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MEDDO got a reaction from Saburo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by glbarlow - FINISHED - 1:48
Looking great it is really starting to come together
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MEDDO got a reaction from Saburo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by glbarlow - FINISHED - 1:48
Definitely great progress here. I only hope I can do as well when I start up my Cheerful
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MEDDO got a reaction from Saburo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by glbarlow - FINISHED - 1:48
nice little mini kit. breaking up the build and doing these little projects in between the "main" progress seems like a good idea
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MEDDO got a reaction from Saburo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by glbarlow - FINISHED - 1:48
most important thing! glad the plank production went well. Wondering what type of saw you used and what kind of blade to do that?
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MEDDO got a reaction from Saburo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by glbarlow - FINISHED - 1:48
Everything looks great! The symmetry of the chase ports looks wonderful. I do like all of your sanding options. The files with the flat side are really nice.
There is one question I have though. When looking at the first picture it looks like the third gun port from aft appears to be slanted forward somehow. The one between bulkhead six and seven as measured from aft. I’m not sure if it’s a weird illusion from the camera which sometimes happens but it appears as the forward edge is lower than the aft edge. I know some of the spacer blocks are crooked because they dont matter and it might be they are just throwing off the eye.
edit: I also am wondering about the square tuck = triangle shape thing
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MEDDO got a reaction from Saburo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by glbarlow - FINISHED - 1:48
Nice milestone. Now the fun begins
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MEDDO got a reaction from Saburo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by glbarlow - FINISHED - 1:48
Love Cheerful will be following along. I am seriously considering this as next build although I am definitely Surly and not so Cheerful myself these days🤪
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MEDDO reacted to KenW in Providence by KenW - FINISHED - 1:48 - Colonial Sloop
Last Night I presented the completed model of the Providence to my ship model club. The updates I made since my last posting were to add the ensign on a staff, and to rig the ship's boat from davits at the stern. The ensign is a variation of the Grand Union Flag that was in use by both the army and navy from 1775 to 1777. I chose the variant with red, white and blue stripes as seen on the 1777 Holman painting (see my first post). The ship's boat rigging was simple; and I am hanging the boat so it will be in the water. There is a knotted line for the crew to access the boat without the need to raise it.
Thanks to all who followed this build and I hope to have another build log started soon.
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MEDDO reacted to SeaWatch Books in Seawatch Store opening soon!
We're working on it! Can't go into details right now, but I am hopeful for some positive developments soon. Will keep you posted! (And Grant will be very involved)
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MEDDO reacted to SeaWatch Books in Seawatch Store opening soon!
I’m not going to lie, these are some seriously nice books! The new SeaWatch Books store should be opening in the next 24-48 hours!
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MEDDO got a reaction from Obormotov in Help for the Noobies
One more thing for the newer members I have said before. This is a world wide forum with people of all skill levels. We literally have some of the best modelers in the world post regularly here. People who literally wrote the books on our subjects. Sort of a basketball forum with Lebron posting daily or a swimming forum where Phelps is all over the place. Sometimes this is pretty intimidating. Us mere mortals must always remember everyone starts somewhere and we all want to improve. Some of those "pros" are the nicest and most helpful people here. The tone and encouragement from everyone here on the forum makes this the best place to be
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MEDDO got a reaction from Obormotov in Help for the Noobies
There is no real official protocol and we just put it where we think it will fit nicely. Most of the time if the question is very specific to a problem you are having in your build then the build log would be a good place (my gunport template won't line up with my frames any ideas?). If it is a more general topic then the specific sub forum would be nice as an independent topic (want to start using an airbrush to paint where to start?).
Sometimes question in a build log become so interesting and consuming with so many posts the mods will split it off into its own sub forum as a new independent topic.
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MEDDO got a reaction from Obormotov in Help for the Noobies
I definitely agree with this advice. This forum is so big that new posts get pushed off the front page so fast many will not see them. Chucks 2 build log challenge is a great way for some of the people who have been here for a while to get some visibility on some of the new builders. Even a quick "great job" comment does help encourage the builder. Responding to them with a simple thanks in your build log helps complete the circle. It gets even better if you go to their build logs and start leaving likes and comments. The circle gets bigger...
As Chuck said
p.s. Also linking you current build in you signature makes it significantly easier to people to get to your log. For the original poster I know you are working on the Lady Nelson but with no link I have to now go to the search box and search for your log along with all the other Lady Nelson logs. A link in the signature makes it so much easier
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MEDDO got a reaction from Saburo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Blue Ensign - FINISHED - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:48 scale
Excellent work as always B.E. When you said ports, I thought you had meant gun ports. When I was looking at them I started to wonder how they would get a gun all the way up to that area because that large curve up from the deck. Then I went and looked at the reference pictures on the Syren site and realize that there were no guns in that area.
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MEDDO got a reaction from Saburo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Blue Ensign - FINISHED - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:48 scale
Looks like great progress.
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MEDDO got a reaction from Saburo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Blue Ensign - FINISHED - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:48 scale
Another soon to be masterpiece!
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MEDDO got a reaction from Saburo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Blue Ensign - FINISHED - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:48 scale
A good cradle is nice to work with. Any reason you used the band saw instead of the scroll saw?
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MEDDO got a reaction from Saburo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Blue Ensign - FINISHED - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:48 scale
Looks like those parts are super nice and fit really well together. Now comes the fairing with the char...
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MEDDO reacted to KenW in Providence by KenW - FINISHED - 1:48 - Colonial Sloop
I completed the installation of the anchors. That included making and rigging the buoys. I based my anchor design on, “Historic Ship Models”, by Wolfram zu Mondfeld. The buoys are modeled after the Cheerful blog of Chuck Passaro. The buoy line is long enough to reach seventeen fathoms; the anchor cable is attached to the anchor using a fisherman’s bend.
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MEDDO reacted to rafine in HMS Winchelsea by rafine 1/48
In this update, I have added the capstan pawls, the ladderway railing, the quarterdeck breastrail, the wheel and the binnacle. In doing this work, I made some choices: I decided to paint the entire breastrail black, rather than leave the uprights unpainted; I chose to do the ladderway railing with wire stanchions and rope, as shown on the plans and as I had done on the gundeck; I left the entire wheel bright, rather than paint the rim red; and I left off the friezes on the binnacle. All of these choices were a matter of personal preference except for the binnacle friezes, which were not used because the red color on the printouts could not be used with the red paint color that I have been using throughout the build, including on the binnacle.
Next up will be the quarterdeck railings.
Bob
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MEDDO reacted to tlevine in Echo by tlevine - FINISHED - Cross-Section
I have installed the stops around the gun port and the oar port. The gun port is framed on the bottom and sides, the oar port on all four sides. The quarter deck clamps have been installed. You can see that the stops are flush with the inner face of the frames. The inner bulwark planking is next.
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MEDDO got a reaction from Saburo in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by JpR62 - 1:48 scale
I will happily follow along with this build. Cant wait to see what’s next
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MEDDO got a reaction from thibaultron in Search for Endurance
After listening to the Mariners mirror podcast about three weeks ago about the search for this ship I began reading a little bit more about it. Now it’s found! I guess they started a little PR tour a bit early haha
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MEDDO got a reaction from druxey in Search for Endurance
After listening to the Mariners mirror podcast about three weeks ago about the search for this ship I began reading a little bit more about it. Now it’s found! I guess they started a little PR tour a bit early haha
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MEDDO got a reaction from mtaylor in Search for Endurance
After listening to the Mariners mirror podcast about three weeks ago about the search for this ship I began reading a little bit more about it. Now it’s found! I guess they started a little PR tour a bit early haha
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