Kevin Aris Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 HMS Enterprize was the lead ship of the Enterpize class of 1770. The class was designed by Sir John Williams with a gross dimensions and tons of 120’6” (gun deck), 99’6” (keel), 33’6” (beam), 11’ (depth of hold) and to carry 200,men. Armament was 24 x 9 pound guns on the upper deck, 4 x 3 pound guns on the quarter deck, and 12 swivel guns. She was ordered in January 1771, Keel laid on September 9, 1771 at Deptford, launched August 24, 1774; hulked in 1791. Twenty-seven ships composed this class. A pair of paintings of the ship by Joseph Marshall in 1775 is held by the Science Museum in Kensington and the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. Enterprise served as a cruiser and convoy escort. Her most notable action occurred on June 7, 1780 whilst at Gibraltar when her crew spotted six Spanish fire ships drifting into the harbour toward the fleet at anchor. A warning salvo was fired to alert the fleet and the Enterprize’s cables cut to allow the ship to drift away from the hulks and opened fire on the hulks in an attempt to sink them. The Spanish fleet lay outside the harbour for any British ships trying to escape so the British seamen boarded the small the fire ships to attach lines to away from the fleet and burn themselves out. On April 27, 1782 near the Leeward Islands she captured the 22-gun American privateer Mohawk which was later taken into Royal Navy service. Mohawk was sold in1783. Enterprize was decommissioned in May 1784 and from 1790 she served as a receiving ship and hulked in 1791. In 1806 she was taken to Deptford and broken up in 1807. Lines, profile and decoration drawings of Surprize as built can be purchased from the Royal Museums Greenwich (National Maritime Museum). The Kit CAF MODELS of Shanghai, China has created a stunning 1/48 scale Admiralty model of HMS Enterprize. Before reviewing the kit a few words about wooden sailing ship kits from Chinese producers is warranted because they are not all created equal. In 2001 China was allowed to formally join the World Trade Organization (WTO) which meant the country had to abide by international trade agreements and practices such as copyright protection. Prior to 2001, China was the largest source of counterfeit goods that focused on covered luxury goods, cosmetics, sportswear, and appliances. As a result of joining the WTO, far fewer counterfeit goods are no longer produced or available in China, but remains a problem because copying has become a way of life and normal practice for many manufacturers. This problem is endemic among many wooden model kit producers in China who readily use copyrighted drawings to produce their kits without acknowledgement or licence, and these kits are readily available on shopping websites. They will continue to do this as long as it is profitable so do not buy these unlicensed and counterfeit kits. A concerted effort by Model Ship World and the Nautical Research Guild to highlight these practices and alert model makers to the counterfeit products is having success and has gone further to lend an open and willing hand to any Chinese producers who wish to abide by the WTO and international agreements. One of these companies is CAF MODELS located in Shanghai, China. CAF MODELS first came to attention for producing unlicenced kits of French vessels from the ANCRE collection of drawings and monographs. With the help of members of the Model Ship World community, proper agreements between ANCRE and CAF MODELS are being negotiated and to CAF MODELS’ credit, has stopped selling any models based on ANCRE material until an agreement is signed. These kits will return once the agreement is finalized and signed. In the meantime, CAF MODELS has a number of original kits for sale such as HMS Enterprize, with several more under development. CAF MODELS kits are designed and manufactured by Mr. CAO Feng, or in English -- Tom Cao. Tom is an engineer by profession and used CAD to design kits from Admiralty drawings and other references. His CAD designs have become very precise and is able to detect and correct draughting errors in commercially available plans and well-known sources. I had the pleasure of meeting him and his lovely family in Shanghai in 2018 where he kindly took me to his home to show me how he designed model kits and his extensive reference library. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 (edited) good evening everyone, good to be back and with yet another new build yes this is a kit, but the closest i will get to a scratch the kit is available in one big package, or can be ordered in 3 sections, i chose to order part one £250 + plus shipping (7.5 kg) and export duties which added about £150 on top most of the weight for part one comes from the building rig, basically a frame to hold the frames in position there are no written instructions, what is written (occasional sentence i in Chinese) a few diagrams are shown which helps, but on the jig and lot of quess work is involved , this mainly for the building jig anyone interested in following me on this build? Edited September 10, 2020 by Kevin Aris 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beefy66 Posted September 10, 2020 Share Posted September 10, 2020 This looks like it will be interesting to follow along with. beefy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted September 10, 2020 Author Share Posted September 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, beefy66 said: This looks like it will be interesting to follow along with. beefy glad to have you along, i will catch up with the build tomorrow, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOUSTON Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Kevin, This is a very aesthetically pleasing looking ship. I am going to enjoy this very much. .FLAWLESS and NEAT start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Gidday Kevin, when I saw the thread title I jumped to the conclusion (don't know why) that it was the nuclear powered aircraft carrier, and thought - "1/48 scale? That thing must be over 20 feet long!"