B-Ram
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Hello everyone, I'm getting ready to start cutting the rabbet in the keel. This is new to me so I have a few questions. I am somewhat confused about the angle of the cut. There seems to be several thoughts on what this angle should be. To me it seems that the angle of the cut should change as you move down the length of the keel. Also, shouldn't the angle be determined by the shape of the bulkhead? Thanks for your help in advance. Bill -
Hello everyone, I've gotten all of the layout lines drawn on both sides of the keel. Next I will cut the rabbet along the bearding line. This should be interesting. I think I understand how the rabbet should be cut. We'll see. Bill
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Hello everyone, Time to get started. I spent some time starting to laying up the keel. The laser cut parts pop right out of the sheets needing very little clean up. The fit of the keel parts is very nice. I glued the pieces together and let them dry. Next I will mark the WL6 reference line and the bearding line. Bill
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Thanks guys. It was a fun start. Now I will be starting on my next build. That's going to present a whole new learning curve. Bill
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Thanks for the kind words. It was a somewhat frustrating model to build. When I bought the model, I did not know that the molds were made in the early 1950's. I think that explains a lot about the model. One interesting point was that there were numerous holes in the deck, as if they were going to details to the ship. Well, off to my next build. I'm hooked! Thanks, Bill
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Hello everyone, Well, I've gotten most of the work finished. I still have some detail work to do and I still have to paint the waterline and below. I am still waiting on some paint so I can finish that. It did not turn out too bad. It was something to get me started again. Now I will be looking forward to starting my next build. Thanks to everyone that looked in. Bill
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I know what you mean. The correct way always comes to me right after I glue the part into place. 😄 Bill
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I have started painting the deck. This will take some time to complete. I have thinking and I don't think there would have been an easier was to accomplish this. As you can see on the aft area, I started painting the deck with Tamiya Wood Deck Tan. Way too light. I changed to Model Master Dark Tan. That looks better. I will go over the aft deck area with the Model Master, but I want the paint to dry well before adding a second coat. Also, the Tamiya is an acrylic paint and I did not like the way it was laying down. This was the first time I have tried to use an acrylic brush paint and I'm not so sure about it. Bill
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YOUNG AMERICA 1853 by Bitao - FINISHED - 1:72
B-Ram replied to Bitao's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Excellent work on a great subject. I will be looking forward to seeing your progress. Bill- 257 replies
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Hello Yves, Thank you for the kind words. One thing that I am noticing, after getting back into modeling, is I am finding myself figuring out how I should do things after I did it wrong. It's getting me back into the model building thought mode. The most important thing though is that I am enjoying the process. Bill
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Hello everyone, I've gotten the anchor chain mods finished. Just need to clean up area and do some painting. Also, I've started adding the blast coves on the big guns. Bill
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Hello everyone, I have been working to replace the anchor chains. The chains that were molded into the deck were way too big and out of scale. Also, the chains did not go around the pulleys. In replacing the chains, it was necessary to replace the pulleys that the chains go around. Bill
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The Benjamin Latham seems to be a popular model. When finished it looks very nice. I am looking forward to getting started. Bill
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I love to watch old movies. I will be sure to watch this one. Bill
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Hi Mike, I will be sure to get a copy of the book. I can see where I will be getting lots of new reading material. Thanks, Bill
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I have just received my package. Great customer service from Model Expo. The packing is very nice. Upon opening the box I found everything to be packaged very neatly. Inside the box there is a 48 page manual, a 6 page parts list and 7 pages of plans. Taking a quick look at the plans, these plans are so nice it appears that someone could build a ship from just these plans. All of the wood looks to be of very good quality. The laser cutting is very nice and clean. There are lots of parts and fittings as well. I am very pleased with what I am seeing. They also include a nice catalog. When I get a set of plans that have been folded, I roll them up for several days. This helps them to lay flat.
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Hello again, I forgot to mention earlier about painting. For this model, I have painted most of the gray areas after completed the majority of the ship, The 16" guns were painted separately and have not been glued into place yet. I left the 16" guns off to allow access to paint the deck areas. I have found for me, it is better to glue most of the model together and paint the largely completed model. I have found that when I paint the pieces separately and then glue the pieces into place I have to do a lot of touch up painting. I will paint the hull below the water line near the end of work. Bill
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Hello everyone I had the opportunity to go to the craft store and pick some supplies. I was able to find some very fine chain. I think this will be the perfect size for anchor chain. Also, I was able to get several sizes of wire 26 & 28 gauge. I am going to try to build handrail with these, if the size looks correct. Bill
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Hello everyone, Time for a update. The ship is built for the most part. This is really a basic model. There are only 74 pieces to the model and did not pose many challenges to build. I wish there would have been a photo etch set, but I could not locate one. Overall, the ship went together well. As I mentioned before, the biggest part of the work was to remove the flash around the parts. Every part had to be cleaned up before I could put it into place. I'm going to start on adding the detail. I'm sure I will spend most of my work on this. I apologize for the content of this build. This is my first thread and I am not sure as to what content I should be including. If you have any questions, comments or suggestions, please feel free to let me know. Thanks, Bill
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Hi Joe, Thanks for the welcome. I have read your thread and your work is fantastic. If my attempt turns out to be a fraction of the quality that your's is, I will be happy. Bill
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Hello Ryland, Thanks for the encouragement and information. Right now I am in the process of gathering as much information about the Benjamin Latham the I can find. I enjoy very much the process of collecting information. As I know very little about ships or sailing, I will need to spend a lot of time learning the terminology that is unique to sailing and ships in general. Although when I was younger, I spent a few years racing sail boats. Bill
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Hello everyone. I have just ordered the Model Shipways Benjamin Latham. This will be my first wooden ship build, I have been modeling most all of my life and for the past 20 years I have been building scale R/C aircraft. The airplanes have ranged in size from 27" to 90" wing spans. The airplanes have been from short kits to full scratch built from plans. I have spent quite a bit of time researching information about wooden ship building (the do's and don'ts). Also there several very good builds on this site. The Model Shipways information says that prior building experience is helpful, we'll see what they mean by "helpful". Non-the-less, I have always liked to challenge my skills. For the present time, I am going to be gathering as much information as I can. I am really looking forward to getting started. This is something that I have wanted to do for a long time. If you have any thoughts that you would like to share ( even if you think I have lost my mind or bitten off more then I can chew) please feel free to comment. Thanks, Bill
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Thanks Steven. I see if I can order a copy of the book. I have been getting more done on the Missouri. I have gotten the guns all cleaned up and I have the major structures in place. Bill
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Not much to talk about right now. I have been spending a lot of time removing lots of flashing on the parts. Lots. I went to several of the local hobby shops near me and I was unable to find the paints I was looking for. With things the way they are now, it looks like many have taken up the model building hobby. Hopefully I have several more hobby shops in my area and I am sure I will find some paint. Interestingly, I have been looking for what I would like to build for my first wooden ship and have found that a lot of the companies that sells ships have quite a few of them on back order. My first attempt at building a wooden ship might take a little longer. Bill
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Hello everyone. A little progress. I'm working to correct the bow area. The ship doesn't have the opening for the mooring chains to go through, so I am adding them. Also there are two guns molded into the bow area. The pictures that I am using show that there no guns in that area. There may have been guns there at some time, but to be consistent through the build I am going with the pictures I have access to. The forward rail plate in the model is way too thick and miss-shaped. I am correcting that. I am new to ships and I do not know a lot of ship terminology, so if I use the incorrect words to describe a part of a ship, please let me know what the correct terminology is. Thanks, Bill
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