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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from WackoWolf in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Hi Mark,
She looks great to me. I have had my my own issues with those pesky extreme close ups. I also agree with you on those tiny scales.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from mtaylor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Hi Mark,
She looks great to me. I have had my my own issues with those pesky extreme close ups. I also agree with you on those tiny scales.
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Jack Panzeca reacted to mtaylor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Oh how time flies when we're having fun.....
Ok.. got the shop back into shipyard mode and I'm working on the gunports. I have to thin the frames down some (to 1/16" at the ports) so that their wide enough... Done!!!!
I then have to put in the sills, paying particular attention to the location at each end of the each sill. I still check each one. So far, 6 have been done. I also check each one with check tool made from some yellowheart. Actually not made. Turns out the pen blank I bought as a sample to see what yellowheart looked like was about 1/64" inch too big. A quick bit of sanding and it's perfect for the job.
I'm scratching my head as Hahn made most of his ships in 1:96 and just a few in bigger scales. How the heck did thin the frames for the ports or get the level of detail he got, I'll never know.
Anyway.. the pic. And like the rest of us, right now I'm hating the macro setting.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from Archi in The Byrnes Saw "inside and around"
I just happen to have both saws and the Micro Mark feather board set and extended fence.
This is the older Micro Mark (Proxxon) saw with the extended fence and feather board.
This one is the Byrnes saw with the Micro Mark accessories and as you can see the slot is larger on the Byrnes saw. You could probably solve the problem pretty easily by replacing the aluminum piece with a custom wood part. The opening in the extended fence is not wide enough to fit over the Byrnes fence.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from Vivian Galad in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
Hi Brian, Grant and Vivian,
Thanks for looking in and your kind words. Completion is really getting close. Thanks, as always, to the "likes".
I will head out tomorrow for the Nautical Research Guild conference and hopefully soak up tons of information.
See you when I return.
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Jack Panzeca reacted to mtaylor in The NRG annual Conference in St Louis 2014.
Have great time, one and all. I raise a glass to you on Thursday night.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from J11 in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
Hi Mobbsie, Thanks for stopping by. I am really looking forward to the next adventure. Thanks to you and Grant for letting me play.
Thanks also to the "likes" they are always appreciated.
Time for a small update. I have been working on the fiddly bits. The kit supplied parts are plywood or plastic so they needed to be cloned into a more natural material. The cleats, blocks, spar and oar holders were all scratched from oak.
The plywood cradle was remade out of Mahogany.
The rudder is mounted loosely until I blacken the brass pin head, The cleats and oar holders are mounted.
I milled slots into bits of left over oar handle to act as keepers for the rudder suspension leather piece. I have not completely figured out how to terminate them. You can see them closer up in the second picture.
The paint tests are finally over. I had some trouble finding the correct paint that would not creep under the masking tape. My oldest daughter paints a lot of fabric and both she and the Admiral recommended a brand named Tulip. It is the stripe on the left and the obvious choice.
The sail painting and rigging are next but I am heading to St Louis for the NRG meeting so they must wait.
Thanks for looking.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from maddog33 in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
Hi Mobbsie, Thanks for stopping by. I am really looking forward to the next adventure. Thanks to you and Grant for letting me play.
Thanks also to the "likes" they are always appreciated.
Time for a small update. I have been working on the fiddly bits. The kit supplied parts are plywood or plastic so they needed to be cloned into a more natural material. The cleats, blocks, spar and oar holders were all scratched from oak.
The plywood cradle was remade out of Mahogany.
The rudder is mounted loosely until I blacken the brass pin head, The cleats and oar holders are mounted.
I milled slots into bits of left over oar handle to act as keepers for the rudder suspension leather piece. I have not completely figured out how to terminate them. You can see them closer up in the second picture.
The paint tests are finally over. I had some trouble finding the correct paint that would not creep under the masking tape. My oldest daughter paints a lot of fabric and both she and the Admiral recommended a brand named Tulip. It is the stripe on the left and the obvious choice.
The sail painting and rigging are next but I am heading to St Louis for the NRG meeting so they must wait.
Thanks for looking.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from Bill Hime in The Byrnes Saw "inside and around"
I just happen to have both saws and the Micro Mark feather board set and extended fence.
This is the older Micro Mark (Proxxon) saw with the extended fence and feather board.
This one is the Byrnes saw with the Micro Mark accessories and as you can see the slot is larger on the Byrnes saw. You could probably solve the problem pretty easily by replacing the aluminum piece with a custom wood part. The opening in the extended fence is not wide enough to fit over the Byrnes fence.
