Jerry
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Hi J.. I certaunly will. She'll finish putting the desk together tonight and then it's deciding what tools she'll need, etc. Talk to you soon.Best, Jerry
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Good evening everyone.. Uh-oh....I don't think this is Aprils fool because the Admiral is really getting in to it. She took over a nook in my shop (office) for her work top and didn't waste any time. A package arrived today and when the Admiral came home from work she broke open the package and started to build her bench. Just look at these pictures folks.....she really means it. Looks like the HMS Bounty may be built after all. Any more photos of her (Charlene) will be those posted on her own site after she starts her log. Have a good night all. Best, Jerry
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Hello Everyone. I had a good run at it today so I'm posting my updates. It looks like I have completed the initial running rigging for the mizen and main masts that ship the yards. The mizzen and main mast yards are mounted and hitched to the masts. A few pictures follow:
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Much obliged amigo...I'll get some as I'll probably need it for the Admiral's build. (I'll still believe it when I see it. LOL ) Jerry
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Hello Glenn, Good going! I like the idea of chemically darkening the metal. If you get a chence, please let em know what you use to do that. Painting sucks as the paint always rubs off when string an eyelet. Nice work as usual. Best, Jerry
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Good eveining everyone. It looks like I'm in full running mode; that is running rigging mode.. I have been able to ship a couple of yards and tie them in alhough the going has been slowed down due to interpreting the directions and plans. I really shouldn't complain about the directons especially having had a look at the Amati plans for the Admiral's HMS Bounty. She seems to have acquired a touch of nerves and thinks she study Italian before starting her build. Well, my friend Yamsheed at Premier Models came through for her in flying colors with a set of English instructions which should slightly ease the situation as they are minimal at best. Back to the Half Moon.... I'm attaching several photos of deatils in the rigging of the Mizzen Mast Lateen Yard and the Lower Yard of the Main Mast. I hope they are clear enough to understand. I still have the Main Yard lanyard to complete but tomorrow's another day. Best, Jerry
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David, I too can't wait to see what you accomplish. All kidding aside, it sounds like one can take advantage of another art form and combine it into the world of model ship building. I wish you the best of luck and please keep us informed as you proceed. Best, Jerry
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It was a fine time. There were about 20 models to gawk over and the food was okay. Good thing I brought my own beer. Charlene had a good time and it was good to watch her study some of the ships indicating her interest. We rearranged my space yesterday and made room for her workspace. She ordered a desk to work on and next comes some hand tools of her own. She said she's going to have her own log so I suppose her first post should be coming along soon. Hope your weekend was nice. Jerry
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Hello David. I will now admit to my ignorance. What is the sculpey set for? Have you decided to change hobbies and let the artisitic side of you come forward and become a sculptor? Will you need a mallet? Or do you plan to gouge out something? What's happening? Best, Jerry
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Hello Glenn. Nice to see some more progress on Pegasus. For somr reason the definition between planks doesn't seem to show up strongly in the photos. Are you coating the edges of the planking with anything or are you forgoing indication of caulking? Maybe it's just my bad eyesight. Best, Jerry
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J.. I think I'll be looking over a lot more than shoulder.. Jerry
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Hello J.. Thanks for the good words. I'm a bit torn as to the next build since the Admiral is going to build HMS Bounty and I'll have to mentor her. Does that mean I can share my tools and workbench? This ought to be a kick. By the way, did you pin your yards to their respective masts? I pinned all the yards with a thin piece of wire when building Victory and it helped tremendously. I'm giving it serious though with the Half Moon. Best, Jerry
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Many thanks, Glenn. There was a huge difference in the number of clove hitches in Half Moon than on Victory. I don't envy you having to complete that phase on Victory. If I remember I calculated that there were 2600 clove hitches on Victory or was that the number of copper plates? Nope, it was the clove hitch knots. Oh well, there's always a lot of repitition when building these models. I see you have taken more precaution then I did when securing the channels by using epoxy. I just used CA and so far they're still attached. I hope you enjoy your modelling this weekend; I have a ship model club party to go to tomorrow night. Meanwhile, the admiral obtained English instructions for her Bounty so she's happy again. She can't start building yet since we have to rearrange the room to fit her in. She mentioned something to the efeect that we need to discuss that. Talk to you soon, Best, Jerry
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Hello Everbody and greetings from the Half Moon Dry Dock located in Naples, Florida. The ship has had all its ratlines completed and is getting set for the running rigging. The yards will be prepped with blocks, eyelests, etc. and then attached to their repsective masts at the proper time. I believe in roughly following the directions and plans so whatever is called to be shipped next will be done. In the meantime here are a few pictures of the model in its present stste. I wish everyone a great weekend and a lot of fun. Best, Jerry
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Hello Glenn. You'll soon find it harder to move the Victory from place to place as it will become more fragile and cumbersome. I found it hard to move and kept breaking off the pointy thing in the bow. Anyway, you seem to be douing well and I'll bet having a good time. It all looks good from here. Nice to see the pictures and your work. Best, Jerry
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Hello Glenn. Good to see the further progress. Your work is neat and well done. Victory is coming more alive and you are fast approaching the rigging. I only wish you the best, Jerry
