HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 by Stuntflyer (Mike) - FINISHED - 1:48 scale

[rafine]

Beautifully done, Mike.

 

Bob

[albert]

Wonderful work Mike.

[Stuntflyer]

Completed the long guns today. Talk about working in tight spaces. . .

 

Just noticed the lack of nails on the windlass brackets. I might add them, still not sure.

 

 

Edited November 15, 2016 by Stuntflyer

[Mike Y]

Your black is super good!

[Stuntflyer]

Thanks, Mike.

 

I was unable to get the black looking the way I wanted it so I used Dull Cote to even out the finish.

 

Mike

Edited November 14, 2016 by Stuntflyer

[Tigersteve]

Super clean Mike! The paint job looks great and the guns. I don't notice any wood showing under your painted surfaces.

Steve

[Captain Poison]

Mike, can you tell me what kind of black paint you are using? It looks great on wood.!

[Stuntflyer]

I'm using Grumbacher Academy Acrylic "Mars Black C134P"

 

Mike

[Captain Poison]

Thank you very much Mike!

[KenW]

Hey Mike.  Nice, beautiful clean work.  I wish I could do the same.

Great model.  See you Tuesday, hopefully.

Cheers.

[druxey]

If those guns were used as bow chasers, they would be slewed round a bit and thus give tad more space for recoil! Lovely clean work as usual, Mike.

[Stuntflyer]

Ken, druxey, Thank you!

 

Ken - You have made quite a bit of progress on your build. I hope to see you and the model on Tuesday.

 

druxey - Interesting word choice "slewed". It wouldn't be the first time I used the dictionary after reading one of your posts.

 

Mike

[michael mott]

Mike, your work on this ship is really first class, the mast and hoops look very nice.

 

Michael

[druxey]

Sorry, Mike: it's a legitimate nautical word! Just a fancy term for dragging the gun around to point forward, in this case. 'Dragged' isn't as rafeened, is it?

[Stuntflyer]

Michael: Thanks so much for the kind words.

 

druxey: I updated my "Shipwrights Terminology" document which I had downloaded from the internet. Probably not in anyway complete and I don't have a formal book on the subject. 

 

Mike

Edited November 16, 2016 by Stuntflyer

[Erik W]

One more definition:  Druxey = Word used to describe wood that has decayed spots or streaks of a whitish color.

 

Erik

[druxey]

Yes, Erik, druxey is hidden rot, or, if you will, 'rotten to the core'!

[phyla]

Hi Mike, just beginning to follow and am inspired by the high quality of your work! I'll be reading this and everyone's build logs as I get started (after finishing a Minerva half hull in 1/48, a scale I like). Thanks! -Jim

[wyz]

Mike.

     As always your work looks great, especially parts that are painted.  Question: Do you use a brush to apply your paints or an airbrush?

Tom

[Stuntflyer]

Thanks, Tom

 

Actually it depends on what I'm painting. For example, the caprail was done with a brush and the wales were sprayed using a small Badger airbrush. Most of the red, with the exception of some very small parts, were sprayed. I like using Testors Dull-Cote over the black paint to even out the finish. This isn't necessary for the red. On future builds, I'm still trying to decide if I should be doing a more aged or weathered look.

 

Mike

Edited November 18, 2016 by Stuntflyer

[Stuntflyer]

The main work table has been height adjusted to 41". Now I will be able to start the rigging process without having to bend over all the time. It's a real lower back saver for me.

 

Edited December 6, 2016 by Stuntflyer

[Stuntflyer]

I started rigging tonight on the new table. What a difference! Anyway, I added four blocks on the bowsprit along with a little weathering of the black band. I used Chuck's .018 brown rope seized with 50wt dark brown thread.

 

 

Mike

Edited November 21, 2016 by Stuntflyer

[michael mott]

Mike that looks very good, incidentally what sort of camera are you using?

 

Michael

[Stuntflyer]

Thanks, Michael. I'm using a Nikon D5100 with the Nikor 60mm f/2.8 macro lens.

 

Mike

[Tigersteve]

Little too clean- don't you think, Mike? Just kidding it looks great!

Steve

[John Cheevers]

Excellent build! Your new bench top is super, any chance you'll swing the camera and show the rest of your shop? Thanks for letting me follow along.

[Stuntflyer]

Thanks, John! The room is only 10' x13'. Next week the floor lighting will be replaced with overhead LED strips.

 

 

 

 

 

Mike

[aviaamator]

Wow! The aerobatics!

[John Cheevers]

Thanks mike. Nice pics.

[Stuntflyer]

Avi: I did twenty-three years of controline aerobatics competition before switching to model ship building. It was a great hobby but very demanding on ones time in order to stay ahead. Model ship building is a world apart yet I enjoy it even more.

Mike

Edited November 26, 2016 by Stuntflyer