😲 The ship you're building looks to be a graceful vessel. Is it a Sloop-of-War? It seems a little small to me for a frigate. Regards, Jeff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Modelholic Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 (edited) She was a Frigate. Can't recommend Robert Gardiner's books enough. They cover frigates (and razees) from 9pdr, through 12pdr, 18pdr and 24pdr up to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Tom Edited September 11, 2020 by Modelholic bad spelling 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnWS Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Hi Kevin. I always enjoy following your builds Kevin. I usually learn something new from each of your builds. John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted September 11, 2020 Share Posted September 11, 2020 Wow! That’s one helluva jig! I will watch with interest to see how this comes together. 👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 56 minutes ago, Modelholic said: She was a Frigate. Can't recommend Robert Gardiner's books enough. They cover frigates (and razees) from 9pdr, through 12pdr, 18pdr and 24pdr up to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Tom i was recommended this one and recd it at a very good price one other book i wishing to obtain is the Pandora (autonomy of a ship) but quite expensive on fleabay and other places 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted September 11, 2020 Author Share Posted September 11, 2020 Good afternoon everyone lets bring you up to date the keel with a minimum of fuss and a quick touch against the bench grinder, to remove the laser char, tall the bits fit together very well against the 1/1 plans, the problems arose because i took it all apart again to put the ribbit line in lol using a new glue to me, brilliant stuff Frames 57 frames make up most of the hull, most are full about quarter of them are 1/2 frames full frames the full frames are made up in layers, mostly doubles, a few triples and frame 27 is 4 layers thick each layers is 7 or 8 pieces to make it up sheet 07 has pieces for frame 14 and 15 and is a double frame as it is identified with A and B, relevant frame sheet covered with tracing paper to potect it the end of each piece is sanded to remove laser char a glue stick hold the outside piece in place, and the opposite outside is attached so it is back to back and we have one complete full frame this still needs cleaning up frames pieces ready to be made up 1/2 frames are made up the same way, still to be cleaned up sitting in the jig to make me feel i am getting some where cleaning up the cherry frames 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve D Posted September 13, 2020 Share Posted September 13, 2020 Fascinating Kevin, looking froward to watching this progress, great start made. I really like the slipway, interested to see how it is released. Does the kit include the interior timber floors, knees etc? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 1 minute ago, Steve D said: Fascinating Kevin, looking froward to watching this progress, great start made. I really like the slipway, interested to see how it is released. Does the kit include the interior timber floors, knees etc? Steve good evening Steve watch out for my next update, on releasing the hull, in the next hour or so, there is some different sized strip wood included in part one but at this time i dont know what its for, some of it might be to brace the ribs but parts 2 and 3 arrive this week, so i might be better informed 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted September 13, 2020 Author Share Posted September 13, 2020 (edited) good evening everyone, thank you for comments and likes Hawse trimbers these are the timbers that fit at the very front of the ship, although not fitted yet they still need to be built jig made up most timbers have a lasered fairing line, which is removed the timbers then fit very nice infills placed Jig removed Cant Frames Fwd these fit after the hawse timbers upto where the full frames start, 7 sets After cants after the full frames upto the stern timbers 11 sets made up the same as the full frames also there is a angle template provided for each numbered cant to help achieve the correct angle, this template is to set up the bench sander at the correct angle, mine kept moving so i devised my own answer by gluing the template to the cant and then sanding to the correct line, it worked having done that, i then found i did not have enough room to get access to pin the cants, so i removed the top level of the jig glued starboard cants 2 to 7 in position, when the glue set, i removed the hull from the frame to pin, this will be repeated on the stbd side Edited September 13, 2020 by Kevin Aris 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 good evening everyone Day 21 last of the cants been a quite week, lots of things happening, and not a lot of boat building, but today the last of the stern cants were put in, that leave the hawse timbers and stern timbers, Parts 2 and 3 arrived and i will show photos at a later date 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandsaw Steve Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Wow! That’s some serious ship building going on there! 