GrandpaPhil

First carronade carriage has wheels and is test fitted!

I learned to carve with the tutorial in this section.

I downloaded the scale carving patterns in this tutorial and glued them down to 1/16th inch basswood and started cutting.

 I primarily carve with an X-Acto knife.

This carving intro is very helpful.  I highly recommend it.

My log is here:

Personally, I like Delta Ceramcoat.  It is my workhorse.  

I usually prime with a thinned down white or black paint, depending on what I am painting.

Vallejo also makes some really nice model/miniature paints.

Excellent work!

Excellent work!

12 carronade carriages, mostly assembled:

Well done!

Busy weekend.

 I rearranged my shipyard so I can put in an actual workbench.

 I installed eyebolts in the sides of my gun carriages.

 I tested my new scalpel out on wood.  It worked perfectly.  I still have all fingers, lol.

 I need to make the rest of the parts for my gun carriages and assemble them.

On 2/24/2019 at 7:56 AM, Wallace said:

Nicely done too sir if I may say so. 

Thank you very much, Mark!

Prayers from the Admiral and me.

All gun carriage sides are cut out.

I am making:

12 12 lb. carronades 

4 9 lb. long guns

2 12 lb. long guns 

I’ve got enough sides cut out for 14 of the carriages for the 12 pound carronades.  I only need 12, but I made a couple of extras.

 I’m working on the sides of the carriages for the 9 pound long guns.

On a separate note, the scalpel is working well.  The handle isn’t the most comfortable to use, but it will be okay for now.

I want to get a couple of the plastic molded grip handles.

I’m on my third copy of Historic Ship Models by Wolfram Zu Monfeld.  I use it so much that I just discovered over this past weekend that the spine is starting to disintegrate (like my other two copies did).

3 hours ago, Wallace said:

Give us a finger count on Monday Phil....... 😏

Lol!  Will do!

I got my scalpel and blades in the mail today.

 I ordered them after reading the thread on scalpels on this forum.  

According to the thread, they work better and last longer than X-Acto blades, which is very important to me, because I burn through an X-Acto blade a week.  

So, I figured I would try a scalpel out.

 I tested it out on a carronade carriage when I got home tonight.  

It worked beautifully.  It made a very clean cut, even when I tried just shaving the poster board (which usually doesn’t work very well).

I’ll see how the scalpel does on wood, this weekend.

I’ll let you guys know how long the blade lasts.

Patrick and Mark,

Thank you very much for the comments!

 I started cutting out the carriages for the carronades last night.

 I also bought a 1/8” dowel rod to make the wheels from.

 I am learning as I go.

2 hours ago, Wallace said:

That looks like an onerous task there Phil, good luck with that sir!

It is slow going, but not onerous.  I enjoy it.

18 gun carriages:

12 12-lb carronades - from Search for Speed Under Sail

4 long 9-lb cannon - from AOTS Bellona

2 long 12 lb cannon - IBID

Now to let them dry and then start cutting 

All gunport lids are rigged 

Starboard and stern gunports are rigged.  I ran them to cleats attached to the bulwarks.

9 minutes ago, Wallace said:

Did you have an issue Phil.......?

I keep having to reglue them because I keep breaking them.  Fortunately the starboard side is almost done.

Note to self: Never, ever attach gunport lids without steel pins again.

The Prince de Neufchatel now looks grungy and well used.

 I used a couple of different washes and did some dry brushing to add depth and make it look a little more real (in my opinion).

 I also put another coat of sealant on the entire model.

Now, I’m going to rig the gunport lids.

The Prince de Neufchatel now has a good base coat to work from.

 I’m going to use the faux metallic technique from my war gaming days to simulate metal.

Then I’ll apply a wash in the corners to simulate dirt before using dry brushing to add a bit more depth and create shadows.

As I mentioned before, I tend to treat my ship models like gigantic war gaming miniatures.

20 hours ago, Wallace said:

Nice job Phil. 

Thank you, Mark!