Papa

Back to where i was a week ago.  The fife rail is much improved i think.

This time I am constructing the fife rail in place to make sure everything fits and is square. And this time I remembered to install the thumb cleats before everything was together. 😅

Seeing this cartoon on my daily calendar made me think of your project,😄

When I attempted to install the bilge pumps I discovered that the “thick pad” at the main mast was in fact too thick.  There is supposed to be a thick pad in the laser cut parts but i never found it and scratch built one. I initially cut it short and patched it.  I was never happy with the patch.  ☹️  Well, now i had a good excuse to redo it.  It meant taking out the fife rail, but i wasn't happy with that either. The stanchions were crooked.  So 2 steps forward and 6 steps back.   

On 8/3/2021 at 4:51 PM, Papa said:

  The knee braces were a devil to make

Yesterday (8/21) I rediscovered that the kit has laser cut knee braces. That’s what happens when years separate reviewing kit contents and actual construction. 😬😳. Oh well.  Good practice toward a complete scratch build someday. 

3 hours ago, gak1965 said:

Looking great

Looks good in place i think.  Also got the shelter roofed in. 

Building a fife rail.   I was surprised there where no castings other than the 3 stanchions 

On 8/14/2021 at 8:36 PM, Eurus said:

. If those squares on the cutting mat are centimeters,

They are inches

I just oiled the shafts. I like the natural look.  They are about 8’ long at the scale of the Morgan

First try at harpoons 

“ Today I figured that I would slap together one of my easier pieces”

i wish I could “slap together “ a model that well!

I found some dimensions in several museum sites.  One had a harpoon that was 94” long overall. From that i estimated some other dimensions  and am putting a few together. John Ruy’s pictures suggest some modifications to what i am doing.  Once i am happy with the look i will post pictures. Thanks to everyone for the advice

On 8/4/2021 at 4:47 PM, Eurus said:

 

Traditional harpoon dimensions can vary wildly, depending on where and who made them. In general, I can suggest a length of 80-100 cm for the iron and 120-140 cm for the wooden shaft, for a total length of 200-220 cm--since the wooden shaft locks partly inside the hollow section of the iron, some total length reduction can be expected.

Thanks.  Any suggestions for the diameter?  I am thinking maybe

15 hours ago, Eurus said:

 

Traditional harpoon dimensions can vary wildly, depending on where and who made them. In general, I can suggest a length of 80-100 cm for the iron and 120-140 cm for the wooden shaft, for a total length of 200-220 cm--since the wooden shaft locks partly inside the hollow section of the iron, some total length reduction can be expected.

Thanks.  Any suggestions for the diameter?  I am thinking maybe 3 to 4 cm?  Hmmmm at 1/64 scale this might not be a good idea.  A 1mm dowel will scale up to around 2.5 inches. Seems a bit fat, but they were stabbing 🐳 

I was thinking about hanging a few harpoons on the racks in the shelter, but i can't seem to find any harpoon dimensions by asking Google

Can someone provide that info to me, say from the MS Whaleboat kit.

I have the supports for the shelter/boat bearer in place.  Next I need to make the harpoon racks and bucket hangers before roofing it in.   The knee braces were a devil to make.  I kept trying to assemble from a single piece of wood, but I no sooner just about have the correct shape and they’d split 😖 I finally made them with 2 pieces of strip wood and sanded to the shape in place. 

35 minutes ago, Landlubber Mike said:

Making great progress there.  Looks fantastic!

 

Did you apply the lettering to the side of the hull and the stern?  If not, I'm currently working with a guy who is making me custom decals.  He just sent me proofs that I need to check against my hull, but they look great on the sheet.  I can pass his contact info along if you think you might be interested.

I haven’t done any lettering yet. Would like contact info. Thanks  😊 

13 hours ago, John Ruy said:

Ron, It’s good the see you back at it again. Glad your a settled and able to start work on the CWM. She is a beautiful ship to build. 
 

Welcome back, I look forward to watching your progress. 
 

John

 

Thanks.  I missed working on the ship.  

The shipyard is finally open for business again, albeit on the kitchen table.  I have some workspace in the garage, but it is like an oven in there this summer.  Anyway, i got the vegetable bin constructed and am starting on the shelter/boat bearer. 

How many little soldiers have you painted for this diorama so far? What will the final count be?

Looks great John.  Nice case too. 

Those dioramas are great.  Very beautiful workmanship. 

Beautiful job John.  What is next in line?

I like your rope coiling jig. Will have to try that when i get to that point.   I had tapped brads into a block of wood but it was very clumsy.  I am learning that taking time to make a good jig for repetitive tasks is always a good idea. 

I broke a bow sprit on a model, I think it was my AL Harvey model.  Glue and wrapping with heavy black thread made it look fine.  An “at sea jury rig”. 🙂