Catch22 Posted March 3, 2013 Share #1 Posted March 3, 2013 So with the rebirth of the site I have a new motivation to post my build log instead of just stalking everyone else's. I moved on to wood ships after branching out from plastic ones and got hooked. Since then Ive build the Phantom and the MS Mayflower. The Mayflower as well as Chuck's amazing practicum helped me learn a lot of techniques. And that brings us to...the Niagara! Im mostly done the prerigging stuff and am looking forward to making all the masts. I decided to make the cannon/carronades run out but ropes stored. I also decided to spend half a millennium making all the tackle for the guns. Another coat of paint is needed to touch up the oops and things but I'll be saving that for last as smudges and things will undoubtedly happen. And enough words...on to the pictures! My amazing ship holding device.... And heres where I am now, making all the parts for the chainplates. And in other news im still terrible at soldering. Blacken-it is my new best friend I feel like im not uploading these images correctly...any tips of how to make them smaller until you click to expand them would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted March 3, 2013 Share #2 Posted March 3, 2013 Catch22, I'm happy to see you are posting a build log. The stage of your build is actually close to where mine was when I got started on MSW. Please keep the pictures coming. Our Niagara club is growing. Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted March 4, 2013 Share #3 Posted March 4, 2013 Welcome aboard Catch22. I believe we now have seven Niagara ships under construction. We can all learn from each other... Quote Regards, Larry ---------------------------------------------------- Current Build US Brig Niagara Completed Builds George W Washburn - 1890 Tugboat Future Builds 18th Century Longboat by MS HM Cutter Cheerful Wappen Von Hamburg by Corel If your not making mistakes, your not challenging yourself – my life has been full of challenges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted March 4, 2013 Share #4 Posted March 4, 2013 I believe that is 140 cannons!!! A force to be reckoned with for sure. Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted March 4, 2013 Share #5 Posted March 4, 2013 I believe that is 140 cannons!!! A force to be reckoned with for sure. Absolutely! Speaking of cannons, has anyone gave thought to displaying cannon balls on their Niagara? Quote Regards, Larry ---------------------------------------------------- Current Build US Brig Niagara Completed Builds George W Washburn - 1890 Tugboat Future Builds 18th Century Longboat by MS HM Cutter Cheerful Wappen Von Hamburg by Corel If your not making mistakes, your not challenging yourself – my life has been full of challenges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted March 5, 2013 Share #6 Posted March 5, 2013 Larry, that's an excellent question. It's possible David, aka Bahama's Diver, may know the answer to that. I will pose that question to him. If we don't get an answer there I can always write to the captain at the Erie, PA museum and ask him as well. Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch22 Posted March 30, 2013 Author Share #7 Posted March 30, 2013 Finally got around to doing a little more work. I got the chain plates installed and the hammock rails. Bowsprit is in the works too. GrandpaPhil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenr Posted March 30, 2013 Share #8 Posted March 30, 2013 Hi Catch22 And another welcome to the Niagara Club You look to be well advanced with your model which will be a great help to those of us following on behind Regards Ken Quote Under construction US Brig Niagara Completed HMB Endeavour - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted March 31, 2013 Share #9 Posted March 31, 2013 This is some great progress! The bowsprit and chain plates look very nice. How did you secure your hammock stanchions to the cap rail? Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catch22 Posted March 31, 2013 Author Share #10 Posted March 31, 2013 I used a dot of super glue and a pair of clamps for each one and just let them sit for a while. Tey turned out pretty good I think. I was planning on making the U shaped brackets but I'm terrible at soldering so I took the easy way out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted April 1, 2013 Share #11 Posted April 1, 2013 I understand that completely. I'm definitely not the best at soldering. I made the little U-shaped brackets for the ends of each rail but didn't for all of the stanchions in between. I was able to get some black card stock and glued that directly to the rails to simulate those brackets. Your rails still look excellent though. That is one of the harder areas on this ship to construct. Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anja Posted May 23, 2013 Share #12 Posted May 23, 2013 Hello Catch22, Have a wonderful day. Anja Quote Those we loved but lost are no longer where they were, but are always where we are. In the gallery: Albatros 1840 - Constructo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gleason Posted November 17, 2013 Share #13 Posted November 17, 2013 (edited) Absolutely! Speaking of cannons, has anyone gave thought to displaying cannon balls on their Niagara? FYI: after going through my hundreds of Niagara photos, I found the following: Gleason Edited November 17, 2013 by gleason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted November 17, 2013 Share #14 Posted November 17, 2013 Hi Gleason, THANKS for the photo!!! Quote Regards, Larry ---------------------------------------------------- Current Build US Brig Niagara Completed Builds George W Washburn - 1890 Tugboat Future Builds 18th Century Longboat by MS HM Cutter Cheerful Wappen Von Hamburg by Corel If your not making mistakes, your not challenging yourself – my life has been full of challenges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gleason Posted December 7, 2013 Share #15 Posted December 7, 2013 FYI: after going through my hundreds of Niagara photos, I found the following: Cannonballs.JPG Gleason update to cannonball display: cannonball rack placements This is a snippet from an article written by Alfred S. Brownell entitled "A Model of the Brig Niagara" published in Volume 16 (pages 199-210) of the Nautical Research Journal which included a history and several photographs of his model of Niagara. I do not know if the article is still available. Check with the folks at the Nautical Research Journal... Gleason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyCity Frankie Posted December 8, 2016 Share #16 Posted December 8, 2016 I have been checking out the many Niagara logs and a few things came to mind as I looked at all the photos. One of them was the capstan and its placement between the two hatches. Faithful duplication of the MS kit plans calls for little houses or dog houses over each hatch adjacent to the capstan, the upper surfaces are very nearly flush with where the capstan bars would swing and I can not imagine this as a practical way of doing things. I know the hatches can be opened and these dog houses set aside, but I just didn't buy them as "real". I looked into it and the current Niagara does have them and the capstan bars are just long enough to allow one man on each bar, but I still have a hard time swallowing this even with the real world example. Anyway this is a long way of saying I am glad to see this historic model has gone with gratings over the hatches, which looks and feels correct to me. Quote Quote Niagara USS Constitution Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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