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  1. DocBlake
    I think that a solid hull kit is not for the faint of heart! You're doing a great job, Elijah...keep it up!
  2. DocBlake
    The quarterdeck treenailing is complete.
  3. DocBlake
    I've completed the deck planking, including the fo'c'sle. Now it's on to treenailing. I've had problems using the Byrnes drawplate in the past, so I'm using a little different technique. I wanted the treenails to be in proper scale: about 1 scale inch in diameter or slightly larger. That translates to about .031" - a #68 drill hole would work. The problem is that if I use a toothpick as a treenail, very little of the tip will fit into that small a hole and I'd run the risk of the treenails not holding. My answer was to take a toothpick and using some pressure and twisting, force it into the 31 hole on the Byrnes draw plate, The result was a longer treenail that penetrates through the planking and false deck underneath it. Each birch toothpick gives 2 treenails. They're glued in by touching the tip in some CA and pushing firmly in the hole. The third picture shows the finished poop deck with some mineral spirits wiped on to show how it will look when poly is applied. I really like the look of the boxwood for the decking! Maybe better than holly.
  4. DocBlake
    OK...all is forgiven!
  5. DocBlake
    Why no build logs, Mike? Inquiring minds want to know!
  6. DocBlake
    Good progress, Brian! The Picket is on sale at Model Expo. Maybe I should order one. I'm concerned about negotiations with the Admiral, though!
  7. DocBlake
    I finished the boxwood planking on the quarterdeck and poop deck and gave the planking a rough sanding. I'll finish up the fo'c'sle and then add the treenails. I figure about 600 in all for the 4 decks.
  8. DocBlake
    Very nice job, especially for a first time modeler. Your blocking and hull fairing look to be right on. The planking will go very smoothly. Keep it up!
  9. DocBlake
    David: Excellent job on that mast top. Your Constitution is shaping up very nicely. What kind of wood is the mast top made of? It looks like boxwood in the photo. Did you stain basswood to get the look? Another question: What kind of camera are you using for your photos? I use my IPad, which is the best camera I've ever owned! I'd love to see your photos in a larger format. Yours are about 70 KB. The MSW maximum is 2.0 MB per photo.
  10. DocBlake
    Your hull turned out spectacularly! You can be very proud.
  11. DocBlake
    Hi Mario and David! Mario: I'm building the Lauck Street AVS right now. It uses the exact same construction technique for the frames as your Hannah. The bow and stern cant frames are by far the most difficult frames to fit. Go slow and make small changes. Mike Shanks and I have logs that document the AVS build. David: I have the Lauck Street practicum for Hannah. Another modeler and I were planning to build one in 1/24 scale! He passed away before we got to that point. Bob Hunt's plans for Hannah have been redone in CAD and are the basis for this framing kit. He may make those plans available to me as a .pdf, allowing me to increase them to 1/24 scale. Lots of great detailing possible in that scale. Food for thought?
  12. DocBlake
    Thanks, David! If you haven't already seen it, check out what Clare Hess is doing with this kit. His log convinced me to do the project, and I plan to make many of the same mods that he made. http://www.shipsofscale.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=52&t=539
  13. DocBlake
    Don: Great job on those filler blocks. They look spot-on. $100 for balsa wood? Yikes! David: Post a photo of your tuteur ...er... trellis, please.
  14. DocBlake
    I've been spending time on my POF AVS, so I've neglected "Independence". I'm just finishing up the quarterdeck planking. The margin plank and nibbed planking is installed on the port side. Not yet on the starboard side. This is a small vessel and the main deck is only 20 feet long; the others are shorter. Full planks would have been used, so there are no butt joints in the deck planking. Treenails need to be placed and the deck sanded well before installing the bulwark support plywood that is then planked, inboard and outboard.
  15. DocBlake
    Thanks for the kind comments and "likes"!
  16. DocBlake
    I'm working on the 3-pounder carriage guns. The kit provides parts to build the carriages made of cherry. They are perfectly fine, but I wanted some contrast between the carriage wood and the black hardware. I chose to use Chuck's boxwood carriages. In my kit, the cannons are brass and came from Syren. I built a little jig to support the brackets while gluing up the axles. I added the transom and bolster, and rounded the axles to fit the trucks. lastly, I added the hardware and the quoin. The trunions for the cannons are too short to span across the full distance between the brackets, so I'll have to get some 5/64" brass rod and replace them. The cap square isn't fitted yet.
  17. DocBlake
    Elijah, you are certainly not the first of us to make a mistake. E.J is right: Use it as a learning moment. If you want to see a few colossal mistakes, all in a row, read my build log of the "Rattlesnake". The transom debacle is what put that build on hold!
  18. DocBlake
    WOW! That was a really momentous decision and a ton and a half of work. You're a better (and braver) man than I am, David. I can't wait to see the photos.
  19. DocBlake
    I just found this log, Brian. This should be fun! I'll be following this with interest I love working in the larger scales. Are you planning to substitute any of the wood? Paint? Kit bash?
  20. DocBlake
    Great job, Elijah! The time and care you're taking to get the hull right will pay off when it's time to plank. Keep doing what you're doing and don't be tempted to rush it.
  21. DocBlake
    Beautiful, Ken. Nice workmanship.
  22. DocBlake
    I'm working on the gun carriages, but as a diversion I did complete the rudder. I really hate cutting the rabbets for the straps!. I'll fit the rudder to the ship today, and continue to work on finishing up the carriages.
  23. DocBlake
    Don: Anxiously awaiting updates!
  24. DocBlake
    Looking good, Elijah.
  25. DocBlake
    I formed the main rails out of basswood sheets and stained them with Fiebing's black leather dye. They got 3 coats of poly and I epoxied them in place.

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