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Dear John
great work, well done
Re: Royal William 1/48 scale
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great work, well done
Thank you,
. best regards John,
Lots of bits and pieces to be made and fitted,
right up t the bow, waiting for the port lids and the doors to be fitted,
and all fitted,
best regards John,
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right up t the bow, waiting for the port lids and the doors to be fitted,
and all fitted,
best regards John,
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I have fitted the port cover right at the very front, I think this one was used mainly when employing the
, also fitted a lions head for the tack to run through,
close up of the lions head, you cannot see it but there is a hole through its mouth for the tack rope to run through,
also finished the small bits just behind the figure head,
Port lid and lions head on the starb side,
a better view of the bitts,
and a clearer view of the starb lions head, the starb tack line would go through the lions mouth then up between the head rails and belay up above,
. best regards john.
next up is the ships wheel, I should have installed it when I was building the bulkheads, would have been a lot easier,
I was going to scratch build it but I happened to have two Amati 30mm wheels so I opted to use them instead, they are nice clean castings,
after making the stand and attaching the wheels etc,
and sitting in place behind the mizzen mast, I was'nt sure if it should have been a single wheel or a double, I had looked on the net and some showed single and some double so i used builders license and built it double,
and another view lower down,
thanks for looking in and all the comments and the likes,
best regards John.
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I was going to scratch build it but I happened to have two Amati 30mm wheels so I opted to use them instead, they are nice clean castings,
after making the stand and attaching the wheels etc,
and sitting in place behind the mizzen mast, I was'nt sure if it should have been a single wheel or a double, I had looked on the net and some showed single and some double so i used builders license and built it double,
and another view lower down,
thanks for looking in and all the comments and the likes,
best regards John.
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The model has that realistic antique museum look . Well done so far John.
Next up were the supports for the Channels, I cut several small blocks of wood a little oversize so I could clamp them in the vise, and used a small Dremel router bit to cut them to shape, this is the first couple of passes,
Thats the final depth,
then I used another Dremel router bit to round off the corners,
and then cut off the excess on the small saw,
Just got be cleaned up with some fine sandpaper,
best regards John,
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A couple of views of some of the surports installed on the Main and Fore Channels,
and after a couple of coats of varnish,
thanks for looking in,
best regards John,
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I've been playing around with idea's about the Lanthorns,
and after trimming, I might take the middle piece out and replace with smaller timber,
a couple of views of a Lanthorn that a friend of mine made,
best regards John,
Good morning John. Wonderful progress since my last visit. Cheers Grant
She is realy becoming an excellent mantle piece. Great work John.
Thank you Grant and Maarten for the nice comments, and thank you all for the likes,
Best regards John,
We have just come back from a lovely eleven day cruise around the Caledonia Islands in the Coral Sea, it was a great cruise on the Pacific Adventure, most relaxing and enjoyable,
Now its back to work on the RW,
I tried making the Lanthorns out of wood but that didnt work out, so i tried making them with brass, this shows the top and bottom plates for one of the lanthorns,
all the holes drilled and uprights glued in place,
but it seemed even with getting the holes in what i thought were the right places, things were not lining up, wish I had a 3D printer, and then I would probably still mess it up,
I even tried cutting and using perspex as the base for building them up, it was getting so frustating,
this is the transom to actual size, the middle lanthorn needs to be 60mm high and the two side ones 50mm high, they look like they would be easy to build but they are so fine, I ended up going on line and looking to see what was available,
best regards John.
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Now its back to work on the RW,
I tried making the Lanthorns out of wood but that didnt work out, so i tried making them with brass, this shows the top and bottom plates for one of the lanthorns,
all the holes drilled and uprights glued in place,
but it seemed even with getting the holes in what i thought were the right places, things were not lining up, wish I had a 3D printer, and then I would probably still mess it up,
I even tried cutting and using perspex as the base for building them up, it was getting so frustating,
this is the transom to actual size, the middle lanthorn needs to be 60mm high and the two side ones 50mm high, they look like they would be easy to build but they are so fine, I ended up going on line and looking to see what was available,
best regards John.
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These are about the best Lanthorns that I could find, found them on ebay,
You can have them made to your size and they come in a solid version or a hollow one, I opted for the hollow version,
solid version,
hollow version, these are the ones that i ordered, in the post now, I will post more pics when they arrive, Ive posted a link to the ebay site in case anyone is interested, if you want them to a custom size you have to get in contact and give them the sizes you need and they will give you a price, or the prices are shown and the different types in the list of the standard sizes
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/255302751865?var=555283696849
thank you for looking in,
best regards John.
You can have them made to your size and they come in a solid version or a hollow one, I opted for the hollow version,
solid version,
hollow version, these are the ones that i ordered, in the post now, I will post more pics when they arrive, Ive posted a link to the ebay site in case anyone is interested, if you want them to a custom size you have to get in contact and give them the sizes you need and they will give you a price, or the prices are shown and the different types in the list of the standard sizes
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/255302751865?var=555283696849
thank you for looking in,
best regards John.
Nice lanterns
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The link below may be helpfull to you
Ship Model Fittings - A wide range of wooden model ship kits to choose from, model ship fittings and tools. Ship Modelling. Latest from Maris Stella, Amati and … https://search.app/vnBAA2EunRNAa4JCA
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Thank you Korsan for the information, but these ones are not big enough, but I will keep the information for future use,
Best regards John,
My Lanthorns have arrived, four weeks from paying till delivery, I'm really pleased with them, any comments welcome,
front view, middle lanthorn is 60mm high, and the two outside ones are 50mm high,
side on view,
and from the rear,
a close up,
and a view of the highest one against the transom,
thanks for looking in, any questions just ask,
Best regards john.
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front view, middle lanthorn is 60mm high, and the two outside ones are 50mm high,
side on view,
and from the rear,
a close up,
and a view of the highest one against the transom,
thanks for looking in, any questions just ask,
Best regards john.
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Those look perfect! Are you going to put simulated glass and nano-LED's in them?
G'day Kurt, sorry for the late reply, I think I am going to leave them as they are, and also no light's,
Best regards John,