gluedandscrewed
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from etubino in USS Melvin by gluedandscrewed - RADIO
no video but i got the 5 inch and the director rotating 90 deg. port and starboard and the bofors 45 fore and aft, think it took about 10 ECR's before i was happy with it,,,,rube goldberg would be damn proud of this contraption gonna tie the 5 inch with the other fivers and maybe a couple more AA's mounts,,, if i dont shoot myself first!!!!
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from etubino in USS Melvin by gluedandscrewed - RADIO
let the sake swilling, chrysanthemum sniffing bonsai sons of the rising sun come, i'll be ready!!!! aaaah,,just as soon as i gets me a ship that is
P.S. have plenty of the blast boot material left if anybody needs some,,unfortunately the wife washed out the powder burns so somebody would have to simulate their own
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from etubino in USS Melvin by gluedandscrewed - RADIO
so i got away from the wife for a couple days and spent some time building,,, think she would look pretty in pink
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from MichaelHunt in Cutty Sark by Keith B
i agree with the last couple of posts, i too am building what i call a semi scale boat,, made some mistakes, made some changes on purpose and have a very nice looking model even if not historically correct...i get a real laugh listening to guys on here arguing about .010 of an inch on some dimension because its not historically correct and they want a model built just like the real thing,,, news flash guys!!!! the builders of these ships didnt have copiers, computers, cad programs, cnc power tools, so much for their pretentions of building the model just like the real ship!!!! more power to you, youll end up with a beautiful model
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mayflower by gluedandscrewed - FINISHED - from Model Shipways plans
i tied to the fore and aft shrouds, wrapped around the inner with a dab of glue to keep it in place
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mayflower by gluedandscrewed - FINISHED - from Model Shipways plans
first build, first scratch build, 5 1/2 months
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mayflower by gluedandscrewed - FINISHED - from Model Shipways plans
tried the rat line methods i saw in the forums and was not satisfied with them, too slow, too tedious, too uneven etc... so came up with my own technique, fast , about two minutes per line, even, doesnt pull the shrouds out of line and almost idiot proof,, i can even see a way to easily and consistantly allow for the proper sag in the lines
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mayflower by gluedandscrewed - FINISHED - from Model Shipways plans
started tying the rat lines.......can i prevail on anyone to put a bullet in me? please....... I'm sure it would go down as a mercy killing
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mayflower by gluedandscrewed - FINISHED - from Model Shipways plans
its been a while so i thought i might update the progress on my typical british merchant vessel circa the 1600's,, been catching up on all the little details that get left to do later during the construction
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mayflower by gluedandscrewed - FINISHED - from Model Shipways plans
think all the moulding is finished!!!!!!!!!! didnt feel like making another grating for the beakhead but not being heartless i put in a safety net for the little fellows ,,,, put some stuff on just to make me feel like i'm making some progress,,,that beakhead was a pain ***.
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mayflower by gluedandscrewed - FINISHED - from Model Shipways plans
my stupid 1234, the scroll work is a 16 gauge copper wire bent around two different dia. drill bits,,, hammered flat and soldered end to end........two days of work and it doesnt look like i'm getting out of this dark tunnel and into the airy realm of masting and rigging any time soon hung some chains just to see how much pleasure that is going to be,,,they are just hanging free till the stays go in
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mayflower by gluedandscrewed - FINISHED - from Model Shipways plans
started working on the beakhead, i jump around the construction schedule so as not to get bored had to get away from the beakhead for a while so built her a new set of parking breaks
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mayflower by gluedandscrewed - FINISHED - from Model Shipways plans
here is the brain fart in living color
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mayflower by gluedandscrewed - FINISHED - from Model Shipways plans
in one of the forums guys were discussing simulating caulk lines, so here is a side by side comparison,,one is done by edge gluing paper to the planks the other my own development, putting a .020 mil spacer between the planks, filling the space and nails with auto gasket sealer and sanding off,, cant tell them apart
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mayflower by gluedandscrewed - FINISHED - from Model Shipways plans
only reason i can find for the main channel falling over the gun port is that dimensions taken of flat drawing dont compensate for the curvature of the hull,, just gonna have to run the chain above the gun port to the hull,,live and learn
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mayflower by gluedandscrewed - FINISHED - from Model Shipways plans
mistakes have been made but for a first build i am very satisfied, wife thinks i have become posessed, maybe shes right,,already thinking of what to build next,,,,she came into the cave yesterday and observed " youre almost done"
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Mayflower by gluedandscrewed - FINISHED - from Model Shipways plans
i know the planking is not right,but, being the prime and only contractor on this build i took a few liberties, besides she's a work horse destined to ply the seven seas not sit on a mentle
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in USS Melvin by gluedandscrewed - RADIO
progress report, 3 months 1 week and at least 500 hours, still many knick knacks to install,, than the boilers and steam turbines,,
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in USS Melvin by gluedandscrewed - RADIO
against all odds and common sense it actually works, got all the 5 inchers,torpedo tubes and 2 bofors to rotate, somebody pinch me!!!
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in USS Melvin by gluedandscrewed - RADIO
no video but i got the 5 inch and the director rotating 90 deg. port and starboard and the bofors 45 fore and aft, think it took about 10 ECR's before i was happy with it,,,,rube goldberg would be damn proud of this contraption gonna tie the 5 inch with the other fivers and maybe a couple more AA's mounts,,, if i dont shoot myself first!!!!
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in USS Melvin by gluedandscrewed - RADIO
she got a coat of primer this morning, i couldn't resist the temptation to see what she'll look like so i put up some of the out buildings on her deck, had to go outside for some decent lighting, couple more months to outfit her and than sea trials
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in USS Melvin by gluedandscrewed - RADIO
so, i have not been skylarking, been , want to say planking but that just doesnt sound right for a destroyer, so been plating the hull, one coat of epoxy and a light sanding so far... taken 40 1/16x3x18 sheets of basswood did, however, discover a talent for a new avocation in my off time,,,,,quilting!!!!!
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in USS Melvin by gluedandscrewed - RADIO
so while waiting for the hull plate to arrive i've been making some of the small stuff, like the whaleboat canopies, and i'm willing to bet this is the only boat here with a pair of boxer shorts and panties as constituent parts, yes indeed, the little lady contributed a pair of her finest to the cause,,, what a women!!!!! and willingly i might add,, guess its true when they say " a family that builds together stays together"
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in USS Melvin by gluedandscrewed - RADIO
so i put away the drill press and brought out the soldering iron,, got the drive shaft and the steering paddles temporarily mocked up,, took longer than i thought, cypherin on the abacus is a bit slow...waiting for the neighbor to turn some bushings for the shafts on his nice craftsman mini lathe,, one i have been trying unsuccessfully to buy for five years,, and to add insult to injury he bought it at the estate sale for the previous owner of our house
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gluedandscrewed got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in USS Melvin by gluedandscrewed - RADIO
being naturally drawn to water we take the rv to a half a dozen corps of engineers lakes every summer so i thought it would be fun to build me a paddle board to scoot around on..
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