Jump to content

Justin P.

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    995

  • Joined

3 Followers

About Justin P.

  • Birthday 05/02/1981

Profile Information

  • Gender
    Male
  • Location
    PNW
  • Interests
    Bookbinding
    Mapmaking
    Nautical History
    Restoration & Conservation
    Fly-Fishing

Recent Profile Visitors

4,202 profile views
  1.    IWHARPER reacted to a post in a topic: Ken Follett, A Column of Fire
  2.    robert952 reacted to a post in a topic: NRG Masting and Rigging Project
  3.    ferretmary1 reacted to a post in a topic: NRG Masting and Rigging Project
  4.    mtaylor reacted to a post in a topic: NRG Masting and Rigging Project
  5.    Ryland Craze reacted to a post in a topic: NRG Masting and Rigging Project
  6.    tlevine reacted to a post in a topic: NRG Masting and Rigging Project
  7. Justin P. started following Jim Byrnes Thickness Sander Operation Tips , NRG Masting and Rigging Project , 1:10 Turbofan Engine - Teching (build review) and 3 others
  8. Justin P.
    Ordered! Thanks Toni for another great mini-project! Just finally getting round to finishing up my capstan project!
  9.    Justin P. reacted to a post in a topic: NRG Masting and Rigging Project
  10. Justin P.
    Man Ive wanted one of these for awhile, but could never justify it to the family... jealous! Following along!
  11. Justin P.
    I second the suggestion that a hard look at the PNW be made. Aside from Bremerton, which has historic ship museums, an undersea museum as well as a healthy maritime tradition it also has the Center for Wooden Boats, the School of Wooden Boat Building and the annual Wooden Boat Festival. Im positive a location could be had at reasonable prices with choice accommodation collocated. I also live here... which is a bonus for me :).
  12. Justin P.
    Chuck, Ive been away from the Hobby and MSW for the last 9-months or so as I adjust to the new realities of teaching high school. Ive been poking my head in a little now and then as I start preparing for two luxurious months off back in my shipyard and must say its comforting to see you still at it - amazing everyone with your innovations and selflessly working yourself to the bone to our benefit. Congrats on the ten years - and get well soon!
  13. Justin P.
    Great thread thus far. Ive been thinking of experimenting a little as it relates to ship modeling. Incidentally, in the last year Ive take over a High School program teaching metals design. We run a fleet of Anycubic Mono 6K's. I teach lost wax casting and lost resin casting using Sirya Tech printable casting resin. Our parts go through a burnout process and the printed parts are then cast in bronze, brass etc. Fun stuff! Following with interest!
  14. Justin P.
    I haven't tried bits that are that long, but have found that success comes when not being really aggressive. I take more passes that take less material. Also mounting the paper and holding your work carefully helps a lot. I usually need two hands to run a piece successfully. One feeding or holding a push stick and the other guiding / holding the piece flat against the bed as it comes out the other end. Most of my errors happen near the end of the feed so the opposing hand becomes critical to keep the work from being manipulated by the drum. You might also try sequencing your mill work differently. For instance, I usually rough cut my work before the thickness sander - which is likely why Ive never had to feed 24" stock.
  15. Justin P.
    I cant imagine there would be. Maybe the plate is larger? I only have the 4 arm model and found that to be plenty.
  16. Justin P.
    Hi Dave, I use the QuadHands as outlined here: It looks like the QuadHands unit is available via Amazon UK, but is much more expensive. To answer your question though, it is a VERY robust unit that does not move at all. The magnets are very strong and the units anti-slip feet are quite good. Its also pretty heavy so it can take some leverage without tipping or moving. https://www.amazon.co.uk/QuadHands-Deluxe-Workbench-Helping-System/dp/B01MZG2D99
  17. Justin P.
    Strange! Was the option not available in the lower corner "CC?" I just checked and it works for me, the captions are actually really good. I have enjoyed my Sherline so far, though the rigamarole assembly and squaring everything up had me a little confused. The nice thing about the Proxxon is that it is more or less plug and play.
  18. Justin P.
    Completed. Sadly, all of the photos I took of the last stages of this build were lost. Im still not sure how this happened, but as went to update this build log I noticed they are all gone. Im supremely disappointed but happy to report that Ive completed my Triton. What a project. Im excited to have completed it, and looking forward to moving forward with a new project. Thanks to everyone for your kind words, support and assistance through this project. A relative has kindly volunteered to make a case for it, a challenge I think they welcome and are looking forward to, so I won't be taking that piece on. I did however make a temporary mount seen in the below photo and accompanying gallery. GALLERY Onward!
  19. Justin P.
    For those that are not SNR members and wouldnt have gotten the notification, this latest episode is really great! https://snr.org.uk/the-mariners-mirror-podcast/ultimate-ship-models-1-hms-royal-george/
  20. Justin P.
    Looking great.
  21. Justin P.
    No you didn't. I perhaps incorrectly confused my launch and longboat (the terms have been interchangeable to some degree). As the longboat in this case was a painted transom I did not plank it. With the launch however, I did as not doing so didnt seem quite right. I recall as well, that particular kit manufactuer chose to laser etch a part number onto the transom that was difficult to remove or cover up. As I could not find a readily accessible reference for it, I simply did some google searching. I have also seen many open boats with transoms constructed from planks so just went with it.
  22. Justin P.
    It was just a guess. I admitted to not knowing at all - and will admit it was probably a stupid guess.
  23. Justin P.
    I dont know about historical references, I just went with a pretty standard look based on images I searched for on the internet. Possible in real practice a form of tongue and groove? No idea.

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...