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6ohiocav got a reaction from mtaylor in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Mike,
I was excited and ready to go to the March Meeting.... and then of course......
I think the April meeting may also be in jeopardy. Do you think the guys would be amenable to a virtual meeting of some sort. My firm has a dedicated conference call service.
I am hoping to finally finish the Niagara by then.
Stay safe.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from mtaylor in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
OARS
I knocked out 20 oars on Sunday. I traced them onto Holly, cut them on the jig saw, mounted them into a cordless drill, rounded the handles with sand paper, and shaped the paddle with files.
This is a delicate and mundane process with about a 30% failure rate. It takes 30 to come up with 20.
I gathered them up and lashed them to the boats.
Next up, oar locks and rigging the boats to the davits.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Charter33 in HMS Victory by Helli - Caldercraft
Helli,
Incredible work. Perhaps your first model ship, but obviously, not your first model.
This kit is sitting on my shelf, and as I am about to finally finish my current project, you are giving me the incentive to tackle this monster.
Your build log is only 5 days old, and I already have a lot of catching up to do.
I will be following along.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Ryland Craze in HMS Victory by Helli - Caldercraft
Helli,
You didn't do all of this work in 5 days??? Your slacking off. Just kidding of course.
Your log caught my eye since it was evident that you would be downloading a ton of content in a short period of time to catch up to your year and a half building process. Getting all of that fresh content all at once is great for a viewer. That will definitely keep me checking in often.
And let me repeat.... your work is superb.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Old Collingwood in HMS Victory by Helli - Caldercraft
Helli,
Incredible work. Perhaps your first model ship, but obviously, not your first model.
This kit is sitting on my shelf, and as I am about to finally finish my current project, you are giving me the incentive to tackle this monster.
Your build log is only 5 days old, and I already have a lot of catching up to do.
I will be following along.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Canute in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Mike,
I was excited and ready to go to the March Meeting.... and then of course......
I think the April meeting may also be in jeopardy. Do you think the guys would be amenable to a virtual meeting of some sort. My firm has a dedicated conference call service.
I am hoping to finally finish the Niagara by then.
Stay safe.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from MEDDO in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Mike,
I was excited and ready to go to the March Meeting.... and then of course......
I think the April meeting may also be in jeopardy. Do you think the guys would be amenable to a virtual meeting of some sort. My firm has a dedicated conference call service.
I am hoping to finally finish the Niagara by then.
Stay safe.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from JpR62 in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
OARS
I knocked out 20 oars on Sunday. I traced them onto Holly, cut them on the jig saw, mounted them into a cordless drill, rounded the handles with sand paper, and shaped the paddle with files.
This is a delicate and mundane process with about a 30% failure rate. It takes 30 to come up with 20.
I gathered them up and lashed them to the boats.
Next up, oar locks and rigging the boats to the davits.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from WalrusGuy in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
YAWL CONSTRUCTION
Now that I have built three of these ship’s boats from a jig, and learned a little,, I thought I might share some of the hard lessons.
I wanted the boats to be white, so I choose holly for the keel and planks. Anytime I can avoid using paint is a good thing. I used cherry for the ribs, floor boards, thwarts, transoms and railing.
I obtained the jig plans from Hubert Sicard’s website.
I am attaching a series of photos to show how I did the small yawl boat. By the way, smaller is harder.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Macedonian 1812 by JerryTodd - 1:36 scale - RADIO
Jerry,
Good to see you back at it. I loved your Star Trek transporter accident metaphor. Can't wait to see you launch this girl.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Canute in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
OARS
I knocked out 20 oars on Sunday. I traced them onto Holly, cut them on the jig saw, mounted them into a cordless drill, rounded the handles with sand paper, and shaped the paddle with files.
This is a delicate and mundane process with about a 30% failure rate. It takes 30 to come up with 20.
I gathered them up and lashed them to the boats.
Next up, oar locks and rigging the boats to the davits.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
OARS
I knocked out 20 oars on Sunday. I traced them onto Holly, cut them on the jig saw, mounted them into a cordless drill, rounded the handles with sand paper, and shaped the paddle with files.
This is a delicate and mundane process with about a 30% failure rate. It takes 30 to come up with 20.
I gathered them up and lashed them to the boats.
Next up, oar locks and rigging the boats to the davits.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
YAWL - CONTINUED
I cut out the railings, stern sheet and thwarts. I finished the cherry with tung oil and touched up everything.
I ended up cutting off the Keel/rudder combo and re-worked the entire system to look better. it also gave me the opportunity to plank the stern.
