HMS Sovereign of the Seas - Bashing DeAgostini Beyond Believable Boundaries

Agree with all the above, all about the journey not arriving at the destinationThumbsupMusic is good for the repetive jobs.Depeche Mode for me for a while after learning of the passing of Andy Fletcher,their keyboard player yesterday:(

Kind Regards

Nigel
This has been an abysmal year for the loss of talented musicians.
 
The hanging knees and dagger knees were completed today and a coat of satin finish was applied to them to blend in the color. The lodging knees were started, and there are 46 of them, so it will take a while to get them all made.

Starboard side hanging and dagger knees.
874 Hanging and Dagger Knees Stbd Side Done.jpg

Port side hanging and dagger knees.
875 Hanging and Dagger Knees Port Side Done.jpg

Test fitting a lodging knee. Stick it on the end of a pike like you would that damned cat that damaged the model yesterday so it's easy to position.
876 Begin Making Lodging Knees.jpg

Progress so far.
877 Progress So Far.jpg
 
All the lodging knees were completed on the starboard side today. The process for making and installing the knees is detailed below.

Estimate the angle between the bulwark and the beam where the knee will be installed and chop the piece to that angle.
879 Start with Molding Slice.jpg

Knee with the excess material chopped off. The knee should be test fit in the model and the angle, which is just over or just under 90 degrees, should be adjusted to fit.
880 Trim Sides to Desired Angle.jpg

Miter the corners off the ends.
881 Miter the Ends.jpg

Roughly shaped knee ready for final sanding.
882 Knee Shape So Far..jpg

Round the ends with a sanding block.
883 Round Ends Using Sanding Block.jpg

Sand the edge which contacts the bulwark to match the vertical angle of the hull at the place where the knee will be installed. This will change depending on the location of the knee.
884 File One Edge to Match Bulwark Angle.jpg

This edge is angled to match the vertical angle of the bulwark.
885 Edge Angled to Match Bulwark.jpg

Mark the bolt heads with a pencil for added detail.
886 Mark Bolt Heads with Pencil.jpg

Test fit the knee to check the fit between the bulwark and the beam. Adjust the angle as necessary. When the angle matches, the knee will be very secure when glued in place.
887 Test Fit Angle and Adjust As Required.jpg

Finished knee glued in place.
888 Glue Lodging Knee in Place.jpg

Cut a 3x3mm piece of cherry wood, soak in water, then clamp into the form to bend it to make the camber. This beam will be the last one, closest to the transom.
889 Cut and Shape Last Beam at the Transom.jpg

The last beam on this deck will go here, between the arrows.
890 Beam Will go  Here.jpg

New beam placed over an existing beam to check the curvature.
891 Check New Beam Curvature Against Existing Beam.jpg

Aftermost beam glued in place.
892 Glue Beam in Place.jpg

Cut, shape and sand the last lodging knees, port and starboard.
893 Cut and Shape Last Lodging Knees.jpg

Test fit the last lodging knee.
894 Test Fit Last Lodging Knee on Stbd Side.jpg

Last lodging knee on starboard side glued in place.
895 Last Knee on Stbd Side Glued in Place.jpg

Progress so far.
896 All Stbd Knees Completed.jpg
 
Are you sure you don’t kneed more knees?
Of course. You can never have enough. But wait until you see the carlings and ledges! The fun is just beginning. This is what the deck structure for the middle gun deck looked like before it was covered over with deck planking. The upper gun deck structure in progress now will be similar.

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Of course. You can never have enough. But wait until you see the carlings and ledges! The fun is just beginning. This is what the deck structure for the middle gun deck looked like before it was covered over with deck planking. The upper gun deck structure in progress now will be similar.

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Monnikenwerk, just plain monnikenwerk! Kudos though, it just looks stunning.
 
All the lodging knees were completed on the starboard side today. The process for making and installing the knees is detailed below.

Estimate the angle between the bulwark and the beam where the knee will be installed and chop the piece to that angle.
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Knee with the excess material chopped off. The knee should be test fit in the model and the angle, which is just over or just under 90 degrees, should be adjusted to fit.
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Miter the corners off the ends.
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Roughly shaped knee ready for final sanding.
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Round the ends with a sanding block.
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Sand the edge which contacts the bulwark to match the vertical angle of the hull at the place where the knee will be installed. This will change depending on the location of the knee.
View attachment 312721

This edge is angled to match the vertical angle of the bulwark.
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Mark the bolt heads with a pencil for added detail.
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Test fit the knee to check the fit between the bulwark and the beam. Adjust the angle as necessary. When the angle matches, the knee will be very secure when glued in place.
View attachment 312724

Finished knee glued in place.
View attachment 312725

Cut a 3x3mm piece of cherry wood, soak in water, then clamp into the form to bend it to make the camber. This beam will be the last one, closest to the transom.
View attachment 312726

The last beam on this deck will go here, between the arrows.
View attachment 312727

New beam placed over an existing beam to check the curvature.
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Aftermost beam glued in place.
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Cut, shape and sand the last lodging knees, port and starboard.
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Test fit the last lodging knee.
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Last lodging knee on starboard side glued in place.
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Progress so far.
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Well planned, well executed, and I must say well documented.
 
Of course. You can never have enough. But wait until you see the carlings and ledges! The fun is just beginning. This is what the deck structure for the middle gun deck looked like before it was covered over with deck planking. The upper gun deck structure in progress now will be similar.

View attachment 312734
Outstanding!
 
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