Kevin Kenny Posted August 14, 2023 Author #931 Posted August 14, 2023 AON, druxey, yvesvidal and 8 others 11 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted August 21, 2023 Author #932 Posted August 21, 2023 botra288, jpalmer1970, KentM and 9 others 12 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted August 22, 2023 Author #933 Posted August 22, 2023 Coming along slow but correct. druxey, cotrecerf, GrandpaPhil and 11 others 13 1 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted August 24, 2023 Author #934 Posted August 24, 2023 Took two tries before i got it to bend without breaking. clogger, GrandpaPhil, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote
AON Posted August 24, 2023 #935 Posted August 24, 2023 did you steam it? mtaylor 1 Quote Alan O'Neill "only dead fish go with the flow" Ongoing Build (31 Dec 2013) - HMS BELLEROPHON (1786), POF scratch build, scale 1:64, 74 gun 3rd rate Man of War, Arrogant Class Member of the Model Shipwrights of Niagara, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada (2016), and the Nautical Research Guild (since 2014) Associate member of the Nautical Research and Model Ship Society (2021) Offshore member of The Society of Model Shipwrights (2021)
Kevin Kenny Posted August 24, 2023 Author #936 Posted August 24, 2023 Hi Alan I put it the coffee pot and boiled it. It still broke, so i put the heat gun one it after the coffee pot and got it to bend with out it breaking. hopefully ill get the starboard side to do the same as its a very sharp bend. KentM and mtaylor 2 Quote
AON Posted August 24, 2023 #937 Posted August 24, 2023 Something for me to look forward to when I get so far. mtaylor 1 Quote Alan O'Neill "only dead fish go with the flow" Ongoing Build (31 Dec 2013) - HMS BELLEROPHON (1786), POF scratch build, scale 1:64, 74 gun 3rd rate Man of War, Arrogant Class Member of the Model Shipwrights of Niagara, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada (2016), and the Nautical Research Guild (since 2014) Associate member of the Nautical Research and Model Ship Society (2021) Offshore member of The Society of Model Shipwrights (2021)
Kevin Kenny Posted August 25, 2023 Author #938 Posted August 25, 2023 Bending the drift rail on the jig just used the heat gun GrandpaPhil, billocrates, AON and 5 others 8 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted August 29, 2023 Author #939 Posted August 29, 2023 AON, mtaylor, Speedy and 6 others 9 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted September 11, 2023 Author #940 Posted September 11, 2023 AON, mtaylor, billocrates and 5 others 8 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted September 11, 2023 Author #941 Posted September 11, 2023 billocrates, mtaylor, Captain Poison and 4 others 7 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted September 11, 2023 Author #942 Posted September 11, 2023 Quote I just realized i did not post the video on painting the scrolls. AON, Captain Poison, KentM and 4 others 7 Quote
bruce d Posted September 11, 2023 #943 Posted September 11, 2023 Kevin, just watched your newest video online. Nice work, enjoy your break. Kevin Kenny, billocrates and mtaylor 3 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold
Kevin Kenny Posted October 12, 2023 Author #944 Posted October 12, 2023 bruce d, KentM, billocrates and 7 others 10 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted October 29, 2023 Author #945 Posted October 29, 2023 My ship modeling is taking some time off as i start learning how to carve following the course in Annapolis put on by Greg Herbert and David Antscherl. James G, No Idea, AON and 20 others 18 5 Quote
James G Posted October 29, 2023 #946 Posted October 29, 2023 Very cool Kevin! mtaylor 1 Quote Jim Current Build: HMS Winchelsea, Model Shipways Mayflower Completed Builds: NRG Half Hull Project Model Shipways 18th Century Armed Longboat Dumas 1954 Chris Craft 36' Commander Dumas 1940 Chris Craft 19' Barrel Back
bruce d Posted October 29, 2023 #947 Posted October 29, 2023 Impressive. mtaylor 1 Quote 🌻 STAY SAFE A model shipwright and an amateur historian are heads & tails of the same coin current builds: HMS Berwick 1775, 1/192 scratchbuild; a Slade 74 in the Navy Board style Mediator sloop, 1/48 - an 18th century transport scratchbuild French longboat - CAF - 1/48, on hold
