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San Felipe by newbuilder101 (Sherry) – Scale 1:96


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Beautiful work Sherry!  What a gorgeous model, very impressive.

 

Cheers,

Piet, The Flying Dutchman.

 

"Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends."  (old Chinese proverb)

 

Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942

                       VOC Ship Surabaya

 

Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000

 

Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi."  Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp,  Buginese fishing Prauw.  Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser.

 

Completed Builds:   Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine

                             Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands

                             Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner -

                             Friendship Sloop Gwenfra

                           Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack    

                             Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum)

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Very Nice work Sherry your model is really taking shape.

 

Michael

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.

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Popeye: Thank-you! You know the old saying: "Necessity is the mother of invention."  :)

 

Piet: Thank-you!

 

Michael: Thank-you as well!

 

Edwin: Thank-you! All the best to you, and yours for 2014!

Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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Wow.....she is really starting to breathe.  Nice work on the rings.

 

Aint cold weather a blessing???

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

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Great work Sherry. I like the way you approached the curved railings - I've filed that one away for future reference (pun intended ;) )

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Very nice Sherry, glad to see you back.....holiday's can be hard,, but this too shall pass.....

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

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Augie: Thank-you! In this case the cold weather has been a good thing for the shipyard.

 

Sjors: Thank-you! Maybe it won't be so long for the next update...hopefully.

 

Grant: Thank-you! I had tried to cut the curved railings from some flat stock that I had but the tiny little ends kept breaking - the dowel method proved to be quite easy.

 

Daniel: Thank-you! This is when I start to really enjoy the build the most, but not looking forward to the 100 plus cannons that have to be made sometime in the very near future!

 

John: Thank-you as well! Glad to be back!

Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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If you keep up with this level of work you’ll have to change your name.  No longer “NEW” and you’re defiantly graduated from “101”.  

 

Bob

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

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Good to see an updat Sherry, I had been wondering how you were fairing since your loss, glad to see you building again. I must say, the wait was well worth it, your work is impecable as always, I can't wait to see this beauty finished!

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)

 

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Bob: Thank-you! You'll notice I already changed my screen name.  :)

 

Robbyn: Thank-you! It's been good 'therapy' to be back building again!

Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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Good on you for the name change, Sherry!!!!!

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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  • 2 weeks later...

I have a daunting task in my very near future, and that is fabricating 100 plus cannons at 1:96 scale. Although metal ones would be preferred, I neither have the budget to buy or the proper lathe to turn them.


I have considered turning some from wood with a drill lathe, but even that will prove tricky at this small scale.


I am wondering if anyone out there has made cannons using non-traditional materials such as the polymer clays Fimo or Sculpey? I was thinking of starting with a finely detailed base cannon and making a mold from that and then mass producing the rest? Any thoughts on this or any other materials? 


If so, please go to the following link: Cannon Question, to comment, where more members will be able to see it. Who knows it may help someone else too. 


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Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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Hello dear Sherry,

Your model looks incredible, I admire the high level of quality of your work and wonderfully created details. It is a very nice inspiration. San Felipe is really difficult model to build of wood. I like it very much. I am looking forward to continuing of your masterpiece.
I wish you a great pleasure during the build and a lot of fun. :piratebo5:


Best regards,

Doris

Doris

Current build:

HMS Royal Katherine 1664 from card

 

 

 

 

 

 

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!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

I was feeling a bit chilly while working on my model and stood up to put my sweater on, which somehow managed to attach itself to the ship!!!! The crack and crunch of wood as she hit the floor was a little sickening to say the least.

 

Now I have to go and sit down, take some slow deep breaths, and figure out my plan of attack for repairs.....

 

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Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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Oh Sherry! I'm so sorry to hear of that. The only consolation I can give is that wood is very forgiving and very repairable. You might recall that Danny had a similar oops with his Vulture a while back and managed to create an undetectable repair job.

 

Good luck with the repairs - I'm sure you'll get plenty of advice if you need it.

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Thanks Grant. Repairs are already under way.....and actually, I had Danny's inspirational repair in mind when I started the fix. 

Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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I'm terribly sorry Sherry.  Seems like we all join this club now and again.  I'll bet the repair makes her better then new.

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

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Oh oh....not good. Yeah boats aren't meant to fly and when they do the landing its usually disastrous! Like Grant said, the saving Grace here is that it is wood and usually repairable.

 

Glad to hear the repairs are under way already.

 

Good luck on the repair...btw did the carving get damaged?

 

Steve

Built:

Charles W. Morgan - Artesania Latina  1/50

Pilgrim 40 Trawler - Scratch  1/24

RCMP 40' Trawler - Scratch  1/24

Flower Class Corvette - Matchbox/Revell 1/72

 

Current:

HMS Serapis - Aeropiccola 1/60

 

Future:

NEW! Just Added: Friesland - Mamoli  1/75

San Felipe - Mantua/Panart  1/75

BonHomme Richard - Aeropiccola  1/50

Wasa - Corel   1/75 

HMS Victory - Mamoli  1/90

HMS Unicorn - Corel  1/75

 

 

 

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I felt the pain of the crash!! Happy you put her under reppair. Hope in the future I can scratchbuilt as you are doing now. Fantastic job!

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Ooooooooh... that smarts! good that it was not more serious, as serious as it already is.

 

Michael

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.

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Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement and support.

 

Augie: This is a club I'd rather not have joined, but onward and upward.

 

Steve: You're wrong about one thing....she flew quite well...it was the landing that wasn't so great.  :huh:  The carving was unscathed, thankfully.

 

Vivian: Painful it was! When you do get to the scratchbuilding stage - you will love it.

 

Anja: It did hurt, but the repairs are going better than expected. :)

 

Michael: If it had been any more serious I might have put it in the closet for a while.

Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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Hello Sherry,A little unscheduled test flight is not enough to destroy a brilliantly built model like yours.It is extremely well built,good and strong looking planking,nice lines and colors,we know it is going to be a" MASTERPIECE." and nothing less. Edwin :) :) :) :) :)

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Edwin: Thank-you for the vote of confidence! I don't know about a "masterpiece" but I hope it will at least be as good as before.

 

Andy: Thanks! I didn't expect her "maiden voyage" to be quite like this. The sailing was smooth, but the docking was a little rough.

 

Crackers: Thanks. I always thought I was careful around my model, but this has taught me that I have to be even more so.

Sherry

 

Every goodbye is the birth of a memory...

 

Current Build: San Felipe

 

Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log

 

Gallery: Mayflower

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Sherry,

 

I want to see an update but not this !!!!!!!!!!!!

Next time you are chilly, heat up the heather and let the sweater where it is !!!!!!

With your skills the fix will be better then the original. :D

 

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