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Jeffb

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  1. Jeffb
    This looks great! I'm looking forward to starting on this kit.
  2. Jeffb
    Thank you, gentleman. Bob, I find my time in the workshop a much needed reprieve from the reality of the pandemic. The gun is now permanently fixed to the deck. I have another bump on the road with the pumps. The pumps in the kit are metal castings that don't fit with the rest of the model. I will try to scratchbuild better pumps. Stay safe
  3. Jeffb
    I have managed to get the cannon mounted and the rigging in place. Any constructive comments are welcome.
  4. Jeffb
    Olha, your builds are masterpieces and your posts and videos are very instructive. Thanks for sharing.
  5. Jeffb
    Just a quick update. Except for the bit holding the cannon on the carriage, I have finished the canon and am on to the rigging of the cannon. Unfortunately, the instructions for the kit don't elaborate much on the rigging of armament and I have to rely on other sources for reference. It is not yet mounted to the deck, I suspect the rigging will be easier before I make it permanent.
  6. Jeffb
    Thanks, Greg. I appreciate your encouraging words. It's my first wooden ship build of this kind and I find it challenging with many new techniques. Having said that, I am enjoying it. I'll try to post more often. Jeff
  7. Jeffb
    Hello everyone, I haven't been very active in posting my progress. It has been slower than I had hoped but I have made some headway. The deck fittings are just sitting on the deck. I am currently working on the ordinance. It's been quite a learning process. Thank you to those who are sharing their builds and techniques. I doubt I would have gotten this far without. Stay safe. Jeff
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    Hello, Sorry for taking so long to respond to your request. I work in health care so I have been busy with that since March. I have made some slow progress but I'm not yet finished with the model. I can share the plans with you when I am finished. How can I help you in the meantime? Jeff P.S. I am about to post some update photos so you can see my progress.
  9. Jeffb
    I just had a read through your build thus far. It's looking great! I will be following along as you build. Jeff Betcher
  10. Jeffb
    I have not tried it myself, but I have heard of using extruded foam, the kind sold as sheets for insulation, as filler blocks. It doesn't have the same issues with changes in humidity that wood has. Jeff Betcher
  11. Jeffb
    I have been reading on the proper way to plank the hull and am about to start. Before I start, should I do the transom first or does it matter? The other question I have regards the shape of the stern blocks. As far as I can tell from the plans and the practicum I am following, this is the correct shape. It looks right to me. Can anyone confirm this? Much appreciated, Jeff
  12. Jeffb
    Here are photos of the cap rail tacked to the gunwhales.
  13. Jeffb
    I started this build before I joined the forum, and unfortunately, did not take any photos to post. The following photos are current to where I have progressed thus far. I have encountered a problem at the stern and transom that you can see in the last photo. You can also see my solution to it. I am currently attaching the caprails and will have photos in my next post. I would appreciate any comments to the build so far. Jeff Betcher
  14. Jeffb
    Hello everyone, This will be my first complete build of a wooden ship model kit; the Lively of Baltimore 1813. It is a 1/48 scale kit by the Lumberyard. I am calling it my first complete build because I started building the Artesenia Latina kit for the Bluenose II in 1/75 scale a number of years ago. The partially completed hull is now put away. I hope to either return to it or start over again one day when I have some more experience in wooden ship model building. I chose this kit because it had a favorable review in "Ships in Scale" magazine which was followed with a build practicum series by Kurt Van Dahm. As this is my first post for the build I will keep it brief. Here is a photo of the box:
  15. Jeffb
    Thanks everyone for your words of welcome and helpful advice. I am looking forward to learning from everyone here. I think I will start a build log of Lively as soon as I take some photos of my progress to date. Jeff
  16. Jeffb
    Thanks for allowing me to join the forum. I have been, with the exception of a few short periods for university and a young family, a modeler for most of my life. My interests are eclectic. I am involved in model railroading as well as in building plastic scale models; aircraft mostly, but I have some plastic ship models in my collection of unbuilt models. I have dabbled with wooden ship modelling as well, but it has always seemed to be beyond my abilities. I have recently completed a scratchbuild of a sternwheeler in 1/87 scale based on the drawings of sternwheelers that sailed on Kootenay Lake in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. I am currently working on the "Lively" kit from The Lumberyard using both the kit instructions and the practicum published in "Ships in Scale" magazine. I hope through this forum to better understand the techniques and better my skills of wooden model ship building. Jeff

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