Keith Simmons
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Keith Simmons reacted to Jparsley in King of the Mississippi by Jparsley - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Ok roughly done the planking on the main deck is completed now for trimming it sanding nail marks and staining That's the easy part lol
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Keith Simmons reacted to Jparsley in King of the Mississippi by Jparsley - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Welcome back my friends Today I started on the main or first deck First thing I did was to coat the actual sides of the 5 mm strips of wood with a sharpie or permanent marker This simulates the tar sealant to make the decks water tight I measured each strip into 10cm sections Next I measured out on the deck 5cm sections along the length of the deck laying down the central strip I alternated the slats so they were offset by 5 cm here is how she is looking
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Keith Simmons reacted to Jparsley in King of the Mississippi by Jparsley - FINISHED - Artesania Latina
Welcome After taking a week off for birthday and family in visiting I have progressed a little on this fine example of true Americana After placing the bulkheads and gluing them in place the bottom of the boat fit fairly nicely on Then I soaked the side panels of the hull in water for about 30 minutes and then pinned them into place I was actually surprised that there was very little sanding to be done After about 24 hours I was able to remove the pins and they held their shape making the glueing process very easy After letting the sides dry for a few hours I did a little sanding and attacked the first deck I couldn't find my claps since the move so I weighed down the middle with some heavy paint cans Seemed to work So here she sits at the moment
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Keith Simmons reacted to robnbill in Brig Eagle by robnbill - 1:48
I have completed rigging the guns. I purposefully made the various coils inconsistent and a bit sloppy. Much of the crew of the Eagle had very limited ship experience. Since the guns are run out, the lanyards should not be neatly bound up, or in flemish coils. So this is what I ended up with. These would also have been unhooked before firing (I think) but having them laying on the deck really would have looked terrible. I will still play with the shape of the breeching lines, but this is close.
Now it is on to the masting. I just received my new rotary table for the Milling machine. I should be able to mill the masts in a horizontal position. However these are still in the box, so I will need to play with them a bit.
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from mtaylor in Tempus-class 90 & 150 by Keith Simmons - FINISHED - scale 1/32
Hi Michael,
I used to be a piece working carpenter, and guess I never lost the hurry up and finish attitude, but I'm trying...lol
Keith
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from mtaylor in Tempus-class 90 & 150 by Keith Simmons - FINISHED - scale 1/32
Thanks Patrick,
I flip flopped on the color, but beginning to like it myself. I sure am learning some new skills on this project such as working in smaller scale, exciting, can't wait to dive into the ketch....
Cheers Mate
Keith
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Tempus-class 90 & 150 by Keith Simmons - FINISHED - scale 1/32
A bit more progress on the 90 sloop, cabins set and decking going in. Decided to follow through with the Walnut inlay in the deck, think it will work...
Found out that actually working on 2 hulls at once is harder than I thought. In this case it works out better since I won't make the same mistakes on the 150 ketch.....
Since I built one without a frame, I'm going to attempt a pegged timber frame for the ketch. You'd think I would just learn how to do a real hull construction, but I don't roll that way....
Thanks for looking in, Keith
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from Elijah in Tempus-class 90 & 150 by Keith Simmons - FINISHED - scale 1/32
Hi Michael,
I used to be a piece working carpenter, and guess I never lost the hurry up and finish attitude, but I'm trying...lol
Keith
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Keith Simmons reacted to Cap'n Rat Fink in Black Prince by Cap'n Rat Fink - Mamoli - 1/57 scale - rebuild modified to Lady Katherine - Mario
At this point the hull has been painted. After masking the hull off. I painted the hull completely white. Once dried and done with the white color, i masked off the white and painted the portion of the hull that will be black. On the inside of the bulwarks I brush painted a portion black. The rest was left unpainted. I liked the look of the a portion of the sapaley painted and the rest bare. You will also see the finished painted cannons.
you will also notice how you can see the strake lines which i left on purpose for a more authentic look.
i really do not enjoy painting because i do not think i am very good at. plus when the paint is drying i must wait the alloted time for it to dry, which is something i do not much care for. i like modeling at my pace, but in this case the paint is in control of the pace.....
questions and remarks are very much welcomed....
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Keith Simmons reacted to Cap'n Rat Fink in Black Prince by Cap'n Rat Fink - Mamoli - 1/57 scale - rebuild modified to Lady Katherine - Mario
a few more pic's for your enjoyment I hope....
