newbuilder101 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share #481 Posted October 23, 2013 Finally have a small update. For lack of proper tools...I present my labour intensive method of grating construction. Actually, after I made the jig it went more quickly. Now I am working on the rubbing strakes/wales - pictures next week - hopefully. md1400cs, egkb, Anja and 11 others 14 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted October 23, 2013 Share #482 Posted October 23, 2013 That looks very good Sherry, Can I order a dozen ? And look out with that scalpel....it is sharp ! newbuilder101 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted October 23, 2013 Share #483 Posted October 23, 2013 WOW ! They're made from 10,000 tiny blocks of wood. Oh that I had such patience. Bob newbuilder101 1 Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted October 23, 2013 Share #484 Posted October 23, 2013 nice idea........labor intensive, but nice just the same. on my United States build, I came up with a way to make grates. it turned out to be labor intensive as well, but there was some fruits to the labor. the only thing......they all came out the same. you must be using 1/32 square stock.......what are you doing to keep them from sticking to the jig? newbuilder101 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbuilder101 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share #485 Posted October 23, 2013 Sjors: A dozen?!! I think my little termites can only manage the ones I need for my ship ...maybe your gnomes can give you some help. I have already discovered how sharp that scalpel is! My ship has been christened a few times with blood - and it's not even near being ready to launch! Bob: Thanks! The longer strips are solid and the cross pieces are separate little pieces of wood.........so........only 5,000 tiny blocks. Popeye: Thank-you as well! You're right about the 1/32, but it's flat sheet instead of square stock, and I cut the strips.My husband is a retired pressure pipe welder/fitter and has a stockpile of soapstone sticks - for marking steel pipe. He seems to have found innumerable uses for these little things. He suggested that I sand the stick with very fine paper and rub the resulting powder into the jig surface - works like a charm! popeye the sailor, Sjors and captainbob 3 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjdale Posted October 23, 2013 Share #486 Posted October 23, 2013 I've seen lots of ways of making gratings before Sherry, but never that one! Looks like you've done your usual fine job too. Well done! newbuilder101 1 Quote Grant ____________________________________________________ Current builds: African Queen - Radio Control / Live Steam Previous builds: The Shipyard at Foss' Landing (Diorama), Hannah - Ship in a Bottle, NRG Capstan Project, 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper, Medway Longboat , Alfa Romeo Spider Gran Touring (Pocher) , Da Vinci Flying Machine, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout - Dumas - Radio, Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 - Cross Section - Scratchbuild, HMS Victory (Mamoli 1:90), Cutty Sark, Armed Pinnace, Bounty, Santa Maria At another place: Stephenson's Rocket (OcCre 1:24) (click the title to follow the link) In the Gallery: Lancia Armata 1803, Bomb Vessel Granada, 1742 Cross Section, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted October 23, 2013 Share #487 Posted October 23, 2013 I never thought to do something like that. sounds like a very useful tip.......please thank him for us all........I'm sure I'm not going to be the only one trying it......Hee.....hee simply terrific work! newbuilder101 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrieke Posted October 23, 2013 Share #488 Posted October 23, 2013 i have to say wow again. lots of very fine work and the result is excelent newbuilder101 1 Quote Current builds : HMS Bounty, Constructo Pilar Next build : undecided On the Shelf : AL San Juan, Mamoli HMS Victory Builds on hold : Ochre Gorch Fock, Hachette/Amati Black Pearl Previous Builds Gallery : Virginia; King of Mississippi Previous Builds logs : AL King of Mississippi 1/80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbuilder101 Posted October 23, 2013 Author Share #489 Posted October 23, 2013 Grant: Thanks! I've seen lots of ways of making gratings before Sherry, but never that one! You know what they say about necessity being the mother of invention.....besides, if there's an unusual way to do something, I'll find it! Popeye: Thanks again! I've already thanked my husband for the soapstone tip. That fine powder does wonders on a sticky drawer too - makes it slide smoothly. Adrieke: Thank-you! lots of very fine work Did I mention I think I may be permanently cross-eyed now! popeye the sailor 1 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted October 24, 2013 Share #490 Posted October 24, 2013 STOP IT!!!!!! STOP IT!!!! your giving the admiral too many Ideas! :D :D {she reads some of these comments too} do you have any tips to keep kids from slamm'in 'em? doors too? newbuilder101 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shazmira Posted October 24, 2013 Share #491 Posted October 24, 2013 Wow Sherry, excellent grates. But I have to ask; why do the labor intensive fashioning of your own? Wouldn't it be easier to buy the grates from someplace like Model Expo? Is it a pride thing, so all of this ship is scratch? Or a scale issue? Just curious, thinking ahead to my future dive into the dork side newbuilder101 1 Quote Robbyn If you risk nothing, you risk everything! Current builds Syren (Model Shipways) version 2.0 AL San Francisco II Mordaunt (Euro Model) Completed Builds 18th Century Longboat designed by Chuck Passaro In the closet Battle Station Al Charles Morgan (1980s version) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbuilder101 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share #492 Posted October 24, 2013 Popeye: Okay, okay...don't want to start any trouble! Robbyn: the dork side Hey, wait a minute there! We just seem like dorks because we do things differently. :D Seriously though, thanks! I guess pride does enter into it a little bit....I'd just like to see how much of this can be done from scratch. I will probably buy blocks and rigging line from Chuck, but that's it.....hopefully. The scale was also a factor, at 1:96 these things are pretty small. popeye the sailor, mtaylor, gjdale and 1 other 4 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted October 24, 2013 Share #493 Posted October 24, 2013 Incredible...... and innovative. I'm speechless. