niwotwill Posted April 23, 2020 Share #1291 Posted April 23, 2020 Jesse Lee I started following your log just the this last weekend to learn more as I'm building a Syren. I'm up to hull planking. I've learned many things to use on my Syren and want to thank you for your wonderful build and log. Really enjoyed reading and looking at the photos. Can't say enough about how wonderful the ship looks you've done an amazing job creating something to strive for. Willdf JesseLee, Canute and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Current Build: Erycina 1882 Fishing Trawler by Vanguard Models 1:64 scale Syren by pearwill Model Shipways 1:64 scale On Hold: HM Cutter Cheerful Syren Shipmodel Scratch 1:48 scale 1776 Washington Row Galley scratch scratch from NRG plans #121 1:48 scale Completed Build: Charles W. Morgan by Artesania Latina circa 1988, Lowell Grand Banks Dory 1:24 scale by Model Shipways, Norwegian.Sailing Pram 1:12 scale by Model Shipways, Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 scale by Model Shipways Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted April 23, 2020 Share #1292 Posted April 23, 2020 she's a sweet look'in ship Jesse.......even with all that's on your plate. she's impressive and a testament.....among many other words that could best describe the effort you put into her it must have been a huge release when you put the last finishing touch to her. congratzs! is there another project in the future? Voyageur, JesseLee, Elijah and 1 other 4 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Wellington Posted April 23, 2020 Share #1293 Posted April 23, 2020 Congratulations Jesse on completing such a fine looking model, have really enjoyed following along with you. popeye the sailor, JesseLee, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappto Posted April 24, 2020 Share #1294 Posted April 24, 2020 One of the best builds i have seen, bravo! popeye the sailor, cog, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Current build: Mamoli - La gloire 1778 Finished builds: Mamoli - Friesland 1663 Mamoli - Lexington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cog Posted May 1, 2020 Share #1295 Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) Marvelous build, Jesse. You have done her, and yourself proud. I have enjoyed the, sometimes bumpy, road trip, and learned a few tricks on the way. Thanks for sharing Edited May 1, 2020 by cog Jack12477, JesseLee and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted May 1, 2020 Share #1296 Posted May 1, 2020 Congratulations. She is a beauty! popeye the sailor, cog and JesseLee 3 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah Posted May 6, 2020 Share #1297 Posted May 6, 2020 Beautiful work, Jesse! Very nicely done. cog and JesseLee 2 Quote -Elijah Current build(s): Continental Gunboat Philadelphia by Model Shipways https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/15753-continental-gunboat-philadelphia-by-elijah-model-shipways-124-scale/ Completed build(s): Model Shipways Phantom http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?showtopic=12376 Member of: The Nautical Research Guild N.R.M.S.S. (Nautical Research and Model Ship Society) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted May 10, 2020 Share #1298 Posted May 10, 2020 On 3/4/2020 at 2:20 PM, JesseLee said: I have been looking at pictures of waving flags and I also fly flags at my house. I've been studying the different ways flags flap and fold as they fly in different wind strengths and forming the flags. Jesse, what an accomplishment! Your build is literally breathtaking! This quote of yours sums up why I love the art of ship modeling. It makes us look at and notice things with new eyes. That's a gift to us from the art. And you succeeded in passing it along. Congratulations on your finished Syren, and thanks for sharing! Steve JesseLee and cog 2 Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wool132 Posted May 12, 2020 Share #1299 Posted May 12, 2020 Wow - outstanding! The flags are a terrific coda to your work. JesseLee 1 Quote Current Build: Zulu - Lady Isabella Completed Builds: Lowell GB Dory, Norwegian Pram, Lowell GB Dory Redux, Bounty Launch, Nisha, Lady Eleanor - Fifie On the Shelf: Ranger, Erycina, HMS Alert, etc, etc. Hibernating: Gunboat Philadelphia, Bluenose In a Time Vault Due to Open in 2025: Syren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScottRC Posted May 12, 2020 Share #1300 Posted May 12, 2020 Jesse, It has been a pleasure following your build log over the last five years. You have done a remarkable job and this log will be a valuable reference for others who will build this kit. Scott JesseLee 1 Quote Current Builds: Revell 1:96 Thermopylae Restoration Revell 1:96 Constitution COMPLETED Aeropiccola HMS Endeavor IN ORDINARY Planned Builds: Scientific Sea Witch Marine Models USF