Mike Dowling
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Mike Dowling reacted to mattsayers148 in Bertrand by Cathead - FINISHED - 1:87 - wooden Missouri River sternwheeler
Excellent build Cathead. I finally got caught up on your log and it's very impressive!
My experience with steamboats has been riding on them with my grandma years back. There's nothing like riding one up the Columbia River, which is home to many prehistoric looking sturgeons.
So my input will be little beyond the admiration of a beautiful boat and a cheering squad on the side lines. One thought I had, budget and time permitting, is to make a second, framed only. Now that you've mastered that part, it could be displayed to give viewers a completely unrestricted look at the impressive internal structure(time and budget permitting).
I spent my two cents so I'll sit back, shut up and admire your progress.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from mattsayers148 in Bertrand by Cathead - FINISHED - 1:87 - wooden Missouri River sternwheeler
The standard of your workmanship continues to amaze me, it really is quite amazing. I love open models and the way you are doing this is brilliant. I shall keep watching with envy at your skill !
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Mike Dowling reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Bounty by Captain Al - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
Hi Al,
The mis-alignment will be very noticeable later on, unfortunately. A perfect reason NOT to use CA glue for this step. PVA would have been a far better option, allowing you plenty of time for re-alignment and even de-bonding altogether if needed.
You may be able to de-bond the joints with Acetone, but it'll be difficult - plenty of applications will be needed. PVA can be de-bonded with Isopropyl Alcohol quite easily. It may be a better option to fill the hole and re-drill it.
I suggest you DON'T use CA for anything other than bonding metal to wood (and even then only for things like fixing eyebolts to a deck for example) or for making "needle points" in line when feeding through blocks.
Lots of luck.
Danny
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Mike Dowling reacted to shihawk in HMS Victory
Part of the reason i asked ,was that if you do not intend building straight from the box and not painting ,you will probably find you have to replace a lot of the timber and scratch build many parts to suit the build . I know i have spent more than the difference in price of the Billings compered to the CC , but had i went with the CC I may also have had to replace quite a few parts as well ?? I don;t mean to bring it all down to money but why pay for stuff you may not use !! eg the copper plates i believe come as standard on most kits but are you going to use them ???. i,m only expressing my opinion and have no experience of the CC kit which seems to be the prefered Victory kit and with much better fittings and instructions as others will undoubtly be advising you and had i been more confident was probably the one i would have bought ,although glad now i didn,t . As for your ability to better my ploughmans efforts your past builds easily answer the question . Hopefully others with more experience will be able to give better advice and i suppose it depends how much bashing you want to do .Good luck
Boyd.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from shihawk in HMS Victory
Not necessarily! Having seen your brilliant work it is more than tempting but I am not at all sure I could do as good a job as yours. As they say on TV 'other kits are available' and it would be interesting to get an idea of other peoples thoughts.
Like you I would try to do an un-painted finish as I love the wood and your build is testament to its beauty.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from Canute in HMS Victory
Not necessarily! Having seen your brilliant work it is more than tempting but I am not at all sure I could do as good a job as yours. As they say on TV 'other kits are available' and it would be interesting to get an idea of other peoples thoughts.
Like you I would try to do an un-painted finish as I love the wood and your build is testament to its beauty.
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Mike Dowling reacted to Jparsley in HMS Bounty by Captain Al - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
Hello just came across your build. I have to say at 68 and your first ever build especialy on an advanced build kit your doing a marvolous job. best of luck with the rest of your build.
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Mike Dowling reacted to Omega1234 in Bertrand by Cathead - FINISHED - 1:87 - wooden Missouri River sternwheeler
Hi Cathead
Really nice progress and she's looking great.
No need to worry about the "skewed priorities". We'll still be here waiting eagerly for your next update once you're able to get back into things.
All the best!
Patrick
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from thomaslambo in HMS Bounty by Captain Al - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
Good to see you back ! Your deck looks lovely, well done sir!
Not sure I can help much with your bowsprit rigging as I know your rigging is different from mine anyway. I can send you a copy of my bowsprit plans if I haven't already if that is any help but I am sure someone who has done/is doing the AL version will be of more help than I.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from mtaylor in Bertrand by Cathead - FINISHED - 1:87 - wooden Missouri River sternwheeler
The standard of your workmanship continues to amaze me, it really is quite amazing. I love open models and the way you are doing this is brilliant. I shall keep watching with envy at your skill !
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from Cathead in Bertrand by Cathead - FINISHED - 1:87 - wooden Missouri River sternwheeler
The standard of your workmanship continues to amaze me, it really is quite amazing. I love open models and the way you are doing this is brilliant. I shall keep watching with envy at your skill !
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Mike Dowling reacted to shihawk in HMS Victory by shihawk - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:75
Thanks all .
Mike i don,t understand the half mast thingy either ,but i,think i will give it a try ,it will mean leaving of any rigging above the first stage of the masts but not sure yet how it will work or look ???
George , that,s my problem i can,t decide !!!
