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texxn5 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
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texxn5 got a reaction from SkerryAmp in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
now the unattached roof parts
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texxn5 reacted to mobbsie in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Coming along nicely John.
Keep them pics coming mate.
Be Good
mobbsie
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texxn5 got a reaction from Piet in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
now the unattached roof parts
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texxn5 got a reaction from lambsbk in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
now the unattached roof parts
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texxn5 got a reaction from canoe21 in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
now the unattached roof parts
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texxn5 got a reaction from SkerryAmp in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
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texxn5 got a reaction from Beef Wellington in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
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texxn5 got a reaction from hamilton in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Hi Hamilton, looking very nice, thanks for the pictures...
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texxn5 reacted to hamilton in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Well there's only been modest progress on Blandford lately - things are gearing up at work and there is no longer the time I used to have for modelling. I expect that I'll be slowing down considerably, between work, baby and upcoming holidays.....bits and pieces here and there I suspect....we'll see how things go.
In the meantime, here are a few pictures - since last post I've attached and rigged the fore topgallant mast, added rigging for the fore staysail & jibsail and tied a whole bunch of ratlines (still the fore mast ratlines to go!!). Hope you're all having fun out there
hamilton
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texxn5 reacted to Sjors in US Brig Syren by Charley54 - Model Shipways
Hi Charley,
Permission to come on board ?????
I see there is still room at the balcony, so if you don't mind, I'll teak a seat there.
You have a great example at some other builds of the Syren.
So enjoy and I will follow you at the build.
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texxn5 reacted to trippwj in US Brig Syren by Charley54 - Model Shipways
Off to a good start, Charley. Mind if I pull up a seat and follow along? My Syren is sitting on the shelf awaiting her turn in the shipyard...in due time! meanwhile, taking notes on your build for reference.
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texxn5 reacted to Charley54 in US Brig Syren by Charley54 - Model Shipways
On to chapter 3
It seems the framing templates sent to me from ME were somehow out of scale. I was more than a little anxious when I laid them on my hull for the first time and nothing lined up. I spent some time scratching my head and finally asked for some help. Chuck was kind enough to send me some new templates in the correct scale as PDF files and, after trying these, everything amazingly looked like it was pretty close to where it should be. Picture me happy!
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texxn5 reacted to Chuck in US Brig Syren by Charley54 - Model Shipways
Looks good...But dont forget to taper that stem...The figurehead wont fit otherwise.
Chuck
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texxn5 reacted to Gahm in US Brig Syren by Charley54 - Model Shipways
Looks like you are dealing nicely with the warp. As Augie is saying, the blocks will stabilize the framework. By the way, your kit backlog is quite impressive!
Have fun with the Syren!
Thomas
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texxn5 reacted to augie in US Brig Syren by Charley54 - Model Shipways
Nice work Charley. Those blocks, if fit snugly and squarely, work wonders. Keep her in her keel holder as much as you can.
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texxn5 reacted to Charley54 in US Brig Syren by Charley54 - Model Shipways
Everyone seems to take a few new kit pictures- so here I go.
So, one of the first things I noticed was that, after pawing through the absolutely fantastic instruction manual for a few days, I became aware that I was messing it up pretty badly. I wanted to make sure I could keep it fine shape for future use so I took it to the Admiral and she put together the –new and improved- version. What can I say, that girl is always looking out for me.
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texxn5 reacted to mtaylor in Licorne by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - POF - TERMINATED LOG
No pressure on this site, is there?
I'm going to bow to pressure, even though it's against my better judgement. I guess don't want Sjors to hit me up for piccy's.
Here she sits with various implements of destruction lying about... The black square is where the broken frame was. Still have a lot of sanding and some re-working of joints before I cut gunports and lay in the ebony wales.
The black X's, in case you're wondering, are for the frames I can remove after the chain wale goes on. A top rail fits in there. I'm thinking about removing those early just in case she decides to implode/explode/self-destruct when I start removing the build board down the road.
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texxn5 reacted to Blue Ensign in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Great series of photos John, good colour on the deck houses. Still can't get my head around that tiller/wheel arrangement.
B.E.
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texxn5 got a reaction from gjdale in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
a couple of more
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texxn5 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Yeah Popeye, I've banged it and even dropped it a couple of times, and it still has a mind of its own....glad you like where I am here....it's starting to look kinda cool....like a real ship....the roof is going to make it have a different appearance....I'm looking forward to it..
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texxn5 got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
more of the same
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texxn5 got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
so, for today, I have built the wheel cover box....actually what it's called....painted it, mounted both houses, wheel box, and rigged the steering pulleys. I don't like how the pictures are coming out, because they seem to show a lot of white in the grooves and tight spots, however, I can't see them eveen wearing glasses. I try to go back to where I see them in the pictures, and add paint, but doesn't do any good.....don't know?????? Here's the latest. Next comes the roof framing, and then the roof and all that goes with that....
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texxn5 got a reaction from Blue Ensign in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
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texxn5 got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
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