Derek C

Tom she’s coming together nicely bud the lines of the hull look great.

Hello members, finally feeling better so I figured I’d post a short update ,

I have received my book

and found some some very useful info in it , I am glad I purchased this book it is packed full of historical drawings and old photos of the. Logoda , and it’s whale boats. I also started receiving some drawings on the vessel so I will begin figuring them out so I can start making saw dust this weekend. She is going to be a nice size model at aprox 23” long 30” tall and 7 “ wide.

I hope to get started this weekend .Glad you looked in ,

Derek C

No worries Andy , I been down with pneumonia. Glad you found what you needed . I am going to follow along with your build . So don’t hesitate to ask . And I will do my best to help you out.

Thanks Tom and welcome aboard ,Yea felling a bit better . I have a aunt and uncle in Worcester, That lived there as long as I can remember .we use to go there to visit for a few days every summer.During the winter we would get a cabin on Mt. Tom in New Hampshire so much fun.

Today I searched around to find a copy of 

To Build A Whale Boat: Notes & Model Makers Guide by Eric A.R Ronnberg, Jr.

I found a copy in Texas and it should be here in a week . Amazon had a new copy but wanted $500.00 . Glad I found a nice used copy  for around $20.00 

Welcome Aboard Javier

Your Models Are Beutiful

Looking good , I'm pulling up a seat as well .

Ok? Looks like it turned out great ! 

Great video ,thanks for sharing

Thanks alde , I'm excited to do this build . It brings back so many fond memories.

Hello fellow MSW members

After finishing my Cross section build I wasn't sure what my next project would be . While looking at different boats i started thinking back to when I was young .I was born in New Bedford Massachusetts,and as a kid I can remember visiting the  Whaling Mueseum . https://www.whalingmuseum.org/ and they always had such great stuff on display and in the Bourne building was a massive display of the vessel "Lagoda" . As a kid I couldn't wait to get to the vessel to explore it .My grandmother lived maybe a mile away from the museum so we would go visit several times a year. I contacted a member from the museum and she was very helpful in sending me the information on the Lagoda,and how to purchase the plans for the vessel. So without hesitation i called and purchased them as they only had the one set left .

Now I will impatiently wait for them to arrive. Here is a link to the " Lagoda "if you would like to check her out . https://www.whalingmuseum.org/explore/exhibitions/current/lagoda

Thanks for checking in on my new adventure. 

Derek C.

She’s Looking good bud I like the paint 

Thanks Tom 

i appreciate your kind words and for following along on my build . I’m fighting of a bit of pneumonia right now . Once I get feeling better I will start thinking of my next project. . I still have a bunch of wood left , so you will see more of it popping up.lol

Thanks Pete ,your kind words are appreciated .

I'm going to follow along, I love stuff like this 

Nice work ,me and paint don't get along ,the less painting i do the better off the model is lol

Thanks  Guys

 G.L. I haven't thought about my next build i was so focused on this one lol. I am going to try my hand at a ship in a bottle but will be looking for another  build to start as well .

Derek C

Today I finished The base and mounted my cross section. This was a real fun build, and I learned so much from building it. Thanks to the members that followed along with my build and gave me words of wisdom , encouragement and kindness.

Here are the photos of the finished Project.

Thanks again for following along 

Derek C

Looking real good G.L. 

Thanks Mark and G.L.

G.L.

If you do it in tin that will be interesting I have never seen anyone do that , so I would be excited to learn this technique.

I got The other one done as well here they are side by side close enough I believe.

She is coming along nicely I started the rigging of the guns today .It was my first time using Chucks rope and it is great stuff !

He has a customer for life .

Here is a few pictures of how she is looking  I hope to have to get the rigging of the guns done this week .working a little bit each night after work .

Thanks for checking out my build !

Derek C

Good afternoon fellow modelers 

I was getting ready to rig my cannons this morning and once I got a good look at the cannons I made in the beginning of my log one did not match the other so I decided to fix the one the was a bit to large. It wasn’t to bad ,but to me was obvious. Well I ducked it all up and it turned out looking real bad .. Here is what it looked like before I butchered it.

Here is what it looked like after the butchering .

when I made these I used paper and super glue . 

I had picked up some brass rod a few months ago and decided today was going to be the day I tried my hand at making a couple cannons out of it to replace my experiment gone wrong.

I started by cutting grooves in the rod with my file to mark the rings of the cannon .

then i I started filling the shape of the end of the barrel.

I do not own a lathe and quickly realizing this was going to be a time consuming project I decided to use my little drill press to speed up the process . I chucked up my piece of brass and using my files started shaping.

After a little time and patience this is what I came up with.

i am pleased with the way the cannon turned out . Now I will try to replicate it . I will post results of the replicated cannon later today .

i hope  lol 

Thanks for looking in.

Derek C

Very nice work my friend, she’s looking great