Welcome! I'm called Bob Hunt and that i build model ships to get a hobby. I've been building these wonderful models for more than 23 decades. I want to give out an incredibly detailed number of instructions on the way to develop a uncomplicated "Plank on Frame" model ship.
The ship I've chosen due to this Instructable is recognized as the Hannah. It was the very first ship in George Washington's Navy. The very first photo shows what the finished model will look like.
"Plank on Frame" means that the planking within the hull is laid across actual frames which can be like the actual frames of an real ship in this interval. This particular model will not be what we should modelers call "historically correct" since the framework that makes up the hull can be a stylized method of framing but not an actual duplication in the historical framework used.
The woods employed in this model aren't your backyard assortment of woods. In plain english, it's not possible to run-down on your local hardware store and buying them. But they may be readily accessible through certain exotic wood importers including http://www.gilmerwood.com . They sell all kinds of wood including woods which might be suited to model shipbuilding.
The frames, keel, and a few from the outer planking are created from a wood known inside the hobby as boxwood. This is not the same boxwood shrub that could grow on your lawn. It's really a form of tree that grows in a number of aspects of the planet and contains without any visible grain which is quite difficult.A number of the outer planking is Virginia holly, a really clear, white wood, as is also the deck planking. The pinkinsh wood is termed Swiss Pear and it is used for top of the planking, mouldings and several on the deck furniture. The black wood through the hull is ebony.All of these woods can be purchased through Gilmer Wood (stated previously). Milling the wood towards the dimensions required to build this model does have to have a miniature table saw and a regular woodworking saw or band saw. More info on milling the wood will likely be covered over the following step of these instructions.To develop this model, a set of plans are needed. For this model, I need to to create the frame drawings for example. After doing some additional research I was able to dig up the two key drawings necessary to loft some frame drawings. An appearance plan and waterline drawing for the Colonial Fishing Schooner akin to the Hannah. These drawings were drawn with a gentleman by the name of Howard I. Chappelle, that's don't alive, however, most of the books he wrote on naval architecture will still be seen in bookstores today.
Using Chappelle's body plan and waterlines, I was able to loft a collection of frame drawings for my model. Photos of several of my CAD work are shown with this particular step. I am providing a complete list of my CAD drawings due to this Instructable within a ZIP file. All drawings had to build the model are contained in PDF format and could be printed on standard 8-1/2" x 11" bond paper. Some of these drawings wouldn't fit on a single small note, so 2-3 drawings were made that can be taped together to create the entire drawing (utilizing the black reference lines located on both halves).
The drawings can be downloaded from my website at http://bobsmodelships.com/HannahDrawings.zip . You may want to desire to browse my website to view additional photos of my construction from the Hannah model as well as some other models I've designed in AutoCAD and buit from scratch. Hannah was the very first scratch built model I made where I developed plans in AutoCAD. In later models I not simply used AutoCAD to create them but CAM software and also a router mill to slice the many parts out. Feel liberated to look at this site at http://bobsmodelships.com for photos of most of these models.
After downloading the ZIP file, unzip it to the directory you would like to work from. You may open the unzipped PDF files with Acrobat Reader. These files have the ability to meaningful names you could easily distinguish. You will be told what drawings must be printed for every step of such instructions.To help in the framing on the model, an exclusive jig is utilized. This jig props up framework in perfect alignment till the outer hull planking is used. I'll cover regarding the jig completely detail later in this Instructable.Please do not be intimidated by the complex appearance from the finished model. These instructions will advise you the complete construction on the model in step-by-step detail. Anyone with woodworking skills should be able to build this model, provided certainly, they have the proper tools. I will likely be covering tools needed also.So let's start!Step # 1: Tools and Supplies Needed
First, I would like to cover a number of the tools you need to build this model. Several of these tools are offered from Micro Mark (http://www.micromark.com) or Model Expo (http://www.modelexpo-online.com). Here is usually a set of tools I've found useful in our model building (Not every tool needs to build this model. I notice you what tool I used for making each part at the start of each step of such instructions):
1. No. 5 Exacto knife handle (Micro Mark #36117).
2. No. 2 or equivalent Exacto knife handle (Micro Mark #14351 or 70233).
3. #10, #11 and #22 Exacto blades (Micro Mark #14360, 36102 and 36113).
4. Micro Saw Blades (Micro Mark #14346)
5. Dremel Rotary Tool (Micro Mark #82592)
6. Helping Hands (Micro Mark #21120)
7. Variable speed scroll saw or Jewelers Saw (for eliminating frames - Micro Mark #22105)
8. Byrnes Miniature Saw (for cutting small parts - http://www.byrnesmodelmachines.com/)
9. Swiss style watchmakers tweezers (Micro Mark #19101)
10. Deluxe pin vise (Micro Mark #82110)
11. Dimensioned mini-square (Micro Mark #82147)
12. Steel machinist square (Micro Mark #10117)
13. Angled high precision micro shear (Micro Mark #80334)
14. Tweezer nose pliers (Micro Mark #80338)
15. Mid size file set (Micro Mark #81063)
16. Steel 6” ruler (Micro Mark #10114)
17. Sand It (Micro Mark #84048)
18. Micro drill bit set (Micro Mark #60362)
19. 3” Toolmakers angle plates (Micro Mark #60626)
20. Office clips, medium and small size
21. Pan vise (Micro Mark #21123)
22. Bench top mini disk/belt sander (Micro Mark #82218)
23. 9” band saw or 10" table saw (for milling your own wood)
24. Veneer Calipers for measuring wood thickness (Micro Mark #82556)
25. Planer or thickness sanderThere are various items I take advantage of regularly during my model building that constantly need replenishing. So that you can get ready when the time comes, this is a set of certain supplies you can find yourself using routinely:
1. Weldbond White Glue
2. Zap A spot Super Glue (Micro Mark #80877 or 80878)
3. Z Ends (for Zap A spot - Micro Mark #80890)
4 Five Minute Epoxy
5. #10, 11, 13 and 22 Exacto Blades and Knife
6. 100, 150, 220, 330 and 400 Grit Sandpaper
7. #0000 Steel Wool
8. Polyurethane Satin, Wipe On Poly or Sanding Sealer
9. Toothpicks (for mixing epoxy)
10. Rubbing Alcohol (for ungluing Weldbod if you make an error in judgment)
11. Single edge razor blades (in making moldings)Other considerations are usually necesary even as we progress and I will make an effort to give some advance notice of those items once they appear.
CAUTION: PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT Had ALL OF YOUR Tools TO UNDERSTAND The security PROCEDURES For this By using EACH TOOL. USE EXTREME CARE AROUND ALL MACHINERY And employ DILIGENCE. MODEL SHIP BUILDING Is really a FUN HOBBY BUT SAFETY Inside the WORKSHOP IS RULE # 1. BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL WITH HOBBY KNIVES. REMEMBER, A monotonous BLADE Is much more DANGEROUS Than the usual SHARP ONE When you TEND TO USE MORE FORCE To help make the BLADE Be right for you. A SLIP OF THE BLADE CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY. CHANGE BLADES OFTEN, KEEP ALL EQUIPMENT Neat and SHARP, And also be CAREFUL! KNOW YOUR TOOLS And approaches to HANDLE THEM.
