HM Endeavour AL [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Robert B]

Ok Here is my build log of the HM Endeavour heavily Bashed from an older Al Kit
I am up to the completing the hull stage and do what I can when I can and sorry for the later pictures as Did not take any of the from and planking

The hul second planking and made a mistake with the deck planking so going to redo it

The stern windows set in ready for the covers

View of the second planking
The lower part of the hull first coat of paint


Trying out some of the deck furniture for size



Trying out deck furniture after painting
Some more hull bits fitted and painted and putting on the stern decorations. Change the blue as the other colour was to dark prefer this shade



Rest of the stern decorations plus the side windows and finish the hull timbers



Back sections nearly finished and rudder mounted


Mounted some more deck furnishings and pumps

Making the chain plate links out of copper wire


The links nearly finished

The Flag Lockers ready for mounting

Mounting the life boats

This how for I am up to now hopefully can have the hand rails on this week and have the gun ports and hull vents mounted as well

 

[Robert B]

had some more done on the boat this last week So here it is...hand rails for back of the ship being shaped. Wet them first and then leave set in template for a few days then wet again and slowly bend to shape

 

[Robert B]

did some a lot of work this past week or so Have mounted the back hand rails.( the front side just had an accident but nothing that cant be repaired) added the bodkins and anchor beams also the cannon doors and did the rudder roping. Will be spending the next week on making new chain plates as the copper ones I made will not blacken no matter what solution I use and even when heavily wire buffed. So easier to just do them again as the brass wire blackens well. In process of remounting the boats as the did not look right and foul the spare timbers that will be mounted above them. All things going well should be able to varnish the hull ready for fitting the masts and doing the rigging in the next 2 weeks.

 

[Robert B]

Hello Again Been doing a little on the ship again and here are the resultsmaking the new chain blocks out of Brass wireI use a piece of dowel the size of the link I need and then wind the wire around it for enough links for 1 set of chain blocks. I then slip the wire off and cut each loop. The bend so in line and then place in the plier jaws and squash gently till you have the chain shape. Join them up and you have the chain blocks. For around the dead eyes I used a larger dowel and bent it around it so easy to slip on the dead eys and then slightly compress till fitted in the dead eye groove.

 

[Robert B]

Everything ready for the first varnish to seal the hull and chain blocks mounted and all blackened

 

[Robert B]

Sealed with the first coat of varnish

The masts and jib boom ready to fit except have to put the blocks on the last 2 sections of the main mast

 

[Robert B]

The masts and Jib boom fitted the top sections of the masts are just placed on as checking the lay of the mast on the ship also my workshop area where I build
the ships


A view from the back showing the covers on the back windows

 

[Robert B]

now started the rigging . trying a new way as rigging from the stern instead from the bow. Seems to be working ok and makes it a little easier next is the main mast

 

[Robert B]

been doing a little bit more on this ship pictures added. guns mounted and partly rigged and now doing fore mast rigging ongoing

 

[shota70]

very impressive and beautiful progress

 

[Tony H]

I really like your endeavour and will be referring to this log when I start mine thanks again for your help.
Tony

 

[Robert B]

well the Endeavour is completed now just have to mount it in the display cabinet.
pictures following. Will be doing another build log but this one will be of the Bounty but it is not the usual Bounty as I have never seen a build log of this kit before and it will be bashed as per usual

 

[Tony H]

The sails really add to the ship are they the ones that came with the kit?

 

[tommyg]

now started the rigging . trying a new way as rigging from the stern instead from the bow. Seems to be working ok and makes it a little easier next is the main mastView attachment 212909View attachment 212910

Interesting method of completing the entire mizzen mast, sails and rigging first. I think if I was to do it that way I'd leave bowsprit off until last. It seems I always break the flying jib somehow.

 

[Robert B]

Interesting method of completing the entire mizzen mast, sails and rigging first. I think if I was to do it that way I'd leave bowsprit off until last. It seems I always break the flying jib somehow.

yes I had the same problem with the bumpkins at the front

 

[Robert B]

Interesting method of completing the entire mizzen mast, sails and rigging first. I think if I was to do it that way I'd leave bowsprit off until last. It seems I always break the flying jib somehow.

The sails really add to the ship are they the ones that came with the kit?

no the sails were all hand made as well, the kit had a very basic sail patterns and no running rigging design at all.

 

[Tony H]

no the sails were all hand made as well, the kit had a very basic sail patterns and no running rigging design at all.

The sails look much better than the ones in the kit.