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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from Modeler12 in Has anyone come out with a kit of the James Caird (edited by admin)   
    It's a shame no has done a model or kit of this boat.  However I did a painting of her skirting S. Georgia island.
    The boat is on a back of a wave as they seek a possible landing place.
     

     
    SOS
     
     
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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from flying_dutchman2 in Has anyone come out with a kit of the James Caird (edited by admin)   
    It's a shame no has done a model or kit of this boat.  However I did a painting of her skirting S. Georgia island.
    The boat is on a back of a wave as they seek a possible landing place.
     

     
    SOS
     
     
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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Sloop Providence 1776 by Senior ole salt - 1:48 scale   
    Work on this historic vessel still progressing. I am having a little trouble hanging the rudder. It seems the opening in the hull has to be bigger in order to slide the rudder post past enough in order for the pintles to engage the gudgeons.
     
    S.O.S.

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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from archjofo in Sloop Providence 1776 by Senior ole salt - 1:48 scale   
    Work on this historic vessel still progressing. I am having a little trouble hanging the rudder. It seems the opening in the hull has to be bigger in order to slide the rudder post past enough in order for the pintles to engage the gudgeons.
     
    S.O.S.

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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Sloop Providence 1776 by Senior ole salt - 1:48 scale   
    Still making progress with my lift method of the Sloop Providence.
     
    My idea of shaping the hull using a vise block worked out OK. It's removable and capable of adding to as needed when sanding the bottom. So far only 60 grit paper has been used. I intend to use successive finer grits before applying a sealer.
     
    Shown in the image is three cans of what I have laying around. I'm kind of favoring the Helmsman varnish diluted but maybe the shellac would be better. 
     
    I got a lot more to do and am starting to order from a  supplier made items like the decking. On the way is scribbed decking but it has no simulated caulking.
     
    Shown in one image is a template for the stern transom. ( pardon the cereal  cardboard )
     
    A couple of questions if I may:
     
    1.. Will a coat of sealer and then a wash simulate a caulking, or seal out the wash ?
    2    Should I apply the sealer to the hull before glueing in sheer mouldings channels etc. and the items like rail frames ?
    3. Should I thin out the shellac before using it to seal the wood
     
    Thanks for any replies and interest.
     
    PS
     
    BTW the varnish shown in the background is a marine grade. I use it on one pirogue I paddle around.
     
     
     
    S.O.S.
     
     



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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from avsjerome2003 in Sloop Providence 1776 by Senior ole salt - 1:48 scale   
    Work on this historic vessel still progressing. I am having a little trouble hanging the rudder. It seems the opening in the hull has to be bigger in order to slide the rudder post past enough in order for the pintles to engage the gudgeons.
     
    S.O.S.

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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from hexnut in Sloop Providence 1776 by Senior ole salt - 1:48 scale   
    Work on this historic vessel still progressing. I am having a little trouble hanging the rudder. It seems the opening in the hull has to be bigger in order to slide the rudder post past enough in order for the pintles to engage the gudgeons.
     
    S.O.S.

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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from Bobstrake in PROVIDENCE 1776 by Chuck Seiler - Scale 1:64 - Continental Sloop   
    My plans are a bit different. Only swivel guns on the Poop. Also the across ship bulkhead under the Poop D. shows an angled off set instead of the curved sweep, your plans show.
     
    20th century architects had to deal with collision bulkheads etc. The great cabin layout  has  the furniture is arranged differently.
     
    BTW How does one explain "Poop deck" to non marine types ?
     
    SOS 
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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from Mike 41 in PROVIDENCE 1776 by Chuck Seiler - Scale 1:64 - Continental Sloop   
    Hi Chuck, good to see you starting your log build. I got some deck plans that you might not have and would be glad to get a copy out to you.
    ( I Obtained them from a former skipper of the replica)
     
    Thanks for posting the history of the ship that hasn't gotten much attention from the public and especially kit builders.  Maybe we can get them off their  collective duffs and  come out with one!! 
     