Here are the photos.
up next...... 20 teeny tiny oars. ugh.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from MEDDO in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
OARS
I knocked out 20 oars on Sunday. I traced them onto Holly, cut them on the jig saw, mounted them into a cordless drill, rounded the handles with sand paper, and shaped the paddle with files.
This is a delicate and mundane process with about a 30% failure rate. It takes 30 to come up with 20.
I gathered them up and lashed them to the boats.
Next up, oar locks and rigging the boats to the davits.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from MEDDO in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
YAWL - CONTINUED
I cut out the railings, stern sheet and thwarts. I finished the cherry with tung oil and touched up everything.
I ended up cutting off the Keel/rudder combo and re-worked the entire system to look better. it also gave me the opportunity to plank the stern.
Here are the photos.
up next...... 20 teeny tiny oars. ugh.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from MEDDO in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
YAWL CONSTRUCTION
Now that I have built three of these ship’s boats from a jig, and learned a little,, I thought I might share some of the hard lessons.
I wanted the boats to be white, so I choose holly for the keel and planks. Anytime I can avoid using paint is a good thing. I used cherry for the ribs, floor boards, thwarts, transoms and railing.
I obtained the jig plans from Hubert Sicard’s website.
I am attaching a series of photos to show how I did the small yawl boat. By the way, smaller is harder.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from MEDDO in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Well…… It has been nearly 2 years since I last posted to my build log. A home remodeling project (still at it) and a family illness has kept me away from my Niagara. But now, I find myself sheltering at home, like a lot of my fellow Americans, and some time to finally FINISH this project.
It has been so long that I posted, I had a hard time finding my log. I note that I was working on my ship’s boats, and now have finally just about finished them. Here are some photos of the two launches. I still have to add the rails and oar locks. I built these from scratch using a jig. The planks are holly, and the remainder is cherry.
I am now working on building the small skiff. I have to build the jig, cut planks, etc…. I will be posting pictures of the process.
I am also in the process of building the display case, with LED lighting. That has been quite a challenge.
I AM BACK. And I will finish.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Canute in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Thanks for stopping in Ron
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6ohiocav got a reaction from JpR62 in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
YAWL - CONTINUED
I cut out the railings, stern sheet and thwarts. I finished the cherry with tung oil and touched up everything.
I ended up cutting off the Keel/rudder combo and re-worked the entire system to look better. it also gave me the opportunity to plank the stern.
Here are the photos.
up next...... 20 teeny tiny oars. ugh.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Canute in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
YAWL - CONTINUED
I cut out the railings, stern sheet and thwarts. I finished the cherry with tung oil and touched up everything.
I ended up cutting off the Keel/rudder combo and re-worked the entire system to look better. it also gave me the opportunity to plank the stern.
Here are the photos.
up next...... 20 teeny tiny oars. ugh.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Zapto in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
HAMMOCK RAIL INSTALLATION
I installed the hammock rails over the weekend. The canvas looks pretty good and adds to the visual effect.
I also rigged the sheet and tack lines for the foremast. When I went to work on the main mast, I realized that I had run out of .018 rigging line so I placed an order to Syren.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from mtaylor in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
YAWL - CONTINUED
I cut out the railings, stern sheet and thwarts. I finished the cherry with tung oil and touched up everything.
I ended up cutting off the Keel/rudder combo and re-worked the entire system to look better. it also gave me the opportunity to plank the stern.
Here are the photos.
up next...... 20 teeny tiny oars. ugh.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from mtaylor in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Mark,
Thanks for the well wishes. If I face any rough seas going forward, I at least now have some life boats LOL.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from mtaylor in US Brig Niagara by 6ohiocav - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
YAWL CONSTRUCTION
Now that I have built three of these ship’s boats from a jig, and learned a little,, I thought I might share some of the hard lessons.
I wanted the boats to be white, so I choose holly for the keel and planks. Anytime I can avoid using paint is a good thing. I used cherry for the ribs, floor boards, thwarts, transoms and railing.
I obtained the jig plans from Hubert Sicard’s website.
I am attaching a series of photos to show how I did the small yawl boat. By the way, smaller is harder.
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6ohiocav got a reaction from Keith S in HMS Snake by Beef Wellington - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 64 - First wooden ship build
Jason,
I can empathize with the challenge of picking up the reins after a long break and having to hone old skills. We are in about the same boat (pun intended). We stopped at about the same time and about at the same stage of our first builds. Your model is outstanding.
Let's encourage each other to finally cross the finish line. I am trying to convert my State's order to "shelter in place" to "park my butt in the shipyard."
By the way, rigging from forward to aft and lower to higher is definitely the approach. It will keep your standing rigging taught as you continually pull the masts back to the stern and gives yourself as much room as possible for your hands and tools. Good luck.
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