La Candelaria - Occre Build log

FrankW said:
Looking good, and nice trim work on the front of the bulwark at the bow... the kit picture just shows the exposed edges of the boards, which I thought was kinda bad looking.

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I used the sycomore .5mm for the trim. 2 pieces on each side. 1 for the vertical & curve which I bent & the 2nd. for the horizontal. Due to the compound curves involved it's the only way I could make it work. Alot of fiddling & trimming to get it right. I also did the little piece in front of the walnut trim board.
 
Alan56 said:
This morning I discovered my first big mistake & it's because I did not pay close enough attention to the instructions. It is correctable for the most part but it will still be noticeable.
Looking at the deck planking you will see where the deck attaches to the the bulkheads. Well, you should not be able to see the bulkhead tabs. Yup, I went & trimmed out the 12 notches on the deck & now I need to patch those notches. I can do it but it will be noticeable.
Looking at the photo you'll see I have a walnut trim piece attached which is meant to be there at a latter stage. That will cover the majority of my blunder.
So, how will I attack this boo boo? Here's my plan & if anyone has a better solution please chime in.
#1: Stain & seal the mortar deck before attaching the main deck. I originally intended to stain & seal the main deck before installation.
#2: Install the main deck.
#3: Patch 12 bulkhead tabs(notches) with deck planking. The wood grain will not match.
#4: Apply vertical planks to bulkhead that meets main deck at stern.
#5: Stain & seal main deck.
I'm not discouraged at all but I hate messing up. Thanks.........Al.View attachment 397728
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I did the exact same thing on my HMS Beagle.
 
Alan56 said:
Thanks for the tip. I layed the planks in very hot water for about an hour then using a pin board I constructed I placed the plank between the pins & using a clothes iron pressed the plank into shape. I repeated this process until the plank was close to the shape of the bulwark. Post#49 shows the pin board.
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the main difference between hot water and steam is the much higher temperature in steam- about 200º c, which destroys some of the bonds in your wood. you can then use Your jig
 
An update on the La Candelaria includes attaching trim to the front of the keel & the door on the forecastle deck.
2nd. photo shows the Simson post that needs to be carved & trimmed. I've been spending the last couple weeks doing some of this small detail work.
3rd. photo shows the chisel I used to carve out the post. I made several jigs to assist in this fine detail work & if anyone is interested I'll post photos of them.
4th. photo shows the 8 completed posts. 1st. post at left is finished. 2nd. post is upside down showing the notch that fits into the top trim on the bulwark. I did not bevel the bottoms as shown in the directions. The post to the right is a double post & I need to make one more.IMG_6526.jpgIMG_6486.jpgIMG_6495.jpgIMG_6523.jpg
 
I just looked it up. Samson, no"p". Looks like basically a bollard with a pin through it at a right angle to prevent a lone from slipping over the end, where tugging or towing is required. I guess the notches serve the same purpose.
 
Alan56 said:
An update on the La Candelaria includes attaching trim to the front of the keel & the door on the forecastle deck.
2nd. photo shows the Simson post that needs to be carved & trimmed. I've been spending the last couple weeks doing some of this small detail work.
3rd. photo shows the chisel I used to carve out the post. I made several jigs to assist in this fine detail work & if anyone is interested I'll post photos of them.
4th. photo shows the 8 completed posts. 1st. post at left is finished. 2nd. post is upside down showing the notch that fits into the top trim on the bulwark. I did not bevel the bottoms as shown in the directions. The post to the right is a double post & I need to make one more.View attachment 423987View attachment 423989View attachment 423994View attachment 423995
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Absolutely a well-built Hull. It is really beautiful to look at - el capi
 
The last few days I got the stairs to the quarter deck installed along with the fire bucket box & Q.D. railing.
I'm currently working on the grating. I picked up the Glue Looper a while back & it's really handy for placing tiny amounts of CA glue in the notches of the grating.IMG_6544.jpgIMG_6547.jpg
 
Alan56 said:
The last few days I got the stairs to the quarter deck installed along with the fire bucket box & Q.D. railing.
I'm currently working on the grating. I picked up the Glue Looper a while back & it's really handy for placing tiny amounts of CA glue in the notches of the grating.View attachment 425317View attachment 425318
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It is a fantastic build- makes me jealous - but at my time there were not that many new and EXPENSIVE TOOLS- I was always an amateur still, but anyway a lot of fun with more than 30 models built
 
Alan56 said:
The last few days I got the stairs to the quarter deck installed along with the fire bucket box & Q.D. railing.
I'm currently working on the grating. I picked up the Glue Looper a while back & it's really handy for placing tiny amounts of CA glue in the notches of the grating.View attachment 425317View attachment 425318
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Good afternoon Alan. I love what you have done so far. Awesome. Cheers Grant
 
Alan56 said:
I've been working on this part but I do not know the correct name for it. Possibly a hatch cover?
I have it assembled & the holes for the rings are drilled. Blue tape helped me in aligning the holes for drilling.View attachment 426439View attachment 426441
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Looking great so far! : YES IT IS A HACH, USED WHEN BIGGER PARTS AS BARRILS WITH FOOD AND RUM HAS TO BE STORED BELOW DECK
 
El Capi said:
Looking great so far! : YES IT IS A HACH, USED WHEN BIGGER PARTS AS BARRILS WITH FOOD AND RUM HAS TO BE STORED BELOW DECK
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Thanks El Capi, I kind of figured as much but being a first time ship builder I'm not that familiar with the names of some of the parts. Occre's instructions doesn't say what each individual parts are ether.
 
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