all rigging, some rigging is easier to hate than others. Ah well ,...keep calm and carry on. Canute 1 Quote
harlequin Posted April 2, 2020 Author #325 Posted April 2, 2020 Just thought I’d let you know of an error in the placing of the pillars near the binnacle and under the poop deck for anyone doing corels Bellona. The first pic is where I had them originally and the second pic is the correct positioning with one single pillar in front of the binnacle and the other two further under the poop deck. GrandpaPhil, Canute, JpR62 and 3 others 6 Quote
harlequin Posted April 2, 2020 Author #326 Posted April 2, 2020 well this is the most rigging I have done in quite some time GrandpaPhil, JpR62, KARAVOKIRIS and 1 other 4 Quote
harlequin Posted April 3, 2020 Author #327 Posted April 3, 2020 well... corels cast collars for the dead eyes mounted on the masts are useless(first pic)….they just keep snapping ….so my solution is a piece of black rope secured around the dead eye with just enough rope to poke through the mast and a brass eyelet poked through the opposite direction and glued in place. The eyelets will be blackened.....job sorted....just need 32 of them. Corels fittings are sometimes so bad they are not worth including in the kit. GrandpaPhil, Canute, KARAVOKIRIS and 1 other 4 Quote
harlequin Posted April 3, 2020 Author #328 Posted April 3, 2020 foremast dead eyes using my solution in previous post.....seems to have worked fine. GrandpaPhil, Canute, JpR62 and 1 other 4 Quote
hamilton Posted April 4, 2020 #329 Posted April 4, 2020 She's looking great Harlequin! Impressive work hamilton Old Collingwood, harlequin and Canute 3 Quote current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780); Admiralty models Echo cross-section (semi-scratch) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (in need of a refit); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch); Off-Centre Sailing Skiff (scratch) under the bench: MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy
harlequin Posted April 4, 2020 Author #330 Posted April 4, 2020 3 hours ago, hamilton said: She's looking great Harlequin! Impressive work hamilton hey Hamilton....long time no see.....hope you are keeping well......Bellona is now 7 years in the making.....Greyhound took about 10 months but my corel Victory about ten years..... hamilton, Old Collingwood and Canute 3 Quote
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