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So why so small? I have just finished ENDEAVOUR in 1/64 and felt that I would like to do a relatively simple scratch build of an Australian vessel that I could show next to ENDEAVOUR in the same scale.
I have built a couple of POF ships boats for ENDEAVOUR and felt comfortable building such small vessels noting that the materials will be so much lighter/thinner.
WHY NORFOLK?
I did some searching on lone and came across the NORFOLK replica site. The storey of the NORFOLK is one of Australian Exploration and Bass and Flinders. If I could pull it off it would look fantastic as a scaled comparison between Cooks ship discovering Australia's east coats and the vessel used by Bass and Flinders to map the southern coastline.
I found some line drawings of the replica and although there is much discussion on the authenticity, I chose to follow it.
BUILDING A 1/64 TINY BOAT
Having built two POB kits I felt comfortable with a POB scratch build so I used the drawing to pull off bulkheads and eve intervals along the keel. I used the profile to create the false keel and then set out to cut out the parts on my Dremel scroll saw.
After cleaning up the parts with sanding block and 2mm chisel, I assembled the skeleton and was most surprised at the nice tight fit. Using 2mm ply means the skeleton is not particularly rigid so I needed a deck to stiffen the whole thing up.
I used the plan drawings for the deck and then scroll cut the deck from 1mm ply left over from my current BOUNTY build.
I glued this to the top of the skeleton and then fitted and sanded some bow blocks.
I am pretty happy with what I have achieved to date; after all this is the relatively easy part of the build.
it looks like NORFOLK had a full length bulwark which I will achieve in the same manner as I will for BOUNTY's. I will put fill pieces between each of the bulkheads then fit bulwark stanchions before planking.
I have built a couple of POF ships boats for ENDEAVOUR and felt comfortable building such small vessels noting that the materials will be so much lighter/thinner.
WHY NORFOLK?
I did some searching on lone and came across the NORFOLK replica site. The storey of the NORFOLK is one of Australian Exploration and Bass and Flinders. If I could pull it off it would look fantastic as a scaled comparison between Cooks ship discovering Australia's east coats and the vessel used by Bass and Flinders to map the southern coastline.
I found some line drawings of the replica and although there is much discussion on the authenticity, I chose to follow it.
BUILDING A 1/64 TINY BOAT
Having built two POB kits I felt comfortable with a POB scratch build so I used the drawing to pull off bulkheads and eve intervals along the keel. I used the profile to create the false keel and then set out to cut out the parts on my Dremel scroll saw.
After cleaning up the parts with sanding block and 2mm chisel, I assembled the skeleton and was most surprised at the nice tight fit. Using 2mm ply means the skeleton is not particularly rigid so I needed a deck to stiffen the whole thing up.
I used the plan drawings for the deck and then scroll cut the deck from 1mm ply left over from my current BOUNTY build.
I glued this to the top of the skeleton and then fitted and sanded some bow blocks.
I am pretty happy with what I have achieved to date; after all this is the relatively easy part of the build.
it looks like NORFOLK had a full length bulwark which I will achieve in the same manner as I will for BOUNTY's. I will put fill pieces between each of the bulkheads then fit bulwark stanchions before planking.
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