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KennyH78
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I was able to spend a couple of hours to work on rigging the backstays today. Making the tiny hooks to strop to the blocks was a pain, but I did my best. Next step to get the rest of the rigging done on the front of the boat. I'm getting excited because this build is finally coming to together and will be finished soon.
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So I have started the process of getting the bulkhead PDF files converted into a file type that my CNC likes; SVG. I have also went ahead and did a test cut of 2 of the bulkheads to see if I got the measurements right. As you can see by the pictures below, I have them sized a little too small. I will adjust the sizes of them in the program and cut them again on some more scrap 1/8" ply that I have laying around.
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Thank you for the warm welcomes and Happy New Year to you all! This build will be slow going to start with since my CNC’s main job is to make me money to feed my hobbies. I am currently working on importing the bulkhead PDFs and getting ready to cut a test bulkhead to ensure that I got them sized correctly.
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Thanks, the wife lets me build in there because it keeps me close to the family. She knows that if I was told to go build in the garage, then I would never be in the house lol.
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I was digging through my giant ship modeling tub and found some .012 tan rigging rope that I must have bought years ago from Model Shipways. After some debate, I decided to take a few steps back and removed all off the kit supplied tan string on the rigging and replaced it with the Model Shipways rope. Took a few hours to do, but I am very happy with the result. The model looks a lot better now. Only thing left to do is to remake the rope coils and add them back to the model. Then I can proceed forward with rigging the backstays and bowsprit. This photo below shows the difference of the kit supplied string and the Model Shipways rope.
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So I got some happy mail today from Chuck! The laser cut pieces for Chapter 1 minus the bulkheads and bulkhead former. I elected to go with cherry wood. My plan for the bulkheads and former is to cut them out on my X-Carve CNC. My first step is to take the pdf files and get them loaded up in the program; hopefully at the right scale.
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Finished rigging the starboard shroud today. All in all I am pleased with the result.
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Allen, No confusion on my part. I can see the difference. I have a rope walk as well from Model Shipways that I bought like 5 years ago. I will pull it out and use it for sure when I build My Occre Endurance kit that I have in my stash.
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The tan thread is from the kit. The black thread for the shrouds is from my stash of thread from Model Shipways. It is .028 thread, slightly bigger than what the instructions call for (.021); but it’s all I have. The black thread from the kit was scrapped due to the do-overs I had to do on the shrouds.
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I got some work done on the longboat since my last update. Making and installing the mast, bowsprit, boom, and gaff was pretty straight forward. Rigging the boom and gaff wasn't too difficult either. But I have sort of struggled with the shrouds. I was finally able to complete port side of the shrouds after 4 attempts at it. The rigging of the deadeyes could have been done better, but I'm happy with it; especially since it was the first time I have done those and at this scale. Tomorrow I am going to start on the starboard side. Here's hoping that that side goes a little quicker to complete than the port side did.
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Over the last couple of days I was able to get the rudder finished up and installed on the longboat. Then I permanently attached the boat onto its base. The next day, I started the tedious task of tapering the mast. Using my drill just as Chuck suggests in the instructions made the task a little easier. The button on the top was a little nerve racking to make along with the iron work for the mast. Took a while, but it worked out in the end. After I got the button installed and the iron work onto the mast, I finished it according to the plans. Tomorrow I plan on adding the blocks to the mast and continuing on with installed the mast into the longboat.
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Thanks, I try my best. Handling these tiny parts can be very tricky
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Got a little more work done on the longboat since my last post. Finished up the seats in the cockpit along with the locker. Also got all of the knees installed along with the windlass and handles. I also installed the oar holder pins and eye let rings for lifting the boat in and out of the water. After a little break, I began work on the rudder. I still have to get the top gudgeon installed and painted on the rudder, then I can install the pintles on the transom and stern post and hang the rudder. I also made the display base for the longboat. The boat is not yet permanently attached to the base, I will do that just before I install the masts and rig the boat.
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I haven't gotten any work done on Confederacy today, but I was able to get her dry dock built. The Professional Build Slip from Hobby Zone should help out greatly. I will get her transferred over to her new dock tomorrow sometime.
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Got the forward part of the false deck removed and added some shims. I ended up having to add shims to 5 bulkheads. The last pic shows the false deck back in place. I haven't glued it down yet; but can already tell that shims is what it needed. Next up is to fix the sheer between hances. I sure am glad that the kit has extra pieces for the hances in it.
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A little more work done today. Made and installed the thwarts and the front bulkhead piece for the locker at the back of the boat. Then I stained all of the interior parts with golden oak.
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My gap may be a little too large, the instructions only say to “Leave a consistent air space between each floor board.”
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That was my thinking as well, just not something I’m looking forward to. I have the isopropyl and syringe out now. Hoping everything works out good
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Hello Werner, Your model is absolutely stunning and a masterpiece! I can only hope that my attempt at the Confederacy will be half as good as yours.
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Continued with the fairing of the sweep ports. I'm about 1/4 of the way done. It is slow going since I am fairing them by hand. While I was steadily sanding away, I noticed that the false deck has a very noticeable dip at bulkheads A and 0. I know that I need to fix this and am thinking that i will just unglue them and attempt to add a spacer in between the bulkhead and false deck to get the false deck to the proper height. Not sure if that is the best way to go about it; I'm all ears if anyone has any better/easier options.
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Started work on the interior of the boat. Got the floor boards, fore and aft deck and the rails installed.
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Werner, Thank you and I will check out and follow your build log.
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Allan, thanks for the tip. I will definitely do that the next time I have to paint a model below the water line.
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Tom, I just found your build log and will be following it intently since I plan to build this kit in the future. So far I love the way you explain all of your processes. Please keep up the great work and Happy Holidays to you as well.
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Better late than never, I guess; but here is my build log for the USF Confederacy. There are many like it, but this one is mine, lol. I started this build over 5 year ago. Then it got put on hold in Jan of 2018 due to my retirement from active duty Air Force, move from Texas to Georgia and starting a new job. Before I knew it, 5 years have past and I was looking at the MDF box the model was placed into for the move on the shelf in my closet. I decided to pull it down and open up the box. Then I decided it was time to start work on it again. I don't have any pictures of my progress up to this point, but I have a pictures of the current state of the build. I am currently in the process of fairing the sweep ports.
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