Sovereign of the Seas

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Latest WIP picture

Cross pieces added

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

See the two planks protruding towards the stern, in the above picture?

They butt up to the next former……..So I cut them dead true and square……It took ages!

Next week, they get CUT OFF!

The unglued former butting against the plank ends….and we cut them off!

Seems crackers to me!

And I still haven`t got Issue 2!

Bob

[Carl WalkerParticipant @carlwalker]

I also have a partwork model, the Victory, partly finished i, and stored in the loft, waiting for me to get interest up again. I don't rate the quality at all.

Just a few weeks ago, some one gave me another part-work model , the Bismark, that the original purchaser had grown feed up with, that is 140 issues at £5 per issue, an expensive way of building a model, BUT, if you can't afford to lay out the price of a kit all in one go, is a way into it I suppose.

Ricky

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Carl

Welcome to the forum

I'm not complaining about the model quality whatsoever, in fact, I find the quality first class and look forward to the weekly instalment.

My comments referred to the occasion oddball construction

All the best……..Bob

[Carl WalkerParticipant @carlwalker]

Thanks for the welcome

The Victory has ome oddly designed features too, looks similar to your "Sovreign" in construction. The hull is planked with 5×1.2mm strips, using brass nails, then a layer of veneer of darker wood is glued over the top of that. Not that I got that far with the Victory. I had finished the keel and all the ribs, and fitted some of the decks, then planked the decks, that is when I noticed that one of the ribs was misaligned Of course it was a rib that was held in place by the deck I had fittted, so I couldn't remove it and fettle it to fit.

When I finally get back to it, I will probably build up the rib with thin strip wood, then sand it back down to the correct profile, and should be able to carry on from there.

Getting on with building "Jenny" at the moment.

Ricky

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Good news!……….Issue 2 has arrived through the post from the suppliers

Off to Smiths today…..To get me money back!……Been waiting for Issue 2 for nearly TEN WEEKS!

Why am I thinking….."No chance, pal"…..?

Must practice my lines……"Can I see the manager please"?

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Beneath this lot are the items from Issue 2!

Now up to date with the hull construction

PS…….Cancelled the WHSmiths order for part two….and got a full refund afterall

I can quite honestly recommend the building of this model, I find it very enjoyable, building it each week in easy no sweat stages and it makes a nice change from my normal model construction techniques. There is a very nice website available, should a snag crop up.

The main danger is to keep a watchful eye on any sort of twist developing, we don`t want any Banana boats!

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Just realised this morning that there could be a serious alignment problem!……Never!……Yep!

Through following the "Words and Music" religiously like a Zombie…..I left my Engineers cap off!

The hull is held in a fixture at the bottom of the keel and I trusted that the hull would be nice and vertical……..On checking the alignment oF the deck, there was a difference of about 1/16"….Tut Tut tut!

Problem easily rectified……..Phew!….That was a close one……Nearly had a Banana Boat!

Ooooops!…..Senior Moment…….Pictures to follow

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

These pix ref to above posting

I clamped two identical spacers at each side of the deck and placed a heavy weight on top, to settle it down

Will be fitting two more at the front end now

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Oh!….My giddy Aunt!

What was I saying about TWIST?

Having trued up the alignment, I discovered a slight twist, up front!…….By about 0.030!

I`ve clamped a steel torque bar on the RHS and added a 5lb weight on the left, hoping that the PVA hasn`t quite set, due to the current climate. I`ve also added a wooden block to restrict the torque effect, under the bar

What a frightening sight!

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Issue 14 brings the middle deck sections

This is where the previous few months of "jig saw assembly" begins to take effect!

The middle deck sections need to be threaded through and around the hull formers which by now are set in concrete!

With a little persuasion in the form of an assortment of weights and clamps, the decks were giued in. In the present cold damp weather, the PVA will take all day to go off!

Still having fun, building this model……It makes a refreshing change!

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Work in progress picture….

Lower deck section painted black for dummy cannon barrels to protrude through the hatches

Bob

[Tony HadleyParticipant @tonyhadley]

Bob,

Apologies for not keeping up with this thread, for a weekly magazine build, it is excellent. Is it more building work than expected?

Tony

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hi Tony

The build is getting more intense now, with plenty going on.

It`ll be a colossal task to actually finish it!

The rigging and tiny blocks will see me off!

Bob

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

It will be a Specsavers visit before you make a start on the rigging and those tiny blocks then will it Bob,

I'll bet "her indoors" is quite happy with the fact there is not much sanding and filing on this model hey!

Duckie

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Hello Duckie

I am well overdue for a new pair of spex…..Just can`t find the time!

There is a bit of dust floating about the workshop….Using P38 on the Jolly Boat

There is a lot work in this little boat yet and the finished article looks very nice

Would you believe that the planks are 1/8" wide x 0.025" thick! …….Had to resort to some lateral thinking!…..

The plastic strips held the planks securely, before adding the glue and could be poked and prodded into position. Further planks were slid under the plastic, without undoing the clamps.

I reckon this idea deserves a mention in Eureka Moments!

Bob

Bob

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

Your right Bob, I will put it in the file for a later date when things are a bit slack on the club website.

Duckie

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Work in progress of the launch……….Which was jolley fiddly

The bilge keels are 0.040" x 0.025" section, and had to make a special tool to hold them while the superglue set

It`s not finished yet…….Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

This weeks bauble on the Christmas tree is the Poop deck

I`m really impressed with the accuracy and the skill it must have taken, designing and producing this model

Not to mention the tooling that produces such accurate parts

Bob

[DuckyParticipant @ducky]

Not to mention the builder as well!

Duckie

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thanks Duckie

I`m enjoying the build up to now

The trouble is that, the weekly lucky bags only provide work for a few hours

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Poop section now glued in position

While the glue sets, I check in all directions for alignment and squareness

Knowing that the hull is dead level, the baseboard surface is an easy reference

The prop at the rear is ensuring squareness and is undersome pressure

No doubt it will spring back somewhat when the prop is removed!

Got to admit, I`m making heavy weather of this section

Bob

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Latest WIP picture

Made a start on the planking, using Bamboo?……What a strange type of wood for a model boat?

The reason is probably because of the severe bends at the bows.

Having tried elastic bands and clamps etc, the only way of holding the planks in position during glue drying time, is by using the nails supplied. The Bamboo splits very easily, but there is a second layer of planking, so splits are not that important

The black painted area is for the open gun ports

The severe bends are created using a blunt blade in the vertical drill (not rotating of course) and dinting the Bamboo every 5mm on the inside……and it works very well!

Bob

[Paul TParticipant @pault84577]

Bob

To expand on the subject of Bamboo for the readers who have never used it before.

Bamboo is similar to willow in being very flexible but something that you didn't say which other forum members might not know is that it becomes even more pliable after being soaked in water for a while and can achieve some very tight bends without splitting.

Sorry to jump into your build briefing but I thought a little more information on Bamboo would be useful to the everyone.

Paul

[Bob Abell 2Participant @bobabell2]

Thank you. Paul……No problem

You can jump in and assist in the build process anytime

All the best

Bob

PS…….The main problem with this build, is that there are no drawings to study and we have to follow slavishly, the weekly instructions

It would be a good idea to be about a month behind schedule, to prevent errors?

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