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  1. knightyo
    Almost two years between posts and progress. Life has slowed down a bit for me in recent months, and I've been able to start getting back into the hobby. I've created silicon molds for the "devices" used to secure the bottoms of the guns. It's proven extraordinarily challenging to manufacture these (am using pewter, the same as the guns). I've actually been working on these for months off and on, and teaching my pets new swear words. When I don't have the patience to work on these parts, I've been working on my Triton, since I'm in the "easy" stage of shaping the hull. Man, that part of a build is satisfying. I've also been watching Dr. Mike's method of creating nails with extreme interest, and have decided to create nails using his technique (practiced the technique quite a bit this morning). I've decided to incorporate nails into the hull of Syren, inside and out (haven't decided which metals to use yet), as well as the insides of the gunport lids. I'm thinking brass nails would show up really nice against the bright red of the gunport lids, but might blacken them. Either way would technically be inaccurate I believe, as they were surely painted over on the actual ship? I'll probably use the same pattern as on the Constitution below.
  2. knightyo
    I've used Ebony once, and vowed never again. You have done a fantastic job with it. Very impressive!
  3. knightyo
    Still working on the quarter galleries. I "think" I'm about half done with these things. All of the shapes have been rough cut, and I'm now just trying to shape everything with blades/files/sandpaper/swearing. I wish I had more pics to post, but these things are really taking a long time. I pretty much work on them as long as I can until either my back starts hurting, or my eyes refuse to focus any longer. I'm really looking forward to finishing these, and then installing the windows, etc..
  4. knightyo
    Thanks Chuck, it's a blast to be working on this again. I'm still following your practicums step by step. If you see me start heading down a wrong path anywhere, just let me know!
  5. knightyo
    Today I was able to rough shape all of the quarter gallery components with the exception of the windows, which I'll tackle after the main components are finished. I've set the components next to each other in order to give a rough sense of where I'm headed with these. The molding pieces are pretty well sanded to their final dimensions. They just need to have the molding lines fine sanded so they are all uniform. The "filler" pieces are all very "fat" at the moment. I'm planning on carving as much of Chuck's detail I can into these, and want to have a lot of wood to work with in order to increase the odds that I can carve something acceptable into these things. If the carving process turns into a train wreck, I'll just sand and shape everything smooth and pretend it's supposed to look like that.
  6. knightyo
    The miniature brass bolts arrived, and they fit my pre-drilled holes really well. However, when the bolts were seated in the holes, alignment issues between the bolts, breech rings, and the piece which lets the carronades move up and down became very apparent. I've removed and reseated about half of the bottom rounded pieces as a result. I also worked on the 2nd rounded pear pieces of the quarter galleries. They are roughly shaped like the upper pieces, and now need to have the molding scribed within. Once those pieces are done, I can start working on the windows; that is going to be extremely challenging, but also probably pretty fun.
  7. knightyo
    The finish is absolutely beautiful.
  8. knightyo
    Absolutely beautiful work through and through. A real pleasure to read your log.
  9. knightyo
    Wire used for breech line rings.
  10. knightyo
    Breech line rings complete! These guys were actually pretty easy. I just used my pin vice to drill holes in the backs of the cannonades where it looked appropriate, bent wire, cut wire, and "glued" in with JB Weld. I have no clue if the oxidizer I use for the pewter will darken the wire the way I wish, but we shall see. They are almost ready for their dip. the elevation rods need to be purchased, and holes drilled to fit. Then I think they will be ready for their long awaited dips. I just realized these pictures are terrible. Lol. The photography skills should improve pretty quickly as I get back into all of this. Also just realized by looking at the pics that some of the rings will need to be rounded a bit. The wire I used is just malleable enough that this shouldn't be too much of a prob.
  11. knightyo
    The shingles are complete! Both sides are done, and I've now lightly glued them onto thin bases of pear which have been sanded down to around to whatever size Chuck made them in his .pdf's. , I'm in the process of shaping the pear to match the bases of the shingles. The piece pictured has a lot of shaping to go, but it shows the general shape I'm aiming for. I also started the bases "wide" in order to give myself massive "error room" while establishing the molding line in the center of the piece. I don't have my woodworking confidence quite back yet, and am being pretty careful. I'm now sanding down, and deepening the molding line as I go. If I mess up, they should be pretty easy to separate from the shingle units, as they were just very lightly glued on.
