Thank you Mark! On vacation at the moment…but will resume when I get back!Dean, just caught up with the last few pages of your log. Good to see that It's full steam ahead now with your NL, superb and exemplary work! As for Leo, well, what can I say, we've been waiting as long as he has
Good morning Dean. Enjoy the holiday. Cheers GrantThank you Mark! On vacation at the moment…but will resume when I get back!
Thanks Grant!
Thanks Kurt! I just went to visit family in Dallas Texas. It was nice to get away and catch up with family.
Thank you Heinrich! The beakhead is a challenge for sure!
No Lions, just visiting family.
Good morning Dean. No easy task. While reading I thought your extension was freaking well achieved….and you are still planning some changes, shows the definitive hunt for perfection. The assistance from guys on SOS is fantastic - nice one Kurt. Cheers GrantHere is an update on my efforts on the beaks head. It has been a challenge for a few reasons. First the compound curves and miter joints.
Second, is the height of attachment of the head rails to the keel.
For reference, this is how the kit is built to attach the head rails to a vertical post behind the keel at an angle…
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This is not how the rails should be attached according to the original documentation I found at the museum. The kit provided a thin plywood piece that has all rails and the vertical post. It also has thin plywood vertical supports with notches. I decided not to use these provided pieces and scratch build thicker rails and attach them at the keel.
Unfortunately, the keel wasn’t tall enough, and I ended the supports with a scroll at the top of the existing keel. I realized I need to make a vertical extension on the keel to attach the head rails to. This I attached behind the Lions head.
This required me to make an additional piece to extend the support that ended with a scroll further up. I’m not quite happy with it yet and am already planning to make a few changes. Then I can duplicate it on the other side, and finally add the vertical supports between the head rails.
I will also add a deck area with seats of ease forward of the bow hull, and that will be between the head rails that attach to the cat davits. This is not shown on the kit instructions, but should be there. So that will also be scratch built.
Here are some pics of current progress, keep in mind it is a work in progress and not the final outcome…
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So there you have it. I am planning to make changes to the vertical support and extension piece to make everything more organic. The tough part is that the location of all the head rails combined with the curves makes it hard to view at an angle that shows the spacing. They are however evenly spaced despite the distorted views.
And finally I would like to thank Kurt @DARIVS ARCHITECTVS for taking the time to talk with me about square sail ships and do some brainstorming with me on how to best address the issue with head rail attachments. He is a great guy, who is willing to help!
I will resume work soon and post my final adjustments that I hope will make the area that all the head rails attach look a little more organic. I have already taken the lowest head rail off once and took off the attachment of the head rail above that in an attempt to ensure equal spacing. It has been a challenge to make it all look properly spaced and flow in an organic and pleasant way. But it is a work in progress and there has been plenty of head scratching!
Thank you Peter! Deviating from the kit instructions and parts, can sometimes put you in uncharted territory!
And help has been offered to me since my first build on SOS. Great people on here, which is why I try to pay it forward when I can. Thank you Grant! I am not completely happy with it yet and so I plan to make a few minor changes.
Thank you Tobias! I really like this ship, and felt like it was unfinished business.
Looking forward to it Dean.. I'm on a short holliday break with the family so no modeling time for me at this moment.Thank you to everyone for the likes and comments. The beaks head has been a challenging area to figure out, but I am close to being able to finalize the design I am using. More to come once I resume work.
Happy modeling!
Thank you Peter, enjoy your time with family!Looking forward to it Dean.. I'm on a short holliday break with the family so no modeling time for me at this moment.
Happily watch others build beautiful things. Catching up with a lot of buildlogs.
Thank you Bryian! It was a long wait, but worth it!thats cool.
They are made in the custom shop at Ibanez, by their best luthier’s. It is sold as a production guitar, but in limited quantities. You have to order them, as you will most likely never find one in a store.
It’s looking promising with nice natural curves. A nice piece of scratch additions, Dean.Here is an update on my efforts on the beaks head. It has been a challenge for a few reasons. First the compound curves and miter joints.
Second, is the height of attachment of the head rails to the keel.
For reference, this is how the kit is built to attach the head rails to a vertical post behind the keel at an angle…
View attachment 370624
This is not how the rails should be attached according to the original documentation I found at the museum. The kit provided a thin plywood piece that has all rails and the vertical post. It also has thin plywood vertical supports with notches. I decided not to use these provided pieces and scratch build thicker rails and attach them at the keel.
Unfortunately, the keel wasn’t tall enough, and I ended the supports with a scroll at the top of the existing keel. I realized I need to make a vertical extension on the keel to attach the head rails to. This I attached behind the Lions head.
This required me to make an additional piece to extend the support that ended with a scroll further up. I’m not quite happy with it yet and am already planning to make a few changes. Then I can duplicate it on the other side, and finally add the vertical supports between the head rails.
I will also add a deck area with seats of ease forward of the bow hull, and that will be between the head rails that attach to the cat davits. This is not shown on the kit instructions, but should be there. So that will also be scratch built.
Here are some pics of current progress, keep in mind it is a work in progress and not the final outcome…
View attachment 370626View attachment 370628View attachment 370630
View attachment 370639
So there you have it. I am planning to make changes to the vertical support and extension piece to make everything more organic. The tough part is that the location of all the head rails combined with the curves makes it hard to view at an angle that shows the spacing. They are however evenly spaced despite the distorted views.
And finally I would like to thank Kurt @DARIVS ARCHITECTVS for taking the time to talk with me about square sail ships and do some brainstorming with me on how to best address the issue with head rail attachments. He is a great guy, who is willing to help!
I will resume work soon and post my final adjustments that I hope will make the area that all the head rails attach look a little more organic. I have already taken the lowest head rail off once and took off the attachment of the head rail above that in an attempt to ensure equal spacing. It has been a challenge to make it all look properly spaced and flow in an organic and pleasant way. But it is a work in progress and there has been plenty of head scratching!
