augie Posted March 6, 2013 Share #61 Posted March 6, 2013 Really nice work David. I'm glad to hear you pinned the channels with wire ---- good precaution. Now you still need to tell your fellow Niagara builders where to put their cannonballs! DaveG 1 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgarden Posted March 7, 2013 Share #62 Posted March 7, 2013 (edited) Hello David, I have yet to post on your log yet but I must say your build is looking great! I am blown away at the huge bowsprit the Niagara has, I mean check out the nose on that one... Beyond your beautiful bowsprit, the deck details like the capstan and the pump, channel plates are all first class. Brian Edited March 7, 2013 by bgarden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted March 7, 2013 Share #63 Posted March 7, 2013 Hi David, You make some great progress. Very nice little stuff you are making. Sjors Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainstay Posted April 13, 2013 Share #64 Posted April 13, 2013 Hi David, Just went through your log from the beginning for the first time. A really nice piece of work. I look forward to your stepping the masts. Rigging is my favorite part and I have a long, long way to go. Quote Joseph Osborne Pennsylvania, USA Current Build: US Brig Niagara Model Shipways 1:64 Previous Builds: Scientific Sea Witch 1:76 Solid hull Revell USS Constitution (plastic) Monogram: Yacht America (plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share #65 Posted April 20, 2013 Mainstay, Thank you. I'm sorry it has been so long since I've posted but I will try to make up for it over the next few days. Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share #66 Posted April 20, 2013 Finished the top cross trees and added the blocks. After finishing painting and adding poly, I scraped off the area that will receive the glue. Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share #67 Posted April 20, 2013 I've finished fashioning the some of the yards. There are a number of shape changes on the main yards so this time I started with a squared piece of wood rather than a dowel rod. This made the changes in the yards shape much easier. Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share #68 Posted April 20, 2013 Completed the main and fore mast. All parts are dry fitted. It is my intention to NOT glue the mast sections together. Rather I intend to build them as a real ship and hold them in place with only the rigging. This will also make it easier to adjust the masts to the right angle and be sure the are properly adjusts abaft. Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted April 20, 2013 Share #69 Posted April 20, 2013 David, As usual, your work looks very good and inspiring. Your plan on not gluing the mast sections together is intriguing. Is this a common approach for model ship building? Quote Regards, Larry ---------------------------------------------------- Current Build US Brig Niagara Completed Builds George W Washburn - 1890 Tugboat Future Builds 18th Century Longboat by MS HM Cutter Cheerful Wappen Von Hamburg by Corel If your not making mistakes, your not challenging yourself – my life has been full of challenges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 20, 2013 Author Share #70 Posted April 20, 2013 Larry, I don't know if it is common or not...but I see no reason why it wouldn't work. BTW...I did glue the cross trees to the buttresses. Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted April 21, 2013 Share #71 Posted April 21, 2013 Hi David, We are on the same stage Soon both of us will be rigging…..yippie! Looks great! Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted April 21, 2013 Share #72 Posted April 21, 2013 David, it's all looking very nice! I think it's a novel approach to do this only the rigging holding things down. I'm staying tuned in to see how it all works out. Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anja Posted April 21, 2013 Share #73 Posted April 21, 2013 Hello David, Somewhere along the line, between rejoining and rebuilding logs, I completely missed yours. My apologies. But I must say, she is a beauty and a great piece of work. I especially love the color combination you're using. Fantastic! From now on you're on my wacthlist again. Take care, Anja Quote Those we loved but lost are no longer where they were, but are always where we are. In the gallery: Albatros 1840 - Constructo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share #74 Posted April 21, 2013 Sjors, Rigging is my favorite part of modeling. BTW...I like your signature icon. Patrick I have been watching your build as well. It is going great. Anja, thank you. Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share #75 Posted April 21, 2013 Now the foremast is finished. The masts are not at the proper angel, they are just sitting in the mast holes. Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share #76 Posted April 21, 2013 As the rigging is about to start, I felt it was time to mount the hull onto the pedestals. Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share #77 Posted April 21, 2013 Added the spritsail yard. Next is rigging the jib boom /spritsail assembly. Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share #78 Posted April 21, 2013 Here the the spritsail/jib boom assembly is rigged as much as possible without the foremast being installed. Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share #79 Posted April 21, 2013 More pictures of the jib boom rigging. Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share #80 Posted April 21, 2013 Next step is to add the cleats to the masts and some of the rigging. Then it is time to begin rigging the foremast. Before starting the rigging I served the mast shrouds. Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 21, 2013 Author Share #81 Posted April 21, 2013 The fore mast is rigged. The lower dead eye lanyards are not yet glued in place. I will wait until the rest of the mast is rigged. Then I can use the lanyards to make any final adjustments to ensure the mast is set properly both starboard/port and fore/aft. The lanyard on the right of the 2nd picture is setup as it will look when finished. gieb8688 and BareHook 2 Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anja Posted April 22, 2013 Share #82 Posted April 22, 2013 Hello David, The rigging looks great. Very neat and tidy. Well done! Take care, Anja Quote Those we loved but lost are no longer where they were, but are always where we are. In the gallery: Albatros 1840 - Constructo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted April 22, 2013 Share #83 Posted April 22, 2013 Very nice David! Keep on going and I can see what I have to do Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted April 22, 2013 Share #84 Posted April 22, 2013 David, Your work is as impressive as always. When you start to add masts and rigging the ship takes on a whole new look. Quote Regards, Larry ---------------------------------------------------- Current Build US Brig Niagara Completed Builds George W Washburn - 1890 Tugboat Future Builds 18th Century Longboat by MS HM Cutter Cheerful Wappen Von Hamburg by Corel If your not making mistakes, your not challenging yourself – my life has been full of challenges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted April 22, 2013 Author Share #85 Posted April 22, 2013 Anja and Sjors...thank you for the kind comments. Larry...as a lion once said..."Ain't it the truth....ain't it the truth." Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamilton Posted June 25, 2013 Share #86 Posted June 25, 2013 Hi David: Just went through your log - excellent work! Thanks also for resolving a question I had about whether this kit was single planked (info not given on ME website). In any case, she looks really beautiful hamilton Quote current builds: Corel HMS Bellona (1780) previous builds: MS Phantom (scuttled, 2017); MS Sultana (1767); Corel Brittany Sloop (scuttled, 2022); MS Kate Cory; MS Armed Virginia Sloop (in need of a refit); Corel Flattie; Mamoli Gretel; Amati Bluenose (1921) (scuttled, 2023); AL San Francisco (destroyed by land krakens [i.e., cats]); Corel Toulonnaise (1823); MS Glad Tidings (1937) (in need of a refit); HMS Blandford (1719) from Corel HMS Greyhound; Fair Rosamund (1832) from OcCre Dos Amigos (missing in action); Amati Hannah (ship in a bottle); Mamoli America (1851); Bluenose fishing schooner (1921) (scratch) under the bench: Admiralty Echo cross-section; MS Emma C Barry; MS USS Constitution; MS Flying Fish; Corel Berlin; a wood supplier Colonial Schooner Hannah; Victory Models H.M.S. Fly; CAF Models HMS Granado; MS USS Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Wood Posted June 28, 2013 Share #87 Posted June 28, 2013 Great workmanship, truly artwork! bgarden 1 Quote Tim Current Build: Future Build: BlueJacket - USS Kidd (Fletcher Class Destroyer) Solid Hull BlueJacket - U.S.S. SAMUEL B. ROBERTS, DE413 | Butler-Class Destroyer Escort BlueJacket - 310' Destroyer "The famous "four-piper" of both World Wars" Model Shipways - Pride of Baltimore II (Topsail Schooner) Model Shipways - Willie L. Bennett (Chesapeake Bay Skipjack) Constructo - Pilar (Ernest Hemingway's Fishing Yacht) Sergal - Race Horse (Bomb Ketch) Classic Warships - USS Salem CA-139 (Heavy Cruiser) Resin Kit Pen Duick Schooner - Half Hull (Scratch Build) CSA Submarine Hunley (Resin Kit) Classic Warships - USS Washington BB-56 (Battleship) Resin Kit Blue Ridge Models - USS Alaska CB-1 (Resin Kit) Completed Builds: 18th Century Sea Mortar Endeavour Half Hull by BlueJacket Ship Crafters Scratch Build - Atlantic (Schooner 1903) Half Hull: Winner of the 1905 Kaiser's Cup Race. BlueJacket 80' ELCO PT Boat 1/48 scale Member: Hampton Roads Ship Model Society Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milosmail Posted June 30, 2013 Share #88 Posted June 30, 2013 Awesome job, Dave. Hope I can do nearly as well when I start mine. I just finished deck work on Fair American, so I should be done in 3 months. Then I will re-read your blog in detail. I love the paint job you have put on the ship. Quote Steve Brock San Jose, CA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahamas Diver Posted June 30, 2013 Author Share #89 Posted June 30, 2013 Thank you for the kind comments Steve. It has been months since I have worked on my wonderful Niagara but I am now back at it. The first issue is to remember exactly where I left off in February. I think I have no figured this out and am setting things up to continue. I should have some more news in the next few days and maybe some pics a few days later. In any case it is good to be back at it and to be part of MSW again. Quote David Current build: US Brig Niagara Completed builds: Oseberg Viking Ship - Billing Boats Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways The Phantom - Model Shipways Next project: Amati's Xebec A ship has all the discomforts and lack of privacy of a jail with none of its safety or stability - Benjamin Franklin Quis custodiet ipso custodes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenr Posted July 1, 2013 Share #90 Posted July 1, 2013 Hi David And its good to have you back Regards Ken Quote Under construction US Brig Niagara Completed HMB Endeavour - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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