  12. knightyo
    This is great info. I've filed just about every micrometer of each of the cannons in order to correct casting/shaping errors, etc.. Hopefully they'll accept the blackening agent.... I'm going to hunt for wire tomorrow so I can get the breech line rings done. Worked on the "shingles" of the quarter galleries tonight. The tops of each are nearing completion. My eyes are NOT used to looking at things close up any more. I'm really hoping they can "adjust" again...
  13. knightyo
    Hi Larry, Here's what I'm going to use... It will be interesting to see the results... But now that I think of it... The wire I use for the breech line rings won't be pewter... Hopefully the product will have the same oxidizing effect on whatever wire is used, so everything looks uniform..... I suspect I'm being naive, however
  14. knightyo
    Well, this year the following events occurred; Got married Finished school Started a new Job Purchased a home For some reason, I didn't get a whole lot of modelling done. I'm tinkering away again now however, and am working on the carronades! The slides are shaped, but still need to have the blackened photo-etched hardware installed, etc. I'm intending to blacken the carronades (pewter). Does anyone know what type of wire should be used for the breech line rings? Definitely don't want to have bright shiny silver breech line rings! I should also mention: The slides were made from Black Walnut which Rusty kindly sent to me many years ago when I was working on another smaller project (still unfinished of course). I want Rusty to be pleased on this part, and to know that his generosity paid off, even thought it's taken many moons!
  15. knightyo
    Excellent tutorial. Chris is right about how you can end up with amazing miniatures simply by applying washes. I used to paint a lot of 40k miniatures, and had many appreciative comments about my paint jobs. I'd always giggle to myself, because I didn't really have any skill at all.. It was all in the washes!
  16. knightyo
    GREAT memory, Augie.. Thank you, good sir.
  17. knightyo
    Hey guys, I was able to sneak into the garage today and get some work done on the carronades! Does anyone remember which Syren builder simulated the elevation rod in his carronades by using a threaded rod? For the life of me, I can't figure out where to get a threaded rod that small. Alan
  18. knightyo
    I had to do a double-take when I saw "Boise" in the title! Alan
  19. knightyo
    Thanks David! If it was you, would you round them over, or leave them "straight"? Alan
  20. knightyo
    I'm pulling up a chair along with the rest of the guys.. It's going to be fun to watch you work! Alan
  21. knightyo
    Thanks guys. It's a pretty fun mini project working on these things. Not much to report today. I was able to squeeze in a quick bit of time to cut off the lower portions of the "ugly" wood, and sand the "shingle" area down. I think I'll finish the "shingling", then glue it to the new pear base, after it is constructed. Then I'll start work on the window and lower sections. I'm intending on using a mild acrylic black wash on the quarter galleries in their entirety when they are finished, in order to match the method I used on the stern decoration way back when. I think that method will also be used on the figurehead when she is done, so every pear component matches in color/look/feel. I'm still not sure whether or not to round the shingles. at this point I think it's the right thing to do, but I know once that process is started, there is no turning back, and if I foul it up, a LOT of time will have been for naught. Rounding the shingles will also give me the opportunity to correct/disguise the uniformity errors with a few of them and help to make all of them to appear to be as symmetrical as possible.
  22. knightyo
    Some random shots to update/re-create the build log. Just took them, and that's about where I'm at. I chuckled when I saw the dust in the gunport, and had to take a pic. Alan
  23. knightyo
    Slowly, but surely.
  24. knightyo
    Thanks guys! I've got a LOT of catching up to do! I did run across another pic on my system. I've periodically snuck in time here and there to sand little "shingles" for the quarter galleries. I'm not quite sure whether to sand them down flatter, round the edges over on each, or quite what to do. You guys wouldn't believe how small they are. About the only way I can work on them is to gently hold them in tweezers, and use a very fine sandpaper to shape them. I'm about 4/5 finished with the one, and the other is about halfway done. I'm basically working my way down on these, trying to make them as ornate as my skills will allow. I'm thinking of using microscope cover slides for the window sections..Perhaps hollowing the structure out from the back.... My goal is to have every surface on these be of pear for consistency... The pear also matches the stern ornamentation and the figurehead. I don't seem to have pics of my stern ornamentation to show for comparison against the rest of the planking, but I'll work on getting a few more pics up. Alan
  25. knightyo
    Thanks David, it sure is fun to be back!

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