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    Keith Black reacted to Knocklouder in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale   
    Awesome  work my friend, your work is truly inspirational, when I see your work it drives me to do better. Lately,  many times I ask myself,  what would Keith  do. That's why I got another river boat, and I do hope you get a Harreit  lane, we can a group build lol. Just floored at the dollar picture, Awesome.   
    Bob M
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    Keith Black reacted to Lecrenb in St Roch by Lecrenb - 1:48 scale - RCMP Schooner rigged as schooner c. 1930/35   
    Progress on the boat covers... the No Sew worked a treat, and bonded the 'darn cat ears' very well to the cover... 
    I moved on to drill the grommet holes, and like David Antscherl said the holes drill cleanly in the painted silkspan. I used a tapered cocktail toothpick dipped in Tamiya XF-18 Semi-gloss Black to paint the grommets. Just dip the pointy end into the paint then into the grommet hole, it leaves a neat painted circle.
    After that I prepared the motorboat by gluing a spar bow to stern to 'tent' the cover like the original, and also glued the gripes in place.
    The picture shows the boat and cover to this point.

    Next I centered the cover over the boat and used a water soaked paint brush to wet it, enough to start getting a tent shape and fold around the edges, and the 'darn cat ears' stayed on, Yay!
    I left it at this point to dry, I will give it another wetting before lashing the cover to the boat. First I have to lash the triple blocks to the eyebolts in the boat, these will be the lower part of the falls.
    Almost made a mistake when I forgot to make sure the 'darn cat ears' would not interfere with the gripes, but fortunately there were no conflicts!

    So far so good, so I made a start on the dinghy. Since it is done the same as the motorboat I won't repeat the details in this log.

    Next time you see the boats they should be in their chocks with everything lashed down!
     
     
     
     
     
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    Keith Black reacted to Lecrenb in St Roch by Lecrenb - 1:48 scale - RCMP Schooner rigged as schooner c. 1930/35   
    Ha ha! Does sound better than "Darn its"...!
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    Keith Black got a reaction from FriedClams in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale   
    Thank you to everyone for the likes and the comments.
     
     
     I got the Myers water pump made and installed. It's been a long time since I've made a piece of any complexity that hasn't been under a roof.

     
     There are 7 pieces to the electric motor and 14 piece to the pump not counting the belt. The water pump pulley isn't a pulley per se but it's the only wheel I had that worked in scale. Those that followed my Tennessee build may recognize it as a sew on clothes snap. 
     
     The electric motor is 0.10 inches W x 0.20 inches L. The pump is 0.275 inches W x 0,50 inches L. 

     
     This is just a fun photo putting this little guy's size in prospective. 

     
    Thank you to everyone for your kind support and for following along.
     
       Keith 
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    Keith Black got a reaction from FriedClams in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale   
    Thank you, Jacques. I get so absorbed in the work that I lose sight of how small this build is. 
     
     Thank you, John. 
     
     Thank you, Glen. It's hard to believe (even for me) that If it could be folded flat it'd fit in your billfold. 
     
     Thank you, Paul. The color is a mix of lime green and royal blue. 
     
     Thank you, Eric. So much of this build is black that I looked forward to being able to add a wee bit of color. 
     
     Thank you, Roel. For believability at this scale painting tight lines is an absolute necessity and I'm getting a bit better with weathering though I still have a ton to learn. I couldn't do any of it without my 6X glasses. 
     
     Thank you, Ken. An accurate portrayal of the subject was mission critical from the start, I hope to be somewhat successful at the end. 
     
     Thank you again, John. Weathering is fun but I still get too heavy handed at times though that's pretty hard to do with this particular subject.
     
     
     I am flattered by all the likes and these kind comments. I am an admirer of the works of each and everyone of you and of those who have hit the like button or posted a comment during this build. I stand on your shoulders! It's your work that drives me to try and keep up to the standard I so greatly admire. 
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    Keith Black got a reaction from FriedClams in St Roch by Lecrenb - 1:48 scale - RCMP Schooner rigged as schooner c. 1930/35   
    if those triangular pieces don't have a proper nautical term let them be forever known as "cats ears"  
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    Keith Black got a reaction from Greg Davis in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale   
    Thank you to everyone for the likes and the comments.
     
     
     I got the Myers water pump made and installed. It's been a long time since I've made a piece of any complexity that hasn't been under a roof.

     
     There are 7 pieces to the electric motor and 14 piece to the pump not counting the belt. The water pump pulley isn't a pulley per se but it's the only wheel I had that worked in scale. Those that followed my Tennessee build may recognize it as a sew on clothes snap. 
     
     The electric motor is 0.10 inches W x 0.20 inches L. The pump is 0.275 inches W x 0,50 inches L. 

     
     This is just a fun photo putting this little guy's size in prospective. 

     
    Thank you to everyone for your kind support and for following along.
     
       Keith 
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    Keith Black reacted to Some Idea in Le Rochefort by No Idea - 1/24th Scale - First POF Build   
    Thanks Keith - it's starting to look like a ship now.  Funnily enough I want to get onto the QD gratings as I've never made them before.  Should be a good challenge. 
     
