HMS Fly 1:64 - Amati/Victory Models by CaptainsCabin

Central to my build of HMS Fly is the incorporation of the Great Cabin, Stateroom and Coach Cabin, so for the Great Cabin, windows were made in the stern. The attached document explains how this was achieved.

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Still following your progress and am getting the itch to start back up on my Pegasus. As too careful measurement not enough can be said. I'll have to start another attempt of the modifications when I get back to her.
 
Will @ Trilogy said:
Still following your progress and am getting the itch to start back up on my Pegasus. As too careful measurement not enough can be said. I'll have to start another attempt of the modifications when I get back to her.
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.....thanks Will; yes careful measurement is critical. I will be making a further post later today which I hope will give you more ideas - Lloyd
 
The Great Cabin will have clear window panes fitted in the windows, so the furniture and the lit lights in the cabin can be seen. How these were made can be seen in the attached notes below.

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The living quarters at the stern comprise of the Grand Cabin, Coach Cabin and Stateroom and the position of these cabins were determined by looking at the original ship plans of H.M.S Fly obtained from the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. These have been incorporated into the model and how they were made can be seen in the attached notes below. The doors were all made to freely move on hinges as can be seen by clicking the Doors Moving Video.

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It is not known exactly what furniture would have been found in the cabins, so furniture circa eighteenth century was researched and a ‘modellers discretion’ was used as to what was made. Within the attached guidance notes below, links are provided for the making all the individual pieces of furniture made for the cabins.

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When I first started my build of the Fly, Nick Mott (of www.hmsfly.com - currently offline) advised me to ensure my Cannon Carriages were well secured to the deck. In the model he was building one of the Carriages had come loose beneath the poop deck, which had already been fitted!

I made a post on June 23rd 2021 concerning Cannon Carriages Fitted to Deck (click link), my solution for this potential problem. Unknown to me at the time, the idea of using Polyamide thread has provided a useful answer for some of the other problems I have encountered in creating the stern cabins in the Fly. The components for the construction of the cabins all need to be precisely planned and fitted, but must be able to be removed prior to permanent fitting. Fixing of the Cabin Partitions is a good example, and this is described in the notes attached to this post.

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The completion of the Great Cabin, Stateroom, Coach Cabin and the 1:64 scale period furniture was a significant milestone in my HMS Fly build. When I started this build in 2011, I could not have imagined the incredible journey it would take me on, and I sense there are still more adventures ahead of me!

My notes on how all the furniture is positioned and fixed is attached to this post, but the photographs below give a flavour of what is being achieved.

There will be a sequence to how the items will be finally assembled and glued into position, and this video illustrates the sequence in which items in the cabins will be assembled – click here (2:03 minutes).



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Video illustrates the sequence in which items in the cabins will be assembled – click here (2:03 minutes).
 

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  • 28 - Preparation and Fitting Furniture.pdf
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Uwek said:
Great idea with these furniture Thumbsup
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Thank you Uwe, these were quite a challenge to make, but when completed it gave me a great deal of satisfaction.

When I started to make them I had absolutely no I idea as to how they would turn out, and it was like "following a trail of breadcrumbs" - one idea led to another, but then this is the great fun with modelling! - Lloyd
 
CaptainsCabin said:
Thank you Uwe, these were quite a challenge to make, but when completed it gave me a great deal of satisfaction.

When I started to make them I had absolutely no I idea as to how they would turn out, and it was like "following a trail of breadcrumbs" - one idea led to another, but then this is the great fun with modelling! - Lloyd
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Hallo @CaptainsCabin
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
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How is your work on the HMS Fly going? Do you have an update for us?
 
Uwek said:
Hallo @CaptainsCabin
we wish you all the BEST and a HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Birthday-Cake
How is your work on the HMS Fly going? Do you have an update for us?
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Hello Uwek,

Thank you for your Birthday Greetings, it is very much appreciated.

I have made a little progress on HMS Fly, and I will make a post shortly, and I hope you will find it interesting.

Currently I am now permanently fixing the furniture in the Cabins which, is proving quite challenging! I have discovered a glue called "Bostik Fix & Flash" and I would like to suggest your members should look at it if they have not heard of it before. The disadvantage of this product is it only has an unopened shelf-life of 12 months, then once opened it will last for only two months. Having said this, it creates and extremely strong bond when fixing very small items, and there is time to make sure they are positioned correctly. Once correctly placed UV Light is shined onto the glue and then it hardens within 15 seconds. Unfortunately it is not cheap so its use has got to be planned.

Best wishes,

Lloyd
 
It is my intention to rig the Cannon Carriages as accurately as can be realistically achieved. All the ringbolts and rings on the bulwarks and gun deck would need to be fitted prior to the carriages being permanently fitted to the deck, prior to the hull planking being completed. This part of the build was not without its mistakes, but all is explained in the attached Guidance Notes.

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