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Jack Panzeca reacted to WBlakeny in Corsair by WBlakeny - FINISHED - 1:32 - SMALL - Bermuda boat - First scratch build
Time to prepare the wales and the planks.
Cutting the wales from a piece of Ebony.
And passing them through the thickness planer to get a smooth surface.
Setting up the width for the planks.
And cutting them from Cherry of 1mm thick.
Planking the transom and the counter
After sanding.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from tadheus in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
Hi Marc,
This is the best result of my "bug and flower" hunt last week.
I am trying to work out attending the NRG Conference.
Good luck on your "Utrecht" I will follow along when you start the log. I finished the Oseberg nails (unless I decide to nail the deck planking). I am working on the deck planking now. I should have an update soon.
Thanks for dropping in.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from cristikc in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
Hi Mobbsie, Thanks for stopping by. I am really looking forward to the next adventure. Thanks to you and Grant for letting me play.
Thanks also to the "likes" they are always appreciated.
Time for a small update. I have been working on the fiddly bits. The kit supplied parts are plywood or plastic so they needed to be cloned into a more natural material. The cleats, blocks, spar and oar holders were all scratched from oak.
The plywood cradle was remade out of Mahogany.
The rudder is mounted loosely until I blacken the brass pin head, The cleats and oar holders are mounted.
I milled slots into bits of left over oar handle to act as keepers for the rudder suspension leather piece. I have not completely figured out how to terminate them. You can see them closer up in the second picture.
The paint tests are finally over. I had some trouble finding the correct paint that would not creep under the masking tape. My oldest daughter paints a lot of fabric and both she and the Admiral recommended a brand named Tulip. It is the stripe on the left and the obvious choice.
The sail painting and rigging are next but I am heading to St Louis for the NRG meeting so they must wait.
Thanks for looking.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from maddog33 in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
The ship has come to a nice milestone so I decided to take some studio shots for this update.
This is what the set looks like. I pulled out the big Spiderlite soft boxes for the shoot.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from maddog33 in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
Here is the oar update, I have been working a little slower lately because a little consulting work has gotten in the way of hobby time and the Oseberg is a birthday present for the Admiral and her birthday is not until late December. I don't want to finish it too early because then I will have to come up with another present.
The first step was to cut oak strips 2x12.5 mm. I cut five strips and taped them together and copied the shape of the kit supplied paddle portion, then cut them into individual pieces. Originally I intended to cut them out with a scroll saw but since there was so little material to remove I just used a 1 inch belt sander. I cut the notch where the dowel joins the paddle with the scroll saw and filed it out to the correct size.
For the round portion of the oar I cut 3x3 mm square dowel and routed off all four corners and got them close to round and finished them off in a drill motor with hand held sandpaper. The routing was tricky since the dowel is so small so I rigged a feather board and guide to keep my fingers away from the blade.
Then I sanded one end flat to fit into the paddle and the other end reduced the circumference to make it into a handle. The last step was to glue them together and finish the fine sanding. There were a lot of steps and a LOT of sanding in this process. 30 oars stained and ready to row.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from Salty Sea Dog in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
Hi Mobbsie, Thanks for stopping by. I am really looking forward to the next adventure. Thanks to you and Grant for letting me play.
Thanks also to the "likes" they are always appreciated.
Time for a small update. I have been working on the fiddly bits. The kit supplied parts are plywood or plastic so they needed to be cloned into a more natural material. The cleats, blocks, spar and oar holders were all scratched from oak.
The plywood cradle was remade out of Mahogany.
The rudder is mounted loosely until I blacken the brass pin head, The cleats and oar holders are mounted.
I milled slots into bits of left over oar handle to act as keepers for the rudder suspension leather piece. I have not completely figured out how to terminate them. You can see them closer up in the second picture.
The paint tests are finally over. I had some trouble finding the correct paint that would not creep under the masking tape. My oldest daughter paints a lot of fabric and both she and the Admiral recommended a brand named Tulip. It is the stripe on the left and the obvious choice.
The sail painting and rigging are next but I am heading to St Louis for the NRG meeting so they must wait.
Thanks for looking.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in The Byrnes Saw "inside and around"
I just happen to have both saws and the Micro Mark feather board set and extended fence.
This is the older Micro Mark (Proxxon) saw with the extended fence and feather board.
