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Ryland Craze

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  1. Ryland Craze
    Sorry to hear of the passing of your cousin. What an honor it must have been to have known him. These veterans of his generation sacrificed a lot for us to have our freedoms today.
  2. Ryland Craze
    Thanks everyone for your comments and also for the "Likes". They keep me motivated to keep moving forward on this build. I completed the thwarts earlier this week and today I completed the cockpit seats. These took me some time to do as I would sand and file the notches, fit the piece, sand and file the notches some more and fit the piece again. I did this many times for each piece and found it a slow process, but very rewarding. I am very happy with the results and received a lot of positive comments for my fellow club members at the Hampton Roads Ship Model Society meeting this past Saturday. Here is a picture of my work since my last post: Here is a picture of the Longboat with the thwarts and cockpit seats dry fitted: I had jumped ahead of the instructions as I wanted to construct the interior details before I painted the model. I feel this worked out very well for me as I was handling the model quite a bit fitting the interior details. I am sure that I would have a lot of paint touch up to do if I had painted the cap rails before I did the interior details. I cannot wait to get some color on this model as it really looks dull with no paint on it.
  3. Ryland Craze
    Congratulations on completing your Confederacy. You did an excellent job on building this model and documenting the process of your build.
  4. Ryland Craze
    Wow! I thought I was looking at the real thing.
  5. Ryland Craze
    Looking good Jesse. The finish line is in sight. You have built a highly detailed model of the Syren that will be an inspiration for other Syren ship modelers.
  6. Ryland Craze
    Glad to see you back in the workshop. I hope your recovery is going well and I am glad that Santa was good to you. Wishing you and Marge a Happy New Year and good health in 2020.
  7. Ryland Craze
    I have completed installing the risers and now I will start on the thwarts. I hope everyone has a happy and safe new year and I wish good health to you in 2020.
  8. Ryland Craze
    Thanks!
  9. Ryland Craze
    Thanks Chuck for your comment. I used heat to bend the floorboards. I have found that the Alaskan Yellow Cedar (AYC) bends well with the application of heat. For the two outer floorboards that are made of two pieces of AYC each, I installed each piece separately as it was much easier to bend a 1/32" inch thick floorboard as opposed to a 1/16" thick floorboard. I received many positive comments on my Longboat at my ship modeling club meeting this past Saturday. The design of this kit makes me look like a better modeler than what I am.
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    Thanks everyone for the comments and the "Likes". Rich, thanks for the link to the Jax blackening agent. I ordered the 4 ounce jar and received it very quickly. This should last me a long time. I initially painted the cap rail and did not like the color that I chose. I stripped the paint off by scraping and sanding and will repaint it later with a different color of red. I decided to move on to Chapter 4 and install the floor boards and the bow and stern platforms. I felt this would be better for me as there would be no paint on the cap rails for me to mess up. I found it easier to make a pattern out of card stock as recommended in the instructions for the platforms and then transfer it to the laser cut platforms. This helped to locate the notches for the frames. Here is a picture of the paper patterns that I made: I used a sharp blade and small files to make the cuts on the platforms. I also had to bevel the bottom of the platforms to sit properly on the frames. This was a slow process for me, but I was satisfied with the fit. Here is a picture of the bow and stern platforms with the simulated nails installed and two coats of wipe-on-poly applied: And here is a picture of the platforms dry fitted to the inside of the hull: I will be installing the risers next. I am really enjoying this build.
  11. Ryland Craze
    I use this image as a guide when I make belaying pins:
  12. Ryland Craze
    Very nice build. Congratulations on completing this fine model.
  13. Ryland Craze
    I have a PDF of the instructions. It is two files with a total of 109 pages with many color pictures. This is for the newer Constructo Enterprise kit number 80837. I have uploaded the files below: ENTERPRISEINSTRUCCIONES-1.pdf ENTERPRISEINSTRUCCIONES-2.pdf I hope this helps.
  14. Ryland Craze
    Welcome to MSW. I think the Swift will be an excellent kit to start with. Here is a link to some articles on planking in the MSW database: http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-framing-and-planking-articles.php
  15. Ryland Craze
    I like your version of the friezes and quarter galleries better than the model of the Minerva. Your design work and craftsmanship constantly amazes me.
