HMS Jalouse - Caldercraft by Ted

Ted Robinson · Jul 12, 2025

I have made the shortened parts that should now fit
I have the both crosstree built.
Sanding still needed. Got the thin Ca glue all over the okace.

RDN1954 · Sunday at 12:03 AM

Ted Robinson said:
Got the thin Ca glue all over the okace.

For these kind of assemblies I would try and use ordinary woodglue.

Ted Robinson · Sunday at 9:22 AM

RDN1954 said:
For these kind of assemnlies i would try and use ordinary woodglue.

I agree.

Ted Robinson · Tuesday at 8:51 AM

I got the first top glued up. I had to demo most of the left half because the plans are a little bit off from side to side
Once again not perfect but I'm satisfied.t

Daniel20 · Tuesday at 10:12 AM

Ted Robinson said:
I got the first top glued up. I had to demo most of the left half because the plans are a little bit off from side to side
Once again not perfect but I'm satisfied.tView attachment 532101

That looks good Ted, a little sanding here and there and you've got it.

Ted Robinson · Tuesday at 2:48 PM

Daniel20 said:
That looks good Ted, a little sanding here and there and you've got it.

Thanks

GrantTyler · Tuesday at 4:10 PM

Lovely progress Ted. Cheers Grant

Ted Robinson · Tuesday at 6:58 PM

I have the tops of both Crosstrees done. Next is drilling and painting then do the bottom sides of the tops.

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Ted Robinson · Tuesday at 7:01 PM

Here's the first coat of flat black enamel. I haven't sanded it.
Should I send and do another coat. I like seeing the grain thru the paint

Ted Robinson · Wednesday at 9:01 AM

Argh, this is so frustrating. U work so hard to make a decent looking part and do have the ability to apply a decent finish.
When
I've tried acrylic paint but it doesn't sand well. Now trying enamel but had to thin it to keep it from being uneven. Now I have a splotchy finish.
I really need to find a material/method that is consistent and gives a superior finish.

RDN1954 · Wednesday at 9:35 AM

Ted Robinson said:
Argh, this is so frustrating. U work so hard to make a decent looking part and do have the ability to apply a decent finish.
When
I've tried acrylic paint but it doesn't sand well. Now trying enamel but had to thin it to keep it from being uneven. Now I have a splotchy finish.
I really need to find a material/method that is consistent and gives a superior finish.

Whenever feasible, I would sand any part, unless the size of the part is such that I, in all honesty, cannot manipulate the part anymore. Sanding does not remove the grain; too many layers of paint do.
As far as applying finish goes, I prefer to stick to one system per part or assembly. Mixing will have unexpected, unwanted results. I might use a colored stain to obtain a possibly darker appearance, always followed by a transparent topcoat. Depending on the look I'm after the topcoat might be semi-gloss or matt (more often than not I'll apply semi-gloss, since I like the appearance). The topcoat must be compatible with the paint system you selected.

Furthermore, a lot has been written on applying any finish, it might be worth your time searching for some more information on this topic on this or any other forum.

Ted Robinson · Thursday at 1:21 PM

RDN1954 said:
Whenever feasible, I would sand any part, unless the size of the part is such that I, in all honesty, cannot manipulate the part anymore. Sanding does not remove the grain; too many layers of paint do.
As far as applying finish goes, I prefer to stick to one system per part or assembly. Mixing will have unexpected, unwanted results. I might use a colored stain to obtain a possibly darker appearance, always followed by a transparent topcoat. Depending on the look I'm after the topcoat might be semi-gloss or matt (more often than not I'll apply semi-gloss, since I like the appearance). The topcoat must be compatible with the paint system you selected.

Furthermore, a lot has been written on applying any finish, it might be worth your time searching for some more information on this topic on this or any other forum.

Thank you. Just venting my frustration at not achieving the results I want.

Ted Robinson · Thursday at 1:22 PM

All four Crosstrees finished except for rigging elements.

Ted Robinson · Thursday at 6:42 PM

My first attempt at lashing an eyebolt to a single block. I took me about 8-10 minutes and I just noticed it isn't right enough to against the block.
I'm sure my time and ability will improve with repetition.

Ted Robinson · Thursday at 6:58 PM

Just received this neat little vise for my xy table from Amazon. Only $20

Ted Robinson · Thursday at 7:09 PM

I think my lashing is out of scale.

Daniel20 · 2025-07-18T05:25:22-0500

Ted, you should visit the section in this forum called "Model shipyard: Building Your Model, Rigging, there you will find excellent instruction in stropping and seizing of blocks.

Ted Robinson · 2025-07-18T07:49:39-0500

Daniel20 said:
Ted, you should visit the section in this forum called "Model shipyard: Building Your Model, Rigging, there you will find excellent instruction in stropping and seizing of blocks.

Thanks

Ted Robinson · 2025-07-19T17:38:01-0500

I just received the copper plates from Drydock Models.They are beautiful.
The web page didn't list that they came as one sheet for Port side the other for Starboard. Since I need about 75 percent of the plates I purchased I will start some.fromthe top and some from the next bottom.
They are approximately .5 mm shorter in height and about 1.5 mm shorter in length.
Out of all the copper plates I found for a sale these were the closest I could find. Particularly I regard to the nailing pattern.
So I now have 200 plus Caldercraft/Jokita copper plates available for another modeler who is in short supply.