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Keith Simmons reacted to Omega1234 in Tempus-class 90 & 150 by Keith Simmons - FINISHED - scale 1/32
Hi Keith
One thing's for sure with this hobby, there's no shortage of learning new skills.
Keep the updates coming. I'm especially looking forward to seeing the ketch take shape,too.
Cheers
Patrick
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Keith Simmons reacted to michael mott in Tempus-class 90 & 150 by Keith Simmons - FINISHED - scale 1/32
Certainly not hanging about are you Keith!
Michael
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from Elijah in Tempus-class 90 & 150 by Keith Simmons - FINISHED - scale 1/32
Thanks Patrick,
I flip flopped on the color, but beginning to like it myself. I sure am learning some new skills on this project such as working in smaller scale, exciting, can't wait to dive into the ketch....
Cheers Mate
Keith
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from Elijah in Dunbrody by Mahuna - FINISHED - 1:48 - Cross-Section - Irish Famine Ship
Outstanding work Frank,
Will be watching closely and hopefully, I can learn something....
Keith
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from mtaylor in Tempus-class 90 & 150 by Keith Simmons - FINISHED - scale 1/32
A bit more progress on the 90 sloop, cabins set and decking going in. Decided to follow through with the Walnut inlay in the deck, think it will work...
Found out that actually working on 2 hulls at once is harder than I thought. In this case it works out better since I won't make the same mistakes on the 150 ketch.....
Since I built one without a frame, I'm going to attempt a pegged timber frame for the ketch. You'd think I would just learn how to do a real hull construction, but I don't roll that way....
Thanks for looking in, Keith
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Tempus-class 90 & 150 by Keith Simmons - FINISHED - scale 1/32
Making some progress, finally starting to look like something. After all was said and done the floating frame removal did work. Not sure why that is such a big thing to me, but it was a challenge...lol
Just about ready to place Walnut cabins and run Maple decking. Here are some progress pics...
Thanks for looking in,
Keith
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Keith Simmons reacted to Elijah in Majellan by Omega1234 - FINISHED - 1/200 - Luxury 37 m Motor Yacht - Miniature
You just keep making her better! How is it possible!? What's next, working lighting ?
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Keith Simmons reacted to Mahuna in Majellan by Omega1234 - FINISHED - 1/200 - Luxury 37 m Motor Yacht - Miniature
Oh-oh! Now you've done it, Elijah. Patrick is sure to take that as a challenge.
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from Jack12477 in Tempus-class 90 & 150 by Keith Simmons - FINISHED - scale 1/32
A bit more progress on the 90 sloop, cabins set and decking going in. Decided to follow through with the Walnut inlay in the deck, think it will work...
Found out that actually working on 2 hulls at once is harder than I thought. In this case it works out better since I won't make the same mistakes on the 150 ketch.....
Since I built one without a frame, I'm going to attempt a pegged timber frame for the ketch. You'd think I would just learn how to do a real hull construction, but I don't roll that way....
Thanks for looking in, Keith
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from Elijah in Majellan by Omega1234 - FINISHED - 1/200 - Luxury 37 m Motor Yacht - Miniature
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from vaddoc in Majellan by Omega1234 - FINISHED - 1/200 - Luxury 37 m Motor Yacht - Miniature
Yeah, What? no running water?
Nice work mate...
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Keith Simmons reacted to Omega1234 in Tempus-class 90 & 150 by Keith Simmons - FINISHED - scale 1/32
Super nice progress Keith!
I love the blue colour you've chosen for the hull. Very nice!
Cheers
Patrick
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from Elijah in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Outstanding Mark, the detail is excellent....
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from Elijah in Tempus-class 90 & 150 by Keith Simmons - FINISHED - scale 1/32
A bit more progress on the 90 sloop, cabins set and decking going in. Decided to follow through with the Walnut inlay in the deck, think it will work...
Found out that actually working on 2 hulls at once is harder than I thought. In this case it works out better since I won't make the same mistakes on the 150 ketch.....
Since I built one without a frame, I'm going to attempt a pegged timber frame for the ketch. You'd think I would just learn how to do a real hull construction, but I don't roll that way....
Thanks for looking in, Keith
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Keith Simmons got a reaction from mtaylor in Tempus-class 90 & 150 by Keith Simmons - FINISHED - scale 1/32
Making some progress, finally starting to look like something. After all was said and done the floating frame removal did work. Not sure why that is such a big thing to me, but it was a challenge...lol
Just about ready to place Walnut cabins and run Maple decking. Here are some progress pics...
Thanks for looking in,
Keith
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