This one is the Byrnes saw with the Micro Mark accessories and as you can see the slot is larger on the Byrnes saw. You could probably solve the problem pretty easily by replacing the aluminum piece with a custom wood part. The opening in the extended fence is not wide enough to fit over the Byrnes fence.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from Bill Hime in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
Hi Mobbsie, Thanks for stopping by. I am really looking forward to the next adventure. Thanks to you and Grant for letting me play.
Thanks also to the "likes" they are always appreciated.
Time for a small update. I have been working on the fiddly bits. The kit supplied parts are plywood or plastic so they needed to be cloned into a more natural material. The cleats, blocks, spar and oar holders were all scratched from oak.
The plywood cradle was remade out of Mahogany.
The rudder is mounted loosely until I blacken the brass pin head, The cleats and oar holders are mounted.
I milled slots into bits of left over oar handle to act as keepers for the rudder suspension leather piece. I have not completely figured out how to terminate them. You can see them closer up in the second picture.
The paint tests are finally over. I had some trouble finding the correct paint that would not creep under the masking tape. My oldest daughter paints a lot of fabric and both she and the Admiral recommended a brand named Tulip. It is the stripe on the left and the obvious choice.
The sail painting and rigging are next but I am heading to St Louis for the NRG meeting so they must wait.
Thanks for looking.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from bart430 in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
Hi Mobbsie, Thanks for stopping by. I am really looking forward to the next adventure. Thanks to you and Grant for letting me play.
Thanks also to the "likes" they are always appreciated.
Time for a small update. I have been working on the fiddly bits. The kit supplied parts are plywood or plastic so they needed to be cloned into a more natural material. The cleats, blocks, spar and oar holders were all scratched from oak.
The plywood cradle was remade out of Mahogany.
The rudder is mounted loosely until I blacken the brass pin head, The cleats and oar holders are mounted.
I milled slots into bits of left over oar handle to act as keepers for the rudder suspension leather piece. I have not completely figured out how to terminate them. You can see them closer up in the second picture.
The paint tests are finally over. I had some trouble finding the correct paint that would not creep under the masking tape. My oldest daughter paints a lot of fabric and both she and the Admiral recommended a brand named Tulip. It is the stripe on the left and the obvious choice.
The sail painting and rigging are next but I am heading to St Louis for the NRG meeting so they must wait.
Thanks for looking.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from shipcarpenter in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
Hi Mobbsie, Thanks for stopping by. I am really looking forward to the next adventure. Thanks to you and Grant for letting me play.
Thanks also to the "likes" they are always appreciated.
Time for a small update. I have been working on the fiddly bits. The kit supplied parts are plywood or plastic so they needed to be cloned into a more natural material. The cleats, blocks, spar and oar holders were all scratched from oak.
The plywood cradle was remade out of Mahogany.
The rudder is mounted loosely until I blacken the brass pin head, The cleats and oar holders are mounted.
I milled slots into bits of left over oar handle to act as keepers for the rudder suspension leather piece. I have not completely figured out how to terminate them. You can see them closer up in the second picture.
The paint tests are finally over. I had some trouble finding the correct paint that would not creep under the masking tape. My oldest daughter paints a lot of fabric and both she and the Admiral recommended a brand named Tulip. It is the stripe on the left and the obvious choice.
The sail painting and rigging are next but I am heading to St Louis for the NRG meeting so they must wait.
Thanks for looking.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from Bindy in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
Hi Mobbsie, Thanks for stopping by. I am really looking forward to the next adventure. Thanks to you and Grant for letting me play.
Thanks also to the "likes" they are always appreciated.
Time for a small update. I have been working on the fiddly bits. The kit supplied parts are plywood or plastic so they needed to be cloned into a more natural material. The cleats, blocks, spar and oar holders were all scratched from oak.
The plywood cradle was remade out of Mahogany.
The rudder is mounted loosely until I blacken the brass pin head, The cleats and oar holders are mounted.
I milled slots into bits of left over oar handle to act as keepers for the rudder suspension leather piece. I have not completely figured out how to terminate them. You can see them closer up in the second picture.
The paint tests are finally over. I had some trouble finding the correct paint that would not creep under the masking tape. My oldest daughter paints a lot of fabric and both she and the Admiral recommended a brand named Tulip. It is the stripe on the left and the obvious choice.
The sail painting and rigging are next but I am heading to St Louis for the NRG meeting so they must wait.
