flyer Posted April 18, 2015 Author #31 Posted April 18, 2015 Hi Nils Thank you. They should be – ships are female, aren’t they? Hi Martin That’s not decided yet. However I think I will paint the inner bulwarks in yellow and therefore the inside of the gun ports as well. Hi Mike Thank you. Martin W 1 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
flyer Posted April 18, 2015 Author #32 Posted April 18, 2015 Amatis copper plates have arrived and the tedious work of gluing plate by plate is going on. Caldercrafts plates delivered with the kit aren’t that bad but in my opinion they look too much like a badly shaved hedgehog. The nail heads protrude too much and Amatis solution looks better. Also it is possible to attach Amatis plates overlapping which seems the correct way do to it - and that way it is much easier to create a nice smooth run of the plate belts. Left: CCs plate, nail heads flattened Middle: Amati’s plate Right: CCs plate, out of the box Coppering in progress Close view of the overlapping plates tuciship, Mirabell61, Foultide and 3 others 6 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
Mirabell61 Posted April 18, 2015 #33 Posted April 18, 2015 super coppering Peter, Nils flyer 1 Quote Current builds -Lightship Elbe 1 Completed - Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild - "Zeesboot" heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB clinker scratch build scale 1:24 - Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild - Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build - Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild) "HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan -"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96 (scratchbuild) -"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) "Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild) original was my grandfathers ship -"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 "Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32 under restoration / restoration finished "Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50
Martin W Posted April 18, 2015 #34 Posted April 18, 2015 I second Nils' comment. I'd never realised copper plates would differ that much. Martin flyer 1 Quote Current Build: HMS FLY 1776 Previous Builds: Rattlesnake 1781 Prince de Neufchatel
flyer Posted May 17, 2015 Author #35 Posted May 17, 2015 Progress lately was rather slow because the garden required some attention. However one of the tasks there was so to speak a preparation for the next step with my Pickle. I practised some deck laying (replacing a 10 years old very weathered one) in scale 1/1. Or – if you take the average dimensions of the ship’s deck planks it’s rather scale 1/2 as the dimensions are by chance just about half of it. Also the diameter of the screws heads is in proportion and I find it remarkable that they are hardly noticeable. I will again omit the treenails heads on Pickles deck. Fortunately my deck in the garden was required to leak and caulking was not necessary. The wood by the way is larch – hardly used in ship building but quite good in withstanding weather untreated because of its high natural resin content. Real deck laying... ‘Treenails’ (screws with 11mm head diameter) are hardly visible JerseyCity Frankie and Martin W 2 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
flyer Posted May 17, 2015 Author #36 Posted May 17, 2015 During rainy days work on Pickle continued and coppering is mainly completed. Just the keel and rudder remain. I’m still asking myself if I should leave the copper with that patina it was delivered with (perhaps a result of the etching process) or if I should polish it the way I did on Pegasus. A third option would be to polish and then tarnish it with salt and vinegar (Frank / riverboat would probably love that). Gregor, Mirabell61, riverboat and 3 others 6 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
Martin W Posted May 17, 2015 #37 Posted May 17, 2015 Love the 1/1 decking. I don't think I've ever actually seen larch -- it seems to resemble cedar, which is what most of our 1/1 decks are around here. Good work on the coppering, too! Cheers, Martin Mirabell61 and flyer 2 Quote Current Build: HMS FLY 1776 Previous Builds: Rattlesnake 1781 Prince de Neufchatel
