NORWAY`S HMS BLANDFORD CROSS SECTION BUILD 1-32

[Tony P]

Grating look great. So the mill method worked best ? Ill try the saw first I think. Still debating on getting the Proxxon mill.

 

[Norway]

More bugs and switch from holly to birch deck.
Hatch / grating openings were not quite at an angle and the mast hole was way too big.

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[Norway]

Chain pump, lower deck.

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[Norway]

Main deck.
A little cheating with putty, but this will be hidden by the waterways.
Plastic so that the putty does not glue quickly to the sides.


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[Norway]

Planking of main deck.


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[shota70]

Long since the last update, now more are coming eventually.
Made a jig to be able to push the materials sideways by hand, the pictures shows
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excellent work, looks great

 

[Norway]

Main deck, more or less finished.
I continue to adapt other parts before it is glued.
Still problems with through staining of toothpicks.

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[Uwek]

You are on a very good way - the elements are looking very good
BTW: belayed All the Best to your Birthday ......

 

[Norway]

@Uwek, thanks for your nice comments, regards-

 

[Tony P]

Looks great. Cut off the tips of the toothpicks then put them in dye for a couple days it’ll penetrate. Did you use “caulking” between the deck planks ? Lower and main ?

 

[Kurt Konrath]

More bugs and switch from holly to birch deck.
Hatch / grating openings were not quite at an angle and the mast hole was way too big.
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Looks like your toothpick garden grew nice straight plants this year!

 

[DocBlake]

Looks great, Knut! A fine job!

 

[Norway]

@ tonphil1960, toothpicks were immersed in black stain for two days, early in the project this worked very well, and black paper was used in between planks.
Otherwise, thank you for your interest and likes. regards-

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[Tony P]

@ tonphil1960, toothpicks were immersed in black stain for two days, early in the project this worked very well, and black paper was used in between planks.
Otherwise, thank you for your interest and likes. regards-

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Yes point is the wood of the toothpick will take the stain better if its cut off. Then the stain can penetrate from the larger round end. I'm using paper too for caulking. Did you dye paper or buy black paper. What thickness ? I dyed some stiff card stock index card thickness I think it'll work ok.

 

[Jimsky]

@ tonphil1960, toothpicks were immersed in black stain for two days, early in the project this worked very well, and black paper was used in between planks.
Otherwise, thank you for your interest and likes. regards-

Yes point is the wood of the toothpick will take the stain better if its cut off. Then the stain can penetrate from the larger round end. I'm using paper too for caulking. Did you dye paper or buy black paper. What thickness ? I dyed some stiff card stock index card thickness I think it'll work ok.

If you want to imitate just caulking for treenails plugs or treenails top, it is desirable the black stain\ink doesn't penetrate all the way. We need just a small black ring around the treenail to imitate caulking.

If you want to imitate bolts, the stain or ink should penetrate the material all the way.

 

[Tony P]

If you want to imitate just caulking for treenails plugs or treenails top, it is desirable the black stain\ink doesn't penetrate all the way. We need just a small black ring around the treenail to imitate caulking.

If you want to imitate bolts, the stain or ink should penetrate the material all the way.

Agree 100% mine stayed slightly lighter in the center and that’s the way they should look. Not stark white but just lighter than the outside.

 

[Norway]

@ tonphil1960, the paper I have made of paper towels, garage type, colored with black stain, thanks for the tip about toothpicks, I will try, greetings-

 

[Donnie]

WOW - A beautiful work. I love the gratings. Excellent !!!

 

[DocBlake]

Hi Knut!

I agree with Donnie, great job on the gratings. You should prepare a super-detailed tutorial on producing the gratings using the Proxxon mill. That would be helpful to a lot of folks. It might even tempt me into buying one!

 

[Norway]

Thanks for the nice comments Donnie and Dave, I can show some pictures of the jig I made, and how I used it with the Proxxon mill.