Pirate adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from mtaylor in Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF
Ken,
I used the Gutermann thread recommended by Chuck. I haven't had much trouble with gluing with white glue, but it does darken the color a bit. I have used a drop of CA in a couple spots that I really wanted to make sure stayed glued. Next time I am going to be more careful with the heating and stretching step to make sure I don't end up with lines that want to twist when stretched. I had some issues with that on the shrouds.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from KennyH78 in Pictures of old ship's rudder recovered from Mobile Bay
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. One of the displays was an old ship's rudder recovered from the bay. It is kind of a cool example of rudder metalwork as well as coppering.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from SiriusVoyager in Pictures of old ship's rudder recovered from Mobile Bay
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. One of the displays was an old ship's rudder recovered from the bay. It is kind of a cool example of rudder metalwork as well as coppering.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from Ainars in Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF
Closing in on wrapping up the galley. I am underway with the rigging. Nothing is glued yet, so lots of loose ends of rope. I had a lot of mental debate about mounting the yards inside or outside of the shrouds. I ended up going with the instructions and mounting outside the shrouds. I'll admit I'm not sure I see how this would work in practice, but not sure how it would work the other way either.
Next I will move on to making the anchor and the swivel gun mounts.
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Pirate adam got a reaction from Javelin in Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF
Updates. I have most of the work done on the hull. Still some work to make the swivel gun mounts and anchors.
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Pirate adam got a reaction from Javelin in Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF
Timber heads and channels installed. I am thinking I may actually end up with a sailing galley
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Pirate adam got a reaction from Javelin in Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF
Quarter deck framing and decking in place.
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Pirate adam got a reaction from scrubbyj427 in Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF
I had to install 2 of the guns before installing the framing and decking for the quarter deck.
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Pirate adam got a reaction from CiscoH in Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF
All rope was made using the Syren rope rocket. I used the same color rope for the standing rigging, but airbrushed it brown and immediately wiped with a rag. I'm really happy with how that turned out, and I'm planning a rope making day to gear up for future builds.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from Javelin in Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF
Closing in on wrapping up the galley. I am underway with the rigging. Nothing is glued yet, so lots of loose ends of rope. I had a lot of mental debate about mounting the yards inside or outside of the shrouds. I ended up going with the instructions and mounting outside the shrouds. I'll admit I'm not sure I see how this would work in practice, but not sure how it would work the other way either.
Next I will move on to making the anchor and the swivel gun mounts.
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Pirate adam got a reaction from berhard in Pictures of old ship's rudder recovered from Mobile Bay
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. One of the displays was an old ship's rudder recovered from the bay. It is kind of a cool example of rudder metalwork as well as coppering.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from Canute in Pictures of old ship's rudder recovered from Mobile Bay
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. One of the displays was an old ship's rudder recovered from the bay. It is kind of a cool example of rudder metalwork as well as coppering.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from LEGION 12 in Pictures of old ship's rudder recovered from Mobile Bay
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. One of the displays was an old ship's rudder recovered from the bay. It is kind of a cool example of rudder metalwork as well as coppering.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from uss frolick in Pictures of old ship's rudder recovered from Mobile Bay
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. One of the displays was an old ship's rudder recovered from the bay. It is kind of a cool example of rudder metalwork as well as coppering.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from mtaylor in Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF
All rope was made using the Syren rope rocket. I used the same color rope for the standing rigging, but airbrushed it brown and immediately wiped with a rag. I'm really happy with how that turned out, and I'm planning a rope making day to gear up for future builds.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from Mike Y in Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF
Closing in on wrapping up the galley. I am underway with the rigging. Nothing is glued yet, so lots of loose ends of rope. I had a lot of mental debate about mounting the yards inside or outside of the shrouds. I ended up going with the instructions and mounting outside the shrouds. I'll admit I'm not sure I see how this would work in practice, but not sure how it would work the other way either.
Next I will move on to making the anchor and the swivel gun mounts.
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Pirate adam got a reaction from davyboy in Pictures of old ship's rudder recovered from Mobile Bay
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. One of the displays was an old ship's rudder recovered from the bay. It is kind of a cool example of rudder metalwork as well as coppering.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from Knocklouder in Pictures of old ship's rudder recovered from Mobile Bay
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. One of the displays was an old ship's rudder recovered from the bay. It is kind of a cool example of rudder metalwork as well as coppering.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from mtaylor in Pictures of old ship's rudder recovered from Mobile Bay
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. One of the displays was an old ship's rudder recovered from the bay. It is kind of a cool example of rudder metalwork as well as coppering.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from yvesvidal in Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF
Closing in on wrapping up the galley. I am underway with the rigging. Nothing is glued yet, so lots of loose ends of rope. I had a lot of mental debate about mounting the yards inside or outside of the shrouds. I ended up going with the instructions and mounting outside the shrouds. I'll admit I'm not sure I see how this would work in practice, but not sure how it would work the other way either.
Next I will move on to making the anchor and the swivel gun mounts.
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Pirate adam got a reaction from thibaultron in Pictures of old ship's rudder recovered from Mobile Bay
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. One of the displays was an old ship's rudder recovered from the bay. It is kind of a cool example of rudder metalwork as well as coppering.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from scrubbyj427 in Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF
Closing in on wrapping up the galley. I am underway with the rigging. Nothing is glued yet, so lots of loose ends of rope. I had a lot of mental debate about mounting the yards inside or outside of the shrouds. I ended up going with the instructions and mounting outside the shrouds. I'll admit I'm not sure I see how this would work in practice, but not sure how it would work the other way either.
Next I will move on to making the anchor and the swivel gun mounts.
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Pirate adam got a reaction from Altduck in Pictures of old ship's rudder recovered from Mobile Bay
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. One of the displays was an old ship's rudder recovered from the bay. It is kind of a cool example of rudder metalwork as well as coppering.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from allanyed in Pictures of old ship's rudder recovered from Mobile Bay
I recently had the opportunity to visit Ft. Gaines on Mobile Bay. One of the displays was an old ship's rudder recovered from the bay. It is kind of a cool example of rudder metalwork as well as coppering.
Adam
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Pirate adam got a reaction from CiscoH in Washington 1777 by Pirate adam - 1:48 scale - Galley - POF
Closing in on wrapping up the galley. I am underway with the rigging. Nothing is glued yet, so lots of loose ends of rope. I had a lot of mental debate about mounting the yards inside or outside of the shrouds. I ended up going with the instructions and mounting outside the shrouds. I'll admit I'm not sure I see how this would work in practice, but not sure how it would work the other way either.
Next I will move on to making the anchor and the swivel gun mounts.
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