clifforddward

Look forward to hearing how you solve this Dave, I’ll be there myself as my Echo criss section progresses.

Welcome to model ship world...don’t be shy about asking if you get stuck...you’ll find many helpful people here in the forum.

Welcome!...you’ll find many helpful folks here.

Look forward to hearing how you solve this Dave, I’ll be there myself as my Echo criss section progresses.

Enjoying following along on this Pinnace build...
 
I had been thinking of picking up a Model Shipways longboat kit and pinnace kit just to use the drawings and then the kit laser wood as patterns.  
 
I’m going to use castello, buxus, holly and pear for my builds as much as possible.  I moved away from basswood for model building a few years ago as I find it not strong enough for my tastes...
Cherry and maple have been my garden railroading woods of choice, for shipbuilding these perhaps have too much grain for 1:48 or smaller scales.

Enjoying following along on this Pinnace build...
 
I had been thinking of picking up a Model Shipways longboat kit and pinnace kit just to use the drawings and then the kit laser wood as patterns.  
 
I’m going to use castello, buxus, holly and pear for my builds as much as possible.  I moved away from basswood for model building a few years ago as I find it not strong enough for my tastes...
Cherry and maple have been my garden railroading woods of choice, for shipbuilding these perhaps have too much grain for 1:48 or smaller scales.

Thanks for posting this latest set of images Greg...Just last night I was studying the PE I recently received from you, checking the etch with the pages in TFFM...these images helped "close the gap" in my understanding of how the chain pump goes together...I can already see how these virtual images will be a great reference during the overall ship build!

Thanks for posting this latest set of images Greg...Just last night I was studying the PE I recently received from you, checking the etch with the pages in TFFM...these images helped "close the gap" in my understanding of how the chain pump goes together...I can already see how these virtual images will be a great reference during the overall ship build!

Hello Keith, and welcome to the forum!...you'll find lots of folks here ready to help answer any questions.
I found this thread very useful when I joined the model shipbuilding community earlier this year...helped guide me with my personal path to getting started in the hobby:
       
 

Derek:
You've asked a loaded question when you asked about airbrushes...I'm confident you'll receive many different answers.  The correct choice of airbrush, of course, is the one that works for you....I'm not trying to be funny with that comment, it is just that I have observed over the past 4 decades that different airbrushes seem to work differently in each hand...and there are many trade offs.
I am a Paasche snob...bought my first one in 1975 and am still using it along with a handful of other Paasche models, several in duplicate picked up along the way.  My first one is sort of like the axe that has had a couple of head replacements and several new handles.  Part of what I love about Paasche airbrushes is that parts obtained today can work in my first airbrush...that is huge as these are just tools and as such will need replacement parts over time.
I use a nitrogen tank as air source...again the way I started and was taught back in my graphic arts days....absolutely zero humidity issues which can be a factor during our North Carolina summers.
As for paint, I'm still a fan of solvent based paints...have a stash of Floquil paints I still use and am starting to roll over to Scalecoat as my colors run out.  Someday I may master water based paints, but for the past 20 years I've tried I cannot achieve the same quality of finish.
Since I use solvent based paints, I have a paint booth in my shop that exits to the outside after filtering.

Derek:
You've asked a loaded question when you asked about airbrushes...I'm confident you'll receive many different answers.  The correct choice of airbrush, of course, is the one that works for you....I'm not trying to be funny with that comment, it is just that I have observed over the past 4 decades that different airbrushes seem to work differently in each hand...and there are many trade offs.
I am a Paasche snob...bought my first one in 1975 and am still using it along with a handful of other Paasche models, several in duplicate picked up along the way.  My first one is sort of like the axe that has had a couple of head replacements and several new handles.  Part of what I love about Paasche airbrushes is that parts obtained today can work in my first airbrush...that is huge as these are just tools and as such will need replacement parts over time.
I use a nitrogen tank as air source...again the way I started and was taught back in my graphic arts days....absolutely zero humidity issues which can be a factor during our North Carolina summers.
As for paint, I'm still a fan of solvent based paints...have a stash of Floquil paints I still use and am starting to roll over to Scalecoat as my colors run out.  Someday I may master water based paints, but for the past 20 years I've tried I cannot achieve the same quality of finish.
Since I use solvent based paints, I have a paint booth in my shop that exits to the outside after filtering.

