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The tops are looking great! Paint or stain.....they'll look terrific either way.
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It's amazing what sails do for a model. They just seem to make the boat "grow up" into a ship! Good luck on the running rigging...you're off to a good start!
Can't offer any better advice on belaying than has already been given!
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Now you are all starting to make me
Piet: Thank-you!
Marty: Thank-you as well!
marktiedens: Thank-you! Since you've already built this ship, you know how many more carvings I have to do!
Grant: Thank-you! The 1:1 scale practice was a lot easier!
Popeye: Thank-you! Milling my own wood is partly of necessity. I don't live close to any hobby stores, and would have to order the wood...that just seemed too expensive and not necessary since I have the tools and the wood with which to work right here.
Sjors: Thank-you!
Also the trap door. Great thinking….now you can see what's under it. Maybe something for the kit manufacturers?Maybe I could sell the idea to them! You're right about winter too, hopefully I will have more updates!
Anja: Thank-you!
I do hope I don't fall into your trapdoorMaybe I should think about safety railings now?
Matti: Thank-you! I wasn't too sure about the blue at first, but now that it's on I think it looks good.
Bob: Thank-you! Not sure I can keep things up to everyone's expectations now!
Frank: Thank-you! The blue colour is brighter looking in the photos...it has an even warmer look in person.
you are really on the dark side now!! Bye, Bye Sherry
You're right..........***disappears quietly into the darkside abyss...................bye***
Did I mention how addictive this ship modelling thing is?!Mark: Thank-you! Not sure about "perfect" but I am happy with it.
Robbyn: Thank-you! the new avatar looks good!
The trap door just seemed like the thing to do...I didn't want to have to bring out the microscope so visitors could strain to see the interior cabin through the tiny windows!!!
I think the blue won't be quite as "stark" once the hull has some wipe-on poly applied...that will make the walnut much darker.Adrieke: Thank-you for the "wow"!
you managed to make those long planks out of such a short block of woodSteve, Steve, Steve..........what am I going to do with you? ***sighs*** There always has to be one wise guy in every bunch.....well........maybe two or three.....you know who you are.
Don't you know I have a wood stretcher?
All kidding aside though, for anyone taking this too seriously, the statement with my photo reads: "The following picture shows a SIMILAR block of wood beside some of the finished strips I cut."
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Thank-you all for your very generous and kind comments!!! They are truly appreciated! :)
Wes: I'm anxious to see how the finished walnut will look, but I'll have to be patient since there are a few things to do before that.
Augie: I think I can plank in my sleep now --- my husband and I just finished wood flooring in two rooms of our house (just like planking/decking, but bigger ) and then the same thing all over again, only in miniature.
Andy: I just happened to have a few days recently to "play" in the shipyard. Hopefully I'll have another update before too long.
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I mixed and experimented with a few colour variations and finally decided on this:
This last couple of pictures shows where the ship stands currently.
I managed to get the poop deck in place.
I didn't want to totally cover up the captain's cabin and all the furniture, so I made a "trap door" of sorts with a mirror on the underside.
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Several weeks ago I rescued a block of nice dry cherry from the woodpile and dried it further in the house.
The following picture shows a similar block of wood beside some of the finished strips I cut.
I am planning to make most of the deck furniture from this wood. I have actually used a little bit of it to make the gratings at the bow.
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Thank-you Wes! There are many, many carvings/decorations to come! I may cheat and form some of them from fimo polymer clay...we'll see.
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I see you've made quite a bit of progress since I last looked in on your build. The ratlines are looking great.
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The futtock staves and boomkins look great! Chuck's blocks look wonderful and I'm probably going to be ordering some in the future.
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Have to agree with everyone else...she really is lovely! Looking forward to the final pictures.
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Doesn't it feel good to have this part done?! To top it all off, it looks great!
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Thank-you so much for the kind words Grant and Paul!
Paul: It is very difficult to achieve a smooth surface with basswood. I tried all grades of sandpaper for woodworking and had the best result with automotive grit 1200.
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The fully served strops may have been "fun" but they turned out very well! Your serving looks great....all your rigging is very neat and tidy!
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I have to say that I am both humbled and encouraged by all your generous comments! Thank-you!
It makes me want to "carve up a storm".Sjors:
But please no figures on my belly.Are you sure? It could be something new...instead of tattoos, you could have carved figures...maybe gnomes!
John: Thank-you! I tried using an Xacto knife, but the scalpel is finer and much sharper which I think is the key to carving basswood.
Bob: Thank-you!
Wayne: Thank-you as well!
that is amazingI am amazed that everyone else is so amazed!
USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
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I'm trying to imagine how large the cannon balls would have to be in order to be 12 pounds!!!
Not to detract from your build Augie.......the start to the gun port framing looks terrific!