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by **MichelB** » Mon May 27, 2013 3:02 pm

Sorry, couldn't resist.

by **LE BOSCO** » Mon May 27, 2013 12:41 pm

hello Jim
I'm always amazed by the smallness of hulls upon which you are working

I persist, you are a E.T
congrats
Nicolas

by **Rob** » Sun May 26, 2013 3:26 pm

Looks great Jim

by **JIM BAUMANN** » Sun May 26, 2013 12:06 pm

OK--time for an update:

The status quo on this ' craftsman type' - "starting-point-only " kit is:

1) The hull has been completed as far as I want to take it and is getting packed to be sent away for casting

I have added the 'over-the-side' heads as well as the outer edged of the hammock through as well as a few small adjustments.

The hull has been sanded fair and smoothed

ie there are no deck structures or funnel bases-
-I prefer this anyway as these are easily fabricated from strip styrene-

==> that way one gets far cleaner paint demarcation twixt deck and structure.
There are no bun carriage races on the deck--as I fear getting these cast dead sharp--leave along painting retrospectively would be very hard.

I would anyhow prefer to add these retrospectively of flattened copper wire anyhow ( as I did on Vladimir Monomakh)

http://www.modelwarships.com/reviews/sh ... /index.htm

2) The PE is in hand with the designer--this will include the sternwalk floor, railing and roof, all ratlines-upper an lower -upper and lower tops(platforms) for all masts, all skylight lids, engine room slotted vents, bow crests ( for both Agincourt and Minotaur allowing both ships to be built as well as a few other useful parts

3) Being a full rigged ship on fours masts there are a lot of spars--I intend these to be of turned brass--a supplier is still to be finalized upon.

Here are a couple of images of the completed hull master.

by **JIM BAUMANN** » Tue May 14, 2013 9:27 am

Thank you all for your encouragement.

The bow has now been shaped and contains a stainless steel stem piece

I shall re-coat the hull with fresh paint to homogenize and eliminate any further surface defects...

then the decision has to be taken whether of not to try an make a kit ..........

from the main forum
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So far this looks like we will need at least 18 hulls.

Nevertheless- I hope not to mislead anyone --this is likely to still be a ' Garage ' kit- at best...

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-requiring quite some scratch-building of guns,small structures etc etc, adding of windows doors etc... making Pinrails to surround the masts and of course making your own sails.

I will be making some moulds for the sails--so as to be able to shape and stretch wet paper over them

all of this still needs a bit of experimentation.

If that works then perhaps I can get some cast.

The PE I envisage will include the ratlines -size and layout specific to these ships - mast platforms,bridge walkway platform , admiral stern walk platform and railing--and hopefully also the roof.

I thinks PE will be too thick for the racers of the aft sternchaser gun...-- so will see if I can 'let in ' some depiction of this into the deck before it gets cast

I am hoping to get a PE Bowcrest and semblance of scrollwork also

I am in touch with metal turning people for spars, topmasts and barrels .

Will keep you abreast of the project...

what have I done...

Jim Baumann

by **callen** » Mon May 13, 2013 4:34 pm

Watching this thread with interest, Jim.

Is this your first full scratch build? Or are there other efforts in your past? This is really inspiring me to get back to the Solferino, which I hope to do soon. Keep up the good work! You are an inspiration to us all.

by **Stefano Salesi** » Sat May 11, 2013 12:02 pm

Jim, maybe it's blasfemy or a pure eretic thought...but, if id be in your shoes,i'd make a resin copy of the hull just to build agincourt as coal barge...those cranes screams for being modeled

:D:D

(by the way, greeeeat work so far, i'm waiting to see this finished)

by **Harry @ BFM** » Sat May 11, 2013 9:57 am

JB, the funnels in your photo look to be pretty straight forward. I could make a set ready for casting a day or two.

by **JIM BAUMANN** » Sat May 11, 2013 7:41 am

OK gentlemen....

With the hull at the stage it is at it could still be cast.-- ( and perhaps even marketed via FWL )

It would be merely a starting point ( in the vein of the craftsman kits )

However it would still be a semi-scratchbuild for spars,detailing of deck fixtures, and outside sourced tubing for funnels, PE ratlines, ships boats et al...

