Plans from the NMM. I carved the hull from lime, a real pleasure to use, but mighty expensive to buy. Yes, you can see 2 hulls in the first photo, whilst I carved mine I carved another, of a different ship, for a friend.
The hull planks ready for carving.
The interior is hollowed out to save weight, to stop the hull from cracking, and so I can use the waste elsewhere.
Carving, carving, carving...................
Setting up the stern tubes - a tricky job.
Setting up the stern tubes - a tricky job.
Stern tubes and rudder done
The deck camber can bee seen, using a 2mm ply sheet the glue joins of the ply can be used as a guide when carving.
Setting up the barbette sandwich on the lathe to turn the slope
The barbette on the rotary table in the milling machine to cut the 14 flat sides. Why 14, it makes life so difficult as 14 is not divisible into 360, giving 25.71 �? These Victorians were fairly potty!
The barbette sandwich. Made thus so photoetch shelves and whotnot can be inserted easily.
Welcome Grandad . Jim told me that you had started to post , traditional scratchbuilding and a wonderful subject . Just returned after visiting Chatham and the reserve collection , my mind and eyes are in a spin but the reserve collection at the FAA is out of this world, so many ship models.
Dave Wooley
hi roger
glad your back
clocks all done now?
is that other hull for BK?
linda and me are moving to a little cottage at the end of the month in bentley roses round the door beams everything
watching with interest
cheers
gary r
a bad day sailing is better than a good day at the office
that's great & wonderfull!! As Jim Baumann showed me your thread - I try myself in a 1/350 Version of Anson I wrote a PN to you.
Yours,
Gorg
Lets fill the gap between the ships of the line of Trafalgar and Jutland!
The Avatar is the flag flying over first prussian major ironclad SMS Kronprinz of 1876.
Looking great Grandad! I following your build with interest
"On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron." H. L. Mencken
to modelwarships, lovely work, different approach, 
