texxn5
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texxn5 reacted to popeye the sailor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
what's this???????......John getting picky????? it's a short walk off a long pier John.......scratch building. you can do it.....after the work you've done on the tryworks.......your a prime candidate! I see so many buy a kit......look in the box......and come up with ways to make the build look better. it's a conspiracy.......launched by the Scratch Builder's Guild
they go around.......and put this 'stupid stuff' in the boxes......in an effort to make us all scratch build the parts we need
......but really........kits are generic.......while they turn out to be a fine looking model, there are folks out there {you know who you are} that see beyond the kit. a person built the proto type......but no modeler is exactly the same.......and so, we build the kit the way that we envision it. sooner or later, a person realizes that they've done some degree of scratch building. you've done it already.....build on it now from what I can see.......your well on your way
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texxn5 reacted to gjdale in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Another nice touch with the details John. Very impressive build.
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texxn5 reacted to popeye2sea in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
The shipyard is always open, but I only get a couple of hours a week to work on the model. Plus cannon rigging is getting tedious.
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texxn5 got a reaction from SkerryAmp in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
I then stained it a cherry color...and spreayed it with a satin varnish..
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texxn5 got a reaction from SkerryAmp in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
I was studying the deck on my ship and the copper oil cooling tank didn't look good to me.....kind of stark. So I got to thinking.....dangerous at the least...what would they do in real life.....like what about rain, weather, pitching seas, sloshing, so I decided to build a wooden hatch cover for it, it can be removed or tied down depending on the need......also adds some more clutter to the deck......
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texxn5 got a reaction from lb0190 in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
a couple of more
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texxn5 got a reaction from lb0190 in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Today's progress, again not much, had to go to town this morning. So far today I have finished the chain work on the bowsprit.....total of 4 chains, 2 for the bobstays, and 2 for the bowsprit shrouds.....those are 1/8" deadeyes, and it was tedious to work with them, especially running the 3 loops of the lanyards...more later...
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texxn5 got a reaction from lb0190 in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Finally got some sunlight....haven't seen the sun in quite a few days, so I took a couple of "affect" pictures, I'll share a couple....
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texxn5 got a reaction from lb0190 in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
I was studying the deck on my ship and the copper oil cooling tank didn't look good to me.....kind of stark. So I got to thinking.....dangerous at the least...what would they do in real life.....like what about rain, weather, pitching seas, sloshing, so I decided to build a wooden hatch cover for it, it can be removed or tied down depending on the need......also adds some more clutter to the deck......
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texxn5 got a reaction from mtaylor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
a couple of more
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texxn5 got a reaction from mtaylor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Finally got some sunlight....haven't seen the sun in quite a few days, so I took a couple of "affect" pictures, I'll share a couple....
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texxn5 got a reaction from mtaylor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Today's progress, again not much, had to go to town this morning. So far today I have finished the chain work on the bowsprit.....total of 4 chains, 2 for the bobstays, and 2 for the bowsprit shrouds.....those are 1/8" deadeyes, and it was tedious to work with them, especially running the 3 loops of the lanyards...more later...
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texxn5 got a reaction from lambsbk in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Finally got some sunlight....haven't seen the sun in quite a few days, so I took a couple of "affect" pictures, I'll share a couple....
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texxn5 reacted to popeye the sailor in Holiday Harbor by popeye the sailor - 1:20 scale - multi build
I'm still on the look out Lawrence........always glad to help 2014 has started a bit slow........planking, planking.....and more planking. I'm getting bored {board } I've also been thinking about one of my past builds......I kinda walked away from it, with one aspect still to be done. so, I'm mulling over something for that. with all of the builds I have in the works.......you never know where an update will occur
check for scale relation Adam.......it's all I can tell you. another place to look would be places where they sell railroad accessories...N scale, or perhaps a bit larger... you'd be surprised with what you can find. but sure....check'em out and see if they can be used.
thanks for the good word and looking in.....glad to see you here
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texxn5 got a reaction from mtaylor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
I was studying the deck on my ship and the copper oil cooling tank didn't look good to me.....kind of stark. So I got to thinking.....dangerous at the least...what would they do in real life.....like what about rain, weather, pitching seas, sloshing, so I decided to build a wooden hatch cover for it, it can be removed or tied down depending on the need......also adds some more clutter to the deck......
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texxn5 got a reaction from Piet in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
a couple of more
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texxn5 got a reaction from Piet in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Today's progress, again not much, had to go to town this morning. So far today I have finished the chain work on the bowsprit.....total of 4 chains, 2 for the bobstays, and 2 for the bowsprit shrouds.....those are 1/8" deadeyes, and it was tedious to work with them, especially running the 3 loops of the lanyards...more later...
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texxn5 got a reaction from Sjors in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
I then stained it a cherry color...and spreayed it with a satin varnish..
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texxn5 got a reaction from md1400cs in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
I then stained it a cherry color...and spreayed it with a satin varnish..
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texxn5 got a reaction from Piet in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
I was studying the deck on my ship and the copper oil cooling tank didn't look good to me.....kind of stark. So I got to thinking.....dangerous at the least...what would they do in real life.....like what about rain, weather, pitching seas, sloshing, so I decided to build a wooden hatch cover for it, it can be removed or tied down depending on the need......also adds some more clutter to the deck......
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texxn5 got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
a couple of more
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texxn5 got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Finally got some sunlight....haven't seen the sun in quite a few days, so I took a couple of "affect" pictures, I'll share a couple....
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texxn5 got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Today's progress, again not much, had to go to town this morning. So far today I have finished the chain work on the bowsprit.....total of 4 chains, 2 for the bobstays, and 2 for the bowsprit shrouds.....those are 1/8" deadeyes, and it was tedious to work with them, especially running the 3 loops of the lanyards...more later...
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texxn5 got a reaction from lb0190 in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
I then stained it a cherry color...and spreayed it with a satin varnish..
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texxn5 got a reaction from edmay in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
I then stained it a cherry color...and spreayed it with a satin varnish..
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