  16. Ryland Craze
    Jonathan, I am real sorry to hear about your mother. My condolences to you and your family.
  17. Ryland Craze
    Thanks everyone for the "Likes". I finally finished installing the simulated nails using 10LB black monofilament line. I cut a short length of the line, dipped the end in some titebond glue and then inserted the glued end in the holes that I had previously drilled in the planks using a #77 bit. Once finished and the glue dried, I trimmed the monofilament line close to the plank using a sharp blade. I then gave the hull a light sanding and applied a light coat of Wipe On Poly. Here is a picture of the line before I trimmed it. Here is the hull with the monofilament line trimmed and a light coat of Wipe On Poly applied: I then sanded the inside of the hull and applied Wipe On Poly. Next up is to paint the cap rail and then install the friezes and the molding. That will complete Chapter 3 of the instructions.
  18. Ryland Craze
    You will find the instructions for the Syren much more detailed than the Fair American. You should be able to view the instructions for both kits on the Model Expo website. The Syren kit was designed by Chuck Passaro, who is an administrator of MSW and who would be more than willing to answer any questions you may have during your build. Your Virginia turned out very nicely.
  19. Ryland Craze
    Your work looks great. I am glad you redid your bollards and I look forward to following your build as you get into chapter two.
  20. Ryland Craze
    Another nice model to start with is the Colonial Schooner Sultana by Model Shipways. It is an inexpensive kit when on sale by Model Expo and builds into a very nice model. Chuck Passaro has written a detailed set of instructions on how to build this model. It can be found in the MSW Database of articles by following this link: http://modelshipworldforum.com/ship-model-build-and-practicums.php . It is the last article listed on the page and has eight chapters.
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    Thanks Michael and Rich and the "Likes". The model is very strong while being very light. Jim, thank you for your comment on my health. I am doing great and it seems like a bad dream as to what happened to me a couple of months ago. I will be looking forward to seeing you at the NRG Conference later this month. I have installed the cap rail and the bolsters since my last post. The cap rails need to be thinned down quite a bit and I have started this on the starboard side of the model. I have done a lot of sanding on the cap rails and frames and still have a lot more sanding to do. Here is a photo of my progress to date on the Longboat: I worked on the bolsters for the past three days. I was lucky to have made the starboard side on my first try. The port side took me two tries. I left about an 1/8'' of wood on the forward part of the bolsters after carefully fitting the rear part of the bolsters to the hull profile and glued them to the stem. When I sanded down this excess wood, some red grain appeared from the middle of the port bolster. The more I sanded, the more grain appeared. I am not happy with this as I feel it will look like a bit of red paint got on the bolster when I paint the cap rails red. I will have to live with it as there is no way to replace this bolster. You never know what is hidden inside a piece of wood.
  22. Ryland Craze
    Congratulations on the completion of your Armed Virginia Sloop. You did an excellent job on building this model.
  23. Ryland Craze
    This is the adapter that I use. It can be found at Lowe's and Home Depot for under $10.00. I cut off the large end (right side in picture) flush with the flange and insert it into my dust port on my Byrnes Saw. It makes a tight fit.
  24. Ryland Craze
    Thanks Michael and also for the "Likes". I am glad to see the Longboat off of the build board. With the bulkhead centers removed, the model is extremely light. I have to be careful as I sometimes seem to be too heavy handed when handling the model.
  25. Ryland Craze
    Thanks Michael and Rusty for your comments. I am doing great now and should make a full recovery. I completed the planking and it was time to remove my Longboat from the build board. I removed the supports at the stern and the masking tape that I had used to tape the bulkheads to the build board. I removed the fore section first and then the aft section. A few slight twists of the build board and the Longboat was free from the build board. Next came the removal of the bulkhead centers. I used a razor saw to cut the bulkheads free. Chuck's design made this an easy process. I used my razor saw to cut the bulkhead at the top down to the laser cut line on both the port and starboard sides, gave the bulkhead a slight wiggle and the centers popped free. This was an easy process and I had no issues removing the centers. The model is now starting to look like a boat:

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