druxey Posted October 29, 2023 #948 Posted October 29, 2023 Well, Kevin, you are coming along nicely! I don't know what wood specie you are using, but the grain looks a little coarse for fine detail. Have you tried coffee wood? (The piece you were kind enough to gift me will work better, I think.) mtaylor 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Kevin Kenny Posted October 29, 2023 Author #949 Posted October 29, 2023 Hi Greg i am using coffee wood, Juniper and Mahogany experimenting to see how they react to the gouges. And you are right the mahogany which is quite soft is not a good carving wood. I have not tried the coffee wood, it is next on the agenda. The first fully carved piece was using Juniper. Photo below. The real challenge remains keeping the gouges sharp. I am also having great difficulty thinking in three dimensions. I feel that the more i carve the better i will get at understanding the different layers. In any case i am seeing an improvement already in how to approach certain shapes and which gouges are best suited to get the desired results. The good news is that i have been in touch with a friend who carves the most incredible birds and he has agreed to let me visit his shop next week. Finally i have someone here in Trinidad that i can discus my challenges. Its going to be a long learning curve but i am optimistic that i will eventually arrive at the summit. Ainars, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 13 others 13 3 Quote
Pirate adam Posted October 29, 2023 #950 Posted October 29, 2023 This is great. I think one of the coolest aspects of this hobby is the number of skills you can try to master along the way. I haven't gotten to the carvings phase, but it definitely will allow you to take your already beautiful model to the next level. Adam Ryland Craze, mtaylor, KentM and 2 others 5 Quote
No Idea Posted October 29, 2023 #951 Posted October 29, 2023 Hi Kevin what a great job you have made of your carvings. Its something that I must learn too and I wish we could get some workshops here in the UK as I would attend. You have a Foredom so have you tried these? I put 6 into a mandrill and they work great for polishing wood. https://www.metalclay.co.uk/foredom-radial-bristle-discs-pumice-1200-grit-pink-6pk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMImMWCwNebggMVS9HtCh2B8w47EAQYASABEgJ4a_D_BwE At 1200 grit they would smooth off your carvings without changing the shape Mark Ryland Craze, billocrates, bruce d and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted October 29, 2023 Author #952 Posted October 29, 2023 Hi Mark I have been using the Foredom and the turbo carver to clean up the carved pieces and to make them look more acceptable. However the advice i am getting is to try to do the carvings with the gouges only. Once i have mastered carving using the gouges then i have permission to use anything i want. Artistic license. KentM, mtaylor, CiscoH and 4 others 7 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted November 30, 2023 Author #953 Posted November 30, 2023 Finial piece for November. marsalv, jpalmer1970, mtaylor and 13 others 14 2 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted November 30, 2023 Author #954 Posted November 30, 2023 Coffee wood grain is invisible Bob Cleek, yvesvidal, James G and 16 others 18 1 Quote
Ryland Craze Posted December 1, 2023 #955 Posted December 1, 2023 Beautiful work Kevin. You are becoming a master at carving. Each piece becomes better than the one before it. billocrates, mtaylor, bruce d and 2 others 5 Quote Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat
Kevin Kenny Posted December 4, 2023 Author #956 Posted December 4, 2023 The journey continues as my first time to start carving a figure head. Don’t get excited , the odds are that this will not end well, but as with everything this is the journey that I stated in Annapolis in October ccoyle, James G, Thukydides and 12 others 15 Quote
AON Posted December 4, 2023 #957 Posted December 4, 2023 (edited) Darn good start. Mine took multiple starts, stops, starts, scrap, repeat. It isn`t museum grade but I`m happy-ish with it. Seeing what you`ve done so far with your carvings has me wishing you might make me a new figurehead. But we will wait till you`ve done before it comes to that. Edited December 4, 2023 by AON mtaylor, Ryland Craze, billocrates and 1 other 4 Quote Alan O'Neill "only dead fish go with the flow" Ongoing Build (31 Dec 2013) - HMS BELLEROPHON (1786), POF scratch build, scale 1:64, 74 gun 3rd rate Man of War, Arrogant Class Member of the Model Shipwrights of Niagara, Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada (2016), and the Nautical Research Guild (since 2014) Associate member of the Nautical Research and Model Ship Society (2021) Offshore member of The Society of Model Shipwrights (2021)
Kevin Kenny Posted December 4, 2023 Author #958 Posted December 4, 2023 Haha, you are an optimist Alan. Thats a long way off bruce d, billocrates, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted December 10, 2023 Author #959 Posted December 10, 2023 My homework for the Christmas season. Then I stop and it’s back to modeling in the new year Speedy, James G, marsalv and 17 others 17 3 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted December 25, 2023 Author #960 Posted December 25, 2023 . bruce d, TomShipModel, jpalmer1970 and 13 others 16 Quote
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