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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from wefalck in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
I WENT BACK TO THE HULL AND STARTED WORK ON THE CHEEK PIECES LOCATED AT THE BOW. THESE WILL HOLD THE BOW ROLLER IN PLACE. PLUS THE FORWARD ENDS OF THE INWALES AND GUNWALES WILL BE SECURED TO THE CHEEKS.
I WANTED THIS MADE FROM BOXWOOD, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT SIZE ON HAND. SO I WOULD HAVE TO MILL MORE STOCK. TOO MUCH WORK FOR 2 SMALL PIECES. I ENDED UP AGAIN USING BASSWOOD FOR THESE PIECES. I HATE MILLING WOOD WAS THE OTHER REASON.
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from wefalck in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
AS FOR THE COOPERAGE I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE HOW I WAS GOING TO HANDLE BUILDING ALL THESE BITS. SINCE MY BUDDY HAD BUILT THE KIT.
AS IT TURNED OUT ANOTHER FRIEND HAS A SON YOU WAS ENJOYING AND GETTING TO KNOW HIS NEW TOY. A LASER PRINTER/CUTTER WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. HE SAID HIS SON WAS NEEDING A PROJECT OR TWO TO HELP LEARN HIS NEW TOY. SO I GAVE HIM ONE. THE KID WAS GRATEFUL AND AS YOU CAN SEE SO WAS I.
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from KORTES in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
HI EVERYBODY,
RIGHT NOW I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF INSTALLING THE FRAMES TO THE MODEL. BUT WHERE I HAD LEFT OFF WAS PLANKING THE HULL. I USED BASS WOOD BECAUSE I DO PLAN ON PAINTING THE MODEL. NOW FOR THE INTERIOR I AM CONTEMPLATING NOT PAINTING.
THE PLANKING WAS ACTUALLY VERY EASY TO DO EVEN WHEN YOU HAD TO PLACE THE SEAM BATTENS FIRST AND THEN THE PLANK. PLUS I MADE SURE I SANDED THE BEVELS NEEDED ON EACH PLANK TO SIT PROPERLY. WHICH IS OUTLINED IN THE BOOK. I TRACED THE PATTERNS FROM THE PLANS, MADE MY PLANK AND CONTINUED ON FROM THERE. I WOULD PLACE TWO PLANKS ON ONE SIDE THEN I WOULD SWITCH TO THE OTHER SIDE. THIS KEPT ME AWARE THAT I WAS INSTALLING THE PLANKING EVENLY ON THE PORT N STARBOARD SIDES CORRECTLY.
ONCE DONE I SANDED WHAT I COULD WHILE ON THE JIG, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR AREAS. ONCE I INSTALL SOME OF THE FRAMES I WILL REMOVE THE REST OF THE BUILD JIG TO SAND AND CLEAN UP AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. MAINLY TO REMOVE BITS OF GLUE.
SO HERE IS A FEW PICTURES FOR TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. APOLOGIES FOR TAKING SO LONG TO POST PICS.
OOOOPS JUST NOTICE I HAD "CAPS LOCKED"! OH WELL.
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from wefalck in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
NOW THE PROGRESS
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from wefalck in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
Well its been a little will. just have been very busy with other things lately. Finding spare time has been a challenge. So what i"m going to show is parts of the plans and book. Because I thought it would be easier to understand what I am trying to accomplish here. This model ain't for the young. Practicums are practicums, I'm saying this because I treat them like the Pirates Code, they are more like guide lines to me. If it works well for the writer of the practicum then all is well, but if something works better for me I will go that route.
It's gets a little complicated here so if I do not explain it right please ask or tell me and maybe I can clarify a little better.
So the plans and book pics first...
Now the pic above shows how the stem n stern post will come together with the keel. But also shows how i mush creat the bevels for the garboard strake.
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from wefalck in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
So now after contemplating what wood. I decided to build two boats. I have so much basswood probably make one from that. Then go with Intarsia for the other. The book says if your using planks 3/64's thick or 1/32. Does not explain wht two different thicknesses.
I have milled that thin with basswood. But not with the hardwoods. Plus using a slitting blade for me anyway is a big pain in the butt. but I'll see how it goes.
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from KORTES in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from KORTES in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
FINAL STEPS TO THE BUILD BOARD!
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from KORTES in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
Hello all,
I gave my whaleboat kit to a friend of mine to try and giver it a go. Once done he gave me what he had left and I decided to scratch build one out of basswood and other woods. I started the build a long while ago. But really got busy in life, and with this virus thing going on and being told to stay home else face getting pulled over and fined up to 1000.00 dollars. So having sometime with the models again.
Jeezz! The building jig is a practicum in itself...
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from KORTES in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
THANKS MOAB AND MARK.
MARK I LIKE SCRATCH, KIT BASHING, AND RE-BUILDING MODELS. THE ONE THING I HATE IS MILLING WOOD. THAT REALLY SUCKS. BUT OH WELL.
HI EVERYONE.
