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About CaptMorgan

  • Birthday 11/25/1956

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    Michigan
  • Interests
    International Motorsports Association (IMSA) - a division of NASCAR - I drive truck for them.
    Camping
    Harley Davidson
    And of course, trying to build model ships......

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  1.    CaptMorgan reacted to a post in a topic: Sloop Speedwell 1752 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - Ketch Rigged Sloop - POF
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  17. CaptMorgan
    The sweep port and the gunport base have not been glued in yet so I can take them out to trim them before I glue them in. They were there to help with alignment. From everything I have seen so far those upper frame joints will be hidden by planking so I decided to not trim those. Hopefully I'm not wrong....
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  22. CaptMorgan
    Well, it has been a long time since my last update but I have been making some good progress. So I live in Florida and do the snowbird thing in the summer. I took all of the frames up north with me so I could have something to do up there. The only issue I found was I was missing an upper frame 9 and I had 3 uppers for frame 10. I let Chuck know & he will take care of it. I just need an upper for frame 9 but will wait till whenever I order Chapter 3 sometime in the future. I wont be needing it for a while. Everything fit together real good and there were no other problems that I have encountered. I got the frames all assembled, sanded, and ready to install. Below are a few pics to show where I am at this point. I went ahead and put in the tree nails into all of the tall frames, short ones will come later. I also put WOP on all of the fore and aft sides of the frames because they will be to close together to do later. By far the biggest challenge is to keep everything as square and spaced as possible. Just have to take your time & follow Chucks awesome instructions. I think I'm off to a pretty good start. Moving on --- one frame at a time.... Steve
  23. CaptMorgan started following HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Erik W - 1:48 scale , Sloop Speedwell 1752 by Freebird (Rick) - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:32 Scale - POF , Speedwell 1752 by Seventynet (Ian) - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:32 Scale - POF Sloop and 6 others
  24. CaptMorgan
    I've been making a little progress and got the keel finished up. Thought I would throw a few pictures of where we stand so far... I have the build board all set to go. I pretty much followed Mikes lead - can't go wrong doing that.... Next up will be attaching the false keel - seems I forgot that till I seen the pictures... After that I think I will put on some WOP that to protect what I have done so far. Then fixing the plans to the build board. So far --- so good... Thanks for looking in. Steve
  25. CaptMorgan
    Someone was looking for places to get copies of the plans in another thread. I got 3 done at the local UPS store while I waited. Only $4 per sheet. I took the plans to them on a USB. Worked out pretty good... thought I would let everyone know....
  26. CaptMorgan
    Thanks Mike & Chuck -- and the likes. I'm not in any hurry - I just have an abundance of spare time right now. That will be probably be coming to a end when I head back north in about a month.
  27. CaptMorgan
    Hello everyone: Just a quick update. I got the stem tapered for the figurehead and also have the rabbet installed. Moving on to assemble the front apron all the little wedges for that. Little steps... Steve
  28. CaptMorgan
    Hello everyone: This seems to be the day to start Speedwell logs. I received my first 2 chapters about a week ago. I don't think I will be buildings as fast as some others but I have started and we are off & running. My only thought so far is when attaching the two curved pieces together make sure they are as exact as possible. Mine were off a little, and then you have to sand them to get a good fit with the stem assembly. And trust me - you don't want to sand any mating surfaces you don't have to... I think I finally got a decent fit. It took a lot of extra time but worth it. Now a little extra sanding for the figurehead and the fancy piece on the top. Then it will be time to get the plans out and lay the keel. I also hope we can start a group build. It might encourage a few others to join us. All for now Steve
  29. CaptMorgan
    Wow - I know you said this was going to be a very detailed model - but damn.... Love the details. Hope the will be part of the kit - or at least available. Awesome stuff....
  30. CaptMorgan
    Thanks for the update...👍
  31. CaptMorgan
    Beautiful work -- always look forward to your updates.... Keep it up!!!
  32. CaptMorgan
    Very nice -- one of the cleanest model I have seen.... 👍
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  34. CaptMorgan
    Well, I'm calling the Winnie a finished ship. Well, 99.5% finished. Everything is done with the exception of installing the bumpkins and the ships lantern. Both of which are ready to install but the model has a trip from Michigan to Florida ahead of it so I'm going to wait in installing those for safety reasons. And I almost forgot the 2 seats of ease which will be installed tomorrow. Below are a few last pictures. It has been a fun journey and it sure would not have turned out as good as it did without all the tips & project logs of those before me. Thank everyone for all the likes & comments. They sure help to keep me motivated. A special thank you to Chuck for the plans and everything to make this possible. It is a beautiful model...... Time to clean up the shop & get things ready for the next project. Steve
  35. CaptMorgan
    Just a short update since I am officially done with Chapter 11. I am still debating about adding the swivel gun but they are easily added later. Moving on to the last chapter. I will have to keep reminding my self to be patient & take my time... Steve
  36. CaptMorgan
    Wow - I can't believe it has been almost a whole year since my last update. Mostly because I have been in Florida all winter while the ship has been chillin in Michigan. Anyway, I have been back in the shop for a while and am in the process of finishing up Chapter 11. While not done yet it is pretty close. Some photos of the current state of affairs is below. Finished up the gangways & ladders. It was nice to finish up the inside details I have to finish attaching the chain links, the fenders & steps and clean up the nail heads & some other little details. Then I'll be moving on to Chapter 12 in a while. Looking forward to that.... Steve
  37. CaptMorgan
    Beautiful job Rusty. Love the cherry wood and you did a fine job. Congrats!!!

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