HMY Fubbs by AEW [COMPLETED BUILD]

[aew]

So, where did things go wrong, and what did it take to put things right?

Where it went wrong is shown in picture 1403. Why it went wrong is a bit harder to answer.

For some reason I decided that the top of the poop deck planking should be level with the top of the bulkhead break. That meant the forward set of poop deck beams fitted up against the bulkhead break as shown here:

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This positioning didn’t obstruct the bulkhead break windows. It also determined the locations of the forward ends of the poop deck clamps.

At this point I thought all was well – then I built the entryway:

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A dry fit of the parts, including the entry way, is shown in the last picture (2204) in my previous post and shows the problem.
The first part of the required response was easily identified, separate the poop deck beams from the bulkhead break. A following dry fit including the entryway showed where they should have been fitted together:

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Note: I do remember seeing some discussion about the position of the entryway – whether it was built directly on the poop deck beams or on the poop deck planking.
I opted for the latter.

The thing I found odd was that the poop deck beams now ran across the top of the bulkhead break windows.

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At this point, the bulkhead break no longer fitted! The fore poop deck beams had been lowered and the forward ends of the poop deck clamps were now too high. It took a while, but soaking the clamps, forward of the widows, released them from the hull.

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Although I could now spring the poop deck clamps out of the way and fit the bulkhead break, I couldn’t glue the clamps in their new position as the top edge of the panelling was now in the way – but not for long!

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With the panelling trimmed to the correct height, the poop deck clamps could now be glued in their new positions:

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The following picture shows a dry fit of the bulkhead break:

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Hopefully, things are now back on track.

 

[aew]

Thanks for all the 'Likes', they're much appreciated.

 

[aew]

Just a brief entry this time.
Fitting the steps would be easier before gluing the bulkhead break in place – but how would they line up following the modifications?
Remarkably well, the tops of the steps and of the quarterdeck planking were dead level. All that was required was to trim the top of the panelling to match:

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The bulkhead break could finally be glued in place!

Next step would be to fit the poop deck waterways. This would be followed by short lengths of deck planking on each set of the poop deck beams, just to show how the deck would have been planked.
I’d already sized these pieces by working from the centre line but, just out of curiosity, I temporarily added some further planks to see how it looked:

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Interesting, but only the three short sections in contact with the waterway will be staying.

 

[Bryian]

Looking good my friend.

 

[James Frost]

Hoy, Ohhh what a beautiful choice. I remember seeing a article about the construction of this ship years ago by Father Ray Romano. The article was in Ships in Scale magazine. This model is so beautiful I bought the Magazine. When I get to my shop I will hoist more information for you. Have you seen the article I'm referring to? If not, you're in for a suprise! Hold my beer.

 

[aew]

I know of it, but I haven't seen it. There are up to nine other builders who may not have seen it either.

I can't reach your beer!

 

[James Frost]

I know of it, but I haven't seen it. There are up to nine other builders who may not have seen it either.

I can't reach your beer!

I'm still looking for the article, I found one about the Royal Caroline but I know I have the one built by Father Ray Romano. I'm still looking, I'm sorry for the delay.

 

[aew]

Thanks for all the positive feedback folks.

James: Don't worry about it , time isn't an issue, it's not holding anything up!

 

[James Frost]

Thanks for all the positive feedback folks.

James: Don't worry about it , time isn't an issue, it's not holding anything up!

I FOUND IT!!! I knew I had it but it's a multi part series. Sorry, I thought it was in one Magazine, it's in several. It's 'Ships in Scale' Magazine, Part one, May/June 1996. By Father William Romero. Part five is in the Jan/Feb1997 issue. The articles are extensive, too much to show. Alot of the carvings look hand carved but with todays 3D printers it should be a snap.
The smallest model I have ever built is from the measures and rig of the Fubbs. 1/800 scale. The photo shows the model over the top of the drawing I used to build it. I built these maybe ten - fifteen years ago? I gave several of them away. The larger version of it is just something I threw together with some decals I made, (had made)

 

[aew]

Thanks for the pictures.

The models are certainly interesting, but I don't feel an urge to make any changes to my build.

 

[aew]

Picking up where I left off last time, the dry fit worked OK, so here it is with the waterways glued in place:

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I seem to have messed up the order of my photos here. I was looking for a picture of the hull and stern that showed the blue painting, but I couldn’t find one.
The following is one I took a couple of minutes ago. The ‘give away’ is that the cap rail has been fitted.

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The cap rails have a slight bend so I soaked them with water and clamped them in place. I used a combination of side pieces of different thicknesses to position them correctly.

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What I failed to notice was that the cap rail was slightly wider than the centre trim piece. A slight trim at the forward ends of the cap rails improved the fit.

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I’m not going to fit the rails at this stage – I’d only break them!

The missing planking immediately under the quarterdeck is no longer missing.

 

[aew]

Let's try something slightly different.



Thanks for the feedback folks.

 

[aew]

It's interesting to see that this method of acknowledging feedback has itself received some support!

