Santisima Trinidad by GTM - OcCre - 1:90 - Kit Bashed

[demonborger]

It may not be perfectly symmetrical but it is a lot cleaner than my attempt. Additionally the ropes will be coiled around them for the rigging so it won't be a problem.

[Micklen32]

I absolutely refuse to see it Theo 

Trouble you have seen it 

Edited October 19, 2013 by Micklen32

[Sjors]

Hi Theo,

 

You did a great job on those timber heads or samson post ( whatever you like to call it )

There is a difference of 1 or to 2 mm , but for the naked eye it is not visible !

Be proud of what you have done.

You know it, the worst critic us is you ! ( maybe wrong written…)

But great job !

 

Edited October 20, 2013 by Sjors

[GTM]

Thank you guys for the encouraging words

I learned from it and i will leave them as they are .

 

.. I certainly will camouflage the worst with coiled ropes  ..

[GTM]

Continuing with the Davits, and I made them as suggested by the kit without any modification 

 

 

I decided to continue with the bow and started to look at the frames and rails in this section

The provided parts are laser cut & are basically OK, ..but they are made of plywood..

 

 

so I decided to see if I could do it better 

The first attempt I did was to glue a photo copy the parts on a sheet of mahogany and use a jigsaw to cut them out.

Probably because of my jigsaw skills but they turned out just terrible..

 

 

So I did a second attempt where I used 4mm strips of mahogany and glued them together with a “half & half” connection at the corners to strengthen the construction

 (I don’t know what this technique is called)  I hope the picture is clear enough to show it ..

 

 

Here’s the comparison between the different versions I made and the original one

 

 

And here’s as a comparison "all the frames"

.. so far so good  .. 

 

Edited October 22, 2013 by GTM

[lamarvalley]

Theo, I think they look super! Big improvement over the plywood   Nice work!

[Micklen32]

Yes Theo

Beautiful work as usual   

[Ferit]

Hi Theo,

I think that the scratch is always above the plywood and your choice was rightful and the result is very nice...

[GTM]

..Thank you all for the comments & likes.. as always they are very welcome.

 

So continuing with mounting the frames onto the stem and making sure the first ones were positioned correctly & straight

 

 

To make sure the distance between the frames also were correct I used the gratings as a distance guide

.. by the way i made wooden "davit brackets"..

This way it was much easier to make them a 100% fit (the supplied ones where made of metal) so i ended up with some modifications on the davits anyway 

 

 

 

 

After having positioned all the frames I glued the gratings in place and shaped/sanded them so the rails will have maximum contact later on

 

 

Edited December 29, 2014 by GTM

[Sjors]

Wow, That looks great Theo.

 

Very inventive !

Nice....

 

[Kevin]

lovely work

[Micklen32]

Great work Theo

It all looks so realistic

Excellent

[GTM]

Thanks everybody for dropping by and all the kind words

 

The next step,

”Rails” this was going to be a bit more tricky.

These are not straight and the gratings and frames are determining the arc, so again I decided to test my skills on the jigsaw..

 

But this time I used my latest investment.

TaaDaa!this is it  

 

 

I decided to copy the rails provided and use these as the basic shape with the intensions to “fine tune” them to the final arc and length needed.

 

I also thought a bit about the wood grain direction..

My first thought was “vertical” as the rails on the model bend mostly in this direction so I didn’t had to shape them into their position.

But on the other hand I knew that choosing this direction the wood also would/could easily snap

..I decided for “vertical” anyway and see how it goes..

 

Even dough the new tool does its job very well it is still not as easy as I thought it would be..

So a lot of sanding helped to get the "straight line" end result 

 

 

The instructions/drawings doesn’t really show where the starting positions of the rails are located:--

I decided to use the most upper strake as the start position for the top rail, the second rail just besides the first gun frame and the davit bracket and the 3th rail “as best as possible”

To avoid too much stress on the top rail I shaped the Samson post with an angle.

 

 

I must admit that some of the rails have snapped (some even several times) during installation..

Eventually I managed to have all rails in place and I covered all the break lines with glue and sawdust..

Enjoy ....

 

 

 

 

Edited October 26, 2013 by GTM

[Micklen32]

OMG I would kill for tools like that

And the workroom to use them in

Does that do beautiful work or what ❓❓❓

Superb Theo. Superb

[WackoWolf]

Which model that one. And what do you think of it. I might someday be needing to buy another scroll saw as soon as the one I have craps out (been saying that for the last 4 years or so ). Very nice work on the ship. Keep the pictures coming.

