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Emma C Berry 1866 by Sea Hoss - FINISHED - Model Shipways
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Emma C Berry 1866 by Sea Hoss - FINISHED - Model Shipways
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Enjoyed reading through your build as this will be on my bench soon. Cheers. Patrick
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Thankyou Veszett. I will make adjustments. It would be nice to weather the hull like that. Cheers.
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Emma C Berry by yvesvidal - Model Shipways - 1/32
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Spent a little time today adding a few more details. I started by adding cable to the starboard winch and threading it through the lift assembly. I have to decide whether or not to hang something from the cable such as a bathysphere or shark cage, or just tie it off. I saw on another Calypso build video where somebody added zincs to the steel bow addition to prevent electrolysis. I had some small aluminum wire which I hammered flat and cut into small pieces. Started the painting process on the life rings. Thanks to Mark for the good photo of Calypso's life rings. I decided to use that color scheme. Glued up the radar reflectors. Will add rings and lines. Happy New Year to everybody. I have really enjoyed your support, inspiration and comments over the past year. Patrick
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Thanks so much Sal. This has been a special build for me. Looking forward to adding more to my Calypso. Cheers.
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Emma C Berry by Maury S - 1:48 scale - POF - rigged as schooner
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Emma C Berry by Maury S - 1:48 scale - POF - rigged as schooner
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Emma C Berry by Maury S - 1:48 scale - POF - rigged as schooner
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Thankyou Mark. Funny, that was a typo error. It was supposed to say "did not have". I fixed and edited the comment :0) Love the photo you included and will use it for detail. The picture I showed above was small but pointed out that there were no loops of rope around the life ring. I see the colors on the life ring, like many other things on the ship, changed over the years. Merry Christmas.
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Maine Peapod by Robert952 - Midwest Products - 1:14 - SMALL
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Working on the life rings. I noticed in the Calypso book that the life rings did not have ropes extending out the four corners. The life rings supplied with Calypso I see are used in many of Biling's models. I clipped off the rope features and will repaint and make some metal clips to support the life rings from the railing. Also working on the "Disposable fuel tanks". I found out what they were from the wonderful schematic in the Cousteau Calypso book. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all. Thanks for following this.
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Just looked through your build. Love it. May be my next build. Talk me into it or out of it :0) Merry Christmas. Patrick
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Thankyou Don. Your Calypso was an inspiration! It is hard to believe that this project has been a year in the making. Almost hate to see it end. Getting ready to build a shark cage and add some more details.
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Mike, The Skipjack looks great. Could you tell me the name of the skiff pictured above with the green interior? Are there plans for a possible scratch build? Cheers, Patrick
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I finished up the rigging for the forward deck boom. It is nice to have more going on up front to help balance all of the eye candy in the back of the ship. Also added the depth markers at the bow. Made the cradles for the Avon dinghy and the small power boat tied them down.
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A little more progress. Added blocks and bases to the foredeck booms. Will now raise the starboard boom using the blocks. Added the loud speaker. Added the lifting system on the starboard side which I plan will hoist the shark cage. Still enjoying this journey after 12 months.
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Found this old photo showing a high number of floats on the upper deck. These will be in addition to the fenders hanging off the side.
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Happily, busy with Thanksgiving and family the last two weeks. Got to spend a little time today on Calypso. Added the safety chains on the forward deck with a thin coat of white paint. I then mixed some orange paint for the tossable life rings. I left the white areas that suggest where the ring is lashed down and later decided to paint over the white and wrap it later with white thread for a bit more realism. Found a bag of wood beads at Michaels in assorted sizes so I can make a variety of sizes of floats and fenders. Still need to add the booms on the forward deck and a number of other deck details. Also some aging and rust staining at the anchors and scuppers will be nice. Does anybody know of a good source for 1:45 scale people that would look natural at sea on a ship? I have seen many Lionel train people of the correct size but not the correct positions or clothing. Here is where Calypso is at this time.
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I had the time to do a few small detail projects this week. I received an aftermarket bronze bell and antiqued its shiny surface and installed. Painted the cradles for the runabout boat and constructed the wood slat storage bins and painted them gray. Then made a hanging firehose detail. Still need to add a valve. I believe my next step will be painting these beautiful brass barrels and making cradles to hold them. I have added an aftermarket handpump to one of the fuel barrels. .
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Chris "You're dating yourself! I loved those shows, too. " Yes, I guess that does date me, but trying to fool somebody about your age is like lying about your gas mileage. I am an old sailor that still loves life, the ocean and building ship models. Good to have you following. Regards.
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