Nigel Heath Posted September 15, 2013 Share Posted September 15, 2013 I was just thikning the same Jorgen, it looks superb in that overview shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 Thanks, yeah, starting to look like a ship I'm now faced with the dilemma of hull colour; Probably black but there's a possibility she was a dark green. I'll probably go with black. As Coco Chanel possibly said "Can't go wrong with basic black and a string of pearls" OK, I think we can manage without the pearls..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 Right, first coat of paint, still needs a lot of tidying.... Got the bowsprit and jibboom together, if for no other reason that I need to be thinking about the base and case and how it'll fit. it also somehow marks a new chapter in the story. Some small woodwork on the catheads and the bowsprit cap that joins the bowsprit and jubboom...drilling closely spaced holes in small bits of wood is, uh, challenging - hurrah for drill presses! Close ups... The cap will need an 'iron' band around it and a few twisted wire eyebolts, not to mention the dolphin striker (no it didn't) and at this point the name and home port go on. At this stage it really starts to feel like it's happening. Mind you I'm not even thinking about the rigging - she'll have sails, so that will be a monumental amount of work in making just the blocks. I'm buying in belaying pins and deadeyes (3mm). F 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 This is looking very sharp, how did you do the lettering? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 Coming on nicely Seadog. Like the look of her with a lick of paint, don't half make a difference to it now. Nice going and that bowsprit looks the part . Cheers foxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bengalensis Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 She's so full of charm and it's just getting better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted September 16, 2013 Author Share Posted September 16, 2013 This is looking very sharp, how did you do the lettering? I cheated, of course and did it in Xara on the computer. I can letter, but not at 7point! Thanks for the compliments chaps. F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted September 16, 2013 Share Posted September 16, 2013 I cheated, of course and did it in Xara What's that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 Xara It's a design program I've been using it for graphics and things like tracing plans since 2000. It lets you do all kinds of horrible thinghs to text as well. I also have used it for stencils for airbrushing, haven't done any decals yet. Best thing is that it's fast, pretty intuitive and relatively cheap, even the 'pro' versions, which I don't use. and no, they're not paying me to say this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 I have bookmarked that, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted September 17, 2013 Author Share Posted September 17, 2013 Took me a bit to get into it, but it was well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forlornhope Posted September 17, 2013 Share Posted September 17, 2013 Very nice work, I've said before your wood skils are brilliant keep it coming cheers Callum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted September 23, 2013 Author Share Posted September 23, 2013 Time passes....still hot here, 33c - in the shade. Unspeakable out of the shade. So problem solving time. There really ought to be a pinrail somewhere near the bow. This is usually right up in the bow combined with a bit of grating to ease access to the bowsprit. on Scottish Maid the bowsprit goes over the rail, so that one 's out. While looking for a solution I came across drawings of a more or less contemporary Brig. A pin rail that curves out from the side pieces of the windlass to the pawl post so that the coils of rope on the rail don't get tangled up on the windlass - slick. OF course this meant making a new windlass, but what the hell, that's modelling and I think the new windlass is an improvement anyway. Then there was the winch. No chance of finding a couple of nice gear wheels for it so it's two black painted disks, best I can do - for now. The pulleys on the ends of the shafts were turned, a bit inexpertly, on the Proxxon Mini Wood Lathe I forked out for as being Utterly Vital, honest darling! When I bought it I also got a drill chuck designed to replace the tail stock. Really useful when doing this kind of stuff. I've also been adding things like cleats and Keevils, or Cavills. Places for belaying lines - three on a side. I'm now getting close to the point wheni 'll have to bite the bullet and work out how to do a 1 /96th figure head of a Scottish Maid....Victorian, probably fairly modest as figure heads go...or maybe not. Have to see what I can do... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted September 23, 2013 Share Posted September 23, 2013 Good luck with the figure head, sounds quite hard to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forlornhope Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 I've got the 1/96 Cutty Sark figure head if you want that as the basis to work from if you have nothing else the crew is there as well if you want them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted September 24, 2013 Author Share Posted September 24, 2013 Yes, difficult, very! Forlorn hope: Cheers, I wouldn't mind if you don't need them! The figure head in particular would probably be too large, but provide a model to work from and the crew would be most welcome on board! I'll PM you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Looking good there seadog. Like the lathe, gives me something I was working on to ponder. Every little detail makes a difference and making your own even more satisfying. Great work so far matey Cheers foxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted October 1, 2013 Author Share Posted October 1, 2013 OK, it's been a while since the last update. That's not to say I haven't been working on the ship. It goes with the territory that sometimes you look at a part you just made and know it could be better...happens a lot actually, but hey you learn, eh? Here's the binnacle. Not sure if it'll do...bit like a starved Dalek... I've also made a pair of 'elm tree pumps' haven't shot them yet. One thing you need a lot of on a ship is ringbolts. At this scale they're pretty small. So this is one way of making them. I've started working on the masts and the bowsprit/jib boom, lots of bits, lots of ringbolts. In this pic they-re being checked for the look of it and a reminder of the overall size of the model ...and here-s the mast top for the foremast. Came out pretty much as I'd hoped. The 'slats' are CA reinforced watercolour paper . easier to cut tiny strips from than wood! Ta for looking! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 (edited) ...bit like a starved Dalek... I hope you are not mistreating Daleks here, the rest of us Daleks take a pretty dim view of such things. You could soon find yourself in a lot of bother. Daisy the Dalek Edited October 1, 2013 by Nigel Heath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted October 2, 2013 Author Share Posted October 2, 2013 Moi? Mistreat a Dalek? Only starved when it came on board. Well treated since... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Thats coming on well seadog matey . Like the binnicle, even if you tried to starve it , serious, it looks fine. The over all looks good too. Cheers foxy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Heath Posted October 2, 2013 Share Posted October 2, 2013 Moi? Mistreat a Dalek? Only starved when it came on board. Well treated since... Good, glad to hear this, will be keeping eyestalk on you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted October 4, 2013 Author Share Posted October 4, 2013 When you build a ship model, kit or whatever, I was advised to take it stage by stage,because if you think about all the bits involved in the whole ship you'll probably startd rooling from the ears...so today I was building a model of a Main mast... Start with a 5mm sq. (approx.) length of wood (Degame here) and get it to the basic shape with a very small plane... Then I added the mast cheeks - they support the mast top, and started cutting rebates in the trestle trees. They sit on top of the cheeks and support the cross trees...still with me? Where I can I like to reinforce glue joins with .5mm bamboo treenails. With plastic the cement welds your joins. Seccotine is a traditional hide glue, incredibly strong but it's a glue join. OK move on a bit and the Main Top Mast has been made and a mast cap, tricksy little so and so, that, have been made, cross trees and even a supporting fid for the topmast - that's the little sliver of wood you can see sticking out the side of the top mast at the bottom... Then it's onto a bit of airbrushed black and a sprinkling of ringbolts. That's the basics. There's still more odds and ends to go on the mast, cleats, a support for the boom etc. etc....but that's for tomorrow! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshanks Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Inspirational as always Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seadog Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share Posted October 5, 2013 I try... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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