    SOS
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    Senior ole salt reacted to knightyo in US Brig Syren by knightyo   
    Creating the cannons (cannonades? carronades?  I can't remember ) was really fun.  I turned a master in my mini-lathe, then created a mold.  The metal is pewter.  The other cannons shown are for my Lexington which is also collecting dust.  I think I'll finish the Syren first, then the Lex, then the Confederacy.  I also have a tiny model I've been fiddling with in my spare time.  And of course the Triton.  And YES.  I know if I'd focused on one project at a time, one of them would be done by now.  I just couldn't resist starting each project as it came down the pike!



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    Senior ole salt reacted to knightyo in US Brig Syren by knightyo   
    I think I stole this idea from Chuck.  Used a dremel tool cutting disk to shape a beaded molding pattern in an old Xacto blade, and ran the "shaper" down a piece of planking in order to create a beaded molding strip.


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    Senior ole salt reacted to dafi in Loving your model...   
    Loving your model means MUCH more than only pampering it on ones lap ...
     
     
    Even though it can be difficult to be on holidays with the small ones.   - Are we already there? - I have to do pipi! - I am Hungry! - I am bored!   *bitchingaround*   But this has not to be like this! The trick is to get the small ones interested into the trip and get them enthusiastic about it. With a little bit of commitment it is not that tricky ...   ... so I showed my small one the landcape ...     ...explained where I was the day before ...     ... and promised to take her there the day she will be big enough.     Also zoos are a winner ...     ... she especially liked the two rheas.   Or just doing a bit of sport together ...     ... ping-pong was the favorite ...   ... but the most important ...     ... was  ...     ... just to spend time together ...     ... telling stories ...     ... about god the universe and everything ...     ... and both of us already found a good and relaxing sleep together :-)   It is a tough and responsible job to be a good ship-dad, but I hope that I am on the right way, are you too?   Cheers, Daniel
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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from augie in Loving your model...   
    I find myself and some work on my present build. taking the hull on my lap or between my legs to hold the hull in place during some application. Any body else do the same ? Or shouldI see my shrink ?
     
    BTW I do have  various vises. 
     
    SOS
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    Senior ole salt reacted to robnbill in Brig Eagle by robnbill - 1:48   
    I have been working on a number of fronts since the last update. I built out the Midshipmen's cabin. This allowed me to work out the specifics on how I was going to build out all the cabins. While each cabin is unique, they will still be similar in what will need to be built. 
    While there were three midshipmen on the Eagle's partial roster listing, there could have been four. Either way, they would have all probably bunked in the same room. However given the smallness of the space, I only provided two bed spaces. They would probably have hot bunked (at least on my version) since at least one would have been on watch at any given time.

    I put in a small chest of drawers and a washstand. I formed the wash basin by punching brass down into the center of a steel washer with a large punch. Then I would cut the outer rim out of the square and use the rotary tool to finish shaping. I made enough basins for each of the officers cabins.

    I spent some time working on a suitable mattress for the beds. The officers would have had straw mattresses. I finally carved mattresses and painted them. This keeps from having too course of fabric for the scale and keeps the soft materials out of the model. 

    After I finished the cabin, then I started work on the next one aft, including the doorway to the officer's wardroom. The ship had 5 ½ feet of headspace which was actually more than other ships of the time such as the Peacock (4.5 feet). The doors still end up being about 4 ½ feet tall.

    While this seems very short, it was not. In Sydney a few years ago, I went aboard the replica of the Endeavor. I actually had to get down on my hands and knees to get to the captain's cabin and could not stand totally straight once I got in there. These guys were not claustrophobic! Imagine having a full crew, provisions, and gear crammed into those spaces and living like that for months if not years at a time.

    Once I had all the cabin walls installed I spent time making all the doors needed for the remainder of the berth deck spaces. I do not plan on building out the interior of the remaining cabins until all the walls and doors are in place.

    Here are two shots of the door to the wardroom almost ready for installation.







    And here is the same door installed looking each way.









    Doors are ready. Now I just have to frame the walls in and make the hardware for them.





    Here are two shots showing the two cabins currently done. The midshipmen's cabin is complete.





     
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    Senior ole salt reacted to robnbill in Brig Eagle by robnbill - 1:48   
    I have started work on the cabins by building the magazine since it is central to the ship. This is a very busy room and normally a very secure room. However in this ship, there is no room to have a remote magazine. So based upon all the materials I placed it just behind the pump well. 
    While the ship was built quickly, care of the powder would have been paramount so I spent some time accessorizing the magazine. I used a blackened brass plate to mimic the lead flooring and cut it out so the area beneath the magazine would be visible.

