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texxn5 reacted to augie in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Sounds like a great color contrast. That is one TON of belaying pins. Tells me a lot about the rigging
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texxn5 got a reaction from mtaylor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Hi Popeye, glad you like it. Thanks. Yes, I will not be doing any rigging on the road. I will be making many deck houses, whaleboats, masts and yards, etc., but will not be attaching anything like that with the exception of the hatches and deck houses to the ship. I'll be ready to assemble the masts once I get back here in Jan or Feb. As for the paint, the bulwarks are yellow ochre and the outside hull is black, white and of course I will do the coppering on the road. Lots to do before rigging time.
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texxn5 got a reaction from augie in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Thanks Augie, yes lots of pins. I'm not going to rig it with sails but it appears to be rigged the same as a Man of War. Plus it has the cranes and ties for tying up a big whale along the starboard side, and the 7 whale boats with I think 5 sets of davits. Gonna get real busy real quick!
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texxn5 got a reaction from trippwj in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
This is a progressive set of pictures as once again the plans were vague.
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texxn5 got a reaction from trippwj in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Here is a few pictures of the head rails and timbers, and the cheek knees.
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texxn5 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Here is a few pictures of the head rails and timbers, and the cheek knees.
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texxn5 got a reaction from gjdale in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
This is a progressive set of pictures as once again the plans were vague.
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texxn5 got a reaction from mtaylor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Here is a few pictures of the head rails and timbers, and the cheek knees.
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texxn5 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Pinrails pictured for future builders.
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texxn5 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Here are a couple of more
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texxn5 reacted to rafine in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
You're continuing to do a great job. I built mine long before I ever knew of MSW so there was no log. I never took any photos of it either. I still have the model and I'll try to take some pictures, but it's in a glass case and I don't know how they will come out.
Bob
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texxn5 got a reaction from mtaylor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Here are 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
Pinrails pictured for future builders.
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texxn5 got a reaction from mtaylor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Yesterday I got the Headrails and timbers and the cheek knees made and assembled. Progressed on and made up the pinrails and pins and attached to proper locations on the main rails.
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texxn5 got a reaction from mtaylor in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
NOTE: PICTURES FROM PAGE 13-16 HAVE BEEN LOST DUE TO A GLITCH IN THE FORUM SOFTWARE.
PEOPLE INTERESTED OR NEEDING ACCESS TO THESE PHOTOGRAPHS CAN GO TO MY WEBSITE AND THEY ARE AVAILABLE IN BUILD LOG I - THE HULL, ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN THAT PAGE. ALL OF THIS LOG IS DUPLICATED ON THE WEBSITE. HERE'S THE LINK:
http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com
John
Here is a better picture of the repair of the catheads "after" picture mentioned above
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texxn5 got a reaction from Sjors in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Here are before and after repairs
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texxn5 got a reaction from Sjors in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Hi Sjors, thanks for the comments. I plan to leave the deck natural, and paint and copper the Hull. The inside of the Bulwarks are a light yellow ochre, which I intend to use.
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texxn5 reacted to JPett in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Ahoy John
WOW, you have really made some progress since my last visit. I was kind of thinking you left on V-K . "lol" Where did you go, ship building school
She looks great, very impressive work
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texxn5 got a reaction from trippwj in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Thanks Wayne, yes things are moving right along much to my surprise. The deck is definitely looking like a working ship, and back in the day the decks were a mess, even with cleaning and they always smelled bad as probably did the crew.
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texxn5 got a reaction from trippwj in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Thanks Mark, that's definitely a thought, and also true. I will have plenty to do once I'm on the road, but probably won't have much time to do it, so I'm trying to be where I can paint the bulwarks, paint the upper outside hull before we leave. Then I'll plan on doing the copper plates, and deck houses, tryworks, windlass, and then any other things that need to be done prior to the masts and rigging. This being a working ship, has a lot going on with the deck area. And, yes, I know this is moving along quickly. Luckily I'm retired. lol
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texxn5 got a reaction from augie in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
The plating is coming later, but I'm trying to learn my lessons and refer to the tutorials that are available. I'm realizing they are here for a reason. Dang, you can teach an old dog new tricks.
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texxn5 got a reaction from riverboat in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
As I have studied the plans and tried to decide where to go next, I decided to work on the bow, and prepare to paint the bulwarks, which requires some parts and pieces on the inside, such as lashing rails, cavils, mooring chocks, and other pieces. First, it is necessary to preframe the anchor deck , which is held in place by the Bowsprit bits, so in order to get the Bowspirit bits properly located you need a Bowspirit. So I started constructing the Bowspirit, which is made from a 5/16" square board. It has unusual shapes as you can see from the pictures. From there I constructed the frames for the Anchor Deck above the Bowspirit which will be installed later in the build.
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texxn5 got a reaction from augie in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
yeah, I know what you mean. I've flown some back when I had a friend that a Cessna 182. I never got licensed and never put in enough training by any means, and now I wouldn't trust myself, so I guess those days are over but sure was a lot of fun. Got to go up in an F-4 Phantom when I was on board the JFK back in '70, getting launched off a carrier is a wild experience. Time of a lifetime. Big ship --- that is until you have to land a jet on it....then it becomes a postage stamp.
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texxn5 got a reaction from augie in US Brig Syren by Augie - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Looks fantastic Augie, your spiders have really been busy, must not have been a union shop! lol.....I hope I didn't start something here....oops....go fishing, and stay out of the fish markets!
John
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