Kevin Kenny Posted April 3, 2019 Author #152 Posted April 3, 2019 Clamps after the installation michael mott, EricWilliamMarshall, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote
michael mott Posted April 3, 2019 #153 Posted April 3, 2019 Kevin thanks for the video on the clamps, I found it very useful. Michael mtaylor 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.
Kevin Kenny Posted April 8, 2019 Author #154 Posted April 8, 2019 Since modified the clamps to make them wider and shorter. The added length prevents them from spinning and the shorter depth allow me to draw lines above or below the clamp. It also just pulls the edge of the plank down against the frame instead of the whole plank. This is useful sometimes when you just want the edge pulled down KentM, mtaylor, EricWilliamMarshall and 2 others 5 Quote
Maury S Posted April 8, 2019 #155 Posted April 8, 2019 You can never have enough clamps. Maury mtaylor and KentM 2 Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/
Kevin Kenny Posted April 11, 2019 Author #156 Posted April 11, 2019 AON, EricWilliamMarshall, bsaylor and 3 others 6 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted April 11, 2019 Author #157 Posted April 11, 2019 AnobiumPunctatum, KentM, bsaylor and 7 others 10 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted April 12, 2019 Author #158 Posted April 12, 2019 First piece of strake 14 installed EricWilliamMarshall, druxey, dvm27 and 7 others 10 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted April 14, 2019 Author #159 Posted April 14, 2019 strake 14 complete KentM, mtaylor, Mike Y and 7 others 10 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted April 28, 2019 Author #160 Posted April 28, 2019 I posted this in the wrong place before. These are a few of the tools and stuff i picked up while in New york. The small square will be invaluable. The automatic switch for the vacuum system is the most practical as i often don't switch it on when i just need to make a quick sand or cut. Now i have no excuse. 4338A3DF-23AD-4049-ACB8-8F115B3418B2.MOV SJSoane, KentM, AON and 6 others 9 Quote
dvm27 Posted April 28, 2019 #161 Posted April 28, 2019 Those thumbscrews will definitely make your lie easier, Kevin. Love that T-square! mtaylor, druxey and KentM 3 Quote GregwebsiteAdmiralty Modelsmoderator Echo Cross-section buildAdmiralty Models Cross-section BuildFinished buildPegasus, 1776, cross-sectionCurrent buildSpeedwell, 1752
Kevin Kenny Posted April 30, 2019 Author #162 Posted April 30, 2019 mtaylor, bsaylor, KentM and 4 others 7 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted May 1, 2019 Author #163 Posted May 1, 2019 Still photos druxey, Siggi52, bsaylor and 10 others 13 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted May 4, 2019 Author #164 Posted May 4, 2019 I have had a lot of trouble with regard to the finished height of strake 15. After conversations with both Greg and David i have developed a chart with the finished heights off the plan. Clearly i made a number of mistakes with the installation of the strakes (see Davids correction photograph. I am going to only correct the finished height of strake 15 and move on since i am closing all this inside. Haliburton, billocrates, GrandpaPhil and 5 others 8 Quote
dvm27 Posted May 10, 2019 #166 Posted May 10, 2019 Well, as you're finding out, building a plank of frame model can be...frustrating! But the only strake of significance is #15 where the deck beams seat. Your plan of correction is a good one. I promise you that you will never even see those other strakes after the lower deck is installed. KentM, mtaylor and druxey 3 Quote GregwebsiteAdmiralty Modelsmoderator Echo Cross-section buildAdmiralty Models Cross-section BuildFinished buildPegasus, 1776, cross-sectionCurrent buildSpeedwell, 1752
Kevin Kenny Posted May 10, 2019 Author #167 Posted May 10, 2019 Thanks Greg i am Just so annoyed to make such a basic mistake which in hindsight is so clearly illustrated in the books planking layout. What led me astray was the various photographs of different builds that show the end of strakes 1&2 in different locations. I am just going to stick to the book going forward. I have almost completed on the correction exercise after which i am off to Germany Holland and England for a few weeks holiday. When i return i will be refreshed and ready to go again. I am in 5he process of recording my error. I will make it private access in the first instance and would appreciated if you and David could look at it and comment. Since these videos may be used as a guide in future builds i need to show the errors and the corrections so that i do not mislead future modelers. Best regards kevin druxey, paulsutcliffe, KentM and 1 other 4 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted May 12, 2019 Author #168 Posted May 12, 2019 Modification to the height gauge. I installed the new screws but still found i had to put a pliers to tighten enough so that the pointed would not move. To solve this problem i made up two plastic extensions which made it easy to tighten with my fingers. KARAVOKIRIS, Ryland Craze, billocrates and 6 others 9 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted May 12, 2019 Author #169 Posted May 12, 2019 Ryland Craze, billocrates, AON and 6 others 9 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted May 13, 2019 Author #170 Posted May 13, 2019 mtaylor, James G, KentM and 4 others 7 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted May 13, 2019 Author #171 Posted May 13, 2019 Main mast step and fire mast step bsaylor, billocrates, EricWilliamMarshall and 6 others 9 Quote
dvm27 Posted May 14, 2019 #172 Posted May 14, 2019 Nice job on those steps, Kevin. You may find it convenient to use built up card patterns of the area in order to get the actual shape to transfer to the wooden blank. It's very simple and wastes no wood. I just use pieces of index card stock glued together progressively with white glue. You'll find this method particularly useful later on when determining bulkhead shapes as they meet the hull. In case you're wondering, the pencil lines are placed to help position them in the mill vice. Each line is parallel to the surface that needs to be cut and would line up with the top of the mill vice jaws. druxey, KentM, paulsutcliffe and 8 others 11 Quote GregwebsiteAdmiralty Modelsmoderator Echo Cross-section buildAdmiralty Models Cross-section BuildFinished buildPegasus, 1776, cross-sectionCurrent buildSpeedwell, 1752
Kevin Kenny Posted May 14, 2019 Author #173 Posted May 14, 2019 mtaylor, AON, James G and 6 others 9 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted May 15, 2019 Author #174 Posted May 15, 2019 All the mast steps are done EricWilliamMarshall, bsaylor, AON and 7 others 10 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted May 16, 2019 Author #175 Posted May 16, 2019 Jorge Diaz O, GrandpaPhil, dvm27 and 7 others 10 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted May 17, 2019 Author #176 Posted May 17, 2019 Aft crutch completed mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, bsaylor and 3 others 6 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted May 17, 2019 Author #177 Posted May 17, 2019 Captain Poison, KentM, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted May 21, 2019 Author #178 Posted May 21, 2019 Had to make some repairs to my model at our cottage. Simply looks great though EricWilliamMarshall, mtaylor, billocrates and 7 others 10 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted June 5, 2019 Author #179 Posted June 5, 2019 druxey, paulsutcliffe, Jorge Diaz O and 15 others 18 Quote
Kevin Kenny Posted June 17, 2019 Author #180 Posted June 17, 2019 Just returned and its time to get going again. I purchased a few nice tools in Germany, 2&3mm taps, new ear plugs, nice flat file and some 12” clamps. Haliburton, dvm27, yvesvidal and 11 others 14 Quote
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