Rustyj

Hi All,

I've been MIA for a bit. Vacation, family and good weather have kept me away from the workshop and MSW.

Well I've made it back to the shop for a bit of an update.

 The forward flag support bracket has been added as well as the step.

Here are the kit supplied laser wood carvings

and the kit supplied resin castings

and the optional resin castings

and the weathering powers to use on the resin castings.

Both the laser cut and resin pieces are great. I did get the additional resin casting just in case I either mess up the carving or get lazy!

They look so good it will be hard to duplicate.

Thanks B.E.

I'm glad to hear that you've gotten the barge kit too. You'll really like it. By the way I love your work on the Cheerful!

Hi Ben,

She's looking really nice. It's really something how well the printed friezes fit. 

Wow what a monster! And I mean that in a good way.

Thanks Jim and Tim and also all the likes. It's really a nice kit and a lot of fun to do.

The kit provides the various friezes all sized and ready to be inserted into the panels.

Chuck describes using a glue stick to adhere the friezes. As I didn't have a glue stick I

diluted some white glue, used a paint brush to apply it to the area inside the panels

and then gently press the frieze in place. 

Next I will paint and install the bow flag support brace and the step.

Here are laser cut boxwood panels that need adding.

Again Chuck added extras because the are VERY DELICATE. Old hammer hands only broke

a couple but it was nice to know there were plenty of spares!

The inboard painting is done unless I make a boo boo. Next I'll be cutting out the printed friezes and inserting them in the panels.

All I can say is you better stock these kits by the gross! 

Looking very good! 

Hi Ben. Nope gonna have to add it through the side later. 

I'll let you know how that turns out! 

56 minutes ago, Chuck said:

 I see a Pegasus Cross Section Rusty beta test in the works for you!!!

That sounds great! I've had some time off so I was able to spend more time on the barge. Gotta go back to work tomorrow though. 

Thank you OrLiN. Welcome aboard. 

The inboard planking has been completed. Thankfully Chuck had the forethought to supply extra

planking pieces at the bow. It is a hefty bend and old hammer hands broke the first plank. 

You can see the planking is not flush with the cap rail and forms a bit of a rabbet. You also can see pieces

added that do go all the way to the cap rail. These form a wider spot for the thole pins.

Well it's back to painting, painting, painting. 

Holly can deepen a bit when a varnish is applied. I believe it will darken some with time too. Might want to do a small test piece. 

Thanks Tim. My pleasure. 

Thanks Jim I will spend a bit of time "cleaning up" my goofs once I've finished. 

Hi Jim,

I do not use an air brush as of yet. I do pre-paint before assembly sometimes but with a brush.

The thwarts had three or four coats on them before I assembled them.

Thanks Chuck. That saved me bothering you with another question. 

Thanks Ben.  I've never painted soooooo much. And the end is not is sight yet. 

Hi B.E.  Your gonna love it!

Thanks Dirk and all the likes too!

Hi All,

I've got some catching up to do here.

The risers for the thwarts fitted, clamped and drying.

The benches, bench seat back and coxswain seats have been added and the first several

coats of paint have been applied with many more to come.

Here are the laser cut thwarts and the two long saw tooth looking strips are for the stretchers.

I kinda got caught up working and forgot to take pictures. Each cross piece was specifically cut for its

position so numbering them and keeping them in order was real important. All pieces were test fitted

then taken apart and glued together. After assembling the thwarts I realized I had gotten ahead of myself

and forgot to put the stretchers in. Oops followed by a bunch of swearing. Luckily I was able to slide

everything in between the framing. No harm no foul. Whew.

 Many more coats of paint is needed and well as planking above the thwarts.

Very well done B.E. 

Well the admiral is a bit under the weather so I've stayed home from work to in case she needed anything.

It did afford me some extra time to get some "work" done on the barge.

I painted the bench arm rests and glued them in place. Then the upper portion aft of the arm rests was planked.

Then the seat base and seat tops were added.

You can see I painted a small portion testing the consistency of the thinned paint and

checking the seams at the planking for a nice tight fit. I've found that if there is a bad joint

it will show up when paint is applied. The paint I'm using is Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Crimson.

Very good B.E.The work to do all of the tick strips and marks will pay off when planking the belts.

Ah you went and did it. Good for you. It will be great to see her built at 1/4"

6 hours ago, mtaylor said:

   Makes my eyes hurt just thinking about it.

You've got that right. Glasses and magnification was mandatory. 

Thanks Tim, Mark and alde,

Been a little busy so my reply is a bit tardy. Mark, trying to gauge 1/64" on a drill bit was a bit tricky. 

I was able to be successful drilling the holes and use the supplied black line to simulate the bolts.

The line was cut off flush using a sharp razor blade.

Now its on to interior work and, shudder, painting. 

Hi Mike,

I remember how much "fun" doing those ports, especially at the bow were. Great job. 

Thanks Chuck and Ben.

Drilling a hole in wood that is one 1/32" thick without going all the way

through sounds like a lot of fun.

The fore and aft platforms are now installed. Chuck showed a nifty idea for using a "T" made

from scrap wood to measure the correct position of the platforms on the frames. Align the top

of the T with the cap rail and then make a tick mark at the depth of the platform. Transfer it to

the matching frames and you have the correct depth. Some minor sanding of the frames was

required to get it correct.

Next is drilling a couple hundred holes for the simulated nailing of the planking.