GReat appearance - Very good and interesting model and presentation
BTW: Make a lot of photos during the exhibition ......
BTW: Make a lot of photos during the exhibition ......
Very nice display, Maarten.
What a coincidence: was just practicing how to place my BN on the uprights after transport:
But I have not such a nice background as yours!
See each other next week!
Regards, Peter
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Dear Maarten
Amazing work in beauty, professionalism and accuracy! As I wrote, your construction journal is a professional compass for me and I covet it a lot
There is no doubt that even at the exhibition you are going to present in the Netherlands, you and the model will receive considerable respect and recognition for your creativity
Thank you very much and all the best
Hi Peter,Very nice display, Maarten.
What a coincidence: was just practicing how to place my BN on the uprights after transport:
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But I have not such a nice background as yours!
See each other next week!
Regards, Peter
The background is by courtesy of Ab and Emiel Hoving, printed this on perspex.
See you next week, looking forward to it.
OMG Martten that looks just fantastic.
Thx gents for your comments, unfortunately no progress on her this week.
Hi Maarten. It was nice to meet you and see the Alert in real life. As a wrote in other posts today, what you see in real life can’t compare with the photos. What a stunning details and impressive transparant water imitation block beside the ship.
Regards, Peter
Regards, Peter
Thx Peter for your comment, same is valid for your BN with its fine scale interior, luckily I build in 1:48 .
In the meantime little progress on my alert.
I have been cutting and freezing boxwood mainly this week in my spare time.
But today some time to continue on the bullwark.
The SB side is now also finished.
The gun ports are sanded flush.
This inside and outside is ooen so the framing is visible.
The frame tops are sanded to the correct height.
I use a strip of wood as a template to file all these at the same height.
The files are diamond jewelers files.
The tops of some of the frames have this bollard type of head. I file these using a round jewelers file and use a strip of wood to fille these all at the same height.
.In the meantime little progress on my alert.
I have been cutting and freezing boxwood mainly this week in my spare time.
But today some time to continue on the bullwark.
The SB side is now also finished.
The gun ports are sanded flush.
This inside and outside is ooen so the framing is visible.
The frame tops are sanded to the correct height.
I use a strip of wood as a template to file all these at the same height.
The files are diamond jewelers files.
The tops of some of the frames have this bollard type of head. I file these using a round jewelers file and use a strip of wood to fille these all at the same height.
JUST -> Bravo! Looking very good
One question will you leave also the "unfinished" side unpainted?
looking like "still under construction" .....
One question will you leave also the "unfinished" side unpainted?
looking like "still under construction" .....
It will only get a layer of shellack but no paint.
In the meantime work on my alert progresses slowly.
The work on the bullwark is finished except for the finish in schellack and Ecoline.
I started with the small stern deck which is not part of the kit.
In the AotS book this deck is shown above the transome frames.
The carry the deck I have added additional beams, one on each transome frame.
On top of those I have added deck planking which is following the curvature of the stern.
To shape the planks I use some water and a laboratory type of heat plate.
I soak the plank shortly in water and bend the wet plank on the heat plate.
The laboratory heat plate can be set at any given temperature between ambient to 300 deg C.
I normally set it to 50 deg C so I can easily bend the planks without burning my fingers. You can shape them on top of the plate by bending and twisting them and due to the heat they will dry quickly in the shape as formed.
After burning the nail marks this is the result finished with a touch of Clou.
The drawings also show a mast step for the mizzen mast. Yes the Alert had seemingly a removable small mizzen mast which coulde be set up on PS or SB side at the stern.
From scratch of a piece of removed frame timber and some copper strip I made a mast step.
And fitted it in place.
The work on the bullwark is finished except for the finish in schellack and Ecoline.
I started with the small stern deck which is not part of the kit.
In the AotS book this deck is shown above the transome frames.
The carry the deck I have added additional beams, one on each transome frame.
On top of those I have added deck planking which is following the curvature of the stern.
To shape the planks I use some water and a laboratory type of heat plate.
I soak the plank shortly in water and bend the wet plank on the heat plate.
The laboratory heat plate can be set at any given temperature between ambient to 300 deg C.
I normally set it to 50 deg C so I can easily bend the planks without burning my fingers. You can shape them on top of the plate by bending and twisting them and due to the heat they will dry quickly in the shape as formed.
After burning the nail marks this is the result finished with a touch of Clou.
The drawings also show a mast step for the mizzen mast. Yes the Alert had seemingly a removable small mizzen mast which coulde be set up on PS or SB side at the stern.
From scratch of a piece of removed frame timber and some copper strip I made a mast step.
And fitted it in place.
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Work progresses on the upper transome with the top of the stern railing.
The kit uses a construction of two cherry strips for this.
As I wasn t happy with the result of this contruction I made my own from a single strip of scrap cherry of a board of the correct size.
After sawing a strip in the correct size I traced the recess from the original.
Followed by removing the wood of the recess. With the original ontop and the new strip at the bottom.
Next are the stanchions on the side.
The complex shape of these is created using a template sticker.
And removing the material using my disk sander and a diamond file. Left finished, right rough miilled part.
The parts fit perfectly, however the top side railing is relatively short and I need to fix that.
The kit uses a construction of two cherry strips for this.
As I wasn t happy with the result of this contruction I made my own from a single strip of scrap cherry of a board of the correct size.
After sawing a strip in the correct size I traced the recess from the original.
Followed by removing the wood of the recess. With the original ontop and the new strip at the bottom.
Next are the stanchions on the side.
The complex shape of these is created using a template sticker.
And removing the material using my disk sander and a diamond file. Left finished, right rough miilled part.
The parts fit perfectly, however the top side railing is relatively short and I need to fix that.
Scratch made parts are sometimes/often better. Especially if they are so prominent in view and catch the eye. That is entrusted to you, Maarten.
Regards, Peter
Baby steps on Alert at the moment, too much work in the office and around the house.
But today a little progress on the stern.
For the lower transom I have made curved planks from scratch to plank the SB side.
On this lower transom I create a painted sea creature with a putty inspired by the contemporary Alert painting.
I have taken this image from a nmm model found online and reworked it.
Via the clear varnish laser printer paper methode I tranfered it to my lower transom.
The upper transome I planked an coloured with ochre from Schminke.
No tree nails but regular nails fitted.
But today a little progress on the stern.
For the lower transom I have made curved planks from scratch to plank the SB side.
On this lower transom I create a painted sea creature with a putty inspired by the contemporary Alert painting.
I have taken this image from a nmm model found online and reworked it.
Via the clear varnish laser printer paper methode I tranfered it to my lower transom.
The upper transome I planked an coloured with ochre from Schminke.
No tree nails but regular nails fitted.
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There is a nice patina showing up as a theme here Maarten. Love it!
I had the privilege to see this last Sunday with my own eyes. It’s looking so nice and delicate. Nice work, Maarten.
Regards, Peter
Thx gents,
Maybe I even reconsider to add these also to the lower transome of my RC. Still not 100% satified with the cnc carvings on the lower transome here. What would you think?
Maybe I even reconsider to add these also to the lower transome of my RC. Still not 100% satified with the cnc carvings on the lower transome here. What would you think?