Keith Simmons
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Hi Patrick, Looking forward to seeing this one. I tried a yacht last year, it ended up being 3 feet long and almostas heavy as a real one ...lol
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Moved into finishing stage on my hull and masts, after several coats of lacquer I will begin final assembly. The only things left to make are the cannons, trim on sterncastle and the black sails. Then I will have a rigging session with both Blockade Runner and this one... Thanks for your interest in this ship, I believe I have chosen a style for my next ship and going to attempt a real plank on frame build. I am in the process of designing the hull now. After seeing the great work being done out there, there was no where else for me to go..lol
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I probably shouldn't have kept a build log on this boat till I knew what it would look like. Anyway, I jigged it up in my drill press and hogged out the stern section and cleaned it up with a chisel, Then I ran it through the table saw cutting the keel base down to accept the final keel extension. The planking is quartersawn African Mahogany and the cabin is cherry. The whole boat is finished in 3 coats of Lacquer. I believe I will refrain from build logs till and when I have something significant to share. Thanks for the views and comments, Keith
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Hi Keith, Thanks for the detailed look at how you cut out your frames, makes me less apprehensive about designing and cutting my next ship...
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While waiting for the Weelig Straal masts to dry I decided I should start a 12"L x 3"W sailboat I need for another model I'm working on. This time I will try a solid hull since the size has to be specific and hopefully I can control it better. Just grabbed some scrap ply and wood to glue up and start making a dust cloud...
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Appreciate your comment Popeye, thinking about my next weird ship..lol
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Thanks Patrick, I have always liked mixing different exotic woods in furniture, even more so in these ships...
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Well, making a little progress on this build. Sterncastle is African Mahogany with Bubinga rails. Still have quite a bit of trim to do and some changes such as doors and possibly stairs, but beginning to look like something. Stairs and masts are Red Oak and the plan is to have a square rigged 2 master (I never know from one day till the next). I'm already thinking about my next ship...lol Thank you all for the views and comments... PS, I am obviously a bad photographer, hope you see what I see.
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Hi Bob, I work in wood only and I suggested Aleene's because of it initial tack for parts that can't be clamped. There are other factors such as temperature , humidity and my lack of patience to hold a part till it quits moving...lol
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Hi Richard, two things that really bothered me about Titebond was the shifting of a piece as it dried. The other was squeeze out when drying probably due to the shifting. Don't get me wrong Titebond is great for larger projects that require clamping, but for modeling, not so good.
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Hello Kurt, not sure how (industrial) you need your glue to be, but after years of furniture making I tried Titebond for my model building with sub par results. I found that Aleene's Tacky glue works great for modeling. Great initial grab and you can find it at Walmart ( imagine that) worth a try anyway.
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Although I am in the middle of two builds at the moment, This frame has inspired me to start another one soon, don't care if it takes me years to complete, need to make a real frame...
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Looking forward to see how a real ship is built. If at all possible post some pics of frame tricks....Onward and upward
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Great job Pete, you have inspired me to try a (real) frame on my next ship...
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Still a lot of work to do beginning with catch up sanding, Final hull dimensions are 36"L x 7"T x 8"W, my best guess at the final overall dimensions is 54"L x 51"T x 16"W. The only thing I am sure of is that the Captains quarters will have an American cherry deck, the sterncastle is African Mahogany and it will have 9 guns....
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Looks great, I'm going to have to learn how to make a hull frame someday...
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Thanks Piet, I never know what the hull shape will be till I'm done. Design on the fly...
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Another horrifying frame, we'll see how it goes, The keel is Red Oak, with Black Walnut hull planking. The lightning bolt pattern in hull is quarter sawed African Mahogany. Decking is Bubinga, hard to say right now what the rest will look like, I'll see where it takes me.. By the way , that's my lumber mill in the background...lol
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I agree that the amount of detail in a build is up to the builder. As I don't use or have plans when I start a ship, my builds come from a general idea of the look I'm going for. The details just come with the process. I realize this may not be the best way to build a model but it does allow for the imagination to run wild.
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I had a similar problem when using Titebond even though I use hardwoods on my ships. I started using Aleene's Tacky glue and it was less problematic pus it has a better initial hold. Might be worth a try. good luck.
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