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  1. HIPEXEC
    I just changed the ship's name to the professionally made name plate.
  2. HIPEXEC
    Thanks Hal, Pictures are worth a thousand words to me. I'll look forward to your pics. By the way...I'm an old Long Island boy. The last 30 years in Stony Brook and Smithtown. I flew in the National Guard out of Islip for many years. Rich
  3. HIPEXEC
    I finished all the sweep port covers. I'll put the hinges on later.
  4. HIPEXEC
    Seahawk1313, Thanks, but I was just copying the only picture I have of the Argus. It shows the doors opening out. Anyway, It's too late to change it now. If you have any details for the Argus, I would appreciate it very much if you would share it. Right now I'm looking at a picture that shows the gunport lids are one piece and open by swinging up and away from the sea. The Syren kit I have shows split gunport lids. Anything you have would be fabulous!
  5. HIPEXEC
    To pick my teeth!
  6. HIPEXEC
    I finished the companionway with doors hardware and all. I will now finish the sweep ports. I'll store these items until time to install them
  7. HIPEXEC
    Finished and installed the companionway ladder. It's a shame, but It will hardly be visible when all is said and done. I'll leave off the companionway for now.
  8. HIPEXEC
    My models are only artistic impressions of the original ship. I want them to look pretty when on display. Contrasting colors do that. You are correct, though.
  9. HIPEXEC
    I'm now building the companionway ladder. I had some leftover pre-cut ladder sides which is making this easy.
  10. HIPEXEC
    I'm making such a mess of the pintels and gudgeons that I think I will just buy some. In the meantime I'm still working on the companionway and sweep ports. I can only do stuff that won't tear off when I wrestle with mounting the rudder....upside down and all.
  11. HIPEXEC
    Your workmanship is superb!
  12. HIPEXEC
    She's looking mighty fine, Frank!
  13. HIPEXEC
    While I'm trying to figure out the best way to make or get pintels and gudgeons...I'm continuing to pre-buld item that will be attached later. Now I'm building the companionway. I have to match the aft structures I built, so I can't exactly follow the plans.
  14. HIPEXEC
    What's a blanking board? If you mean my plank bending jig...I used plastic tubing.
  15. HIPEXEC
    fnkershner My kit came with a thin sheet roughly shaped plywood for the top half of the transom. It had no gun port cutouts and I had to finish shape it and cut the gunports. There was nothing for the bottom half of the transom. It's all covered up with planking but my guess it's 1/32" thick
  16. HIPEXEC
    Cute little thing!
  17. HIPEXEC
    The plans call for me to mount the rudder at this time, but since the kit does not come with pre-made gudgeons and pintels, I have to make my own. I'm terrible with metal working, so while I figure it out, I will make items that will be mounted later. I built the rudder and added the tiller and connecting devices for the steering apparatus. I glued on the stern post. (Notice the rudder on the Argus is flared at the bottom.)
  18. HIPEXEC

    Chuck

    Thanks to your help I finished the aft structures on my Argus (Syren) I couldn't have done it without you.

    Thanks,

    Rich "hipexec"

    doors glued in 001.JPG

    1. Chuck

      Chuck

      looks great!!!! well done

  19. HIPEXEC
    Very nice detail work! I can't carve to save my butt, so that's pretty good carving.
  20. HIPEXEC
    Wow! You created a real beauty!
  21. HIPEXEC
    I've glued and clamped the starboard waterway in place.
  22. HIPEXEC
    Thanks
  23. HIPEXEC
    I doubt when they beat to quarters there would be anyone on the head. That would give new meaning to colon blow!
  24. HIPEXEC
    Back to following the plans. I'm pre-bending the waterways that I sanded to a rough triangular shape. I also pre-stained them.
  25. HIPEXEC
    You're right, but I look at some of my models where I put floors where even I can't see, or pumps that pump but I can't get my fingers in to pump. The list goes on, so I tend not to do some of these little things as I age.

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