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GrandpaPhil
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At this point, I am calling the main hull, foremast and main mast, with associated rigging, done. The head and bowsprit had some damage. It needs a new rigging piece made and new cheeks. The block of beeswax is my secret weapon against fraying rigging.
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I’m not worried about accuracy on this one because it’s already finished and I’m not willing to make fundamental changes to the model. If I did that I would be better off just building a new one with the amount of damage that I would have to inflict. Plus, that wouldn’t be fair to the original builder, since it would no longer be his or her model. It should be coppered and the paint scheme should be fundamentally different. Perhaps one day, I’ll buy the plans and build another one.
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This model is missing a lot of the standing rigging, which I am installing using the Prince de Neufchatel as a reference, because they are both Baltimore Clippers. At this point I have replaced the foremast backstays and begun to replace the missing stays.
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Main mast is fixed now too: I sacrificed the backstays for the main mast, too.
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I pinned the foremast in place. I only had to cut the backstays. I am letting it dry. It won’t be perfect, but I am not going for perfect with this. I am only doing a quick repair so I can display it in the living room. I am leaving as much original work as possible.
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The bowsprit is back up: It needs a replacement piece on the side, the bobstays need some TLC and the head needs new cheeks, which are completely missing. The windlass has been reattached: The aft boat is back on: I believe that I will have to cut some rigging lines to fix the masts.
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Definitely hand built: Yes, I’m holding a model ship upside down.
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I found an old model of the Kate Cory at a flea market today, that is in dire need of repair. I believe it to be an old Model Shipways kit, but I do not know for certain. Some initial observations: It is actually, mostly correctly rigged. It has a planked solid hull. It appears hand built. The castings appear to be pewter. The whale boats are bread and butter construction (much like the last Model Shipways model that I built). The paint scheme is completely wrong. It’ll make a nice addition to my living room. By the way, pardon the painting mess on my building board, I’ve been tearing through my 28mm miniature collection the last few days.
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Thank you, Mark! Here’s the binnacle installed, with the wheel behind it: Now on to my fire buckets!
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One painted binnacle:
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I finished painting the base of the binnacle and added windows (clear acrylic sheet glued behind the cabinet). I made the stovepipe looking thing from a piece of a sewing pin.
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And, it’s glued in. It’s not perfect, but it’s not bad for a first try.
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Thanks, OC! Thank you everyone for all the likes! The ship’s wheel is ready to install and the binnacle has its first coat of paint:
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The ship’s wheel is assembled and partially painted: I had to cut a piece out of the base and reglue it, so it’s set aside to dry. I’m cutting out the cabinet doors for the binnacle. They are tiny.
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For the binnacle, I photocopied (at scale) the side and front profiles of the binnacle and carefully glued them side by side, so I could fold them into a box: I put clear sealant on both sides to make working with it easier. Then I carefully it out and cut out the windows (The middle row is all windows): Then I carefully scored the outside edges with my scalpel and folded it/glued it. Then I measured and left a 1/32”clearance and cut the top and glued it on: I photocopied the front plan view again, twice, to make the doors on the front (and sealed both sides again): After the cabinet doors dry, I’ll paint the entire part black, inside and out. Then I use the sheet acrylic that I have to make the windows. There’s a stove pipe looking thing coming up out of the top, which I will make with a piece of sewing pin. My source book is John McKay’s The Hundred Gun Ship Victory.
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