Jump to content

Knocklouder

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    1,951

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Knocklouder

  1. Knocklouder
    Welcome back that is.
  2. Knocklouder
    Thank you everyone for following along. Today the First Mate and I paid a visit to fellow member @Gabek, It was a wonderful visit. Mrs Gabek made us some delicious bannock, it was fantastic. Also Gabe and I did a little bartering, for a bit of corn, 4 dozen, a bag full of cucumbers, and a small box of Tomatoes, he made me these correct scale cannons, 20 of them and a stove that fits right into place on the Pegasus. Thank you !!! Time to finish the second layer of planks. Then the copper. I am doing a good job on the planks, go figure when all is said and done only 1/2 of and inch of planks show on the ship. After it is coppered then painted only a few planks show, lol. But at least it is planked to the best of my ability as of to date lol. After I got home , I ran down to the shipyard, and took all of 5 minutes to clean and paint them all. Lol So I put everything away for now, going to do the second layer of planking, followed by the copper, then finish a little more painting. Then start rigging the cannnos, lots of work there lol. Well that's it for now, I still can't belive how much you have to change in the kit to make it look better. You buy a kit at a good price then pay a good price to upgrade, oh well that's business I guess. Lol. On to the planking and coppering Bob M.
  3. Knocklouder
    There are alot of amazing details here, nice work my friend.
  4. Knocklouder
    Congratulations on your first build log, we'll done. I wish you luck on your journey!!! We will keep an eye out for more builds. Any plans for your next?? Bob M.
  5. Knocklouder
    Post # 3 of this log show the hook and original Texas cattle are visible, lol. Great work my friend. Are you fixin to use black and white longhorns, no reson just wondering lol.
  6. Knocklouder
    Very nicely done, Congratulations
  7. Knocklouder
    I just saw one of these and said with all the left over material that I have I could scratch build one of these lol. But that ain't happening lol . Nice work it looks like a fun kit.
  8. Knocklouder
    Right on Bryan, a little saw dust and super glue it will look marvelous. Your strong back looks like it faired better than mine lol. So tell me how many tapered planks did you break, I had one left, and a jar full of quarters lol. It is clear sailing from here on in. Looking forward to more pictures. Bob M.
  9. Knocklouder
    Thank you @allanyed for this, that's what I need. And thanks @aliluke, yes those cannons do have to go, I am going to replace them for sure. Not sure about the swivel guns, we will see. Working on getting a stove as well. Today I finished the planking on both sides of the ship. The next step was the stern counter pattern, followed by whalers and paint. Now I got to let the paint dry , then on to the second layer of planks. . I have more work to do on the stern so that the planks fit the keel, another rabbet maybe, I will fix it lol. Thanks so much for looking in, having a great time, I know rigging is coming up, but I like ratlines lol.
  10. Knocklouder
    And a plank bender, and did somebody say clamps, lol
  11. Knocklouder
    Today was a great day 😌, slow start but I am retired lol. I won't tell you which side of noon I arose lol but went to work right away. Lol. I think my hatch coaming need a little work , I think the bevel at each end could be sanded a bit more, we will see. So I planked the first plakes on the star board side. And would you not know it is my best first planking so far and it will be covered by copper. Lol. But it a good smooth base for second planks. The keel and the planks are pretty darn close to being flush with each other. I didn't do a rabbet at the start, but I did chisel out about six inches at the stern so they sit flush, looks good to me. I have six planks on the port side, they look scary but after sanding they will be OK. Hopefully I can finish the frist planking tomorrow, and start the second layer of planks as well. Having so much fun with this kit. I was afraid to start it, I didn't want to ruin it. As I get into this build it just coming together nicely. There are a lot of things I have to decide , on how to make her look, but I got some time, the coppering is going to slow me down till I get the hang of it , we'll see. If not for MSW I would be lost, it is so great that I can look at other logs and try to do my best. I still need to be careful I tend to go full steam and not like what I see and , do it over again, lol , but it's my hobby, lol. Onward to the planking Bob M.
  12. Knocklouder
    Looks like a great start, I remember planking my first hull nervous was an under statement lol. I soon learnt the water and heat from a plank bender made the world of difference. Everyone has there own way of planking, but there is lots of info in the databased on planking Good luck on your journey, Bob M.
  13. Knocklouder
    Recently I renewed my membership to the NRG and MSW. I join MSW two years ago and the NRG last year, so when it came time for renewal a couple of weeks ago I up my donation to the next level. For me I felt, it is a small price for all that I have received. Glad to help out in a small way. Thank you everyone
  14. Knocklouder
