Jump to content
MSW Spring Donation Drive

Rustyj

NRG Member
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,431

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Rustyj

  1. Rustyj
    Thanks Grant. As you know “set up” can be endless. Ben, I just wish my brother hadn’t retired as a machinist. He once made a working cannon. Pete, I hope you plan on it taking a while! You know “set up” takes forever. Mark, As long as you haven’t applied a sealer or Poly it could be considered “set up”.
  2. Rustyj
    Hey Ben, Already way down that rabbit hole my friend! Rice n beans again for dinner. Thanks Pete it may take awhile but should be fun. I’ve continued on with the now infamous “Set Up” work. Quiet Mark! Here I’ve constructed the jig that will hold the set up keel and frames in the correct position. The bottom board is some ¾” ash that I had left over and the top piece is ½’ beech plywood that is eight ply and very solid. I glued the plans to the plywood and then cut it out using the scroll saw. After it was done I placed it evenly on top of the bottom piece, clamped it and drilled 6 holes for the bolts. This way I was pretty sure the top and bottom would stay square to each other. Once the bolts were installed it was a simple matter of adjusting the nuts until the correct height was archived. Here’s the Triton Cross Section placed in side for another size reference. As I complete more “Set Up” work I’ll let you know.
  3. Rustyj
    The planking looks good. If you hadn't fessed up I would never have known it.
  4. Rustyj
    And here is the making of the gun port lids and deadeyes.
  5. Rustyj
    It will be no surprise to anyone that Chuck generously supplied me with one of the original resin castings of the figurehead which I painted and dry brushed to look like the boxwood.
  6. Rustyj
    Hi Bob, Thanks for reposting your build log. I'm looking forward to seeing your great workmanship all over again.
  7. Rustyj
    Hi Pete and Ben. There’s nothing special I do. I just make sure that the paper is completely glued on both sides. I only leave about 1/32” excess on the topside and none on the bottom. Once dry I sand with 150 then 220 then 400 grit sand paper. I sometimes I will scrap it too with a single edged razor blade. I’ve only tried this on hardwoods like holly, boxwood and par marfin. I hope this helps. Hi Bob, Thanks’ and the chisel’s I use are the small and mini palm chisels from U.J. Ramelson. Thanks Russ. Doing them really makes me want to get a lathe! Thanks Paddy. I wish I hadn’t lost the pictures though. Thanks Bob. I was pleased with the contrast with the planking, paper and treenails. Hi Daniel. I just use a strip of wood cut to the desired width and lay it on the beam and mark each plank prior to drilling. Thanks Mark. Much appreciated.
  8. Rustyj
    Very nice work Jeff. I too am a fan of the closed gunport lids. Glad to see you progressing so nicely.
  9. Rustyj
    Alright Bob, You are now officially on your way to the "Dark Side"
  10. Rustyj
    Hi All, Sorry all but the camera decided to hack up the hair ball. I was taking pictures thinking all was good. I pulled the memory card to download the pictures and nada, zip, zero nothing. Put the card back in, took some more pictures. Nope. I replaced the card and still nothing. You would think that a $100 camera would last longer then 6 years of being covered in dust in a work shop and repeatedly knocked on the floor. So anyway, I stole the Admirals camera to take some pictures to bring us up to date. The decking was completed and I used Holly treenails with the black construction paper for the caulking. For the support beams I used some Swiss Pear and using a xacto and files. I then went on to framing in the gun deck with the boxwood which the main beams are almost done and then I’ll start on the carlings ledges and knees. That's were I'm at right now!
  11. Rustyj
    Hi Bob, Your build was a pleasure to follow and you work is simply stunning. Well done!
  12. Rustyj
    Hi Bob and welcome aboard. I think you will love it and I'm excited to see your build take shape.
  13. Rustyj
    Thank you Bob, Greg and Michael. Very much appreciated. Winding up the head rails, boomkins etc.
  14. Rustyj
    Hi 42Rocker, Popeye, John and Dirk. Thanks for joining me on the trip down memory lane. Funny thing looking at the pictures is my desk still looks like the same mess just a different build sitting on it! Well here are yet more pictures of the head rails.
  15. Rustyj
    Hi Ron, When I bent my deck beams I did over bend them by about 1/32" and they came back to the correct camber but then I only let them sit for 24hrs. Everything is looking good.
  16. Rustyj
    And more head rails
  17. Rustyj
    Here is the start of the head rails.
  18. Rustyj
    And yet some more!
  19. Rustyj
    Here are some more pictures of the deck works.
  20. Rustyj
    Here is some more of the upper deck and hatches.
  21. Rustyj
    I have had Jim's tools for years and everything has performed exceptionally. A little while ago I had an on/off switch burn out on my disk sander. I sent an email, received a prompt response and within a couple a days I had a package at my door. Not only did I get a new switch but they sent along a second switch just in case. No cost, no haggle just great service.
  22. Rustyj
    Very Nice Maury! I will surely use this information when I get to this point. Thanks.
  23. Rustyj
    Hi Joss, I will be using the black paper for the caulking just like I did the hull. Some time I want to try the black wood filler but for now I'll stick to paper.
  24. Rustyj
    Thank you all for visiting and your kind words. Chuck it’s kind of strange seeing two and a half years of work completed in a couple of month huh?
  25. Rustyj
    Hi larry. The second time turned out very nice!

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...