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texxn5 reacted to Sjors in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
That looks real nice Larry !!!!!!
And so clean.........
Sjors
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texxn5 reacted to lb0190 in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
John, I just reviewed your pictures again as well as your notes. You mentioned the ship was a reproduction. Do you know if they used any of the recovered timbers from the original ship in the rebuild?
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texxn5 reacted to lb0190 in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Good morning John, I've never seen a 3" rope other than pictures, I bet it's heavy to handle. I do not recall seeing anything in the Niagara kit but between Morope and Chucks rope I'm sure I'll find something suitable. I recall seeing some rope wrapped around wire somewhere which may work well but I'll need to review my notes to find it again. 3 inches is 0.046" dia. at scale - I just looked and seen that Chuck has 0.045.
Hello Edwin, thank you!!! It's turning out ok for a second build. I'm pretty satisfied with her but like most builders I can name every single error that most people would not even see
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texxn5 reacted to edmay in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Hi Larry,WOW, what a nice job your making of the "Niagara",it's on an even keel to be a masterpiece, well done.John's pictures will surely be a great help, Edwin.
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texxn5 got a reaction from edmay in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Larry, it looks like under the current configuration that the 3" black anchor rope is stowed in a large coil just forward of the Foremast. The mooring lines are laid out on deck and are 2" whhite rope. The large 1/2" model shows it on deck, then thfough a hole in the hatch cover amidship. Glad these will help you. I really like the detail of the anchors hanging from the Catheads and sheaved blocks.
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texxn5 got a reaction from lb0190 in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Hi Larry. Here's the link to all the photographs of the Niagara on my website. It was my pleasure to get these. I hope to be building the Niagara before the end of the year. Let me know if you need any more specific pictures. The anchor and ropes are shown for you. The ropes on the 1/2" scale model show the lines going aft and down a hatch through a hole. The other rigging for the anchor is interesting and I got several good photos of how it's rigged up. Hope this helps.
John
Link:
http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/us-brig-niagra.html
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texxn5 got a reaction from edmay in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Hi Larry. I just spent some time going over your log again from start to now. You've come a long way m friend. She's looking really good. Starting to wonder if I have the patience to build this thing after finishing the Morgan. The guns are really a challenge. I really enjoyed seeing the ship today and took about 180 +/- pictures. The real ship only has 2 guns rigged on her so it's hard to realise what she's like with all the guns on deck. I'll post these on my website over the next few days if the "limited" internet access that is available to me here at the RV park allows me. The anchor rope currently is stowed on deck forward of the Foremast, some of the models at the museum show the ropes going aft on deck and then down a hatch, but I could not get access to that area to see where they might go. All of the pictures will be posted in the Gallery section of my website, and I'll provide you with the link once I have them posted. If you need any of the individual pictures just tell me which ones and I'll email them to you. She's a beautiful ship, and yours will look wonderful once finished. Hope these will help you.
Enjoy,
John
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texxn5 got a reaction from GLakie in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Hi Larry, yeah 3". Do you realize how big a 3" rope is???? It's large and heavy and used on many anchors. It does look larger than 3" though, so vey easy to think it's bigger. Does the kit come with anchor rope? As for scale rope it's hard to find if not in the kit. Chuck has some large scale rope, but not sure if it's that size or not.
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texxn5 reacted to lb0190 in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Thanks for the rope size info. I would have guessed incorrectly and missed by a mile. The black anchor rope looks much bigger than 3"...
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texxn5 reacted to lb0190 in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Thanks Adam! I like the results I get with the airbrush over the hand brush. I just do not have the patience others have for lots of thin hand painted coats
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texxn5 reacted to popeye the sailor in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
you've made some wicked nice progress there Larry.........I think your painting looks great. very nice detail there!
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texxn5 reacted to GLakie in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Doing a great job on her Larry. That improvised smoke-stack and the rail-tension wires look fine.
Cheers
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texxn5 reacted to lb0190 in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Good morning John. Your a good friend to take so much time taking and posting pictures - thank you! I'm anxious to see them. I have no doubt you would produce an excellent Niagara if you decided to build her. The biggest obstacles for me was the scale being so small and the issues with basswood. Both of these items will help drive my decision on my next build selection.
When time has permitted, I've been working on the deck structures. I've just completed the three small cabins and water pump but still need to mount them. I'll look them over one more time before I glue them to the deck and take pictures for an update.
Enjoy your trip and be safe!
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texxn5 got a reaction from lb0190 in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Larry, it looks like under the current configuration that the 3" black anchor rope is stowed in a large coil just forward of the Foremast. The mooring lines are laid out on deck and are 2" whhite rope. The large 1/2" model shows it on deck, then thfough a hole in the hatch cover amidship. Glad these will help you. I really like the detail of the anchors hanging from the Catheads and sheaved blocks.
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texxn5 got a reaction from GLakie in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Larry, it looks like under the current configuration that the 3" black anchor rope is stowed in a large coil just forward of the Foremast. The mooring lines are laid out on deck and are 2" whhite rope. The large 1/2" model shows it on deck, then thfough a hole in the hatch cover amidship. Glad these will help you. I really like the detail of the anchors hanging from the Catheads and sheaved blocks.
