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Stuntflyer reacted to Erik W in 18th Century Longboat by Erik W - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:48 - First wooden ship build
Per,
Tapering the mast using that method worked well (I'll post a photo tomorrow). I was concerned I would wind up taking off too much material by accident, but using medium grit sandpaper gave me the control I needed. I think the total time to get the mast down to the way I wanted it was about 2 hours. Take your time . . . measure frequently.
Erik
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Stuntflyer reacted to druxey in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Very nice and neat work there, Mike. Well done!
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from PeteB in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
I was able to finish the Skylight today. I applied some semi-gloss varnish to the windows which helped them look a bit more authentic and shows up nicely fairly close up.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from EdT in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
While working on the hull planking, I managed to get a few of the deck fittings completed. The gratings were made completely from scratch. Inspired by Chuck's kit tutorial, I was able to come up with a method to complete them.The Windlass was made from the kit.
After the gratings were cut on the table saw, I edge bent them to the approximate camber.
After bending back each grating slightly to the exact camber, 1/32" tabs were glued to the bottom of each grating for support.
Similar to the one from the kit, the gratings were then placed in a jig I made on the table saw.
The grating strips were inserted into the jig. Two temporary grating strips were inserted, one at each end, to keep the gratings parallel to one another. After making sure that everything was square, I glued .045 x .045 flat strips to the grating strips to complete the grating.
I made this jig for establishing the roundup once the grating and coaming were combined.
I had a lot of fun making the Windlass. Again, I decided to spray paint the colors. This photo shows the setup for spray painting.
The completed Windlass
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from aviaamator in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
While working on the hull planking, I managed to get a few of the deck fittings completed. The gratings were made completely from scratch. Inspired by Chuck's kit tutorial, I was able to come up with a method to complete them.The Windlass was made from the kit.
After the gratings were cut on the table saw, I edge bent them to the approximate camber.
After bending back each grating slightly to the exact camber, 1/32" tabs were glued to the bottom of each grating for support.
Similar to the one from the kit, the gratings were then placed in a jig I made on the table saw.
The grating strips were inserted into the jig. Two temporary grating strips were inserted, one at each end, to keep the gratings parallel to one another. After making sure that everything was square, I glued .045 x .045 flat strips to the grating strips to complete the grating.
I made this jig for establishing the roundup once the grating and coaming were combined.
I had a lot of fun making the Windlass. Again, I decided to spray paint the colors. This photo shows the setup for spray painting.
The completed Windlass
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Stuntflyer reacted to michael mott in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
First time visiting Mike, beautiful job on the planking, I would be more than happy with those results. The other parts look very nice as well.
Michael
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Archi in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
I was able to finish the Skylight today. I applied some semi-gloss varnish to the windows which helped them look a bit more authentic and shows up nicely fairly close up.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from fatih79 in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
I was able to finish the Skylight today. I applied some semi-gloss varnish to the windows which helped them look a bit more authentic and shows up nicely fairly close up.
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Stuntflyer reacted to Gahm in US Brig Syren by Gahm - Model Shipways
I finished the remaining 11 carronade barrels. I used Cladercraft’s 18 pdr barrels (image 1) which - as already mentioned several times in this forum - fit Chuck’s Syren carronade drawings very nicely. I modified them a little by reducing the elevation screw holder in size (image 2a, lower barrel original size, upper barrel reduced size), milled 2 slots for breech ring and gun sight pieces (images 2b and 2c), milled a flat area over the predrilled hole to mount a little brass cube with a pin as basis for the barrel hinge (image 1 and image 3a), and after silver soldering, drilling the hinge hole, and a “little clean-up” with a rotary tool and diamond burr ended up with the finished barrel (image 3b). Image 4 shows the 11 finished carronade barrels after blackening and coating them with Model Master’s Flat Lacquer overcoat.
Thomas
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from wyz in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
I was able to finish the Skylight today. I applied some semi-gloss varnish to the windows which helped them look a bit more authentic and shows up nicely fairly close up.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Archi in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
I'm finally finished planking the outer hull. I don't know if all Cutters are difficult to plank, especially aft, but this one surely was.
Even though the bulkheads are spaced close together, the planks seemed to flatten slightly between some of them. I suppose that this is normal but it did require some additional sanding in order to get the right shape. I'm wondering if inserting spacers between the bulkheads before fairing the hull might have prevented this. Anyway, so much for my nitpicking! I'm still doing a bit of sanding here and there but I'm getting close to the end. I will apply some Wipe-on Poly to the hull after the Stern Post is attached.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from egkb in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
I was able to finish the Skylight today. I applied some semi-gloss varnish to the windows which helped them look a bit more authentic and shows up nicely fairly close up.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from dvm27 in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
I was able to finish the Skylight today. I applied some semi-gloss varnish to the windows which helped them look a bit more authentic and shows up nicely fairly close up.
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Stuntflyer reacted to michael mott in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Chuck - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - kit prototype
Chuck I always enjoy seeing your updates, always something new to learn, and yes your workmanship is inspiring.
Michael
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from KenW in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
I was able to finish the Skylight today. I applied some semi-gloss varnish to the windows which helped them look a bit more authentic and shows up nicely fairly close up.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Canute in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Hi Maury,
I would say that around 4-5 coats, not too dry, gives the right coverage.