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Hi J. Here I am struggling with rat lines. I can't tell you how many times I have begun a knot and decided it was wrong and looked like crap. So I started again and again. I must be spending as much time on these rat lines as I have on the entire previous construction of the build; at least it seems that way. I can't wait to see what happens when Char starts her build. I hope she begins a log and as I mentioned to Popeye I'm going to recommend she take the name, "Olive Oyl." But knowing her, she won't because she is basically a very shy person and will probably rebel against going on site. Meanwhile, i'm waiting for English instructions to be emailed from the UK who are waiting for these instructions to be emailed from italy. You know how that goes.... Hope you have a great evening...Best, Jerry
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Hello Popeye.. Charlene is aching to begin building her Bounty. Trouble is she nor I can read Italian too well. There may be a few words that I can translate since I can speak Spanish and some words in Spanish are similar to Italian. I called Premier Models and they were very nice and said that there is an English verison of the instructions available and they will email it to me when they receive it from Italy. I don't think my Admiral will surprise me as she is quite mechanically inclined as she has picked up a hammer many times....I always ran away in time.... Maybe the next time you tie a clove hitch rat line you can get your Admiral to try it. Tell her it's like knitting or something like that. Just kidding...I am really lucky. She has no user name yet but I will suggest "Olive oyl." Best to you, Jerry
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Hello Glenn. I'm taking the weekend off from model building but was happy to see your post. I believe Victory is 72:1 not 64. Am I missing something? Jerry
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Hello David... Dog gone it!!!!! That's a funny (and sad) story.. I will do my best to get Charlene to start a log. I know she likes photography also so maybe her pics will be a lot better than anything I have ever submitted. She only has the summer and little time during school weeks since she has lesson plans, grading, rtc. to most evenings. I am not to touch the kit...only give verbal assistance. this will be something to see. I CAN wait. Best, Jerry
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Hello Glenn.. It will be a stunning victory the day Bounty gets completed. I hope I live to 90, because that my friend is how old I predict I'll be when Bounty is finished. One of my fellow club members got up at today's meeting to say that now that the Admiral is going to build a model, he hopes she'll attend the club meetings since she is prettier than me. I pray i haven't ripped open a hornets nest. Best, Jerry
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Hello Lawrence... You are right; there are a lot less ratlines to worry about, at least a lot less than HMS Victory. Still, they're one part of the build I don't enjoy. But I have completed 3 sets of shrouds and have 7 more sets to go. I hope to finish those in a few days and then it's onto the running rigging. I will look for you on Skype as I am eager to see how much more you have accomplished with Annie. Best, Jerry
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Hello Brian and many thanks for your visit to my log. You're going to be a busy man soon and I wish you and your Admiral a very Bon Voyage for the five week cruise. That's even longer than the couple of 24 day cruises we have taken and enjoyed every minute of them. The American health system, when one is past the age of 65, is excellent and reasonable. One may pick any doctor ot his choice and have a medical procedure completely free. I didn't have to pay one penny for the cataract surgeries, which were done for each eye, 10 days apart. However, I do pay a monthly premium for the policies that allow this and they are well within reason. My back surgery that I had last July would have cost me about $65,000 but this, too, was covered so I paid nothing besdes the same monthly premium. I have decided that I do not want to darken the ratlines. I made them the same as I did for Victory. The shrouds are black and the ratlines are tan. And when it comes to sails, I shudder as I have always felt that they cover up enough of the rigging that I feel should be seen. This is just my opinion. And thank you very much for your compliment regardig the crow's nests. They came out okay but if I were to do it again, I would have made them more parallel to the deck than they are now. Take care and enjoy your weekend and please come visit again. Best, Jerry
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Hello David. Yes, I heard that you bought or were going to buy the Diana and build it simultaneously with the Caroline. Now that you will be building two ships at once, I guess that you have joined the trend that Glenn started The Caroline looks like a decent project and one that seems to require good thought and expertise. In fact, I may end up working on two models simulataneously also as the Admiral now has in her possession a brand new kit, the HMS Bounty by Amati. I believe she'll have some trouble because I have never seen her read Italian before. However, there's an interesting story as to how she came in possession of this kit. Only last night she mentioned that she liked the HMS Bouinty. I attended The Naples Models ship Club met this morning which usually meets the 1st and 3rd Saturday of every month. A visitor brought along with him to the HMS Bounty kit to donate to the club as he felt it too difficult for him to attempt. He was extremely generous since he decided to donate it free to our club for disposal anyway the club felt fit. I quickly suggested that I would make a donation to the club's treasury if I could have the kit for my wife to build. We now have the kit in our home. Stay tuned for Chapter 2. Best regards, Jerry
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Glenn.........You will probably need cataract surgery when you get older and at that time you will have your lens replaced. When I first could see after the cataract surgery I couldn't believe what i had been missing for several years. As mentioned before I threw my reading glasses away; didn't need them anymore for anything, including reading. Colors were unbelieveably bright again and there was no more glare whenever I saw bright lights approaching as when driving at night. Most people don't need cataract surgery until they're in their 70's so you have a long time to go. Jerry
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