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbuilder101 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share #494 Posted October 24, 2013 Thank-you Augie. "Speechless".......I looked at your 2,873 posts and..............not sure whether I should comment on that or not? (sorry.....couldn't resist) popeye the sailor, texxn5 and augie 3 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted October 24, 2013 Share #495 Posted October 24, 2013 Makes being speechless all the more impressive 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texxn5 Posted October 24, 2013 Share #496 Posted October 24, 2013 Augie speechless.....such an oxymoron....I think not! Looking excellent as usual Sherry....very nice. newbuilder101 and augie 2 Quote John Current Current Builds: US Brig Niagara on my website FINISHED BUILD LOGS: New Bedford Whaleboat - page on my Morgan Website: http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/whaleboat-build-log-by-john-fleming.html C.W. Morgan - Model Shipways 1:64 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1785-cw-morgan-by-texxn5-johnf-ms-164-kit/ USS Constitution - Revell 1:96 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1796-uss-constitution-by-texxn5-johnf-revell-196-kit/ website US Brig Niagara Model http://www.niagaramodel.com website Charles W Morgan Model http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com website PROXXON DISCOUNT TOOL STORE http://proxxontoolsdiscount.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
demonborger Posted October 24, 2013 Share #497 Posted October 24, 2013 Do you plan on painting any of it, or will you leave the wood as it is? Quote Kits owned: Mamoli Royal Louis, Mamoli Friesland, Mamoli HMS Victory 1:90, Occre Santisima Trinidad, Constructo HMS Prince Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainbob Posted October 24, 2013 Share #498 Posted October 24, 2013 Only 5000. That explains it. Bob newbuilder101 1 Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giampieroricci Posted October 24, 2013 Share #499 Posted October 24, 2013 I read all your topic, Sherry...I really like your very precise and clean work!! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbuilder101 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share #500 Posted October 24, 2013 Augie: John: Thank-you! demonborger: I am planning to use wipe-on-poly over the natural wood - it's walnut so will darken.Part of me would like to paint below the waterline white, so it would be more accurate, but the other part of me leans toward the display aesthetics and the look of unpainted wood. Bob: edmay 1 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbuilder101 Posted October 24, 2013 Author Share #501 Posted October 24, 2013 giampieroricci: Welcome to my log and thank-you very much! Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted October 24, 2013 Share #502 Posted October 24, 2013 Be interested to see which 'part' of you wins out. You can't beat natural wood........but then 'white stuff' has a charm of it's own. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonicmcdude Posted October 24, 2013 Share #503 Posted October 24, 2013 Nice and clean and on that little scale. Quote Greetings, Sinan Build log:TRITON POB 1:72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shazmira Posted October 24, 2013 Share #504 Posted October 24, 2013 Sherry, oops...guess I need to to proof my posts a bit better . Pretty sure you know I meant dArk side, although in all fairness, dork side is maybe not an incorrect moniker either. I am pretty sure my students call me something pretty similar to that when they hear about my hobby . For pride and aesthetic reasons...good enough for me, and your work is top notch, so you pull it off well! Kudos, for sticking to your own sense of ethics! Quote Robbyn If you risk nothing, you risk everything! Current builds Syren (Model Shipways) version 2.0 AL San Francisco II Mordaunt (Euro Model) Completed Builds 18th Century Longboat designed by Chuck Passaro In the closet Battle Station Al Charles Morgan (1980s version) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbuilder101 Posted October 25, 2013 Author Share #505 Posted October 25, 2013 Sinan: Thank-you! The scale definitely has its challenges. Robbyn: Yes, I knew what you meant. Thanks again for the encouraging comments. Shazmira 1 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted October 25, 2013 Share #506 Posted October 25, 2013 Just catching up Sherry, very nice work on the grates, the hull is not too shabby either! super job on the planking. Michael newbuilder101 1 Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjdale Posted October 25, 2013 Share #507 Posted October 25, 2013 Incredible...... and innovative. I'm speechless.Well, that'll be a first!!! And I note it didn't last long either! :P Shazmira, Piet, newbuilder101 and 3 others 6 Quote Grant ____________________________________________________ Current builds: African Queen - Radio Control / Live Steam Previous builds: The Shipyard at Foss' Landing (Diorama), Hannah - Ship in a Bottle, NRG Capstan Project, 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper, Medway Longboat , Alfa Romeo Spider Gran Touring (Pocher) , Da Vinci Flying Machine, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout - Dumas - Radio, Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 - Cross Section - Scratchbuild, HMS Victory (Mamoli 1:90), Cutty Sark, Armed Pinnace, Bounty, Santa Maria At another place: Stephenson's Rocket (OcCre 1:24) (click the title to follow the link) In the Gallery: Lancia Armata 1803, Bomb Vessel Granada, 1742 Cross Section, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted October 26, 2013 Share #508 Posted October 26, 2013 Sherry, Just amazing work on the grates... and you managed to make Augie speechless. augie 1 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper Posted October 27, 2013 Share #509 Posted October 27, 2013 Hi Sherry, just caught up on your build. Lovely figurehead, if you can do that with just a scalpel imagine what wonders you could create with a second hand dentist drill and a few burrs. Wonderful build Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NAZGÛL Posted October 27, 2013 Share #510 Posted October 27, 2013 Great work! /Matti Quote Billing Boats Vasa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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