Kingfisher 1770 1:48 POF

What else is there to say - After seeing this, I wonder if I should take up another hobby that I am better at !!!! All the joinery looks like one precise joint - I know that does not make sense.
Very kind sentiments Donnie...but I am still learning and your work is part of what inspires me to try harder.
 
Happy birthday, Kingfisher. The original will have this year her 254th birthday.
It is absolutly amazing what you have reached in one year of work on your model. Is the paint acrylic? I like that you can see the treenails and also the planking.
Hello Christian,

The paint is water-based like acrylic but is more like a red ink/stain. I think the equivalent in your part of the world would be Schmincke. The problem with these products is they provide uneven coverage - or maybe that's their advantage...
 
Thanks Nigel. Well, with the understanding that this will remain an admiralty style model (to me that simply means no masts/spars/rigging)...the present plan is to equip the painted side as if it were on the way to being an outfitted ship. There will be very little added to the framed side. Is that what you meant?

Pretty much so Paul. Everything fitted painted side of centreline, strictly bare bones, i.e. deck beams etc
 
First, the important part: Happy New Year to all my forum friends! I pray that 2024 will be filled with great memories for you!

As we turn the page on another year, we simultaneously mark the one-year anniversary of my Kingfisher build. All in all, I am happy with how this model is progressing. Of course, there are things I would like to change or take another shot at...but, as much as I admire those amazing builds that take a decade or more, I have ships on my 'hope I can build that some time' list that make certain do-overs less appealing than others.

So, let's begin this update with an item that will be met with some level of controversy --- I have chosen to paint the bulwarks. There, I said it, and it hardly hurt a bit ROTF. With that out of the way, here are the Kingfisher's one-year-old birthday photos:

Overall look:

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(In the above image the plank at the top of the frames is stylistic only. I had originally wanted to just leave the frame tops exposed (and carve timberheads on the finished side of the ship) but the frame extensions were inconsistent from one to the next because of over-sanding so this stylistic plank is on the path toward a solution...)

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Next up, a few additional images from different angles:

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Red bulwarks with treenails (and a hooked scarf joint in the second image):

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For those keeping score at home the running total on treenails is now just shy of 11,000 (no kidding).

Random details:

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As always, I am grateful that you take the time away from your own builds to visit now and again.
First of all Happy New Year to you Paul and your family. Let all your wishes come true.

Your plankig is soo good nad precise, that painted or not it's a joy to look at. Can't believe is been over year. Grant was just finishing his Victory, you were finishing rigging on Vasa and snap, here we are.
 
Belated Happy New Year Paul!

You cannot have great memories without great adventures. I think your Kingfisher adventure throughout 2023 has certainly provided that, not just for you, but all of us. I think we all have a vision of our ship prior to building it. I'm so glad you stuck with yours. It's so difficult to be committed to hitting that 5 iron, when the 6 iron was your first thought! I will close with my absolute respect for your skills, but need to call out one thing....those dang hooked scarf joints are masters' level execution!!!
 
Belated Happy New Year Paul!

You cannot have great memories without great adventures. I think your Kingfisher adventure throughout 2023 has certainly provided that, not just for you, but all of us. I think we all have a vision of our ship prior to building it. I'm so glad you stuck with yours. It's so difficult to be committed to hitting that 5 iron, when the 6 iron was your first thought! I will close with my absolute respect for your skills, but need to call out one thing....those dang hooked scarf joints are masters' level execution!!!
Thank you kindly, Ken. Yes, I have always found it's better to hit a hard 6 than a soft 5 ROTF.

Hooked scarf joints...ugh.
 
I'm a little surprised to be posting again this week. Counter timbers are notoriously difficult, and I was expecting any number of do-overs...but the kit design is rather clever and once I wrapped my brain around the information in Antscherl (TFFM) and saw how others had approached this challenging construction (other build reports) I had fairly smooth sailing (if spending 10 hours on just a few timbers can be considered smooth sailing).

These are kit-supplied parts that I have customized to bring them into conformity with the (many) ship drawings I have now accumulated (including some new drawings from Harold Hahn's son who will happily sell you copies of his father's material!).

The parts:

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I first needed to establish the round-up (camber) of the upper element (on the right). This complex timber will eventually function as the terminal beam on the quarter deck (the rebate is to receive the decking):

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The round-up of the quarter deck is 6 inches (though less on this shorter piece).

Next, I needed to carefully shape the 'pockets' that would receive the inner and middle counter timbers (the cool kids probably know how to do this with a mill or other precision tooling - I just used files):

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And now, after several hours of fussing...counter timbers being fixed in place:

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Voila:

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And after a bit of fairing on the back side...

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I would have waited until the helm port was fabricated for this next post, but I was feeling pretty good and wanted to share my progress with my forum friends! I might even have a glass of wine with my bride to celebrate :).
 
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