HM Cutter Alert 1777 [COMPLETED BUILD]

[shota70]

wonderful work Mustafa, well done

 

[mtbediz1]

Tobias, Shota; thank you so much friends.

 

[Maarten]

Very nice work Mustafa,

I would only replace the gun barrel which is not period correct.


Kris @SZKUTNIK has very nice 3d printed ones available in every scale.

 

[mtbediz1]

Before any of the deck fittings is installed and while I can still do upside down the hull, I prefer to make and install the rudder at this stage of build. I am using the drawings in the Alert book for the rudder details.

 

[Uwek]

Very good and accurate work
One question: It is obvious, that the rudder blade is shorter than shown in the drawings (contemporary and Goodwins anatomy). Your rudder is shown in your photo on the correct height (green arrow)



So will you add there another wooden segment which is named by Goodwin with "Sole (fir)" shown under #10 ?


I guess you will also reduce the width of the rudderblade like shown in E1/1 by Goodwin - Very good work

 

[mtbediz1]

Very good and accurate work
One question: It is obvious, that the rudder blade is shorter than shown in the drawings (contemporary and Goodwins anatomy). Your rudder is shown in your photo on the correct height (green arrow)

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So will you add there another wooden segment which is named by Goodwin with "Sole (fir)" shown under #10 ?
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I guess you will also reduce the width of the rudderblade like shown in E1/1 by Goodwin - Very good work

Thank you Uwe. Yes I will add the sole as shown in the drawing.
I want to taper the rudder blade but I haven't figured out how to do it best yet. I struggled a lot with the rudder, I don't want to spoil it. Do you have any advice Uwe?

 

[Uwek]

Thank you Uwe. Yes I will add the sole as shown in the drawing.
I want to taper the rudder blade but I haven't figured out how to do it best yet. I struggled a lot with the rudder, I don't want to spoil it. Do you have any advice Uwe?

Easiest would be sanding by hand with a stabile sanding block.
But you have also the possibility of your mill - fix the rudderblade with the necessary small angle on your table of your mill - the final touch than once more by hand
I saw this method already several times also here in our forum (do not ask me where you can find this here)

 

[Tobias]

Thank you Uwe. Yes I will add the sole as shown in the drawing.
I want to taper the rudder blade but I haven't figured out how to do it best yet. I struggled a lot with the rudder, I don't want to spoil it. Do you have any advice Uwe?

Post in thread 'Le Coureur'
https://shipsofscale.com/sosforums/threads/le-coureur.7889/post-204694

Hello Mustafa, I did it that way with the Lugger, maybe you're looking for help.

 

[mtbediz1]

Thank you so much Uwe and Tobias. To make tapering the rudder blade with milling machine looks like the best option. I will try that.

 

[mtbediz1]

I am fixing the pintles to the rudder. I will add the brass braces after painting the rudder.

 

[dockattner]

Very clever way to add those pins, Mustafa.

 

[mtbediz1]

Very clever way to add those pins, Mustafa.

Yes Paul, it's a very practical way to add the pintles. This is my first time using this method as well.

 

[mtbediz1]

I painted the rudder, added pintles braces and iron hoops to the rudder head and fixed the gudgeons to the stern post.

 

[Uwek]

Looking very good - bravo

 

[mtbediz1]

Looking very good - bravo

Thank you very much Uwe.

 

[mtbediz1]

I added the gudgeon braces and made the shot racks.

 

[mtbediz1]

I have started the trunnion cap squares of the carriages. I photographed how I made them. Maybe it can be an inspiration for some.

 

[shota70]

Dear Mustafa
your work is inspiration , thanks for the pictures

 

[mtbediz1]

Dear Mustafa
your work is inspiration , thanks for the pictures

You are welcome Dear Shota

 

[Uwek]

Very good work - and many thanks for sharing with us the working steps