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6ohiocav got a reaction from JerryTodd in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Barbossa in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
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6ohiocav got a reaction from JerryTodd in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
DISPLAY CASE
While I was away from my log, I did work on building a display case and table. I had some great cherry that I harvested from my farm, and used that for the base. It has great grain. I added a decorative inlay.
I also decided to add LED strap lighting. That took some figuring. I decided to run the cord down one of the corner posts inside the groove for the glass. I cut a channel along the top rails. The strap lighting has adhesive that adhered to the bottom of the channel. I had to purchase corner splices. I have added photos.
When I dry fitted everything together and checked out the lighting, I realized that the channel was not deep enough to hide the glare from the LED light emitters. I will be adding some thin trim pieces to fix this.
I love the lighting. While it is LED, the system has a remote that gives me the ability to change the lighting quite a bit. I can set it with a low warm glow or bright LED. When I get everything put together and put the case in place, I will experiment to see what lighting looks best.
Next up, mounting the ship…. A daunting challenge that I should have considered a long time ago. More on that later.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from mtaylor in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
I have done a lot of testing. If you want to see all of the faults in living color, you can crank up the light intensity. It actually has convinced me that I need to install a similar lighting system for my work bench. My choices with this system however are endless. It has a warm light function, and I believe that will be the one I chose for the display. Besides that, I can change the light to green, blue, or red, or any combination of all three. I can make it blink, I can program it make it change color. In fact, I can turn my Niagara into a Christmas Tree if I wanted. Having said that, I do like the system and I wanted a remote to turn it off and on. The extra features just came a long with the package.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from mtaylor in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
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6ohiocav got a reaction from mtaylor in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
DISPLAY CASE
While I was away from my log, I did work on building a display case and table. I had some great cherry that I harvested from my farm, and used that for the base. It has great grain. I added a decorative inlay.
I also decided to add LED strap lighting. That took some figuring. I decided to run the cord down one of the corner posts inside the groove for the glass. I cut a channel along the top rails. The strap lighting has adhesive that adhered to the bottom of the channel. I had to purchase corner splices. I have added photos.
When I dry fitted everything together and checked out the lighting, I realized that the channel was not deep enough to hide the glare from the LED light emitters. I will be adding some thin trim pieces to fix this.
I love the lighting. While it is LED, the system has a remote that gives me the ability to change the lighting quite a bit. I can set it with a low warm glow or bright LED. When I get everything put together and put the case in place, I will experiment to see what lighting looks best.
Next up, mounting the ship…. A daunting challenge that I should have considered a long time ago. More on that later.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from MEDDO in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
DISPLAY CASE
While I was away from my log, I did work on building a display case and table. I had some great cherry that I harvested from my farm, and used that for the base. It has great grain. I added a decorative inlay.
I also decided to add LED strap lighting. That took some figuring. I decided to run the cord down one of the corner posts inside the groove for the glass. I cut a channel along the top rails. The strap lighting has adhesive that adhered to the bottom of the channel. I had to purchase corner splices. I have added photos.
When I dry fitted everything together and checked out the lighting, I realized that the channel was not deep enough to hide the glare from the LED light emitters. I will be adding some thin trim pieces to fix this.
I love the lighting. While it is LED, the system has a remote that gives me the ability to change the lighting quite a bit. I can set it with a low warm glow or bright LED. When I get everything put together and put the case in place, I will experiment to see what lighting looks best.
Next up, mounting the ship…. A daunting challenge that I should have considered a long time ago. More on that later.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Tom E in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Canute in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
DISPLAY CASE
While I was away from my log, I did work on building a display case and table. I had some great cherry that I harvested from my farm, and used that for the base. It has great grain. I added a decorative inlay.
I also decided to add LED strap lighting. That took some figuring. I decided to run the cord down one of the corner posts inside the groove for the glass. I cut a channel along the top rails. The strap lighting has adhesive that adhered to the bottom of the channel. I had to purchase corner splices. I have added photos.
When I dry fitted everything together and checked out the lighting, I realized that the channel was not deep enough to hide the glare from the LED light emitters. I will be adding some thin trim pieces to fix this.
I love the lighting. While it is LED, the system has a remote that gives me the ability to change the lighting quite a bit. I can set it with a low warm glow or bright LED. When I get everything put together and put the case in place, I will experiment to see what lighting looks best.
