Phantom by Elijah - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - New York Pilot Boat

[dcicero]

Hi, Elijah,

Looking good, sir. You may want to look for the book by Gene Johnson on building ship models - he has a short section on shaping solid hulls.

I think Wayne's referring to Ship Model Building by Gene Johnson.

 

 

You can get it for $0.01 plus the price of shipping on Amazon or request it -- as I just did -- from your local public library.

 

 

 

 

Dan

Edited March 21, 2016 by dcicero

[Elijah]

Thanks for the compliments! I will look into the book!

[mikiek]

And people seem to think solid hulls are easy

[Elijah]

And people seem to think solid hulls are easy

That's right Mike !!! (I did as well, a long time ago)

Edited March 21, 2016 by Elijah

[John Maguire]

Elijah,

 

Gee, you bit off a mouth full. You are however dealing with the challenges with ingenuity. Keep the pictures coming.

 

Respectfully,

John

[Elijah]

Thanks John! I do believe I will have an update today.

[Elijah]

Hello folks! I finished lining off the hull, at least if that is vertical lines. I found a problem with the building board, but that has been solved. It just means the starboard station lines are off by a little bit.

I also got a lot of styrene boarding. There are 5 boards of decent size.

I glued the paper hull templates to a board with some elders school glue.

I started cutting these templates out. I will give them a proper trim when I am done cutting them all.

Until next time!

[UpstateNY]

Looking good Elijah...enjoying following along with your build! 

 

Cheers,

 

Nigel.

[John Maguire]

Elijah, you are a wizard .  .  .  .

[trippwj]

Taking this solid hull to a whole new level - very thorough and detail oriented - which are good things!!!

 

Carry on!

[mikiek]

Way to go Bud. I wish I was through with my hull.

[dgbot]

You are doing fine job  Elijah, keep doing what you have been doing and you will have a great looking hull.

David B

[Turatopgun]

Elijah

 You are really moving ahead.  I just love the fact that you, as a young man, really stick to  the task before you and don't let any challenges bother you.  If you keep this attitude through life you will achieve anything you put your mind to.  Your Papa must be proud of you.  You are also getting a lot of followers of your build who have many years of ship building experience, and the fact that they are watching with interest and offering assistance shows how much they appreciate your enjoyment of the hobby.  

 

Phill

[Elijah]

Thanks for the compliments everybody! I really enjoy reading them. Mike, your farther than me! You've got your bulwarks done, and we both have planking to come. I'm going to go on a vacation for over a week on Thursday, but I may be able to finish my styrene templates before hand. I can also buy some wood filler today, so everything will be ready for hull shaping when I get back. If I finish my styrene templates Today I'll show some pictures. Happy modeling everyone!

Until next time.

[ferretmary1]

Hi, Elijah!

Don't forget that when your baby brother gets bigger, he is going to start crawling and walking around. Make sure you have a safe place to store your model when it is finished and any other models and parts that you may have on hand when he gets to be of walking age!  Store your tools in a safe place, too!

 

Mary V

[Elijah]

Good point, I'm going to have to think about that. Maybe a baby gate?

[Elijah]

I have finished cutting and trimming my frames ! Now onto the slightly daunting task of shaping the hull…. I'm going to try to get some wood filler tomorrow before I leave for my vacation, and I hope I can do this hull justice! But first, a good dinner, and maybe some reviewing of research.

Wish me luck! I hope I won't need it…

[Canute]

Elijah, you may want to add some insurance for the baby gate by storing tools in places the baby can't open. Same for your project. Stash in latched closets and cabinets. Should slow the wee one down. If those fail, may have to elevate things to the tops of cupboards and cabinets.

 

Have fun on your vacation, padawan.

[John Maguire]

Elijah,

 

Enough time away - get back to work .  .  .

 

Respectfully,

John

[Elijah]

Hello everybody! Last night I got back from Virginia, and I hope to get some work done today! Hopefully I will have my wood filler. I will also need to catch up with the 384 posts I've missed . I hope to update soon!

[mikiek]

Not sure how you  handled it. Days away from the boat!

 

Carry on young man..........

[trippwj]

Welcome back, Elijah.  Hope you had a good time!  What part of Virginia did you visit (I think I missed that post....)

[Elijah]

Mike, I handled it by canoeing and visiting interesting items in the Smithsonian, including the gunboat Philadelphia. That one is now on my "to build" list .

Wayne, I visited Massanutten, near the blue ridge mountains and the Shenandoah valley. Being from Illinois, I'm not used to seeing mountains! Now, back to work .

[Elijah]

I am currently in the process of shaping the starboard side, which is my first. I'm nervous because I don't currently have wood filler, and I can not fill areas needing filling. If you look, you can see I have a couple arrows pointing to big spots needing filling . I found out that my school has a wood shop, and I will try to take a look at it tomorrow. There is a lot of extra wood at the bow.

Sorry for all the pictures, I'm exited to be onto a new task!

Have fun with your builds! I'm trying to catch back up. Until next time!

[DocBlake]

Nice job on the hull, Elijah!  She's going to be a fine model.  Keep up the good work.

[EJ_L]

Your ship is looking great Elijah. Excellent work and good to see you taking your time and making sure that everything is coming along just right. You will be very happy with the results from doing that. A solid hull ship is a great learning kit. I just completed one myself a few months ago of the Bounty. I've pulled up a chair to watch you build your Phantom. I look forward to watching the progress and sharing this journey with you.

[mikiek]

Elijah - one of our Golden Rules - never throw anything away. That even goes for sawdust you may generate from cutting and filing. I have several jars full of it.

 

I say this because a good filler can be made of white glue and sawdust. Mix to the consistency of soft clay, then you can press it into any gaps. If the gaps are thin, you can add a bit of water to your filler.  Allow to dry and then sand.

 

Maybe you can get some sawdust at the shop.

[dgbot]

You are doing a good job Elijah.  One of the things about a solid hull is that you can see how the shape is coming along.  Remember just a little off at a time.

And a lot of patience.

David B

[Mahuna]

Hi Elijah:

 

I'm a latecomer to your build log, but I'm very impressed with your progress - especially considering you're new to this hobby.  Keep up the great work.

[Elijah]

Thanks guys. Welcome to the build log Frank, you're not late at all! Mike, my mother already thinks I've got too much stuff !

Edit: I used the wrong you're. Oops.

Edited April 11, 2016 by Elijah