Thank you!
Thank you!
Been a little while since posted. But I decided the bulkhead under the forecastle needed some hinges so I spent some time making them out of brass sheet and brass nails. Also had to make the nails heads smaller so they can be a little bit more to scale. Once everything was cut and shaped I brass blackened everything.
Wow, that is a neat addition. Nicely done.
Jan
Jan
Thanks Jan! I thought the bulkhead looked a little bare. They are small and fiddly….but could not not find any suitable photo etch hinges. Thanks for the comments and likes.
Wonderful.
Very good work on the hinches - well done
Thank you!!
Decided to start working on the masts just to make sure before I close everything up that all will be OK when going to install them for final fit. It is an interesting approach to how they are done. Like they say you can never have enough clamps.
Got the foremast mounted. I verified the ship is level and checked the mast is plumb. To my surprise it was perfect no adjustments necessary. Great engineering on the kit Pavel Nikitin. And maybe a little credit to me for careful building.Now I can comfortably close up the forward section and get the rest of the bulkheads installed.
So good.
I don't have a lathe. What is an alternative way to round it out?
... a block plane?
I have seen two full size masts built on You Tube that way . . .
All I did was figure the diameter that I needed. I then found the center of the mast, and marked as needed. I then used a sharp X-Acto and various other tools to carve it too rough shape. I dialed it in using files and sandpaper while measuring with a micrometer to keep the diameter consistent along the length of the mast. Hope that helps.
...they use different planes, not the block plane. The block plane reletevly small 3 to 4 inches
Well, you appear to have nailed the small sections you did so I'll give that a try.
Thanks Jimsky . . .
The block plane will work great until you get to a transition in the mast. So depending on where the throat of your plane is will determine the amount you can not plane. Thats why I chose to shape with knives, files and sand paper.
I have a little update to post. I have been working on the cap rails and some deck fittings on the port side. Everything thing is dry fitted and will be fine tuned after gluing in place. I also used filler blocks in the bulk heads to have more surface area to glue the cap rails. I also may laminate a piece of veneer on the main deck cap to eliminate the glued up layers. This depends on how well it looks after dying the wood. I can’t imagine they will disappear.
Hope everyone is well!!
Hope everyone is well!!