Boxes have started to arrive with the ships fittings and I have added a photo of just a small selection of all these goodies. I have spent three days doing the research and talking with supplies around the UK to ensure we purchase the right items for this model. ...
The Build
Hull Finishing
After two long days the hull has been filled, sanded and smoothed using ever finer wet and dry paper. Then given more filler and more sanding to get a really smooth finish, finally a fine coat of primer to check for any areas that may have been missed. The...
The Materials Arrive
This week saw the first of many deliveries and this one was mainly the plastics, brass and paints required for this build. Still to follow are all the fine detailing items such as the Stanchions and railing, brass propellers and anchors, and the most important item is the laser...
Hull Complete
With the end of February 2016 fast approaching saw the hull finally cut and laminated, given a quick coat of filler to seal the MDF and remove the indentations made during the laminating process. Also the fixing points were added prior to the two halves being glued together, and...
Hull creation on the CNC machine
The end of February 2016 saw the creation process begin, after all the testing and remodelling of the CAD drawings to improve the cutting process we started to undertake the build. The CNC machine time would take about 9 hours and three cutting bits later we had all the...
CNC Tests
The start of February 2016 saw us do the first tests for creating the hull using my brothers CNC machine and this quick move shows how the cutting process will work, which allowed us to see if there were any flaws in the CAD drawings also allowing us to...
CAD Drawing Begins
January 2016 sees the start of the research process reviewing all the plans and planning out the build process. Towards the end of the month we have 50% of the hull complete as a CAD drawing and has been made using the cross sections from the 1901 drawings. Tests...
Digital Plans Arrive
At the end of 2015 we received digital copies of the 1901 to 1903 drawings, which are works of art in there own rights, and you can even see the changes drawn on the plans and the dates these were made. The plans we are working from are of...