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  • Birthday 01/30/1940

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    Berkeley Springs, WV
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    Ships, Trains, and Cruising

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  1.    GrandpaPhil reacted to a post in a topic: Naparima by Kevin Kenny - FINISHED
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  4. jaybeckham
    In my basement I have my model railroad. It is all 1:48 scale. My space is 30 x 60 feet and it filled with my railroad. It is point to point so you have to follow the trains and track by walking around. It represents a fictional railroad from Pittsburgh, PA to Baltimore, Maryland. In Baltimore the fictional line shares track rights with the Pennsylvania Railroad. Also in Baltimore, which is a major seaport, is two piers. One for passenger and the other for outbound coal. The passenger pier represents the Old Bay Line which ran overnight boats (ships) from Baltimore to Washington DC and to Norfolk, Virginia. My pier for that line is about 6 feet by 1 foot so will house a water line model of the SS District of Columbia. See attached photo. Jay PS I did obtain blue prints from a local museum of the actual ship.
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    Kevin, the ship really looks good. And I love the fact you built it in 1:48 scale which is the same scale I model trains in. My S.S. District of Columbia steam ship will be about 6 feet long. My main problem with it is the main deck sort of hangs out over the extremely curved hull at the bow. That will be the most challenging part of the ship to build I think. Keep up the beautiful work. Maybe some day one of the ship we sail on might actually get down your way. The closest we have ever gotten is Barbados. Once in a while these ships do call on Grenada but that is rare. Jay
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    Kevin, I was watching your video on doors and windows. What you need to do is to get a 40 or 50 watt Chinese Laser Cutter. I have a 50 Watt and can cut all kinds of wood e.g. Basswood up to 1/8 inch, so called aircraft Birch plywood and many other suitable hobby woods and wood products. Doesn't work well on plastics because of fumes but does work on acrylics. Your windows and doors on the Naparima would have been much easier to cut with laser vs by hand. If you want more information just email me. NOTE FROM MODERATOR: (Email address removed to keep you from getting spammed. Please PM's to exchange email.)
  10. jaybeckham
    I won't think MARAD would include the American Scout as converted to merchant/passenger use. I have plans for a Victory and a Liberty ship.
  11. jaybeckham
    I want to build this in 1:48 scale. Does anyone know of plans for the American Scout? Thanks Jay Beckham james@thebeckhams.us
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    Looked at Model Shipways parts list for the planked Flying Fish and they used 1/16 x 1/8. So for me over a carved hull, 1/32 should work I think. Jay
  18. jaybeckham
    I think I will follow your advice and plank above the water line and copper below the water line. I would assume I can use a minimum thickness planking. Would basswood be suitable and what size? I am thinking 1/32" X 1/8". The Model Shipways Flying Fish is 1:96 scale. So 1/8 gives me a 12 inch plank width. I don't think I need anything heaver than 1/32 because I am applying the planks to a solid hull.
  19. jaybeckham
    Pete, thanks for the reply. How do I access the three build logs you mentioned in your post? Thanks
  20. jaybeckham
    I finally getting ready for this build of the Flying Fish. My dear wife suggested I not try to carve the solid hull that came with the old kit, but to build it as plank on bulkhead instead. From the plans I can determine the lines for the bulkheads. Using my newly acquired laser cutter, I could then cut the bulkheads and even the keel. What do you all think? Jay
  21. jaybeckham
    I believe this is a Cargo/Passenger ship like used by United Fruit between South America and the US Ports. It is a 1915 photo taken in the Panama Canal. Thanks
  22. jaybeckham
    Thanks all. I did get the tutorial about the solid hull from Model Shipways. I also have the original instructions that came with the kit but they are rather brief on the subject of carving the hull. It is "rough carved" but I know more work has to be done on it. My biggest concern is the proper thinning of the bulwark above the deck level. I understand that can be a bit tricky.
  23. jaybeckham
    I am a beginner at ship modeling but an experienced model builder of trains and structures used on model railroads. I work in O Scale (1:48) in model railroading. I have an old kit from Model Shipways I purchased many many years ago. It is solid hull. I have the complete kit and the optional hardward that was sold separately from the basic model. I know this is an advanced model but it is the only kit I have. The rest of the ship models I want to build will be all scratch built. I figured I should get me feet wet on the Flying Fish. In future ships I build will not be solid hull. I was looking for but can't seem to find on the internet any tutorials focused towards solid hulls. I do have a number of books on ship modeling and there is not too much on that type of hull. I also downloaded the Model Shipways tutorial but it deals with the newer kits which are not solid hull. Any advice, other than don''t do it, would be appreciated. Jay Beckham

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