WORKING ON THE BITS, TWARTS, AND PAINTING THE HULL A LITTLE MORE.
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from KORTES in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
THANKS JOHN!!! I HOPE YOUR SAFE FROM ALL THIS VIRUS.
HI EVERYONE,
TO BREAK UP THE BUILD A LITTLE I WORKING ON THE HULL AND ALL THE BITS THAT GO WITH THE BOAT. THESE BOATS WERE PAINTED IN DIVERSE COLORS. SOME DISPLAYING FOUR/FIVE DIFFERENT COLORS JUST ON ONE BOAT. SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME I WENT WITH GREEN AND YELLOW SO FAR. RONNBERG STATES THAT GREEN AND YELLOW WAS A NICE COMBO FOR THESE BOATS. IT WOULD MAKE IT POP!!! SURE DOES BUT I AM ALSO FROM SOUTHERN CALIF. THE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD FOR THE AVOCADO. SO WHEN I'M DONE I WILL BLESS HER THE USS AVOCADO!!!
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from wefalck in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
THANKS JOHN!!! I HOPE YOUR SAFE FROM ALL THIS VIRUS.
HI EVERYONE,
TO BREAK UP THE BUILD A LITTLE I WORKING ON THE HULL AND ALL THE BITS THAT GO WITH THE BOAT. THESE BOATS WERE PAINTED IN DIVERSE COLORS. SOME DISPLAYING FOUR/FIVE DIFFERENT COLORS JUST ON ONE BOAT. SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME I WENT WITH GREEN AND YELLOW SO FAR. RONNBERG STATES THAT GREEN AND YELLOW WAS A NICE COMBO FOR THESE BOATS. IT WOULD MAKE IT POP!!! SURE DOES BUT I AM ALSO FROM SOUTHERN CALIF. THE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD FOR THE AVOCADO. SO WHEN I'M DONE I WILL BLESS HER THE USS AVOCADO!!!
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
THANKS JOHN!!! I HOPE YOUR SAFE FROM ALL THIS VIRUS.
HI EVERYONE,
TO BREAK UP THE BUILD A LITTLE I WORKING ON THE HULL AND ALL THE BITS THAT GO WITH THE BOAT. THESE BOATS WERE PAINTED IN DIVERSE COLORS. SOME DISPLAYING FOUR/FIVE DIFFERENT COLORS JUST ON ONE BOAT. SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME I WENT WITH GREEN AND YELLOW SO FAR. RONNBERG STATES THAT GREEN AND YELLOW WAS A NICE COMBO FOR THESE BOATS. IT WOULD MAKE IT POP!!! SURE DOES BUT I AM ALSO FROM SOUTHERN CALIF. THE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD FOR THE AVOCADO. SO WHEN I'M DONE I WILL BLESS HER THE USS AVOCADO!!!
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from wefalck in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
ONCE DONE I GLUED IN TO PLACE TO THE WALES AND THE STEM POST. I TRIM DOWN THE POST LEVEL AND PER INSTRUCTION FILE THE STEM TO FIT THE BOW ROLLER. NEVER HAVE TURNED METAL BEFORE SO THIS WAS GOING TO BE NEW AND A VERY SMALL PIECE TOO.
THAT'S IT FOR RIGHT NOW. JUST HAVING A HARD TIME MODELING THESE DAYS BECAUSE OF THE VIRUS SITUATION AND NOW ALL THIS DAMN CIVIL UNREST GOING ON IN MY COUNTRY AND STATE. I FELL ASHAMED AND SAD ABOUT THE SITUATION AND BEING VERY CONCERNED OF PROTECTING MY FAMILY.
SO ALL YOU IN MY COUNTRY PLEASE BE SAFE AND HAVE HOPE AND PRAY THAT THINGS WILL END SOON AND WE WILL BE BETTER OFF FROM ALL OF THIS SOON! GOD BLESS!!!
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
I WENT BACK TO THE HULL AND STARTED WORK ON THE CHEEK PIECES LOCATED AT THE BOW. THESE WILL HOLD THE BOW ROLLER IN PLACE. PLUS THE FORWARD ENDS OF THE INWALES AND GUNWALES WILL BE SECURED TO THE CHEEKS.
I WANTED THIS MADE FROM BOXWOOD, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE THE CORRECT SIZE ON HAND. SO I WOULD HAVE TO MILL MORE STOCK. TOO MUCH WORK FOR 2 SMALL PIECES. I ENDED UP AGAIN USING BASSWOOD FOR THESE PIECES. I HATE MILLING WOOD WAS THE OTHER REASON.
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
AS FOR THE COOPERAGE I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE HOW I WAS GOING TO HANDLE BUILDING ALL THESE BITS. SINCE MY BUDDY HAD BUILT THE KIT.
AS IT TURNED OUT ANOTHER FRIEND HAS A SON YOU WAS ENJOYING AND GETTING TO KNOW HIS NEW TOY. A LASER PRINTER/CUTTER WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. HE SAID HIS SON WAS NEEDING A PROJECT OR TWO TO HELP LEARN HIS NEW TOY. SO I GAVE HIM ONE. THE KID WAS GRATEFUL AND AS YOU CAN SEE SO WAS I.