flyer Posted May 17, 2015 Author #38 Posted May 17, 2015 Hi Martin Interesting remark about your cedar wood… I came across that wood now and then while in the US but never thought much about it. As cedar forests are very rare in Europe nowadays (because a lot of trees were used for ship building (!)), I was intrigued by your remark. Larch and cedar belong to the same family of trees (pinaceae). So I was rather wrongly thinking that larch–like wood wasn’t used for ship building. What you use over there as cedar seems to be from quite different trees – in fact from juniper or thuja trees. Perhaps the close similarity of the color and texture of the wood is the reason for the denomination. Larch grows around here and in the near Alps up to 2000m and is quite common and is often used for decking if you want to use untreated wood. Cheers Peter Martin W 1 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
Martin W Posted May 19, 2015 #39 Posted May 19, 2015 Very interesting, Peter. I think the cedar that was once common in buildings here was in fact juniper, and belonged to the cypress family. Most of the big pieces of wood (such as those used in my house) came from the Western Red Cedar, which grew into large enough trees to be logged for lumber. Those have been mostly depleted, since the lumber was sold inexpensively. Here in Oklahoma we have a smaller variety, the Eastern Red Cedar, which is a pest, since its oily wood becomes a serious threat during the range fire season. We mostly cut them down, and then grind them up for garden mulch. So, yes, American cedar is different from what we call the Cedar of Lebanon, a member of the pinaceae family. And frankly, I'll go out of my way to avoid working with American cedar -- it's too soft and splintery, very splintery. I don't know how it would hold up on a ship, though I do recall admiring a canoe that a friend made from cedar strips. Wood is ever interesting. Cheers, Martin LFrankCPA and flyer 2 Quote Current Build: HMS FLY 1776 Previous Builds: Rattlesnake 1781 Prince de Neufchatel
flyer Posted May 20, 2015 Author #40 Posted May 20, 2015 Hi Martin Well… at least your summers seem to be hot and dry enough that you have a risk of forest fire – not much chance for that here. Only in that part of the country which is south of the Alps and in some deep valleys in the Alps the mixed pine forests burn occasionally – on the other hand they are also growing quite good wine there. The question is now: which side of the medal is front, which reverse? (To complicate things a bit – we grow some good wine also north of the Alps.) Cheers Peter Martin W 1 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
Martin W Posted May 20, 2015 #41 Posted May 20, 2015 Peter -- I recall drinking some outstanding wines from the Ticino, and in Zurich I drank some whites, but can't recall what they were. Here in Oklahoma, some folks are trying to produce wine, but they haven't worked out the variety that can handles clay soil, little water, lots of heat, and more wind. Switzerland has always been one of my favorite places, and for countless reasons (I remember waking up one morning on a foggy mountainside, hearing the cow bells, and thinking it was as close to heaven as this swab would likely get). cheers, Martin flyer 1 Quote Current Build: HMS FLY 1776 Previous Builds: Rattlesnake 1781 Prince de Neufchatel
riverboat Posted May 20, 2015 #42 Posted May 20, 2015 Hi Peter.... just caught up with your new build..... Really nice!! work, can't believe how far you've come in such a short time. I'll try to keep up with you Frank flyer 1 Quote completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat HMAT SUPPLY USRC "ALERT" in progress: Red Dragon (Chinese junk)
flyer Posted May 22, 2015 Author #43 Posted May 22, 2015 Hi Martin Making good wine on clay soil should be possible, I believe, as well as growing it with little water. California is basically a desert state and look at the wine they make. Thank you for complimenting my country. Oklahoma is unfortunately one of the blank spots on my personal map. Checking the web I found that there are some cows there – we do have something in common! You seem to have a special notion of heaven, if cowbells bring you there (Oklahoman paradise?) but I really hope there is also a heaven where they admit old swabs and where blues music is allowed and where a fine steak is available instead of the ever-present manna and perhaps even a fine drink and I hope I may also smoke a good cigar there! Take care. Hi Frank It’s nice to hear from you. As a brand new retiree I can now spend more time on useful things (like building little boats which even don’t swim properly) hence the faster progress. Cheerio Peter mobbsie, riverboat, Martin W and 1 other 4 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