😯 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 Good afternoon everyone day 22 hawse timbers fitted thank you for comments and likes i would like to think im getting better at the wooden kit building, or the quality of the kit is, lol must be the latter thats the hawse timbers in, although i needed to remove a bit of wood 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Good evening everyone, thank you for likes and comments Day 26 deck beam supports i have realised tonight, that there is so much to think about on this build, im not in a hurry to do things that are not in sequence, that might be for two reasons, 1 i dont have anything else to do that is out of sequence, and may be the 2 is the same as the first i have the next two part to the build, but CAF are resupplying some of it, hopefully will be here this week the point i was trying to make is that im in no hurry to go and make deck fitting or cannons, mast parts, as i am constantly thinking about the project that is on the go at present, and personally i think it is a good thing for me, lol its the most difficult kit i have ever done, and i aint got to the thinking about bits yet the deck beams on my build serve two purposes, first to support the deck and also to keep the frames in an upright positions, hopefully she can then be removed from the frame to enable some sanding to be done as previously mentioned the deck line on the plans is the very top of the deck not the deck supports, so the beams and deck planking has to be subtracted from the line shown which represent 7.5mm i had no idea how to put the beams supports in place so i came up with my own idea of using nuts bots and washers, it came in very useful, but very fiddly, i also put lower temp deck supports in (the white beams), to enable, ensuring both side were right, or at least both would be wrong the bow planks were soaked for a coupls of hours and clamped in place securing the planks, i never used just wood glue, i have drilled 2mm holes through the beam and frame and and used wooden cocktai sticks with glue on as a very oversized treenail, i will let you know if it works, but seams very secure at present, non of this will be seen 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted November 13, 2020 Author Share Posted November 13, 2020 good evening everyone sorry for no recent updates and not visiting so often as i used to my last post was day 26 and now moved on to 63 i planked the inside of the hull Port side only and have spent the last few weeks working without plans to do some internal detailing its not very special, but im happy with it this is the after half deck, and sits below the officers accommodation the deck beams shown in the photo are the upper deck beams and been adapted to fit, i will order another set later on, when needed to represent treenails, i drilled holes and used a cheap filler several attempts at building the after platform, but go there in the end 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArnoldAmbrose Posted November 14, 2020 Share Posted November 14, 2020 Gidday Kevin, beautiful work there, and interesting seeing the 'below decks' in 3D. Regards, Jeff. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 On 11/13/2020 at 9:07 PM, Kevin Aris said: good evening everyone sorry for no recent updates and not visiting so often as i used to my last post was day 26 and now moved on to 63 i planked the inside of the hull Port side only and have spent the last few weeks working without plans to do some internal detailing its not very special, but im happy with it this is the after half deck, and sits below the officers accommodation the deck beams shown in the photo are the upper deck beams and been adapted to fit, i will order another set later on, when needed to represent treenails, i drilled holes and used a cheap filler several attempts at building the after platform, but go there in the end Aha. This is exactly the kind of thing I had in mind for my Beagle, but in a smaller scale and a lesser scope. Thanks for the inspiration. The CAF kit is amazing. I’ve just been over to Tom’s website for a look around and it’s left me drooling! 😄 I’ll read the rest of your build later, as I’m only on my phone now and can’t see the pictures well. I’ll be following with interest. p.s. That disc sander looks really useful. OHMS! (Oh heck, more spending) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Aris Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 1 hour ago, Bertie Psmith said: Aha. This is exactly the kind of thing I had in mind for my Beagle, but in a smaller scale and a lesser scope. Thanks for the inspiration. The CAF kit is amazing. I’ve just been over to Tom’s website for a look around and it’s left me drooling! 😄 I’ll read the rest of your build later, as I’m only on my phone now and can’t see the pictures well. I’ll be following with interest. p.s. That disc sander looks really useful. OHMS! (Oh heck, more spending) lol dont look at the 1/48 Bellona then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertie McBoatface Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 2 minutes ago, Kevin Aris said: lol dont look at the 1/48 Bellona then A 74 in 1/48 would be amazing. I skipped over the listing the instant I saw the price! Curiously, I have a painting of Bellona as my screensaver at the moment - just because it's a nice painting. Maybe fate is telling me to place my $1500 order? 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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