    Mark
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    Keith Black got a reaction from Some Idea in Le Rochefort by No Idea - 1/24th Scale - First POF Build   
    Great update, Mark. Lots of continued nice work. 
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    Keith Black got a reaction from Gabek in St Roch by Lecrenb - 1:48 scale - RCMP Schooner rigged as schooner c. 1930/35   
    if those triangular pieces don't have a proper nautical term let them be forever known as "cats ears"  
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    Keith Black got a reaction from Lecrenb in St Roch by Lecrenb - 1:48 scale - RCMP Schooner rigged as schooner c. 1930/35   
    if those triangular pieces don't have a proper nautical term let them be forever known as "cats ears"  
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    Keith Black got a reaction from FriedClams in Chaconia by Javelin - 1/100 - RADIO - LPG Tanker   
    Amen to that, Glen. To Roel's "I'm probably one of worst builders in this scratchbuilding part of this forum" I say, hold on, Nellie, don't be tryin' to take the one award I was sure to win. 
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    Keith Black reacted to Lecrenb in St Roch by Lecrenb - 1:48 scale - RCMP Schooner rigged as schooner c. 1930/35   
    Thanks Bill, your boat cover looks great! nice idea about gluing a strip around the edge, I'm hoping mine fold over when wetted without the triangular pieces falling off!
    Regards,
    Bruce
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    Keith Black got a reaction from Glen McGuire in Chaconia by Javelin - 1/100 - RADIO - LPG Tanker   
    Amen to that, Glen. To Roel's "I'm probably one of worst builders in this scratchbuilding part of this forum" I say, hold on, Nellie, don't be tryin' to take the one award I was sure to win. 
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    Keith Black reacted to John Ruy in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale   
    The weathering is incredible. Love the rust hard water staining. 
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    Keith Black reacted to Canute in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale   
    Excellent build, Keith. It has a typical sooty, crummy look for equipment used in that coal mining area. 👍
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    Keith Black reacted to Javelin in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale   
    Incredible piece of work Keith. That dollar bill is really showing how brilliant this build is. Not only the building, but also the painting of such tiny pieces with such a sense of realism is simply outstanding! 
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    Keith Black reacted to Cathead in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale   
    I dunno, man, ol' George seems unimpressed. Maybe you should hold him up so he can get a better look. 
     
    Seriously, that's awesome. As Paul said, the color really jumped out as perfect to me. And it provides just the right touch of diversity in the overall consistent color palette.
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    Keith Black reacted to Paul Le Wol in Sternwheeler From the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy by Keith Black - 1:120 Scale   
    Keith, that is a great looking pump. You really nailed the color!
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    Keith Black reacted to Caferacer in America 1851 by Caferacer - Mamoli - Scale 1:66   
    Adding the chainstays, I also wasn't happy with the waterline, so I'm going to repaint it.  The chainstays aren't great, but, fine.  I think the loops holding the dead eyes are too long.  I have added the standoff for the fore chainstays, undecided at this time, if, like some kits, I'll shorten them, it's really hard to tell if this is interpretation by other kits or fact.  Photos are too washed out to see and n something like this; paintings are not really to be trusted.

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    Keith Black reacted to Glen McGuire in Chaconia by Javelin - 1/100 - RADIO - LPG Tanker   
    I beg to differ, Roel.  Your work is very impressive.  Especially since you are always doing unique subjects, so you don't have other models to reference. 
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    Keith Black reacted to Javelin in Chaconia by Javelin - 1/100 - RADIO - LPG Tanker   
    Thanks Paul, 
     
    I must admit these overviews force me to take pictures from bigger distances due to her large size. A lot of her imperfections are therefore not visible on these pictures. 
    I'd even go as far as saying I'm probably one of worst builders in this scratchbuilding part of this forum. I never quite succeed in getting things straight, always use too much glue and painting is mediocre at best. I have improved over the years, but I can not undo what I did 14 or more years ago. 
     
    On her portside bow and foremast you also see damage from a collision with a bridge. Paint missing, mast severely damaged. I decided to treat that repair as a seperate project and first finish the ship. I wanted to mention that because for once it wasn't a construction or painting error by me. 😄 (it was a manoeuvring error by me though 😆)
     
    One advice for anybody building a ship this size is use of a movable table or at least a set-up that allows you to move around the model.
    You can't see it in the last picture, but the table feet are from Ikea and end in swiveling wheels (with brake). This allows me to turn and shift the model anyway I want and allows me to bring certain parts of the vessel closer to better lighting or powertools when required. 
     
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    Keith Black reacted to Paul Le Wol in Chaconia by Javelin - 1/100 - RADIO - LPG Tanker   
    Roel, the overview photos are fantastic. Thank you for showing us your jigs for making the stairs and handrails 
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    Keith Black reacted to Javelin in Chaconia by Javelin - 1/100 - RADIO - LPG Tanker   
    Thanks, happy to hear someone might have a use for my posts. 
    The jig was built 10+ years ago, I guess I was clever back then. 
    The jig for the railing is however the 2nd version. The first one ended up being cut up and used in pieces in another build. I didn't really think of continuing this build I guess. 
     
    In any case, the forward PS part of the ship is also finished. The ladders aren't glued though. 

     
    In this top view you can see the railing on main deck that connects the catwalk stair with the stair to the foc'sle.
     

     
    I did have some time remaining, so I also built the 2 small stairs and 1 long one on the SB side of the catwalk (without railing or paint for now). 

    And an overview:

     
     
     
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    Keith Black reacted to Canute in Queen Anne's Revenge with Greek Fire by Glen McGuire - 1/400 - BOTTLE   
    Glen, I'm in, helmet on and straps fastened. Ride 'em, cowboy! This will be fun.
     
    The grain of wheat bulbs are small but becoming harder to source. The LEDs have lots better longevity and they come in pretty tiny sizes. And they do make flickering modules, if you want
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