Jump to content

CSS Virginia by sjanicki - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1:192 (1/16" = 1')


Recommended Posts

So I mounted the anchors and their chains as well as the chains for the rudder assembly. I used thread covered in conservators wax and made a number of turns with it to tie the chain to the anchor. 

587EB3B5-1395-48A0-A909-0233F01EC914.thumb.jpeg.e3b7c984c7b684a76ac1ec2f8b18462c.jpeg

4E6593BD-B7EB-4361-AD39-12892DD38436.thumb.jpeg.e1995b4208217c91e2e8825b9e6d1589.jpeg

 

I also painted the cutters and cut the fabric tops for them. I tried utilizing my initial idea of ironing and sewing the edges but it wasn’t working out well. I would welcome any feedback people have on the best way to attach the fabric tops to the cutters. 

 

2E4E4DC4-F14E-41A9-BAAF-FDFED72777FF.thumb.jpeg.cc16165fe5984bee89fc823440c6d095.jpeg

 

Edited by sjanicki
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Made a little bit of progress on the Virginia this weekend on the rigging and railings.  I used the kit supplied thread and museum wax.  I paid special attention to keep the direction of my threads consistent on both sides for the railing and am pretty satisfied with the result. 

 

AB47C3CB-EA1B-47C8-8F59-9DAAC3155BE6.thumb.jpeg.b506ef13fea533429a444993016d4c78.jpeg3160983A-3B92-4E32-A410-F9E91A582363.thumb.jpeg.edac943b033befe7cc33369fe7f0d473.jpeg

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Very cool!

Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans)

1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
 

On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans)

 

On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury

 

Favorite finished builds:  1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia

 

Goal: Become better than I was yesterday

 

"The hardest part is deciding to try." - me

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Installed cleats for the flagstaffs as well as for the cutter davits. I used brass cleats, used CA glue to mount them, and then painted the flat black.  

327943C3-E615-409E-8465-1772FA66F284.thumb.jpeg.1bade1b2239a0f3bd56cccc7f05530f0.jpeg

I aslo rigged the cutters. The blocks I painted brown and glued to the cutters with CA glue and then ran the line and terminating the line at the cleats on the deck.  Furthermore, I darkened the color of the deck grates a bit. 

B161ED33-1B64-4EAA-8F53-5978CD69BA3E.thumb.jpeg.495dc0249625d708d25423f891a760b3.jpeg

Overall it’s getting very close! Next up is a clear coat to cover the various little blemishes. 

FFEA56B0-9F5A-4D09-8D5C-7C8CC896EE40.thumb.jpeg.6b580ce8f217a4c464648568fe3bb5d7.jpeg

I have ave also ordered a display case that will house both the USS Monitor and CSS Virginia together which should make for a nice display. 

Edited by sjanicki
Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

So I am calling both the Virginia and Monitor finished! For being my first model ship builds I am extremely happy with them.

 

For the case I ordered a case kit from BlueJacket and mounted the glass myself.  For the ship mounts I used some 3/8” square basswood cut into 3” sections.  I had to mount the monitor on a 1/2” inch pedestal though to keep the waterlines at the same height. 

 

These models were really a blast to put together.

 

4B6DC106-DA01-4543-99B4-F73FE126A9E5.thumb.jpeg.5cb70f2b199357c0853abe4b78e0d580.jpegCCA18BEA-26E8-41BE-813A-EE8C14A58246.thumb.jpeg.e02f2fab2bb1869bedbe891278bc6ad2.jpegB35D2F58-8E05-4E90-80ED-549AEBF9BAAD.thumb.jpeg.670f415c4d8a6e8a55478fca9a71aa72.jpeg40F6BB52-C5C8-4615-B73C-A449FBAC8156.thumb.jpeg.10d262f6a212ab482ae2b1ace4279076.jpeg60E45953-BB88-4143-9272-2A203E059C8F.thumb.jpeg.b9d10dd89d199f371fc7e40221a6b0a4.jpeg08454907-A5E0-454D-9671-3DA03EA0E180.thumb.jpeg.8a9399b51f2f8d4d02c545a2c140a4fc.jpeg6D0BB9B9-8EDE-4E6F-8EA2-5FDC947D0201.thumb.jpeg.3dca4cbc1d9537afc7cc67054d9a73ee.jpegAB35E063-33EF-46D9-A3E2-3BA4DDE2683C.thumb.jpeg.733b6623ca3c0bc8aa25c9dc1d7ec626.jpeg0EE95191-19AD-4D10-A627-86816D926367.thumb.jpeg.86b47d58771a35caff23adfb398b35e3.jpegE8BDED8F-2F65-40B8-AA69-74E1359E2644.thumb.jpeg.7ec07de2c1f3479eb57b9c85bd8da8f5.jpeg005F0DC0-E5B8-4FC2-BA90-4901131CC12A.thumb.jpeg.c5588d255f1777e5cfc4edbd253bc10b.jpeg

Edited by sjanicki
Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well done!

Chuck Seiler
San Diego Ship Modelers Guild
Nautical Research Guild

 
Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop
Completed:  Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans)

Link to comment
Share on other sites

  • The title was changed to CSS Virginia by sjanicki - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - scale 1:192 (1/16" = 1')

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...