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Stuntflyer got a reaction from WackoWolf in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
The boom sheet is now finished. After coiling a separate length of rope I compressed the coil with tweezers to make it more elongated and then used hair spray to fix the shape.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Mike Y in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
"Running Backstay" assembly completed. Almost!
As per the instructions, the chainplates were made from 28 gauge wire, pendents from .018 black rigging line and running backstays from .018 tan. Additionally, the hooks were made from 28 gauge wire and the blocks are 1/8". I just need to add some rope coils.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from WackoWolf in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
"Running Backstay" assembly completed. Almost!
As per the instructions, the chainplates were made from 28 gauge wire, pendents from .018 black rigging line and running backstays from .018 tan. Additionally, the hooks were made from 28 gauge wire and the blocks are 1/8". I just need to add some rope coils.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Ryland Craze in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
"Running Backstay" assembly completed. Almost!
As per the instructions, the chainplates were made from 28 gauge wire, pendents from .018 black rigging line and running backstays from .018 tan. Additionally, the hooks were made from 28 gauge wire and the blocks are 1/8". I just need to add some rope coils.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from WackoWolf in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
For the shrouds I used the kit supplied .021 black line and seized it with .012 tan line. White glue though better than CA still darkens the tan color more than I would like.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from aviaamator in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I made this simple jig for the chainplates.
The plywood square worked alright but a metal square would be better for large batches as it will hold up longer and not crush when pulling the wire around it.
Here is one glued using CA and then bent to hull shape and painted
The kit supplied deadeyes leave a lot to be desired.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Pete Jaquith in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
Completed gaff assembly and its rigging. My girlfriend thinks the boat is too small and should be at least twice as large. She is afraid to touch it for fear of breaking something. So am I!
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from jburchfield1@wowway.com in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
"Running Backstay" assembly completed. Almost!
As per the instructions, the chainplates were made from 28 gauge wire, pendents from .018 black rigging line and running backstays from .018 tan. Additionally, the hooks were made from 28 gauge wire and the blocks are 1/8". I just need to add some rope coils.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Aussie048 in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
The boom sheet is now finished. After coiling a separate length of rope I compressed the coil with tweezers to make it more elongated and then used hair spray to fix the shape.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Aussie048 in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
Started rigging today. . .
I used a scrape balsa block to hold the boom in position while making the "topping lift". The angle of the boom matches
the plan.
I wanted to make the "topping lift" and rope coil from one piece of rope, if possible. After trying various ways, unsuccessfully, I finally came up with a jig using a 5/32" dowel. I used a tiny amount of thinned white glue to hold the first coil in place.
Once dry, I made the other coils by wrapping 3 more turns around the dowel and gluing again. After removing the dowel, I shaped the coil as best I could and applied more glue to hold everything in place.
As you can see I decided to use a hook instead of seizing the block directly to the mast ring.
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Stuntflyer reacted to jburchfield1@wowway.com in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
For what it's worth coming from a total newbie, you are doing an excellent job on this longboat Stuntflyer.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Aussie048 in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
For the shrouds I used the kit supplied .021 black line and seized it with .012 tan line. White glue though better than CA still darkens the tan color more than I would like.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Ryland Craze in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
For the shrouds I used the kit supplied .021 black line and seized it with .012 tan line. White glue though better than CA still darkens the tan color more than I would like.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from jburchfield1@wowway.com in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
For the shrouds I used the kit supplied .021 black line and seized it with .012 tan line. White glue though better than CA still darkens the tan color more than I would like.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from mtaylor in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
For the shrouds I used the kit supplied .021 black line and seized it with .012 tan line. White glue though better than CA still darkens the tan color more than I would like.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Aussie048 in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I made this simple jig for the chainplates.
The plywood square worked alright but a metal square would be better for large batches as it will hold up longer and not crush when pulling the wire around it.
Here is one glued using CA and then bent to hull shape and painted
The kit supplied deadeyes leave a lot to be desired.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from dgbot in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I made this simple jig for the chainplates.
The plywood square worked alright but a metal square would be better for large batches as it will hold up longer and not crush when pulling the wire around it.
Here is one glued using CA and then bent to hull shape and painted
The kit supplied deadeyes leave a lot to be desired.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from tlevine in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I made this simple jig for the chainplates.
The plywood square worked alright but a metal square would be better for large batches as it will hold up longer and not crush when pulling the wire around it.
Here is one glued using CA and then bent to hull shape and painted
The kit supplied deadeyes leave a lot to be desired.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from Ryland Craze in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I made this simple jig for the chainplates.
The plywood square worked alright but a metal square would be better for large batches as it will hold up longer and not crush when pulling the wire around it.
Here is one glued using CA and then bent to hull shape and painted
The kit supplied deadeyes leave a lot to be desired.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from BobF in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
I made this simple jig for the chainplates.
The plywood square worked alright but a metal square would be better for large batches as it will hold up longer and not crush when pulling the wire around it.
Here is one glued using CA and then bent to hull shape and painted
The kit supplied deadeyes leave a lot to be desired.
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Stuntflyer reacted to Chuck in 18th Century Longboat by Nirvana - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
Persistence and practice....I dont use any clips. I use CA which is fast setting to glue teh planking and make sure they are bent to fit without any force bending.
Chuck
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Stuntflyer reacted to Nirvana in 18th Century Longboat by Nirvana - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
And the outcome of the garboard planks.
Sorry for the shaded areas.
Came out much better than I expected.
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Stuntflyer reacted to Nirvana in 18th Century Longboat by Nirvana - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
While I had the port garboard plank drying in place I saw what I didn't like with the starboard side.
After some delicate knife work I had been able to remove the plank and made a new one and got much better fit.
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Stuntflyer got a reaction from WackoWolf in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
Looking at the location of the oarlocks on the kit plan, it appears that there is a mistake on the port side near bulkhead "B". Drawing a straight line down from both sides of bulkhead "B" shows that this oarlock is located where a chainplate will be. The photo above shows that I placed this oarlock according to plan. Looks like I will have to relocate this oarlock aft to make room for the chainplate. Looking at Chucks build you can see that's exactly what he did. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/629-18th-century-english-longboat-by-chuck-c1760/page-2
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Stuntflyer reacted to jburchfield1@wowway.com in 18th Century Longboat by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - Model Shipways
Even closeup you can't even tell it was broken!
Amazing work!
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