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GrantGoodale reacted to pirozzi in Royal William by pirozzi - FINISHED - Euromodels - 1/70
Finished placing the trennels. There were over 2000.
Next up will be to work on the forecastle railings and catheads.
Vince P.
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GrantGoodale reacted to Mirabell61 in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
Update....
machine room lights, dry-fit in area of waist between the two last funnels. I only fitted 12 lights on every side, in actual it would have been 15....
Nils
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GrantGoodale reacted to Mirabell61 in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
Update....
further production of windows and doors, and deck cabin walls....., the deck cabins will probably be in 4 seperate sections
Nils
once the next deck is on, there will be no more access to these screws
mass production of promenade deck brass window frames and doors, those for the aft cabin are already mounted
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GrantGoodale reacted to riverboat in Red Dragon by riverboat - Artesania Latina - 1:60 - Chinese Junk
a little up date time........ following are a couple pictures showing frame assembly... pretty straight and forward.... all supports and fairing are done.
I'm not going to double plank this build as they suggest. I 'm really not a fan of double planking, once is enough ...... The hull width is fairly shallow so 2 bands should be sufficient , I'll have to line her out and see how it works .Hopefully next time around I'll have some planks laid up.
Till then..........Cheers! !
frank
This frame was warped out of the bx ... straighten out pretty nice.
Thanks for look'n in.... Frank
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GrantGoodale reacted to Hennie in HMS Agamemnon 1781 by Hennie - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
Time for an update again.
The channels and deadeyes are on there place. Sjors has taken a look at it, when he was here and he said the angle of chainplateparts/shrouds was not as bad as it looked :D :D
This week I will finish the last parts of the hull (drilling holes, put some eyelets on there place, the two gunports at the backside and some other thing I forgot).
The 3 stern laterns I will do when I finished the ret of the ship.
Next week I will start with the 4 ship boats.
And again some pictures...
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GrantGoodale reacted to Hennie in HMS Agamemnon 1781 by Hennie - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
Hi all!
Time again foor an update.
All the gun port lids are on there place, including the lid ropes.
I just started with the channels.
Gr., Hennie
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GrantGoodale reacted to Hennie in HMS Agamemnon 1781 by Hennie - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
@Joe: thx and there will be more pictures!
@Sjors: As I read you managed to let Anja do it for you, so you must have a very beautiful smile :D :D
@Mobbsie:thx and yes she is!!
@Scott: thank you, you are to kind
Ty all for all the likes
And an update: as you can see, I finished the gunports. I had to redo at least five of them because I put the pins on the wrong side
Now I have to drill 168 holes to put them on the hull. Will take 1-2 weeks.....
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GrantGoodale reacted to captgino in Armed Virginia Sloop by captgino - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/48
Worked on the transom this evening and installed the filler blocks[.
This was pretty straight forward. With that said I am discovering that the windows are going to be a pain.
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GrantGoodale reacted to captgino in Armed Virginia Sloop by captgino - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/48
Bulkheads on.
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GrantGoodale reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Thanks to everyone for stopping in and for your comments and likes. I finished fairing the hull to my satisfaction and have started the planking.
This picture is showing the little jig I used to mark the placement of the first plank, 1.5 mm above the top edge of bulkhead
The first two planks on either side need to be cut down from 5 mm to 4 mm, here I am doing that using my homemade jig and Proxon table saw.
The first plank being attached. I use a combination of ca glue and white glue (weldbond). I started at the stern and moved forward, I trim the plank to length and shape when I get to the bow I find I get better results doing it this way rather than off ship.
Here is the first plank completed. You will notice the port side front bulkhead is a little different, the original one broke off and joined the numerous other lost parts on my floor , so I made this one out of some scraps. The height isn't a big deal as these all get taken off later, it is just needed to get the proper shape of the bow with the planks
And here is how she looks as of this afternoon. The next four planks will be the full width throughout their length then after these the rest will need to be shaped. Unlike most ships the Trabaccolo's bow is bigger than the stern so it is a bit of a reversal from other builds I have done.
Well that's it for now, I'll see you all in about 8 or 10 planks. It's my now favourite time of day "nap time"
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GrantGoodale reacted to ggrieco in Heroine 1838 by ggrieco - FINISHED - Scale 1:24 - Western River Steamboat as she appeared before hitting a snag in the Red River
With a three day weekend coming up, I had hoped to finish the starboard side planking and painting this week. I didn't quite make it. I kept finding new details that I had forgotten about - like the doors.
Kevin's drawing shows external four paneled doors. I went with something simpler for the internal doors that would not be seen from outside.
Cutting grooves in the door rails. The rails are .08 inch thick with a .031 inch groove.
Assembling the door.
Hardware for the door.
Completed door.
The port side will be left open with only the lowest three strakes installed. I still have a little more framing to do for the paddle box, deckhouse and outhouse.
Planking the starboard side.
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GrantGoodale reacted to Jerry in BLUENOSE By Jerry - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Good morning, Lawrence...
The sweet lines you have referred to are growing. It's now time to begin the nibbing. Since I have never done this procedure before I am a little nervous about it but I'm sure I'll figure it out. So here's the latest pics as to where this Bluenose stands. I hope you have a great weekend as we celebrate our Fourth of July Holiday. Charlene joins me in sending our best regards to Bernadette.
