trippwj Posted March 11, 2013 #31 Posted March 11, 2013 Hello, Sherry, and Good Choice!!! look forward to watching the build - will pull up a seat next to Popeye... Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
newbuilder101 Posted March 11, 2013 Author #32 Posted March 11, 2013 Thanks Andy! I tend to always "go big"....sometimes lands me in hot water, but it keeps life interesting. Thanks Popeye! I'm looking forward to the planks too! Thanks Augie! There are a lot of "masterbuilders" here on MSW! I have a LOT of hard work and practice ahead of me before I can ever take on that title! Thanks Mark! I probably will be asking for a lot of help!!! Thanks...you know who...! Thanks Wayne! The seats are filling up! Now I'm getting nervous! Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower
augie Posted March 11, 2013 #33 Posted March 11, 2013 No pressure ----- until you-know-who starts asking for the DAILY photos! newbuilder101 1 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
newbuilder101 Posted March 11, 2013 Author #34 Posted March 11, 2013 Okay...before you-know-who does ask....here's is a modest update. I cut these parts by hand (tedium ad infinitum) and still have some minor tweaking to do, but this is it so far. Cuda1949, md1400cs, popash42 and 8 others 11 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower
mtaylor Posted March 11, 2013 #35 Posted March 11, 2013 Looks like Swiss Pear...???? You're off and flying. That looks really great. And so he mumbles.... "cut them by hand.... long way to go before taking on the title... indeed.. humpf"... newbuilder101, Anja, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
JeffT Posted March 12, 2013 #36 Posted March 12, 2013 looks good. what was your cutting tool? Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard
newbuilder101 Posted March 12, 2013 Author #37 Posted March 12, 2013 Thanks Mark! Your humorous observations are a real compliment especially coming from an experienced builder ! The wood is basswood. Thanks Jeff! I used a coping saw with a high tooth count. Cuda1949 1 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower
augie Posted March 12, 2013 #38 Posted March 12, 2013 Oh, high tech stuff. Now THIS is scratch building! mtaylor 1 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
popeye the sailor Posted March 12, 2013 #39 Posted March 12, 2013 very nice!! they fit extremely well!........I can see when you fall into the dark side..........well.....we'll send out a search party! I'll bet you made jig saw puzzels in a past life ......the only thing I will suggest though, is be careful with the edges. these parts should fit flush together, with hardly a seam. I feel...like a heel....to make such a big deal, but perhaps a block, or a rounded chock, will sand them square, so when they're laid there, will be jointed flush and fare. sorry........I caught a bad case of poetry...... oh, really.......how long have you had it oh.......once upon a time slagoon, mtaylor and newbuilder101 3 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch
Anja Posted March 12, 2013 #40 Posted March 12, 2013 Hello Sherry, Nice start, it looks great Take care, Anja Quote Those we loved but lost are no longer where they were, but are always where we are. In the gallery: Albatros 1840 - Constructo
Sjors Posted March 12, 2013 #41 Posted March 12, 2013 Great start Sherry! You steal the smileys from Mark? No worries, I don't tell him….. Your secret is save with me Sjors Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre
newbuilder101 Posted March 12, 2013 Author #42 Posted March 12, 2013 Thanks Augie, Popeye, Anja and Sjors! Hope to have more updates soon! Popeye: It's contagious! to show my intentionfor the tweaking I did mentionwas to make them fit tightand then they'll look rightso I'll take your adviceand sand not once, twice, but thrice! Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower
popeye the sailor Posted March 12, 2013 #43 Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) but don't sand too much.......'cuz then you must splice! sorry....couldn't help myself.....LOL! your doing great! as mentioned though......I hated like you wouldn't believe, to mention something like that, but it's just something I saw..........you are going to love your new endeavor. your off to a great start oh........nice limerick......few people can grasp my twisted mind.......I hope it doesn't drive you mad!!!! they're com'in to take me away they're com'in to take me away....ho...ho..hee..hee...ha....ha Edited March 12, 2013 by popeye the sailor NenadM and slagoon 2 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch
newbuilder101 Posted March 12, 2013 Author #44 Posted March 12, 2013 Don't worry about it Popeye...advice always appreciated. Better to catch any problems early. I was anxious to post a picture and in my zeal, posted the unfinished product. What I was trying to say in my little "ditty" was that I knew the pieces were not finished and still needed "tweaking" as mentioned in my earlier post with the photos. Now you've scared me...I don't want to splice! I'll have to take care....so I'll not further err! popeye the sailor and trippwj 2 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower
popeye the sailor Posted March 12, 2013 #45 Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) I knew that.......you mentioned it in the post.......I'm glad that the advice reached you early in their developement I didn't mean to scare you....srorry about that Edited March 12, 2013 by popeye the sailor Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch
