Jump to content
New Publication - Ship Modeler's Handbook - This Opportunity Will Soon Be Over - Order Now!! ×

AJohnson

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,883

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by AJohnson

  1. AJohnson
    Deck support pillars, many support pillars! Well 84# I decided pretty quickly I was not going to be cutting them out of card and so cheated and used styrene instead. I was dreading this part, but actually once I got into a "flow" they went on alright and actually most lined up and touched the under side of the promenade deck; those that didn't quite were hidden a bit by the mercifully still attached antenna/deck edges! On a short break now, but when i'm back it is onto the more "visible" stuff... 😲
  2. AJohnson
    Much more progress to report! First set of photos show the hull sides going on, firstly gluing on the stern formers I had skipped earlier and glad to report that went okay! What was fiddly was cutting out the side and not snapping off the top deck trimming/edges that flapped about like two antennae... the number of time I nearly trapped them between the hull and sides. - but got there in the end. Next post the numerous deck support pillars.
  3. AJohnson
    I like the extra anchor detailing you have done very much.
  4. AJohnson
    Looking good Dave, you are making really good progress! 👍
  5. AJohnson
    Dan, wow, first out of the traps again! - Whoosh! 😁
  6. AJohnson
    Nice one Greg, this should be an interesting little build!
  7. AJohnson
    What Mike said!
  8. AJohnson
    Your making great progress Lyle, do you think you will have finished in time for your vacation? 😲
  9. AJohnson
    It's been a busy old week, so not much progress to report on in that time, but I have finished all the details on the main deck so I can now add the top deck and hull sides. These details included the steering gear grating, a couple of sets of bollards and benches around the main hatch. I also had a go at some smaller details and replaced the printed staircase handrails with cut-out versions, they don't look to hot up close, but this is about the limit of my card skills so far. Thanks for following along and the likes! 😁
  10. AJohnson
    Congratulations on finishing this one! 👏
  11. AJohnson
    And you have done a great job building it Mike!
  12. AJohnson
    Congratulations Dan, another fine model!
  13. AJohnson
    Hello all, I've made some progress on the main deck, firstly scoring and cutting out all the slots that will eventually provide supports to the hull side and upper deck support columns. I glued this onto the hull spine and formers and left to dry. I have decided to leave the stern lower formers until I temporarily separate the model from the building base later on, I didn't like the look of how they were glued on the other build log, they look very fragile and I'm not sure how I would glue them with enough strength. I am planning to add them once I'm at the stage of forming the stern, add the formers to the underside of the main deck, making sure they align and let them dry before forming the stern around them. Time will tell whether this is a "Cunning/Baldrick" plan... In the meantime the main deck needs a few details adding. So I have formed and glued on the cargo hatch, latrines, Engine room entrance. I cut out and pre-painted the cut edges of the optional doors before adding to these parts. Next up, working aft, will be the addition of the Engine room, Saloon & stairs to complete this section of the instructions. Thanks for the like and dropping by.
  14. AJohnson
    Agree with the comments above, really nice to see these additional details take shape and a detailed explanation of your process, trials and tribulations, as Alistair says, inspiring stuff!
  15. AJohnson
    Craig, another outstanding model. Really good to see something different, never heard of the aircraft until your build log, so thanks all for the education along the way!
  16. AJohnson
    Looking very good David, nice tip on getting the stay tackles to hang. 👍
  17. AJohnson
    So very sorry to hear of this, Kev was clearly a great guy as well as a talented model maker.
  18. AJohnson
    Your making excellent progress Dan, not much further to go! 👏
  19. AJohnson
    Well not too long searching the web and I found a build log on another site that gives me a few pointers as to how to tackle the stern formers:- https://www.kartonbau.de/forum/thema/35925-tss-earnslaw-paper-shipwright-1-250/?postID=580813 Onwards! 😁
  20. AJohnson
    Well I have made a start and about completed step one of the instructions - apart from the last bit that has me temporarily stumped, more on that in a bit. Firstly I cut myself a wood building base, that if all goes well I might convert into a display base as I did with my card "Starlight" Puffer and do a little scene with the "Earnslaw" on water, we shall see if we get there! Next scored the fold lines on the hull base prior to cutting out and gluing temporarily to the building base with a perimeter of little glue dots. Then it was on to construction! The Hull spine and formers, I really tried my best to cut exactly on the lines with these as I don't think I was careful enough on the puffer and it caused a few issue with shape and fit, so fingers crossed its better this time. I've doubled and glued a few sections of the first sheet to form thicker parts for later and set to one side to dry under some weight. The bit I'm pondering now is the stern parts; 12a - 12f, the instructions simply state to "glue in place the lower stern formers", but there are no pictures to show exactly how this goes. They must form the curve of the stern, so need to get them in the right place.
  21. AJohnson
    Hi Brian, looking forward to seeing your progress with this one.
  22. AJohnson
    After reading the review by @ccoyle about Paper Shipwright Card models:- I bought a few to have a dabble, so far I have I made Flamborough Lighthouse and the Puffer "Starlight" from their range. I wasn't thinking in terms of doing another until I had completed one or two other sadly neglected projects; my Caldercraft Bounty being the most neglected! 🤫, but a leak in the loft has turned the house a bit upside down and many items from the house have filled up the garage (my workshop). So while we dry out and await the builders to arrive, I can only build something small that fits in my mobile model station and a small card model fits the bill perfectly until I need to do re-decorating in the house! I won't go into the model too much as Chris has covered what you get in his review, but here are a few initial pictures of what you get.
  23. AJohnson
    Why thank you guys for the kind words and following along and the great stories and info shared as these builds got going. I love MSW. 😁 I also noticed the new tag of “done!” 🤣 thanks, at long last! @ccoyle? 😉 Thanks admins for taking an interest and keeping us all shipshape.
  24. AJohnson
    That is looking very smart Craig! And from bitter experience 👍, I know what a %@*&! Yellow can be to spray and get a good finish!
  25. AJohnson
    Welcome to MSW Piotr

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...