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  • Birthday 05/16/1945

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  1.    KenW reacted to a post in a topic: Sloop Speedwell by Chuck - Ketch Rigged Sloop, 1752 - POF
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  7. KenW
    Thanks Gary. All the sanding I'm doing, I probably should spent time learning to use power tools. Cheers.
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  22. KenW
    I want to do some preliminary sanding so everything looks a bit better. So, I glued several ‘bulkheads’ to form one of the center frames. First, I cut out the location of where the stairs leading below deck and painted it black. I also planked the floor since it will be seen if you look down the stairway. Then I inserted blocks of wood between each bulkhead to strengthen the structure and started sanding. I had to add some shims in places and remove a lot of wood in other places. The result is not bad; nowhere near what will be the final fairing, but not bad. Still looks ugly.
  23. KenW
    Simply exquisite! Excellent carving.
  24. KenW
    Well, I’m back with the Galley. The Pilot boat is done except the little figures I’ve ordered and have to paint. So, I made a jig (similar to the one in the NRJ article) from basswood. I glued the side view of the plans to the jig and cut the gun ports so I can ‘mount’ the frames together. Each frame with a gun port will have its sweep frame attached. When the frames are loaded It looks like this: I also made a frame with most of the bow bulkheads. Lots of sanding needed to make the whole hull presentable.
  25. KenW
    Thanks Gary. I see you've been busy. Just looked at your current build and find I have a lot of reading to do. I know your build will be a masterpiece since I know your modeling abilities. Cheers.
  26. KenW started following HMS Winchelsea 1764 by Frank Wouts 1/48 , Pelican 1943 by FriedClams - 1:48 - Eastern-Rig Dragger , HMS Portland 1770 by scrubbyj427 - 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship and 1 other
  27. KenW
    Thanks Adam. Another photo:
  28. KenW
    Well, everything is done except for the little sea men I created with the help of Amazing Models by Snapdragon. The guy whom I worked with was excellent. And although the price was high, I'm happy with an early birthday present. Watch this space.
  29. KenW
    Great model. I like the use of rubber bands - kind of basic but good to keep in mind. Cheers.
  30. KenW
    I’ve set the jib sail and completed all the rigging. There just remains tying off and gluing the lines at their cleats and adding some coils. I also need to raise the flag.
  31. KenW
    The mainsail and foresail have been rigged to the boat. I’m having problems getting the sails to flare out from the hull so it looks like it's sailing in the wind. Of course, there is no wind. Therefore there is no force pushing the sails out and when I tighten the sheets, the lines keep pulling the sails closer to the boat. And the sheets never look tight, always loose. Not the look I want. Also the stove and some jars have been added to the forward locker. There is a small jar heating water for tea.
  32. KenW
    December 20, 2023 I’m now working on the foresail. The unique feature here is the bonnet. It should be attached by a lacing, not the crazy sewing shown on the photo (see the first entry). I found the proper way in the book, “Historic Ship Models”, by Wolfram zu Mondfeld (see photo below on left). The method is shown in the photo on the right. My attempt is in the last picture. Still need some shaping of the sail.
  33. KenW
    Great job ! What thread do you use to make the rope? I really don't like the polyester thread recommended by Chuck. It doesn't behave the way the old Syren rope behaved. And white glue doesn't work on the polyester. That causes the rope changes color when you glue it. That nice brown rope turns to black. I'm going to go to various yarn/sewing shops to see what I can find. Cheers.
  34. KenW
    The mainsail is completed and rigged onto the boat. That includes the reefing ties. The sail looks like the wind is at its back. I may try to do a little more shaping, but I think it is done. I’ve been wondering about how ‘fancy’ the rigging should be. When my wife, in-laws and I were in Palermo we met Dino. Dino was a ‘tok-tok’ driver whom we agreed to let him give us a tour of the city. His tour actually turned out to be great. However during the ride, the door next to me swung open and the inside latch on the ‘tok-tok’ fell on the floor at my feet. I showed it to him and pointed out he could fix it with just 4 screws and nuts. His reply was that he could find ‘a’ screw. He wasn’t navy; he was just a ‘tok-tok’ driver trying to ‘make a buck’. I wonder if the owner of my pilot boat was just like Dino - just a guy trying to ‘make a buck’. Would he spring for parels on the lines securing the gaffs and boom to the mast? Would he want to spend on tar to protect the few lines of standing rigging? I’m going to include those things, but I don’t know if what I'm doing is really authentic.
  35. KenW
    So I made a tea kettle at 1:48. It's very small but not that hard to make. I generally avoid knives; every time there’s a breakage I’m holding my x-acto. Files and sanding sticks are best. Also, when I make something from a dowel, I don’t remove what I’m making until it’s as close to finished as possible.
  36. KenW
    Thanks BD. I check it out.

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