Onni Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 HMS Terror; together with HMS Erebus were modified Royal Navy ships that attempted to find the North West passage through the ice packs of King William Islands in the Canadian Arctic in 1845.Terror was the first Royal navy ship to be fitted with screw power from a locomotive engine. The expedition failed and unfortunately all the crews of both ships perished. The wreck of Terror was discovered in 2016. Shaped the hull from some Alder wood and cut and fixed the bulwarks with styrene, overlapping at the bow end with super glue.The prow of Terror was reinforced with metal plates and I have tried to imitate these with strips of styrene.Added bowsprit and she's ready for painting. IgorSky, Chasseur, JesseLee and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 I like to use matt black spray paint as it dries in just a few minutes so you don't have to wait around for it to dry for an age.Marked out the deck and drilled holes where I want the masts and bowsprit to go.The veneer deck will go in as one solid piece. Will carry on with the construction of the masts and slicing the hull into four sections so that all the pieces will be able to go through the bottle neck without any struggle.Masts and bowsprit constructed with a little help from styrene.They will be sprayed matt white. JesseLee, John Zuch, IgorSky and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Looks like you're off to a great start. Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 I really need to get into styrene. The bulwarks look great. Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieB Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Re:: your styrene bulwarks, what thickness did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 3, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 For the bulwarks I use 0,3 mm thickness. It's very thin and pliable but can split if you're not careful. It's also opaque so needs a good paint cover. For the bowsprit support I use 0,5 mm styrene. James w rogers, Chasseur and IgorSky 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Cut the hull up into four sections on a small hobby bandsaw that will allow it to be assembled together inside the bottle later on. I make sure that the pieces of the hull can fit together easily and without too much effort and that everything lines up and that the join lines are not that noticeable. Use cut cocktail sticks as pegs for joining, making sure that everything aligns. IOAN, James w rogers, Chasseur and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2019 Painted the masts and bowsprit and added some ratline rigging to the masts. Fashioned a couple of catheads out of some thicker styrene and also used styrene for the lifeboat supports at the stern.Of course I could use wood but as these pieces are going to be white; then it is much easier too fashion them out of plastic. Chasseur, IgorSky, IOAN and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 A bit crude stern windows.. JesseLee, Chasseur, Bernard Kelly and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 Added a bit more hull embellishments to smarten up the stern and added the white boards around the hull upon which the main rigging ratlines are attached. IgorSky, JesseLee, Bernard Kelly and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 14, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 Had to check how she looks stuck in the ice! Bernard Kelly, Jeff B, IOAN and 7 others 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 22, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2019 Added all the spars which I had made earlier and started the rigging and sail plan. Note also the chimney of the locomotive engine which propelled this early screw ship coming up through the deck. John Zuch, Bernard Kelly, Chasseur and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James w rogers Posted April 23, 2019 Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 That's looking really good, can't wait to see it bottled. 👍 Chasseur 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 hour ago, James w rogers said: That's looking really good, can't wait to see it bottled. 👍 Thanks James. Chasseur and James w rogers 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted April 29, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 29, 2019 More of the rigging completed,sails cut and glued in place.Constructed lifeboat hangers and fashioned a small lifeboat. (The crew dismantled the other lifeboats to provide shelter 😉 ) Made a rookie mistake on measuring the inside height of the bottle ( a 750 ml whisky bottle) and found that the masts would be touching the top of the inside of the bottle and as I did not want to cut down the masts or sand down the bottom of the hull; I switched to a larger 1,5 L bottle. Now the problem was to fill the extra space, so made a tent,shed and other store supplies to give it a bit of a diorama feel and fill up the bottle a bit. exwafoo, Chasseur, Bernard Kelly and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Foxworthy Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 Onni: Very interested in trying some Styrene but have no clue as to where to buy it?? Does it come in different thicknesses and what thickness do you use?? Thanks Bruce IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Foxworthy Posted May 4, 2019 Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 Onni: I'm also curious about how styrene reacts to different glues and paints?? Thanks again Bruce Foxworthy IgorSky 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted May 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 4, 2019 3 hours ago, Bruce Foxworthy said: Onni: Very interested in trying some Styrene but have no clue as to where to buy it?? Does it come in different thicknesses and what thickness do you use?? Thanks Bruce Hi Bruce, As I stated earlier on in this build, I use 0,3 mm for the hull and 0,5 mm for areas which need more strength. Living in Finland I buy my styrene from a hobby shop in Helsinki but it can be purchased online in different sheet sizes and thickness from various sources. For glue I am using instant glue (super glue) which bonds styrene very well with wood and also with other styrene. Don't find any adverse reactions using this glue with styrene but keep the glue off your fingers! Styrene is also great to spray paint or paint by hand using enamel paints or an air brush (which I don't have!) Hope this answers some of your questions. Chasseur, John Zuch, IgorSky and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Foxworthy Posted May 5, 2019 Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 Onni: Thanks for the info on the Styrene. I will hunt some up for sure. So are you Finnish? My wife is half Finnish. We belong to a private club here called Finn Camp. We spend a lot of time there as events are always going on. There is a sauna house and a lake to swim in. I go sauna most every Wed. and Sat. I've come to really look forward to sauna days. Sisu! Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted May 5, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Bruce Foxworthy said: Onni: Thanks for the info on the Styrene. I will hunt some up for sure. So are you Finnish? My wife is half Finnish. We belong to a private club here called Finn Camp. We spend a lot of time there as events are always going on. There is a sauna house and a lake to swim in. I go sauna most every Wed. and Sat. I've come to really look forward to sauna days. Sisu! Bruce No,not Finnish but British. I have lived in Finland for the past 30 years so I'm just getting used to it 😀 Bruce Foxworthy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted May 6, 2019 Report Share Posted May 6, 2019 The Ship is coming together nicely. Great work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted May 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2019 Ready to go in! Bernard Kelly, John Zuch, IgorSky and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted May 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 The first two quarters of the starboard side of the hull are in. I did not glued them together because they are already a good tight fit without glue.When the port side is glued together with the starboard side they will support each other (hopefully) For lifting the hull pieces together in place in the bottle, I use a piece of twisted iron ( as used in reinforced concrete) with some blu tac on the bent end to position them and then tap them together. The iron rod is heavy enough to act like a mini hammer. Steamed the deck veneer and got it through the bottle neck in one piece so that the deck does not show any cuts or joins. I just glue these all with ordinary white wood glue. The completed hull will be glued down with clear resin so that it will be a solid platform to erect the masts etc.. James w rogers, IgorSky, Chasseur and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 Its always so crazy to see a ship in so many pieces and so fun to see it all come together. James w rogers, JesseLee, IgorSky and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onni Posted May 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2019 6 hours ago, DSiemens said: Its always so crazy to see a ship in so many pieces and so fun to see it all come together. It's nice when all the pieces come together as they should ... inside the bottle! James w rogers, Chasseur, Bernard Kelly and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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