Jump to content
NRG Photographic Model Ship Competition - All eligible to enter - Reduced memberhsip fee - JULY 31 ENTRY DEADLINE ×
New Banner Ad Sponsor - Epic Engravers - Great plank bending machine (also bends thin metal sheets) and unique engraved coins to label your model displays! ×

ChrisLBren

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    743

  • Joined

  • Last visited

About ChrisLBren

  • Birthday 11/08/1969

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    Barrington

Recent Profile Visitors

4,133 profile views
  1.    Mike Y reacted to a post in a topic: La Renommee 1744 by ChrisLBren - 1/48 - 2025
  2.    Mike Y reacted to a post in a topic: La Renommee 1744 by ChrisLBren - 1/48 - 2025
  3.    Mike Y reacted to a post in a topic: La Renommee 1744 by ChrisLBren - 1/48 - 2025
  4.    scrubbyj427 reacted to a post in a topic: La Renommee 1744 by ChrisLBren - 1/48 - 2025
  5. ChrisLBren
    Thanks Brad - I may try nickel wire to see if I like that appearance better than brass and then make a decision. Greg, I just used a standard blade that I use for the most part that the late Jim Byrnes included when he serviced my saw a few years back - same one I use for ripping planks and most of my cuts. Honestly its seems a lot scarier of an operation after all that milling than it is. The biggest tip is to make sure to accurately line up the cut - you cut too narrow and the milled parts are fragile and useless - you go to thick its really hard to reduce it to a thinner/proper thickness.
  6.    Trussben reacted to a post in a topic: La Renommee 1744 by ChrisLBren - 1/48 - 2025
  7.    G. Delacroix reacted to a post in a topic: La Renommee 1744 by ChrisLBren - 1/48 - 2025
  8.    AnobiumPunctatum reacted to a post in a topic: La Renommee 1744 by ChrisLBren - 1/48 - 2025
  9.    AnobiumPunctatum reacted to a post in a topic: La Renommee 1744 by ChrisLBren - 1/48 - 2025
  10.    davyboy reacted to a post in a topic: La Renommee 1744 by ChrisLBren - 1/48 - 2025
  11.    Greg Davis reacted to a post in a topic: La Renommee 1744 by ChrisLBren - 1/48 - 2025
  12. ChrisLBren
    Plugging away at the hawse timbers - here they are after a few attempts. Pencil marks are there for waterline reference. I believe I need to install frame 1 first and then hope they will fit the keel and frame 1 after some adjustments - otherwise do them over yet again ! I am on the fence with nailing the frames with bolts simulated with 22 gauge square brass wire which is the most common way to do it. I'm just not sure if I like the appearance. I have still not decided whether or not the hull will have openings as the lines of this ship are so beautiful I may want to leave the frames intact which certainly is one reason not to bother with the bolts. I could change my mind though. Any opinions are welcome.
  13.    ChrisLBren reacted to a post in a topic: Le Chebec by Yvesvidal - CAF Model - 1/48
  14.    ChrisLBren reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
  15.    ChrisLBren reacted to a post in a topic: L'Amarante by marsalv - 1:36 - POF
  16.    ChrisLBren reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Bellona 1760 by SJSoane - Scale 1:64 - English 74-gun - as designed
  17.    ChrisLBren reacted to a post in a topic: HMS PEGASUS by giampieroricci - Scale 1:36 - Swan-Class Sloop from plans by David Antscherl & Greg Herbert
  18. ChrisLBren
    Thanks Greg - I have been eyeing this one as a future project so I look forward to seeing this one come to life !
  19. ChrisLBren
    Sure Greg, I took a piece of 7mm by 8mm (same dimension as my keel) piece of pear and milled the horizontal notches on top - then flipped it to each side to complete the corresponding notches. Lastly I used a chisel to i finish the notches where they rise above the cut line (Cut line being the bottom of the side notches that sits above the keel proper) Then I severed the top piece using my Byrnes table saw. Actually one of the easier operations so far on this build....
  20.    ChrisLBren reacted to a post in a topic: Le Chebec by Yvesvidal - CAF Model - 1/48
  21. ChrisLBren
    Nice work Greg - my completed keel assembly on La Renommee took me over a month to build after numerous redos - so I hear ya !!!!
  22. ChrisLBren
    Looks fantastic !!!
  23.    ChrisLBren reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
  24. ChrisLBren
    Thanks V ! Working my way thru the Hawse timbers and frame 1 installation currently - hopefully an update soon
  25. ChrisLBren
    Thanks Brad
  26.    ChrisLBren reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Portland 1770 by Trussben - Portland Scale Ship Co. - 1:48 - 50 gun 4th rate
  27. ChrisLBren
    Construction site completed, aligned and ready for frames
  28.    ChrisLBren reacted to a post in a topic: Le Chebec by Yvesvidal - CAF Model - 1/48
  29. ChrisLBren
    Thanks Brad - I am following your build as well - love the Salamandre !!!
  30. ChrisLBren
    Here's a simple yet brilliant idea - a frame calibrated ruler. The applications including the creation of a construction site are many. Take the lines off the frame profile plan and apply it to a yard stick using double sided tape. I borrowed this one off a French site I have been referencing for my build.
  31. ChrisLBren
    Thanks gentlemen ! Thats a really nice reference Greg. I really took my time with these assemblies so I am hoping for a nicely faired hull. I am about to proceed with the construction site and make sure its exact to give myself the best chance of success here.
  32. ChrisLBren
    Thanks Druxey - this keel assembly was not easy so I appreciate your compliment here !
  33. ChrisLBren
    Good morning group, The keel is finished. In some places the joints could be tighter but most importantly its straight and all the notches are in spec with the plans to receive the frames. Time to move on to the construction site
  34.    ChrisLBren reacted to a post in a topic: L'Amarante by marsalv - 1:36 - POF
  35. ChrisLBren
    Wow - nice work !!!!

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...