[GTM]

 

It is called ”DSH” from the manufacturer Proxxon.

I think it is a good machine, it is running smooth and is not as noisy as i thought it would be..  

 

[WackoWolf]

That you.

[GTM]

Well i guess there’s no way around it ..

It is about here where I need the 104 hatches for the cannon ports so I better start up the production line for it ..

 

The fist hurtle is to create the 208 hinges for them..

I started with the easy part: cutting up app. 110 strips of a 0,2mm thick copper sheet.

For this I use a sharp cutting-blade, an ruler and a drill-bit which I use as the guideline for the wide of the stripes.

 

 

I cut gently across the sheet with the knife and use (in this case) a vice and “clamp” the markup line.

When now bending the sheet carefully back and forth it will eventually break on the cutting line.

 

 

The result will be perfectly cut strips.   

 

 

The next task was also not so bad either.

I already had thought about this part and came up with the idea to use this “special” jig for bending the eyes of the hinges

See also this topic for explanation and how to create it  LINK

 

 

 

After all this I drilled all the holes by using a very basic jig.

 

 

And after brainstorming for a while I came up with the idea to use a 1 & 3mm router-bit, (and again) a basic jig for all the “nice” curves to finish off the hinges.  

 

 

 Not all of them are that perfect but hopefully I made enough.    

 

[lamarvalley]

Oh man Theo, I love watching you figure things out and then produce fine products such as these. It all has to take a while to do 208 of them, fantastic.... I gotta bookmark this page. Great job! 

[Micklen32]

Super job Theo

The hinges look perfect

Can't wait to see the completed cannon hatches

Edited October 29, 2013 by Micklen32

[md1400cs]

AWESOME !!!!!  Theo you are a Master.

 

 

Michael

[GTM]

Wow.. Thank you all for the reactions and for following this build

.. it is inspiring and it is really appreciated ..

 

After having blackened all the hinges, I continued with the hatches, they are cut out of a block of sandwiched mahogany fineer & black paper.

 

 

I only made a few eyes and some “L” shaped hooks at this stage to see if my theory will hold.

 

 

As for the nails.. 

A few “old processors” (socket 370) were sold on ebay for a couple of euro’s (they are obviously getting sold out there for recycling of their gold)

Anyway I will have enough nails for several future builds to come..

 

 

Today I made a serie of 4 hatches (to time the “production line).

The hatches themselves are pretty quick to make, but it takes time to install them.

I need to fine tune each hatch so it will fit inside the frame and “cut out” the frames so the hinges and the “L hooks” can be installed

 

So here’s the result .. (only a 100 left to build..) 

 

 

 

 

 

[Micklen32]

Great work Theo

The 'nails' work perfectly

The hatches are spot on and look very good

Well done Theo, great adaptation   

[Sjors]

That looks just for real Theo.

 

Amazing what those tiny things can do to a build !

And still 100 to go.........good lick with it !

But you can do it, I'll be sure for that !

 

[usedtosail]

Wow, they actually open and close. That is impressive.

[lamarvalley]

Yeah, very impressive! Not only do they look great but they function too!   Theo sets a very high bar.

[Daryl]

Hi Theo

 

Very nice build and I enjoy all the photos and comments.

 

I have just bought the OcCre Santisimo Trinidad Section kit and so I am looking around at builds to see what people have done. Regarding the caulking. On my last model (Spanish llaüt) I used some dark timber veneer. I cut it into very fine strips and then glued one of them in with each strip of decking. I then trimmed it down with my small chisel plane before a final sanding. I have attached some photos showing the testing and final result.

 

Daryl

[GTM]

Thank you all for looking into the build and for all the positive comments/reactions.

 

@ Daryl,

you’re chalking technique looks great, I will certainly have that one in mind for my next build 

 

I had a busy November and didn't had so much time for the project, but somehow I managed to install all hatches on the port side  

 

 

 

 

So, .. only 52 hatches more to go..

 

 

[Micklen32]

They do look nice Theo

I wish mine looked half as good

Great work

This will be a stunning model for sure

[GTM]

Yes ”finally” !!!... 

I have now also installed all the hatches on starboard side, here's the picture to prove it. 

 

 

So I have focus again on some other parts of the hull and started off with adding borders to the already installed rails.

I think it gives a better visual impression and it also strengthen the rails. 

.. During installation of the hatches I found out that they were pretty vulnerable and break easily..

 

 

unfortunately I don’t believe these borders are that authentic, at least I haven’t seen it yet on the paintings/pictures of the ST

Edited March 28, 2014 by GTM