Buick nut Posted May 21, 2015 #1 Posted May 21, 2015 Constitution model shipways father and son 1/76 scale mtaylor, AntonyUK and Canute 3 Quote
Buick nut Posted May 21, 2015 Author #2 Posted May 21, 2015 The above pics are of how my father plans on holding true and square Quote
HIPEXEC Posted May 21, 2015 #3 Posted May 21, 2015 That's the way to start! Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC
AntonyUK Posted May 21, 2015 #4 Posted May 21, 2015 Hi. Sounds like a bundle of fun. SO... Who is the shipwright ?? I have built a model with my young person and I really enjoyed the build. Great fun. Nice to use a good jig at the start..insurers everything is square and true. Regards Antony. Quote Best advice ever given to me."If you don't know ..Just ask. Completed Mayflower Completed Fun build Tail boat Tailboat Completed Build Chinese Junk Chinese Pirate Junk Completed scratch built Korean Turtle ship 1/32 Turtle ship Completed Santa Lucia Sicilian Cargo Boat 1/30 scale Santa Lucia On hold. Bounty Occre 1/45 Completed HMS Victory by DeAgostini modelspace. DeAgostini Victory Cross Section Completed H.M.S. Victory X section by Coral. HMS Victory cross section Completed The Black Pearl fun build Black Queen Completed A large scale Victory cross section 1/36 Victory Cross Section
Buick nut Posted May 21, 2015 Author #5 Posted May 21, 2015 For this build my father will be the Shipwrights. But as he builds this I'll be making two sets of templates so I can build the sister ships the uss United States and the Uss President from scratch and once I get the piece's made I'll start my own build logs for those in scratch build log section of this site LFrankCPA, Canute, AntonyUK and 1 other 4 Quote
Buick nut Posted June 16, 2015 Author #6 Posted June 16, 2015 (edited) Ok a little bit of an update he has done some work and I'll post some pics of what he has done so far The top pic is what he made to hold the planks against the hull.which is plastic cloth spins with nails epoxied in. The lower pic is of his home made miter box for his razor saw from a couple of blocks of red oak Edited June 17, 2015 by Buick nut Canute, trippwj, Jack12477 and 2 others 5 Quote
Buick nut Posted June 25, 2015 Author #7 Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Another update it looks like it's starting to look pretty good Edited June 25, 2015 by Buick nut mtaylor, AntonyUK, CaptainSteve and 3 others 6 Quote
S.Coleman Posted June 25, 2015 #8 Posted June 25, 2015 It is looking good. Looks neat as well.I like your use of clamps! Quote Regards, Scott Current build: 1:75 Friesland, Mamoli Completed builds: 1:64 Rattlesnake, Mamoli - 1:64 HMS Bounty, Mamoli - 1:54 Adventure, Amati - 1:80 King of the Mississippi, AL 1:64 Blue Shadow, Mamoli - 1:64 Leida Dutch pleasure boat, Corel - 1:60 HMS President Mantra, Sergal Awaiting construction: 1:89 Hermione La Fayette AL - 1:48 Perserverance, Modelers shipyard
DanO Posted June 25, 2015 #9 Posted June 25, 2015 I have found, and your photos show, that it is not just a matter of taking the wood out of the box and gluing it together. It is more of a science from the standpoint of creating the tools to insure allingment and integretiy of the build. Thanks for sharing Dan mtaylor 1 Quote
Buick nut Posted June 26, 2015 Author #10 Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks Coleman and Dan, My father is a natural inventer/engineer, and we have a blast with the little stuff like that you are right it is more of a science to us but it's the way we think we like to have our ships looking straight .i say we because ill be building two more hulls from this kit having made copies and templates of all of the parts before they get used So I can make her sister ships as well from scratch pnevrin 1 Quote
Buick nut Posted June 26, 2015 Author #11 Posted June 26, 2015 So far the model is a beautiful model but who ever had drawn up these plans as my father says " should be shot" because he didn't know how to represent things properly. We never had this problem when we were building R/C 1/4 scale airplanes Quote
DanO Posted July 1, 2015 #12 Posted July 1, 2015 Please send some more photos of your build, when you get the time, for you guys have me hooked. Quote
Buick nut Posted July 1, 2015 Author #13 Posted July 1, 2015 (edited) Here's another pic he changed the holddown clamps fit on the outside of the ship Edited July 1, 2015 by Buick nut popeye the sailor, CaptainSteve, DanO and 1 other 4 Quote
AntonyUK Posted July 4, 2015 #15 Posted July 4, 2015 Hi Shipwrights. Nice progress and she is realy taking shape. Keep the photos coming. Looking forward to the next instalment. Regards Antony. Quote Best advice ever given to me."If you don't know ..Just ask. Completed Mayflower Completed Fun build Tail boat Tailboat Completed Build Chinese Junk Chinese Pirate Junk Completed scratch built Korean Turtle ship 1/32 Turtle ship Completed Santa Lucia Sicilian Cargo Boat 1/30 scale Santa Lucia On hold. Bounty Occre 1/45 Completed HMS Victory by DeAgostini modelspace. DeAgostini Victory Cross Section Completed H.M.S. Victory X section by Coral. HMS Victory cross section Completed The Black Pearl fun build Black Queen Completed A large scale Victory cross section 1/36 Victory Cross Section
Buick nut Posted July 8, 2015 Author #16 Posted July 8, 2015 (edited) Ok here's the latest its almost time to start switching to larger size planks the starboard side is almost finished Edited July 8, 2015 by Buick nut AntonyUK, mrshanks, DanO and 4 others 7 Quote
DanO Posted July 8, 2015 #17 Posted July 8, 2015 Looking good and I like the PVC system for the lumber on the left side of the photos. Dan Burroak 1 Quote
Buick nut Posted July 8, 2015 Author #18 Posted July 8, 2015 He has them lettered from and to ribs like from A to E and so on and a they are all precut Burroak 1 Quote
Buick nut Posted July 17, 2015 Author #19 Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Ok I have some more pics Edited July 17, 2015 by Buick nut Canute, Burroak, CaptainSteve and 2 others 5 Quote
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