The links were not showing but they are now. Thanks.
Bill
Beautiful coppering and hull work!
Bill
Now that you are done coppering, here is a jig one of the guys at my local meetings made. Used small nailing brads for an air-powered nailer. Pretty neat and repeatable way to make the copper plates.
Bob
That’s a nice jig. A little to big for my model but really nice. What scale that?
Thanks Bill,
I’m a HO train guy so this is my first attempt at a ship. It’s all about doing it right. Even if it you have to do it twice (which I did) lol
Matt
Hi everyone. Just wanted to post some updated pics from my build. Still working on the hull plating. The bow is giving me a hard time but I think I got it this time. I am happy with the stern. There is a lot of adheasive reisidue I have to clean off but Ill wait untill the hull is all done for that.
Click on the links and zoom in. I think its a decent job.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/191311580@N03/shares/JU0mrx
https://www.flickr.com/photos/191311580@N03/shares/6YC420
https://www.flickr.com/photos/191311580@N03/shares/H6Q8i2
https://www.flickr.com/photos/191311580@N03/shares/17558E
Hi, I’m new to this forum, though I’ve built model ships, and much else besides for nearly 60 years. I was interested in the ‘right’ colour for the Thermopylae, because finally, after years of trying to find it, I did, and started on a huge conversion project to get it at least nearer to correct than the 1/96 Revell offering.
Regarding the colour, when I was young, a guy round the corner from me was building it, and invited me in to see his work,mehich was very good. I was curious about the shade of green, and said how his grandfather had sailed on her, and built a handful of models of her, and always in a distinctly grass green, and showed me one in a bottle by his branded. So, when I started this one - a project I’d been accumulating info and plans on for 25 years, the colour was a given.
So, some points, comparing the model to the plans. It isn’t 1/96, but closer to 1/100 in length, bearing in mind that her stated overall length is ‘between perpendiculars’ as is correct practice for ships. This is somewhat shorter than the length of the hull, overall, and much shorter than her length including the bowsprit.
Checking the plans also confirmed she needed a longer foredeck and a much longer quarterdeck as well as a reshaped forefoot, and a wholly rebuilt transom. Added to this, Thermopylae didn’t have the iron bulwarks or the second rail in the model (all Cutty Sark features) so these were scraped clean and then replankec in thin strip. The triangular supports also went to be replaced by square uprights - those were originally timber. Obviously, lengthening the decks and getting rid of the hatch (another CS shortcut) meant that major deck work was needed. I’d have liked to go with one of the beautiful laser cut wood ones, but obviously, they’re wrong so I used scribed thin plastic card which was washed many times to look at least like the colour of the new timber. The forward deck house was raised in height, shortened in length and made wider. The rear Aberdeen house was adapted to the longer quarter deck, so no overlap and the mizzen mast moved slightly aft. All the pin rails have been narrowed and a whole host of other parts adapted. For now, I’m having a breather before fitting new, wooden dead-eyes from the excellent HIS set.