Hms Alert by Maarten [COMPLETED BUILD]

Oh...yes, the door is the perfect match to the bulkhead walls: stylish and sounds! Of cause, as you promised you made those doors 'workable'. I do love the brass hardware and the key left outside (I think it is dangerous to leave a key like that) :cool: Oh...and the few large heads of cheese? What kind, Bree or Swiss?
It is ofcourse a british hard cheese, a red leicester.
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Dear Maarten @dockattner Paul said this the best. Clearly you and I are participating in different hobbies. At one stage I thought I could at least TRY to emulate what you did on the Royal Caroline, but with this build you have moved the goalposts so far out of my reach that I can only sit back and admire your work. Thank heavens I am not building ships with detailed interiors like these. Hats off to you my friend - you are building something really exquisite!
 
A variety of selection for brass\copper tubing in most of the shapes made by Albion alloys


Also K $ S Alloy

 
A variety of selection for brass\copper tubing in most of the shapes made by Albion alloys


Also K $ S Alloy

These are from Albion, K&S is not supplying these very small diameters.
 
First: Amazing. Can't find a better word. Those hinges are mad Redface

Then: I think I missed something. Did You cut the top part of the frames?
Too long since since I followed Your progress, I have to read trough the whole thread again o_O
 
First: Amazing. Can't find a better word. Those hinges are mad Redface

Then: I think I missed something. Did You cut the top part of the frames?
Too long since since I followed Your progress, I have to read trough the whole thread again o_O
Haha, I have cut the ship horizontally in half and make it an exploded view model.
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Before I can install the bulkheads I have to fit the door first.
The supplied door is a very simple thin cherry board with some lasered lines on it.
Like @Jimsky did I decided to make my own doors.
I got some cherry from my stock and cut and planed it to proper thickness.
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Cut a pice to fit the door opening of which the door to the hold has no framing. On the door I have drawn the contour of the panels.
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Now with double adhesive tape I glue my door on the milling table.
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First with a straight mill I make the panels.
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Followed by a spheric mill to add a profile to the panel.
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Left the kit supplied e ample and right my alternative.
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Yeah again hinge making, my favorite.
The hinges for these door I make from brass pipe of 0,6 mm and brass plate.
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The pipe I solder on top of the plate.
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After this I sand of the remainder of the plate so the plate and pipe will create one solid part in the shape of the figure 6.
Then I push a 0,35 mm wire in the pipe to avoid crushing it while I cut tiny pieces of it to make the hinge parts.
These cut of parts I sand to the correct height, I bend the end to a 90 deg angle, cut a small slot in the door to glue in the hinge piece to get a sturdy connection.
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For the frame part of the hinge also a 90 deg angled fit into the frame.
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The frame is fitted on the bulkhead.
Additionally I have made a lock on the door with a key to keep the crew out of the officers spaces in the rear of the ship.
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Offcourse the door is fully functional and can be opened and closed.
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Here you see the hinge fitting on the inside which gives a better construction then just a glued joint.
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The bulkhead is finally fitted.
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Together with the store rooms. The PS store is the dry provision store.
For this I made two shelfs and on the top shelf I made two big English Red Leicester cheeses, uhh boxwood cheeses :). Also a barrel of salted pork and some bags with beans will follow.
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And an overview of the current status.
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Just magnificent skill and detail Maarten. Quite inspiring.
 
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