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texxn5 got a reaction from edmay in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Hi Larry. Here's the link to all the photographs of the Niagara on my website. It was my pleasure to get these. I hope to be building the Niagara before the end of the year. Let me know if you need any more specific pictures. The anchor and ropes are shown for you. The ropes on the 1/2" scale model show the lines going aft and down a hatch through a hole. The other rigging for the anchor is interesting and I got several good photos of how it's rigged up. Hope this helps.
John
Link:
http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/us-brig-niagra.html
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texxn5 got a reaction from augie in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Toured the Niagra today. It started out raining (.25") before noon. About 1:00 it cleared off and turned out to be a beautiful day. The ship sails tomorrow, so there was a lot of activity on board and they restricted where I could go and how long I could stay in one spot for photos, but I think overall I got a lot of good ones. There is an area inside the museum for model ship builders. There are currently 2 builds of the Model Shipways Niagra at the same stage of build. Hull planked stage. When I was there 2 years ago, they were building a 1/2" scale scratch build which is now finished and on display. I have photographs of all of this. I am going to post these photos on my Morgan website in the Gallery Section over the next few days as internet access here allows. If I can't get them posted I will do so as I can. I will make a post here with a link for anyone interested in the Niagra once it's archived. It was really cool to actually be on my next build
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texxn5 got a reaction from edmay in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Hello again everyone. Thanks for all the well wishes, thoughts and prayers for my brother in law. We will be dearting Pittsburgh soon, however, as most plans go they are subject to change we might decide to stay on the east coast since we're almost there - don't know yet. I would like to visit the Niagra in Erie, Pa since that might be my next build. I wanted to post this one picture (not ship related) and I will post others in the proper place later, but this one is a 58 year bucket list item and I wanted to share it especially for members that do not live in the US since it would be hard to travel to. When I was 8 yrs old I saw pictures of this house and was so fascinated by it I almost became an Architecht and I have always wanted to see it. It was built in 1937.
Frank Loyd Wright's "Falling Water" last year this was voted as the #1 of the top 100 most enfluential architechtural structures and achievements in all time.
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texxn5 reacted to GLakie in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
The joinery on the cabins looks great Larry!
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texxn5 reacted to lb0190 in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
John, I'll take a close look at all of the photos and save many of them to my iPad so I can reference them at the workbench. I'm sure they will be a great help. An initial quick look shows the anchor rope detail is what I needed.
George, thanks for the compliment and for following my build.
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texxn5 got a reaction from md1400cs in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Hello to all. I have posted the photographs I took of the US Brig Niagra to my website as promised. I also included the photos I took in Aug 2013 of the various models on display in the Museum here in Erie, Pa. One in particular is a 1/2" scale model of the Niagra - over 8' long. It's the main model just before you go aboard the real Niagra. Anyone needing any specific photos email me and I'll send them to you. Here's the link:
http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/us-brig-niagra.html
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texxn5 got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Hello to all. I have posted the photographs I took of the US Brig Niagra to my website as promised. I also included the photos I took in Aug 2013 of the various models on display in the Museum here in Erie, Pa. One in particular is a 1/2" scale model of the Niagra - over 8' long. It's the main model just before you go aboard the real Niagra. Anyone needing any specific photos email me and I'll send them to you. Here's the link:
http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/us-brig-niagra.html
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texxn5 reacted to lb0190 in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Since my last update, I've made the following items; Captains Quarters, Companionway, Salon Skylight and Bilge pump. All four items are sitting loose on the deck, close to where they will be mounted, except for the bilge pump. The pump has a wire sticking out of the bottom and I have yet to locate and drill the hole, so for the photos below it's sitting over a mast hole.
This is the first time I sat the pump on the deck and it looks a bit too large for the scale, but I'll ck it out closer before mounting it, I hope it correct... I tried the "typical corner joints" for the cabins as detailed by the drawings but the scale, soft basswood and my skill level simply did not work well for this type of detail, so I simply made alternating butt joints for all three cabins. I found black 0.010 mono-filament cord to use for the window bars and I used the clear plastic from a DVD case for the glass.
I'll probably hold off mounting the above until I finish the gun coils and gun jack-screws so I have plenty of room to access the gun area. Fife Rails are next on the list, along with the stern davits and catheads. I'm really procrastinating on making the jack-screws due to their being so darn small and such a pia to make, but it WILL happen, just not sure when...
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texxn5 got a reaction from egkb in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Hi Larry. Here's the link to all the photographs of the Niagara on my website. It was my pleasure to get these. I hope to be building the Niagara before the end of the year. Let me know if you need any more specific pictures. The anchor and ropes are shown for you. The ropes on the 1/2" scale model show the lines going aft and down a hatch through a hole. The other rigging for the anchor is interesting and I got several good photos of how it's rigged up. Hope this helps.
John
Link:
http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/us-brig-niagra.html
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texxn5 reacted to xken in Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
John, I also will be looking forward to seeing your pictures, especially since I am building it presently.
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