harlequin Posted February 5, 2019 Author #271 Posted February 5, 2019 Well Bellona,.....your hull is complete. It has been a long journey old friend and just a coat of varnish to bring out your natural beauty. We nearly didn't make it this far and still a way to go yet before all your charms are revealed. You have tested my resolve on many occasions and you do not know how close I came to turning you into pulp, but we have made it this far....the journey continues. davyboy, Katsumoto and Canute 3 Quote
Katsumoto Posted February 5, 2019 #272 Posted February 5, 2019 3 hours ago, harlequin said: Well Bellona,.....your hull is complete. It has been a long journey old friend and just a coat of varnish to bring out your natural beauty. We nearly didn't make it this far and still a way to go yet before all your charms are revealed. You have tested my resolve on many occasions and you do not know how close I came to turning you into pulp, but we have made it this far....the journey continues. Specificly love the subtile black on the lanterns, galleries and windows! Top notch and beautifull ship. I am very glad you didn’t turn her into pulp! 😬 harlequin and Canute 2 Quote Regards, Peter Current project - Wappen von Hamburg 1669 heavily bashed Previous project - Xebec Cazador 1750 bashed Previous project - Santa Maria bashed
harlequin Posted February 9, 2019 Author #273 Posted February 9, 2019 Progress on the fore and mizzen mast tops. Canute, kier and JpR62 3 Quote
harlequin Posted February 10, 2019 Author #274 Posted February 10, 2019 Bellona is beginning to look like a ship. Blue Ensign, Canute, Bill Morrison and 6 others 9 Quote
peveka Posted February 10, 2019 #275 Posted February 10, 2019 I have been following and admiring your project for quite a while now and she really is a beauty! I can't wait to start working on my own Bellona, if only she would arrive ... 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 February 11, 2019 Author #276 Posted February 11, 2019 bowsprit underway. Canute, Bill Morrison, glennreader and 1 other 4 Quote
harlequin Posted February 12, 2019 Author #277 Posted February 12, 2019 On 2/10/2019 at 10:32 PM, peveka said: I have been following and admiring your project for quite a while now and she really is a beauty! I can't wait to start working on my own Bellona, if only she would arrive ... Cheers Pieter has it arrived yet? Canute 1 Quote
peveka Posted February 12, 2019 #278 Posted February 12, 2019 (edited) 33 minutes ago, harlequin said: has it arrived yet? Still waiting ... meanwhile working on my clog-a-war ;o) Edited February 12, 2019 by peveka Canute 1 Quote Some much wood so little time ... Current builds: Nulli Cedo, an 18th century Dutch war clog, HMS Bellona
harlequin Posted February 12, 2019 Author #279 Posted February 12, 2019 work on the masts is now in full swing....plenty of work needed yet but setting a good pace. JpR62, peveka, chris watton and 5 others 8 Quote
peveka Posted February 14, 2019 #280 Posted February 14, 2019 Impressive piece ... Canute 1 Quote Some much wood so little time ... Current builds: Nulli Cedo, an 18th century Dutch war clog, HMS Bellona
harlequin Posted February 16, 2019 Author #281 Posted February 16, 2019 Mizzen mast Katsumoto, Bill Morrison and Canute 3 Quote
harlequin Posted February 25, 2019 Author #282 Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) not posted many pics of Bellona's progress lately so here are a few...…….I think she looks like a ship...…….masts have not yet been fixed. Edited February 25, 2019 by harlequin chris watton, peveka, Bill Morrison and 4 others 7 Quote
harlequin Posted February 26, 2019 Author #283 Posted February 26, 2019 a complete mess of a worktop you mean?.....I am not the tidiest of workers but I get by.....must have a tidy up today... davyboy and Canute 2 Quote
harlequin Posted February 27, 2019 Author #284 Posted February 27, 2019 Main yard being turned on my minicraft lathe..... coxswain and Canute 2 Quote
harlequin Posted March 1, 2019 Author #285 Posted March 1, 2019 Main yard minus the ropework.....will be painted black Canute, peveka and Bill Morrison 3 Quote