Mike
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from PeteB in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
While working on the hull planking, I managed to get a few of the deck fittings completed. The gratings were made completely from scratch. Inspired by Chuck's kit tutorial, I was able to come up with a method to complete them.The Windlass was made from the kit.
After the gratings were cut on the table saw, I edge bent them to the approximate camber.
After bending back each grating slightly to the exact camber, 1/32" tabs were glued to the bottom of each grating for support.
Similar to the one from the kit, the gratings were then placed in a jig I made on the table saw.
The grating strips were inserted into the jig. Two temporary grating strips were inserted, one at each end, to keep the gratings parallel to one another. After making sure that everything was square, I glued .045 x .045 flat strips to the grating strips to complete the grating.
I made this jig for establishing the roundup once the grating and coaming were combined.
I had a lot of fun making the Windlass. Again, I decided to spray paint the colors. This photo shows the setup for spray painting.
The completed Windlass
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from mtaylor in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
Hi Maury,
I would say that around 4-5 coats, not too dry, gives the right coverage.
Mike
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Archi in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
While working on the hull planking, I managed to get a few of the deck fittings completed. The gratings were made completely from scratch. Inspired by Chuck's kit tutorial, I was able to come up with a method to complete them.The Windlass was made from the kit.
After the gratings were cut on the table saw, I edge bent them to the approximate camber.
After bending back each grating slightly to the exact camber, 1/32" tabs were glued to the bottom of each grating for support.
Similar to the one from the kit, the gratings were then placed in a jig I made on the table saw.
The grating strips were inserted into the jig. Two temporary grating strips were inserted, one at each end, to keep the gratings parallel to one another. After making sure that everything was square, I glued .045 x .045 flat strips to the grating strips to complete the grating.
I made this jig for establishing the roundup once the grating and coaming were combined.
I had a lot of fun making the Windlass. Again, I decided to spray paint the colors. This photo shows the setup for spray painting.
The completed Windlass
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from fatih79 in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
While working on the hull planking, I managed to get a few of the deck fittings completed. The gratings were made completely from scratch. Inspired by Chuck's kit tutorial, I was able to come up with a method to complete them.The Windlass was made from the kit.
After the gratings were cut on the table saw, I edge bent them to the approximate camber.
After bending back each grating slightly to the exact camber, 1/32" tabs were glued to the bottom of each grating for support.
Similar to the one from the kit, the gratings were then placed in a jig I made on the table saw.
The grating strips were inserted into the jig. Two temporary grating strips were inserted, one at each end, to keep the gratings parallel to one another. After making sure that everything was square, I glued .045 x .045 flat strips to the grating strips to complete the grating.
I made this jig for establishing the roundup once the grating and coaming were combined.
I had a lot of fun making the Windlass. Again, I decided to spray paint the colors. This photo shows the setup for spray painting.
The completed Windlass
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from druxey in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
While working on the hull planking, I managed to get a few of the deck fittings completed. The gratings were made completely from scratch. Inspired by Chuck's kit tutorial, I was able to come up with a method to complete them.The Windlass was made from the kit.
After the gratings were cut on the table saw, I edge bent them to the approximate camber.
After bending back each grating slightly to the exact camber, 1/32" tabs were glued to the bottom of each grating for support.
Similar to the one from the kit, the gratings were then placed in a jig I made on the table saw.
The grating strips were inserted into the jig. Two temporary grating strips were inserted, one at each end, to keep the gratings parallel to one another. After making sure that everything was square, I glued .045 x .045 flat strips to the grating strips to complete the grating.
I made this jig for establishing the roundup once the grating and coaming were combined.
I had a lot of fun making the Windlass. Again, I decided to spray paint the colors. This photo shows the setup for spray painting.
The completed Windlass
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from mikegerber in Armed Virginia Sloop by GuntherMT - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1:48
Hi Brian,
You've done a great job on the ship. I especially like the rigging work you have done. Must be nice working with quality rigging line.
Mike
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Canute in Armed Virginia Sloop by GuntherMT - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale 1:48
Hi Brian,
You've done a great job on the ship. I especially like the rigging work you have done. Must be nice working with quality rigging line.
Mike
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Canute in Cutter Cheerful 1806 by rafine - FINISHED
Looking really nice Bob! Do you ever sleep?
Mike
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from davyboy in HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale
While working on the hull planking, I managed to get a few of the deck fittings completed. The gratings were made completely from scratch. Inspired by Chuck's kit tutorial, I was able to come up with a method to complete them.The Windlass was made from the kit.
After the gratings were cut on the table saw, I edge bent them to the approximate camber.
After bending back each grating slightly to the exact camber, 1/32" tabs were glued to the bottom of each grating for support.
Similar to the one from the kit, the gratings were then placed in a jig I made on the table saw.
The grating strips were inserted into the jig. Two temporary grating strips were inserted, one at each end, to keep the gratings parallel to one another. After making sure that everything was square, I glued .045 x .045 flat strips to the grating strips to complete the grating.
I made this jig for establishing the roundup once the grating and coaming were combined.
I had a lot of fun making the Windlass. Again, I decided to spray paint the colors. This photo shows the setup for spray painting.
The completed Windlass
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