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  1. SawdustDave
    OK.... Burgandy they shall be. This pic appears more red than it really is. The color is pretty much a perfect wine color. Definitely not the red of NC State Wolfpack. Looks like this first gun port (on the port side) would be a pretty tough place to operate from. Keep in mind that the bowsprit runs directly to the middle of the two knight heads right behind the gun. That knee also comes into play with the recoil of each firing. I am not going to rip out and move a thing at this point. That is the gun crew's problem. They will either live with it or walk the plank.
  2. SawdustDave
    Spent the evening trying different combos.... Red looks better than dark walnut. Natural with golden oak stain, not enough contrast to the deck planks. "Candy wagon"....
  3. SawdustDave
    I also like red trucks.... But.... That brings me back to NC State colors. Frustrating as hell, but that in the most incredibly fierce school rivalry you can imagine. Even made worst by the fact that Duke University is right there in the same neighborhood. I think I will first look at dark walnut w/black wheels. I sure do appreciate the input guys.
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    Not so bad George, after you look at it for a few hours as I must. The good news is, what you see here pretty much completes the use of the UNC blue trim. Thought about the gun trucks, but, for now it seems a little much. What think ye? Speaking of which, beginning this evening, I plan to build and rig the first two gun stations. I'll be using cannons that will be cast from a mold created from a wood turning master which goes back to my Syren build. Not sure If I will try to use any of the short carronades. Not decided yet. Thanks for the visit. Dave
  5. SawdustDave
    Getting on with the business of ship building.... First.... I got tired of holding the model in my lap, so I took a few minutes this morning and created a cradle with cardboard and foam rubber sheets. The with the fixtures now falling into place, the deck is finally beginning to take on a busy look.... These knight heads, securing the bowsprit, had to be very precisely located in order for the bowsprit to be aligned properly. Therefore, I have dry fitted the bowsprit in order to look at alignment from every angle.... then I secured the knight heads. A side view of the assemblies.... A little closer view of the windless and the little winching fixture I completed this morning. Finally, the rudder and tiller, with gudgeons and pintles are installed. I'm still playing around with how to show the bolts in the straps. Maybe brass? And the tiller....
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    Always such a personal pleasure to visit your work Alexandru. Each time I re-visit your amazing photo log I see something else that makes me go OMG! It's like going back in time to witness the actual building of the original Vic from the keel up. I salute you sir for your exquisite skills and steadfast dedication to the finest details. Dave
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    Thanks Tom. Not exactly "clean bill of health" yet, but much better. More like a "remission" stage at this point. Still on some powerful antifungal meds for another several months. The best news is that they stopped the spread toward my brain, because I do not have much in that area to spare.
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    Update.... A good solid couple of days in the shipyard. First, applied a second coat of white to the hull. Getting better, but still needs another sanding and repainting. Next, the windless. Of course, the UNC blue still employed. But, I think it kinda grows on you after a while. Then the hawse hole plates.... Finally, I added the stern post board.... cut out the rudder and also cut out the rudder hole, which was a very nerve racking task. Now I'm creating the gudgeons and pintles. Of course, these will be covered with black straps after the rudder is painted white. And here is the mounted rudder assembly.... very pleased with the strength of the gudgeons and pintles.
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    Sorry I lost track of your Mayflower build Adam. Beautiful job. Dave
  10. SawdustDave
    Valuable shipyard time today interrupted with a trip to Chapel Hill to visit with Dr. P.... routine follow up appointment. If he only knew what he was keeping me away from.... Every trip, I keep looking forward to him looking in my ear and hearing him say something like... "Man, that's looking real good. I think we are finally out of the woods." Will this be the day? Edit (after returning from appointment) Got my wish! Also got him to smile for my iPad camera.
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    Whatever it was, it finally went away guys.... back to normal on my end as well.. Really strange. Anywho....thanks for dropping in guys, and for the great support. I love hearing from you all.
  12. SawdustDave
    Sometimes my photography really sucks. I took a couple of more shots outside with natural light.These pics of the skylight and the companion way fixtures are slightly better.They were fun to build, and I kinda like the way they turned out. The obvious reason I am not posting any of the building process in this log is because it would be redundant to Chuck's comprehensive log of the Cheerful. Beside the fact that his work makes my work look pretty rough by comparison.
