mischief

Get the Dr Slick fly tying scissors and use ONLY on thread.

QA did you make that drill press,if so,who is your agent on this side of the pond? Very nice.

 Building & Detailing Scale Model Ships by Mike Ashey.Deals with modern war ships on building,detailing,scratchbuilding and modifying.

ISBN 0-89024-240-2

Dremel

Why did you soak it in water?

That's a nice freshly polished brass bell.....looks like the Bo'sun did a good job...

Piet, where was the bell stowed when the sub was sumered ?

I have have a new unused model kit of the Charles W Morgan that was purchased from Marine Models Inc., many years ago. I am aware the company is out of business.  My problem is there are no plans in the box, and no direction at all.  I am a model rail roader but have no experience with ship building.  I would like to tackle this project but don't have a clue as to how or where to start. Is there anyone out there that has the plans for this kit?????

 

Thank Bud1

 

I also have the same kit that was gifted to me with many others.The C W Morgan is  down on my list to construct,however, I will be watching for your  construction posts. I was thinking of trying to obtain the construction book from the new versions to help with this model.So if anyone has a construction instruction book available, please contact me.

I have known of them,however have not bought since they use Pay Pal

I built foam rubber cradles out of swim noodles with a broom handle it the center hole to cradle the hull in all its crazy angles during planking. There's a picture of them on my build log. I use three of them, but remove the center  one when I want a perfectly upright model. I use all three when I want it upside down laying on her deck. Someone thought they looked like rolling pins from my wife's kitchen. They gave me ( and continue to give me) a soft, well supported system no matter what angle I'm working on. When I start the topside and rigging, I'll make something more sturdy.

How about a link to that cradle

I have my little vise mounted on a 'portable workbench' and use it often with various hand tools.

IMG_5549.JPG

Looks like a modified fly tying bench

Really nice Andy.  I'm tempted to start dancing to 'Yo, ho,ho and a dead man's chest'. 

 I'm in also  

Tandy Leather now sells a safe contact glue,however,the Cow glue  "Elmers" is great stuff

Fly tying dubing wax also works

Thank you for your help but miracle of miracles-they turned up out of the blue-I still cannot understand it!

I'm also of advanced middle age and have been subjected to the same phenomenon on ocasion

Whether or not you choose to read the given information is ultimately up to you. I'm sure there are people here who never before gave a second thought to all the glues, paints and other solvents.

 

 

Here's another one for you, Testors ELO paint remover:

http://www.testors.com/media/document/MS.F522142.050911.pdf

 

Another one off the Testors Website, Floquil Paint

http://www.testors.com/media/document/MS.F110181.050911.pdf

**Note that this is specific for each colour, in this case BNSF green. As each paint contains different pigment compounds, the MSDS will be slightly different for each.

 

 

This is for Polyscale Acrylics:

http://www.testors.com/media/document/MS.POLLYRR.062912.pdf

**the same disclaimer to the above also applies.

 

And finally, good old Dulcote:

http://www.testors.com/media/document/MS.F130015.050911.pdf

 

Testors has done a great job on their website by providing a pdf copy of the relevant MSDS linked below each product description.

 

I still mutter at them for discontinuing Floquil and Polyscale.....

 

Andy

 

I'm sure that many here use common sense and proper vetilation when using the products you mention,I know I do.

 

Ed

Fly  tying shops sell a very sticky wax for fly tying thread,if you want sticky

Coat your thread/line several times with bees wax then heat it in the oven at a low temp."or" run the bees wax coated thread/line thru a pc of leather several times, the friction will do the same thing,only not a well,as the oven method.In other words same thing only different

I nhave just finnished "Desolation Island". Not sure what number it is in the series.

I have to say that I personly find this style of writing hard to read, and at times I lost interest.

But in saying that overall an enjoyable story.

Now I know why lots of people are interested in the 50 gun frigate "Leopard"

Cheers

Greg

 

Greg Desolation Island is the fifth in the series,you need to start with no.1 "Master and Commander" 

The following two companion books add much to the 18 book series

Harbors and High Seas ...An Atlas and Geographical Guide to the Complete Aubrey-Maturin Novels of Patrick O'Brian

A sea of Words...ALexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian

 

nunc et in hora mortis nostrae

YO fellow Skipjack junkies,just recv.today the book "Chesapeake Sailing Craft" and it has a section of pictures on our beloved Skipjacks with a lot of detail with the vessels.

Chesapeake Sailing Craft

Recollections of Robert H. Burgess

Expanded Edition

. Log Canoes

. Bugeyes

. Pungies

. Sloops

. Two masted Schooners

. Rams

. Skipjacks

. Three and four masted Schooners

it's as I mentioned........only one model can be worked on at a time.  I started this a long time ago.  I used to have a berthing shelf on the wall near the table,  where I would put the ship I was working on to clear the kitchen table.   when I started the hobby back up.......up went the shelf again {we had moved since then}.  when we moved here there is a hallway that only goes to our front door.  it's closed off,  so it is a dead space......no dust.   it's a perfect place to store the ones in progress

 

the dreaded hallway.JPG

 

Thanks for the idea,will run it by the Warden and see what she thinks.

 

I just threw up the two bottom shelves....I'm going to lower them to accept masted ships.   we only go out there to get the mail.

Will pop the cork on a bottle of fermented grape juice and anxiously await further developments.

Whale boats are also on my bucket list.

After viewing your log I belive I will burn mine and buy another Skipjack kit.

Very nice

Druxey thank you for the information. I spent some of my youth at Niagra on the Lake on a cousins peach orchard.

Jersey City Frankie the bullseyes are scale models of the real ones.....(They float)

I was very lucky to be gifted a qty. of Ship modeling "STUFF" tools, books, parts,plans,paint,old kits,etc.

My wife mentioned that I was starting to model ships and one of her friends offered her late husbands modeling stuff to me.

I will be offering some of the items up for trade later.

Andy, Keith, Wayne....thanks for the comments..... ....I think.......

 

Sure, throw the peanut shells on the floor and the gnome can clean 'em up.....

 

So who is the gnome and how do they know when to start sweeping?

 

 

Jim

 

One does Not clean the peanut shells from the floor,that is how Florida Crackers oil the wood floors.

 

Respectully submited from NW Florida as a public service annunciation.

What and where are bullseye blocks used? Have been gift'd many and none of my ship modeling books give any help.