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MEDDO reacted to alde in Constitution by patrickmil - Model Shipways - 1/76th
I can think of worse addictions to have. I am the same way with kits in the closet. My ultimate goal is Constitution as I spent lots of time aboard when I was a kid in the 70's. I love the ship and the stories about her. I just need to build enough experience to do her justice.
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MEDDO got a reaction from Dimitris71 in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
Thank you. And thanks for stopping by.
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MEDDO reacted to Dimitris71 in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
Beautiful and clean work. Good job.
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MEDDO got a reaction from alde in Constitution by patrickmil - Model Shipways - 1/76th
That's a picture of the Pride of Baltimore II. I have been gravitating toward the smaller ships recently. The Niagara as well as the Syren are on the "way future build" list. I really like the schooners as well as the single decked warships.
I assume many of us have the same disease/problem.... As soon as I finish the Halifax then onto Pride of Baltimore II then I can fix/complete the Constitution then goto the Rattlesnake then the Fair American then the..........haha
A lifetime of building ahead...
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MEDDO reacted to Maury S in King's Cutters and Smugglers 1700-1855
I stumbled on this from the Gutenberg Project... by E. Keble Chatterton
"This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org" http://www.gutenberg.org/files/17563/17563-h/17563-h.htm#imagep178
Maury
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MEDDO reacted to patrickmil in Constitution by patrickmil - Model Shipways - 1/76th
Michael, I just noticed where you live and your awesome avatar. Do you plan on putting Niagara together one day?
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MEDDO got a reaction from patrickmil in Constitution by patrickmil - Model Shipways - 1/76th
Its been shelved for a couple years now but I also remember a bit of asymmetry with the bulkheads. The LSS practicum helps a lot with those types of things but it does deviate from the kit supplied instructions quite a bit.
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MEDDO reacted to rafine in Frigate Essex by Rafine - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Kitbashed
Another small, but tedious, step forward. The next batch of guns have been made up, mounted and rigged. I also added some more deck ringbolts. As with the prior gun batches, these were done with the kit barrels, modified Lumberyard carriage kits and blocks and rigging line from Chuck. I have one last batch of 8 guns left to do, but these will wait for a while.
Next up will be work on the pumps and the bitts for the main mast, as well as the remaining framing for the quarterdeck. I'm also working on the sizing of the various rigging lines, so that I can add the lines that need to be belayed before their attachment points become inaccessible because of the deck framing.
Bob
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MEDDO reacted to patrickmil in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
That's a fantastic looking bow on your Halifax. I've a question for you though... I'm not completely familiar with frames for fully framed ships so what are the little squared off pieces of wood on each frame by the keel? Will these get sanded away eventually?
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MEDDO reacted to gjdale in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
Yeah, great catch there Michael, and even better recovery. Looking good!
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MEDDO reacted to patrickmil in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
Great catch! The joints even look better than before.
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MEDDO reacted to Timmo in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
Nice recovery there Michael and a great looking build,
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MEDDO got a reaction from archjofo in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
Starting the bow frames. I first roughed them in then dry fitted the lot before setting them in. There is still a bunch of sanding to do. I will let these dry before finishing that step.
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MEDDO got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
Ok, first major mistake! I was looking forward to placing the half frames on the stern area and I kept coming back to the area just posterior to the last full frame. Something didn't add up. After going back to the plans and going over some photos in the practicum I finally noticed what I had done. Apparently when build up the stern post I had switched the 'deadwood' (term used in the practicum) around. Having switched this "around" I had inadvertently left a gap between the deadwood and the rest of the keel. You can see this in my previous photos as well as here.
So I used some 91% isopropyl alcohol to soak into the glue joints and was able to debond them.
Unfortunately I did break a very small piece of the sternpost off.
It was then a simple matter of letting them dry, sanding and fitting the pieces back together.
Welp, you live and learn. I think it looks pretty good for a redo. It makes more sense as well.
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MEDDO got a reaction from fnkershner in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
First couple of frames placed! Starting to look like a ship!
I should be able to get the rest up tonight. Then start the work on the cant frames which are going to be a bit harder I think.
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MEDDO got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
Starting the bow frames. I first roughed them in then dry fitted the lot before setting them in. There is still a bunch of sanding to do. I will let these dry before finishing that step.
