BobG

Beautiful work, Ryland.

I had a heck of a time trying to make the thimbles the way Chuck does. I ended up filing off the top half of some small brass tubing so it was then opened up into a U shape. Then I cut the tubing into small sections and rolled them so they made small, circular thimbles. Your thimbles and blocks look great. 

7 hours ago, ccoyle said:

 

'Cuz it's huge, even in a small scale!

True...she'll be an unusual, impressive model for sure!

Great build log. I'm aboard for the journey...

These ships will be great additions to the Bluejacket line of models. I have often wondered why there wasn't a current model for the Wyoming. Looking forward to watching you develop these models.

Fantastic work at a very small scale!

Wonderful work, Sjors!

Absolutely beautiful!

On 11/7/2020 at 9:42 PM, gjdale said:

I found I only had enough monofilament to complete one side. Perhaps I drilled the holes waaaay to deep….

I ran out of monofilament early in the process of adding the nails to the hull also and was able to buy some on eBay. Your build is looking great too.

Good luck on your rebuilding your house. You have a lot on your plate so, hopefully, finding a small amount of time to work on either of your ships will be a nice respite.

Lovely model!

Wow, wow, wow! That is a stunningly beautiful model, Grant. Museum quality! Congratulations! 

Your build log is a good as it gets also. Thanks, I've enjoyed the ride!

It has such a beautiful hull profile. She's going to be a special, little boat.

Beautiful model! Thanks for your instructional videos too.

2 hours ago, donrobinson said:

Thanks Bob, the HMS Ontario by MarisStella will be my next venture

I'll be following along on that one, Don. I'm sure your build will be impressive as always.

Wonderful work, Ryland. It brings back fond memories of my build too. Your model is going to be exceptional!

Very nice work, BE. I'm very interested in learning to do a bit of silver soldering. I'm sure the learning curve will be steep as is usual for a complete beginner to soldering like me but I'm game to give it a go.

She's an impressive model, Sjors!

It looks like this is going to be a large model, vaddoc. What will the overall dimensions of the completed model be?

4 hours ago, Fentone said:

Any suggestions, votes please?

First of all, regarding the error, we've all been there especially when we were building our first models. I've tapered the wrong end of a plank and I've sanded through the hull. I also cut several new planks on my Medway Longboat since I wasn't happy with how they looked after they were already glued to the hull. So I removed them, traced a copy on some scrap and cut them out. It happens but it's wood and there's always a fix.

Personally, I would make new planks. If you have some scrap wood you can use that like Bradley said. If not, basswood is cheap and easy to find either at a hobby store or online.  

Good luck with whatever you decide.

Wonderful work, Josh. 

12 hours ago, closehaul said:

I wish that the final painting of the transom area was cut cleaner than my skill allowed but I'm going with it.

I'm my own worst critic and it bugs me to no end when I have see little flaws in my build. They stick out like a sore thumb to me but, when I show them to my wife, she always says, "You're the only one who will ever notice any of those things," and, the truth be told, she's correct. Once the model is completed those flaws seem to "vanish" when looking at it as a whole. Your model is going to be wonderful from the looks of your work so far. 

On 10/22/2020 at 8:03 AM, Gbmodeler said:

Past experience tells me, if I'm not happy with a model or model part, I better repair it it or re-build it.  After a day or two of stewing, I decided it could not be repaired to my satisfaction.  So... we start anew!

The new frame looks much better to me also. I like these "chubby" boats. 

3 hours ago, Gbmodeler said:

I always stain the planks before gluing them.  Even though they will be heavily sanded later, if you don't stain them before gluing, you run the risk of having dried glue "block" any stain you apply later, or as touch-up.  That will give uneven and unsatisfactory results.

 

Great piece of advice!

7 hours ago, DelF said:

Me too. I haven't told my wife yet, but she's buying me this for Christmas! 

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Fantastic model of a very unusual boat! Congratulations on another outstanding model.

The planking looks really good, Grant. Isn't great to have the planks already spiled? It almost felt like I was cheating but it sure was nice!