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US Brig Syren by kscadman - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64 - first wooden ship build


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I've finished the ships boats and I've started on the bowsprit. I have the bowsprit tapered, and fitted and currently the stain is drying. I'm fairly sure I have the angle correct.

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Jim, thank you for the compliment. Actually I altered the lift drawings in my Syren drawings and used the 18ft yawl drawings from "Anatomy of the ship book USF Essex" to make my jolly boat on the aft davits. It was quite the adventure. I show some pictures of my progess in this log.

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Hello and thanks Thomas. Its good to be back. I still have the hammocks. I removed them for the moment.

 

I hope your staying safe from Florence.

 

Richard

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  • 3 weeks later...

Work is progressing on the bowsprit. I started with the kit supplied dowel but after sanding and staining it still looked like a dark dowel rod. I noticed that the diameter was smaller than the plan drawing so I bought a new basswood dowel rod and and remade the bowsprit. I'm much happier with the results. The jibboom and flying jibboom went off without a hitch.

I assembled the dolphin striker and lathed the jack staff

My question is: does the bowsprit sit on top of the stem or is it cut into the stem? My angle "looks" too steep to me.

 

Richard

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Richard:

Your model is coming along really well. Great work.

 

I would go with Chuck's plans on the bowsprit angle. However, to my eye, your angle looks about right. If it jives with the plans, then go with it. 

 

Russ

 

 

 

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Thomas, I totally agree with you.

 

I've made more progress. I completed the open and closed hearts but I'm not happy with the results. I wasn't sure how to lash the cord to the hearts. I need a how to book on this one.

When I examined the drawings it looked like all the hearts have double cords on them but in the picture in the instructiions look like only the open hearts had double cords.

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I managed to attach all the hearts to the bowsprit. I'm not very satisfied with the results. Does anyone have an idea as to where I can look to find the proper way of lashing the hearts, I've looked in my books and in the resource sections here and haven't found anything.

 

I hope my rigging gets better as I move along.

 

Thanks to all for your likes and comments, it really helps.

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Progress has been slow. I've finished all but the foot ropes on the bowsprit. Overall I think it looks right, but my rigging techniques need work. I found that the dolphin striker is my nemesis (I broke it 3 or 4 times). I still need to attach the foot ropes to complete the bowsprit.

 

Any directions on proper rigging would be appreciated. I researched the books,  but putting prototype into scale is almost impossible for me.

 

Attached is a progression of the bowsprit assembly.

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I've started on the masts. As I'm trying to figure out how to square the top sections of the masts with out getting them lopsided I added the anchor ropes to the deck and started work on the tops.

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Lookin' good!

 

Jesse

 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

 

 

 

 

 

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Sanding and staining of parts has been completed. Finished assembling the tops and sanded down the masts and added the cheeks. I'm not very happy with the squaring of the masts but I think once the tops are on it will look ok.

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I managed to get some work done on my masts. I sanded and stained the cheeks, added the bands and attached the front frogs. Once I sand down and stain the front frogs I can attach the bibbs, cleats, chocks, etc.

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