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MEDDO got a reaction from fnkershner in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
Ok, first major mistake! I was looking forward to placing the half frames on the stern area and I kept coming back to the area just posterior to the last full frame. Something didn't add up. After going back to the plans and going over some photos in the practicum I finally noticed what I had done. Apparently when build up the stern post I had switched the 'deadwood' (term used in the practicum) around. Having switched this "around" I had inadvertently left a gap between the deadwood and the rest of the keel. You can see this in my previous photos as well as here.
So I used some 91% isopropyl alcohol to soak into the glue joints and was able to debond them.
Unfortunately I did break a very small piece of the sternpost off.
It was then a simple matter of letting them dry, sanding and fitting the pieces back together.
Welp, you live and learn. I think it looks pretty good for a redo. It makes more sense as well.
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MEDDO got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
Actually the poly is more for the sides of the frames as once they are installed there is a really small area to work with (only 1/2 cm or so between the frames) if I was to do that later. Also now when I am sanding/fairing the inside and outside of the hull I can see exactly where I have sanded as the poly does sand off nicely. It can be reapplied after fairing and is no problem blending into areas which were previously poly'd.
I did just a few passes with the sanding stick on the second frame here and i think you can see in the picture where the poly was sanded off versus the area where it was still present.
Oh My! The close up pictures really shows up the gaps and scratches....
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MEDDO got a reaction from Elmer Cornish in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
So taking a break for the rest of the night but I will be reading ahead to see about the cant frames.
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MEDDO got a reaction from dgbot in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
First couple of frames placed! Starting to look like a ship!
I should be able to get the rest up tonight. Then start the work on the cant frames which are going to be a bit harder I think.
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MEDDO got a reaction from hexnut in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
Ok, first major mistake! I was looking forward to placing the half frames on the stern area and I kept coming back to the area just posterior to the last full frame. Something didn't add up. After going back to the plans and going over some photos in the practicum I finally noticed what I had done. Apparently when build up the stern post I had switched the 'deadwood' (term used in the practicum) around. Having switched this "around" I had inadvertently left a gap between the deadwood and the rest of the keel. You can see this in my previous photos as well as here.
So I used some 91% isopropyl alcohol to soak into the glue joints and was able to debond them.
Unfortunately I did break a very small piece of the sternpost off.
It was then a simple matter of letting them dry, sanding and fitting the pieces back together.
Welp, you live and learn. I think it looks pretty good for a redo. It makes more sense as well.
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MEDDO got a reaction from hexnut in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
First couple of frames placed! Starting to look like a ship!
I should be able to get the rest up tonight. Then start the work on the cant frames which are going to be a bit harder I think.
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MEDDO got a reaction from fnkershner in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
So taking a break for the rest of the night but I will be reading ahead to see about the cant frames.
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MEDDO got a reaction from fnkershner in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
Actually the poly is more for the sides of the frames as once they are installed there is a really small area to work with (only 1/2 cm or so between the frames) if I was to do that later. Also now when I am sanding/fairing the inside and outside of the hull I can see exactly where I have sanded as the poly does sand off nicely. It can be reapplied after fairing and is no problem blending into areas which were previously poly'd.
I did just a few passes with the sanding stick on the second frame here and i think you can see in the picture where the poly was sanded off versus the area where it was still present.
Oh My! The close up pictures really shows up the gaps and scratches....
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MEDDO got a reaction from Aussie048 in Halifax 1768 by MEDDO - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/4" scale
Ok, first major mistake! I was looking forward to placing the half frames on the stern area and I kept coming back to the area just posterior to the last full frame. Something didn't add up. After going back to the plans and going over some photos in the practicum I finally noticed what I had done. Apparently when build up the stern post I had switched the 'deadwood' (term used in the practicum) around. Having switched this "around" I had inadvertently left a gap between the deadwood and the rest of the keel. You can see this in my previous photos as well as here.
So I used some 91% isopropyl alcohol to soak into the glue joints and was able to debond them.
Unfortunately I did break a very small piece of the sternpost off.
It was then a simple matter of letting them dry, sanding and fitting the pieces back together.
Welp, you live and learn. I think it looks pretty good for a redo. It makes more sense as well.
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