JeffT

Thank you everyone for your kind words.
I am gonna start a log once my project takes shape.
Indeed, Waterloo is a very interesting place. Visited by people from everywhere around the world but very little frenchies. I wonder why 😉
 

Welcome to MSW  I'm also in Utah

Having built a vanguard model, and having almost finished MarisStella's largest model to date, I can say that the instructions are like night and day. 
 
Vanguard hold your hand throughout, making even the most complex of their models something that can be achieved with perseverance and patience. MarisStella provide many plans, but drawing them together and planning a build sequence or working out what tool to use for what task is left in many ways to the builder. Both fun to build (if you're happy to invest all the time required for the choice you make), and neither approach is wrong, but I would definitely expect a far steeper learning curve with MarisStella if it's similar to Barque Stefano.

Welcome!  I would be quite interested in following a lego build

Welcome aboard,  what a  Brilliant  part of the  World  to come  from.
 
OC.

Welcome! We've actually had at least one model displayed here that was built from Legos. Some Lego ships are quite impressive. I think it'd be quite the challenge to find just the right combinations of bricks to create a ship's many and varied structures.

Welcome! New myself, from Norway. A Lego sailing ship model; sounds like it could be an interesting project!

Welcome to the site, originally from Uccle, Bruxelles. I have a good friend who reside in Braine l'Alleud who is also a modeler. Great site with people with a lots of experience, depending of the type of ships the rigging can vary . There are books tracing on the subject, some are out of print but easily available on line from use book dealers.

Welcome to MSW, glad to have you aboard. 

Hello everyone,
 
I am a new member. I have been scrolling through the forum pages a lot lately and I decided to join your community.
As a child i enjoyed playing with Lego pirate ships and I was fascinated by model ships made by one of my parent’s friends.
I am 40 years old now and I am back at building Legos.
I intend to build a model ship replica using Legos, but I will need all the information i can find to make it accurate and give it a proper rigging.
 
Happy new year to all of you !
 
vincwat

Travis, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. 

Welcome aboard, Travis!

Welcome to MSW, Travis.  Do consider opening a build log as it's a great way to get help and also meet others.

Hello Travis, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'.
 
John

Hello everyone, 
 
My name is Travis and I live in Utah, USA.  I am 47 years old and work and forensic stuff for a local law enforcement agency.  I work 4 days a week and have found I have too much spare time at home during my days off, especially during the winter months.  I decided to get into this hobby to give myself something to do at home when work isnt calling.  I've already completed my first little Dory and am working on boat number two!  Looking forward to interacting with you guys!
 
-Travis

Hello Everyone.
I'd like to present my current build . It is HMS Agamemnon from Caldercraft . It is my second Caldercraft kit (first was HMS Victory) and overal fifth wooden model ( USS Constitution from Constructo , San Juan Bautista a partwork kit , ORP Błyskawica and DKM Bismarck - partwork from Hachette) .
  There are lots of  avesome builds of this kit on Model Ship World . I was inspired by Vicnelson , Hennie ,Sjors , SaskienSoCal  builds .  I've been working on this kit for about one year . After I had  finished first  and second planking I've sanded the hull and fill gaps with Tamiya putty . Then the hull was sprayed with surfacer 1000 and afer that painted with admirality paints . 
Now I've started coppering the hull 

Congratulations on this milestone Chuck. I read through the first chapter instructions and they are phenomenal.  Between your laser cut materials and step-by-step instructions there's no reason why the average ship model builder cannot build a lovely plank on frame ship model. It may not be 100% as nice as yours but it will be a far cry better than anything else out there in the market.
 
 

Post One Hundred and Twenty-five
 
Looking at Chesstrees and Fenders.
The kit provides a basic shape for the fenders and Chesstrees but they both stand a degree of enhancement to achieve a more authentic look.
 
They are made of uniform 1.5mm laser cut pear which is about right for the bottom end at the wale but ideally should be slightly broader at the top, around 2.5mm.
Using dimensions from the Adm. plan I cut replacements out of some Boxwood scrap.
 

1687a
The sheaves were marked and drilled out on the little miller, and the shape cut out on the scroll saw.

1688a

1689a
At this stage the same pattern as the kit items but with a taper applied.

