Hms Alert by Maarten [COMPLETED BUILD]

[Maarten]

...being toilet paper a deficit, my Admiral will not be happy with this idea. But...I do love your and Uwe's ideas and the results out of them! Your creativity doesn't know the borders, and imagination non-stoppable.

Haha, most probably you have some additional left from your covid lockdown stash.
And otherwise used paper? uhhhhh, maybe not a good idea.

 

[Uwek]

Good idea with the paper - and good result
I will give it also a try during the weekend - I have still some free space on the top layer on the rack

 

[neptune]

Well Maarten that was a very enjoyable two hours of going through your build, a very impressive and well thought out build, an amazing model built by an amazing Modeller, thank you for posting,

best regards John,

 

[Maarten]

Well Maarten that was a very enjoyable two hours of going through your build, a very impressive and well thought out build, an amazing model built by an amazing Modeller, thank you for posting,

best regards John,

Thx John for your time and effort.

 

[jbradford]

Small update. I am now working on the limber strake, the thickstuff and the shelf clamp. These provide rigidity in the frame structure.

First I put in some clamps marking the positions of these timbers, again a handy tool of Trident.
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The first is the limber strake along the keel.
In the kit these are one piece of cherry timber, I have carved scarph joints in these to make them look as three parts as mentioned in the AOTS.
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The carved scarph joint I fill with a pencil to accentuate the scarph joint
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The second strake is called the thickstuff, in the kit 2mm thick. Here also I simulated the scarphs. These are the first to glue into the hull. First I steam it to twist and bend to a fit. For this I use a simple household steam cleaner and a copper pipe. Put the strake in the pipe and steam it.
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As the copper pipe gets hot you can directly use it to bend the wood on top of it.
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The dry fit the strake, file it to a perfect fit on both ends. When finally dry fitting I pull a knive along the stroke to mark the area for the glue. It leaves a very subtle mark.
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Then glue with a small drop of Pva on frame 1 CA on frame 2 and so on. Put in the stroke and clamp it.
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This process should be repeated for all. For the shelf clamps I use the positions of the slots for the deck beams to position the correctly along the hull. You can easily take the correct position and frame number from the drawing and mark it inside your hull. Now the limber strakes, thickstuff and shelf clamp for the lower deck is fitted. The small white plank is a limber board sample.
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Is this part as confusing as it seems?

 

[jbradford]

Back to Alert, which also had a sister called Rattlesnake , to make it more complex.

Stil working on the ceiling, laying planks in the second part.
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second part finished, time for making treenails.
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Treenails before sanding.
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And after sanding.
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Compared to actual birchwood treenails on my Royal Caroline which is I think 50 x the work.
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And finished, one more to go.
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This is your add-on to the kit? If so, it is excellent!!!

 

[Maarten]

Is this part as confusing as it seems?

Hi JD,

No it is actually quite straight forward with the guide that Trident provides. Maybe it is my text which makes it confusing.

 

[Maarten]

This is your add-on to the kit? If so, it is excellent!!!

Thx, yes it is my own add on to make the inner planking on one side of the hull. For this I used the data from the aots book of Alert.

 

[jbradford]

Hopefully when mine arrives and I start, I can go back and look at all of your posts and the other members.
Thanks.

 

[Maarten]

Finally after 6 months of diy and construction work our kitchen is nearly finished and as of tomorrow I will have some time again to restart my Alert build.
At request of Paul @dockattner here a brief overview.

How it was 6 months ago starting with the foundation works.


Demolition works


Making the oak frames while it was still snowing in April.


After 6 months sweat and tears.
The outside is cortensteel.





Above the stove we have a Van de Velde printed and baked onto tiles, a facinating new technique.


We still have a lot of details to do like making a new dining table as we currently use the garden set. This will be a wooden slap which we cast in Epoxy.

As of tomorrow new Alert postings.

 

[Steef66]

Zeer geslaagde aanbouw geworden. En mooie tegels achter het kookgedeelte.
Good Job.

 

[shota70]

Finally after 6 months of diy and construction work our kitchen is nearly finished and as of tomorrow I will have some time again to restart my Alert build.
At request of Paul @dockattner here a brief overview.

How it was 6 months ago starting with the foundation works.
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Demolition works
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Making the oak frames while it was still snowing in April.
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After 6 months sweat and tears.
The outside is cortensteel.
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Above the stove we have a Van de Velde printed and baked onto tiles, a facinating new technique.
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We still have a lot of details to do like making a new dining table as we currently use the garden set. This will be a wooden slap which we cast in Epoxy.

As of tomorrow new Alert postings.

The results of the renovations looks very beautiful, good luck with the Alert

 

[Uwek]

Great work - It is not only a renovation, no, you built a complete additional small building.
I like the architecture from outside the kitchen very much - great contrast to the main building !!!!
And the Van de Velde tiles - WOW

 

[Enzo]

Congratulations, great job. Very bright and well-kept.

 

[Pathfinder65]

Wow, that is exceptional construction. The new addition blends right in.

Jan

 

[Jimsky]

Hey, Mon Amie! You are not just a master modeler, but a master of constructions - constructionist! Bravo, it looks really cozy!

 

[dockattner]

Wonderful Maarten! I love the combination of wood and steel and brick. A slab table will be a nice upgrade to the patio table . I'll be over for dinner at 18:00...I'll bring the wine!

 

[Maarten]

Wonderful Maarten! I love the combination of wood and steel and brick. A slab table will be a nice upgrade to the patio table . I'll be over for dinner at 18:00...I'll bring the wine!

Paul, the food is getting cold. It is 18.15 CET.
We have canard a l orange, so please bring a nice Bourgogne.

 

[dockattner]

Lovely. Duck and pinot is one of my favorite pairings. I have a Domaine Denis Mortet Gevrey Chambertin Les Champeaux 2005 in my cellar. I'll be right over.

 

[PT-2]

Finally after 6 months of diy and construction work our kitchen is nearly finished and as of tomorrow I will have some time again to restart my Alert build.
At request of Paul @dockattner here a brief overview.

How it was 6 months ago starting with the foundation works.
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Demolition works
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Making the oak frames while it was still snowing in April.
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After 6 months sweat and tears.
The outside is cortensteel.
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Above the stove we have a Van de Velde printed and baked onto tiles, a facinating new technique.
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We still have a lot of details to do like making a new dining table as we currently use the garden set. This will be a wooden slap which we cast in Epoxy.

As of tomorrow new Alert postings.

You have a very creative and exciting addition with the excellent view from inside to out. Very neatly done with your combination of materials and colors. Rich