EricWilliamMarshall

On 4/9/2020 at 7:59 PM, VTHokiEE said:

I made the “mistake” of starting a second build (Alert by Vanguard)

I complete understand the siren song that calls out...

I also did a bit of rigging.

I dyed the remaining string from the kit, to be used for the running lines.

1 hour ago, oneslim said:

was up at Rutgers

Small world - I work for Rutgers! Glad to hear everyone is doing well!

Bob, the sails look great!

A bit of needle work.

1 hour ago, VTHokiEE said:

Have you thought about a display bas

Ha ha, I’m still thinking about a work cradle! But your query has prompted me to think... hmm... I’ll share if something clever strikes me.

I love the use of paper towel cardboard for clamping!

12 hours ago, BobG said:

Oh man, the Winnie is so tempting...

Tell me about!

Wow! You have come a long way from the the Opium Schooner! Very impressive!! (Thanks again for sharing the photos, I just referred to them to figure out how one of the stays is placed.)

20 minutes ago, rkwz said:

coming along nicely indeed!

Thanks for the kind words! Little by little!!

The next step 

So I finished Step 15.

A wee bit more work on the rigging.

Rkwz, are you happy with the stand you are using? Looks great!

16 hours ago, mfrazier said:

I  think it will grow on me

I find for myself this is the case. I’m not usually burdened with the ‘prefect being the enemy of good’ problem though.  It looks good in the photos. If it continues to bother you, then think though replacement or augmentation, but my hunch is, the deck is just fine and given deck furniture, masts, rigging, etc. you will be quick happy with it. Let us know.

I have to ask, what’s next?

I love the old bingo numbers idea!! In any case (pun intended), she looks great!

A little bit of progress on the rigging- I’m getting a little bit faster but it is slower than I would like.

More block work. I used 28 gauge copper wire (blackened chemically - but it wears away easily) on the blocks. My tools are a regular pair of snips, xacto blade and a regular pin (head snipped off and mounted in a pin vise). The pin is the correct diameter loop making as it fits the dyed string I'm using for the standing rigging.  

Nicely done!!

On 3/25/2020 at 4:31 PM, Gregory said:

are a mixed blessing in that they really set the bar high, and make it a little difficult for me to reach a point where I can say " O.K., That's good enough; time to move on.

I hear that! I just tell myself: my early work (I.e. what I’m doing now), will help show how much I have improved later!

On 3/25/2020 at 4:31 PM, Gregory said:

The instructions for most, if not all of Chucks designs are available for free at Model Expo, and they are an incredible resource for detail work.

I agree!! They are like ship modeling school!

On 4/1/2020 at 1:03 PM, BobCardone said:

BTW, no cephalopods or skeletons were harmed in this post.🐙

To my everlasting relief...

On 11/27/2019 at 3:53 AM, wefalck said:

There are handbooks on patination/browning/blackening for metal workers, sculptors and the likes

Wefalck, is there one or two you would recommend (in  English, if possible)?

Hola y bienvenidos!!
Hello and welcome!!