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tarbrush reacted to GrandpaPhil in Mary Rose by Baker - scale 1/50 - "Your Noblest Shippe"
The Mary Rose is looking good!
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tarbrush reacted to Baker in Mary Rose by Baker - scale 1/50 - "Your Noblest Shippe"
The planking of the lower hull part is ready. This morning everything is made ready for sanding and scraping.
In the meantime I did the garden, washed the cars and did other small jobs (the regular Saturday work..)
result.
am quite happy with this special plank at the stern.
Now there is first a "quality check". Then the sanding is continued and the keel will be tapered.
Thanks for comments, likes or just visiting this build, this is very much appreciated.
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tarbrush reacted to Baker in Mary Rose by Baker - scale 1/50 - "Your Noblest Shippe"
Small planking update.
With the experience already gained, much less has to be calculated and noted on the fillerblocks.
The dimensions of the other side are simply taken over on this side.
about half way
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tarbrush reacted to rlwhitt in USS Essex 1799 Frigate by rlwhitt - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:76
Lower Planking and Wales
So I went ahead and followed the instructions for the simplified planking, first with garboard and a couple of lower planks. These are supposed to be 3/16" for all 6 but there were only 5 provided, so I did the garboard with a 1/4". Then the middle section, followed by the stern and bow sections. I ended up with quite a crazy quilt of planks! But since it'll all be under copper and paint below the wales, I'm not sweating it too much. Here it's rough filled and sanded, I will do a finer sanding once the other side is done. I did the wales with some extra 1/4" strip instead of the 1/8" planking.
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tarbrush reacted to Papa in City of Pekin by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - Yellow Box kit
Finished captain’s cabin/galley waiting to be glued into place.
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tarbrush reacted to Papa in City of Pekin by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - Yellow Box kit
I am making progress on the deck furnishings as I smooth the hull of the C W Morgan (which build log will be updated in a few days). The stairway on the engine room, which goes to the yet to be built pilot house, was quite a challenge.
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tarbrush reacted to Papa in City of Pekin by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - Yellow Box kit
City of Pekin is about finished. Need to get a name on her bow. My first attempt didn’t look right.
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tarbrush reacted to KORTES in Pelican 1943 by FriedClams - 1:48 - Eastern-Rig Dragger
Dear Gery , all of your works are outstanding in their highest mastery and are a true delightful the eye. I'm very glad that we will have a chance to witness and see another great model from You. My very best regards.
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tarbrush reacted to Zetec in USS Cairo by Zetec - 1/50 scale
All the frames cut out of 5mm plywood and fixed in place. I cut all of these out by hand as I do not have access to a saw bench
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tarbrush reacted to Louie da fly in The San Marco mosaic ship c. 1150 by Louie da fly - 1:75
At last I have my workspace back. We've had visitors for the past 4 months (staying in my workroom) and I haven't been able to do any modelling. First step in actually making sawdust. Here's the keel layout and the pieces ready to be cut.
Not sure when I'll be able to get it happening but it's nice to be on the way again.
Steven
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tarbrush reacted to Zetec in USS Cairo by Zetec - 1/50 scale
The 3 keels have been cut out the centre one from 10mm yellow pine wood and the 2 outer ones from 5mm plywood. They will be held temporary in place by some plastic blocks.
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tarbrush reacted to Zetec in USS Cairo by Zetec - 1/50 scale
Plan drawn out and fixed to board. I have had problems in getting a plan printed because of the format it was in so I have drawn this one up
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tarbrush reacted to Zetec in USS Cairo by Zetec - 1/50 scale
.Hi I live in England and a had an idea that I want to build an ironclad river gunboat so I started to find out some information and plans that was when I came across the build of USS Cairo 1862 by MPB521 I liked the look of this model so much that I thought I would have a go at building one. This is the first time I have tried to build a model with so much wood work it will be a steep learning curve so please be patience with me as I am not very good at writing up and posting pictures of what I am building. I have been modelling for about 15 years and have manly built British Lifeboats and there trailers.
I intend to build the model at a scale of 1 to 50 and build the hull using 5mm plywood for the frames and then clad the bottom and sides in lime wood. And then build the frame of the casemate area and then the top deck and cabins again in lime wood. I want to build the outside of the model first and when this has been built I will go about building and fitting out the inside.
I decided to do it this way as I am not getting any younger and with health problems so if I could not finish it I would at least have a model to look at and may be for someone else to finish off in the future.
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tarbrush reacted to clearway in HMS Terror by clearway - FINISHED - OcCre - 1:75 - upgraded
Thanks for the likes, comments and looking in as always - not been in my modelling den of sin much recently - been in reading mode🤓.
Back with Terror and i have fitted the eyes to the shroud protector and hull for the ladder- i am going to have the ladder dismounted here and stash it on the "bumper" somewhere or maybe in the storage along with the spars etc in the waist? Also mention is often made of the altered ships boats found in the "boat place" so will use these for the boats in the davits at the mainmast -these are more of the resin quaycraft models. For the Iron davits in the waist i am going to have them removed but glue some eyes in place to imitate the mountings (Crozier had these removed before crossing the Atlantic).
