HMS Alert [1777] 1:48 POF by serikoff. (Two hulls: skeleton and fully rigged)

[serikoff]

Remarkable outcomes, Sergey. My respect.

It's an honor to hear this from you!

 

[dockattner]

It's an honor to hear this from you!

Perhaps. But you take a much more thoughtful approach to fabrication. I tend to rely a bit more on ‘looks right’ than ‘properly fabricated’. I simply don’t have you CAD skills.

 

[GrantTyler]

Freaking Brilliant Sergey

 

[Albert Mary]

Gangway (companionway to after platform)

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In this part I will show how I made a working door and it was very interesting.

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The guides are cut slightly larger than the required size and ground on an angle grinder.

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And as I already said, the door is fully functional and can be in any position, both open and closed.

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The ladders are not yet completely ready (they still need bolts and nails), but the final appearance is almost complete.

Wow! a working hatch... that's insane! Congrats, great job.

 

[Peter Voogt]

Gangway (companionway to after platform)

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In this part I will show how I made a working door and it was very interesting.

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And as I already said, the door is fully functional and can be in any position, both open and closed.

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The ladders are not yet completely ready (they still need bolts and nails), but the final appearance is almost complete.

I wanted the door to work,

Of course a gangway door/hatch must work/slide …… Nice outcome of your precise work, Sergey.
Regards, Peter

 

[serikoff]

Perhaps. But you take a much more thoughtful approach to fabrication. I tend to rely a bit more on ‘looks right’ than ‘properly fabricated’. I simply don’t have you CAD skills.

I always like to say that the result is most important. I really like your result. As for thinking through all the manufacturing processes, that's always been the case. I have a poor memory, but I have a very well-developed imagination and intuition, so if I don't know or don't remember something, I can always come up with something new or simply figure out how to do it. This is my defense against such a leaky memory.

Freaking Brilliant Sergey

Thank you, it's very nice

Wow! a working hatch... that's insane! Congrats, great job.

Thank you, it was interesting and difficult, but it was worth it.

Of course a gangway door/hatch must work/slide …… Nice outcome of your precise work, Sergey.
Regards, Peter

Thanks, I thought about it too and decided to do it that way, but now the question is how to leave it on the model. It tends to be partially open, so that both the interior with the stairs and the closed part are visible.

 

[AllanKP69]

This is my defense against such a leaky memory.

You are only forty years old. It does not get any better, trust me. My books are near falling apart from use as I find I go to them more and more often to confirm or correct what I THINK I remember. Finding the right term/name of something can be frustrating. For example, is there a specific name for the shingle like decorations on the roof of the quarter galleries? Maybe as simple as shingles, but then again maybe something more like the "gadrooning" under the galleries.
Allan

 

[serikoff]

You are only forty years old. It does not get any better, trust me. My books are near falling apart from use as I find I go to them more and more often to confirm or correct what I THINK I remember. Finding the right term/name of something can be frustrating. For example, is there a specific name for the shingle like decorations on the roof of the quarter galleries? Maybe as simple as shingles, but then again maybe something more like the "gadrooning" under the galleries.
Allan

Ahah, my memory has always been bad, I'm already used to it, it's good that it doesn't get worse with age (maybe because it can't get any worse)

 

[WojtasS]

Incredible precision. Your attention to detail truly shines.

 

[serikoff]

Incredible precision. Your attention to detail truly shines.

Thank you for your feedback. It is very nice of you.

 

[serikoff]

Chapter 8. Nailing and Bolting ​

1. Nailing the side.

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As I already mentioned, I use birch toothpicks for nailing, NOT bamboo! I don't recommend them, as the cut edges have very pronounced pores. I liked the birch toothpicks for their color, texture, and comfort (they're round, ready for sharpening, and spin easily in my fingers).

I sharpen the toothpicks on both sides to a 0.4-0.6 mm taper, so that where the 0.5 mm thickness is, it fits snugly into the 0.5 mm hole.





I don't use glue; I just push it firmly until the toothpick wedges into the board. It's important not to sharpen it too much or widen the hole when inserting it. Visually, the toothpicks appear thicker, but when you pull them out, the part that was inside the board will be thinner, as it has acquired the thickness of the board.



Then I cut off the excess through the pad with nippers. The pad gives me an even length.



Then I use a 0.8mm burr with a fluted chip removal tool. At very low speeds, I reach the board, practically sawing off the entire head.





Then I very carefully polish the top with 1000 grit sandpaper and after that I remove all the remaining lint with 0000+ steel wool.



I'll try to capture the result (though it's NOT the result yet) in better lighting (it's already nighttime). But the end result is a barely noticeable bump, which I'll partially polish in good lighting to create a small plane just above the surface of the board.



I understand perfectly well that the plug covering the nail was cut flush with the board (in real life), and that's logical, but! This is a model, and we're making it look good first and foremost (at least I am). And I really like Dmitry Shevelev's method. That's why I do it this way. Yes, it's more difficult, takes longer, and you can't polish the hull afterwards (that's why I've already polished it beforehand), but I like the result with the slightly textured plugs (nails). Here's my reference (Dmitry Shevelev's 75-gun ship):



In short, I'll show the final result later, but for now I'll continue. On paired frames, nailing alternates with bolting in a staggered pattern (except where the planks are joined, where only bolts are used).



For convenience, where the toothpicks are very dense, I insert them at intervals.









By the way, one toothpick makes 14 dowels (7 sharpenings).



Almost finished both sides, next comes the borax treatment and final polishing to the desired shape...



...faster than it initially seemed, but that's not just the bolts, that's the quantity...