Next up, mounting the ship…. A daunting challenge that I should have considered a long time ago. More on that later.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from paulsutcliffe in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
DISPLAY CASE
While I was away from my log, I did work on building a display case and table. I had some great cherry that I harvested from my farm, and used that for the base. It has great grain. I added a decorative inlay.
I also decided to add LED strap lighting. That took some figuring. I decided to run the cord down one of the corner posts inside the groove for the glass. I cut a channel along the top rails. The strap lighting has adhesive that adhered to the bottom of the channel. I had to purchase corner splices. I have added photos.
When I dry fitted everything together and checked out the lighting, I realized that the channel was not deep enough to hide the glare from the LED light emitters. I will be adding some thin trim pieces to fix this.
I love the lighting. While it is LED, the system has a remote that gives me the ability to change the lighting quite a bit. I can set it with a low warm glow or bright LED. When I get everything put together and put the case in place, I will experiment to see what lighting looks best.
Next up, mounting the ship…. A daunting challenge that I should have considered a long time ago. More on that later.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
DISPLAY CASE
While I was away from my log, I did work on building a display case and table. I had some great cherry that I harvested from my farm, and used that for the base. It has great grain. I added a decorative inlay.
I also decided to add LED strap lighting. That took some figuring. I decided to run the cord down one of the corner posts inside the groove for the glass. I cut a channel along the top rails. The strap lighting has adhesive that adhered to the bottom of the channel. I had to purchase corner splices. I have added photos.
When I dry fitted everything together and checked out the lighting, I realized that the channel was not deep enough to hide the glare from the LED light emitters. I will be adding some thin trim pieces to fix this.
I love the lighting. While it is LED, the system has a remote that gives me the ability to change the lighting quite a bit. I can set it with a low warm glow or bright LED. When I get everything put together and put the case in place, I will experiment to see what lighting looks best.
Next up, mounting the ship…. A daunting challenge that I should have considered a long time ago. More on that later.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from oneslim in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
DISPLAY CASE
While I was away from my log, I did work on building a display case and table. I had some great cherry that I harvested from my farm, and used that for the base. It has great grain. I added a decorative inlay.
I also decided to add LED strap lighting. That took some figuring. I decided to run the cord down one of the corner posts inside the groove for the glass. I cut a channel along the top rails. The strap lighting has adhesive that adhered to the bottom of the channel. I had to purchase corner splices. I have added photos.
When I dry fitted everything together and checked out the lighting, I realized that the channel was not deep enough to hide the glare from the LED light emitters. I will be adding some thin trim pieces to fix this.
I love the lighting. While it is LED, the system has a remote that gives me the ability to change the lighting quite a bit. I can set it with a low warm glow or bright LED. When I get everything put together and put the case in place, I will experiment to see what lighting looks best.
Next up, mounting the ship…. A daunting challenge that I should have considered a long time ago. More on that later.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from abelson in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
NAMEPLATE
I put the nameplate together. I scanned the image from the original rebuild plans from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, manipulated it on my computer and added my name, scale and date. I sent it to a trophy shop who burned the stainless steel plate. I made the base from some tiger maple I had in my scrap pile.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Duanelaker in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
NAMEPLATE
I put the nameplate together. I scanned the image from the original rebuild plans from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, manipulated it on my computer and added my name, scale and date. I sent it to a trophy shop who burned the stainless steel plate. I made the base from some tiger maple I had in my scrap pile.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from abelson in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
APPLYING THE SHIP'S NAME AND RIGGING THE SHIP'S BOATS
I spent the last couple of days experimenting with "painting" the ships name on the stern and bow. Thought about decals and letter stencils but in the end, took the simple way out. Since the hull is painted flat black, I printed out the name in gold letters on a black field from my computer. I used Book Antique font. It turned out ok.
Then I rigged the ships boats to the davits. That was terribly tedious.... of course so is everything else I have done on this build.
