Don Quixote

This is what I used to keep things square. Modified Model-Expo's. I thought I would use the wing nuts to lock things in place, but it rides so smoothly and stays in place very well.

Don't really need the back piece.

First hurdle. I put some scrap wood under the decking that doesn't lay right and glued it to the side of the bulwark so clamps can hold it down.

Again, I'm very impressed with the laser cuts. Look at how well the deck lays.

I've invited my 15 year old granddaughter to follow along. Let's see if she does and how much she participates.

I was building the Niagara and got to the rigging and was intimidated so I thought I'd build this one to get some simpler rigging experience. Here's my Niagara. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6701-niagara-1813-by-justblowininthewind-model-shipways-164-first-build/

So far I'm impressed with the laser cuts, the written instructions are a challenge to say the least. The plans themselves are not bad at all.

I made the box for holding the wood for the Niagara. The blue tape on the left is left over from the Niagara. The duct tape is for this ship. I made that from display shelf scraps from Home Depot.

I'm only showing the 1st 2 sets of plans as they're what's relevant now.

Well, sorry for the long delay, friends. BUSY summer. Which is just now ending here in California. Upper 50's. Rain. 2 more months of this crap.

Anyway, here's the latest. Sorry there's not a lot more, but I was negligent in taking pics.

I'm intimidated by the rigging so I'm putting it on hold while I build the Rattlesnake.

Soon as I get the log started I'll let you know.

There's one site I do, do. And take that for what it's worth. Called nextdoor.com. It's a site dedicated to..., You guessed it, your neighborhood. It goes by the name of your neighborhood. Ours, bridleridge.nextdoor.com.

Someone says, I found a dog. Another says, I found a cat. Another says, "I think I saw a cat... burgler... Another says, "Well, I'll be dog gone!" Then someone gets upset about dogs being gone and everyone gets upset that everyone's upset and... It's the most entertaining site their is. I mean if last nights debate wasn't entertainment, this site is. I can get them fighting over whose dog poops in whose yard. I've been kicked off 2 times, but they always let me back on. ID10T's.

One time someone was complaining about dog poo in their yard so I uploaded a movie of a monkey tossing poo at a zoo. (Hey that rhymed!) Said I, "This is what I would do to the person(s) if I caught them." That was the 1st time I got kicked off. Now I just watch to see who's getting kicked off next.

Lol. No problem. Thanks for looking in.  I check your build, but I just never say anything. I always forget the "like" too. Not anti-social, just not very polite

They're not.

I have a bunch of magnets and a 1999 pickup truck. I taped 2 8.5x11" pcs of paper together lengthwise and drew 2 parallel lines apart the same distance as the diameter of the mast and length. Set the paper on my truck and the magnets on that. Put some on the side and underneath an all around to hold them in place...

Brian

Well, long time no work on me ship. Granddaughter was here during summer vacation. Amazing 14 year old.

I have done a little work here and there, and finally remembered to bring my phone into the garage with me.

Messed it all up, but I'll do better on the main mast.

 

drill the hole for the anchor cable

Gotcha covered on this one. No matter WHAT you do it won't be worse than mine:) NEXT time I'm thinking something a lot faster and less aggressive. I'd really rather almost burn through it than rip through it with a drill bit.

Dremel?

Thanks, Mike. I hadda go into town this afternoon so I did just that and grabbed some from a hobby store.

Got it, thanks, Joel. I'm gonna try the beaded option first.

Back at it a little bit. I'll try to get some pics, I have made a little progress...

Question regarding Batten's for the top gallant and royal yards. Are we supposed to make them? I see nothing pre-cut.

Seems like hanging a yard would be easier than making a batten and those beaded perrel's.

So what IS easier?

Wondering how you're doing Larry! Update, please. Miss 'ya.

The Line. I stay well away from it for now. At least on this first build.

Already got a few in waiting and I figure to, very slowly, push the line. Or in my case I think the word "limit" might be more accurate.

:im Not Worthy:

Just catching up mike. I'm impressed. I didn't even dare try to mount the coronades properly. I KNOW I'd never be able to do it! Of course I didn't think of doing a fake bullwark like that.

Looking GREAT!

Ah, I get it now. That makes sense.

And yes, Mike that is Domanics.

Last night I broke one of the stropping pins (That I put the eraser on) but the whole thing cane of, not snapped. I soldered it back on and good to go again.

Thanks for the help, y'all!

Only:

800,880,808,018,628,638,638,6dx,386,sx3,86d,x23,86s,l38,6dx,4pe,nti,ump,ent,ium,mmx,pen,tiu,mpr,ope,nti,umI,Ipe,nti,umI,IIp,ent,ium,cor,epe,nti,umd,ual,cor,eco,re2,duo,cor,e2q,uad,cor,e2e,xtr,eme,qua,dco,rex,eon,cor,ei3,i5i,72n,dge,ni3,i5i,700

X the radius of pi squared.

X the port side.

Looking GREAT! Nice work.

Hey y'all! I finally had a good idea. *I* think anyway. I was getting frustrated that my work kept coming off the serving machine. I have replacement erasers for my mechanical pencils so I cut a couple pcs. off and stuck it on top of the wires.

My fist stroped block. Somewhere along the line it got upside down.

Okay, now you're just showing off!

That's what I was afraid of. And did NOT want to hear.

I've been through and through these directions. The only easy part I've found is when I put it on the shelf and call it done.

For the mast tops, I have these 4 cheeks but they all are 7 degrees. Am I supposed to shape 2 to be 21 degrees for the main mast?

Sounds like a mild summer day in Michigan where I spent the 1st 40 year of my life. A little light rain, a tiny little lightning bolt. P-Shaw! Like anything that burns, lightning needs oxygen to burn. Once consumed at such an incredible speed (speed of light in fact - 186 thousand miles per second) the air rushes back in filling the vacuum. That's what makes the sound we call thunder.

Here in Central California, THEY get "storms" that we call sprinkles.

Y'all are getting hammered this year! Us? A balmy 90 degrees and as you know. Dry. 8 % humidity. Very nice indeed.

I used what came with the kit with just a tad bit of white and air brushed it.

That's the way you do it! Money for nothing and you chicks for free! I did the exact same thing. Except of course I went for the blue/green for the hull.