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by **rdsaplala** » Wed Jun 19, 2024 8:27 am

After completing the gun ports, here she is awaiting her last piece of the first layer of planking:

It's a satisfying feeling attaching that last piece of plank, but then this fades when you realize that you're doing a double planked model and have to do a second layer of planks, this time strictly following the proper butt shifts and other planking rules LOL.

After roughly 10 years on and off building, here now is my HMS Triton in her current state with the first planking complete and all the gun ports framed:

Starboard side:

Portside... or more appropriate for the period, Larboard side LOL:

That's all the update I have. Now I just have to find the inspiration to redo all my lost drawings so I could proceed to build the ship's stem and keel and proceed to second planking. Maybe after another 10 more years, I'll be able to do that LOL. That's all for now. Thanks.

by **rdsaplala** » Wed Jun 19, 2024 7:50 am

Anyway, here is the last work that I have done on my CAD drawings before the crash. It was a draft of the stern windows as well as the blank stern section without the carvings. Luckily, I placed some reference measurements of these particular drawings in 1/64 scale so I may still be able to salvage and print them.

by **rdsaplala** » Wed Jun 19, 2024 7:40 am

Mr Impossible wrote:Would you be able to sell the CAD file of the Triton?

Hi there, so sorry for the late reply, I have been on prolonged hiatus after encountering a major bump in my build, as explained above. I would be happy to send you the drawings that I made free of charge, unfortunately my PC crashed taking all of my CAD files with it.
However, if you visit the site Modelshipworld, a site dedicated to wooden ships, we have a group build there on the HMS Triton and plans are readily available in their site for a minimal fee. Here is the link to their instructions on how to get the drawings, hope it helps:
https://modelshipworld.com/topic/16426- ... ton-plans/

Apologies again for the super late reply.

by **rdsaplala** » Wed Jun 19, 2024 7:31 am

With my Triton's first layer of planking mostly done, it was time for another tedious chore: framing the gun ports. Here is one done, just about 2 dozens more to go... it's times like these that I am thankful I am building a 28 gun frigate and not a 100-gun ship of the line LOL.

by **rdsaplala** » Wed Jun 19, 2024 7:23 am

I was lucky enough to be able to mark the level and positions of the gun ports as well as the proper level and angle of the bowsprit before the great computer crash so I stil have a chance to at least complete the shape of the hull. My practice of printing only one copy of the elevation drawing then throwing it away when it gets dirty really came to bite me in the behind LOL. I always thought to myself that I could go back to the files and just print another as the need arises. If I knew my computer would conk out, I would've printed a dozen copies LOL.
Anyways, no use crying over spilled milk, here's the hull with the first planking almost complete and the bowsprit dry fitted. The un-planked space represents he level of the gun ports.

by **rdsaplala** » Wed Jun 19, 2024 7:10 am

Hi Guys,

So sorry for the super long hiatus, wooden ships can be a bit of a drag to work with as shaping, bending and gluing each and every piece of plank tends to test your patience LOL.
Anyway, I hit a major bump on my build as my computer crashed and took all of my CAD files/plans down to Davy Jones' Locker

I did manage to get some work done so I can do some update my build log. As can be seen, the shipyard is bit of a mess as the loss of my plans really threw me off my game.

by **carr** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 5:51 pm

by **Mr Impossible** » Wed Apr 27, 2016 3:23 pm

Would you be able to sell the CAD file of the Triton?

by **PetrolGator** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 7:48 am

Absolutely lovely work.

by **rdsaplala** » Fri Dec 27, 2013 6:32 am

thanks again for the good word guys

by **blacman** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 10:15 am

Very impressive job done here !!!

Congratulations!
Will keep following....
Good luck with this wonderfull build!

by **Captain pugwash** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:53 am

I am sure you can change your title by going to your first post and should be able to change from there.

Nice going so far and that hull looks great.

Cheers Capt-P

by **carr** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:11 am

by **59roadking** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 9:44 am

Wonderful, wonderful work! I enjoy watching craftspeople at work.

Jim Johnston

by **rdsaplala** » Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:18 am

Thanks for the warm welcome, Pieter, Mac, Roy, Captain, and Dan, they are much appreciated

@ Mac, thanks for the USS Pennsylvania link, Sir, that is one mighty fine looking three-decker

Special thanks too to the Captain, he's our Top Honcho at the MSW forum, the source of majority of the plans that I will be using in the future

This is my first attempt at designing my own hull from contemporary plans so I decided to play safe with double planking. The first planking was done using cheaper lime wood and if the hull shapes up well, I'll use some better timber and plank in a more "ship-wright" manner for the second layer.

So far, the shape of the lower hull seems acceptable enough to warrant proceeding to framing and planking the gun ports, the photos below show the current state of my build after about a year of work(sorry for the poor quality cellphone photos

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By the way, pardon me for this off-topic question, but is there a way for me to edit the title of this WIP log? If possible, I would like to also include in this log the progress pics of my other build instead of starting a new thread for it. It's an HMS Pegasus kit with a bit of bashing using NMM Plans as well as other contemporary and secondary sources:

Thanks again for the kind words guys

by **Dan K** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 9:11 pm

Always fun to watch for me.

by **Captain pugwash** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:31 am

Hi Aldo.

I to thought that steel ships was the norm here.

Nice to see this build and will be following as I to am very Interested in the oldie ships.

Good sailing

Cheers capt=P

by **roy allen** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 4:26 am

Wood, metal, styrene, powered or sail.
It makes no difference on here.

Look forward to seeing you progress with this.

Roy

by **NCMac** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 7:05 pm

Nothing wrong with "wooden ships and iron men".

As someone who simply glues pieces of plastic or resin together, I'm always awed by the work of modelers such as you. We have all too few wooden ship builds but there are a few. Here's one:
viewtopic.php?f=59&t=46982

I look forward to following yours as well.

Regards,

Mac

by **Pieter** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 5:15 pm

Steel only is the 'other' site-:).
Very nice work so far!

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