Papa

Re “I got you beat, Jud” from Cleet, I was punch card coding an IBM 1620 in 1962. Didn’t do any CAD but I developed a symbolic algebraic interpreter that would manipulate polynomial expressions. It was very slow! But then, the computer only had 64,000 bits (not bytes, bits) of memory. I was a sophomore math major at UNH  at the time.
And I had to hike uphill both ways in the snow to get to the computer center. And fend off dinosaurs at the same time. LOL
 
old yankee,
Ron Gove

I’ve painted the bulwarks and am ready to start planking the deck. 

I’ve painted the bulwarks and am ready to start planking the deck. 

I’ve painted the bulwarks and am ready to start planking the deck. 

I’ve painted the bulwarks and am ready to start planking the deck. 

I’ve painted the bulwarks and am ready to start planking the deck. 

Re “I got you beat, Jud” from Cleet, I was punch card coding an IBM 1620 in 1962. Didn’t do any CAD but I developed a symbolic algebraic interpreter that would manipulate polynomial expressions. It was very slow! But then, the computer only had 64,000 bits (not bytes, bits) of memory. I was a sophomore math major at UNH  at the time.
And I had to hike uphill both ways in the snow to get to the computer center. And fend off dinosaurs at the same time. LOL
 
old yankee,
Ron Gove

Next job was the two boilers. It only took me a day and a half to make them both, and the finished result was really good - some of the best pieces I've ever made  .
 
Once again I added extra card strips to prevent any crushing - it's a lot easier to crush a beer can barehanded than to do the same to these  :

Once the frames were finished I rolled and glued the skins. These were then slipped over the frames from one end and glued to them :

The front of the boiler has a domed end. I sanded the shape into some extra card pieces before skinning it :



I just had to take a couple of pics of my overall progress. The boilers and firebox are only sitting in place, it's a lot easier to add all the extras to them in smaller units :





Danny

I keep working

I replaced the set elements with a piece of exotic wood.

My work allows you to make models in autumn and winter. I am happy because I will be back to the modeling shop again soon. I did so much last season:

My guess is that the antique tobacco tin is the most valuable thing in the box.

My guess is that the antique tobacco tin is the most valuable thing in the box.

Love your whiskey cure

Great weathering!

Great weathering!

Great weathering!

Great weathering!

mounting wheels



 
A wash with thinned Black paint

 
some metal parts are made shiny with a pencil

 
Numbered and tagged, finished


 
Thank you for following this build
 

City of Pekin is about finished.  Need to get a name on her bow. My first attempt didn’t look right.

City of Pekin is about finished.  Need to get a name on her bow. My first attempt didn’t look right.

The whales have been marked out. This kit design differs from others i have done where u start with doing the complete whales by adding 3 strips of 1x4mm walnut in 2 layers.  After that you start with the 2nd planking.

City of Pekin is about finished.  Need to get a name on her bow. My first attempt didn’t look right.

I have used the Ship Wright Shop. Shipping to the US was cheaper than Model Expo for small light items.
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I started this project in January 2017 and worked on it steadily for about three months but have not worked on it since. This is my first model of any kind. In retrospect, it was probably a bit advanced for a first model. I thought my experience as a fairly advanced woodworker and having engraved scrimshaw for several years gave me some of the skills (and most of the tools) I would need. The one thing that kept me going was the Bluejacket helpline that is manned by a very experienced modeler. In fact, Charlie has built models not only for himself but under contract to Bluejacket for those individuals that are willing to pay a great deal of money for a model. He has built the Smuggler more than once.
The hull and major structures have been completed and painted. Next, I plan to finish everything except for the masts and rigging. I have also nearly completed two dories and a seine boat.
The woodworking tools that I have found most useful are a Lie-Nielsen small brass block plane and some very sharp chisels.
This is a solid hull construction. I thought that was a good place to start for a first model. I made templates by getting several photocopies and using spray adhesive to mount them on separate pieces of 1/16” plywood. Each was cut out with a coping saw and finished with sandpaper and a curved sanding block to get just up to the line. The fore-aft templates were reinforced to make sure they remained straight.
Once I got the hull shaped as perfectly as possible using the templates to confirm the shape I made a major deviation from the kit plans based on a recommendation from Charlie. The machine-shaped hull has the bulwarks and transom incorporated. Rather than trying to chisel the inside of the bulwarks and transom to get to the proper thickness and attempting to sand the decks to shape, I cut everything off at the level of each deck.
At this point, I was able to sand the decks exactly to the shape I wanted as everything was open. I installed the scribed decking supplied in the kit on the foredeck as the original Smuggler has straight planking. However, rather than taking the same approach on the main deck, I purchased wood strips so that I could install curved decking in the same way it was on Smuggler. I then installed the waterboards and built up the bulwarks and transom using 1/16” v 1/16” strips. This method allows one to get accurate wall thickness and real scuppers.