Bill Hime
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Bill Hime reacted to egkb in Pride of Baltimore 2 by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Yeaaa.. we want more 'This n' That' Woo Hoo
Lookin' forward to the updates Bill .
All The Best
Eamonn
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Bill Hime reacted to gjdale in Pride of Baltimore 2 by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Nice to see you back Bill. When are we going to see this and see that?
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Bill Hime got a reaction from trippwj in Pride of Baltimore 2 by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Mumble mumble mumble....It seems all I do is reopen this shipyard...Well, I best get busy. Won't be long and people are gonna be ask'n to see this and see that.
Hello everyone!
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from egkb in Pride of Baltimore 2 by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Mumble mumble mumble....It seems all I do is reopen this shipyard...Well, I best get busy. Won't be long and people are gonna be ask'n to see this and see that.
Hello everyone!
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from gjdale in Pride of Baltimore 2 by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Mumble mumble mumble....It seems all I do is reopen this shipyard...Well, I best get busy. Won't be long and people are gonna be ask'n to see this and see that.
Hello everyone!
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from augie in Pride of Baltimore 2 by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Mumble mumble mumble....It seems all I do is reopen this shipyard...Well, I best get busy. Won't be long and people are gonna be ask'n to see this and see that.
Hello everyone!
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from CaptainSteve in Pride of Baltimore 2 by Bill Hime - Model Shipways - 1:64 scale
Mumble mumble mumble....It seems all I do is reopen this shipyard...Well, I best get busy. Won't be long and people are gonna be ask'n to see this and see that.
Hello everyone!
Bill
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Bill Hime reacted to augie in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Additional thanks and appreciation to all who have stopped by.
BILL ---- nice to see you back. Looking forward to your progress on the Pride of Baltimore.
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Bill Hime got a reaction from Canute in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
How beautiful! Augie I think you have refined your skill set with every step. This is a museum piece in the making !
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from augie in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
How beautiful! Augie I think you have refined your skill set with every step. This is a museum piece in the making !
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from GLakie in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
How beautiful! Augie I think you have refined your skill set with every step. This is a museum piece in the making !
Bill
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Bill Hime reacted to augie in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Time for an update and the celebration of a milestone. We've reached 1,000 hours into the build !
The planking of the quarter deck has been completed and some of the details (speaking tube, mizzen rail) added. The deck is planked only to the midline to allow some of the gun deck and great cabin work to be seen:
The planking is, of course, Swiss Pear and the treesnails done with the 'drill and fill' method The finish is Natural stain under WOP. I'll provide some more detailed photos as the final details are added.
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Bill Hime got a reaction from gwish in Planking screws (Moved by moderator)
This is a simple and smart idea. Thank you for sharing!
Sincere Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime got a reaction from hornet in Planking screws (Moved by moderator)
This is a simple and smart idea. Thank you for sharing!
Sincere Regards,
Bill
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Bill Hime reacted to jwvolz in Pride of Baltimore II by Blue Pilot - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Nice job Mark, that finished up nicely. I'm looking forward to seeing more as you progress, as I'm a big fan of the POB.
Hopefully 2015 is a better year for you.
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Bill Hime reacted to Blue Pilot in Pride of Baltimore II by Blue Pilot - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
I have not had a lot of time to work on the POB II but based on Russ's comments above I have started working from the top down which seems to be helping to bring the two lines toward running parallel to each other. The chevrons indicate where there is some pinching and narrowing going on especially at bulkhead L and K. Which I think was going to probably happen anyway. Toward the front I still have not fully managed to smooth out things and there is a dip at this butt joint but it seems things are moving in the right direction. At least I think so.
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Bill Hime reacted to russ in Pride of Baltimore II by Blue Pilot - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Mark:
When I plank, I do the upper belt of planking first, then the bottom belt, and then finally the center belt. It looks like yours is coming along fine. However, I would plank that center belt from the top down since it is the upper edges of those planks that are most likely to need spiling.
With the wider spaced bulkheads it is not always possible to get the arrangement of butts to work out perfectly. So long as you get the butts so that there are none lining up on adjacent planks and there is at least a bulkhead or two in between butts with a strake or two between them, it should be fine. When I plank, I mark out on the frames about where the butts will fall so I know ahead of time how they will work out.