flyer Posted May 22, 2015 Author #44 Posted May 22, 2015 The deck planking has started. This time I try to get a bit more sophisticated deck. Waterways have been made by some additional 6mm wide stripes. Then king planks and uninterrupted binding strakes are laid. Now the ‘normal’ planks are being laid but they will be stepped into the waterway after the first 4 planks from the centre line. I also thought about tapering the planks but decided against it as not all sources show this and it would be very demanding as the 1mm thick stripes used in this kit can hardly be bent sideways. Caulking was again imitated by painting the edges with a black marker pen. Waterways are formed (in 3 parts) from 6mm wide stripes King planks and partners installed The definite form of the aft deck end will be found with the attaching of the transom Martin W, riverboat, Landlubber Mike and 2 others 5 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
Mirabell61 Posted May 22, 2015 #45 Posted May 22, 2015 Peter, nice deck plankling waterway and caulking look good. Perhaps you may want to check with the plank width 6 mm (1:64) will be in actual 384 wide ! Planks..... Nils flyer 1 Quote Current builds -Lightship Elbe 1 Completed - Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild - "Zeesboot" heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB clinker scratch build scale 1:24 - Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild - Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build - Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild) "HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan -"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96 (scratchbuild) -"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) "Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild) original was my grandfathers ship -"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 "Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32 under restoration / restoration finished "Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50
Martin W Posted May 22, 2015 #46 Posted May 22, 2015 Nice start, Peter. How did you get the waterways to make the bend -- scarph joint? Cheers, Martin flyer 1 Quote Current Build: HMS FLY 1776 Previous Builds: Rattlesnake 1781 Prince de Neufchatel
flyer Posted May 23, 2015 Author #47 Posted May 23, 2015 The waterways were puzzled together by irregular ‘scarf’ joints, then cut down to a width of 5mm freehanded with a scalpel. The joints are not caulked (in the prototype waterways and king planks are keeping the deck together in its length and need solid joints) and should be inconspicuous. Therefore I do not fumble with scarf joints true to original. The inner bulwark planking will cover the outermost mm of the waterways bringing their width down to 4 mm which corresponds to the kit supplied deck planking. Close look of first plank stepped into the waterways Mirabell61, Martin W, riverboat and 1 other 4 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
flyer Posted May 23, 2015 Author #48 Posted May 23, 2015 Hi Nils You are right, of course. Above I tried to explain why I ordered some 38cm planks. Hi Martin Scarf joint would be the right thing but I tried to cheat a waterway without having to make those real complicated joints. Thanks for compliments. Cheers Peter Martin W and Mirabell61 2 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
flyer Posted June 2, 2015 Author #49 Posted June 2, 2015 The deck planking has been laid but awaits some more sanding and scratching to bring it up to a standard any self-respecting bosun or first lieutenant would expect. In the meantime I started fumbling with the parts of the first two carronades and completed the assembly of the first one. I put it provisionally in place to check the gun ports. The weapon looks rather puny and the commander not too happy about his armament but that will be all he gets. At least I will put in additional two carronades to stock up to the eight mentioned in the web. Those six provided with the kit leave Pickle definitely too frail. Some additional sanding is required as the caulking seems to be spilling out of some seams... Carronage assembling reminds me of Swiss watch making Those seem rather small weapons. Martin W, mobbsie, Landlubber Mike and 4 others 7 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
riverboat Posted June 2, 2015 #50 Posted June 2, 2015 nIce work on the deck planking Peter..... look'n good!!! frank flyer 1 Quote completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat HMAT SUPPLY USRC "ALERT" in progress: Red Dragon (Chinese junk)
Blue Ensign Posted June 2, 2015 #51 Posted June 2, 2015 Your deck planking looks excellent Peter, and those Amati copper plates are a great improvement over the kit supplied ones. I too pondered over the diminutive size of the carronades but they are true to scale, a little over two feet in length at full size. Nice progress you're making with your Pickle. B.E. flyer 1 Quote Current Build: Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-1:64-scale HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation.