Take care all
Keith
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tarbrush reacted to Baker in Mary Rose by Baker - scale 1/50 - "Your Noblest Shippe"
All the frames are sawn.
The idea is to build the hull upside down. I've never done this before, something new to try.
The frames are clamped onto the buildslip. These are not yet fixed on the plate, This setup is to see if all my drawing and sawing work is correct.
The result is not bad. Actually better than expected.
These drawings are also enlarged. For now, it's still Chinese to me.
But again something new to learn.
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tarbrush reacted to Baker in Golden Hind (ex-Pelican) by Baker - FINISHED - scale 1/45 - Galleon late 16th century
After about 5 weeks an update
Because the bathroom renovation caused quite a bit of dust...The Pelican was temporarily stored behind plexiglass.
Meanwhile, a batch of new blocks has been made.
For the martnets I wanted to use Deadeyes and fiddle blocks. But with 3 ropes per sail side, deadeyes are hopeless and fiddle blocks don't fit well either.
So, the deadeyes became heart blocks and the fiddleblocks became shoe blocks (names come in Tudor warship Mary Rose)
The martnets from the fore sail are ready. A small metal pin is used to hold them in place.
Thanks for comments, likes and following
Much appreciated 👍
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tarbrush reacted to Baker in Golden Hind (ex-Pelican) by Baker - FINISHED - scale 1/45 - Galleon late 16th century
Smal update (and thanks for comments and likes)
Buntlines, bowlines and braces are in place
We recently had a week of vacation. So, lots of time for reading and thinking in preparation for next steps (I even write my notes partly in English (without thinking...)
Discovered that most of the running rigging from the topsail ends in the mast top.
But in a 16th century mast top there are no facilities to tie a single rope... grrr...
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tarbrush reacted to Baker in Golden Hind (ex-Pelican) by Baker - FINISHED - scale 1/45 - Galleon late 16th century
Once sewn and ready, the sails are coated with beeswax. This ensures that there is no longer any frayed structure of the cotton. And the sail is getting a bit stiffer.
Then the front and back are smeared with diluted PA glue, and i let the sail dry in the desired shape (and, it keeps the desired shape)
Cotton sails are indeed too thick on this scale (I've been warned, and they're right)
But the general structure and shape is not that bad, i think ( and i like to do stitching and sewing)
Thanks, much appreciated
Further with the fore sail
"Rigging" a parrel ( needed two attempts) I made a whole work plan. Which turned out to be only half correct. For the main sail I make a new one So DO NOT follow this.
Parrel Tyes and Gere in place.
And I now see that the rope of the left "lift" needs more beeswax...
Progress over the next few months will be slow,
The wife (and me also) wants a new bathroom.
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tarbrush reacted to Baker in Golden Hind (ex-Pelican) by Baker - FINISHED - scale 1/45 - Galleon late 16th century
The running rigging of the spritsail is ready. Although not in use, all necessary ropework for this sail should be in place.
Paintings and drawings from this era served as example.
current status
Next to do, the fore sail
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tarbrush reacted to Baker in Golden Hind (ex-Pelican) by Baker - FINISHED - scale 1/45 - Galleon late 16th century
If the google translater is correct, then i yhink you mean these (arrow) My poor knowlidge of english 😉
you need : a needle, rope, patience and time.
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tarbrush reacted to Baker in Golden Hind (ex-Pelican) by Baker - FINISHED - scale 1/45 - Galleon late 16th century
Tie the sails to the yards, attempt 3..
I didn't like attempt 2. So did everything again for the 3rd and "last" time.
Different rope and fewer attachments to the yard. Main and fore sail 2 times round yard as the rest 1 time.
The result is a simplified version of the example in the Mary Rose book.
working method :
Knot on the sail
Rope around the yard
Knot on the yard (I worked with a series of 5)
CA gel ont the (yard) knot. And the rope ends are held down
cut off
Result, By pushing the rope ends down until the CA gel has cured, hang these neatly towards the deck
Some work in progress pictures
All ready
Thanks for folowing,comments and likes.
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tarbrush reacted to LJP in Thistle 1894 by LJP – FINISHED - 1:64 scale – a Wisconsin sternwheeler by Lawrence Paplham
Cathead & John, thanx for the kind words!
Bob and Brian, welcome aboard - I hope you enjoy the build!
I finally got the stern hog chain braces and chains installed. I started the engine room superstructure and did take some "poetic license" here. I left both ventilators open so the engines can be viewed instead of where the engine ventilator was often closed. On the sliding doors, I had the Z supports on the outside to make things more interesting. Plain panels just seemed too boring.
I have also added the main steam line and a return line. These included the connections to/from the engines and other machinery. I quickly discovered that the actual photos of crowded and confusing engine rooms should have warned me for what the model would be like. Placement of items in an even typical engine room is incredibly complex - even where a simplified layout like mine is used. Should I ever decide to do another steamboat, much more planning is needed here to properly place all of the machinery and lines.
I will now start working toward the bow. I will place the stationaries and carlines and begin adding Thistle's unusual bulwarks.
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