Russ
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Bill Hime reacted to Blue Pilot in Pride of Baltimore II by Blue Pilot - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
I then decided that maybe I needed to bring the bottom up. So here are two shots after doing that. My planks will now run smoothly across the bottom. I can see trouble developing at the top that I will have to spill some planks to smooth out that line also. My thinking is to try and get the two areas running horizontally and fill in from front to back in a stair step pattern to better see how each plank needs to be formed at the same time matching up the but joints. So here is where I left off. Please let me know if my approach is flawed, ok or something else. It’s ok to through hard balls too
In the end this will all be painted so in the big scheme of things it does not matter all that much other then I am trying to do it right and it is a means to me becoming a better builder.
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Bill Hime reacted to Blue Pilot in Pride of Baltimore II by Blue Pilot - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
In an effort to improve my own skill I am looking for comments on my planking. Specifically in the photos that follow I started planking from the top and bottom of the hull. This makes perfect sense to me but my trouble lies in trying to match the butt joints to conform with standard planking rules of four bulkheads between buts and but joints separated by three rows. You can see here in order to try and do this I am trying to use a stair step approach but I am not sure if I am going about this right or not? I would appreciate any comments from some of you master craftsmen out there.
Thanks in Advance.
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Bill Hime reacted to jcoby in Pride of Baltimore II by Blue Pilot - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
I installed the coamings first (I assume that's what you mean). They were installed first when the ship was built so I tried to replicate that. I plan on installing the deck furniture just before setting the completed masts.
Here is a pic of how I did the coamings:
And one of the completed deck:
I used black construction paper to simulate the joints, sanded, and scraped the entire deck before applying the conditioner and stain.
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Bill Hime reacted to Blue Pilot in Pride of Baltimore II by Blue Pilot - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Thanks Russ, I appreciate your positive feedback and constructive criticism too.
The final two photos are of how she stands now with port and starboard sides. I have roughly finished out two belts and this brings my progress and this log up to date. It is also an excellent place to stop and enjoy an ice cold drink.
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Bill Hime reacted to Blue Pilot in Pride of Baltimore II by Blue Pilot - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
So I started work on the Port side lower hull on the stealers at the bow and stern. The starboard side I had finished previously but was not that pleased with my craftsman ship. I had done a bit of a ham fisted job of it so was hoping to do a much nicer job on the Port side. I was going to add some comments on the photos but I can’t see how to do that. Any way the photos show I needed to make a plank to cover the area from bulkhead F aft to the stern post. I was really having trouble wrapping my head around this so first I made the first cut along the right half of the plank. I won’t tell you how long I stared at this thing trying to figure out how to draw the next cut. The other photos show the final shaping and finally the plank installed.
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Bill Hime reacted to Blue Pilot in Pride of Baltimore II by Blue Pilot - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
I got a lot done today, started this log, sorted out creating a signature, linking my build log and gallery, and trying to post a picture to my profile. There is a lot of great guides on how to do all that but it took me some time as I am only moderatly proficient when it comes to computers. Next I started on making the plank above and forward of this stealer plank and botched it up as well so I tossed it in the trash and started over. This time it went better but still a gap crept in. Some times this hobby can be so frustrating and I am getting the feeling this may be one of those days. So not much progress but its progress. Its a little agrivating to me as I have been looking forward all week to getting home and doing some planking but I think I am going to take a break for a bit and cut the grass. Sorry for the rant, just needed to vent.
Fair winds my friends!
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Bill Hime reacted to Blue Pilot in Pride of Baltimore II by Blue Pilot - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Today was an excercise in frustration! I planed to start working on the lower hull on the port side. I got distracted by my two puppies and glued the stealer I was fashioning on before the final shaping So after a great deal of trouble removing it I started over. This left some gaps to fill with putty later.
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Bill Hime reacted to jcoby in Pride of Baltimore II by Blue Pilot - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Looking good. I see yours is the probably same version as mine with the planksheer too short at the aft end. You may want to fix that now (or immediately after planking the hull) if the gap bothers you. It's not glaringly obvious that it's wrong unless you are looking for it and know it shouldn't be there. It just looks like stowage boxes in front of the knees. It's much more difficult to fix once the knees and stanchions are in place.
You may also want to put a block of balsa in between the #1 and #2 bulkheads and possibly the #2-#3 space as well. I had some problems with the bulkheads moving aft and the planks wanting to flatten out a bit there. Installing the temporary strakes (as per the instructions) will definitely help with the bulkheads bending. I wish I had.
Doing it over I wish I had used a different stain for the mahogany bits. The minwax mahogany stain comes out far too dark and red. The basswood absorbs the color so readily that it's over-stained. It needs to be more of a brown with a tiny bit of red in it. Maybe more like the dark walnut color or even a custom mix.
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