    This is the place to be, many people here will be more than willing to help you along the way to reaching your goal. Glad to have you aboard. Bob M..
  15. Knocklouder
    Awesome work Kevin,
  16. Knocklouder
    Well today I have managed to get the hatch coaming completed. They don't look to bad, IMHO, lol. I even put a little bevel to them, they look like they could shed water lol. On to the planking, first and seconded, then the coppering , lots to do . Thanks everyone for the likes and comments. Bob M.
  17. Knocklouder
    Awesome looking ship, very nice. Congratulations .
  18. Knocklouder
    Today I made my first capstan, good thing it is under the upper deck lol. I painted the Main pump cistern black, but I might change that. I have to start thinking of how I want the ship to look, what color goes where, and where to leave natural. So on to planking got lots of that to do. The gun strips went on well enough. Lots of clamps but was really easy to do for some reason. It all just fit where it was supposed to, a little sanding but not that much. I proceeded to put the first plank on as well it looks good, a bit of sanding filling, it will be good to go. So I fitted the upper decks and played with my only cannon, realizing that there is a lot of rigging and little eye bolts to do on these cannons. I am going planking lol. For some reason I want to get to the coppering, I guess it is because I have never done copper before. I believe that I will start making the grates, going to do them, or try to do them like @Blue Ensign, they look amazing. Well that is it for today, I am really glad the gun patterns went on well. Talk later Bob M.
  19. Knocklouder
    Congratulations, awesome details, one to be proud of, that's for sure.
  20. Knocklouder
    Looks good Bryan, one more challenging plank too go, lol. I remember plank ##11 and 12, they required every clamp I had, bar clamps, spring clamps, c clamps, and clamps that I don't know the name of. But the good news is that planks #13,14 and 15 are easier, a bit lol. She going to be awesome,
  21. Knocklouder
    Change of course. I finished the cannon carriages and I am awaiting the new scale correct cannons. So I made a jig up and glued the carriages together, this is my jig, it worked for me lol. Here is how I paint the wheels all at once, lined them up on a wire rod and sprayed a couple of coats of flat black. I was going to airbrush the carriages but decidd it was going to be faster just to hand paint them. Today I was going to do the gun strips, but changed course and decided to follow the instructions , lol. So it's on to page two lol. My first capstan and main pump cistern and two bits. That's the fun stuff, things I never tried before . Ok that's it for today, happy modeling Bob M.
  22. Knocklouder
    Ahoy AdrIan, this is the place to be. You will find many people here who will go out of their way to help you. Good luck on your journey . Best of luck
  23. Knocklouder
    135241 lol in my sleep, the deck planking went well, I am 98% happy with it, I used a dry erase marker, the kind they use on white boards. I usually use a sharpie marker but thought I give this a go. At first I like it, if you got some on the front of the plank it was guickly sanded of, so away I went. I used a shelac sealer and it started to bleed a bit. Dang. I sanded it all of and stared drilling the nail holes. After that a good sanding followed by a guick coat of flat clear coat. So this is what it looks like, once it's all done you won't see much floor. And were the floor show, it looks good, most of the bleed happen under the aft deck so you won't see it. So I am going to make up the cannon carriages then tomorrow I am going to put the gun strips on, hopefully lol. Thank you everyone for the likes and comments, I am having so much fun putting my ships together, they may not be the best built models but they look good to me, and it's all about having FUN. Lol Bob M.
  24. Knocklouder
    Are you fixen to declare this a Penguin free zone, good luck , lol.
  25. Knocklouder
    The other day I went to the wood shed and cut up some wood for in between the bulk heads. I used my table saw to cut up some right width pieces, then used my scroll saw to get them closer to want I wanted. Even so there was an awful amount of sanding, but I think I did all right. I ran a plank over it and it seems good to go. Then I plaked the stair wells on the lower deck and blacked out were the grate goes. On to the gun deck. It went on really easy, time to start decking. I only have done a two but patterns on all my other ships. This calls for a 5 butt patten. I was lost, had to give a shout out to @Landlubber Mike to ask for help. He directed me to a thread and the light switch went on. Thank you so much Mike. Peice of cake, 1,3,5,2,4 That all all I got to rember lol. I drew it out on the deck ,adjusting for errors and making sure I started right I started Then I made up a cannon carriage, painted it and put the kit supplied cannon on. Way to big. So I am getting new one's. As far as the carriage goes I think they will be OK, if I can put them together with out breaking them, they are very tiny. So This is how far I got on the deck, I gave it a quick coat of shellac, it will look better when it's all done I think I will do as much decking as I can, then put the gunstrips on, and move on to the frist planking before I do any more to the deck. We will see. That it for now. Bob M.

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...