HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate.

[manning16]

I'm drooling on myself..did the math..I'm 77..might have a few more years ..get her out ASAP!

 

[trussben]

Deadwood has been shaped and more framing installed.

 

[Magic Mike]

Deadwood has been shaped and more framing installed.

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Ben, it is great to see something new in the works and I look forward to following every step of the build. Have fun, what a beautiful start! Magic Mike

 

[trussben]

Work on the aft cant frames is well underway.

 

[trussben]

Work on the forward apron and cant frames has begun, nothing glued in place yet, just checking the fit.

 

[trussben]

Starboard side framing completed, now onto the port side.
Obviously it looks awful at this stage as it needs “a shit ton” of sanding and fairing but we will get to that soon enough.

 

[trussben]

Port side framing ready for cleaning of the laser char.

 

[trussben]

Port side square framing well underway.

 

[GIG1810]

wow...what a ship. Very nice. Good job!!
Cheers
Günther

 

[Namabiiru]

Just stumbled on your build and need to find a spot to squeeze in and take a seat. Wonderful work so far.

 

[trussben]

More framing and started on the port deadwood.

 

[trussben]

Aft Cant framing completed and then I installed the two inner stern posts ready to tackle the Transoms.

 

[trussben]

Transoms in place but not glued yet.

 

[Maarten]

What a wonderful kit Ben.
Curious what the finall result will be, sofar it looks great.

 

[Magic Mike]

Great looking transoms Ben! Magic Mike

 

[trussben]

Chapter 1 has now been completed with all framing done.

Lots of sanding and fairing of the hull has begun, this is going to take time and make a lot of mess.

Then Chapter 2 will start with the painting of the gunports and installation of the frieze panels.

 

[dockattner]

Beautiful work, Ben!

 

[trussben]

While the sanding goes on, and on and on, I decided to take a look at which shade of red that I will use on this model, I used ME Bulwarks red on my Winnie but may change to something different.

 

[Magic Mike]

Ben, I really like the scarlet and/or flat red! Magic Mike

 

[trussben]

Hey Mike

Im actually thinking of going for a more toned down look and the red ochre would match better with the pear framing instead of competing against it.
Also toying in my mind about black channel wales and gunport lids to do maybe a bit of a Nelson chequer type of look, decisions decisions!