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I like that concept and thought about doing the same thing. My problem is the lettering on the Morgan is white on black, and includes the home port as well as being only 1/8" tall. Have to figure out how to accomplish this.
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Looks nice, I am facing the same thing with my Morgan. It's time to figure out how I'm going to do the name. It will only be 1/8" tall and lot's of letters in white and then again in gold on the port and starboard bow. Looking for any assistance offered???
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Welcome back, we've missed seeing you progress.....know what you mean about needing a break sometimes....
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Rshaw, I know the feeling, I was there about 10 days too early. At least we got to see some pictures from the event....
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Yeah, that's what I thought BE would be doing.
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Hi Jay, actually there is not a museum but it's called the Collections & Research Building. It is a giant 15,000 sq ft building and is only available only by appointment. You need to call them in advance and set an appointment where you will be allowed access to whatever you want but with a chapperone and or guide. No photographs are allowed but the information mentally is worth every second if you get my drift!!! It is worth doing. They have many drawings of just about any ship you request, plans, and 1000's of models locked away behind closed doors which will be shown to you upon request. They also have a vast collection of artifacts and memorabelia.
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Hi Jeff, impressive work as to be expected. I enjoy reading your log. If you have an opportunity could you email the address of Warner Woods. Does he have a list or price list of what he has to offer also? thanks, texxn5@aol.com
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Hi Geoff, Your mast builds look really great. I'll be starting on those for my Morgan pretty soon, since I think I can do them on the road easier. I'll just be forming the parts, and assembling later once i return home. Your's are inspiring to say the least.
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Hi Wes, this is looking really good. I just visited the ship a couple of weeks ago. Several of us have recent photos if you should need anything concrning the current configuration. Nice photos.
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Interesting about Roosevelt. You might consult with Henry .... Popeye2sea on this forum. He is one of the 1812 Marine Association, which enacts battles, and preserves the history of the Marines on board the Constitution. He is a historian, and might be able to give you some insite to this.
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I'm enjoying watching your techniques, albeit frustrating and tedious, it really does make your model stand out....the end result is worth it.thanks for the photos showing your "how to's"
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Nice details for working with small blocks, I'll try to remember to reference this for my build of the Niagra later on. thanks for sharing the photos on your methods.
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I was thinking that some of us "old salts" would enjoy seeing the type of tools used to carve and shape the oak and other woods used in construction a ship like we build. The planking was done exactly as she was built. They removed each piece and duplicated it exactly as the original as they reconstructed her. Mucho labor and time involved.
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Hi Mobsie, Thanks for looking in, and welcome aboard. I am humbled and flattered that you did so. Yes, it is a shame that the skills of the craft are being lost on the youth of a technological generation. I really enjoyed observing the operation at Mystic. It is fortunate that there are still some skilled craftsmen both in the US and the UK., and that they could be utilized for these restorations, and hopefully to educate another generation or generations to come. At least some of these mighty vessels are being preserved. There are still many more though. Here are some photos of the process here. It appears that you, Sjors, and Grant had an outstanding visit, oh yes and your Admiral's too. That model museum looks like an outstanding place to be able to visit with collegues. Thank you again for stopping by.
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Looking good Augie, it's starting to look like I'm going to have to have a pencil sander, disclaimer or whatever ..... you are not immune from being the responsible party resulting in Micro-Mark being sold out of this item.....(didn't really check it out, but it sounded good).....however, I wouldn't doubt it since everyone on the forum now wants one...
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Hi Hamilton, I have been thinking about the same thing. I'm currently thinking about how to accomplish this.
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It is certainly worth seeing as is the Constitution if you get this way. I really enjoyed seeing the restoration people working on the ship. They not only have the contractors and supervisors but about 1,200 volunteer workers (mostly former Navy dudes) that work on anything that needs doing. Like a bunch of ants working. Very interesting to witness this. They are not only restoring the ship, they are teaching and preserving the old shipwrights skills in building a ship of this nature. They use as many of the old tools and methods as they can and are teaching a new generation a "lost art". Many of the trees that were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina and Rita in '05 were harvested from Louisiana and brought to Mystic to be used on the rebuild. Red Oaks have been used in areas they would have used Pine since it was available. There was one tree they estimated was 600 years old, and they harvesed 10 truck loads of lumber and timers from it. The stump is there at Mystic as a tribute it looks to e about 8-9 feet in diameter. Also timbers stored at the Charleston navy yard in Boston where the Constitution is berthed were discovered by the Navy and is being used on the Morgan. Interesting bits of historical importance in this rebuild.
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OK, Augie, why do you have to find another $90.00 tool that I now have to buy?????? You realize that you have now started another craze of "must have" items on the bench!
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Looks vey nice.
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this is a tricky part of the build to get the scale correct. I can't say that I have seen the gun tackle rigged that way though...just my two cents. You might want to try to coat the lines with a 50/50 white glue mix to straighten them and make them look taut.
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Looking good. Keep it up.
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Hi Henry, glad to see you back in the shipyard. Looking good my friend.
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I forgot to mention, that these are supposed to be the drawings that Ben Langford used when he designed the plans for Model Shipways for this model. I believe they were for the '82 restoration, but not sure.
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A couple of nice line drawings of the rigging and profiles
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