HIGH HOPES, WILD MEN AND THE DEVIL’S JAW - Willem Barentsz Kolderstok 1:50

Pathfinder65 said:
Nicely done. I like the looks of the "final" touches. It must be very satisfying to have all the pieces come together to bring the little ship to life.
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You are right Jan. It is indeed satisfying, but because it is "finishing" touches, they are all very visible, so I am taking my time not to mess up here. And even though it is not extraordinarily difficult work, it can still bite. :)
 
pingu57 said:
Very nice work Heinrich, but, out of curiosity, the nails of your galleon railing, ar they a bit to long, or are they going to be covered bij inner planking??
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Thank you my friend and you ask a very good question about the nails. They are indeed too long. Once the glue had dried properly, the part that extends into the hull will be cut off and filed flush.
 
Heinrich said:
Thank you my friend and you ask a very good question about the nails. They are indeed too long. Once the glue had dried properly, the part that extends into the hull will be cut off and filed flush.
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Good morning Heinrich. I was thinking the same thing. Would it not be easier to cut the nail to length and drill a hole also to length - adjusted the drill bit in the drill very short. Then it won’t go through? No filing and and cutting after the event.Cheers Grant
 
GrantTyler said:
Good morning Heinrich. I was thinking the same thing. Would it not be easier to cut the nail to length and drill a hole also to length - adjusted the drill bit in the drill very short. Then it won’t go through? No filing and and cutting after the event.Cheers Grant
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Hello Grant. You are beginning to sound like a real model builder! ROTF That would be absolutely the correct way of doing this, but I do not see myself going to that trouble. I far prefer to do it the "freestyle" or "boer maak n plan" way. Let's first act and worry about the consequences later! Seriously though, I have very sharp and small side cutters which will take care of that for me.
 
Peter Voogt said:
As we say in Dutch: there are many roads to Rome:

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the shortest, the fastest, the prettiest, the most efficient ......... but like Heinrich: "I did it my way".
Ps: the original song is not from Frank Sinatra. It’s from Claude Francois: ‘Comme d’habitude’.;)
Regards, Peter
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That is most interesting Peter - thank you very much for that.

To be honest @GrantTyler Grant's recommendation is the way to do it and I would advise anyone to do exactly as he has suggested. Measurements and I (any kind of measurements) do not usually go too well. It inevitably ends up skewed or a-symmetrical. I am far better when I just eyeball something and follow my gut. In this build, the hull was widened without taking any measurements - I just measured right at the end to see if I was within specs. Also, with my stanchions - I placed them purposely long and sawed them to the correct length on the ship - that way I can assure as close to a perfect fit as is possible for me. Old habits die hard - even if they are the wrong ones.
 
Dear Friends

The front canopy roof has been covered. I suppose it doesn't look bad, but I'm not sure if I am convinced. I am not worried about planks which do not lie completely flush or flat at this stage - that will all be tended to with the second sanding session (I just stained it so long to get an idea of how the overall effect looks). I am more worried about angles and if this particular layout, doesn't make the canopy appear too boxy.

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Heinrich said:
Dear Friends

The front canopy roof has been covered. I suppose it doesn't look bad, but I'm not sure if I am convinced. I am not worried about planks which do not lie completely flush or flat at this stage - that will all be tended to with the second sanding session (I just stained it so long to get an idea of how the overall effect looks). I am more worried about angles and if this particular layout, doesn't make the canopy appear too boxy.

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If memory serves...on the first (your first) WB the aft canopy had hard corners and the fore canopy had soft corners. Here you have hard corners on both. To my eye the consistent construction makes more sense. Would they have made a canopy with soft edges if it served no purpose other than esthetics? I'm guessing not.

But, what do you think of your lattice pattern here? Are you happy with that aspect?
 
dockattner said:
If memory serves...on the first (your first) WB the aft canopy had hard corners and the fore canopy had soft corners. Here you have hard corners on both. To my eye the consistent construction makes more sense. Would they have made a canopy with soft edges if it served no purpose other than esthetics? I'm guessing not.

But, what do you think of your lattice pattern here? Are you happy with that aspect?
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Once again, you display a very keen eye, Paul! I am happy with the four hard corners as that is what it should look like.

The lattice pattern is exactly my issue. I am not sure if I like that. It is exactly as per the Kolderstok plans, but remember, my canopy is markedly wider than the Kolderstok one because of the wider and rounder bow.

On Ab's plans he shows the front canopy like this on his plans - very difficult to tell how it was planked.

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pingu57 said:
The largest part of your canopy is looking excellent, but i am having my doubts about the sides.
At this moment it looks like you had 2 roofbeams to short. (sorry about my comment ) :oops::oops:
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The sides - (and the two front corners to be specific) are my issue as well my friend. No need to apologize - please say it like it is - that is what I appreciate.
 
Heinrich said:
Hello Grant. You are beginning to sound like a real model builder! ROTF That would be absolutely the correct way of doing this, but I do not see myself going to that trouble. I far prefer to do it the "freestyle" or "boer maak n plan" way. Let's first act and worry about the consequences later! Seriously though, I have very sharp and small side cutters which will take care of that for me.
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Hah, i probably would have used a much bigger nail.
 
Frank48 said:
Good afternoon Heinrich, I allow myself these observations, I have no feedback on them? Thank you

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Thank you, my friend. I will gladly comment.

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All the points that you have indicated and that I have marked with red arrows, will be corrected. The green arrow shows that the side railing of the galleon is correct. It gets a top railing which lies on top of the side railing and on top of the top railing on the ship.
 
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