GrandpaPhil
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I use the Delta Ceramcoat Sealer.
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The Victory still sits on my work table. She just shares it now with the other one. I will finish Victory, I have too much time and money invested in her to give up, lol. I just need a break.
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The first day’s work is done on Hannah: I did the hardest part. I converted the line drawings to bulkheads and laid out all structural parts on cardboard or poster board. Now, it’s just a matter of cut and assemble. This is a much easier build than my first scratch build. I’m still mostly using Ab Hoving’s methods. I just modified them a little bit. If you haven’t seen his tutorial on this website, I strongly recommend it. He lays everything out very neatly and explains the whole process very well. I built the Prince de Neufchatel after I read it, following it.
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At this point, I have drawn out and prepped most of what would be included in a kit. All bulkheads are ready to cut, the center keel plate is ready to cut, and both the under deck and top layers are ready to cut. I am pretty much building this like any other plank on bulkhead model, just using cardboard from a box instead of plywood.
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I thank everyone for your support. I apologize, but the Victory is starting to aggravate me again. I'm going to take a step back and build a schooner. I have started a build log for the schooner Hannah from the mid-1760s over in the scratch build section. The last time I did this, my progress on Victory increased exponentially after I finished my side project.
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Thank you, VTHokiEE! The bulkheads, center keel plate and decks have been traced onto tracing paper and resized with a copier.
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I bought the Harold Hahn book, “The Colonial Schooner” a while back. This is an excellent book. It has the plans for the Hannah and a couple other schooners. Harold Hahn built his models in an admiralty style. I’m not that good. I like to build plank on bulkhead. However, the book has hull lines and where there are hull lines, there can be bulkheads easily made. I have discovered that card works beautifully for me. So I am starting with this: and turning it into this: The picture is from the US Navy’s History and Heritage Command. I chose the Hannah because I would like to make a relatively quick build. Schooners have very easy to make rigs and are relatively simple to make. The Hannah has a very simplistic design with a simple head and no decorations at all. She will make a nice change of pace from the Victory. I am building in 1/72 scale because it is a very convenient scale that is large enough to get as detailed as you want without having to work at super small scale. It will also match the Prince de Neufchatel’s scale.
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Thank you very much, John! Thank you all very much for stopping by and for the likes! All 21 buckets are assembled: I’m waiting on them to finish drying, then I’ll add a drop of glue on each side of the handles and then paint the buckets.
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Sixty-five years old newbie
GrandpaPhil replied to Rodolfo Bigoni's topic in New member Introductions
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Advice needed - model ship made by my Grandad
GrandpaPhil replied to Stee F's topic in New member Introductions
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Hello from a New "Old" member from Coastal NC
GrandpaPhil replied to OldChur's topic in New member Introductions
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Sea Witch 1846 by Zooker - RESTORATION
GrandpaPhil replied to Zooker's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1801 - 1850
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I really enjoy rigging. The standing rigging is part of the ship’s structure and I learned a lot about how the ship operated when doing the running rigging on my last model. Even the ratlines are fun for me. The whole process is very relaxing.
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To add sails or not? What is your preference?
GrandpaPhil replied to Bill97's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Personally, I like sails. They add a lot of character to a model, in my opinion. I didn’t billow them and I wish I had, but this entire model was an experiment.
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Thank you all for the comments and the likes! Making progress on the buckets: They are very slow going.
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My garage sale find for $3: Worked beautifully:
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