mobbsie Posted June 3, 2015 #52 Posted June 3, 2015 I missed the start of this log somehow Peter, mind if I pull up a stool. Your progress has been quick with excellent results mate and I look forward to following along. Be Good mobbsie Quote mobbsie All mistakes are deliberate ( me ) Current Build:- HMS Schooner Pickle Completed Builds :- Panart 1/16 Armed Launch / Pinnace ( Completed ), Granado Cross Section 1/48 Harwich Bawley, Restoration, Thames Barge Edme, Repair / Restoration, Will Everard 1/67 Billings HMS Agamemnon 1781 - 1/64 Caldercraft Kit, HM Brig Badger, HM Bomb Vessel Granado, Thames Steam Launch Louise, Thames Barge Edme, Viking Dragon Boat Next Build :-
Mirabell61 Posted June 3, 2015 #53 Posted June 3, 2015 Good Progress Peter, "Pickle" is well coming on and great looking..... Nils Quote Current builds -Lightship Elbe 1 Completed - Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild - "Zeesboot" heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB clinker scratch build scale 1:24 - Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild - Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build - Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild) "HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan -"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96 (scratchbuild) -"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) "Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild) original was my grandfathers ship -"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 "Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32 under restoration / restoration finished "Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50
flyer Posted June 3, 2015 Author #54 Posted June 3, 2015 Hi Spy It seems they really used those tiny carronades. (Perhaps we shouldn’t think too much about that. Otherwise some remarks about men’s preoccupation with size could be provoked.) Hi Frank Thank you. That’s the kind of deck you get if you keep it out of the weather… Hi B.E. Thanks. I understand, a carronade is a gun where precision is traded for caliber. Probably we should compare this 12lb carronade to a 4lb cannon in the same scale. And I really would like it if Caldercraft could change the design of their copper plates. But perhaps they follow the look of the plates on the model of the Bellona while Amati could have taken Constitution’s plates as an example. Nevertheless I believe that in the 19th century they knew enough about hydrodynamics to avoid such protruding nailheads. Hi Mobbsie Welcome aboard! No log of your latest build? Hi Nils Thank you. Cheers Peter LFrankCPA, Mirabell61 and Martin W 3 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
Beef Wellington Posted June 3, 2015 #55 Posted June 3, 2015 Peter, missed the start of this as well, deck planking is looking great, very nicely done joggling. flyer 1 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop)
Martin W Posted June 8, 2015 #56 Posted June 8, 2015 Fine looking planking, Peter. Those carronades do indeed look smallish, but the Pickle was also something of a small vessel, right? Cheers, Martin flyer 1 Quote Current Build: HMS FLY 1776 Previous Builds: Rattlesnake 1781 Prince de Neufchatel
flyer Posted June 10, 2015 Author #57 Posted June 10, 2015 Hi Jason Welcome aboard and thanks. Hi Martin Yes, now it seems a 12 lb ball had a diameter of 4.4 in or 12 cm. If you try to avoid capture of your small boat by a much larger enemy, those balls could give him something to think about while you make sail and escape as close to the wind as possible. Browsing the net I find, that the capture of USS Essex was the only documented case where an enemy stayed deliberately out of carronade range to reduce a prize to a hulk before actually capturing it. I guess I will have to live with those carronades and work on the sailing qualities of my Pickle (not very great yet). Cheers Peter Martin W 1 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
flyer Posted June 16, 2015 Author #58 Posted June 16, 2015 The inner bulwark planking was now glued on and the gun port openings were finished with knife and nail file. A template for the transom was made from 0.5mm ply wood and glued on. It will now be planked out- and inside. The kit's template compared to the new one The light yellow on the lowest plank on the bulwark will be the colour for bulwark and the stripe above the wales Mirabell61, Beef Wellington and Martin W 3 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
Martin W Posted June 17, 2015 #59 Posted June 17, 2015 Looking good, Peter. So, in making the transom bigger, are you planning on some decoration? cheers, Martin Quote Current Build: HMS FLY 1776 Previous Builds: Rattlesnake 1781 Prince de Neufchatel
flyer Posted June 18, 2015 Author #60 Posted June 18, 2015 Hi Martin Actually it's not much larger - just overhanging a little bit to right and left. The available space will be filled by the gun ports and the name board. Decoration wise a capping rail around the transom as shown on the plan of Laura will have to do. Those small and fast vessels didn't probably stay in one place long enough for the bystanders to appreciate any fancy woodworks and I don't see any decorations in publications about vessels of that class. Pickle must shine solely with her functional design and the cleanliness of her deck. As I'm no riverboat, fortunately a romantic decoration with seaweed, clams and some dirt is also beyond my skills. Cheers Peter Mirabell61 and Martin W 2 Quote current build: The Naval Cutter Alert by flyer - Vanguard Models - scale 1:64 completed builds: HMS Bellerophon by flyer - Victory Models - scale 1:72 Yacht America by flyer - Mamoli - scale 1:66 - with some alterations Dolphyn Corel 1/50 Wasa Corel 1/75 La Gloire C.Mamoli 1/90 HM Bomb Vessel Granado JoTiKa HM Bomb Vessel Granado 1756 CC kit 1:64 Victory Models 1/64 HMS Pegasus by Flyer HMS Pickle, my interpretation
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