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Armed Virginia Sloop By captain_hook - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:48


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Thank you Steve for the nice words and following this build from the very beginning.

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

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I have just found your log for the first time after seeing your completed model in the gallery. I wish I had found it sooner! I am very impressed by the beauty and precision of all your work - in particular your rigging and woodworking skills set a very high standard for the rest of us to aim for.

 

Derek

Cheers, Derek

 

Current build:   Duchess of Kingston

On hold:              HMS Winchelsea

 

Previous builds:  HMS SpeedyEnglish Pinnace, Royal Yacht Caroline (gallery),

                            Victory Cross-section (gallery), US Clipper Albatros, Red Dragon (years ago!)

 

On the stocks:    18th Century Longboat

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I also discovered the log only after seeing the gallery pictures. Reading from the beginning was worthwhile and increases the appreciation of the quality of work. Many helpful tips. How did you make those mast hoops and miniature hinges on the doors?   

current build- Swan ,scratch

on shelf,Rattlesnake, Alert semi scratch,Le Coureur,, Fubbs scratch

completed: nostrum mare,victory(Corel), san felipe, sovereign of the seas, sicilian  cargo boat ,royal yacht caroline, armed pinnace, charles morgan whaler, galilee boat, wappen von hamburg, la reale (Dusek), amerigo vespucci, oneida (semi scratch) diane, great harry-elizabethan galleon (semi scratch), agammemnon, hanna (scratch).19th cent. shipyard diorama (Constructo), picket boat, victory bow section

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Thank you very much Erik, Derek and Ron for the nice words! 

@stuglo: The mast hoops are in fact Syren parts made for the Cutter Cheerful but I was fortunate that they also fit the AVS due to equal mast diameter. The hinges are fake hinges, only a short piece of brass (about 1,5 mm) wire blacked and glued to the edge of the doors or soldered to a brass strip (for example on the roof of the companionway). All doors are designed as non-functional, so no need for functional hinges. 

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

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This is a stunningly beautiful model you have built, Captain. It is most certainly one of the finest ever completed here on MSW. Congratulations!

Bob Garcia

"Measure once, cuss twice!"

 

Current Builds: 

Hms Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models

Pen Duick - Artesania Latina 1:28

 

Completed: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Co. 

Member of the Nautical Research Guild

 

 

 

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Thank you very much Bob and Pete.

@BobG: I’ve just learned to hide my mistakes. 🤫

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

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1 hour ago, captain_hook said:

I’ve just learned to hide my mistakes. 🤫

I did a good job of that on my Medway Longboat too! 

Bob Garcia

"Measure once, cuss twice!"

 

Current Builds: 

Hms Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 - Vanguard Models

Pen Duick - Artesania Latina 1:28

 

Completed: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Co. 

Member of the Nautical Research Guild

 

 

 

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I'm a bit late to your finishing party, but wanted to say fantastic job @captain_hook, she is beautiful and your presentation with that slipway is incredible.  Going to be hard for the next guy to top this one!


Congratulations on finishing and good luck with your next endeavor.

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4 hours ago, captain_hook said:

Thank you very much Gunther. I wonder where you have been all the time. 

Life seems to take us in unexpected directions sometimes, and I've just been busy and distracted with other things.  I've started three shipbuilding projects but none of them have progressed very far and all of them have been untouched for quite a while now.

 

Starting to get the itch to get back in the workshop, but we'll just have to see how it goes!  All the projects and the workshop are intact, it's more a matter of time and motivation!


Take care.

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This boat is on my to-do list..  I have the plans..

 

You have raised the bar considerably..  A beautiful  model!

 

I have bookmarked this log and will be referring to it frequently..

Luck is just another word for good preparation.

—MICHAEL ROSE

Current builds:    Rattlesnake (Scratch From MS Plans 

On Hold:  HMS Resolution ( AKA Ferrett )

In the Gallery: Yacht Mary,  Gretel, French Cannon

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It's all about he family.  Who knows?  You might get her interested in building her own Hogwarts. 

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Robert Chenoweth

 

Current Build: Maine Peapod; Midwest Models; 1/14 scale.

 

In the research department:

Nothing at this time.

 

Completed models (Links to galleries): 

Monitor and Merrimack; Metal Earth; 1:370 and 1:390 respectively.  (Link to Build Log.)

Shrimp Boat; Lindbergh; 1/60 scale (as commission for my brother - a tribute to a friend of his)

North Carolina Shad Boat; half hull lift; scratch built.  Scale: (I forgot).  Done at a class at the NC Maritime Museum.

Dinghy; Midwest Models; 1/12 scale

(Does LEGO Ship in a Bottle count?)

 

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On 1/12/2022 at 2:47 AM, robert952 said:

It's all about he family.  Who knows?  You might get her interested in building her own Hogwarts. 


Well I’m afraid in the end daddy has to fix all mistakes and to secure wood and paint stock ..

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

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On 12/9/2020 at 12:58 AM, Commander Bond, RNSVR said:

Greetings, sir! My compliments on your brilliant craftsmanship. I started this model about ten years ago, was forced to abandon it, and intend to start fresh anew. Your work is inspiring.


Thank you very much. It was a pleasure to build and has a very fine manual. Good luck for your build!

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

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