H. M. Bomb Vesel Granado (Victory Models) [COMPLETED BUILD]

[rawen]

Hello!
I have started this build in the summer 2007...



Radek

 

[rawen]

The plywood skeleton was not a problem.

 

[rawen]

...as well as the first layer of planks.

 

[rawen]

Fairing lime planking and the second layer made of american walnut glued by dense CA.

Radek

 

[Uwek]

Very good work - many thanks for Sharing with us

 

[rawen]

Thank you.
Now deck planking - new planks, new pattern according to the monograph.

As you can see, caulking was made of black thread.

Radek

 

[rawen]

A few notes on the kit.

The box contains several sheets of laser plywood. I usually threw these parts away and made new ones out of massive wood (walnut or ebony).

And most importantly, compare the shape of the timberheads (lighter square from the kit...), swivel gun pedestals or cleats.

(You can see my Proxxon MF70 converted to CNC. That was fourteen years ago...)



Radek

 

[rawen]

Next - new wooden stocks of anchors, fish davit. On the other hand, cathead adjustments were minimal. Likewise, gun caridge parts were used.



Radek

 

[rawen]

The mortars were a big problem because I didn't have a metal lathe yet.

And I needed a lot more eyebolts than the kits contained...

Radek

 

[rawen]

Windlass
The instructions in the kit said "take 24 pieces of plywood, sand these, glue, sand again and finish spindle".
I took a piece of ebony and made a new spindle from scratch.



Radek

 

[Bryian]

Thats looking great, well done.

 

[shota70]

it's looks beautiful model, well done

 

[rawen]

Several photos of work on the hull.



Everything made of walnut (or ebony) and painted black. Fake scrap joints made with knife. White strips were paint black also.
Scuppers were made from hypodermic needles.

Radek

 

[rawen]

More pictures of decks.
You can see that the mortar pits didn't work well for me (due to the used softwood). In the final, I covered one and the other...... say filled with distraction junk.


Radek

 

[Jack Sparrow]

A few notes on the kit.

The box contains several sheets of laser plywood. I usually threw these parts away and made new ones out of massive wood (walnut or ebony).

And most importantly, compare the shape of the timberheads (lighter square from the kit...), swivel gun pedestals or cleats.

(You can see my Proxxon MF70 converted to CNC. That was fourteen years ago...)



RadekView attachment 276393View attachment 276394View attachment 276395View attachment 276396View attachment 276397View attachment 276398

Hi, great work!
I was wondering about your CNC mill. Did you install end stops on it? I have a CNC kit that I will be getting for Christmas, but it does not have end stops. Do you consider this a problem?

 

[rawen]

Hi!
End stops... It depends on conditions. If you will cut small parts in the middle of the crosstable and watch over machine whole production time, you don't need these. Otherwise, endstops are much more cheaper than destructed part of the machine or workpiece.
(My profession is something about PLC, automation, robots, etc. - so I'm little overprotective)

Radek

 

[Jack Sparrow]

Hi!
End stops... It depends on conditions. If you will cut small parts in the middle of the crosstable and watch over machine whole production time, you don't need these. Otherwise, endstops are much more cheaper than destructed part of the machine or workpiece.
(My profession is something about PLC, automation, robots, etc. - so I'm little overprotective)

Radek

Me too I am concerned about crashing the axes or god forbid, milling into the xy table.

 

[rawen]

Hi!
The first photo shows my CNC MF70 in August 2008
The second one shows poor-man endstops solution on my little bigger CNC Tron in March 2009.
Now I either use Chinese 3018 without endstops or use outsourcing on "adult" machines.

Radek

 

[Jack Sparrow]

Hi!
The first photo shows my CNC MF70 in August 2008
The second one shows poor-man endstops solution on my little bigger CNC Tron in March 2009.
Now I either use Chinese 3018 without endstops or use outsourcing on "adult" machines.
View attachment 276599View attachment 276600
Radek

So you use Mach 3 I see. Mine is GRBL. I like your solution for the end stops.

 

[rawen]

I used Mach 3 ten years ago... Today's 3018 has GRBL too.

Radek