ScottRC

Tasman, the challenge would be to drink the bottle of Jim Beam, then get the model into the bottle, within 6 hours.  

Hi Jim, maybe this one

Wow, love all the natural light and the counter tops.  That should make a good therapy room for you Robbyn.  Glad to see you back, for in you build log you seem to ask the right questions that help a number of us less experienced.

And I know how it feels trying to get back to a build project you have been away from.  It took me days to find where I left off on my rigging plan on the Constitution.

A lot of great progress John.  

Thanks Chris, I also impressed myself, I finished something!

Mark, its the miracle of liquid cement.  I don't know where I'd be without my Ambroid and Tennex.  And Head Cement for seizing.

Cabbie, Jim Beam makes a good thinner for oils  Wink Wink!

Current line of Revell's 1/196 (or in that general scale) age good started kits.  These are the Constitution, Mayflower, Bounty/Beagle (both are pretty much the same kit), Charles Morgan.

Airfix also has line of good ships.  The Warsaw and CuttySark.

Over at the Plastic Modeling site, the was a Group Build to see if you can build a model in 48 hours.  I started this kit a 7pm on Friday this last week and completed it at 6pm on Sunday.  I thought it would be an easy kit,  WRONG!  Soft plastic masts, poor molding and hull fit, and the only use for the instructions was to be a drop cloth.  But that did not deter me.  I normally do not use kit masts, spars, or sails, but in the short time frame I punted and used everything from the kit.  I wish I hadn't because it made rigging an absolute bear.  But its finished.  Now I can actually say I finished a ship model this year, or in fact, this decade.

Revell also released the same kit as the Pedro Nunes, basically just painting the ship white.  Its a pretty rare kit.

I really hope to start on this soon, I would love to watch someone else put this kit together. 

I know how you feel about what the missus told you, I got a Revell Cutty Sark gifted to me and itching to build it, but have too many other projects, as least according to her.  Her other problem is were to put them when complete, we have a small house and both parents houses have more ship models than the Peabody museum.

That is the same kit sitting at my moms house waiting for me to put the running rigging on it someday.  Built in 1976 and have yet to complete it.  Partially because the plastic masts and spars warped so bad.  Overall, very fun kit to build, then again, all the Revell 1/96 kits have been fun builds.

Deck is looking fantastic Chris.  Your waterways, is that one piece or multiple pieces that are being bent?

I cannot surmise using gloves when modeling, especially carving, I need my fingers to feel how I am making the cut.  I just need to look twice before cutting.   I do use thimbals when working with sails. I can count on each finger how many times I put a needle through it until the ladies in my life introduced me to safe sewing practices.

I will wear gloves, light thin leather type, when cutting rough wood or handing sheet metal. 

I will wear latex gloves when working with thinners, oils, paints, and other chemicals.  Its seems bladder and pancreatic cancer in my family goes hand in hand with those who had a lively hood working with paints and solvents. 

And the older I get, the wiser I get in using eye protection.  Hearing is about kaput from years of rock music but I also now use hearing protection so I can hear the ringing in my ears over the sound of my table saw or sander.

Oh, and about kids,

Keep your place clean and organized and give them their own area to work in. Set up a bench and give them their own tools, materials, and projects to work on all the while teaching them safety and the rules of the shop, such as these are your tools and those over there are mine and never to be touched unless asked.   I was raised that way by my mother, who had me in her studio as she worked, and its how I raised my kids.  Never had a problem.  For toddlers, the shop is locked when I am not home and when I am, the rule is they never leave the arms of the person holding them.

 I also might think its a scratch built pond yacht.  One built for a Sunday afternoon sailing instead of competition.   These were set up to free sail and were very popular from the Victorian era through the advent of Radio Control.  Is the keel bulb full of lead, and does the rudder move less than 15 degrees?  It looks like there is a rudder post coming out of the deck that would connect the rudder to the boom.  This would allow the coarse to be set in conjunction to the wind direction.  There are a number of Radio Control and Model sailing forums that have user groups for these types of boats.

I had one back in the mid eighties I found in a junk shop, restored it, and sailed for a time.  I lost it when a large motor boat ran over it.

Vivian,

Its so wonderful to hear from you. We all have been thinking of you and pray things are on the upside.  I cannot wait to see you back to work on your models.

Cheers and fair winds ahead,

Scott

Great organization, its going to go together well for you and will look fantastic when done.

Wow!  Learning a lot from what you are showing.

Good to hear from you again Sjors.  And better news to hear that you have a space to model in.  Looked pretty cramped in you old dwelling.  Look forward to seeing some new progress.

Cheers,

Scott

Great work on the bowsprit and dolphin striker and making them out of wood. You won't be disappointed when it comes to rigging.

Hi Wim,

I just came across your build and was extremely interested and impressed.  I have been hosting a pair of Korean college kids and they gave me the small Geobukseon kit as a gift.  I built it and was now interested in someday doing a more scale version.  So your build log has my complete attention.

Also watched the "Admiral", very good movie and a must watch if building this subject.  We all hear about the European and Mediterranean naval engagements and ship design, but the Asian conflicts and navel design not so much. 

Regards,

Scott

Hi Chris,

Just came across your build here and wanted to offer you words of encouragement, mainly so that I might be so inspired to get off my duff and start back on my Endeavor.  Started the bloody thing back in 03 and kinda hit a mental block on what to do next. Like you,  I have been fighting what to do with the gunwales midships.  I planed at a angle the quarter deck but the waist is still an issue. So your question is a common one.

All I can say is WOW!

Welcome back Nenad

We are all here for you my friend.  Take time, grieve, share if you want, we will be here to listen.

Scott

I'll be watching too.  I got the old Entex version of this kit in my stash and I keep telling myself I'm going to build it.

Does the bottom of the hull come pre-painted?  Hmmm, Revell did the same think with a number of their large kits.

I have a 1976 version made by Entex.  There have been a number of revisions by different kit brands that I lost track of who released what and when from this tooling.