guillemot Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share #61 Posted January 16, 2014 Been laid off for a bit. Christmas, outdoor work etc. and got back from the UK with a nasty chest infection...terrific so now drugged up, chest infection seemingly abating. The barky is now on it's base and the base is pretty well painted..bits of foam to be added.... I've also got the first sail up - hooray, but haven't included a shot yet as I've had to get help (thanks Weflack) about the run of it's sheets.....details, always more details. More tomorrow, all being well! A tops'l Rather useful having it on it's base as it creates a bit of a buffer zone... dgbot, J Haines, Gabek and 11 others 14 Quote Scottish Maid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aykutansin Posted January 18, 2014 Share #62 Posted January 18, 2014 Wonderful compozition Quote Aykut Anşin Finished hms triton Current chaloupe-armee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillemot Posted February 10, 2014 Author Share #63 Posted February 10, 2014 I have fallen horribly behind with updates to my build. Catch up time! On of the major considerations with this build has been that of trying to produce a reasonable accurate rig. I have three sets of plans of various 19th c. Schooners and they all differ, a lot. So everything I do is accompanied by a fair bit of head scratching and research. However, progress continues. Fore tops'l up - Accompanied by a lot of tiny blocks, of course. and more sails... ...and a lot more lines! the reef pendants really try the patience. They're a far cry from perfect...maybe next time, but they look quite good with a bit of light shining through. Generally, I think it's easier to get a sail laced to a yard, and then put up the yard. It's a good idea to make sure you have all the blocks needed in place first, unlike me. another lesson learned. So here's where I am now, a few sails, a stack of rigging, anchors and, shudder, a 17ft longboatleft to make. I think the open boat is going to be, uh, challenging The colour balance is way off here, the sea is not such a lurid blue! Thanks for looking! garyshipwright, dvm27, mtaylor and 11 others 14 Quote Scottish Maid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted February 10, 2014 Share #64 Posted February 10, 2014 I still think it looks good. David B Rudolf 1 Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillemot Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share #65 Posted February 17, 2014 Thank you! OK...nearly at the end of the rigging now. WHEW! All of the sails ( at least all it's getting...) are up now. There's a bit of fettling left and the main mast shrouds need rattling down... I think a couple of days off and then start on her boat and anchors. Now, before anyone says anything, I know that there are undoubtedly errors and omissions in my rigging. It's been a bit of a struggle finding out what where and when. Since this is my first scratchbuilt sailing ship, I'm reasonably pleased with how it's going. Small Stuff, DSiemens, captainbob and 15 others 18 Quote Scottish Maid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted February 17, 2014 Share #66 Posted February 17, 2014 Congratultations on a job well done. David B Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillemot Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share #67 Posted February 17, 2014 Congratultations on a job well done. David B Cheers, but not done yet.... watch this space Quote Scottish Maid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted February 17, 2014 Share #68 Posted February 17, 2014 Just found this log. Excellent work. She's a very pretty ship. I like the scale and the diorama style build too. Great job. Quote Daniel We're ship in bottle builders, it's an occupational hazard. www.siemensbottlingco.blogspot.com http://www.bottledshipbuilder.com Current Builds: Bermuda Sloop Wood Krafters Pirate Ship Completed: 20 Gun Frigate Olympic 470 Bermuda Sloop Super Mini Queen Anne's Revenge German Cutter Mercury Santa Maria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted February 18, 2014 Share #69 Posted February 18, 2014 Beautiful! 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...
mtaylor Posted February 18, 2014 Share #70 Posted February 18, 2014 You should be pleased and proud. She looks great! Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted February 18, 2014 Share #71 Posted February 18, 2014 Ah, she's a fine boat and something to be proud of. Bob Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wefalck Posted March 19, 2014 Share #72 Posted March 19, 2014 Somehow missed this log as well. The sails come on nicely. How are they done ? I don't seem to have seen an explanation. wefalck Quote wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bhermann Posted March 19, 2014 Share #73 Posted March 19, 2014 Somehow missed this log as well. The sails come on nicely. How are they done ? I don't seem to have seen an explanation. wefalck Yes, please! More detail on how the sails are done. You are showing some fine work here and the details of how you are doing it would be greatly appreciated. Bob Quote Current build -- MS Bluenose Future build - MS Flying Fish "A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for." - William G. T. Shedd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillemot Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share #74 Posted March 19, 2014 Ah, right, sorry about that, thought I had...duh...OK, here tis. OK, Sailmaking for Dummies actually more like by a Dummy... Ain't rocket science, but um, ain't easy either... I've been doing a lot of experimenting...