Re: Royal William 1/48 scale
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A few pics of the rest of the saw build,
used a spade bit to drill for the on / off switch,
and the switch was a nice tight fit,
General view of the electrics and the power supply socket at the back of the box, I made the unit so that it would lift off the box base with all the wiring so has not too have to disconnect anything,
another view of the same,
best regards John,
used a spade bit to drill for the on / off switch,
and the switch was a nice tight fit,
General view of the electrics and the power supply socket at the back of the box, I made the unit so that it would lift off the box base with all the wiring so has not too have to disconnect anything,
another view of the same,
best regards John,
The slot for the saw was a bit on the wide side so i cut a strip of hard wood to length and a tight fit sideways,
Rounded off the ends,
applied some CA super glue and quickly tapped it into place making sure it was level with the table,
Then i switched the saw on and raised the saw through the timber infil,
The result was a clean slot, just right for cutting thin slices of timber,
and a view from under the table, all in all I'm very pleased with the saw, it runs quietly but is powerful enough to do the job,
best regards john,
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Thats the fronts of the aft cabins finished and they are now glued in place,
Now Ive moved back to the bow area to make and fix the cat heads, the beam for the cat head and the side supporting knee,
with the knee sitting in place i am adjusting the side knee,
a photo of one of the original models showing how the beam comes inboard and then is angled to go down under the Focsle deck beams,
milling the slots for the pulleys,
and the finished beams, I had to attach a small sliver of wood to one side of the beams as they would have been too narrow, once varnished they shouldn't show,
For the pulleys I drilled out the centre holes to 1.8 mm and slid them onto a bolt, then I chucked them in a hobby drill and using a small round file I reshaped the V shape of the pulley wheels to a U shape,
With my new mini saw I cut some ebony into 1mm thick planks, I am really pleased with the new saw, it is very quiet but powerfull.
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and some pics of the cat beams installed but they still have to be varnished,
and a close up,
I bought this bar stool so I can sit on it and look down into the model when doing the deck work etc, it was only $10 in a Salvo's shop,
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Before varnishing
and a view from under
and after one coat of varnish,
view across the beak head,
next job was fixing the cat tails in place, I had already cut the notch in place,
and checking for fit,
both tails in place, I dowelled the front part of the tail and at the rear i I glued a wedge in place between the tail and the cross beam, when i plank the deck i will adjust and contour the beams as necessary,
Making the gangways between the focsle and quarter deck, I glued four planks together ans also glued supporting pieces across them on the underside,
This is a view of the topside of the gangways, I dont think they would have been caulked buy I ran a black texture down them anyway just to highlite tht they were separate planks,
and finally I gave all the deck and fittings a coat of clear flat varnish,
Thank you for looking in,
best regards John,
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Coming along nicely John
Fantastic pictures and neat work
Very good work and very good progress - the catheads are great my friend
and a nice chair you have - maybe a little bit too red, but sitting on it, you will not see the colour
One possibility is sitting higher, but maybe it could be also a solution to bring the model in a lower position
I bought one of these small bike-lifts caused by a tip from @archjofo
and a nice chair you have - maybe a little bit too red, but sitting on it, you will not see the colour
One possibility is sitting higher, but maybe it could be also a solution to bring the model in a lower position
I bought one of these small bike-lifts caused by a tip from @archjofo
Purchased shortly ago / sthg new in your workshop -> present it here
My recent addition to the shipyard. Goes well with my Mini Lathe. Not exactly what I'm used to machining with however, with the scale I'm working in these days it should be a good fit. ;) Never have enough "Toys" Hi rtibbs, Nice little mill drill, looks like it has a Digital readout for the...
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La Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
At MSW, a fellow model maker expressed the wish to see the entire model in its current condition. I borrowed the black blanket from my wife for a moment and tried to take a few useful pictures. Of course, the model looks a little messy in this condition. Also, I'm not a professional when it...
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Or build oneVery good work and very good progress - the catheads are great my friend
and a nice chair you have - maybe a little bit too red, but sitting on it, you will not see the colour
One possibility is sitting higher, but maybe it could be also a solution to bring the model in a lower position
I bought one of these small bike-lifts caused by a tip from @archjofo
Table lift how to construct.
Hi, me was asked how I made the table lift I have made to help me to work on my model. The construction above shows how it works. The handle A can turn and makes the rod B and C move together or move apart. This makes the table go up or down. I made a little construction to show how that...
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Always a treat to see your posts John! Wonderful work!
Very good work and very good progress - the catheads are great my friend
and a nice chair you have - maybe a little bit too red, but sitting on it, you will not see the colour
One possibility is sitting higher, but maybe it could be also a solution to bring the model in a lower position
I bought one of these small bike-lifts caused by a tip from @archjofo
Purchased shortly ago / sthg new in your workshop -> present it here
My recent addition to the shipyard. Goes well with my Mini Lathe. Not exactly what I'm used to machining with however, with the scale I'm working in these days it should be a good fit. ;) Never have enough "Toys" Hi rtibbs, Nice little mill drill, looks like it has a Digital readout for the...shipsofscale.comLa Créole 1827 by archjofo - Scale 1/48 - French corvette
At MSW, a fellow model maker expressed the wish to see the entire model in its current condition. I borrowed the black blanket from my wife for a moment and tried to take a few useful pictures. Of course, the model looks a little messy in this condition. Also, I'm not a professional when it...shipsofscale.com
Or build one
Table lift how to construct.
Hi, me was asked how I made the table lift I have made to help me to work on my model. The construction above shows how it works. The handle A can turn and makes the rod B and C move together or move apart. This makes the table go up or down. I made a little construction to show how that...shipsofscale.com
Thank you guys for all the support and the comments and likes, they are very much appreciated,
Best regards John,
I've started planking the after deck, nothing fancy, just straight planks,
another view from the front,
and both the after decks planked,
and with the gratings added, next up is the fo'c'sle deck,
thanks for looking in,
best regards john.
I painted the stove black, was too shiny so gave it a coat of matt varnish, not that anyone will see it, LOL,
and a view of the stove under the planks, the little V pencil mark is where the upper part of the stove flue will sit,
nearly finished,
and the finished deck,
close up view,
best regards john.
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Time to attach the gangways, these are the knee's to support the gangways, I made a template and drew it onto some wood,
then I cut the wood into sections,
then shaped the knee's, then cut them into separate pieces, as per the top one's,
these knee's i cut out of wood that was thick enough to cut in half so I ended up with sixteen knee's,
best regards John,
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I glued a small piece of wood at each end of the gangways, actually I glued the wood under the deck beams at each end so the gangway's would be able to sit on them, I then adjusted the gangways length wise for height and used CA Super glue to hold them in position while I glued the knee's in place underneath, I also glued a supporting plank along the outside edges of the gangways to hold the iron stanchions that will go there,
close up view, these are fantastic little clamps that my Daughter in law gave me,
and a view looking down on the deck,
and the finished gangway complete with edging strip,
thanks for looking in,
best regards John,
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three views of the finished gangways