Here are some photos.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from mtaylor in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
NAMEPLATE
I put the nameplate together. I scanned the image from the original rebuild plans from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, manipulated it on my computer and added my name, scale and date. I sent it to a trophy shop who burned the stainless steel plate. I made the base from some tiger maple I had in my scrap pile.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Canute in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
NAMEPLATE
I put the nameplate together. I scanned the image from the original rebuild plans from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, manipulated it on my computer and added my name, scale and date. I sent it to a trophy shop who burned the stainless steel plate. I made the base from some tiger maple I had in my scrap pile.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from mtaylor in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Hey Mike, (Meddo)
The boats are indeed stuck to the ship. But I must say, I built them exactly to plans, and the lowering lines are hooked to rings secured to the bottom of the keel. When I rigged them to the davits, I thought I would just let them hang. Except that they kept rolling over to the side. So that begs a question - unless kept totally balance from port to starboard, how in the heck did the crew lower these guys with tipping them over?
Mikiek,
Great to hear from you. It has been a while. I am glad you have stopped in to urge me to the finish line. I missed your careful eye and sage advice.
Sea Hoss,
Thanks for the compliments. Having a forum member leave comments on my log is even better than successfully spinning a tiny oar in a cordless drill and not breaking it.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from DanielD in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
APPLYING THE SHIP'S NAME AND RIGGING THE SHIP'S BOATS
I spent the last couple of days experimenting with "painting" the ships name on the stern and bow. Thought about decals and letter stencils but in the end, took the simple way out. Since the hull is painted flat black, I printed out the name in gold letters on a black field from my computer. I used Book Antique font. It turned out ok.
Then I rigged the ships boats to the davits. That was terribly tedious.... of course so is everything else I have done on this build.
Here are some photos.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from mtaylor in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Mike,
I thought about adding ballast to the little boats. I grabbed some lead slip shots from my fishing tackle box, but thought it might look a little dumb to see a pile of "cannon balls" in my ship's boats. In the end, I finally bit the bullet and glued them down. It was hard to put glue on the stern and channels.
Hope the ship doesn't get in trouble because the crew will have a hard time launching these boats.
The finish line is in sight.
Sounds like the club is going to give a visual meeting a try. Hope so.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Duanelaker in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
APPLYING THE SHIP'S NAME AND RIGGING THE SHIP'S BOATS
I spent the last couple of days experimenting with "painting" the ships name on the stern and bow. Thought about decals and letter stencils but in the end, took the simple way out. Since the hull is painted flat black, I printed out the name in gold letters on a black field from my computer. I used Book Antique font. It turned out ok.
Then I rigged the ships boats to the davits. That was terribly tedious.... of course so is everything else I have done on this build.
Here are some photos.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Canute in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Mike,
I thought about adding ballast to the little boats. I grabbed some lead slip shots from my fishing tackle box, but thought it might look a little dumb to see a pile of "cannon balls" in my ship's boats. In the end, I finally bit the bullet and glued them down. It was hard to put glue on the stern and channels.
Hope the ship doesn't get in trouble because the crew will have a hard time launching these boats.
The finish line is in sight.
Sounds like the club is going to give a visual meeting a try. Hope so.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
APPLYING THE SHIP'S NAME AND RIGGING THE SHIP'S BOATS
I spent the last couple of days experimenting with "painting" the ships name on the stern and bow. Thought about decals and letter stencils but in the end, took the simple way out. Since the hull is painted flat black, I printed out the name in gold letters on a black field from my computer. I used Book Antique font. It turned out ok.
Then I rigged the ships boats to the davits. That was terribly tedious.... of course so is everything else I have done on this build.
Here are some photos.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Sea Hoss in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
APPLYING THE SHIP'S NAME AND RIGGING THE SHIP'S BOATS
I spent the last couple of days experimenting with "painting" the ships name on the stern and bow. Thought about decals and letter stencils but in the end, took the simple way out. Since the hull is painted flat black, I printed out the name in gold letters on a black field from my computer. I used Book Antique font. It turned out ok.
Then I rigged the ships boats to the davits. That was terribly tedious.... of course so is everything else I have done on this build.
Here are some photos.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Tigersteve in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
APPLYING THE SHIP'S NAME AND RIGGING THE SHIP'S BOATS
I spent the last couple of days experimenting with "painting" the ships name on the stern and bow. Thought about decals and letter stencils but in the end, took the simple way out. Since the hull is painted flat black, I printed out the name in gold letters on a black field from my computer. I used Book Antique font. It turned out ok.
Then I rigged the ships boats to the davits. That was terribly tedious.... of course so is everything else I have done on this build.
Here are some photos.
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