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That is an option but for now I am good.   I will just do my best and if folks have to wait a little bit for me to restock once in a while then hopefully it will be worth the wait.  I used to have help with rope making but my son in law has moved on to other things.   Ropewalks may be back in stock soon as well so hopefully more folks will try and make their own.  They really should try it.  Making rope for just one project you are working on, at the moment when you need it is just too easy...it takes less time than waiting for the mailman to deliver the stuff you buy from me or anyone else.  
 
This 30 foot length of rope literally took me 7 minutes to make and its perfect.   Its only when you have to make 2500 feet of rope per day...every day... that it makes you want to stick a fork in your eye.
 

 
Chuck

You should add the chocks just like you did for the lower capstan.   They are the same sizes and from the same laser cut sheet.   From this point its all the same.   Paint the capstan red and add the bolts on the whelps and chocks.
 
Not to rush this in the instructions but it is literally the same as you did for the lower capstan.  That finishes it all up.   With a tiny stick glued into the center square hole on the bottom, sit the upper capstan in position.   The square stick should easily slide into the square hole on the lower capstan.  Hopefully the two center shaft parts actually meet and touch each other so you can glue it into position permanently.   But if you need to use an optional spacer...this is the time to try it.  You dont want the upper capstan marking up the upper capstan partners when it rotates.   If the upper capstan is too high however and there is too much space between the bottom of the whelps and the partners, sand down the center shaft until it fits better.  I hope that makes sense.  This leaves only one more step before you complete the model.  You can add the four 3D printed finials to the corners.   Just sand the bottom of these flat so they sit nicely on the surface.   Make sure you glue them directly over the columns so they look like they are supposed to look.  They should look like an extension of the those four columns.
 
Thant completes your model.
 
Note how the chocks are positioned differently on the upper and lower capstan.   This is pretty typical and an interesting detail.  Also note how for these later capstan designs there are no pawls onthe upper deck at all.  Again very typical and why I chose this later design as the subject of this project.  
 


 
 

Getting near the end of installing the main wales.
I'll be away from the shop for a few days.
When I get back I'll install the last 2 sets and then work on planking the lower transom and sanding the wales to the planking.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

I recently reworked what had been an old Laughing Whale kit, the Square Toed Frigate.  This was a 30' version of a typical 19th Century scow sloop, so the kit is in 1/24 scale.  It's plank on bulkhead with lots of laser work including a deck with simulated trunnels and butt joints.  Planking mimics the original - longitudinal side and transverse bottom.  It's available now @ $199 plus shipping.  Kit #K1119.

Chuck I think the FOMO is real. We have all seen so many of the suppliers we have used for years not make it and disappear for one reason or another. When you produce such great quality it is difficult to imagine what we'll do when you are no longer manufacturing. If you missed out on starting a Winchelsea, Speedwell, Cheerful, Longboat or the Royal Barge those are gone.  (Although eventually Vanguard might be selling those the tariffs and shipping might be somewhat problematic).  For stuff like blocks, rope, etc your quality is really really good and I don't think a lot of us think we can produce anything comparable.  For a business it is an awesome place to be.  For one man making ALL the stuff himself I imagine it is a bit much.  So take your time, re-open whenever you can and hopefully we aren't stressing you out too much.

Hi and welcome to MSW!
 
Did you try this method shown in the video below? Maybe veneer is a bit more difficult to bend laterally then something a bit thicker, but it's definitely worth trying. Also the other video's in this Youtube account are worth watching.
 
 

This project is primarily based upon the contemporary draft from the NMM for Neptune below.  Some changes and additions were designed into the project from other sources but its a pretty close representation.  
 

 
This type of small project was a popular modeling subject back in the day.  There are countless examples out there (including contemporary period models) and so I thought it would be a fun object to build.  Here are some examples.  The displayed varied and some were very decorative. Their size and scale varied as well.
 
Our project will be made at 1/2" scale.
 

 

 
 

 
 
 

JKC27 - i visited the museum on Tuesday.  Driving in downtown Toronto wasnt much fun and the traffic on the highways around the city was also dense and unlovely.  After driving aimlessly looking for nearby parking garages (all of which were tiny and full) i paid the street kiosk meter 15$? for 3 hrs and was 2 blocks away, which is what i should have done from the start.  I only have 2 hours of focus anymore so that was enough time for me; the museum ship collection is Amazing and the carved wood/ivory wing was also pretty unbelievable.  definitely worth the work getting there.

Not quite finished.  But almost.  
 
Capstan per spot.
 

 

All Done
 
Concept to design and complete prototype in 12 days.  

