Jack12477

37 minutes ago, ccoyle said:

 

The non-ship area is kind of like the "wild west" of MSW -- I think we can bend the rules a bit here. You know, consider them more like "guidelines." We can edit the title to reflect the group effort if that's what you guys want to do.

@RGL, @cog, @Canute and Stein Gildberg  did a 4 way build of SMS Seydlitz  in a single log about a year or two ago.

Great save Edward! 👏 

Ole woodcarver trick: using a sharp blade, make a stop cut across the plank perpendicular at two points along the plank. Then use your Veritas miniature chisels to carve away section of plank till you get to the base decking. If you place the bevel edge of chisel down flat against the plank then raise it slightly you can use it as a small knife blade. Reverse it so the bevel is up after you have enough material removed and use it as a regular chisel.  The stop cuts will prevent any unwanted tear out. Practice on a piece of scrap planking. You're using the chisel as if it were a plane. 

Thanks guys! The jig was created out of frustration.  I was using 25 second gap filling CA glue to attach the lids but it just wasn't setting up and trying to hold the lid flush and level with just my fingers wasn't working.  PVA glue was even worse setting time. So I had to wing it with the jigs (see photo below), they just hook over the rail and keep the lid snug and level. The weight of the jig provides enough clamping pressure. 

Gary, @FriedClams the paint collection is a result of all the plastic models I have built over time plus some new jars purchased in anticipation of my next plastic model.  😀  I still have a few jars of Floquil left over from my now defunct N-Scale Model Railroading projects. The layout is gone but the buildings and rolling stock are safely packed away. I'm really enjoying your shadow box dioramas. 

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1 hour ago, AJohnson said:

Who knew you buy a house near a working air museum and you hear  aircraft!). 

Same thing happens here with citiidiots moving up to the country from NYC boroughs, building a house, then complaining about the manure smell, noisy farm animals and equipment emanating from the farm down the road. Complaints got so bad we now have "right to farm" laws to protect the farmers from the citiidiots.  

I'm in. 

Anchors are now rigged.

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7 hours ago, Alex-Ks1 said:

try that with your KIA.   LOLOLOL

Or FORD 

Forgot some photos

Some updates: I have been working mostly on installing all the deck structures, guns, railings, gun port covers. I didn’t install the block and tackle rigging on the guns; too frustrating,  so I settled for just the recoil ropes. 

Some photos follow:

After completing the deck, I started installing the gun port covers. Had to come up with some jigs to hold the covers in place till the glue set.

jigs

Final results

The last port at stern and bow require a split cover with sling which I have to figure out how to rig. Then I have to turn it around and repeat on the port side.

It has a beautiful color. Thanks for explanation. Gorgeous table too

Eric what species of wood are those beam/posts with that beautiful purple hue ? Is that Purpleheart ? Or ??

Look in the jewelry making section of Michael's craft stores. They carry very fine braided wire and crimps etc. I used them to make the cables for my ice yacht model.

Very nice Steve. 

Coming along nicely, Grant. It does look like a weather beaten old building, shed, etc.

On 1/30/2023 at 11:09 AM, ESF said:

built to commemorate a hair (and stomach) raising flight my grandson and I took at the Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome, located near the historic village of Rhinebeck, New York

Steve, I live directly across the river from there. Been to the Airshow a lot but not daring enough to take a ride.  But I did get to talk with the founder Cole Palen on a number of occasions. One of the Engineers I worked with flew in his airshow as the drunken pilot "Col I am smashed" as I recall! 

Just discovered your build log. My college roommate had a Chris-Craft on Candlewood Lake CT. Fantastic boat. As I recall his was a square stern. 

Pulling up a barrel to watch. 

Nice ! Very futuristic.  

Looks like you might be getting hot tongue and cold shoulder for dinner later 😋 😉 😜 🤔 

I'm in!  

Roddenberry privately told friends that he was modeling Star Trek Original Series on Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels, intending each episode to act on two levels: as a suspenseful adventure story and as a morality tale. Roddenberry stated: "[By creating] a new world with new rules, I could make statements about sex, religion, Vietnam, politics, and intercontinental missiles. Indeed, we did make them on Star Trek: we were sending messages and fortunately they all got by the network."

Small update :

Finally got the main deck populated with the furniture I had to assembler

You can delete it yourself. Just click on the 3 dots ... next to post #1, in drop down select delete.  

25 minutes ago, king derelict said:

Thanks Jack

Glad I could help.  Castle is looking good. 

24 minutes ago, king derelict said:

The blocks are so small that after doing a number of them I end up with sore fingers from holding them against the fence. Its worth doing; it really speeds up the construction of the walls because there is no need to custom fit each block and the gaps are tighter too. I may do better trying to make a custom board though that would make the blocks easier to hold while sanding

Make some featherboards. You could probably fashion them from popsicle sticks or 1/4 inch sq dowels cut with 45 degree at one end. See examples of my crude boards for my Dremel drill press stand in photos below.

22 minutes ago, AJohnson said:

I have a limited ability to true up anything

Build yourself a mini shooting board.

Lowes has dimensioned poplar boards 1/4 x 3 or 1/4 x 4 or 1/4 x 5 in 2 ft and 3 ft lengths, cut one to 6-8 inches length for the base; pick up some 1/4 inch square and/or 3/8 inch square "dowels" to use as stops and guides. It doesn't have to be very big, just enough to square your blocks with a file or sanding sticks.