Philip , Been considering the Confederacy ,no rigging ? or maybe redo my Cruiser ,or even thought about a scratch build POF ?????????. If you need help go to Kevin,s build log , i spent a couple of hours there to day trying to figure out the masts and rigging ,Billings guide is to basic . His log is better than any instructions .Great work and a very helpfull log ..
Keith . , The white wood provided is fine for painting but i thought the walnut looked better with varnish ,although there is a big variation in the colors of the different lengths i ordered so may have to order more . Brass rings also look good over the walnut !! The non painting rule means i will have to scratch the platforms etc which is another reason for the" part rigging thingy " Of course there is always the chance it won,t work ?????
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Mike Dowling reacted to Philg88 in HMS Victory by shihawk - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:75
Hey Boyd,
Beautiful work! Fight the urge to start another build in the same way that I'm trying hard to. The Billing's HMS Warrior (1860) should not be attempted, even if it was the first real iron clad and has a lot less rigging and will look dead cool when complete and will give you hours of pleasure and we can compare notes ...
The timing of your latest pics couldn't have been better considering where I am now with the Vic, so thanks for that.
Cheers,
Philip
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from shihawk in HMS Victory by shihawk - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:75
She really looks superb. Not sure I quite understand the half mast thingy but I can appreciate it will take up less space. Goodness knows how you half rig her or are you only doing half the standing rigging? Regardless you should be really proud of your work, like I said, superb.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from GLakie in HMS Victory by shihawk - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:75
She really looks superb. Not sure I quite understand the half mast thingy but I can appreciate it will take up less space. Goodness knows how you half rig her or are you only doing half the standing rigging? Regardless you should be really proud of your work, like I said, superb.
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Mike Dowling reacted to thomaslambo in HMS Bounty by Captain Al - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
Hi Al,
Beautiful job on the main deck...I think the brass cannons add a really nice finished look to the ship
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Mike Dowling reacted to captainbob in Bertrand by Cathead - FINISHED - 1:87 - wooden Missouri River sternwheeler
Considering you are trying to align all those hundreds of matchsticks, I think you've done a masterful job.
Bob
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Mike Dowling reacted to shihawk in HMS Victory by shihawk - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:75
George. i have tried 0.25 mm brass wire and it still don,t look right . Maybe it,s the way i,m doing it , i don,t know but some how i think it looks better with out them . It,s a pity cause i had so many plans in my head as to how i would do them ???
Mike . thats exactly what i,m worried about , pushing to far and spoiling things
I was a bit worried about the brass rings ,thought they looked a bit oversized. Recieved some black 0.5 wire in post to-day and have some brass ,same size on the way to try out . 0.25 was to small for the rings . It,s getting a bit OCD but i keep reminding myself it,s a learning process !!!!
Bob have you found me yet ??????
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from shihawk in HMS Victory by shihawk - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:75
Sorry to be boring and you have made a very nice try but my advice again would be to leave them off. You have done such a marvellous job so far I would hate you to spoil it now with things that don't really need to be there.
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from GLakie in HMS Victory by shihawk - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:75
Sorry to be boring and you have made a very nice try but my advice again would be to leave them off. You have done such a marvellous job so far I would hate you to spoil it now with things that don't really need to be there.
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Mike Dowling reacted to seamymcnally in HMS Victory by shihawk - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:75
I would agree with mike ,Boyd.
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Mike Dowling reacted to shihawk in HMS Victory by shihawk - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:75
Great minds think alike . I had my mind made up to use the brass but no matter where i placed them they still looked to much like eyebrows so been looking at pics of Vics on the net and most have left them off, i suspect for the same reason . If painted along with the wales they seem to blend much better but for me thats not an option . Thanks again for making my mind up for me ????
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from shihawk in HMS Victory by shihawk - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:75
My opinion for what it is worth is leave them off, your work thus far looks brilliant without them !
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Mike Dowling got a reaction from GLakie in HMS Victory by shihawk - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:75
My opinion for what it is worth is leave them off, your work thus far looks brilliant without them !
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Mike Dowling reacted to shihawk in HMS Victory by shihawk - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1:75
May be rushing with pics of progress but as the better half finally set the i-pad down i thought i would use the moment ?
I have continued work on the gun port lids and think i,m settled on my method, now need to spend the time fitting everything .I mentioned earlier about using the ply hindges provided ,but spliting them in half to thin them down ,although not perfect i believe they will do , the drip shields however i will replace and rather than buy them i will make my own from flattened brass wire ,the natural wood color of the ply did not look right against the wales !!
As you can see i tried the lid rigging with and without a liner in the hole . My preference is with the lining and it,s not much extra work , opinions welcome ???
The rest of the pics show the overall effect when dummy cannons and lids are fitted , nothing glued yet so some may be a bit of line , i still like to see the overall effect before glueing . One other thing i must mention is that i left my gunports much to deep into the hull and so when fitting the dummy cannons had to fill them out with Balsa painted matt black . In hindsight about 4-5 mm recess would have been enough to give the desired effect and i could have saved a lot of work if i had left them as they were in the kit , a lesson learned for the future !!!! some more pic while the sun still shines through my work window .
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