Thanks Roger. Always nice to get a medal at the Olympics....SA does not get many so we celebrate each one. France played well to get the gold - very good for the home nation.Good job on the Rugby Sevens - fast and furious.
HMAV BOUNTY - A “face lift “
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Wow Grant, what a fantastic job you are displaying here. At first sight I was thinking where to start? But covering the hull and decks with fineer was a magical solution.
Good morning Herman. Thank you. I humbly confess she is turning out way better than I thought when I started. I am no scratch builder and this ship is a litany of errors, however I am happy with this “face lift” so far. Cheers Grant
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Maybe reach out to friendly (SA) modelers, with your specific needs for standing and running rigging?
Good morning. Another cold rainy weekend, no kids and the admiral was setting up for her charity sale so I had a few days of shipyard time- fun
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HMS “Laminate” continues.
Windlass : This is significantly smaller than the original. My scale measurements are calculated from my downloaded plans.
The large knees cut and shaped from my walnut laminate. I perfectly
tapered a dowel and planked with perfectly tapered 3.2mm to 2.56mm veneer. I used a square 1x1 mm nail to create perfect square holes with the walnut veneer perfectly holding its shape etc etc….you get the picture…
Close ups:
Nails, ratchet, bell brackets. The bell is slightly big (was a mission to clean off all the varnish, CA glue etc to blacken)
The fore bits and bowsprit bracket. Again laminated wood with some sheaves in. (Also a mission to clean up the belay pins and blacken- did not get these perfect
)
Ratchet and my perfect square holes..
My scratch building is certainly a rookie, however I am having plenty fun with this face life.
Cheers Grant
PS spend still 0.00.
.HMS “Laminate” continues.
Windlass : This is significantly smaller than the original. My scale measurements are calculated from my downloaded plans.
The large knees cut and shaped from my walnut laminate. I perfectly
tapered a dowel and planked with perfectly tapered 3.2mm to 2.56mm veneer. I used a square 1x1 mm nail to create perfect square holes with the walnut veneer perfectly holding its shape etc etc….you get the picture…Close ups:
Nails, ratchet, bell brackets. The bell is slightly big (was a mission to clean off all the varnish, CA glue etc to blacken)
The fore bits and bowsprit bracket. Again laminated wood with some sheaves in. (Also a mission to clean up the belay pins and blacken- did not get these perfect
)Ratchet and my perfect square holes..
My scratch building is certainly a rookie, however I am having plenty fun with this face life.
Cheers Grant
PS spend still 0.00.
Good morning Johan. There are not too many modellers here in Cape Town. Some train and RC plane guys. I have some stock of rope, blocks etc from my Xebec and Victory, mainly kit supplied stuff so when I get to that stage I will check scale etc and see what I can do- n’ boer maak n’ plan.
Thank you. It is turning out much better than expected although I realise I am a total rookie at scratch building- I guess I have to start somewhere. Cheers Grant
Building Scratch is just so satisfying. And it’s going very well, Grant. The added parts looks nice.
Regards, Peter
Perfect...
Good morning Peter. True story. I have found building from scratch way more difficult than modifying the parts of the kit- duh - stating the obvious
. More fun tho!! I battle with getting super neat joints, scale and near perfect shapes using a dremel and blade. I just don’t have that skill yet. I think before my next ship I need to spend some money on decent tools to help my lack of skills.Good morning Paul. You left out “Perfect...
“….Cheers Grant
A quick thanks to the guys who send likes and check out my build. I seriously appreciate it.Good morning. Another cold rainy weekend, no kids and the admiral was setting up for her charity sale so I had a few days of shipyard time- fun
HMS “Laminate” continues.
Windlass : This is significantly smaller than the original. My scale measurements are calculated from my downloaded plans.
The large knees cut and shaped from my walnut laminate. I perfectly
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Close ups:
Nails, ratchet, bell brackets. The bell is slightly big (was a mission to clean off all the varnish, CA glue etc to blacken)
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The fore bits and bowsprit bracket. Again laminated wood with some sheaves in. (Also a mission to clean up the belay pins and blacken- did not get these perfect
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Ratchet and my perfect square holes..
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My scratch building is certainly a rookie, however I am having plenty fun with this face life.
Cheers Grant
PS spend still 0.00.
