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HMS Enterprize 1774 Scale Scale 1/160 Midships Cross Section

GIG1810 said:
Dear shipmates,

I hope you had a lovely weekend with your loved ones. Let's continue. I had to think about how to glue and adjust the planks for the inner area of the hold. I decided to take baking paper into account, as I love it so much. I took several pieces of wood (FM), as they were supposed to simulate the curvature of the planks, and two rubber bands. Then I formed a surface, placed the baking paper on top and secured it with two rubber bands. Then I moved on to parts D1 and D2. These are the planks for the lower rear hold area. Glue them together. I adjusted both plank parts and checked if and where they didn't fit.

Then I took capillary superglue, which is very, very thin, and glued the two parts together. The advantage of capillary glue is that it is easy to apply and spreads very well. Unfortunately, you have to be careful with the dosage, as you can quickly end up with more glue on the parts than you would like. Another advantage is that it dries slowly. This allowed me to adjust the two parts and attach them to the Fm parts with the rubber bands. The baking paper ensured that I could easily remove the planks after drying. This was very important to me because the planks are so incredibly thin and, as I said, can break easily! :D


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In this picture, you can see how straight the planks are. I have placed them upright so that you can see that they are really straight and do not yet have any curvature.
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And this is what the planks look like at the auxiliary points (FM). I hope that once the planks are dry, I will have managed to get the curvature right.

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And surprise, surprise, I was delighted. My plan worked. I managed to get the curve right!:D
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And this is what it looks like after the initial sanding and adjustments, when the planks are inserted.

This was a little update, and I hope you like it!

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Very nice Gunther. You hit that "curve" deck out of the park. Cheers Grant
 
GIG1810 said:
Unicorn used both plans here But at least they built it according to plan...
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Hi Gunther
It would be great if they explained that they did not follow any one specific plan but went with a combination. At least then the builder could choose which version, fighting ship, receiving ship, or their own combination fictional ship.

Allan
 
AllanKP69 said:
Hi Gunther
It would be great if they explained that they did not follow any one specific plan but went with a combination. At least then the builder could choose which version, fighting ship, receiving ship, or their own combination fictional ship.

Allan
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Hey Allan,

Nice of you to drop by. So you're asking me to explain what plan I'm following, since the HMS Enterprize seems to combine both plans, warship and captured ship, pretty much exactly. With this kit, I decided to build straight out of the box and not follow either plan. I decided to build the kit exactly as specified in the Unicorn building instructions. Unfortunately, I have to say that I don't always find them logical and understandable. Perhaps this is due to the translation into English. What I have noticed, however, is that some of the steps in the instructions or templates are not necessary.

I decided to refine this kit a little bit at most. For example, I added a ladder that leads into the hold. I cut out windows and opened a door to give the kit a little bit of life. I also left a few grilles open and tilted them. This is to loosen up the spatial image a little bit. I'm not sure about the gun mounts yet, as I don't have a laser that can cut wood of this size. Pictures will follow. I think everyone should be able to build however they want. The kit has a lot to offer. But you shouldn't underestimate the size. It's tiny, and some things work and some things don't.:DThumbsup
 
What ho, shipmates :D

I sincerely hope that you and your loved ones are enjoying the festive Christmas spirit and that you are baking and cooking lots of delicious treats in your Christmas bakery. What delicious dishes do you have for Christmas? I would be very interested to know... Explosion

Oops, I'm straying from the actual topic at hand, namely the construction progress on my HMS Enterprize... After I had finished the rear hold planking, I had to take care of the hold deck. The hold deck consists of four units. These are parts C1-A, B, C, D and E.

These are then glued together and slotted into each other. I again did not follow the instructions. First, I glued the lower parts C1 AND A and B together, and then I glued C1–C, D and E together. Once both parts were in front of me and dry, I glued them together with very thin superglue, which gave me enough time to align the parts. You really have to be careful not to damage the thin parts here! So be careful.

I then placed the Orlop deck on the clamping devices and positioned it with mini clamps. Many thanks again to Richard and Russ for the tips. I took them into account, but interpreted them a little differently. Since I wanted to be sure that the deck would also take on the slightly curved shape of the FM parts, I waited until the next day to see how the deck frames had turned out. I was curious to see how it looked. As always, I took a few pictures of the steps. I hope you like them...
 
Here the Orlop-Deck..
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Initial adjustments to the appearance of the deck in the ship. The most important thing was: how much do I need to sand it down to make it fit? It couldn't be too little, otherwise it would fall off and not stay in place.

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Here are the fastenings with the mini clips...
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RichardG said:
Looks great Gunther.
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Hey Richard,

Thank you very much for the compliment. I'm very happy that you like it, and yes, you're right. The pear looks really beautiful. I think it will be a really nice model when it's finished. I'm going to change a few things and then I'll give it away as a gift. I'm also going to build a small display case and a ship stand for it. I hope I can get it all done before Christmas... ROTF
 
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