Thanks for looking.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from flying_dutchman2 in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
Hi Mobbsie, Thanks for stopping by. I am really looking forward to the next adventure. Thanks to you and Grant for letting me play.
Thanks also to the "likes" they are always appreciated.
Time for a small update. I have been working on the fiddly bits. The kit supplied parts are plywood or plastic so they needed to be cloned into a more natural material. The cleats, blocks, spar and oar holders were all scratched from oak.
The plywood cradle was remade out of Mahogany.
The rudder is mounted loosely until I blacken the brass pin head, The cleats and oar holders are mounted.
I milled slots into bits of left over oar handle to act as keepers for the rudder suspension leather piece. I have not completely figured out how to terminate them. You can see them closer up in the second picture.
The paint tests are finally over. I had some trouble finding the correct paint that would not creep under the masking tape. My oldest daughter paints a lot of fabric and both she and the Admiral recommended a brand named Tulip. It is the stripe on the left and the obvious choice.
The sail painting and rigging are next but I am heading to St Louis for the NRG meeting so they must wait.
Thanks for looking.
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from Dee_Dee in Oseberg Viking Ship by Jack P - FINISHED - Billing Boats - 1/25 Scale - 9th Century - (Modified)
Hi Mobbsie, Thanks for stopping by. I am really looking forward to the next adventure. Thanks to you and Grant for letting me play.
Thanks also to the "likes" they are always appreciated.
Time for a small update. I have been working on the fiddly bits. The kit supplied parts are plywood or plastic so they needed to be cloned into a more natural material. The cleats, blocks, spar and oar holders were all scratched from oak.
The plywood cradle was remade out of Mahogany.
The rudder is mounted loosely until I blacken the brass pin head, The cleats and oar holders are mounted.
I milled slots into bits of left over oar handle to act as keepers for the rudder suspension leather piece. I have not completely figured out how to terminate them. You can see them closer up in the second picture.
The paint tests are finally over. I had some trouble finding the correct paint that would not creep under the masking tape. My oldest daughter paints a lot of fabric and both she and the Admiral recommended a brand named Tulip. It is the stripe on the left and the obvious choice.
The sail painting and rigging are next but I am heading to St Louis for the NRG meeting so they must wait.
Thanks for looking.
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Jack Panzeca reacted to Mike Y in Beavers Prize 1777 by Mike Y - 1:48 - POF - Hahn style
However, I decided to make rabbet much later, when all main frames would be cut.
Before it, would be hard to determine the proper angle of the rabbet, how planks will go. I am not going to glue the frames before they are all cut anyway
Assembled all parts on a framing jig:
It nicely decorates the modeling area
Now I know how to make a nice frames, keel is ready, so let's make some sawdust and produce all remaining frames!
Luckily that model will have just 40 frames, due to a bigger (non-correct) spacing between them, so hope to make it in 3-4 months. Winter is coming!
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Jack Panzeca reacted to mobbsie in HMS Agamemnon by mobbsie - FINISHED - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1/64
Hi Guys,
Just a quick update to let you know how things are with the Aggy.
I haven't been totally idol but the progress on the ship has slowed slightly, the rigging continues and has seen all the breast ropes and backstays completed on the Foremast, all 4 anchors are made up and ready to be fitted when the time is right and I have made a new stand for the ship.
Oh ya, I also got some new toys, a swivel vice and a Clarkes Belt and Disc Sander.
All that remains for me to do now is, fit the Main Mast Breast Ropes and Back Stays, all the Braces and Sheets, some Cluelines and all the Tacks. Fit the anchors ( already made ) and the ships boats ( already made ).
I have the glass for the case so that needs to be assembled, once that's done I can take the inside measurements and get the base made up. So I would say in all about 2 - 3 weeks work left. Cleaning the ship will take some time before she goes under glass so I will have plenty of band aids and glue on hand for that task
OK enough said, time for some pics, rigging pics will follow soon.
My new belt and disc sander
Vacuum base swivel vice
The start of the new stand, all pieces are pegged with no glue used at all
Here's the finished base with a coat of Rosewood stain
I do hope guys that that will suffice as a quick update. There will be more to follow soon.
Be Good
mobbsie
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Jack Panzeca got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Byrnes Thickness Sander?
I bought mine to replace an aging and underpowered Preac. It is as good as the others say. It handles hardwood well. Nearly every piece of oak on my Oseberg build (almost the entire ship) went through the thickness sander and I have not had to change the paper yet. It's a great tool and easy to use. I do not know how I got along without it.
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