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from wefalck in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
I HAVE BEEN APPROACHED ABOUT UPPER CASE. YES I DO KNOW WHAT IT MEANS TYPING ALL IN UPPER CASE. I MEAN NOTHING BY IT BECAUSE I HAVE NEVER LEARNED TO TYPE. SO IF IT BOTHERS PEOPLE I WILL CEASE N DESIST. JUST A FRIENDLY FYI. THE PEOPLE THAT KNOW ME HERE. KNOW HOW I AM. BUT JUST LET ME KNOW. THIS WHY I AM CONSIDERING MAKING THESE MY LAST BUILD LOGS AND MAYBE CREATING MY OWN SITE/BLOG.
HELLO,
I DECIDED TO PAINT THE BOAT. THE INBOARD WOULD BE YELLOW AND THE HULL GREEN. THE FRAMES WERE DONE IN SWISS PEAR. I PAINTED IN HIGH GLOSS BECAUSE THE SHINE HELP BRING OUT ANY PERFECTIONS TO DEAL WITH AND CLEAR UP. AFTER THAT I WILL BE ADDING A DULL CLEAR COAT SO IT WILL LOOK A LOT BETTER.
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from wefalck in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
HI EVERYBODY,
RIGHT NOW I AM IN THE MIDDLE OF INSTALLING THE FRAMES TO THE MODEL. BUT WHERE I HAD LEFT OFF WAS PLANKING THE HULL. I USED BASS WOOD BECAUSE I DO PLAN ON PAINTING THE MODEL. NOW FOR THE INTERIOR I AM CONTEMPLATING NOT PAINTING.
THE PLANKING WAS ACTUALLY VERY EASY TO DO EVEN WHEN YOU HAD TO PLACE THE SEAM BATTENS FIRST AND THEN THE PLANK. PLUS I MADE SURE I SANDED THE BEVELS NEEDED ON EACH PLANK TO SIT PROPERLY. WHICH IS OUTLINED IN THE BOOK. I TRACED THE PATTERNS FROM THE PLANS, MADE MY PLANK AND CONTINUED ON FROM THERE. I WOULD PLACE TWO PLANKS ON ONE SIDE THEN I WOULD SWITCH TO THE OTHER SIDE. THIS KEPT ME AWARE THAT I WAS INSTALLING THE PLANKING EVENLY ON THE PORT N STARBOARD SIDES CORRECTLY.
ONCE DONE I SANDED WHAT I COULD WHILE ON THE JIG, INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR AREAS. ONCE I INSTALL SOME OF THE FRAMES I WILL REMOVE THE REST OF THE BUILD JIG TO SAND AND CLEAN UP AS BEST AS POSSIBLE. MAINLY TO REMOVE BITS OF GLUE.
SO HERE IS A FEW PICTURES FOR TO SEE WHAT HAS BEEN DONE. APOLOGIES FOR TAKING SO LONG TO POST PICS.
OOOOPS JUST NOTICE I HAD "CAPS LOCKED"! OH WELL.
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from Duanelaker in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
NOW THE PROGRESS
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from Duanelaker in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
Well its been a little will. just have been very busy with other things lately. Finding spare time has been a challenge. So what i"m going to show is parts of the plans and book. Because I thought it would be easier to understand what I am trying to accomplish here. This model ain't for the young. Practicums are practicums, I'm saying this because I treat them like the Pirates Code, they are more like guide lines to me. If it works well for the writer of the practicum then all is well, but if something works better for me I will go that route.
It's gets a little complicated here so if I do not explain it right please ask or tell me and maybe I can clarify a little better.
So the plans and book pics first...
Now the pic above shows how the stem n stern post will come together with the keel. But also shows how i mush creat the bevels for the garboard strake.
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from Duanelaker in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
So now after contemplating what wood. I decided to build two boats. I have so much basswood probably make one from that. Then go with Intarsia for the other. The book says if your using planks 3/64's thick or 1/32. Does not explain wht two different thicknesses.
I have milled that thin with basswood. But not with the hardwoods. Plus using a slitting blade for me anyway is a big pain in the butt. but I'll see how it goes.
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from wefalck in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from wefalck in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
FINAL STEPS TO THE BUILD BOARD!
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from KORTES in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
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Cap'n Rat Fink got a reaction from wefalck in New Bedford Whaleboat by Cap'n Rat Fink - FINISHED - 1/16th scale - by Mario
Hello all,
I gave my whaleboat kit to a friend of mine to try and giver it a go. Once done he gave me what he had left and I decided to scratch build one out of basswood and other woods. I started the build a long while ago. But really got busy in life, and with this virus thing going on and being told to stay home else face getting pulled over and fined up to 1000.00 dollars. So having sometime with the models again.
Jeezz! The building jig is a practicum in itself...
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