Flower Class Corvette
Original eyebrows on model kit.
Portside aft porthole scuttles removed and sanded
Portside eyebrows removed and sanded with course sanding stick. Will polish with medium, fine, and ultra fine to smooth. Looks better already
9” Scuttle sheet from GLS. Provided laminate sheet for the glass as well. Will add these after the other heavy mods - removing keel, adding beam supports, installing propeller and rudder.
Drilled out damage ruder and propeller shaft remains. Will need to do some filling
Metal propller from GLS
GLS Propeller and Rudder test fit. Will need some adjustment, filling, alignment, oboy!
Cutting down the keel. Plans show the keel not visible on real ships
Lots of plastic to take off of the keel. May try a scroll saw to cut out chunks, then sand flush. Any suggestions?
Worked on the Carley Floats tonight. Started Soldering. The floor started out as 4 pieces of photo etch.
After tinning and Soldering it looked like this.
With one of the oars.
The floor is just fitted into the float for now.
Another shot.
Comparison with the two-piece kit float. The GLS floats are much better. Next, paint and texture the float, tie the ropes, and fasten the floor to the ropes.
This is a Carley Float stand that was used on Snowberry and later ships. Since I am doing Bluebell, I won't need it, but put it together to practice soldering. I am really having fun with this.
Along side the Carley Float.
Another view
This gives an idea of what it would look like.
Another angle. I will build the rest of the stand and do the other set as well, just to practice. It's getting easier.
The float and the beginnings of the wheelhouse breakwater assembly. The breakwaters was folded and the seams soldered.
Got the propeller soldered onto the shaft and tube for a sleeve to hold the shaft
Starting to get a feel for how things will fit.
She is starting to give some hints as to what she will start looking like.
Breakwater just place on the deck at this point. Eventually it will be soldered onto the deck. Lots of things to do first.
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6 July 2024, 04:52 -
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Build of the original Matchbox version of this kit, using all of the J.D Parkins GLS photoetch. Had started the build several years ago, with hull, propeller, and bracing. Several moves, damage, including snapped off propeller and rudder. Restarting the project. Acquired "The Flower Class Corvette Aggasiz recently. Following D.J. Parkins comments about removing the keel, sanding off the eyebrows over the portals and replacing them with PE. Replacing the broken propeller and rudder with GLS Resin and metal parts. Fun to be working on this again.
