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Category Archives: HMS Endeavor
Third Planking Upper Hull
Here I’m essentially doing a Third Planking because I screwed up with the Gun Ports!!! .. I DO like the cleaner look though… 🙄🤔👍
I’m telling myself that the HM Bark Endeavor was well reinforced for the Antarctic / Arctic conditions…
I have a sliver of a gap from the last Plank to the Wale. It’s barely perceptible so I’m just going to leave it… 🙄🤔
That sliver isn’t worth it… Yet… It will drive me crazy until I fix it!!! .. 🙄🤔😲
Third try Upper Rubbing Strake / Chain-Wale
This is my third try with the Upper Rubbing Strake and Channel combo.
First time was with the Walnut 1.5x3mm Stakes, next was with the 1.5×3 Basswood but with the Gun Ports. This time it’s my last 1.5x3x650mm Basswood Strakes. I might have to buy some more. Although I still can cut down some 1.5×5 Basswood Planks I have lying around on my NovelLife Mini Hobby Table Saw …
UGH… I STILL screwed up when I broke it while trying to attach the forward Chain-Wale to the Rubbing Strake. I repaired it with SuperGlue.
Taking a break… 🙄🤔👍
Decided against Gun Ports
I decided against using Gun Ports. Mainly because I messed up in their placement!!!
Upper Rubbing Strake and Chains
I would normally make these two separate Blog Posts however, the Channels go right over the Rubbing Strake, so they are pretty integrated.
The Planks I’m using are 1.5x3mm Basswood. I started using Walnut, however I ditched that in favor of the Basswood.
After a lot of hemming and hawing, I decided to paint both the Upper Rubbing Strake and Channels a Flat White Color.
That Ruler is so I can see exactly where the 1st Line of the Shrouds will go…
While I’m here, I might as well talk about what a piss-poor job of Laser Cutting that Artesania Latina did for these Pre-Cut Parts!!! .. I mean, you are basically PAYING for these parts to be thoroughly cut! .. Else, you would go out and buy the wood yourself and cut all the pieces!!!
Glued the Channels to the Upper Rubbing Strake.
Painting Upper Hull
I will be using this color for the Upper Hull…
I had to give it 2 Coats because with only one coat, the yellow wood and blue came out kind of greenish… 🤔🙄😲
See where I messed up??? .. Exactly .
🙄🤔🤣
This is the closest Blue that I could get at Home Depot. It’s a BEHR Premium Plus Bottle that costs $7.00 Bucks… 🙄🤔
Couple of messy parts which will easily be covered up with the Upper Rubbing Strake / Chains Combo
Gun Port Hatches
Here I’m making the Gun Port Hatches. There are 6 of them around the level of the Upper Rubbing Strakes.
Bokapi Wood looks very similar to Mahogany to me… 🤔🙄
I am gluing the Bokapi to a strip of flat basswood I had to glue together to come out to 12mm. I’m just using White Glue and finger pressing them tight until all the glue squeezes out and I wipe it off with a damp paper towel.
Gun Ports
My first Gun Port. I figured I better cut all of these out before I do the Painting.
The Gun Port itself is 12x12mm.
For the Gun Port Doors, I’m making some. This kit didn’t really provide the adequate parts so I had to make my own out of spare Lumber that I have.
X-Acto #24 Precision Blades is my main tool for this. I carefully push it into the wood. Unfortunately for this first Door, I went right into a Bulkhead!!! .. 🤔🙄😲
As you can see, I used some Masking Tape, which I cut right through! ..
I’m really annoyed with myself that I accidentally made the 4 Stern most Gun Ports too big. They are supposed to be 10mm Square and I made them 12mm Square and 13 in one case!!! .. Why did I do that???!!! .. Fuck if I know!!! .. 🤔🙄😲
So annoyed with myself!!!
The 2 Forward most Gun Ports are 10mm Square though.
Port side is correct… I screwed up on the Starboard side but I am not going to mention it because it will be barely noticeable…
Priming the Hull
Stern Gallery Planking
The Instructions called for 1.5x2mm Bokapi Planks for the Gallery Planking but I decided to use some spare .5x5mm Walnut Planks which I had lying around which I used my mini Table Saw to cut down to 2.5mm.
I’m using some .5x5mm Walnut Planks which I cut down to 2.5mm. 🤔🙄
I also used Contact Cement.
I had to put those .5mm Strips inside the Windows to bring out the Windows more than they were.
I ended up cracking in two the Center Window as I was trying to fit it in the middle slot…
