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Good evening my fellow “Melkbosstrander” from the other side of the world. Thanks for the encouragement Heinrich. I have been finding this build an enjoyable challenge and have struggled on regular occasions. At this stage I’m feeling pretty good that I will achieve a reasonable representation of a 1774 British frigate……Most fun of all my builds so far.
Good evening Roland. I glad I’m not alone in destroying multiple bits…..I have bought some more expensive ones so let’s see if they last longer
. Cheers Grant
A steady pace with the treenails and iron nails, Grant. Some distraction from time to time is always good. For sure with that Black Flying Jumper.
I continue to be impressed by your detail and quality of work on your ship ! Bravo !
we call them that here too. That's why mine is always on a leash. I wish I could let her run some.
Good morning Allan. Thank you for the compliment. I never knew what they were called and now I do. I am trying to add as much extra detail in to my ship- my skills mean that these are pretty limited at the moment
Good morning Peter. I’m not very good at repetitive aspects of this hobby so it does keep the fun aspect to build a cannon here, a few nails there and every once in a while do something fun like Hawes holes.
Good morning Paul. Yep I call them snake food
. I’m not a fan of small dogs however this little fella has crept into my heart.Good morning Daniel. Thank you for your confidence. I have felt it has been more of a hit and miss build than scienceBeen a while since I looked in on you Grant. Youve got this POF building down to a science now and she's looking beautiful! Congratulations to your son on his marriage and wow, where did you get that flying dog? It needs a cape!
. A fantastic learning curve tho and the most enjoyment of all my ships so far. That little black thing is a bundle of energy - he spends more time in the air than on the ground. So much fun tho.Good morning Jeff. Thank you kindly. I’m struggling to get the finish clean at the moment and I am praying that the final sanding and oil (which I can only do at the very end as nothing glues to an oiled finish) will give me that result.
So cute.we call them that here too. That's why mine is always on a leash. I wish I could let her run some.
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I only learned about these halfway through my modeling adventures and have only detailed them a few times. There is a great description of all the parts in this area in Volume II, page 78 of Dave Antscherl's The Fully Framed Model. More detail can be seen in his drawings below. These parts were used to support the bucklers. Blind (solid) bucklers blocked the hawse holes when the ship was at sea, and the riding (two piece) bucklers were used to block the holes around the hawser while moored. Just as an aside, The Fully Framed Model series volumes, especially I, II, and IV are great teaching books for any ship modeler, be it kit or scratch.
Thanks Allan. I have left many of these smaller details out however I now know for next time. Much appreciated. Cheers Grant
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I like the character treenails add to a ship. Yours look quite good Grant, your patients to keep them looking uniform is comendable.Good afternoon everyone.
I sanded the some of the treenails down. I could hardly see them but when I wet the wood they came up nicely. Should look good once I fine sand and oil them.
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Feeling hopeful
Cheers Grant
Indeed. And more! I would say those are as good as they get!
As do most of us it seems. We all have preferences as to color/contrast of the treenails with the planking which got me to thinking about contemporary models. I searched a bunch of photos on the RMG site and went through photos I took of contemporary models at Preble Hall. I never realized there appears to have been a trend. Earlier models from the 17th century and into the early 18th century have treenails and very subtle from what I could find. I could not find any contemporary models after that time period with any treenails at all.
Good morning Allan. Thanks for these. From my limited research into treenails from this period I understand that the treenails on the bulwarks are wooden and used from the same wood as the planking - mainly oak. Some parts used metal nails or bolts. e.g. rails , wales etc. You are correct that these are not super visible, especially on painted hulls and could only be seen when wet. I have used Cherry wood for my nails (the same as the planking) and I think the darker colour is due to the cross cut and the glue. Hopefully once I oil the planks I will achieve the look I am looking for......silent prayer to the modelling gods
. They are pretty close to scale being 0.5mm. I have taken the approach to highlight as much as I can on my ship so some aspects may be a little exaggerated while on a real ships maybe not so. E.g. the metal bolts in my wales will protrude a tiny bit while on 1774 made ships these where finished flush with the planking. The same is applied to my deck planks although the maple wood makes far more subtle treenails (probably more realistic.) Cheers GrantGood morning Daniel. Thanks for this. I think the uniformed look has some luck attached.
. I'm pretty chuffed how they are coming out so far tho.You make me very Happy Paul
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