Cap'n Rat Fink Posted February 26, 2013 #61 Posted February 26, 2013 Hi John just stopped by to say hello buddy.... Quote Thank You all... Mario "Each of us is a mixture of some good and some not so good qualities. In considering one's fellow man it's important to remember the good things ... We should refrain from making judgments just because a fella happens to be a dirty, rotten SOB(biscuit) " My Builds.... BETTEAU WAR OF 1812 BOUNTY LAUNCH(bashed) CHESAPEAKE BAY FLATTIE THE SEA of GALILEE BOAT VICTORIAN STEAM LAUNCH(bashed) HOWARD CHAPELLE's CRABBING SKIFF LADY KATHRINE 1812 SCHOONER
Jim Lad Posted February 26, 2013 Author #62 Posted February 26, 2013 G'day, mate! Looking forward to your reinstating some of your logs in brief when you have time! John Quote
Blue Ensign Posted March 1, 2013 #63 Posted March 1, 2013 It's great to see this pretty little cutter again, marvellous work at only 1:96 scale. Although mourning the loss of all the real time logs, in a funny sort of way it's nice to see a clear run of construction photos from frame to ready for masting. Thanks John, nice to see her again. B.E. Quote Current Build: Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-1:64-scale HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation.
Jim Lad Posted March 7, 2013 Author #65 Posted March 7, 2013 Well, I was at the museum yesterday and the Stag was sitting on the desk in front of me, but very little happened. Firstly, there was a conference on in the next gallery and every time they had a break the delegates would come over for a chat to fill in time. Secondly, I decided to do a bit of extra work on the sheet bitts as I wasn't really satisfied with them. The first thing I did with them was to break one side off while trying to drill a hole for a dowell to make them stronger (looks like that dowell was needed). Then I carefully placed the broken piece on the desk so it would be safe and it promptly disappeared - completey - without trace! How that can happen on a clean and clutter free desk I don't know, but it did. Next, I decided to try making a few blocks. I only need one treble block for the Stag, so after completing it I carefully placed it on a piece of white paper on the cutting mat so it wouldn't get lost - and it too disappeared!!!! At that stage I thought a cup of coffee was a good idea! During the rest of the day I only managed to get a few blocks made, but at least I'm progressing. John The few blocks made during the day. And a few photos showing the ridiculaous spread of the fore and aft spars. Only the bowsprit is permanently fitted at the moment, but just placing the spars in their positions gives a good idea of the size of the rig. harvey1847, Chuck and JerryGreening 3 Quote
augie Posted March 7, 2013 #66 Posted March 7, 2013 Good Lord ! She's going to carry as much sail as in the painting Quote 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
Jim Lad Posted March 7, 2013 Author #67 Posted March 7, 2013 Good Lord ! She's going to carry as much sail as in the painting :) Hmmm, how strange! John Quote
michael mott Posted March 7, 2013 #68 Posted March 7, 2013 John those are some long mast and spars. I am going to suppose that you will have the sails furled.... but maybe not? Michael 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.
Jim Lad Posted March 7, 2013 Author #69 Posted March 7, 2013 Yes, sails furled, Michael - otherwise they'd hide too much of the detail. John Quote
mtaylor Posted March 7, 2013 #70 Posted March 7, 2013 HIde the detail? The size of the sails for those spars will hide the whole ship! Quote 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)
Cap'n Rat Fink Posted March 7, 2013 #71 Posted March 7, 2013 HIde the detail? The size of the sails for those spars will hide the whole ship! I agree with Mark. John maybe you should put sails, they will work double duty. Look good on the boat and keep the dust off the stag. As for your missing items, you better keep your stag close, at 1/96 they going slip that boat in their back pocket and run............haha! Quote Thank You all... Mario "Each of us is a mixture of some good and some not so good qualities. In considering one's fellow man it's important to remember the good things ... We should refrain from making judgments just because a fella happens to be a dirty, rotten SOB(biscuit) " My Builds.... BETTEAU WAR OF 1812 BOUNTY LAUNCH(bashed) CHESAPEAKE BAY FLATTIE THE SEA of GALILEE BOAT VICTORIAN STEAM LAUNCH(bashed) HOWARD CHAPELLE's CRABBING SKIFF LADY KATHRINE 1812 SCHOONER
Jim Lad Posted March 7, 2013 Author #72 Posted March 7, 2013 Now there's an idea - sails instead of the need for a case - good thinking, Mario! John Quote
popeye the sailor Posted March 7, 2013 #73 Posted March 7, 2013 looking good John Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch
rafine Posted March 7, 2013 #74 Posted March 7, 2013 Very elegant looking little ship, John. Bob Quote Current builds on MSW: HMS Winchelsea 1:48: Medway Longboat 1:24 Prior builds on MSW: Schooner Halifax: Lumberyard 1/48 semi-scratch; Cutter Cheerful 1:48; Granado: Caldercraft 1:64; Frigate Essex: Kitbashed Model Shipways kit; Triton Cross Section 1:48; Kingfisher from Lauckstreet kit; Syren: Model shipways kit ;Kitbashed Fair American: Model Shipways;Prince de Neufchatel: Model shipways 1:64 Civil War Picket Boat
