JeffT

Update. I finished building all the carronades and the two cannons. Not too difficult but tedious. I think the kit design for the two cannons could have been better. There are two parts that had to be scratch built that probably could have been laser cut. Oh well...I managed. I have not started rigging them yet. I plan to order some replacement blocks first. I also built the ships wheel. All the wood parts have to be built from scratch. The practicum suggested using styrene. I chose to use wood as I saw on another build log (thanks Jay). Now I move on to the skylight. As a side note, I plan on starting on a side project that will be known as my "long build". I have had that particular ship on the shelf for a while and have been dying to get started on it. Right now I'm assembling the framing jig that came with the kit. That's pretty boring so I won't be posting that in a build log. Once I start work on the actual model I'll start the log. Armed and dangerous!

It looks very useful. Its added to my acquisition list.

Bens right, I envy all of you that are able to attend the workshop.

Birds or the model, what was that cat thinking?

looks good. what was your cutting tool?

Looking good. It looks like everything is still standing so far.

Nice work on the Jolly Boat. Excellent photography also.

A true work of art.

this is a cool ,model. i like the use of rope.

That puts it in perspective. It will be a large finished model. It should allow for some very fine detail.

I'd go with darthbuilder

Robbyn Go to Model expos main web page, click on special offers, then you'll see the sales.

well done! that must have been a lot of work considering that Jim Beam was the beverage of choice.

looks like you are off to a good start. I've never considered milling my own wood.

This will be a cool model. I can't imagine the size at that scale. Build on!

Welcome! Your work looks good for a first time effort.

I think this is the company Mark is referring to. These blades were recommended by Greg Herbert and they are good blades. http://www.sawbird.com/scroll_saw_blades.htm I ordered the double tooth reverse #3.

by the way, you can see the instructions on model-expo on the product page under documents. http://www.modelexpo-online.com/product.asp?ITEMNO=MS2260

Scott, The instruction book is one of the best you will find in a kit.

Looking good Geoff! I like the netting.

thanks Harvey!

Thanks Geoff and 42rocker. The blocks will be tedious so if I do one carronade per day I should be done in 20 days. It might be time to start that side project I've been thinking about to break things up a bit.

Another update. I am continuing to work on deck details. I have finished with the capstan and the mast boots and I'm now assembling carronades. The practicum was really confusing for carronades. It suggested edge gluing 2 pieces of 3/16 stock to make the center piece and then glue the sides to the top of the center piece. The plans show that the side pieces are glued to the edges of the center piece and not the top. Also the centerpiece should be 1/4" stock. I went with the plans. The assembly is pretty straight forward so I won't go into great detail. I have all of them built and painted now and I'm currently adding the casters and barrels. I had a heck of a time finding a color that looked right but settled on what you see in the pictures. I still need to build the ships wheel and will need to rig the carronades. There are 80 blocks that need to be rigged. I need minions to do that stuff. The blocks provided in the kit are a bit large and honestly just look plain ugly, so I will order some replacements. Thats it for now. These are the parts for the carronades. Parts with one assembled and painted. My adviser has suggested I leave the brass unpainted since its pretty. Some partially assembled. You can also see the capstan and one of the mast boots. The following is my highly technical way of painting a bunch of little things. These are the casters for the carronades. Two-sided tape on card stock. Primed. Painted.

Nice tip Jay. I'll try that out when I start threading threading my blocks.

Hope to see your build on here Salvatore. I plan to build the Naiad also.