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Sorry for doing this twice. I don’t know how I did that.  Moderator, please delete one.

My daughter and her husband got me a “Make Your Own Pipe Kit” for my birthday.  Here I have rough cut the general shape.

And today I marked of the locations for the planking bands and started attaching some battens.

Gluing the log rail in place.

I had put the Morgan aside to focus on finishing the Granado. Now that she is done I got back to work on the Morgan.

in the photo you can see how I shaped the log rail by soaking it in water and the clamping it against the plank shear in order to get the proper curve.

First up, I have to state this is not a complete log.  I started the Granado in 2005 in a Group Build whose name I have since forgot. Unfortunately the group build web site was hacked into oblivion and all files lost.  I have recently found some of my old photos of my progress and thought I would share them.

Notice that well into the build, late in 2006, I caught the “bashing” bug from Steve “Stu” Hall of Ontario and decided to cut out some of the stern bulkheads and detail the after cabins.  See photos.

Shortly after I started the build, my wife and I acquired a travel trailer and I did much of the subsequent build on the road. That ended once I started the masts.  In the next week or so she will finally be finished.  So save a seat for the big reveal.

Ron Gove,

Leesburg, Virginia

Maybe I need to study some tutorials 😬

Beautiful photo etched work. When I tried PE on a plastic ship model I made a bloody mess of it and threw the kit away.

what is the secret?

I just found a good way to make rope coils for belaying pins, etc.  I draw a bit of line through a glue stick and then wrap it around a suitable dowel. The glue stick provides enough tack to hold the coil together. Much easier and less messy  than superglue or white glue.

Ron Gove

Nice planking and decking.

While I am at it ( clearing out books) I will give this book:

The American-Built Clipper Ship, 1850-1856: Characteristics, Construction, and Details,  Paperback version

To whoever wants it for the price of postage.

I have a copy of this book in excellent condition.

Fantastic detail. 

On 9/2/2017 at 9:24 AM, ragove said:

Actually, i have made no more progress. Too much going on right now,

 

I tossed the whole thing in the trash. I recently purchased a paper model of the USS United States from Model Dock Yard. I plan to start another build log in the near future. I hope this one goes better.  I have followed Dan Vadas' advice and made an index of all the parts so I can easily find the page they are on and each page is in a plastic page protector in a ring-binder.

Welcome aboard. My mother was from Nova Scotia so I have an affection for the Maritime provinces.

Ron Gove

8 hours ago, CDW said:

"Whistling Death" 

Those gull wings were designed to give ground clearance for that massive prop. A very impressive machine with a sterling combat record.

 

I assume this is the 1:48 scale version?

It’s 1/72

Although I did a lot of hull work on my Granado while on camping trips around the country, now that I am rigging her that is no longer an option.  So, on our last trip to Florida I grabbed this Tamiya kit from my stash. Everything but the decals was done on picnic tables throughout Florida.  The decals I saved until we returned home. Gad, some are so tiny they are nearly invisible when removed from the backing.

6 hours ago, ccoyle said:

Ron, U.S. card stocks are usually sold by weight, with card stock being labeled anywhere between 60 and 120 lb. Since you have experience with card kits, just grab whatever looks and feels right. You can use spray adhesive to laminate sheets together for thicker stock. Also, ask the counter clerks at the store if they have remnants from opened packages available for you to examine. That way you can "test drive" a particular stock by the sheet instead of buying an entire package.

I didn’t think I’d find samples available. I’ll give it a try.

Does anyone have a recommendation for specific card stock at Staples, for example. They don’t specify the actual thickness. I am at a loss as to what to purchase.

On 4/20/2019 at 8:33 PM, ccoyle said:

Ron, we obtained permission from Roman to host the V-108 files here. Go to the first post in Pt. V of the V-108 tutorial.

Thanks. I found them. Next step is to download and print.😁

The free downloads at Digital Navy no longer work.

2 hours ago, ccoyle said:

Hey, Ron. Don't fret! You took on a fairly challenging project. My first couple of card models wound up in the trash, too -- there's a learning curve, to be sure. When you get around to feeling like another try, may I suggest having a crack at a free model? There's some good ones out there. 

I’ve looked at some free models. Can’t decide what to try, decisions decisions 😬

Gave up and tossed the kit in the trash. 

Might try another some day.

I love your neat work area!