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Popeye, I have brewed from grain and also from the malt extracts. The extracts provide a more consistent product if you are trying to brew the same beer over and over. This kit came from a brewing website and it's exactly the same way store bought beer is brewed, just on a smaller scale. I started with a cream stout base and added two times more malt, a little honey and a little corn syrup and used turbo yeast instead of what was provided. This brings up the potency. To get rid of the esters from the yeast, I cold brewed a little coffee and added some cocoa powder to it. These were added at the time that picture was taken. I'm aiming for a really dark stout that is a bit on the heavy side. When you brew again, one little trick you can use is to add a crushed up Beano tablet to the wort. This will help break complex sugars into simple sugars that yeast love to feast on and may bring up the kick a little. In keeping to forum rules here... I am having trouble getting this nylon rope to lay down naturally without the use of glue, Does anyone have any advice. The topsail lifts need to hang and I want them to look naturally sagged. I know... the topsails really should be lowered without any sails on them, but I really do prefer the look of having them in their raised positions. -
Your ship lanterns look fantastic! They will make a nice detailed addition to the inside of your Connie and will really light the space nicely. I may be stealing this idea down the road.
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Rich, maybe I ought to put you in touch with some of the management at work to teach them efficiency and tenacity. But then again, there may be no help for my managers! LOL! Maybe you put something special in the grilled cheese to give you that energy boost. The stropped blocks look great and will show nicely with the carronade rigging.
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It may seem like a small update, but this rigging is time consuming! I have all my halliards strung up except the flag halliards. I also have the course yard lifts and course yard's clew lines and reef tackle rigged. My next step will be rigging the rest of the topsail running rigging. After that, it will be down to the braces and then ship's boats and anchors. Also, a picture of a side project managed to sneak in with the others. Brewing beer is a great distraction when you are waiting for glue to dry. Augie, It is a shame about the scale on the Constitution and Essex, but they are still bigger models than our current builds. I have a lot of plans for my Constitution pertaining to the period I want to model her in and I plan on installing lighting and giving her a full gun deck. I'll be replacing the basswood deck planking with boxwood and she will have furled sails. That is the tentative plan for her now, but that's always subject to change. Ken, thanks for chiming in with your buying experience. Niagara is such a beautiful ship that it'd be a shame if she couldn't be offered across the globe.
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I got around to answering that question with MS's Constitution. Have we touched base yet on what you are putting together next? You are just as close to the finish line.
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Patrick, thanks for stopping by. The rigging is my favorite part of building these ships. Thanks for the kind words. Augie, I have to build MS's Constitution after this. My admiral only allows one drydock at a time. She will definitely be bigger. I'd like to get to a point where I could scratch the ship of the line Ohio at 1/64. We'll see though. I should have some pictures up tonight. I've got the halliards rigged and am working on the slack/unused clew lines and reef tackle.
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Rich, one of the few benefits of living up north in Ohio is that yard work doesn't start for us until mid-April. Have fun with the guns. Besides the rigging, getting the guns in place is one of my favorite tasks on model ships.
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Hi Derek. Repaying your visit with one of my own. That is one big and beautiful ship model you have there. One of these days I'll have to step up to the plate and have a go at this classic. Outstanding work so far!
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Hey Augie, your rigging is looking great! I have found that using a dark colored sheet as a backdrop helps the tan lines stand out more. Keep up the rigging please so I can follow along with my own.
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Hi Derek. Thanks for stopping by. I bought mine off of Ebay and got a pretty good deal. It was right around $180 after shipping. It's been a fun kit to work on, but I am definitely chomping the bit for something larger now.
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Frank, thanks a bunch for looking in. I've got a couple more things to get in place and then I am going to post an update. The running rigging really helps fill the dead space and I am starting to get excited with the overall look of things.
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On the nose! I'm not sure what a "smart" sheave is though. At any rate, I took the instructions and plans to mean that these were just sheaves that were at the very end of the yard/gaff/boom.
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The rope is looking very nice Rich. Those carronades are going to take some time, but will look excellent with your rigging.
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Sjors, Your Mirage looks beautiful and quite formidable at the same time. Your progress is outstanding! Very nice work, but I am looking forward to some more progress.
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Sjors, that's quite a compliment! I used the ship's plans of the bulkheads to figure out where the uprights would make contact with the hull of the ship. One note here... I cut some felt and glued it to the uprights so there wouldn't be any scratches on the hull. Once I am finished with my rigging I will put locating pins into the uprights so my Niagara will be removable from it's base but it won't slide around when it's at rest. I'm thinking I should have more rigging updates later today.
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Niagara by Gyber - Model Shipways
patrickmil replied to Gyber's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1801 - 1850
Robert, I constructed my ships' boats in much the same way and in fact used the bread and butter method to construct one of the plugs. Please keep reposting your progress. I like seeing the clean lines of your Niagara. -
The copper looks good Bob. I've been looking forward to seeing you tackle this portion of your build.
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Thanks for reposting this ship. Your work on the stern decor is most impressive and I always enjoyed following along on the older website.
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Dave, I'm happy to see a build log for you Niagara. Your ship looks great and incredibly clean. I can't wait to see some updates.
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That's looking very nice Frank. You are almost at the finish line with her.
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Your deck looks excellent! Thanks for the pictures of those jigs. They will be helpful ideas down the road for sure. This forum has given me so many different ideas and approaches to try out on future builds.
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The gratings and fife rails look great. One question for you though... Are you worried about there not being more thickness to the gratings at this scale? The photos look excellent with them in place and it's hard to tell whether or not this would be of any concern.
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Popeye, the details you have added really bring this boat to life. I like the traps, animals, and weathering. Now where is Sjors so we can't get this lobster dinner thing settled? I'm hungry!
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Larry, I'm looking forward to seeing those pictures. Hopefully I will be sharing some in a couple of days as well.
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It was no trouble at all Larry. That's what our informal Niagara club is all about.
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