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Ahoy Jason Thanks for the great deal on the thickness sander and all the wood. It sure went fast. Thanks for all the fun that I and Pickels have had using your wood. Pickels is gone now but later today I am going to look at a 1 year old Russian Blue boy. Maybe I'll have a new supervisor by the time all my wood and sander gets here. Have fun with your family, and no problems with your demanding job. Back to using your wood that's here in stock now. My latest completed ship the 1492 Nina,and the last one Pickels supervised. Great wood makes good models. Thanks Keith Happy Customer since you started.
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Hello Dan Welcome to MSW You had problems with Rustoleum? Did you follow the instructions on the can? Did you listen to your fellow builders in Portland? LOL Hi Dan,just kidding my friend. For those reading I am in the build group with Dan. You have lots of great photos coming up later from Dan's build of this kit.
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Ahoy Chris PLEASE make figures in 1/48 scale also!!!! There's a lot of Cheerful's and other 1/48 ships without a Captain to add scale to our builds. I wish you were making 1/48 sized kits too,I would buy them!!! Thanks Keith
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Ahoy Mates I am working on my Amati Nina 1/65 and need to find out what hitch or knot to use for the lashing lines of the deadeyes for the shrouds on this 1492 ship? It has rails on the bulwarks with some cleats,but the lines for the deadeyes are tied around the rails which are mostly without an open end close to use them like a cleat. I have not been able to find anything about hitching lines to a rail. Here's photos of my Nina with the lashing lines going down from the upper deadeye to thru the deck eye bolt for the lower deadeye,and then up and over the side with tape holding the ends. You can see the rails that have space behind them inbetween the frames. I am sure Pickels would have know,but he's busy building in Heaven now. Next month I am going to get a new supervisor in the Shipyard to train in his place. Thanks Keith
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MS Gunboat Philadelphia Eyebolt/Ringbolt Washers
bear replied to George in MN's topic in Wood ship model kits
Ahoy George What I did was to put the eyebolt thru the bulwark ( the eyebolt surfaces were roughed up with a file ,then used CA to hold it into the drilled hole in the bulwark,add the washer with a small amount of CA to hold it to the hull. By the way I first panted the edges of the washer black BEFORE gluing it to the hull side. Then I used a snipper to cut off the excess length leaving about 1/32 " above the washer. Then I used the snippers and again cut the end 90 deg. to the first cut,which would leave it looking like it was peened over. Try it out on scratch amterial until you get what you want. Like was stated above,most detail can not be seen without mag. glass. You could also glue and eyebolt that doesn't go out thru the hole on the outside of the hull,then make up a washer with a short peened end,and glue the stub end of the bolt washer into the hole. With this you could use plastic washer and rod. Keith -
Great looking planking. I look forward to getting my kit soon. Now back to working to complete my Nina build. Taking your time and getting it right is a long lasting reward when you look at it years later. Keith
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Ahoy Mates As an old tool and diemaker of over 45 years and model maker for over 60, I have used both and for the diamond files I love them on wood and steel for fast cutting and also use steel files. They both have their places. I like the open cutting of the diamond's,they are like sandpaper,but for shapes and controled filing the steel ones are the best. Just make sure they are not stacked on each other or just tossed into a drawer. Check out a jewler's supplier for files,they will have quality ones which cost more but will last you forever. The ones you get at a discount place mostly are not worth the price.