Cheers Grant
Good morning
2024 the year of injury….just when my back is sorted I blow my knee on my mountain bike hitting a gap jump I always make. (Not this time) - hmmmm- I can’t stay with the youngsters anymore- I need to accept that. Surgery in September so I guess I will have more time to play on my Bounty face lift.
Main mast fife rail. I deviated from my downloaded plans as I liked the way Billings (the original ship) presented this. I promise my next ship will be built as an accurate replica….well I will really try to curtail my inner beast and give it a go
The blocks for the wheel/tiller mechanism were added. I cleaned up ring blots from the original kit which for some reason we’re on the fife rail.
Bent more left over brass for the rings
And added some 4mm blocks:
Cheers Grant
PS. I have a tiny bit of solid walnut left for some bits so I think I will make it for the deck furniture. Cash spend 0.00. Take that Justin.
2024 the year of injury….just when my back is sorted I blow my knee on my mountain bike hitting a gap jump I always make. (Not this time
) - hmmmm- I can’t stay with the youngsters anymore- I need to accept that. Surgery in September so I guess I will have more time to play on my Bounty face lift.Main mast fife rail. I deviated from my downloaded plans as I liked the way Billings (the original ship) presented this. I promise my next ship will be built as an accurate replica….well I will really try to curtail my inner beast and give it a go
The blocks for the wheel/tiller mechanism were added. I cleaned up ring blots from the original kit which for some reason we’re on the fife rail.
Bent more left over brass for the rings
And added some 4mm blocks:
Cheers Grant
PS. I have a tiny bit of solid walnut left for some bits so I think I will make it for the deck furniture. Cash spend 0.00. Take that Justin
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Hi Grant. Sorry to here about your MTB injury and hopefully there can cover you up in September. After that: Choose your moments as an experienced expert against the unruly boys. Just what you quoted about your approach for the Bounty:just when my back is sorted I blow my knee on my mountain bike hitting a gap jump I always make. (Not this time
Till now your cratch skills have produced beautiful results on the model. The fife rail looks very nice.
Regards, Peter
Hi Grant, sorry to learn about your injury.
We will have to accept some limitations due to our age. A couple of years ago I wanted to get back in a better shape again and started too fanatically with rope jumping out of nothing and tore my calf muscle. Should have built it up slowly of course and enjoyed a long warming up more appropriate with the age limitation. I threw away all jumping ropes we had; nowadays I restrict myself to bicycling (not MTB) and condition training on a rowing machine in combination with some weights to prevent some breakdown of muscle mass due to age.
You do have more time for the Bounty now.
We will have to accept some limitations due to our age. A couple of years ago I wanted to get back in a better shape again and started too fanatically with rope jumping out of nothing and tore my calf muscle. Should have built it up slowly of course and enjoyed a long warming up more appropriate with the age limitation. I threw away all jumping ropes we had; nowadays I restrict myself to bicycling (not MTB) and condition training on a rowing machine in combination with some weights to prevent some breakdown of muscle mass due to age.
You do have more time for the Bounty now.
I think you need to revise that, you are doing a fantastic job.
That knee injury sounds crappy but maybe more scratch time - the build not the knee
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Hi Grant
Hope all goes well fixing your knee. If the surgeon does have as good a restoration job on you as you are doing on this Bounty you may be SA next Gold medalist in BMX jumps.
Seriously though this is superb detail well done.
Michael
Hope all goes well fixing your knee. If the surgeon does have as good a restoration job on you as you are doing on this Bounty you may be SA next Gold medalist in BMX jumps.
Seriously though this is superb detail well done.
Michael
Bummer about the injury. As a knee surgery veteran myself (4x) I have learned the recovery is much slower the older we get. Be patient and do the PT!
Oh, and very nice modeling...the fife rail is brilliantly executed (if not a bit inventive)!
Oh, and very nice modeling...the fife rail is brilliantly executed (if not a bit inventive)!
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Sounds like a massive redo to me…The large knees cut and shaped from my walnut laminate. I perfectly
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Too old to jump on a bike without a lot of protection material. The age of our bodies no longer matches the age of our brains.2024 the year of injury….just when my back is sorted I blow my knee on my mountain bike hitting a gap jump I always make. (Not this time
Hope surgery will solve the issues, until then, take care.