The Anatomy of the Bounty - AL-

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Dematosdg

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Hi all

The Turtle Ship is arriving to an end. So I started to think, " what next ? ". After a lot of thoughts, I decided to finish a project I started 22 years ago. Precisely in 2000 when we were living in Belgium. Unfortunately, for the model, 1.5 years after I started it we relocated to USA, and the model was placed on hold. Also The hobby was placed on hold till ~ 2019. You have seen the models I built since then. All can be find here at SOS.

Now is time to get back to this unusual model, at least, at the time it was developed. Now is a discontinued model.

A lot have been written about the Bounty history, no need for me to rewrite it. Nevertheless, I will add comments along the built.

Let's show something of what I did so far.... on the next posting ... :)

Cheers
Daniel
 
First a picture of what was left of the original box

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Plans

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Hull built process.

You need to built a mold. To witch a first planking is done. Then a second planking. Then you take the hull out of the mold and ad a third internal planking.

I took these pictures from the construction manual so you can see what I meant.

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Now my outcome.

First, I would like to apologize to the many SOS experts on how I did my second hull planking. It isn't correct. But at that time for me was fantastic. I thought in re-doing it by adding a new layer. But I then rejected the idea. Why ? Because the ship represent my skills and knowledge at those times and It brings me a lot of memories from when I built it.

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This is all what I have so far. I have already detected a few defects that I hope I will be able to solve them.

But the built will need to wait a few more weeks until I finish the Turtle Ship. But hey, she already waited 22 years. A few weeks more is nothing.

Cheers ..... and wish me good luck.

Daniel
 

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Looking forward to this (continued) build. They must have used a LOT of stealers at such blunt bow. How did they manage to bend at least 4" thick whales around it, makes me wonder.
 
This was a fun kit. I built it years ago. The Bounty kit from AL at the time did not include any masting or rigging above the lower tops. I used the Anatomy of a ship BOUNTY book to complete the build. I decided to include sails.
 

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Dave Teel, thank you for the pictures !!! May I kindly ask you to send detailed pictures of your built my PM.

Or better, do you have a built thread at SOS ?

If not, can you post pictures of your model on a thread at SOS ?

Thank you !!
Daniel
 
Dematosdg said:
Dave Teel, thank you for the pictures !!! May I kindly ask you to send detailed pictures of your built my PM.

Or better, do you have a built thread at SOS ?

If not, can you post pictures of your model on a thread at SOS ?

Thank you !!
Daniel
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I built it before I started to take pictures during the build. I do have the ship posted in the "completed" ship section on page 6.
 
Dave Teel said:
I built it before I started to take pictures during the build. I do have the ship posted in the "completed" ship section on page 6.
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Hi Dave

I will copper plate the hull. From your posted pictures looks like you did that. Can I kindly request if you can post here a few detailed pictures of your hull

Thank you !!
Daniel
 
Dave Teel said:
The Bounty has been sold, I no longer have that one. I used copper tape and a ponce wheel to scribe the edges then cut to length and applied to the hull. The book "Anatomy Of A ship" series book details the layout very well.
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Thank you !! I had the book. Just that a picture is always better than a thousand words.

Thank you again !!!
Daniel
 
Dave Teel said:
Have fun, it's good build.
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The fun started !!!

For what I did, I followed Lauckstreetshipyard online explanation.

www.lauckstreetshipyard.com

Copper Plating Techniques

Many of the model ships that we build today require the addition of copper plates to the lower hull in accordance with the original ship. Some kits include the materials needed while others do not, and sometimes a model builder just wants to upgrade the materials included so as to make the model...
www.lauckstreetshipyard.com www.lauckstreetshipyard.com

Plus the pictures of many model ships with copper hulls.

You will see that first I marked the water line. Then I marked another one below the real one. On the below picture, taken from the book The Anatomy of The Bounty, scale 1:96. You will see that the copper sheathing has a change of pattern at the Bow.

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To achieve e that pattern change, you need that lower, transitory, water line (please read the link I posted).

See below picture : I started from the bottom following the natural curvature of the copper tape.

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Here you have a few pictures that you need to zoom to see all my defects :) .

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The plates are superimposed.

The small defect(s) that you see at the junction with the keel will be all covered/masked when I copper cover the keel.

Also you will notice that I provided a soft weathering using liver of sulfur gel applied with a cloth. VERY FEW !!! (Like a dry painting technique) and immediately cleaned with another cloth with water.

What I do not like so far is the brightness. I think that at the end I will paint the copper with clear matt varnish.

Cheers
Daniel
 
Moreover, I will try a different method to place the copper tape as I don't like IN THE PICTURES the wrinkles you see at some sections.

The pictures is in capital because you only see them at the zoom level that I posted. At EYE see vision, you really need to take a look pretty near the hull.

Nevertheless, I will try different ways to avoid the wrinkles for all the following rows

Cheers
Daniel
 
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