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Papa reacted to J11 in CSS Alabama by J11 - Revell - 1/96 scale - PLASTIC - kit bash 90% historical accuracy
Here's them completed and mounted, waiting on the bond to dry and working on the hammocks which will be scratch ,and from cloth and hand sewn. Looked over the davits and are very fragile so I will wait till I mount them after she is rigged. Then rig the boats and added detail on them. A sequence of installation is going to have to happen as this is the first time a combination of wood parts and plastic ones are incorporated in the kit and is coming along nicely. Once I'm satisfied with the bonding I will drill and add the nails, which will be a couple of days, the hammocks will have to take time and placement will be per historical drawings and pictures.
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Papa reacted to J11 in CSS Alabama by J11 - Revell - 1/96 scale - PLASTIC - kit bash 90% historical accuracy
Thank you EJ. Here's a few build images when she was started.
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Papa reacted to J11 in CSS Alabama by J11 - Revell - 1/96 scale - PLASTIC - kit bash 90% historical accuracy
Scratch building the dead-eye strops with 3.5mm and 5mm walnut dead-eyes. Parts and tools associated for building them. Wire is 7cm in length with the 3 hole strop cut down to two hole. 20 made and need 56 total which will take a couple of more days. Then proper location angle placement along with drilling. I'll work on the hammocks placement after I get these installed.
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Papa reacted to GrandpaPhil in Bombard Cannon by GrandpaPhil - FINISHED - 28mm Scale - Wood
I turfed the base. The bombard is now finished. I will take more pictures after the glue completely dries.
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Papa got a reaction from J11 in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
I misread the drawing of the “fashion piece” in the instruction book. I was seeing it applied to the stern. I realized before getting very far that it is applied to the side of the hull along the edge where the side meets the stern. I have include a picture as I thought it shows the usefulness of the building slip more than the fashion piece.
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Papa got a reaction from Retired guy in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
I misread the drawing of the “fashion piece” in the instruction book. I was seeing it applied to the stern. I realized before getting very far that it is applied to the side of the hull along the edge where the side meets the stern. I have include a picture as I thought it shows the usefulness of the building slip more than the fashion piece.
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Papa got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
I misread the drawing of the “fashion piece” in the instruction book. I was seeing it applied to the stern. I realized before getting very far that it is applied to the side of the hull along the edge where the side meets the stern. I have include a picture as I thought it shows the usefulness of the building slip more than the fashion piece.
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Papa reacted to kondzik in Allege d'Arles by kondzik - FINISHED - WAK 4/2016 - 1:100 - CARD
Time for another small update.
I've managed to make some detailing work on the deck. I've also decided to replace floor in cargo hold - I've messed a bit during gluing previous version. New one is made of pear veneer stained as dark oak.
Capstan and companion. I am not going to fit capstan bars into capstan itself, but I wonder where it could be stowed in reality, near sides or under the deck.
Pump:
Capstan and pump are not yet glued in so I can remove and not damage them during future works.
And here how it looks now.
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Papa reacted to kondzik in Allege d'Arles by kondzik - FINISHED - WAK 4/2016 - 1:100 - CARD
It is time for another small update, I've managed to finish planking the sides. I'am quite happy with the result. I've made some errors but they are not that noticeable.
This is how it looked like a week ago:
And this is how it looks now:
Now it is time to add some details.
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Papa got a reaction from JayCub in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
I think I have the hull smooth enough for the coppering. It may need a tad more in the painted areas. I will need to prime it to see how it looks. Started fashioning the “fashion piece” on the stern, hence the strip wood sticking up.
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Papa got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
I think I have the hull smooth enough for the coppering. It may need a tad more in the painted areas. I will need to prime it to see how it looks. Started fashioning the “fashion piece” on the stern, hence the strip wood sticking up.
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Papa got a reaction from Duanelaker in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
In the process of smoothing the planking and filling in hollow spots. Just under 4 months since I started the planking and I was in Colorado for a month so nothing was done in the shipyard.
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Papa got a reaction from Retired guy in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
I sanded the planks above the plank shear smooth as well as sanding the existing plank shear flush to the planks. In the photo a new ersatz plank shear is being glued on.
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Papa got a reaction from Retired guy in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
Planking is progressing nicely.
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Papa got a reaction from JayCub in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
Planking is now underway. I had a bad time with the bow as the plank shear broke into many pieces during earlier stages of the build. I patched it up as best I could and continued. However, once i started planking I could see that my repairs we not good. The port and starboard sides were quite asymmetrical. I had to rip out all of the planking around the bow, repair the asymmetry and start planking again again. Looks much better at the bows now. A bit of filling and sanding to do still. Ready to start the planks below the wale.
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Papa got a reaction from JayCub in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
And today I marked of the locations for the planking bands and started attaching some battens.
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Papa got a reaction from JayCub in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
Gluing the log rail in place.
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Papa got a reaction from JayCub in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
The bow and stern blocks are in and mostly shaped. They still need a bit more shaping, but i will wait until I confirm how the planks will lay down before I take any more wood off.
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Papa got a reaction from Retired guy in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
I have shaped the counter block and started the transom framing. I made a quick jig, not in picture, to hold the frame piece at the correct angle until the glue dried. I will trim the frame pieces to length when they are all in place. I found the counter block was very difficult to get right. There are a lot of angles and bevels. In fact, I messed one up and had to start again.
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Papa got a reaction from JayCub in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
Finished the bulkheads and, following the building instructions, attached temporary battens along the bulkheads verifying that the spacing was identical port and starboard. I did this by cutting spacers that would just fit between bulkheads at the center keel and then used them to properly space the outside. Only tiny adjustments were necessary because I had been very careful to square up the bulkheads as I glued them in place.
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Papa got a reaction from JayCub in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
Work on the Morgan has been slow. I am taking my time making sure that each bulkhead aligns to the reference marks and is square to the keel. I am letting the glue set at least overnight before moving on. I have found that shaping the bevels is so much easier with solid wood bulkheads. Beveling plywood is a pain.
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Papa got a reaction from Duanelaker in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
At long last I have started my CWM. This kit has been in my stash for quite some time. I saw no point in photographing the kit contents as there are quite a few Morgan build logs showing the parts. I will note that, contrary to the instructions, the center keel was a single laser cut piece, not 2 pieces. I do not know if this is still the case, but it makes for an easier start to the build. The photo shows my building slip set up to start test-fitting the bulkheads.
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Papa got a reaction from Retired guy in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
I think I have the hull smooth enough for the coppering. It may need a tad more in the painted areas. I will need to prime it to see how it looks. Started fashioning the “fashion piece” on the stern, hence the strip wood sticking up.
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Papa got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
I think I have the hull smooth enough for the coppering. It may need a tad more in the painted areas. I will need to prime it to see how it looks. Started fashioning the “fashion piece” on the stern, hence the strip wood sticking up.
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Papa got a reaction from Scoot in Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale
I think I have the hull smooth enough for the coppering. It may need a tad more in the painted areas. I will need to prime it to see how it looks. Started fashioning the “fashion piece” on the stern, hence the strip wood sticking up.
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