Shazmira
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Shazmira reacted to tlevine in 18th Century Longboat by tlevine - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48 scale - TriClub
Thanks, Bob.
I remade the seizings for the shrouds using fly tying line. It looks much better to me now. The starboard shrounds have the flag halyards tied off to them as well.
The rest of the rigging was installed per the directions without any difficulty. I painted the belaying pins tan and permanently installed the rest of the lines.
The mounting base is courtesy of Hobby Lobby. I broke the bank on it (79 cents...OK, 85 cents with tax). I sealed and stained it and then applied two coats of Watco's. The holes for the brass wire had previously been drilled into the keel. The rudder was removed for safe keeping.
I am getting close to the end of this little adventure. All that remains is making the rope coils, anchor and oars and touching up the paint.
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Shazmira got a reaction from kier in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
It's here! It's here! I can't believe it's here!!!
And it is soooo beautiful!!! lots and lots of sticks and string to play with
Thank you so much Chuck for creating the Syren!
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Shazmira reacted to JeffT in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
The Syren is an awesome kit! I hope you have a lot of willpower.
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Shazmira got a reaction from Salty Sea Dog in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
It's here! It's here! I can't believe it's here!!!
And it is soooo beautiful!!! lots and lots of sticks and string to play with
Thank you so much Chuck for creating the Syren!
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Shazmira reacted to trippwj in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
Hmmm...methinks thou art mildly excited by the delivery, perchance?
How long before that temptation to "just peak" becomes overwhelming, then progresses to "I'll just do an inventory", which inevitably is followed by "Maybe I will do some test fitting while I wait for glue to dry".......
It is inescapable...the smell of new wood, a new set of plans, that girl on Christmas morning reaction. Yep, you are done for!!!!
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Shazmira got a reaction from JeffT in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
It's here! It's here! I can't believe it's here!!!
And it is soooo beautiful!!! lots and lots of sticks and string to play with
Thank you so much Chuck for creating the Syren!
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Shazmira got a reaction from gjdale in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
It's here! It's here! I can't believe it's here!!!
And it is soooo beautiful!!! lots and lots of sticks and string to play with
Thank you so much Chuck for creating the Syren!
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Shazmira got a reaction from realworkingsailor in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
It's here! It's here! I can't believe it's here!!!
And it is soooo beautiful!!! lots and lots of sticks and string to play with
Thank you so much Chuck for creating the Syren!
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Shazmira got a reaction from James H in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
Okay, i have straightened out the deck furniture and made sure everything is now centered and straight on the keel line, and I made new pin racks so I could put the proper distance between the belaying pins.
Unless someone sees anything else I need to fix or improve speak now please before I start on the masts and the rigging.
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Shazmira reacted to slagoon in US Brig Syren by Augie - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Viva yards (or Bounty, or Scott, or Brawny....) hehehe
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Shazmira reacted to freewheelinguy in Has anyone modeled with maple.
Larry,
I am using Maple for decking on my current build. I've attached a picture of how it turned out for me. It was purchased from Hobbymill.
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Shazmira reacted to augie in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
It's good to have an impartial ship inspector in residence. Another pair of eyes. I can't tell you haw many hours I've worked around a glaring fault without seeing it. The my Base Commander comes by and notices something. It ususally starts with 'is this supposed to look like that'?
Now some unsolicited advice. DO NOT, repeat, DO NOT open that Syren box. You saw what happened to Adrieke when he just took a 'peek' at his new Gorsch Fock!
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Shazmira reacted to Garward in 24-pdr bronze gun from Le Fleuron 1729 by Garward - FINISHED - 1:24 - second version
Continuation
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Shazmira reacted to john46 in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
Went through your log. Very nice built, nice pictures too.
Regards,
John
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Shazmira reacted to src in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
Robbyn,
Yikes I go away for a couple of days (weeks?) and you have a half completed ship, have started soldering(!) AND your a moderator!!! Were you on the over achievers list in collage as well as the deans list??
Everything looks great.