Jim Lad Posted March 7, 2013 Author #75 Posted March 7, 2013 Thanks for the support, Popeye and Bob. John Quote
gerty Posted March 7, 2013 #76 Posted March 7, 2013 Great job - looks very nice ! Quote Current Build: Willie L. Bennett - Model Shipways Future Interests: Friendship Sloop - BlueJacket Ship Crafters Cape Cod Catboat - BlueJacket Ship Crafters
BANYAN Posted March 7, 2013 #78 Posted March 7, 2013 Sounds like you had an interesting day John. If it wasn't the Kleptomanic mice taking your parts, I think you have to assume you had a delegate with a very special interest in your work At least you managed to retain a little of your work. cheers Pat Quote If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch) Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350) Built: Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)
Jim Lad Posted March 8, 2013 Author #79 Posted March 8, 2013 Something like that, Pat. The really weird thing was that I thought when I packed up my gear at the end of the day I'd find them tucked under something, but no such luck! John Quote
captainbob Posted March 8, 2013 #80 Posted March 8, 2013 John, Nice to see some new pictures. She's looking good. Sorry about the missing parts. Maybe you need to put up a fence. Bob Quote 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
Cap'n Rat Fink Posted March 8, 2013 #81 Posted March 8, 2013 HMMMMM!!! WE'RE TALKING PIECES OF WOOD HERE JOHN, MAYBE YOU GOT THIS PROBLEM HERE How much wood would a woodchuck chuck If a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, And chuck as much as a woodchuck would If a woodchuck could chuck wood. Kids' Funny Tongue Twisters also known as groundhogs.....don't get them mad because some are armed and dangerous my friend!!! sonicmcdude 1 Quote Thank You all... Mario "Each of us is a mixture of some good and some not so good qualities. In considering one's fellow man it's important to remember the good things ... We should refrain from making judgments just because a fella happens to be a dirty, rotten SOB(biscuit) " My Builds.... BETTEAU WAR OF 1812 BOUNTY LAUNCH(bashed) CHESAPEAKE BAY FLATTIE THE SEA of GALILEE BOAT VICTORIAN STEAM LAUNCH(bashed) HOWARD CHAPELLE's CRABBING SKIFF LADY KATHRINE 1812 SCHOONER
Elia Posted March 8, 2013 #82 Posted March 8, 2013 John, That little cutter is sweet. Those are quite a set of spars for it! You mentioned furled sails. Have you settled on a material for the sails? At 1/96 scale I image the material wants to be very fine. Cheers, Elia Quote Elia Rose Valley, PA Arethusa: 1907 Gloucester Knockabout
Jim Lad Posted March 8, 2013 Author #83 Posted March 8, 2013 Mario - your woodchuck looks like a giant rat! Where the heck do you find those things? Elia - It's a toss up between furled sailed (tissue might be appropriate) or no sails at the moment. John Quote
Cap'n Rat Fink Posted March 8, 2013 #84 Posted March 8, 2013 G'day John, They reside in Popeyes neighborhood. Yes they are apart of the rotent family. since you were out there last year maybe you brought one home you in luggage Chief... Quote Thank You all... Mario "Each of us is a mixture of some good and some not so good qualities. In considering one's fellow man it's important to remember the good things ... We should refrain from making judgments just because a fella happens to be a dirty, rotten SOB(biscuit) " My Builds.... BETTEAU WAR OF 1812 BOUNTY LAUNCH(bashed) CHESAPEAKE BAY FLATTIE THE SEA of GALILEE BOAT VICTORIAN STEAM LAUNCH(bashed) HOWARD CHAPELLE's CRABBING SKIFF LADY KATHRINE 1812 SCHOONER
Jim Lad Posted March 8, 2013 Author #85 Posted March 8, 2013 We certainly didn't see any of those little critters, Mario! John Quote
popeye the sailor Posted March 10, 2013 #86 Posted March 10, 2013 (edited) yea......back in the old days {when I was a lot younger} there were so many of them, the fish and game used to pay 50 cents for the nose of every one you shot. they would wreak havoc in corn fields and gardens......and dig their burrows in just about every place imaginable. look forward in seeing morte progress on the stag John....... Edited March 10, 2013 by popeye the sailor Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch
Jim Lad Posted March 10, 2013 Author #87 Posted March 10, 2013 Cheers, popeye! So are those things like a Prarie Dog then? John Quote
newbuilder101 Posted March 10, 2013 #88 Posted March 10, 2013 Both are members of the ground squirrel family. Prairie Dogs are much smaller...up to 3 pounds. Groundhogs can weigh up to 9 pounds. We have lots of the latter here where I live. Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower
Jim Lad Posted March 10, 2013 Author #89 Posted March 10, 2013 9 pounds? That's a lot of rodent - but nowhere near a Capybara, of course (now that's surely too much rodent for anyone!) John newbuilder101 1 Quote
augie Posted March 10, 2013 #90 Posted March 10, 2013 We are stuck with the Prarie Dogs out here in the West. But instead of one or two per square mile, they live in colonies of hundreds all over the place! Happily for MSW members, they enjoy attacking downed aircraft more than pilfering from the ships' store. Quote 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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