Bill Hime

Druxey,

I'm only looking for the guns themselves. I have specific plans for the carriages. I would like to find some of the quality that Syren is offering aftermarket.

Whether I have to have them custom made or another source. I'm open to the casting but would need to learn more about it.

jud,

Umm, I have no business owning a cannon that really fires,lol! Maybe when I move to 1:1 scale

Bill

Hi Brian!

I looked at Chuck's site. Syren doesn't have cannons this size. Without getting into specifics, my largest cannons would be 83mm given a scale of 1:42.

I don't want to get into specifics about the build itself. Just looking for sources for these larger than normal armaments.

Warm Regards,

Bill

Hello Everyone!

So I'm starting the planning process for a large scratch build project for the distant future. I'm confident I can create everything except one item, the cannons.

I have 100 cannons/cannonades ranging from 12 to 36lb. Scale; 1:48 to 1:42.

Yes, this is big. I have been searching  online, but I'm not seeing much at this scale. I'm not interested in creating these on a lathe, just too many and too many different sizes.

Would it be feasible to outsource these? I would prefer to have them in brass but I'm open to suggestions!

So jump in here and give me your 2 cents, and if you have a dime, I'm all ears !

Warm Regards,

Bill

Hi TJ,

I love this idea! In fact I don't have a lot of wall space, I used it all for my workbench and shelves. I plan on making a host of copies of my plans right a way when my kit gets here this week. I'm definitely going to incorporate this so I have a close quick reference especially while working on the hull and decks.

Great post!

Warm Regards,

Bill

Hi Everyone!

So I've been reading through all the threads. I've got a good grip on what the better books about rigging are, but I'm still in the dark on what is the definitive book on the anatomy of "ALL" ships...giving name and function of all it's parts.

I also want a source on armaments from 1600's thru 1800's.

Warm Regards,

Bill

Sam, Thank you for asking the question!

Mobbsie,
Great timing for me! My first kit arrives Thurday. I've thinking about ideas for a jig of some sort. I don't like recreating wheels, thanks!
 
Warm Regards,
 
Bill

Alright, update time:

Ordered, Pride of Baltimore II, last night. Suppose to be here by Thursday, 14th of November. I wanted to buy it from Model Expo but it is on back order :/!

So I went to Ebay. Found it there from a wholesale hobby dealer that appears after some scrutiny to have a good reputation. showed box open, all parts still in their separate packages, instructions, etc.. I paid $174 and some change that included shipping.

I pray it will arrive in tact and as advertised.

When she gets here, I will start a separate build log for the Pride of Baltimore!

Status Confed: Waiting to see what happens if anything with sale prices for the upcoming holidays. Either way, it will be purchased no later than January.

(Wisconsin winters are long )

Warm Regards,

Bill

Boyd,  

Thank you so much for your kind words!

JPett,

I started drawing pictures of tall ships when I was in the 4th-5th grade. I think my interest was sparked by my teacher reading Moby Dick to us everyday in class. She would turn the lights down, it was quiet time, and she would read. Later that same year, I saw the movie Moby Dick with Gregory Peck in black and white.

I grew up in a family of artisans. One grandfather a wood carver. The other a carpenter in the winter and a lumberjack in the summer. My father, a true genius. Not well suited for the world around him. He was a master mechanic, machinist and carpenter. He scratch-built HO gauge brass steam locomotives that belonged in museums.

I've never built a piece of furniture or cabinet, house or barn that I didn't develop a relationship with. I feel like I'm finally home. This is that piece that was missing. I was always meant to build ships, whether the scale be 1:1 or 1:64, this brings peace to my heart.

And now I have a wonderful wife and many new friends to share this journey with...!

Warm Regards,

Bill

Ray,

I spent the better part of a 12 hour shift last night reading through this build log. What an amazing tutorial! This is one of the best logs I've seen here on MSW. This log could be a companion book for the kit.

I know that the HMS Diana is definitely on my list for the future, largely due to your presentation. Thank you!

I'll be pulling up a chair for the rest now, and taking notes

Warm Regards,

Bill

Andre,

I applaud you for taking on this resurrection. Your eyes saw what others did not. A ship drowning at her mourings, forgotten. Once a model takes shape it becomes something more. It becomes a ship, a place where men lived and died, sacrificing all for their love of the sea. Their blood over time, is the sap returning to the wood to give life to the vessel they serve.

A ship is greater than the sum of her parts. She is historian of every soul she took to sea...

You have done a beautiful thing..