Derek:
You've asked a loaded question when you asked about airbrushes...I'm confident you'll receive many different answers.  The correct choice of airbrush, of course, is the one that works for you....I'm not trying to be funny with that comment, it is just that I have observed over the past 4 decades that different airbrushes seem to work differently in each hand...and there are many trade offs.
I am a Paasche snob...bought my first one in 1975 and am still using it along with a handful of other Paasche models, several in duplicate picked up along the way.  My first one is sort of like the axe that has had a couple of head replacements and several new handles.  Part of what I love about Paasche airbrushes is that parts obtained today can work in my first airbrush...that is huge as these are just tools and as such will need replacement parts over time.
I use a nitrogen tank as air source...again the way I started and was taught back in my graphic arts days....absolutely zero humidity issues which can be a factor during our North Carolina summers.
As for paint, I'm still a fan of solvent based paints...have a stash of Floquil paints I still use and am starting to roll over to Scalecoat as my colors run out.  Someday I may master water based paints, but for the past 20 years I've tried I cannot achieve the same quality of finish.
Since I use solvent based paints, I have a paint booth in my shop that exits to the outside after filtering.

Derek:
You've asked a loaded question when you asked about airbrushes...I'm confident you'll receive many different answers.  The correct choice of airbrush, of course, is the one that works for you....I'm not trying to be funny with that comment, it is just that I have observed over the past 4 decades that different airbrushes seem to work differently in each hand...and there are many trade offs.
I am a Paasche snob...bought my first one in 1975 and am still using it along with a handful of other Paasche models, several in duplicate picked up along the way.  My first one is sort of like the axe that has had a couple of head replacements and several new handles.  Part of what I love about Paasche airbrushes is that parts obtained today can work in my first airbrush...that is huge as these are just tools and as such will need replacement parts over time.
I use a nitrogen tank as air source...again the way I started and was taught back in my graphic arts days....absolutely zero humidity issues which can be a factor during our North Carolina summers.
As for paint, I'm still a fan of solvent based paints...have a stash of Floquil paints I still use and am starting to roll over to Scalecoat as my colors run out.  Someday I may master water based paints, but for the past 20 years I've tried I cannot achieve the same quality of finish.
Since I use solvent based paints, I have a paint booth in my shop that exits to the outside after filtering.

Hello Keith, and welcome to the forum!...you'll find lots of folks here ready to help answer any questions.
I found this thread very useful when I joined the model shipbuilding community earlier this year...helped guide me with my personal path to getting started in the hobby:
       
 

Took advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to make a building board for my Echo Cross Section build.  Constructed along the lines of the building board in Ed Tosti's Niaid book.  Probably overkill for this Echo cross section, but I wanted to use the opportunity to make several of the jigs to use with the track system that will be helpful as I move forward with a full Echo ship build in the future.  This building board is approximately 12" x 15", and the tracks which were obtained from Lee Valley are spaced 10" on center. 
 
Should provide a stable platform for building my Echo Cross Section and allow plenty of places for use of the tracks as well as clamping around the edge. 
 
Oh and yes, I did just realize I need to open up slots in the end trim boards so I can slide the mounting bolts onto the tracks....Grrrr!  
 

Took advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to make a building board for my Echo Cross Section build.  Constructed along the lines of the building board in Ed Tosti's Niaid book.  Probably overkill for this Echo cross section, but I wanted to use the opportunity to make several of the jigs to use with the track system that will be helpful as I move forward with a full Echo ship build in the future.  This building board is approximately 12" x 15", and the tracks which were obtained from Lee Valley are spaced 10" on center. 
 
Should provide a stable platform for building my Echo Cross Section and allow plenty of places for use of the tracks as well as clamping around the edge. 
 
Oh and yes, I did just realize I need to open up slots in the end trim boards so I can slide the mounting bolts onto the tracks....Grrrr!  
 

Took advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to make a building board for my Echo Cross Section build.  Constructed along the lines of the building board in Ed Tosti's Niaid book.  Probably overkill for this Echo cross section, but I wanted to use the opportunity to make several of the jigs to use with the track system that will be helpful as I move forward with a full Echo ship build in the future.  This building board is approximately 12" x 15", and the tracks which were obtained from Lee Valley are spaced 10" on center. 
 
Should provide a stable platform for building my Echo Cross Section and allow plenty of places for use of the tracks as well as clamping around the edge. 
 
Oh and yes, I did just realize I need to open up slots in the end trim boards so I can slide the mounting bolts onto the tracks....Grrrr!  
 

Took advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to make a building board for my Echo Cross Section build.  Constructed along the lines of the building board in Ed Tosti's Niaid book.  Probably overkill for this Echo cross section, but I wanted to use the opportunity to make several of the jigs to use with the track system that will be helpful as I move forward with a full Echo ship build in the future.  This building board is approximately 12" x 15", and the tracks which were obtained from Lee Valley are spaced 10" on center. 
 
