18th Century Longboat by MikeB4 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/4"=1'

[MikeB4]

I've laid down the floorboards and platforms. I'm thinking about ripping up the platform at the bow though because it's slightly off. I'll give it a little brake for now and return to it later and see how I feel about it.

[Mirabell61]

very nicely done Mike

 

Nils

[MikeB4]

I've hand painted the hull under the water line. Nothing ended up under the masking tape which was a nice surprise when I pulled off the masking tape.I thought for sure something would have seeped under like on the last project I did. In the future I would like to start using an airbrush, but for now I'm doing everything with a brush. I'm going to make sure the paint is fully dry before adding a coat of poly over the white paint..

[Chuck]

Really nice work on this tough little model.   Its a tricky build and you are doing great.  

[divarty]

Nice work!  It's looking fantastic.

[MikeB4]

I've installed the thwarts and completed some of the metal work.

[MikeB4]

I decided to to try and customize some wooden belaying pins because it will be a little more accurate to the period. The only pins that I could find are the right length but they are much to wide,So I carved them down using my power drill like a lathe. With some practice I could probably get much more accurate but this will do for now.

[jct]

Hi Mike...nice job on the belaying pins...looking good

[JesseLee]

Yes, they look much better!

[MikeB4]

 I Put together the cockpit.The hinges where a bit challenging I used 28 gauge wire and a material I bought at a hobby store called Bare-metal. It's an adhesive metal foil that comes on a sheet in various colors. I got the one called black chrome and with a little patience it seems to have worked out pretty good. I'm going to paint the cockpit seats and locker in red. I also need to do some paint touch up on some areas where the paint has chipped off.

Edited August 8, 2015 by MikeB4

[Erik W]

Mike,

 

Your build is looking great.  It's very crisp and clean.

 

Erik

[MikeB4]

Eric,

 

Your doing a fantastic job with your build.

[Erik W]

Thanks Mike.  It's interesting to see how MSW can have a bunch of people build the same model, get impressive results, yet have each turn out as a distinctly unique individual model.  Since you're a handful of step ahead of me, I'm following your build closely!

 

Erik

[MikeB4]

I've painted the cock pit and I got the knees in in place.

[Jack12477]

Nice job, Mike

[JesseLee]

Looks very good!

[MikeB4]

I've completed the windlass. I thought this was going to be much more difficult than it actually was, especially connecting the windlass to risers. If you follow Chuck's advise and take your time, you should have no problems. I actually got it to pivot on the pins which I didn't think it would be possible. I didn't use any glue to assemble this part.

Edited September 7, 2015 by MikeB4

[MikeB4]

I installed the oar locks, I used masking tape to try and mark the proper locations and spacing between each lock. My efforts had a less than perfect outcome but I can live with it.

[jct]

All looks good in the pics

[MikeB4]

I've carved out the area where the pintles will go on the rudder, this will give a better bond and the pintles are flush with the rudder. I hand carved the tiller with an arch instead of the straight version, this was time consuming but quite satisfying after it was done. now I will proceed with painting the rudder.

[Matrim]

looks good and I like the curved tiller. I wussed out on mine and went for the straight...

[Erik W]

Mike,

 

Looks great. Did you use left over kit supplied wood for the tiller, or something of your own?

 

Erik

Edited September 14, 2015 by Erik W

[MikeB4]

Eric,

 

yes, I used left over scrap wood from the kit, There's plenty of it. I made it from the piece of wood that the oars where laser cut from.It was the perfect thickness for the tiller

 

Mike 

[MikeB4]

I've installed a working rudder.

[mtaylor]

Great looking rudder.  I like those little detail decorations on it also.

[JesseLee]

Beautiful little boat!

[MikeB4]

I went to a flea market this past weekend and came across this. The seller didn't know which vessel it came from, only that it was out of Cape Cod. I don't know what I'm going to do with this, but I had to buy it.

Edited September 29, 2015 by MikeB4

[Nirvana]

Mike, I would hang it on the wall in the workshop, as decoration. Our workshops should have a nautical theme.

[MikeB4]

I've completed the mast. I found tying the blocks to be more of a challenge than I had anticipated. looking at the remaining seven blocks they are tied in different ways. I'll need to do some research on this subject before proceeding.

[Nirvana]

Mike,

did you inserted a pin at the end of the mast for the mast step?

I have made the mast step piece to be attached inside of the boat.

It has a tiny hole so maybe a pin is better than trying to shape the mast?!