Warm Regards,

Bill

Great to see that box open! I hear a lot of organizing in your thoughts. Man after my own heart. I look forward to following you along on this great journey! Enjoy!!!

Warm Regards,

Bill

George,

What a beautiful journey your taking with this build! Hope you don't mind if I jump on board and go the rest of the way with!

What a massive and beautiful ship!

Warm Regards,

Bill

Hi Bill, looking forward to your build!  i hope to start my Confed by Christmas.

 

Good luck!

Thank you Wes! I can't wait to get started. In the meantime, I'm ordering the Pride of Baltimore hopefully by the end of the weekend. I'll start a build log for the Pride when it gets here

Warm Regards,

Bill

Hi Bill,

I'm just curious about your location. My knowledge of American geography is appalling, so please indulge me. Is Madison where you are the same as Madison County, as in the book title "The Bridges of Madison County?" (Great book, by the way).

Cheers,
Grant 

The book is set in the state of Iowa. Wisconsin is bordered north by Lake Superior and bordered east by Lake Michigan. Iowa grows corn, we make cheese and beer !

Bill

I have been shopping these mills for awhile now. The bottomline for wood work is rpm. The Proxxon or the Dremel are the only two meeting the 20,000 rpm need for working hardwood. Between the two, for my needs, the Proxxon is much more staple and will hold to much tighter tolerances. Cost, the Proxxon is almost half the price @ $400 vs the Microlux @ $795. 

I would be using it primarily for inlay work. Or flush-setting hinges and other metal work. I think for my purposes, the Proxxon will be sitting on my workbench after the first of the year.

I should add as other uses, any joinery I would do in the cabinet shop or post and beam work I can replicate in my ships. 

Warm Regards,

BIll

 Augie, 

I really like how you think through everything you do. What a great group of contributors. I really like the simplicity of the plank bending jig. I'm taking notes all the way!

Bill

Lou, Thank you for the greeting! And thank you for the tool suggestions. Sateash and I sat down last night and made out a prioritized wish list

        Oh, and about the "Dark Side", I came into this with that already as a goal. In fact I did some design work last night on a highly detailed Captain's                     quarters that would hinge open from port side to reveal the furnished quarters

Mark,  Thank you, I couldn't be happier with how my work space turned out!

dragzz,  Thank you as well! I've waited a long time to have such a space as this. I have a wonderful wife, Sateash, who made it happen!

Harvey,  Sateash is a wonderful hostess! We have plenty of beer and places for everyone to sit. Lol, that's why the shop is in the living room !

Thanks everyone! I have the micromark catalog. Didn't see it there. I guess I need to start looking further before asking such questions here

Bill

Harvey, Thank you for the warm welcome and the input on the Pride of Baltimore. It looks like this kit will arriving first and I can't wait!

Augie, Sateash and I were just looking at a collection of 2-man saws at a local museum. I think I know just which one we need !

           Glues, clamps, and sanding is first on my list. Oh and a micro sander. I'm very good with my hands but I want the control of that tool. I have a                        dremel, but I don't see much use for it but perhaps in a drill press attachment.

Sjors, I got so excited, I forgot what scale I was working in ! Yep popcorn machine is here. Now we just need the kit! I will start a separate build log for the                 Pride of Baltimore when she arrives!

John, The hammer's in the garage

Bill

What a great response! Thank you every body!

Needed some direction on the search.

Andy, I like the idea of flickering light. And a "low glow", as suggested by Antony. DCC is a bit of an investment, but seeing that I could use it for multiple ships and my Captain's quarters diorama I started designing last night, I'm going to give that serious consideration!

WackoWolf, Mike, Antony, and Andy,  Thank you for the input!

Warm Regards

Bill

I do not see one of these in MicroMarks catalog. Where does one find one of these???

Bill 

So I'm wanting to add interior lighting to an upcoming highly detailed build in 1:64 scale. I've been looking through logs, haven't really seen anything on this.

What options are out there? I can only think of some that might adapt from model railroading. I would love to hear what others might have to say!

Warm regards,

Bill

To build anything with your hands is as much about art as it is an interpretation of history. What we create is as much about our soul as it is about our need to replicate something that already exist.

We are artisans, be free to interpret as you will...

Bill

So we spent the day getting together all my modeling tools. I took a picture for all of you to look at and tell me if there's anything missing .....now what scale was that ship???

As a carpenter of the purest blood, I will avoid to the best of my ability to lay paint over wood. My goal too, is to use woods that natural color will celebrate the design without sacrificing the pedigree of the lumber used.

Perhaps a thinned wash with the represented pigment...just my thoughts

Warm Regards,

Bill