As far as soldering, it appears the more experienced here are using irons, perhaps I am missing something but I use a small butane pencil torch, my parts dont move around on me. It is an almost instantaneous joint, A little dab-0-flux, a tinier snippet of solder, light the torch touch the flame to the part and your done.
Regardless which way you go, each time you solder something you will get better and better, what you have done looks good.
Sam
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Shazmira got a reaction from James H in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
Busy day today, but progress has been made.
Finished making wheels for the carriages
Made the little ropes that hold them in place
Had to drill holes in the sides of the carriages for the restraining lines
Used my high-tech tools to insert and hold the restraining lines into to holes on the carriages (toothpicks)
Added "brass" straps to the tops of the carriages. these straps are actually made of gold foil which I found in the candy making aisle..seems to simulate what i needed it to. Wish I'd had this when I was making the hinges for my doors.
first 4 cannons installed!!!
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Shazmira got a reaction from James H in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
finished the deck furnishings!!!!
Cannons are complete
Lifeboat is done and tied down. I plan to add some oars but have to wait for the wood I ordered to get here. Should be able to add those easy enough.
Time to start the masts!!!
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Shazmira got a reaction from maso in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
Busy day today, but progress has been made.
Finished making wheels for the carriages
Made the little ropes that hold them in place
Had to drill holes in the sides of the carriages for the restraining lines
Used my high-tech tools to insert and hold the restraining lines into to holes on the carriages (toothpicks)
Added "brass" straps to the tops of the carriages. these straps are actually made of gold foil which I found in the candy making aisle..seems to simulate what i needed it to. Wish I'd had this when I was making the hinges for my doors.
first 4 cannons installed!!!
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Shazmira reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - 16-gun Swan-class sloop from TFFM plans
Thank you John and Brian.
Here's #2 - about 10 minutes worth, including blackening. It's the one on the left in pic 4 and looks even better than #1, so I'm going ahead with all 15. Am I going crazy ??? :D :
Danny
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Shazmira reacted to WackoWolf in Question on Castello/South American Boxwood
David,
Thank you for the information. I never knew about how wood was rated, see I learn something new again from MSW. I am always learning something new every day.
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Shazmira reacted to Sjors in Le Mirage by Sjors - FINISHED - Corel - Wood - 1:75
Hi all,
I have used steam for making the parts loose and it works
The fix had done…..
The first shrouds are on the mizzen mast.
No pics of the mast.
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Shazmira got a reaction from augie in Le Mirage by Sjors - FINISHED - Corel - Wood - 1:75
More Pics, need more pics!!!!
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Shazmira got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in San Francisco 2 by Shaz - FINISHED - Artesania Latina - Wood
Busy day today, but progress has been made.
Finished making wheels for the carriages
Made the little ropes that hold them in place
Had to drill holes in the sides of the carriages for the restraining lines
Used my high-tech tools to insert and hold the restraining lines into to holes on the carriages (toothpicks)
Added "brass" straps to the tops of the carriages. these straps are actually made of gold foil which I found in the candy making aisle..seems to simulate what i needed it to. Wish I'd had this when I was making the hinges for my doors.
first 4 cannons installed!!!
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Shazmira got a reaction from mtaylor in Le Mirage by Sjors - FINISHED - Corel - Wood - 1:75
More Pics, need more pics!!!!
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Shazmira reacted to augie in US Brig Syren by Augie - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Take a few sticks, some wire, a piece of copper tubing and some line. Add a lot of sweat, some tears (but no blood) and you have rigged yards!!!!!
The footrope stirrups are 28 gauge wire, the footropes were wiped with 50% PVA to add just enough stiffness and the boom irons are 1/8" copper tube sliced into 1/16" sections and drilled for the wire joiner. Frank (riverboat) confessed to sneaking into my shop and adding extra blocks to the plans for the yards each night ---- but I finally caught up with him
I'm taking a day off to watch the next snowfall then we'll see if these babies actually fit on the ship. Finally, for the first time, we'll be adding that important 3rd dimension ...... width !
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