Jerry
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GrantGoodale reacted to Jerry in BLUENOSE By Jerry - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Hello everyone...
As I mentioned above, I planned to have had the hull wood filled and sanded by today. I used most of the 4 oz bottle of Elmer's wood filler to do the job and believe me the hull didn't look pretty. My admiral let out a slight shriek when she saw the hull coated with wood filler and I assured her that after the final sanding it would look like a model ship again; and it does. I wish she would pay less attention to my project and get going with hers' which, as mentioned earlier, is La NIna by Artesania Latina. Anyway, I'm ready to move on which I think means planking the deck. Onward!!
Best,
Jerry
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GrantGoodale reacted to Jerry in BLUENOSE By Jerry - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Good Afternoon everyone..
Another, day, another dollar... Very good progress made today; the hull is planked and ready for good ol' Elmer's Wood filler. I'll apply that tomorrow and let it dry overnight so Wednesday is final sanding of the hull day.; Hope all is well with everyone else.
Best,
Jerry
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GrantGoodale reacted to Jerry in BLUENOSE By Jerry - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Hello Popeye...
Thanks for the good word...I did get a little more done on the planking and will pictures later because my server isn't handling mail right now. Have a great evening..
Jerry
P.S. Here are the pictures I promised...
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GrantGoodale reacted to rcmdrvr in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
I finally have glued all the deck structures to the deck. I painted all the structures in a matt polyeurathane. Here is a picture. I am now starting on the 2nd deck.
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GrantGoodale reacted to rcmdrvr in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
Still working on the main deck structures.
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GrantGoodale reacted to rcmdrvr in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
With the deck epoxied to the hull, the next step is construction of some of the main deck structures. These are essentially plywood boxes which are "planked" in the same basswood as is the deck.
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GrantGoodale reacted to rcmdrvr in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
Next step was to epoxy the main deck to the hull.
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GrantGoodale reacted to rcmdrvr in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
With the hull complete (for now) I started on planking the main deck. I use permanent marker down one edge of the plank to simulate caulking. When the deck is fully planked I used a #2 wooden pencil (well sharpened) to simulate the nails. Last step was to seal with polyurathane (in a matt finish).
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GrantGoodale reacted to rcmdrvr in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
This model is not painted. When complete, most of the model will be natural wood. When I completed planking the hull with the thin walnut strips; I felt that the look of the unfinished planks was dull and not visually exciting. I decided to stain the planks darker and apply a glossy polyurethane finish. I used a dark walnut stain and it did come out a little darker than I anticipated but I still think it is better than the unfinished look. What do you think?
I added the nails and deemed the hull complete enough to move onto the main deck.
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GrantGoodale reacted to rcmdrvr in King of the Mississippi by rcmdrvr - FINISHED - Artensania Latina
I have been away from the build logs for a while. Had to have some work done to the old ticker but I am back to the workshop. Decided to try a model of a ship that lacks sails. Spent a little time looking at kits and build logs on this site and decided that King of the Mississippi looked interesting and a fun build. So I invested a few bucks and purchased the kit.
The first step, of course, is the hull. I was impressed with the fit of the die-cut pieces. This was one of the easiest hulls to build. First step was gluing the keel and formers to a flat bottom. Next came some thin plywood sides (which took a little care in bending) followed by planking with thin walnut strips.
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GrantGoodale reacted to Mirabell61 in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
Hi Capt.
simple little gadget....
two laundry pegs , backs glued together, and inner legs cut off...
Nils
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GrantGoodale reacted to Martin W in HMS Fly by Martin W - Amati/Victory Models - 1/64
The summer temperatures here in Oklahoma have one benefit, and that is driving people like me indoors. As a consequence, I got to spend a few uninterrupted hours at the work bench yesterday, and finished the clerestory lights.
I took Blue Ensign's hint of using some styrene, which has the nice quality of cutting easily (and filing). I would have been happier if the styrene was thinner, but I used what I had on hand, left over from the stove. Once I cut the basic shape of the top line and the individual lights, I set the styrene in the coamings and attached thin strips of boxwood. Here's the result:
The individual lights are not glazed, primarily because with the thickness of the wood on top of the styrene, I just couldn't see adding yet another layer (excuses, excuses ).
I also managed to cut the pieces for the ladder, using the jig designed by Alan Yedlinsky, which makes a snap out of this little job. I'll post a photo of that soon -- right now it's in clamps.
Cheers,
Martin
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GrantGoodale reacted to Gaetan Bordeleau in Le Fleuron by Gaetan Bordeleau - FINISHED - 1:24
Thank you Joe,
This is a nice feature of this forum:
Everyone tries and share his best work
As a group every body enjoy others experience
As a result, every member, you and me grows to be a better worker.
Working on the 3 fence sets. Ideally each step should be done in a certain order to maximize construction. For the upper one, a temporary floor is cut to accomodate wood post fence.
Everything is not glued until all parts are prepared and fitted. For this reason, construction is often more a game of continuous puzzle assembly and dissassembly until everything fits together.