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Ahoy Mates Chad's great model of his Cross Section placed 2nd yesterday at the Fall IPMS Model Show in Clackamas,Oregon that was put on by the Oregon Modelers Society.It was a great Show. People loved your model Chad and your case which is at the same level of workmanship as your Cross Section. Sorry Chad that I placed ahead of you with my Cheerful. Looking forward to your Eagle being in a Show soon. Just wish you were here today. I have your Red Ribbon and Model for you. Thanks for entering your Model in the Show. Go to Oregon Modelers Society's Facebook page or www.woodenshipclass.blogspot.com for photos of the Show, for Chads model photos and all others in the show yesterday. Keith and Pickels
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Ahoy Mates Just less than a week from the Model Show here in Portland,Oregon next Saturday. I will be completing my Cheerful build in the next two days!!! It will be nice to have it completed 5 days from the Show. Here's my last build for the Cheerful. A binnacle out of swiss pear from a photo of one on a boat in the Manatoba Maritime Museum thanks to someone here posting to my question about binnacles for the Cheerful.And to Chuck for his drawing also. Pickels had to help since he wants his 3/4 of the desk space that this model has taken up for months now. He's yelling at me to work faster. I hate to finish it up now since it's been a great build and having learned a lot building it. Keith and Pickels
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Thanks Chuck Your the best my friend. Now I have another thing on my list to be done this week. Getting close. Maybe Pickels will make it tonight for me while I sleep. Keith AND pICKELS
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Ahoy Mates Ending the build of my Cheerful,and what came to mind-where's the binnacle for it and what type did they use for a Royal Navy ship of this tonnage and era? Need help with where to find drawings or illustrations so that I can make one up this week. Have to finish up my build for the upcoming Model Show that it will be entered in on September 22nd . Thanks for the help. Keith and Pickels
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Ahoy Mates What knots or knots are used for the securing line that is used to lash the anchor to the hull or chain plate? No It's not the anchor bend knot to the anchor cable that I am looking for,but the knot used to lash the anchor on my Cheerful to the top rail. Here's my Cheerful and where the anchor is to be secured on the top rail. Is there a book that covers the knots used and where? Thanks Keith
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Ahoy Chuck
Just wanted to show you my progress on my Cheerful. Just over a year now since I started it with Pickels.
Today completed the anchor buoys. It wore out Pickels,so he had to cat nap right where he finished.
Here's what the rest of the ship looks like also.
Thanks for a great subject and kit. Let me know what you think.
Thanks Keith and Pickels
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Ahoy Mates Dan in our building group will be on vacation around the London-Portsmouth area next week ,and wants to know if there are any wooden ship model shops he should go to. Please let me know what the name and location is so I can pass it along to him. He will be at the Mary Rose Museum and area. He's building the Jotika Mary Rose kit,went to the museum the last time he was there,but it was closed. Thanks for the help. Keith
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Ahoy I would build the MSW's Gunboat Philadelphia 1/24 kit. Simple hull shape-flat bottomed,easy curved bow and stern. Basswood used-can be replaced at most hobby shops when you screw up a plank for the hull or decks. And you will need extra wood. Cost is moderate. Simple rigging-no ratlines. 3 large cannons,easy to rig. Easy shape of hull to learn planking on for your first hull. And still learn a lot doing it. Best thing is that it can be completed by those who have little building experence . Our building group started out with this one as our group build. See it at www.woodenshipclass.blogspot.com . It has photos of all our groups model progress. Here's my Gunboat. Keith
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Ahoy Mates Getting near the point where I need to know how the cannon balls and powder was set up on the deck of the Cheerful of this date 1806 with caronnades? Just about finished with all the guns now. Ready to start rigging them. My shipyard supervisor is not feeling chipper today since yesterday he had dental work-cleaning and extractions . Pickels has 12 less teeth today. The cat tooth fairy will visit him with fresh cat nip when he feels better and can enjoy it. He's doing as well as can be expected,today he's sleeping under my feet while I am writing this. Well back to the Cheerful's gun tackle and breaching lines. Keith and Pickels
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Ahoy Mates I have had my SL 1000 since 1971. I have used it very little since I had access to the machines in the die shop I worked in until I retired. Since then I have used it for some parts. I just bought new bearing for it along with belts. Here's what mine looks like with the quick change tool post and auto feed. I just ordered slide feed for the tail stock. So drilling a hole is easy,especially for small drill bits. I have full size Bridgeport J had mill and 12" logan lathe, but they are sometimes too big for the small jobs in modeling. This is the Unimat after I have removed it to out the new bearings into the spindel. I use it in a clear plastic booth that looks like a paint booth. That way I can use it in my work area without throwing chips and sanding dust all over. I have a shop vac conected hose in the back just behind the head stock to pull nything that's created by turning. Keith
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Ahoy Mates Working on the HMS Cheerful now. Wanted to know if the cleats on the bulwarks were painted the red of the bulwarks or left natural wood? I would think they were left natural because the paint would just wear off quickly. Thanks for your input and advice. Pickels is waiting to hear.
