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


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Very nice Mike. Wanna make a bunch more?

Rusty

"So Long For Now" B) 

 

Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1/48  Duchess of Kingston

 

Completed Build Logs: USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross SectionCutter CheerfulQueen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat

 

Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout

 

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Thank you all for the comments and "Likes"

 

Sure, Rusty! I'll make you as many as you want if you will do my rope coils. :)

 

Mike

Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF)

Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful  1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB)

 

Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey

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  • 2 weeks later...

All of the remaining rope coils have been completed. I found this to be an exercise in patience and sticktoitiveness. Lines had to be re-tensioned and in some cases the number of belays were reduced to remove unnecessary bulk around the belaying pins. To avoid disturbing the surrounding rigging, I used tweezers, one in each hand, as fingers to re-tensioned and belay. A tiny drop of PVA was used under the pinrail to hold the rope while belaying. With six belaying pins on each side, the coils sometimes overlap slightly. Making seven instead of eight holes in the pinrail would allow for spacing the pins further apart. However, I'm not sure if Chuck would agree. Here are a few photos of the completed work.

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I'm really enjoying making the anchors from Chuck's kit. The slot in the stocks were first deepened leaving a thickness .045". If you don't do this, the air gap between the two stocks will be too wide. I used some sticky back sandpaper adhered to a 3/32" strip to achieve the required depth. I found that there was better control if I moved the stocks across the sandpaper rather than the other way around.

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I finally had a chance to test out a milling machine that I acquired recently from a fellow member. I had never used one before, so I was anxious to give it a go. It made simple work of making inline holes for the #76 treenails. I used Chuck's method (chapter 1 of the monograph) which uses a pencil to outline each hole along with a neutral toned filler. Next, the rings, bands and then those fiddly buoys. Weathering will be done later after all the parts are completed.

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Mike

Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF)

Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful  1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB)

 

Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey

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Thank you so much for the comments and "Likes".

 

Tom: The tri-state meeting in New London, CT is an event that I should attend. I will look into it and would most likely bring Cheerful along.

 

Mike

Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF)

Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful  1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB)

 

Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey

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Looking really good, Mike.  I love your rope coils.  Excellent!

Ken

 

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Continental Ship Independence  (from Completed Gallery)  (from MSW Build)

Rattlesnake   (from Completed Gallery)  (from MSW Build)

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Work continues on the anchors and their rigging. I used Grimy Black and Rusty Red powders for weathering. The bands are made from striping tape cut to a width of approx .070. Puddening was done with .008 Dark Brown, close to 80 wraps each. Anchor and buoy rigging are .018 Light Brown. Speaking of buoys, that's next. ;)

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Mike

Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF)

Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful  1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB)

 

Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey

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Beautiful job, Mike.

Maury

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Mike your workmanship is first rate . Also your pictures will be a great reference if I ever get there!

Rusty

"So Long For Now" B) 

 

Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1/48  Duchess of Kingston

 

Completed Build Logs: USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross SectionCutter CheerfulQueen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat

 

Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout

 

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Thank you all for your comments and "Likes". I'm off to the United States Naval Academy today in what should be an eye opening experience. Other SMSNJ club members will be there as well. Very excited!

 

Mike

Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF)

Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful  1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB)

 

Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey

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  • 3 weeks later...

I completed the entryway stanchions and the flag over the weekend.

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This basically completes the model except for the stand and case. In the end I decided not to do the buoys. I did make them, but wasn't all too happy about how they looked.

 

It's been a little over two years since the start and I have enjoyed the journey tremendously. I have learned so much and also made new friends along the way. A special thank you to Chuck for the tremendous support that he has given me since I started this project. The many things that I learned from him will surely be useful on future builds.

 

Speaking of which, stay tuned. .

 

Mike

Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF)

Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful  1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB)

 

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Congratulations, Mike, on a very fitting conclusion to constructing your very fine model: you've now hoisted your own flag! And a very nice one it is too. Thanks for sharing your build with us.

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Thanks guys for the comments and "Likes".

 

I should have the new build log up and running fairly soon. I will paste a link here when all is ready. It's gonna be fun!

 

Mike

 

Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF)

Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful  1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB)

 

Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey

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Congratulations on the completion of your Cheerful.  Your craftsmanship is top notch.  I have enjoyed following this build log and I look forward to your new build.

Ryland

 

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Beautifully done, Mike.   Congratulations on her.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

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Hello everyone,

 

My new build log can now be found here. https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/16300-the-hayling-hoy-1760-by-stuntflyer-mike-148-scale/

 

Mike

 

Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF)

Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful  1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB)

 

Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey

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Mike,

 

Congratulations!  This looks great!!  You definitely set the bar high for the rest of us Cheerful builders.  Any chance you'll do a photo shoot of the finished build and post more photos? :)

 

Erik

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