Should provide a stable platform for building my Echo Cross Section and allow plenty of places for use of the tracks as well as clamping around the edge. 
 
Oh and yes, I did just realize I need to open up slots in the end trim boards so I can slide the mounting bolts onto the tracks....Grrrr!  
 

Took advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to make a building board for my Echo Cross Section build.  Constructed along the lines of the building board in Ed Tosti's Niaid book.  Probably overkill for this Echo cross section, but I wanted to use the opportunity to make several of the jigs to use with the track system that will be helpful as I move forward with a full Echo ship build in the future.  This building board is approximately 12" x 15", and the tracks which were obtained from Lee Valley are spaced 10" on center. 
 
Should provide a stable platform for building my Echo Cross Section and allow plenty of places for use of the tracks as well as clamping around the edge. 
 
Oh and yes, I did just realize I need to open up slots in the end trim boards so I can slide the mounting bolts onto the tracks....Grrrr!  
 

After decades of using various brands of #11 hobby blades, I finally tried surgical blades and discovered to my delight they are sharper, stronger and stay sharp longer...I've shifted to surgical #11 blades and holders for most of my hobby work now.

Took advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to make a building board for my Echo Cross Section build.  Constructed along the lines of the building board in Ed Tosti's Niaid book.  Probably overkill for this Echo cross section, but I wanted to use the opportunity to make several of the jigs to use with the track system that will be helpful as I move forward with a full Echo ship build in the future.  This building board is approximately 12" x 15", and the tracks which were obtained from Lee Valley are spaced 10" on center. 
 
Should provide a stable platform for building my Echo Cross Section and allow plenty of places for use of the tracks as well as clamping around the edge. 
 
Oh and yes, I did just realize I need to open up slots in the end trim boards so I can slide the mounting bolts onto the tracks....Grrrr!  
 

Took advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to make a building board for my Echo Cross Section build.  Constructed along the lines of the building board in Ed Tosti's Niaid book.  Probably overkill for this Echo cross section, but I wanted to use the opportunity to make several of the jigs to use with the track system that will be helpful as I move forward with a full Echo ship build in the future.  This building board is approximately 12" x 15", and the tracks which were obtained from Lee Valley are spaced 10" on center. 
 
Should provide a stable platform for building my Echo Cross Section and allow plenty of places for use of the tracks as well as clamping around the edge. 
 
Oh and yes, I did just realize I need to open up slots in the end trim boards so I can slide the mounting bolts onto the tracks....Grrrr!  
 

Took advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to make a building board for my Echo Cross Section build.  Constructed along the lines of the building board in Ed Tosti's Niaid book.  Probably overkill for this Echo cross section, but I wanted to use the opportunity to make several of the jigs to use with the track system that will be helpful as I move forward with a full Echo ship build in the future.  This building board is approximately 12" x 15", and the tracks which were obtained from Lee Valley are spaced 10" on center. 
 
Should provide a stable platform for building my Echo Cross Section and allow plenty of places for use of the tracks as well as clamping around the edge. 
 
Oh and yes, I did just realize I need to open up slots in the end trim boards so I can slide the mounting bolts onto the tracks....Grrrr!  
 

Took advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to make a building board for my Echo Cross Section build.  Constructed along the lines of the building board in Ed Tosti's Niaid book.  Probably overkill for this Echo cross section, but I wanted to use the opportunity to make several of the jigs to use with the track system that will be helpful as I move forward with a full Echo ship build in the future.  This building board is approximately 12" x 15", and the tracks which were obtained from Lee Valley are spaced 10" on center. 
 
Should provide a stable platform for building my Echo Cross Section and allow plenty of places for use of the tracks as well as clamping around the edge. 
 
Oh and yes, I did just realize I need to open up slots in the end trim boards so I can slide the mounting bolts onto the tracks....Grrrr!  
 

Took advantage of the Thanksgiving holiday weekend to make a building board for my Echo Cross Section build.  Constructed along the lines of the building board in Ed Tosti's Niaid book.  Probably overkill for this Echo cross section, but I wanted to use the opportunity to make several of the jigs to use with the track system that will be helpful as I move forward with a full Echo ship build in the future.  This building board is approximately 12" x 15", and the tracks which were obtained from Lee Valley are spaced 10" on center. 
 
Should provide a stable platform for building my Echo Cross Section and allow plenty of places for use of the tracks as well as clamping around the edge. 
 
Oh and yes, I did just realize I need to open up slots in the end trim boards so I can slide the mounting bolts onto the tracks....Grrrr!