trippwj Posted March 12, 2013 #46 Posted March 12, 2013 Your saw work is lovely, the timbers so clean if I weren't so clumsy To try this I would lean! Very nice job, Sherry - thank goodness I have 3 kits to finish before I contemplate moving to the dark side...but I think I'll start more simply with a cross section of some sort! Very nice job on these pieces with a coping saw!!!!! newbuilder101 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
realworkingsailor Posted March 12, 2013 #47 Posted March 12, 2013 You're all nuts.... (But nice work Sherry.... how much more of that before you opt for something with a bit of electrical assistance?) Andy Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy
augie Posted March 12, 2013 #48 Posted March 12, 2013 We need elections for poet laureate. But let's wait until they vote on the Pope first. Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
mtaylor Posted March 12, 2013 #49 Posted March 12, 2013 Keep this up and we'll have to change the title to: San Felipe and Poetry Corner by Newdarksider101 – Scale 1:96, Lead Ship of the Spanish Armada (First Scratch Build) newbuilder101, augie, Sjors and 1 other 4 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
newbuilder101 Posted March 12, 2013 Author #50 Posted March 12, 2013 (edited) Thanks Wayne! I see we have another poet in our midst! I told Popeye it was contagious. Thanks Andy! Yes, maybe we are all a little nuts, but it keeps things interesting. The electrical assistance will arrive at about the same time as the financial assistance. My husband has a vast array of tools which I am free to use, but they are all too large for my project. Augie...I nominate Popeye...he started all this! Mark...that title has a nice ring to it! Where else could you build a model ship, have a laugh, share some poetry and make friends! This is a unique site! Edited March 12, 2013 by Newdarksider101 popeye the sailor, Sjors and mtaylor 3 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower
edmay Posted March 17, 2013 #51 Posted March 17, 2013 Hi all,what a site,better than going to the movies. one can sea a masterly built ship coming over the horizon,thanks for the entertainment. will follow your blog with great interest,(starting right usually ends up right),I think you will become a good teacher to us novices. well done, Ed. ps,have also ordered a case of popcorn. Quote
newbuilder101 Posted March 23, 2013 Author #52 Posted March 23, 2013 Thanks edmay! I hope there isn't a popcorn shortage! Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower
newbuilder101 Posted March 23, 2013 Author #53 Posted March 23, 2013 I finally have a small update! It's been very busy...brother had a heart attack, daughter broke her foot...and that was just one day! Anyway, things have settled down now and I have a chance to work on my San Felipe! Even though I was "coping" well and not "fretting" too much with my hand sawing...I now have a scroll saw! The first picture shows the brand new saw that lasted about 3 1/2 minutes...until the plastic bearing collar broke and parts flew! The second picture shows the used scroll saw that I replaced it with (all metal, 22 inch). It works like a charm! This is the finished knee of the head/keel parts that I fine tuned until they fit properly. Next up was the building slip and attached false keel. freewheelinguy, Aussie048, Roman and 2 others 5 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower
newbuilder101 Posted March 23, 2013 Author #54 Posted March 23, 2013 Here is the first bulkhead cut with my new scroll saw! This is just a 'dry fit' to see how I did. So far I'm fairly happy. Aussie048, Cuda1949 and freewheelinguy 3 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower
augie Posted March 23, 2013 #55 Posted March 23, 2013 Truly sorry to hear about your brother and daughter. Hopefully they are on their way to full recovery. You are a true darksider now -- we get to see power tools . Nice work on the building slip. Oh, yeah -- the bulkhead former as well !! Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
newbuilder101 Posted March 23, 2013 Author #56 Posted March 23, 2013 Thanks Augie! Yes, they are both doing better now! Not sure my daughter wants a speedy recovery since her husband is apparently spoiling her! Power tools are great. We have lots of power saws, but nothing that would make such fine cuts...until now. Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower
Anja Posted March 23, 2013 #57 Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) Hello Sherry, I'm sorry to hear what happened to your brother and daughter. I wish them a complete and speedy recovery. Glad to have you back. Buildslip and bulkhead look great! Take care, Anja Edited March 25, 2013 by Anja Quote Those we loved but lost are no longer where they were, but are always where we are. In the gallery: Albatros 1840 - Constructo
realworkingsailor Posted March 23, 2013 #58 Posted March 23, 2013 Yeah... very nice... very clean and precise. A good clean solid foundation to start off with will go a long way. Hope your family if feeling better soon. Note to self.. avoid buying plastic scroll saw.. go with scary looking antique steel one... Andy newbuilder101 1 Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy
mtaylor Posted March 24, 2013 #59 Posted March 24, 2013 Sorry to hear about the family... hope all recover quickly. Lovely work with the scroll saw. New isn't always better and that old saw cuts very nicely. Are you sure you've never scratchbuilt a ship before? Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
riverboat Posted March 24, 2013 #60 Posted March 24, 2013 Nice work Sherry, I see your moving right along ( as expected ). glad to hear your daughter and brother are doing better. Like your saw!! Frank Quote completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat HMAT SUPPLY USRC "ALERT" in progress: Red Dragon (Chinese junk)
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