 

[Uwek]

It's interesting to see that this method of acknowledging feedback has itself received some support!

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and this one also ......
I am looking forward to your new progress on the model

 

[aew]

Uwek: Yesterday, I updated the various index files. Surprisingly, that means I have to log out whilst I do that. After I'd done that, I forgot to log back in again - so I've only just seen your post!

So in response to your request for 'new progress', here's an update:

Time for a little ‘Scratch’ building.

There has to be a means of access to the poop deck. However it’s provision is going to partially obscure the outermost bulkhead windows, so I opted for the simplest solution, a pair of steps. The construction went OK, the documentation less so
I cut! four side panels and marked out where the individual steps would go on one of them. I then cut channels halfway into the side panel. I used this side panel to mark out where the channels should go on the second panel. When I’d cut these out, I tried a test fit.
It didn’t fit, I’d cut a duplicate of the first panel, not a mirror image!
Not really a problem, but I wanted to see how it fitted, so I carefully cut one of the other side panels the correct way. It fitted OK so, whilst I was on a roll, I marked out the final side panel.
As a final job that day, I glued the first set of steps together and glued them in place. The following morning, I remembered that I had intended to take a photo of the ‘kit of parts’, but I could still photograph one set once I’d cut the channels in the final piece.
I suspect you can foresee what’s coming; I assembled the second set of steps, glued them in place – and then remembered I had intended to photograph the parts!

At least I have photos of the steps in place:

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I’ve made a further venture into pieces of gold – painting doesn’t normally figure highly in my ‘Jack of all trades’ skill set.
The first item wasn’t too much of a challenge, it’s the dome over the entryway:

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Much more of a challenge were the stern carvings, but these came out much better than I expected. Here’s a picture with them just laid in place:

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There are/were one or two places where the blue paint had found its way onto the gold, but they’re fairly easy to touch up with gold.

The very top of the main carving was slightly damaged, the three ‘background’ pieces (where the clamp is) were folded back in the plastic bag. The outer two are hanging on by a few fibres, the top of the one under the camp is missing. All it needs is a thin strip of wood to replace it.
The damage is very minor and the pieces will simply glue in place.

 

[Mike41]

Very nice work Arthur, this is a beautiful model.
Mike

 

[aew]

Time for another progress report, but first thanks to the following for your response to the last update:



Before I glued the stern carving in place, I decided to put one of the quarter sculptures together to see how it all fitted together. The sculpture is in four pieces, so here are the first two parts:

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This next picture shows the complete figurine assembled and how it fits in the complete quarter sculpture:

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At this point, I was happy to continue with the stern carving so, here it is, glued in place. You can see the little piece of wood at the top,

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Before I fitted the stern windows, I’d painted the area between them blue to get a neat surround to the frame. I obviously got carried away! Here it is with the window girls covering most of the blue area.
The repair at the top can also be seen, or should that be “can’t be seen”?

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At this point, I got side-tracked.

Whilst I was touching up some of the spots of blue paint, I decided it was a good time to paint and fit the cap rail on the bulkhead break. I was quite pleased with the way this turned out:

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What I wasn’t pleased with was the way the stairs looked or, at least, how they were going to look after the pillar was fitted at the end of the rail. The stairs were significantly wider than the access onto the poop deck.

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It took a short while, but I eventually decided the stairs had to be modified.
When I originally built the stairs, I forgot to take any photos. After a good soaking, here’s a picture of the parts. The only revisions are that the treads are about 6mm shorter than the original versions and there’s been a colour change:

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And here are the revised stairs;

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And now for something completely different.
A dry fit of the quarter sculpture and starboard frieze:

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Same subject, but painted and glued in place:

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And finally, the present state of play. The channels are only dry fitted.

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Next step will be to repeat the last three stages on the other side!

 

[aew]

Just because I've reduced the size of the following picture doesn't mean I don't appreciate the feedback as much!



Thanks for looking in.

 

[aew]

I'm currently working on the channels and I'm puzzled!
There are 7 slots per side for deadeyes and there are 14 large deadeyes provided. At first glance, no problem. However, there are also 4 small deadeyes provided - where do these go?
It looks to me as though there has been a change of plan and the 2 aft deadeyes on the main channels are now the smaller ones, and only 10 of the larger deadeyes are now required.

Can anyone confirm this?

 

[aew]

I’ve convinced myself that my assumption in the previous post was correct and I’ve fitted the four small deadeyes in the main channels.

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The channels themselves are now glued in place, together with the hull mouldings.

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If you compare this picture with the last one that I posted (2711) you’ll see that there’s an extra piece of carving just above the main channel.

I only recently spotted this discrepancy, but of course, it’s now only too noticeable! After a little bit of carving, I think this is a reasonable substitute.

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And now for something completely different.

On and off at various times I’ve experimented with painting the furniture.
I ended up with the same colour scheme as the outside – blue and gold!

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To glue them in place, or to leave them loose.
Probably the former?