    According to the TFFM a keg of powder would be 19" tall by 15" wide. At scale this would be 10mm x 8mm. I used oak dowel to turn the kegs. Once turned I cut slots in the sides with a scalpel to show the staves and black pin striping to make the hoops. I also used the dowel to make a bucket and passing box to hang on either side of the door. I created a light window that would be accessed from the officers wardroom. I used slide covers to cut glass for the light cupboard glazing. 

    I made racks to go along the starboard side to store the cartridge trays. Each of the 10 trays was built as a shallow tray with 5 separators and would hold 18 cartridges each. Since the cartridges were hand sewn on the ship I wanted them to look to be of similar size, but to not be cookie cutters of each other since each cloth cartridge would look slightly different from handling.

    I finally figured out a method for cutting thin strips of the same fabric I used for my Connie's hammocks. This was a paper cloth that I stained with tea and coffee to be slightly tan. I would take a thin strip and run a line of thick CA down the length. Then I twisted the strip into a cylinder. I would finish it by using a bit more CA and using it to make the cylinder consistent. Once it was dried, I cut them to length with the scalpels. I placed these three to a slot in each of the trays and once filled, glued the trays into the rack and the filled rack into the magazine.

    Once the interior was complete, I added shutters to the outside of the light cupboard and hardware for the door. After this was all complete I glued it into the ship. 
     


    I stained the first set of cannonballs. I am using chrome ball bearings for these. I have found by heating these red hot with a torch then soaking them in blackening solution. Once stained I used them to fill the starboard shot locker. I filled most of the locker with a block of wood and some extra ballast (suitably glued with CA to make solid). Then I glued the newly stained cannon balls into the top. The lid of this side will be open but will not be glued in until later in the build otherwise it would be easy to break off.
     


    I started working on the cabins with the midshipmen's cabin on the port side. This one took a bit of time since I had to work out the joinery to be used in the cabins. I will build the furniture into the cabins once more of the cabins have their bulkheads are completed. The door to the cabin is just sitting in the frame. I think I will change the ventilation holes. They need to be higher and closer together on the door. Once satisfied I will add the hardware to hold the door.
     

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    Senior ole salt reacted to robnbill in Brig Eagle by robnbill - 1:48   
    I have been focused on the stern framing this week. Rather than box it in solidly I wanted to frame it like it might have been done. Since none of this actually survived on the wreck, this framing is conjecture. We know there were no cant frames in the stern so everything aft of the fashion frame are counter timbers. There are two gun ports out the stern which need framing.
    I first worked up a method for framing which was straight forward. Given the speed which this ship was built, they did not go for complexity when simplicity would do. 

    The first task was to design the sternmost deck beam. This beam is notched into both the fashion frame and the outermost counter timbers. I cut this with the camber the deck would have and used the top of this as the guide for mounting it to the ship. The inboard profile provided the height this beam should have on the centerline. Once this was established it was a simple process to use the gantry frame to align the beam and clamp it in place for glue up.

    I started lofting the counter timbers using the inboard profile. Then once I had that I cut two counter timbers to mount either side of the sternpost deadwood. These provided the planes needed to cut the other timbers. Since the stern of the ship is flat I had to maintain the angle of the counter timbers above the main deck beam. Below the beam the angle would change allowing the timber to meet the fashion frame.

    I notched each of these for the beam. This provided the two points the timbers were attached to the hull. They were also attached to each other with carlings which stiffened them and framed in the gun ports. I planned on having four sets of counter timbers. I waited to cut the last set until the other sets were installed on the stern since the outer timbers were rather complex angles and would require extensive shaping to the hull.

    Below are the first three sets of counter timbers. Notice the upper arms of each are the same. The angles change at the notch allowing them to hit the frame.
     

     
    I found the easiest method for installing the timbers was to use a spring clip to attach a flat beam across the upper stern. This gave me a third point for the timber to be clipped to when installing. The brass bar clamps recommended by Wayne have come in very handy here!
     

