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GLakie reacted to Omega1234 in Majellan by Omega1234 - FINISHED - 1/200 - Luxury 37 m Motor Yacht - Miniature January 1, 2016

Thanks Michael

You too!

Cheers

Patrick
GLakie reacted to michael mott in Majellan by Omega1234 - FINISHED - 1/200 - Luxury 37 m Motor Yacht - Miniature January 1, 2016

looking great Patrick.

And Happy new year to you and your family.

Michael
GLakie reacted to ca.shipwright in HMB Endeavour by BANYAN - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:60 - circa 1768 January 1, 2016

So many ships, so much more time!
Enjoy
GLakie reacted to popeye the sailor in HMB Endeavour by BANYAN - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:60 - circa 1768 January 1, 2016

lucky man! I can't retire for five years yet........I can still hold out hope for early retirement though
GLakie got a reaction from JesseLee in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship January 1, 2016

Hi Piet! I hope you and Gwen have a safe and Happy New Year and a great 2016!!
GLakie reacted to texxn5 in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 January 1, 2016

Hello to all and Happy 2016. Thanks for all the comments and the like button.

Greg, the finish I have now has been sprayed with an acrylic satin finish varnish. I'm trying to preserve this color. Since everything is crisp and brand new looking I want to keep the whole ship this way.

Thanks George, glad we're all safe at home.

Thanks Piet, the same for you and Gwen, give her a hug and a New Years kiss for us.

Thanks Mark, hope all is well in Oregon, you guys have been getting kind of beat up lately

John
GLakie reacted to Omega1234 in Majellan by Omega1234 - FINISHED - 1/200 - Luxury 37 m Motor Yacht - Miniature January 1, 2016

Thanks George! Greatly appreciated.
GLakie reacted to cog in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64 January 1, 2016

JesseLee,

Progressing nicely, and looking good!!!
GLakie got a reaction from Mfelinger in Majellan by Omega1234 - FINISHED - 1/200 - Luxury 37 m Motor Yacht - Miniature January 2, 2016

Awesome stuff Patrick! Happy New Year to you too!
GLakie reacted to Omega1234 in Majellan by Omega1234 - FINISHED - 1/200 - Luxury 37 m Motor Yacht - Miniature January 1, 2016

Hi everyone and many thanks for all of your comments and well wishes for the New Year! Greatly appreciated.

I've done some more work on the major components of the superstructure; paying particular attention to how they can be removed easily for viewing.

Here are the latest progress shots.

Cheers

Patrick
GLakie got a reaction from texxn5 in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64 January 1, 2016

Well stocked up myself John, since I don't go out on "amateur nights" either. I've seen the majority of people can't drive sober most of the time, let alone after drinking.
GLakie reacted to Omega1234 in Majellan by Omega1234 - FINISHED - 1/200 - Luxury 37 m Motor Yacht - Miniature January 1, 2016

Hi Denis

Many thanks and a Happy New Year!

All the best for a great year.

Cheers

Patrick
GLakie reacted to Rustyj in USF Confederacy by yancovitch - Model Shipways January 1, 2016

Hi Vic,

You are doing some wonderful work. Love it.
GLakie reacted to SawdustDave in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED January 1, 2016

New cutting blade discovery (for me)....

How many of these great X-ACTO blades do we go through in a year?
For several years, I have re-sharpened and re-shaped dozens of these blades we all so rely on every day.... (top photo)

With all the fine detail carving I'm trying to do now, I decided to give the Micro-Mark "scalpel" blades a go.... (second photo)

As seen, the mini-scalpel set offers a great assortment of shapes, and the difference in sharpness is truly remarkable.
The "clean out" of the material in the tiny scroll clip art seen here turned out much cleaner than any I have previously done with the standard X-ACTO blades I've been using.

Just thought I would share this (for me) great new discovery.
Well worth the small investment.
GLakie reacted to SawdustDave in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED January 1, 2016

Thanks for your comments George, Mark, Piet, Patrick.... and for all the visits and likes.
Feels great to see the SOS changing again after setting her aside for three months to build Dr. Pillsbury's ship.

The upper deck guns.... Except for the eight waist cannons, all that firepower you see is pretty light weight at this point.
Middle level gun deck....I still must fit 30 more heavy cannons (dummy guns) into the middle gun ports with raised lids w/ hinges and ropes.
Lower Level gun deck.... The 26 lower level gun ports were armed with heavy cannons but will have closed lids.
I haven't decided yet if the lids will have any sort of carvings.

Trying to imagine the feeling of the Captain and crew of an unfriendly vessel seeing this monster turn broadside on them.

Happy New Year All!
GLakie reacted to Omega1234 in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED January 1, 2016

Hi Dave

She's looking brilliant; what with the cannons, the carvings, the bamboo plankings, all mixed together with lots of hard work and skill. Very nice!

After six days of rigging the cannons, I reckon you've earnt a long siesta.

Have a great New Year.

Cheers

Patrick
GLakie reacted to Omega1234 in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship January 1, 2016

Hey Piet and Gwen

Happy New Year to you both and here's looking at many, many more.

Cheers

Patrick
GLakie reacted to RGL in HMB Endeavour by BANYAN - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:60 - circa 1768 January 1, 2016

Wow, retirement, only 14 years to go! Well done.
GLakie reacted to BANYAN in HMB Endeavour by BANYAN - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - 1:60 - circa 1768 January 1, 2016

Thanks Mark and back at you - I hope you and yours had a great festive season With the Death Star commissioned I am sure 2016 will be a great modelling year.

cheers

Pat
GLakie reacted to cookster in USF Essex 1797 by cookster - 1:48 - POB and POF - 1814 Configuration - first scratchbuild January 1, 2016

The same template process was used to rout the profile of the apron.
GLakie reacted to cookster in USF Essex 1797 by cookster - 1:48 - POB and POF - 1814 Configuration - first scratchbuild January 1, 2016

Here's how I plan on making the stem, a test piece was made from pine. I'm going to use template routing. To do this requires a template of the desired profile. I won't go into details on pattern routing, it would take much text to describe the process in detail and would bore 99% of you. Anyone interested can google "template routing" or "complimentary template routing" to see the process described in detail.

I made a pattern of the stem's profile at the apron by sanding to a paper template. This pattern has to be made perfectly as it will be the master for all other templates needed. The I used the pattern to create negative pattern out of high quality hardboard..

The negative pattern has to be reduced by the diameter of the pattern router bit to be used.

Here it fits the stem profile perfectly.

The stem blank was made using scarph joints.

Next, the stem blank was placed in the proper location on the template.

Here's the back of the template. You can see the excess that will be routed away.

And after routing.

Later after installing onto the bulkhead the stem's thickness will be sanded down using another pattern so the knee of the head can be built up.
GLakie reacted to Landlubber Mike in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED January 1, 2016

Very nice work Mark! Happy New Year to you and your loved ones!
GLakie got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Sovereign of The Seas by SawdustDave - FINISHED January 1, 2016

Nice work Dave! She looks great with her teeth in place. Amazing carving work too!

Have a safe and Happy New Year yourself!!
GLakie got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship January 1, 2016

Hi Piet! I hope you and Gwen have a safe and Happy New Year and a great 2016!!
GLakie got a reaction from mtaylor in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship January 1, 2016

Hi Piet! I hope you and Gwen have a safe and Happy New Year and a great 2016!!

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