HMS Jalouse - Caldercraft by Ted

[Ted Robinson]

A clumsy deck cabin built exactly according to plans. It's going on the model as built.
Happy modeling,
Ted

 

[Kurt Konrath]

It is what you get, take it or improve it, the choice is the builders.

If it is good with you, then it looks great. I probably couldn't do any better.

 

[Ted Robinson]

It is what you get, take it or improve it, the choice is the builders.

If it is good with you, then it looks great. I probably couldn't do any better.

Thank you. I'm going to concentrate on learning to make the much more complicated masts and spars.

 

[Kurt Konrath]

Thank you. I'm going to concentrate on learning to make the much more complicated masts and spars.

OH, have fun with that, like learning to plow a field with no horse or tractor to pull the plow.....

 

[Ted Robinson]

Built the capstain.
It needs a lot of sanding and then the finish.

 

[GrantTyler]

Finished the bowsprit View attachment 520746View attachment 520747View attachment 520748

Good morning Ted. That is a decent bowsprit. Nice one! All the deck fittings are coming along very well. Great progress. Cheers Grant

 

[AllanKP69]

A clumsy deck cabin built exactly according to plans

I think it looks pretty good Ted.
The capstan also looks well done. I wish they would not use plywood for things like the whelps on the capstan though.
Allan

 

[Ted Robinson]

I think it looks pretty good Ted.
The capstan also looks well done. I wish they would not use plywood for things like the whelps on the capstan though.
Allan

I agree, I think they want to take advantage of the space on the sheet in between the larger parts. I any case it's a conscious decision to place economy over quality. However, these decisions have to be made to generate a profit at a certain price point.

 

[Ted Robinson]

Good morning Ted. That is a decent bowsprit. Nice one! All the deck fittings are coming along very well. Great progress. Cheers Grant

Thank you.

 

[Ted Robinson]

I went back and added some bottom rail to the doors of the cabin. It looks more like a real door.
Finished the capstain.
I've been trying to use Humbrol cleas satin varnish but have been getting blushing when it dries. I remember having this problem in my youth on my models airplanes. That was in Texas with high humidity. I now live in the San Fernando valley of the Los Angeles basin. It's a desert! I'm a little confused on preventing the blushing.

 

[RussF]

I think it looks pretty good Ted.
The capstan also looks well done. I wish they would not use plywood for things like the whelps on the capstan though.
Allan

I agree, in fact, I wish kit manufacturers didn't use plywood at all! I was a little excited when A.L. made their announcement of the Anatomy version of the Victory, but when I saw how many raw plywood edges were exposed on the cut-away side, I just said, "Nope". Even if you paint the edges, the pattern shows through unless you do a LOT of filling and sanding, often times much more effort than just cutting a new piece from a piece of solid sheet.