1699a
Together with a taper, a more elegant serpentine shape is better representative of how these things should look.

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1695a
Testing for fit.
Altho’ I have used Boxwood to match my hull timbers, the kit parts could be laminated to allow for a taper, and a little more shaping to be applied.
 
The same approach was taken with the fenders.
 
Even on completion I thought that the depth of the fenders looked too much, almost out of scale for the hull.
I looked at many photos of fenders and chesstrees on models contemporary, and modern, and they all seemed finer than the
kit offering.

1707a
I didn’t have any exact dimensions to work from but I fined down the pieces until they satisfied my eye.

1704a

1705a
This is the result.
Getting there but I still think I can go a tad further.
 
The convex shape of the fenders initially looks odd given that on purpose built single deckers they are more concave in shape with a slight serpentine effect, due to the tumblehome.
On ‘Indy’ the tumblehome element of the waist has been cut away leaving just the lower hull round for the fenders to follow.
 
Before completing the fenders I will make the side-steps.
 
B.E.
02/01/2024
 
 

Bowsprit Topmast
It has been a hectic few days with family staying and spent all my free time with the grandkids so no work in the shipyard. Peace and normality has returned to our household this morning although the peace will be shattered once again at the weekend when the grandkids return for a quick overnight visit.
 
I was able to return to the shipyard this morning and decided that I should make the bowsprit topmast. I think it is important to make sure it will fit through the bowsprit end cap before the end cap is glued to the bowsprit.
 
Starting with a length of 6mm dowel I reduced the diameter down until I could pass the end cap down to the required position. This was accomplished using my Proxxon mini lathe. Once I was happy I reduced the diameter of the end section so the PE part would fit over.
 
Next I used a sharp blade to create the next section which is conical shaped. I was pleased with the work so far.

The next task was to add a octagonal section. Using a simple jig which holds the dowel in place I was able to make a reasonable job of the octagonal section. After the first flat was filed I rotated the dowel through 90 degrees and then filed the next flat edge. Once I had repeated this two more times the dowel was then rotated through 45 degrees for the next flat edge. After three more 90 degree rotations the task was complete.

It was then time for a dry fit check with the bowsprit and everything seems to match the plan sheet. I will need to shape the top and bottom edge of the edge cap, as indicated by the blue arrow.

All that was left to do is to create an octangle section of the other end of the dowel. Using the same method as detailed above it was a simple task to complete. I did use a scrap piece of planking material, cut to the required width of the octagonal flat edges as a guide during the filing process.

I also made the flying jib this morning and was very pleased with the dry test fit, as shown below. There is still plenty of work required to complete the bowsprit assembly, such as adding the various blocks to the bowsprit, making the spritsail yard, etc.

Hi Chuck,
 
It's great to hear your going to be able to get back to Speedwell.
 
I'm reading through the first chapter and enjoying it immensely! 

Happy New Year everyone!!!
 
I shall be back working on the Speedwell prototype really soon.  Hopefully this week in fact.  But I wanted to update you guys on the release of the first installments for sale.   I had hoped to have launched the first chapters of parts by mid January.  But because of the Movie and my wood supply with Joes shop being flooded, I havent had enough wood or time to complete all the laser work yet.   
 
I actually have the first ten sets of chapter one parts ready to go.  I could place them on my site right now for sale which include the plans for the hull framing.  Two sheets.   I have also written and posted the first chapter of the monograph on the online store.   But I had hoped to have the first two chapters ready and laser cut before I started offering them.  This way you guys can order both chapters at once which complete all the hull framing and can save on shipping costs.   That is still my plan and hopefully I can get the needed wood to start cutting chapter two parts within a week or so.   I dont anticipate too much of a delay.   
 
In the meantime,  those of you who have decided to build my kit of Speedwell can download the first chapter and read it over.   You can also buy whatever wood and tools you might need ahead of time as well.  For example the board for the buildboard and maybe some machinist squares etc.   I will announce when the first two chapters of parts are listed for sale as son as finish some chapter two parts.   Maybe I will only wait to have five finished of the original ten sets as I know many of you have been emailing me that you are eager to get started.
 
More to follow soon.