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4 hours ago, EricWilliamMarshall said:

How is the build going?

 

I got stuck here because I couldn't figure out a good enough solution for the lettering (I didn't want to use the paper approach as I think it might look weird against the black of the ebony), so I ended up switching over to the La Renommee in part to help PiratePete have some material for his excellent Euromodel Build Notes, and then got sucked into the plastic world.  So, unfortunately, no further progress here.  I also have a half finished Pegasus on the shelf as well.

 

I think what I might do is prioritize finishing the Pegasus since it's furthest along.  I had stopped that build to wait for carving tools to arrive so that I could carve the various decorations in lieu of using the PE in the kit.  Either that, or work on the LAR.  The Morgan might be last in the queue, but we shall see.  

Mike

 

Current Wooden builds:  Amati/Victory Pegasus  MS Charles W. Morgan  Euromodel La Renommèe  

 

Plastic builds:    Hs129B-2 1/48  SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48  Five Star Yaeyama 1/700  Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama  Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32   IJN Notoro 1/700  Akitsu Maru 1/700

 

Completed builds :  Caldercraft Brig Badger   Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle  Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700   Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350

F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72  Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48  Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48  Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72

Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya  Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16

 

Terminated build:  HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn)  

 

On the shelf:  Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits

 

Future potential scratch builds:  HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)

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  • 4 weeks later...

Hi Mike

i am new to MSW so have been browsing your Morgan build

i have the Artesania Latina Morgan that I bought decades ago ( !! ) and started on it in the past couple years

at the second planking stage 

also built a few deck fittings and the bowsprit for variety 

Hoping to spend more time as I plan to retire soon 

 

I am interested in the plastic models too 

great job on your planes 

 

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On 2/15/2021 at 5:59 PM, rookie said:

Hi Mike

i am new to MSW so have been browsing your Morgan build

i have the Artesania Latina Morgan that I bought decades ago ( !! ) and started on it in the past couple years

at the second planking stage 

also built a few deck fittings and the bowsprit for variety 

Hoping to spend more time as I plan to retire soon 

 

I am interested in the plastic models too 

great job on your planes 

 

 

Hey thanks very much!  Sorry to have missed that you replied on my log.  You should definitely put up a build log as there are a lot of helpful people on here.  

 

At some point I do want to get back to this model as I visited the real one a few years ago.  Too many modeling interests, too little time unfortunately 😩

Mike

 

Current Wooden builds:  Amati/Victory Pegasus  MS Charles W. Morgan  Euromodel La Renommèe  

 

Plastic builds:    Hs129B-2 1/48  SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48  Five Star Yaeyama 1/700  Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama  Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32   IJN Notoro 1/700  Akitsu Maru 1/700

 

Completed builds :  Caldercraft Brig Badger   Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle  Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700   Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350

F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72  Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48  Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48  Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72

Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya  Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16

 

Terminated build:  HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn)  

 

On the shelf:  Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits

 

Future potential scratch builds:  HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)

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Mike, 

Had a chance to see how the ebony worked out and it's impressive.  You're a better man than me for working with it.

 

Looking forward to seeing your solution for the lettering.  I'm stuck with the same issue on my Conny, but for now will continue as I should be able to add it later.

Jeff

aka HobbyMill

NRG Member

 

Current Build: Constitution

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22 hours ago, Boatsinc2000 said:

Mike, 

Had a chance to see how the ebony worked out and it's impressive.  You're a better man than me for working with it.

 

Looking forward to seeing your solution for the lettering.  I'm stuck with the same issue on my Conny, but for now will continue as I should be able to add it later.


Hey Jeff, I’m working on getting custom decals made for the Morgan.  I can pass along the gentleman’s name if that would help.  He’s been sending me proofs to get the size, letter orientation/stern curvature and we are just about there.  I’ve never used decals on wood before so I’m curious how that will work out.

 

I didn’t want to use the printed paper approach (black ink background probably won’t match the ebony black) or try dry transfer letters (too many letters in the name to get them all aligned correctly).  Fingers crossed that decals are the solution.

Mike

 

Current Wooden builds:  Amati/Victory Pegasus  MS Charles W. Morgan  Euromodel La Renommèe  

 

Plastic builds:    Hs129B-2 1/48  SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48  Five Star Yaeyama 1/700  Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama  Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32   IJN Notoro 1/700  Akitsu Maru 1/700

 

Completed builds :  Caldercraft Brig Badger   Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle  Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700   Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350

F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72  Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48  Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48  Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72

Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya  Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16

 

Terminated build:  HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn)  

 

On the shelf:  Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits

 

Future potential scratch builds:  HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)

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Thanks, for now I'm going to hold off on doing much with that portion of my Conny build, but I'll be following your solution very closely.  In an ideal world, right now my preference would be raised lettering and I may try to carve it just as an intro to carving and for the experience.  High probability that it will look like my grandchildren did it or I end up cutting myself.  Best of luck!

Jeff

aka HobbyMill

NRG Member

 

Current Build: Constitution

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