HMS GRANADO - full hull - POF kit by CAF in 1:48 - by Uwe
Many Many thanks to all your kind comments and all the like received
Before I finalize the top of the sheer rail I decided to install the anchor lining
Goodwins drawing for comparison
the four elements already "bolted" - I like to make such things like treenailing and bolting before I install the part - in this way (I think) I can be more accurate
fixed to the hull - close to the gunport
due to the different thicknesses of the wale and normal planking the thickness of the lining had to be adjusted
a little bit sanding of the surface and scratching the rests of glue and it will be finished
Many Thanks for the interest in my log .... to be continued .....
Before I finalize the top of the sheer rail I decided to install the anchor lining
Goodwins drawing for comparison
the four elements already "bolted" - I like to make such things like treenailing and bolting before I install the part - in this way (I think) I can be more accurate
fixed to the hull - close to the gunport
due to the different thicknesses of the wale and normal planking the thickness of the lining had to be adjusted
a little bit sanding of the surface and scratching the rests of glue and it will be finished
Many Thanks for the interest in my log .... to be continued .....
Hallo Uwe, this comes across really well.
Good evening Uwe, very nice progress. The adjustment of the sherrails turned out great, great work.
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Ciao Uwek.
Come ho scritto a Johan, non riesco a vedere gli safi o i deck aperti. Il mio istinto sarebbe di chiuderli subito.
Questo tipo di modellismo ha un grado di accuratezza che non avrò mai. Vi ammiro molto.
Il tuo lavoro è particolarmente preciso, pulito e accurato.
Anche se non sono un esperto, voglio darti il mio parere: E' bellissimo, direi eccezionale.
Hi Uwek.
As I wrote to Johan, I can't see the safi or open decks. My instinct would be to close them immediately.
This type of modeling has a degree of accuracy that I will never have.
I admire you very much.
Your work is particularly precise, clean and accurate.
Even though I'm not an expert, I want to give you my opinion: It's beautiful, I'd say exceptional.
Many Thanks to @pianoforte , @Tobias , @Mirek and @AlessandroROMA for your kind comments and replies and also to all others giving a like or even taking a look into my building log.
After some weeks not working on my model (to much to do outside of the workshop) I can today show you some small progress on the time-consuming sheer rail
Approximately one month ago I showed already the first working steps of the scratch cut of the top - but before I can adjust it to the correct length and install these parts the curved element has to be prepared - at the end I hope, that it will fit
I decided to make the top also in black in order to have a contrast
only for test reasons I "blackened" also the wales - the copper-bolts are now much more visible
I think I like it
and also some views from the inside
Many Thanks for your interest .... to be continued ....
After some weeks not working on my model (to much to do outside of the workshop) I can today show you some small progress on the time-consuming sheer rail
Approximately one month ago I showed already the first working steps of the scratch cut of the top - but before I can adjust it to the correct length and install these parts the curved element has to be prepared - at the end I hope, that it will fit
I decided to make the top also in black in order to have a contrast
only for test reasons I "blackened" also the wales - the copper-bolts are now much more visible
I think I like it
and also some views from the inside
Many Thanks for your interest .... to be continued ....
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Great work Uwe, she is really coming together very nicely, it is no easy job to get the rebate in the curve just right but your rails looks perfect. A lovely build.
Cheers JJ..
Cheers JJ..
The snail turned out great and the black fits very well. It creates the contrast you mentioned very well and I personally like it anyway.
Hmm. I like the black very much. You’ve made me think.
Beautiful work Uwe!
Love the contrast, it does play nicely with the rest of the timber.
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Absolutely fantastic. Beautiful workmanship. l am really looking forward to starting this project myself
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Ciao Uwek, ti ribadisco i miei complimenti per il tuo modo di fare modellismo navale. L'interesse è meritato.
Se posso approfitto anche un pò delle tue conoscenze, non posso abusare sempre del gentilissimo Johan, ahahahahahah.
Mi potresti dire come chiamate in inglese la "pazienza", cioè quella struttura che ho cerchiato di rosso e sulla quale sono inserite le bigotte.
Nel mio glossario (non so quanto affidabile) non sono menzionate.
Hi Uwek, I reiterate my compliments for your way of doing naval modelling. The interest is deserved.
If I can I'll also take advantage of your knowledge a little, I can't always abuse the very kind Johan, ahahahahahah.
Could you tell me what you call "patience" in English, that is, that structure that I have circled in red and on which the bigots are inserted.In my glossary (I don't know how reliable) they are not mentioned.
These are the bitts at the main mast
BITTS.
A frame composed of two upright pieces of timber, called the pins, and a cross piece fastened horizontally on the top of them: they are used to belay cables and ropes to. BOWLINE and BRACE BITTS are situated near the masts; the FORE-JEER and TOPSAIL-SHEET bitts are situated on the forecastle and round the fore-mast; the MAIN-JEER and TOPSAIL-SEET-BITTS, tenon into the fore-mast-beam of the quarter-deck; the RIDING-BITTS are the largest bitts in a ship, and those to which the cable is bitted when the vessel rides at anchor.
text taken from Bruzelius:
Running Rigging Beginners Request for help
Hello Experienced Ship Builders, Here is a drawing of the belay points for running rigging on the 1628 Vasa. I understand I will be using pins along the headrails. My question is: what is being depicted with the belay locations on the deck? For example, locations 60, 65, 66, 55, 36, 53, 57...
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Grazie per la risposta Uwek.
Pensa, in italiano la parola che si avvicina più al termine bitt è la bitta che però è un'altra cosa per noi.
La bitta è questa in foto.
Non so se è la stessa cosa per voi ma in italia i termini marinareschi sono nomi inusuali, strani per la maggior parte della gente e non hanno alcuna attinenza con le parole comuni. hanno un'etimologia tutta loro.
Thanks for the reply Uwek.
Think about it, in Italian the word that comes closest to the term bitt is "bitta" which however is something else for us.
The "bitta" is this one in the photo.
I don't know if it's the same thing for you but in Italy seafaring terms are unusual names, strange to most people and have no connection with common words.
They have an etymology all their own.
Amante, caviglia, albero, pennone...
google translation.....
Lover, ankle, tree, flagpole...
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What you show are also Bitts or Bollards - but in earlier times they used the same term for the wooden ones