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Ahoy Chuck See that your new kit of the English barge is "out of stock" . When will you have them back in stock to sell? I know there must be high demand for it. Sorry to have missed your posting or site that it was for sale. I need one for sure and maybe two. Thanks Keith Glueck Troutdale,Oregon-have sent you an email,but have yet to hear back from you,so here I am.
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Ahoy Mates Trying to find what color the mascot of the 1884 Sequin Tug was. It's a large rooster that was on top of the Pilot House. Need to know what color or colors it was threw the long life of the tug. I am finishing up the Bluejacket kit of it,and am at the point of finishing it up,and the last thing to paint is the rooster. Thanks Keith
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Ahoy Kurt What did the scientist say about using ammonia for bending? What are the negatives as to what it does to wood short term and long? Keith
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Ahoy Kurt I just took two strips out of the ammonia bottle and clamped them on the pilot house to bend to shape. They are 1/32 X 1/16" boxwood. The only wood that I have had problems with is basswood. It has very open grain structure and turns grey throughout when ammonia is used. Works great. I soak mine from a couple of hours to 24 hours. The thinner strips around the Pilot House are 1/32 sq. swiss pear that ammonia was used on. Keith
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Hello Anja
You can see photos on the IPMS Seattle web site. When you get on just pick the Spring Show 2017 gallery. You will see me talking and pointing out something in the photo of my Mary Rose.
Here's what I came home with. And Pickels took over what he considered "His Awards"
Had a great time at the show. Sorry,but I did not take but a few photos due to talking to people about my Mary Rose.And Joe from Seattle who had bested me last year with his sailing ship model,came in second to me this year with his North Sea Anchor Tug in 1/100 totally scratch built. He's a freind of mine who lives in Seattle. I live in Troutdale,Oregon just east of Portland 180 miles south of Seattle. Check out our building groups blog site at www.woodenshipclass.blogspot.com and you can see my progress on all my wooden ship builds and what Iam am and every member's work.
I use Radek's blocks,Syren Minature Rope,deadeyes,Wood Source and Crown Timberyard swiss pear and boxwwod.
Keith
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Thanks Chuck I also have used tape for the iron straps. I use masking tape because it has some texture and is just the right thickness. One time in our building group I was asked how I got the brass strip around the stock so nicely? I then told Bill that I had used masking tape and painted it. He said that I was "cheating!" by not using brass strip material. I told him that if I had not told him what it was that he would have had thought that it was whatever he thought it was. And so it's just up to the builder as to what to use. If it looks great,who cares . For me I would rather make it look as good as it can be with whatever works best. I have plastic models where I have used tape for straps that are over 40 years old now. And they still look the same,so any questions on if it will last or not,has been answered for me. I do use some thin CA on the overlap area of the ends. Thanks Chuck for making such great little projects for the Cheerful. Will be watching for when they are for sale. A Grateful Customer and Happy One! Keith
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Ahoy Chuck When will they be for sale? Using wood is a lot better than having to deal with white metal castings for these type of parts. You end up painting the anchors anyway. And who needs problems with blackening white metal,or paint not sticking to it! Great work as usual Chuck. I have been working on my Cheerful since I finished the Mary Rose. Have you a date when your Barge short kit will be for sale ? Please let us know. I have to plan ahead for the funding since Pickels had to have his tail shortened about two weeks ago now. He's back to the same Pickels in the shipyard here helping me build,but doesn't take up as much space now with only a 2-1/2" long tail! Here he is checking out the Cheerful,and my wales and filler blocks between the gun ports. Thanks Chuck
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