Its workshop weekend at Syren Ship Model Company!!! So not much inventory being made but it will be fun.  A dozen fellas over at the shop for a little model fun.  If this interests anyone else close by, let me know and I can schedule more!!!  Its cheap...free except for a small fee to cover breakfast and lunch.  I am always opening up the shop for folks and thought I would ask for anyone close by.
 

 
Todays workshop (completed and it was fun) ....Intensive Rope making...soup to nuts.  5 hours give or take with a break for lunch
- Selecting material (natural or synthetic)  Not all cotton is the same...different results for different types of poly thread.  Some poly looks too plastic and shiny and slippery.  Mara vs E-threads.  Silk and linen too!!!  25 minutes
- Selecting the right color...so important. 15 minutes
- Basic rope making demo on Syren ropewalk.  3 strand, 4 strand, left and right hand twist.  1 hour
- group rope making...get on the factory floor and make your own.  2 hour
- How to make your own recipes so you have all the sizes you need for your models....lets make 5 five sizes (.008, .012, .018, .025 and .030 rope)  
- Using smaller size thread multiple strands vs large thread and less strands to make the same size rope (uh what?)...one just looks better.  30 minutes
- Making small ropes vs large ropes and cables
- Rope fuzz...yikes...how to get rid of it...NO BEESWAX PLEASE.  25 minutes
- Working with your ropes after you make a bunch...gluing, serving/seizing, How to get it to hang naturally and shop storage....NO wrapping around those small cards please!!! 1 hour
 
Tomorrows workshop...
 

 
Introduction to Painting miniature figures....5 hours give or take with a break for lunch
 
Get ready for painting miniatures for nautical scenes.  Lets get started!!!
 
It is important to use matte paints because a shiny finish will make any figure look like a toy.
 
Use a wet palette. This will keep the paint from drying out while you are painting. Acrylics will dry on a palette quite quickly. If you have to remix a color, it will be difficult to get it exactly right. Having it on the wet palette means you don’t have to re-create a color.
 
Acrylic paint will dry on your brush very quickly. It is important to clean your brush constantly.  When paint dries on your brush it will spread your bristles and you’ll not be able to form a point. Dried paint will also contaminate the fresh paint you are applying. When you have finished rinsing your brush in the cleaning cup dry it on your paper towel. You should not see any of the color on the towel. If you do, clean it some more.
 
Use 2 cups of water. One cup is for cleaning your brush, the other cup is for thinning the paint. If you use the same cup, the dirty water will contaminate your colors.
 
Thin your paints before using them. It should take two or three coats to completely cover the primer. This will prevent brushstrokes and buildup in nooks and crannies. 
 
At this scale, and for these purposes, our basic goal will be to have three shades on every part of the figure. There will be a basic tone, a highlight tone, and a shadow tone. The general procedure is to apply the mid tone and then the shadows, and finally some highlights. The procedure will change a little bit when we are painting flesh. When painting the hands and face, we will start with a dark tone, go over with a medium tone and pick out highlights such as the nose, ears, forehead, and fingers with the highlight tone.The highlights will appear where light is most direct on the figure and the shadows will be placed where light in general does not reach. At this scale, some exaggeration will produce a realistic effect. White and black are particularly difficult to paint. There is very little pure white and very little pure black to be found in nature. Only use pure white for the very tiniest of highlights and pure black for the very deepest shadows.
 
Do not attempt to paint eyes. Unless you are relatively close to a person, you will not see the white part of the eye. We will paint a shadow in the eye sockets, and then a lighter area in the deepest part of the socket, and then a dark dot to create the impression of an eye. This will look quite convincing.
 
The brass buttons, ribbon on the hat and hilt of the officers sword will be painted with brown, yellow, and white to create the impression of shiny metal. I will also bring some brass paint for those who don’t like that effect.
 
This is meant as a starters guide. Everyone will find their own style and procedure. First attempts do not frequently result in a satisfactory product. Fortunately, acrylic paint comes off relatively easily with paint remover, and these figures do not suffer from this procedure if it is not applied too aggressively.
(Yes, I’ve tried it.)
 
 

Coming soon MAYBE???  I was looking for a nautical puzzle that was interesting and colorful and there just isnt much out there.  Soooo....
 
500 piece and 1000 piece jigsaw puzzles of ship models/Ships like this.  They are very fanciful and all in this style.  Very whimsical Dali-esque indeed.  Since they are somewhat expensive to produce I figured I would gauge how much interest is out there.
 
The second image is actually my Winnie model but as you guessed it made into a fantasy image...very puzzle like as you would want and expect.  I have this image on order for myself but thought maybe to produce others if you guys are puzzlers.