IF there is any interest in this...

at all I might consider the idea of temporarily stopping the build once the hull is near completed to allow it to be moulded and cast....

Bear in mind this is not a Hi-Tec CAD rendered design but a hand carved hull--so it may not have the precision of a 'professionally' produced kit such as Combrig ....

Register your interests and thoughts here!!

Jim Baumann

by **JIM BAUMANN** » Sat May 11, 2013 7:15 am

Fair point all of the above..although the proportions of plastic are not entirety set in stone...

( Gordon Brookes sad disqualification with the SS Sagamore was a consequence in there being absolutely NO plastic on the entire model!! ( purist!

)

Mark Slotas models are not always entirely plastic=--

in any case I was planning to pop it into the sail category

UK IPMS definition of scratch
( Scratch built (S) - A model constructed where the main body parts and / or flying
surfaces are home-made or vac-formed plastic, other than of a commercial nature.
The basic structure should be of plastic although a supporting (wooden) core is
permitted. A scratch built model may be detailed to any level desired by the
modeller.

UK IPMS Competition Telford Class Sail

Class 68 Sailing Ships (any material any scale)
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question is ...-- on Agincourt... are the sails auxiliary or is the steam engine auxiliary ?

They are really true motorsailers ... although

by definition a long passage on Agincourt or her most contemporaries was always conducted under sail ( Back in those days ....labour was paid for, time they had and wind was free)...

anyhow-- lets see if I can finish the model to a satisfactory standard...

Tara

JB

by **Harry @ BFM** » Sat May 11, 2013 5:19 am

Could be, he does not want to reinforce the flooring under his metals cabinet.

by **mike mccabe** » Sat May 11, 2013 4:32 am

Guido wrote:Here's one for the books: Another one of Jimbo's masterpieces and it WON'T have a shot at a medal at Telford: Too little plastic on this one!
Beautiful work, Jim! Can wait to see you get on with it!
Cheers,
Guido

Ah, but if he had used this build as a master, then made a resin copy of it, say something you could make a kit out of and then built it from that, then it would.

Mike

by **Guido** » Fri May 10, 2013 3:48 pm

Here's one for the books: Another one of Jimbo's masterpieces and it WON'T have a shot at a medal at Telford: Too little plastic on this one!
Beautiful work, Jim! Can wait to see you get on with it!
Cheers,
Guido

by **dafi** » Fri May 10, 2013 7:44 am

What a beauty - what a beast

Great project that will be followed with pleasure!

Daniel

by **JIM BAUMANN** » Fri May 10, 2013 7:01 am

Contrary to popular opinion I have not fallen off a cliff-- merely 1/1 scale work has been rather hectic of late

The bulwarks have been constructed of two layers of styrene strip with a small gap left on top

This is so as to be able to drop some round styrene rod into it to help simulate the canvas covered hammock stowage

when all is set I shall infill the turn from the edge of the outside of the bulwark to rod so as to give a smooth transition.

First coat of paint will be used a sealing and guide coat when sanding--thereafter a couple of coats of dark grey-black...

then the interesting part begins-- detailing the deck and outside, masts and rigging et al!

More soon

JB

by **Rob** » Tue May 07, 2013 3:11 am

Looking good JB. Is this the FW kit then?

Cheers,

Rob

by **roy allen** » Mon May 06, 2013 4:17 pm

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Jim, so when are we going to get a master for FWL.

I'm SURE Mr Surfacer 500 will do the trick with the wood grain Moomoon

Roy

by **moomoon** » Mon May 06, 2013 1:40 pm

small scale but huge difficulties

Interested to see how you will give a smooth surface on the wood hull. I've tried with several layers of thin matt paint+many smooth sandings or with liquid CA -yet that's nasty and stinky

- but it was never perfect.

by **LE BOSCO** » Sun May 05, 2013 6:50 am

Hello Jim

wonderful display of knowledge to make

like this it looks so simple!!!!!!
but it really requires a good command of various technical,it is magnificent

cheers
nicolas

by **FlowerPower** » Sun May 05, 2013 4:20 am

You always make it look as if it's easy

Love to see your builds

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