Hi All,
I am having a short break from my Saint Philippe scratchbuild due to a severe rash which may or may not have been caused by dust from the Red Padauk timber I have been using.Having a rest from working with it will enable me to establish if it is indeed this that has caused it.If it is,then I will need a rethink on how to work with it.This most probably be the acquisition of a spindle sander so I can use dust extraction.Currently,I have been using a benchtop Pillar drill with sanding drum and it does fill the shop with dust.
So,on to the kit,it was a case of a thought it had the potential to be greater than the sum of it's parts.It did contain lots of very good quality fittings and I felt,with some rework to the design and execution,a nice model with more than just a plausible likeness to the original could be created.This model has been sat on my workshop shelf for a couple of years with the skeleton assembled.
As it is,there is no getting away from the fact that Artesania designed a generic carcass for both this and their Victory kit.To be honest it's hull form falls somewhere between the two.It is very much like a happy medium.The stern is perhaps the biggest compromise and an area I will rework the most to have a greater likeness to the original vessel.I propose to use a lot of the original kit timber,but most not quite as intended.The cost of timber has dramatically increased since I started in the hobby and as result I will employ some clever thinking to keep the cost of additional timber down to a minimum.However,as the upper outer planking(topsides will be double planked)will be in Boxwood and Ebony,the cost will still add up.
One important point is that this is a side project.Saint Philippe is my core project and this is to serve as a break from shaping tons of Pearwood.I did ponder whether to start a log at all,but as I am making some significant "tweaks",I thought some of my techniques may be of use to others.Last time I did this was on Deagostini's Sovereign of the Seas.Unfortuneatly most of that build has long disappeared into the cyber ether.Only the bottom 3 inches of the keel remained from the original partwork,I won't be going quite so far with this build as it doesn't need all that scratch work.
Pictures to follow,probably at the weekend.
Kind Regards
Nigel
I am having a short break from my Saint Philippe scratchbuild due to a severe rash which may or may not have been caused by dust from the Red Padauk timber I have been using.Having a rest from working with it will enable me to establish if it is indeed this that has caused it.If it is,then I will need a rethink on how to work with it.This most probably be the acquisition of a spindle sander so I can use dust extraction.Currently,I have been using a benchtop Pillar drill with sanding drum and it does fill the shop with dust.
So,on to the kit,it was a case of a thought it had the potential to be greater than the sum of it's parts.It did contain lots of very good quality fittings and I felt,with some rework to the design and execution,a nice model with more than just a plausible likeness to the original could be created.This model has been sat on my workshop shelf for a couple of years with the skeleton assembled.
As it is,there is no getting away from the fact that Artesania designed a generic carcass for both this and their Victory kit.To be honest it's hull form falls somewhere between the two.It is very much like a happy medium.The stern is perhaps the biggest compromise and an area I will rework the most to have a greater likeness to the original vessel.I propose to use a lot of the original kit timber,but most not quite as intended.The cost of timber has dramatically increased since I started in the hobby and as result I will employ some clever thinking to keep the cost of additional timber down to a minimum.However,as the upper outer planking(topsides will be double planked)will be in Boxwood and Ebony,the cost will still add up.
One important point is that this is a side project.Saint Philippe is my core project and this is to serve as a break from shaping tons of Pearwood.I did ponder whether to start a log at all,but as I am making some significant "tweaks",I thought some of my techniques may be of use to others.Last time I did this was on Deagostini's Sovereign of the Seas.Unfortuneatly most of that build has long disappeared into the cyber ether.Only the bottom 3 inches of the keel remained from the original partwork,I won't be going quite so far with this build as it doesn't need all that scratch work.
Pictures to follow,probably at the weekend.
Kind Regards
Nigel