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  1. KenW
    Whatever you decide. You are one of the 'Masters'. March on!
  2. KenW
    Congrats on another superb build. An excellent example of your skill. I look forward to following your new build. Cheers.
  3. KenW
    Good to see you building and blogging again. Your boat looks great.
  4. KenW
    Great work as usual. One questions: Did you do the puddening by hand, or use Chuck's tool? Thanks.
  5. KenW
    I agree about placing the buckets with the guns. In looking through all my books, I don't see any rails filled with buckets. Petersen's has a similar rail configuration but instead of buckets, there were blocks at the base of the posts for the lines that belayed to the rail. During action, I'm sure the buckets would be next to the guns. I don't know where the buckets would be when the boat was in port.
  6. KenW
    Thanks Dave, Martin, Jon and 'CDM67', and all the 'likes'. Jon - I used a 5/32 basswood dowel. I cut a 1 inch long piece and put it in my electric drill (it wouldn't fit in my Dremel) and turned slowly. The tricky part was getting the pin hole in the exact center. I started with a 1/16 drill bit, then a 3/32 bit, and finally a 1/8 bit. The drill bits were held in my hand. Then I used a sanding stick to file down the bucket and create a narrower base. At that point I applied the Wood Hardener, and once dry used a #74 drill for the rope handle holes. The last thing was to cut off the extra dowel; it's much easier to do everything with that extra length. Hope this helps.
  7. KenW
    Doc - This model is looking great! Are there pieces of ply attached to the stern to help shape the balsa? Cheers.
  8. KenW
    Well, I made the buckets. There were a few mistakes along the way and I’m thankful for Min-Wax Wood Hardener. I managed to get 6 buckets in the end. However, my first effort at making the ‘rail’ to hold the buckets shattered. I‘ll have to keep trying. The tree nailing on the quarter deck still needs to be done. But, all in good time.
  9. KenW
    Great work Jon. My understanding is that the staff at the stern was only used when the boat was in port. Not sure about when the boat was at sea - watching here to follow your research. Cheers.
  10. KenW
    The quarter deck is planked. I still can’t understand why I have so much trouble getting the shape of the planks to be as precise as some of my small furniture. Next is to make kevels and add cleats and stuff. Also, I’m going to have to have a go at making buckets. There doesn’t seem to be anyway to avoid it.
  11. KenW
    Great looking model. And don't worry about having to rip things out and doing them over. Everyone in my club says they have to do that all the time. Keep up the excellent work.
  12. KenW
    Chuck - I really like your hanging coils, but have never been able to get them right. So, do we get a tutorial on making proper hanging coils?
  13. KenW
    Thanks for the comments Dave, John and Greg; and to all the 'likes'. And John: I hope to bring the model to the April or May meeting when it is ready for launch. Cheers.
  14. KenW
    Good to hear from you Bob. Thanks.
  15. KenW
    Thanks EJ
  16. KenW
    My stern is complete with the decorative carvings, forward transom and fashion pieces. I’m happy with the results. I also added the aft windows, as per the Hahn plans. The MS kit supplied die cast metal windows, but they were the same as the ones supplied with the Fair American kit. I can't have the same windows on two models. And, whenever there is a discrepancy between the kit and the Hahn plans, I go with the Hahn plans. So now it’s on to the planking of the forecastle and quarter decks. The first photo was actually taken with the boat upside down. Two more with the boat right side up.
  17. KenW
    Thanks Martin, and for the 'likes'.
  18. KenW
    Thanks Bob, Dave and EJ_L for your encouraging words. And thanks Jon for the push to attempt the carvings. I'm working on carving the forward part of the transom and the fashion pieces. Then everything will be glued together and, hopefully, look great. Cheers.
  19. KenW
    The walnut sheets arrived from Crown Timberland and I proceeded to create the ‘back splash’. I made some small floral-type carvings and put a trim around the ‘back splash’. Then glued the all carvings glued in place. The look is similar to the transom of several models including the Confederacy and Syren. The question is whether the carvings are one piece that extends beyond the width of the stern, or is the transom wide, like the kit supplied piece, with the carvings added. My solution assumes the later, and I like the look. However, I don’t know if what I did is historically accurate. Going by the MS and Howard Hahn plans, it’s hard to get an absolute answer.
  20. KenW
    Great work as usual. I think I'd go with natural trucks with red axles. Just my vote.
  21. KenW
    Thanks. I will try all of these techniques.
  22. KenW
    Your gun barrels look impressive. One problem I have, is that it seems no matter how many coats of paint I apply to the metal barrels, whenever I touch the barrel, some paint is removed and the brass color shows. Is that due to the paint I use? Or, do I need to apply more coats? I don't use an air brush. Thanks.
  23. KenW
    Thanks Jon and Martin. I definitely agree that the SMSNJ is a great club. And not only because of Chuck. There are a lot of top class modelers there. I think laminating is a great idea. Look at the MS model Confederacy's stern. You will see that the large decorations are individually made. The documentation for that model is available free from the Model Expo site. Cheers. Oh yeah, the snake was made using a drill, needle files and an x-acto knife.
  24. KenW
    WOW, great build and a really cool looking boat. That stern is very high. Were there any problems with the boat being top heavy? You're off to an excellent start. Cheers.
  25. KenW
    Thanks EJ. I'll check out your La Couronne.

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