(read 'cocking up') I've tried various papers. Philip Reed uses tissue, but then he's working at a smaller scale. I kept ripping them. Daler Layout Paper, is strong, acid free and weighs in at 45g -thin- without being too fragile is what I'm using at the moment. So watcha do is stain the paper a nice warm off-white with some yellow ochre water colour applied to both sides with an airbrush. I taped the paper to an old canvas stretcher so I could do both sides at once... Then, draw lines (both sides, and make sure they line up) to represent the panels that make up a sail, back then they were generally about 2ft. wide. It helps, a lot, to have patterns printed out to trace from. Layout paper is thin enough to see through to do this. I tried printing the lines out, but couldn't get an accurate enough line up to do both sides... Right. Cut out yer sail/s The usual thing is to then put the sail onto the 'mould' a ceiling light glass cover, in this case, but a a plastic bowl giving a reasonable curve would be best. Then stretch a chunk of old tee-shirt over it and dry. A hair drier or fan heater is good at this point as blowing on it would probably be exhausting and take a long time... Then you'd start gluing on the relevent doubled bits, like the edging and banding where the reef points go through.. In fact, I found that it worked OK to put all those bits on while it was still flat and then set in the curve. Here's a tops'l I made today. It's not quite right as it stuck slightly to the glass and shows a bit of damage so I'll be making yet another, but you get the idea: a translucent sail with the shadows of the tablings etc. The sails are then laced to the relevant yard or boom and given another splash with matt medium and tdried with a hair drier, which adds to the curve. After this there was a lot more block making... and rigging... Needless to say, much has been done since the last entry, Things have been a bit busy around here and I've gotten rather behind with postings. A boat had to be made. Here's the first hull half, roughly carved. more shortly... DBorgens, GrandpaPhil, bhermann and 2 others 5 Quote Scottish Maid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBlack Posted March 19, 2014 Share #75 Posted March 19, 2014 Guillemot, I'm just discovering your beautiful work. Thanks for the explanation of how to manufacture sails without the use of a sewing machine! This opens all kinds of possibilities. Also, I read that you're not entirely happy with the color of the water. That's not the first thing that catches the eye. What is more remarkable is the texture nd the way it meets the hull. That's all very realistic. Besides, the water takes on all kinds of different colors in different parts of the world; who is to say what is a correct color? Tom guillemot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted March 19, 2014 Share #76 Posted March 19, 2014 I enjoy your technique for making sails. David B Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillemot Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share #77 Posted March 19, 2014 More on the boat... This is one of those jobs you start knowing that there's a fair chance you won't get it right first crack...Making sure the gouges are really razor sharp - less likely to slip and get buried in your thumb...and using a very light touch help.The two halves were gouged out till they were thin enough to be translucent. Carved out and in... then a really thin bit of Degame was cut to be the keel/deadwood/cutwater...2 attempts. Then the interior was detailed..... The hull planking is paper, think i might have used slightly thicker paper to make the 'clinker' more apparent. Now it just needs oarlocks cut, a rudder and oars, and paint and it can then be put onto the ship. Oars, 6 of them for the ship's boat. Printed out the blade shape, doubled which is then cut out, folded and glued to the shaft. Then painted and put into the boat hexnut, SailorGreg, tasmanian and 7 others 10 Quote Scottish Maid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted March 19, 2014 Share #78 Posted March 19, 2014 Well done. You make it seem so simple. Bob Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillemot Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share #79 Posted March 19, 2014 Well done. You make it seem so simple. Bob Blood, sweat and tears, mate! That's always the thing with WIPs, they get edited Any time I try something new, like making sails, there's a stack of chuck outs, but we learn best through cock-ups, eh? Quote Scottish Maid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted March 19, 2014 Share #80 Posted March 19, 2014 Nice ships boat. It had been awhile since I have seen that method used. David B Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillemot Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share #81 Posted March 19, 2014 I got the technique from Construction of Model Open Boats by Ewart C. FreestonI notice that on Amazon it's going for £78? Sheesh. Quote Scottish Maid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michiel Posted March 19, 2014 Share #82 Posted March 19, 2014 nice, good job on the water as well... Quote Finished models: Botter, President Current: Prins Willem by the book of Ketting, HMS Beagle - OcCre restauration of a Statenjacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted March 19, 2014 Share #83 Posted March 19, 2014 Very nice looking model I like the way you tackled the sails and the ships boat. Michael Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted March 20, 2014 Share #84 Posted March 20, 2014 Blood, sweat and tears, mate! That's always the thing with WIPs, they get edited Any time I try something new, like making sails, there's a stack of chuck outs, but we learn best through cock-ups, eh? WOW! I thought I was the only one that had more trash than boat. Bob Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillemot Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share #85 Posted March 20, 2014 Yup, just as well you can't see the rest of my 'studio' in the pics. Quote Scottish Maid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 23, 2014 Share #86 Posted March 23, 2014 What did you draw the lines on the sails with? 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...
guillemot Posted March 23, 2014 Author Share #87 Posted March 23, 2014 A 4H pencil! ends up grey. Quote Scottish Maid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillemot Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share #88 Posted March 24, 2014 Hi, She's finished. Last bits to do were the anchors which were silver and soft soldered together from bits of copper. here she is. Thanks for looking! SailorGreg, dgbot, mtaylor and 17 others 20 Quote Scottish Maid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted March 24, 2014 Share #89 Posted March 24, 2014 Now it time to break open a bottle and give the Scottish Maid a salute. David B Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillemot Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share #90 Posted March 24, 2014 Grouse, last night! Quote Scottish Maid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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