Artesania Latina 1805 Swift pilot boat

Sorry philo426 - where I am currently, I don't have my ship model handy, so I can't do any photos of it for some time now. But if you take a look at google images (look for "wooden tiller") you even get some dimensions you could scale down. Be careful with that dremel, so as not to take away too much. I did it by hand, and didn't use the kit part, built it from scratch as the kit part had grain going the wrong way. It's a half hour work with fine sandpaper. Good luck and have a nice day

Paweł

Thanks!I I am pretty adept with the dremel and k now to keep a light touch and minnimum rpm to avoid destroying the part.I will use the cut off wheel to cut the scupper slots soon.

Cut and installed the timberheads.   

Cut the scupper slots with a Dremel and a reinforced cut off wheel.    

I had to curve the roof of the main deckhouse.So I got creative with a coffee cup and quadruple clamps.  

Assembled both deck houses and planked one of them.   

Well awright - the "houses" look good! Good luck with your project and have a nice day

Paweł

THanks!

Installed the door and the little copper hinges.   

I chucked the bow sprit blank in my cordless drill and used a chisel and coarse sandpaper to taper it down.Worked pretty well.    

Clamping the main rail.    

Tapered the foremast.   

Howdy Philo426!

I see you're busy with this one all of the time. Please watch those chain plates - the fittings the shrouds attrach to. They are total *** straight out of the box. The deadeyes have to be right above the wooden parts (I believe they are called channels). And you have to make sure the shrouds won't touch the bulwark rail on their way to the mast top. Good luck with your build, have a nice day

Paweł

Well.the nice part is,they are made of soft brass so it is easy to adjust their fit.

That's just the problem, philo426 - the shrouds will pull on them and adjust them back as they like it in no time - while the chain plates are supposed to hold the shrouds tight all of the time. IMO those chain plates are in the top three of the most serious problems with this model kit. Hope it helps, have a nice day

Paweł

I see!so the brass is so soft that the rigging will pull it out of shape.How can this be rectified?

I used .80 styrene for lower doubling and a piece of sheet brass for the upper.The top mast is warped  a bit but it is ok because the mast is raked anyway.      

Mocked up the yard after fitting the brass.    

philo426, you would have to shorten the brass, so taht the deadeyes are just above the wood of the channels. Shorter fittings are stiffer. But then you probably have to widen the channels, so that the shrouds clear the bulwark rail - as I wrote before, the shrouds are not allowed to touch the rail. Good luck with the fix, have a nice day

Paweł

Thanks for the tip!

I decided to mount up the main mast first due to the long spanker boom. I used 5 min epoxy for strength and the extended curing time allowed me to adjust the fit. The rigging took a long time because of the somewhat complex blocking arrangement.The tiny blocks made running the thread through them somewhat difficult.     

philo426 - that's a bit of a problem. Normally you don't glue the mast to the ship - you just put it in and let the rigging - shrouds in this case - do the job of holding it in place, just like the real thing. Now that the mast is glued, I'm not sure how the rigging is going to behave, but I guess we shall see, won't we? Good luck with your build and have a nice day

Paweł

Well ,I epoxied the masts of my Sark and there has been no problem thus far!.

Well awright, good luck with this one, too! Have a nice day

Paweł

For what little it's worth, I've been building ship models for about 57 years and, so far as I can remember, I've always glued the masts into position - with no ill results.  It probably isn't completely necessary, but it feels right - and eliminates the possibility that the mast will get twisted around.

Yes I always glue my masts in,I can;t imagine why you wouldn't.   Further progress.   

Came up with this gadjet to hold the deadeye in proper position while I run the thread through them.   

Worked pretty well.   

Added Old Glory to the main mast and it appears that construction is nearly complete.