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

[Albert Mary]

Thank you very much, friends. I agree with you that showing results, no matter how perfect, is not quite the same as showing the process and what needs to be done to achieve them. I do what I can and what I know, and I'm happy to share my knowledge until I have the time and inclination to do so. Many years ago, I encountered people who also shared everything they knew, and I realized that this is much more important than simply staring at an ideal and having no idea how to replicate it. But still, thank you for the praise. For those who think I consider myself a professional, I'm not. I'm simply sharing what I know and hope it helps someone, while at the same time I strive to be better every day than I was yesterday. Thank you, friends!

Thanks mate, appreciated!

 

[RogerD]

Beautiful, precise workmanship Sergey. Your build/construction techniques and explanations are very helpful indeed.

 

[serikoff]

Thanks mate, appreciated!

Beautiful, precise workmanship Sergey. Your build/construction techniques and explanations are very helpful indeed.

Thanks, friends. I'm glad the content is useful and I'll try to keep it up.

 

[serikoff]

I've already done many of these manipulations on the second hull, so I won't repeat them. So, I'll briefly explain what I did: I adjusted the stem post, calculated the position of the plank joints, made the joints, and pinned the holes where I needed to drill.









The plank joints are strictly according to the rule: one joint every three solid planks! All joints are still on double frames.









First, I drilled 0.5 mm holes where the 1 mm holes would be (I always make a couple of passes for larger diameters). Then I erased the pencil lines and will widen these same holes to 1 mm in the future. I'll drill 0.5 mm holes in the remaining holes to avoid confusion.

Lower Railings (the lower part)

I did the same as on the second frame made of yellow boxwood, only this time I'm not making them as a single piece (previously glued with black hornbeam), but rather separately. I'll glue the lower part (boxwood) first, and the upper part (black hornbeam) later (I'll talk more about this later).







But since the black hornbeam upper section will be installed after the middle frames are cut, I'll first finish all the nailing and bolting and then continue. This will allow me to work longer on a more stable hull.