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Plans from the National Maritime Museum
First work - sanding the bearding line
Replacing bulwark frames with redheart.
Adding bulkheads
Lower deck is mostly covered by upper deck, so decided to blacken it out.
Adding deck formers which will be planked over.
Small portion of lower deck will be seen through opening in upper deck, so this was planked.
Upper deck installed.
Building the hatches. For cleaner lines, rather than sitting them on top of the planking, I am sitting them on the deck former and planking around them.
Some notes on what I'm planning todo.
Beginning of the deck planking using maple.
Testing different stains on different woods.
Paper templates for remaining planking. The bulkhead upper frames get removed, and the bulwarks planked.
Fitting the gunport pattern.
First planking
Stern counter second planking.
Lining the hull for the second planking.
Jig used to help bend planks.
Spiling the wale planking using 2mm pear.
Due to the curves in the hull, some of the planks end up in interesting shapes. Spiling helps to ensure the planks lay flat against the hull
Wales done, now working on planking the lower part of the hull.
Since the lower hull will be coppered, I'm only planking the non-coppered section in pear. The rest - which will be covered by the copper plating - is the kit walnut. Since the walnut will not be seen, I don't need to spile the planks or otherwise create "proper" planks
Lower hull second planking complete.
Used ebony stain on wales and lower planking.
Fitting the bowsprit.
Building the blocks that are inset into upper hull bulwarks. Inner side in redheart, outer in boxwood.
Planks above wales stained.
Planks delineating the decorative blue stripe are stained blue, and top of hull sides are planked with redheart
Bulwark planking in redheart
Comments
7 20 January, 19:24
bughunterNot my topic but a pleasure to watch 👍
I'm using pear and boxwood for my biplane airscrews (inspiration coming from ship modelers), may be this redheart would be also an option for me? Let's see if I can some.
20 January, 22:16
Landlubber MikeRedheart is really red, but when exposed to sunlight, turns more of an orange over time. Have to be careful with more exotic woods as the color can change over time regardless of whether you add a finish to the wood or not.
20 January, 22:41
Jennifer Franklin1:64, I am trying to get a sense of the size of this model. It must be pretty large?
20 January, 23:47
Landlubber MikeThanks guys!
Jennifer - this model is about 32" long. The hull itself is probably about 25" long or so, and then the bowsprit adds another 7". Width-wise, the hull is probably 6" or so, but I believe the model's overall width probably grows to about 8"+ when the spars are included. If you build the model with masts, the model is probably about as tall as it is long, and may be even taller.
21 January, 01:26
Landlubber MikeYeah - as a result, the display cases cost a fortune 🙁 Some people elect to build only the hull, which cuts down on the length and height considerably. To me though, these are sailing ships and they lose a lot of their majesty if you build them without masts and sails.
21 January, 01:46