Essex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davec Posted May 12, 2020 Share #1301 Posted May 12, 2020 Jesse - Beautiful model - congratulations on finishing! Dave JesseLee 1 Quote Current builds: Wingnut Wings AMC DH9 Model Shipways 1/48 Longboat Model Shipways 1/24 Grand Banks Dory Soon to start: Fully framed Echo Completed builds: East Coast Oyster Sharpie Echo Cross Section 1/48 Scratchbuilt Hannah from Hahn plans 1/64 Kitbashed Rattlesnake from Bob Hunt practicum 1/64 Brig Supply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pogy647 Posted May 17, 2020 Share #1302 Posted May 17, 2020 What a gift you’ve given to us all! Thanks for your faithful posts over the months. May you recover from Lyme and stay safe from Covid! JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor1234567890 Posted May 19, 2020 Share #1303 Posted May 19, 2020 Nicely done. Bravo Zulu. What's next? JesseLee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted May 19, 2020 Author Share #1304 Posted May 19, 2020 Thanks for all the comments and likes everyone! I apologize that I have not posted completed pictures. Life has been busy lately. On the days I feel good enough to do something I am working on extending my lean-to shelter outside. Trying to have a little workshop out there for regular sized wood working and things are way too tight. Extending it out 12 more feet to move the lawnmowers under and free up more work space for a work table and space to use power saws, sanders, etc. With my health condition everything takes me 10 times longer than it should take. Not sure what is next. With the outside projects and me building my own homemade biological filter systems for my aquariums Not sure if I will get back to any ship modeling until the warm weather season passes. Don't have any more kits. Have 2 part-built ships started by someone else that I picked somewhere along the way over the years that I always said I could fix up but have never done. I have also dabbled in SIBs some and could tackle another one of them as I always have ideas for them rolling around in my head. Plus all this depends on how I feel. Jesse Beef Wellington, egkb, cog and 1 other 4 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor1234567890 Posted May 20, 2020 Share #1305 Posted May 20, 2020 Well feel better. We'll see your nexst ship model whenever you get to her. JesseLee and cog 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abelson Posted October 13, 2021 Share #1306 Posted October 13, 2021 On 8/18/2018 at 5:53 PM, JesseLee said: Been plugging along slowly. Haven't posted until now because there would be too little to show until I got a little more done. By the time I rig a line or two I am in so much pain I have to leave it and come back later so it takes a while. Since my last posting I have rigged the main & fore topmast backstays, main & fore topmast stays, main & fore topmast preventer stay, fore & main topgallant shrouds, main & fore topgallant backstays and the main royal backstays. It doesn't look like that much in the pictures. When trying to rig the block and rope coil for the main royal backstay I snagged the door to the companionway and snapped it off. It went right down the hole below so I have to make another. I have accidentally cut a line or two and have had to re-rig them. I found it very difficult to rig the lanyards for the fore topmast and fore topmast preventer stays. There is very little room to work with. I am still not satisfied with my mouse making but they are ok. Ah. Murphy's Law. Jack12477, JesseLee and lambsbk 2 1 Quote Steven E. Sylven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abelson Posted November 17, 2021 Share #1307 Posted November 17, 2021 On 9/3/2018 at 7:05 PM, JesseLee said: Did something a little different for the cleats. I have had glued on cleats come off in the past so I wanted them more secure. I measured and marked where they are and drilled small starter holes for them with a small twist drill. I then used these small drill/reamer tools I got many years ago. They twist i and open the hole. Then you can use them like a mini file or rasp to remove wood. I slowly did this form one hole to another to open up a slot through the boom and gaff. I pre-shaped the cleats out of scrap I have. When all is shaped and ready I put glue in the open slot and push the cleat all the way through so it is sticking out of both sides then shape them up down to proper size. Don't know when I will get back to the shipyard. One of my Aunts died and I will be going out of town for a few days, leaving there and going straight to a Dr. appointment. I will most likely be very sick from the travelling and my body will crash on me for a few days when I get back. Jesse Good idea on boom cleats. JesseLee 1 Quote Steven E. Sylven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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