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.

 

[Corsair]

fabulous work, as always !

 

[Charlie1805]

Wieder einmal hervorragende Arbeit!

Die Farbkombination und die feine Ausführung zeigen handwerkliche Kunst. Wie so oft, sehr schön begründet und erklärt.Das motiviert .Toller Baubericht

 

[serikoff]

fabulous work, as always !

Die Farbkombination und die feine Ausführung zeigen handwerkliche Kunst. Wie so oft, sehr schön begründet und erklärt.Das motiviert .Toller Baubericht

Thanks, friends. I initially considered doing things differently on the first body, but then decided to do the same, especially since it's shown in the anatomy and the color combination is truly beautiful. Especially since it can be achieved without painting.

 

[dockattner]

You continue to work at a very high level, Sergey. My deepest respect for what you are accomplishing. You make it all look easy - I know better...

 

[serikoff]

You continue to work at a very high level, Sergey. My deepest respect for what you are accomplishing. You make it all look easy - I know better...

Thanks Paul, it's so nice to hear praise from you, especially from you who makes great models!

 

[Charlie1805]

Je öfters ich den Baubericht studiere, um so mehr begeistert er mich. Danke dafür Sergey

 

[serikoff]

Je öfters ich den Baubericht studiere, um so mehr begeistert er mich. Danke dafür Sergey

Thanks, friend, I'm glad you like it. I was gone for a week and didn't touch the ship at all because I was working on rigging calculations. I changed and added a lot, and I think this version will be as close to what actually happened. I added variations to some knots to show that there were several possible solutions and how to implement them. I also revised the rope thicknesses. I used a lot of literature on rigging and simultaneously studied over 10 different ship anatomies to arrive at a perfectly logical and correct solution. I hope everything works out.


Danke, Freund, freut mich, dass es dir gefällt. Ich war eine Woche weg und habe das Schiff gar nicht angefasst, weil ich an den Takelageberechnungen gearbeitet habe. Ich habe vieles geändert und hinzugefügt, und ich denke, diese Version kommt dem tatsächlichen Geschehen so nah wie möglich. Ich habe einige Knotenvarianten eingebaut, um zu zeigen, dass es mehrere Lösungsmöglichkeiten gibt und wie man sie umsetzt. Außerdem habe ich die Seilstärken überarbeitet. Ich habe viel Fachliteratur zur Takelage verwendet und gleichzeitig über zehn verschiedene Schiffsstrukturen studiert, um zu einer absolut logischen und korrekten Lösung zu gelangen. Ich hoffe, alles klappt.

 

[serikoff]

Hey everyone, I'm fine... this is probably the first time I've been away from the forum for more than a week. And all this time, I've been calculating the rigging. I have a separate thread dedicated to this topic, and I'll be updating it soon. I needed to understand where, what, and where would come from the running ends, and where and how it would be secured, so I could plan the attachment of rims, cleats, and the sling. I changed a lot of things in my diagrams, but added even more. I dug up a lot of literature, anatomies, and, with the help of two AIs, got to the bottom of it. Because a boat is already a unique vessel, and many things aren't applicable to it with standard rigging, and this is especially exacerbated by the lack of a full-fledged side and dowel strips. So, I'm already at the finish line, and soon I'll show the result of my work. This time, many of the nodes will be implemented not by guesswork due to their absence in the anatomy, but by reliable facts about why and how everything is implemented. In the meantime, I'm sharing the results of what I did a week ago... and I haven't touched the model since then. And as soon as I'm done with the rigging, I'll continue working on the nails in the sides.



Last time, where 1 mm holes were needed, I drilled 0.5 mm holes in the first pass. Now I'm widening these same holes to 1 mm.



And now, in all the other punctures I drill only with a 0.5 mm drill.



So, some of the holes are 1mm and some are 0.5mm. Finally, I remove any remaining glue from all corners with a razor blade, sand with sandpaper, and polish with steel wool. And here's the result:





Next, nails will be installed in some of the holes, bolts in others, and the third will be left empty (as this will simulate the absence of bolts in the holes).

 

[AnobiumPunctatum]

Really wonderfull. I love your work and your detailed descriptions.

 

[Dubz Modelling World]

I am with Christian