  13. SawdustDave
    UPDATE.... Quite a bit of progress since my last posting....bulwarks, cap rails, deck planking, and deck fixtures.... Beginning with the UNC Tarheel color scheme. Keep in mind, the red bulwarks and fixture trim are completely out of the question because the rival school - NC State - only 8 miles away, uses that same red for all of their logo stuff. So I played around with numerous combinations of trim, trying to come up with ways to break up all that blue....black and white are about the only colors that work. Each gun port has been framed with back panels, which did add some thickness to the bulwarks, which also required that the cap rails are slightly wider than Chuck prescribed in his instructions. I'll have to accept that little trade-of. The gratings done.... The skylight and companion way structure done.... Back to planking and taking my first look at Chuck's windless, which looks like quite a little challenge in itself.
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    The devious plot is getting deeper. Pray indulge me here.... Setting up a very brilliant man like Dr. P requires some effort, and a lot of assistance from his staff. Here's the game plan.... His staff Nurse will tell him to allow extra time for me on that last appointment because Dave is going to be presenting his special gift to him. But....She will also say "You are NOT supposed to know about this, it's a model ship, but you must act surprised." So he comes in to my examination room, where the DECOY will be sitting over to one side in plain view. The big ship is hidden in another examination room, to be brought into the room at the right time. I will simply say something like "Because of your extraordinary efforts in my rare case, I decided to build you a special ship in appreciation for saving my life." Obviously, his attention will shift to the decoy, which I will then reach over and pick up. Now the hook.... "But FIRST....I also decided to build a little reminder of all the time spent in this chair enduring the most painful moments of my life while you used numerous tools to pick and scrape and vacuum my severely infected ear." This little ship will serve as a reminder to ME of those visits....and as you can see, I have named it "The PAINFUL" That will be the signal for the door to open and allow his staff to bring the real deal in.... SURPRISE!
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    Careful....I think you could draw a crowd with that invitation Chuck.
  16. SawdustDave
    Wish I could make it to the NRG Conference just to see such beautiful models as your YA, and meet the true masters of the art. Congratulations on finishing the book. Dave
  17. SawdustDave
    Best job of creating realistic rope coils I've ever seen. It's pretty obvious you have put in extraordinary time and effort into the details of each and every coil. Another great lesson learned here on MSW. Thanks for teaching. Beautiful work Brian. Dave
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    Thanks again guys. A big problem I had to overcome with the little decoy,.... (and it would be the same for each of you as well).... That being, once the old "modeler" instincts kick in, it's really hard to pull back and say "enough". How many of us were already thinking bits, knight heads, ships wheel, belaying pins, pumps, launch, etc. I might stick a couple of anchors on, but no windless. May even do a few shrouds. So, today, in addition to painting the hull, I flipped the Cheerful over and began the extremely messy task of thinning down the bulkhead frames that extend above the deck. A lot of grinding, sanding, cutting, chiseling, etc.... So far, managed to not break anything.
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    Old age wisdom and a blend of deviousness and treachery.... a formula that is hard to beat Mark. So this rainy morning, I managed to complete the hull planking of the Cheerful and apply first coat of white acrylic below the wales. Not ready to show....this will require several thin coats. Between coats, I moved back over to the Ugly Duck and finished the stern galleries and added stern post and rudder. Then wiped the entire model with a thin coat of wipe on poly.
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    Splendid job on all your rigging Frank. She's really starting to come together.
  21. SawdustDave
    Could it be that this Japanise Boxwood is the source for boxwood lumber? Just looking at the nice big fat trunk and branches.
  22. SawdustDave
    Love that last overhead shot Lou. The contrasting colors are really sharp. Beautiful clean build.
  23. SawdustDave
    Thanks guys. I was glad to find enough of the tiny grating in my boneyard, left over from the Mini-Vic build years ago. Also used some larger 2cm grating to create the little ladders. Fun stuff.
  24. SawdustDave
    Still an "Ugly Duck" but not as obvious. She should look even better once I add the simple rigging. Actually, this was a load of modeling fun.
  25. SawdustDave
    Much thanks to each and all regarding my health thing.... OK....back to the project. This "Ugly Duck" strategy has taken a new turn. Showed my wife this ugly thing and explained the plan. She had a good point. "Dr. P is so brilliant, he will smell a rat immediately. He has seen all of your models, and knows your work. The decoy model needs to look more like something you would build." Could not argue with her logic. So I took a couple of days and bashed it up a little. Planked the hull, added stern galleries, planked the decks, planked the bulkheads, added doors to the bulkheads, added deck rails, added ladders, added main deck grating and bow grating along with beak head boards. Guess I can go back to work on the "real deal".

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