     
    The carlings were all glued in then sanded down to the ship's stern planes once the glue was dry.
    Lastly, I trimmed the ends of the deck beam and prepared the outer counter timbers. These were notched to fit over the end of the deck beam. I left these to dry over night.

    In preparation for trimming the counter timbers, I printed out the stern elevation. I also made note of the height of the center below the handrail.
     
    With the stern elevation and the height of the timber tops on centerline it was a snap to set the gantry at the appropriate height and mark the tops of the two center timbers. Then I carefully placed a cut out of the stern elevation across the timbers using the centerline and the top line as the guides.

     
    By placing the top of the cutout on my previous marks, then aligning the bottom with the center of the keel, I traced the outline on the other timbers. Then it was a matter of cutting and sanding the stern to the profile.
    Once this was done, I did some final cleanup of the glue squeeze outs, then drilled the holes for the pinning and glued the brass into them with heavy CA. I trimmed these off and sanded smooth. I did one final faring of the stern with the frames then wiped the entire assembly with mineral oil to remove all dust. I touched up the keel assembly with stain where needed.

    Now I will move forward with the remaining half frames.

    Here are photos of the stern as it sits in the gantry.
     
     
     








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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from Landlocked123 in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED   
    I poke into a number of logs here and am continually marveled by the workmanship seen here. It is an inspiration to do better but some time trying to achieve perfection can be a burden. So I try to do my best get on with the model and hope others don't notice my mistakes.    or make allowances.
     
    SOS
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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from Salty Sea Dog in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED   
    Fantastic workmanship.I love to see all the models  posted here.
     
    SOS
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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from JesseLee in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED   
    I poke into a number of logs here and am continually marveled by the workmanship seen here. It is an inspiration to do better but some time trying to achieve perfection can be a burden. So I try to do my best get on with the model and hope others don't notice my mistakes.    or make allowances.
     
    SOS
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    Senior ole salt reacted to Mahuna in Carrie Price by thibaultron – Lindberg/Pyro – PLASTIC – 1:64 - Small - Skipjack   
    Ron - I knew this model was pretty small, being at 1:64, but the photo of the skipjack with the tools brings home how tiny it is. I've started the research on the Kathryn. I plan to build as much of the interior fittings as possible, and will use a much larger scale - I'm debating between 1:24 and 1:32. I'll be back east in October and hope to see the Kathryn for real and get some photos and measurements.
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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from mtaylor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED   
    I poke into a number of logs here and am continually marveled by the workmanship seen here. It is an inspiration to do better but some time trying to achieve perfection can be a burden. So I try to do my best get on with the model and hope others don't notice my mistakes.    or make allowances.
     
    SOS
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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from GLakie in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED   
    I poke into a number of logs here and am continually marveled by the workmanship seen here. It is an inspiration to do better but some time trying to achieve perfection can be a burden. So I try to do my best get on with the model and hope others don't notice my mistakes.    or make allowances.
     
    SOS
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    Senior ole salt got a reaction from Omega1234 in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED   
    I poke into a number of logs here and am continually marveled by the workmanship seen here. It is an inspiration to do better but some time trying to achieve perfection can be a burden. So I try to do my best get on with the model and hope others don't notice my mistakes.    or make allowances.
     
    SOS
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    Senior ole salt reacted to Omega1234 in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED   
    Hi Mark
     
    What a beautiful hull shape. No wonder, they call ships a 'she' - shapely!
     
    Cheers
     
    Patrick
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    Senior ole salt reacted to mtaylor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED   
    A minor milepost in the overall build but a major one for me...
     
    Six strakes have been added and to check how the tuck planking went, I taped the sternpost into position and took a few extra shots.   Roughly sanded (sorry about the sawdust) and there's some gaps need filling.  Overall, I'm feeling pretty good at this point.  At the stern area, I'm off by about 3" (scale) which could be tolerance buildup or one side was of the transoms was off by that much.  I'm thinking it has more to do with some tolerance buildup and the angle the planks came into tuck.  The bow is about 2" (scale) off.   
     
    I do like the way the lines are shaping up with planking.
     
    I need to re-mark off the hull and re-check the measurements and then do a few more strakes before putting the garboard back on.  And sand, sand, sand.... <cough><cough>:  Luckily the air filter system I've added to the workshop is doing it's job.
     



     
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