harlequin Posted March 1, 2019 Author #286 Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) 19 hours ago, Wallace said: That is a handy looking lathe sir. I extended the minicraft lathe attachment with two longer stainless steel bars. The original one does not extend to that length......it does the job reasonably well I just have to support the longer yards with my fingers as I sand or turn. Edited March 2, 2019 by harlequin Canute 1 Quote
harlequin Posted March 1, 2019 Author #287 Posted March 1, 2019 Airborne initiative.....comes in handy all the time. Canute 1 Quote
harlequin Posted March 1, 2019 Author #288 Posted March 1, 2019 (edited) as the great Rolling Stones would say......Paint it Black...(main yard)….notice the plans near the anchor.....that is my workshop mouse who has eaten them. He often comes out to watch me work....quite a friendly chap he is. Edited March 1, 2019 by harlequin peveka, Bill Morrison and Canute 3 Quote
peveka Posted March 1, 2019 #289 Posted March 1, 2019 7 minutes ago, harlequin said: that is my workshop mouse who has eaten them Talking about anchors: try realistic catheads ;o) 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 5, 2019 Author #290 Posted March 5, 2019 You wait for an anchor for 6 years then 4 come along at once. Beef Wellington, Canute and Ferit 3 Quote
peveka Posted March 5, 2019 #291 Posted March 5, 2019 You've got to start feeding your mouse, it seems to be hungry ... Cheese 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 March 5, 2019 Author #292 Posted March 5, 2019 he eats better than me..... peveka and Canute 2 Quote
Old Collingwood Posted March 6, 2019 #293 Posted March 6, 2019 Looking good. OC. Canute and peveka 2 Quote Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
peveka Posted March 7, 2019 #294 Posted March 7, 2019 Hi Harlequin In your post from may 14th 2013 (let the planking begin) you seem to have done something to the area on the false keel below the transom. What was it and why did you do it? Thanks. Cheers Pieter Canute and Bill Morrison 2 Quote Some much wood so little time ... Current builds: Nulli Cedo, an 18th century Dutch war clog, HMS Bellona
harlequin Posted March 7, 2019 Author #295 Posted March 7, 2019 (edited) I have trimmed the keel a little to accommodate the 2 layers of planking. The first planking has also been thinned in the corresponding area to ensure a nice smooth even contour down to the area where the rudder will fit. Edited March 7, 2019 by harlequin Canute, peveka and Bill Morrison 3 Quote
harlequin Posted March 7, 2019 Author #296 Posted March 7, 2019 1 hour ago, peveka said: Hi Harlequin In your post from may 14th 2013 (let the planking begin) you seem to have done something to the area on the false keel below the transom. What was it and why did you do it? Thanks. Cheers Pieter if you look at the pic of the first planking in the next pic the first planks fit just below the false keel where the rudder will fit....this is due to me having removed or thinned some of the false keel in the area you mention. Bill Morrison, peveka and Canute 3 Quote
harlequin Posted March 7, 2019 Author #297 Posted March 7, 2019 1 hour ago, peveka said: Hi Harlequin In your post from may 14th 2013 (let the planking begin) you seem to have done something to the area on the false keel below the transom. What was it and why did you do it? Thanks. Cheers Pieter this pic demonstrates the reason for thinning the false keel. peveka, cristikc, Bill Morrison and 1 other 4 Quote
peveka Posted March 7, 2019 #298 Posted March 7, 2019 Aaah I get it. Otherwise the keel would be "thicker" than the rudder, right? Thank you for clarifying! 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 March 9, 2019 Author #299 Posted March 9, 2019 Pieter Be careful though when you thin the false keel not to remove to deeply or you will have a very thin false keel. The first and second planking can also be sanded back to achieve the right result. Old Collingwood and peveka 2 Quote
peveka Posted March 9, 2019 #300 Posted March 9, 2019 Hi Harlequin Thanks for the warning. The false keel is 5mm so I guess if I gently work myself backwards beginning at bulwark #11 I could end up with some 2.5 mm at the stern and compensate the rest with the planking. Will be a dusty procedure ;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
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