SomethingIsFishy Posted September 18, 2016 #1 Posted September 18, 2016 (edited) I was looking for something to work on while waiting to start my next build/birthday present, so I downloaded the kit for this ship from the museum's website. I then picked up a pack of cardstock and proceeded to dig out my printer, only to find that it wouldn't work with my desktop. Was able to get it to connect to my laptop, but the ink cartridges were completely dried up. Decided to just upgrade to a better printer, so I could finally print the kit!! I have the stand done so far... I tried to start the hull, but soon found that my glueing was not nearly precise enough. Oh well, good practice... The nice part about card is I can just hit "print", and start over again. I don't think I will have this ship done by my birthday, so at that point I will bounce back and forth between the two kits as the mood strikes me... I will post pics as soon as I have something worth posting pics of... I'm done for tonight... Thanks for looking!! Edit: is it museam or museum?? Museum looks right to me, but neither one set off spell check... Edited September 18, 2016 by SomethingIsFishy mtaylor, GuntherMT and Captain Slog 3
Don Jane Posted September 18, 2016 #2 Posted September 18, 2016 What ship is this and were do you get the downloads Thanks Don mtaylor 1 Completed - HMS Bounty - Billings - 1x50http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/3567-hms-bounty-by-don-jane-billings-scale-150/#entry100237 Next project - Bluenose - Billings - 1:65 - http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/4351-bluenose-by-don-jane-billings-scale-1-65/?hl=%2Bdon+%2Bjane# Also Underway - Gorch Fuch - OcRee - 1:95 -http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/4360-gorch-fuch-by-don-jane-occre-scale-1-95/?hl=%2Bdon+%2Bjane#
Chuck Seiler Posted September 18, 2016 #3 Posted September 18, 2016 It is the "SAN SALVADOR" from the San Diego Maritime Museum. Below i a picture after construction but before commissioning. Here is a link to the site. https://sdmaritime.org/visit/the-ships/san-salvador/ dgbot and mtaylor 2 Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, Pinas Cross Section Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch), John Smith Shallop
SomethingIsFishy Posted September 18, 2016 Author #4 Posted September 18, 2016 (edited) There are two versions of this kit, I'm building the "medium difficulty" version. This is my second attempt on the hull, trying to be more precise. An important tip: score all of the fold lines before glueing the pieces into shape... Edited October 29, 2017 by SomethingIsFishy Photobucket :( dgbot, GuntherMT, Captain Slog and 1 other 4
GuntherMT Posted September 18, 2016 #5 Posted September 18, 2016 Did not realize that the museum had a downloadable kit of the San Salvador. Good to see this! I got to see her sailing in the Parade of Sail over the Labor Day weekend, pretty cool to see her under sail finally. dgbot and mtaylor 2 Brian Mystery project coming soon! Current build - Medway Longboat Complete - Armed Virginia Sloop Complete - Carmen (First Build)
SomethingIsFishy Posted September 20, 2016 Author #6 Posted September 20, 2016 It sure isn't easy getting the hull together right on the "easier" version of this model... my second attempt looks just as bad as my first... may try the "advanced" version instead, that one has an actual frame... I think that would make things much easier... mtaylor and Captain Slog 2
SomethingIsFishy Posted September 21, 2016 Author #7 Posted September 21, 2016 Well, it's official... I printed the advanced version tonight. I'm just not happy with the way the easier kit came together. The advanced kit uses laminated cardstock to build a frame just like a plank-on-frame wooden build. My hope is that doing it that way would make it much easier to get a properly shaped hull... Gotta pick up the right glue for laminating the cardstock, then I can start building... Captain Slog and dgbot 2
SomethingIsFishy Posted September 24, 2016 Author #8 Posted September 24, 2016 I picked up some spray adhesive for laminating the framework tonight! Made sure to buy something that specifically said "does not cause warping" on the bottle. Glued the first pieces together, and weighted them down on a piece of glass to make sure they're straight. So far so good... dgbot, Chasseur, mtaylor and 2 others 5
SomethingIsFishy Posted September 24, 2016 Author #9 Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) Progress: Spray adhesive works great! Waiting for the bulkheads to dry, then I can cut them out and start assembling the frame... Edited October 29, 2017 by SomethingIsFishy Photobucket :( ccoyle, Captain Slog, dgbot and 2 others 5
SomethingIsFishy Posted September 24, 2016 Author #10 Posted September 24, 2016 (edited) Upper hull bulkheads glued in place! Edited October 29, 2017 by SomethingIsFishy Photobucket :( dgbot, Robin Lous, GuntherMT and 2 others 5
ccoyle Posted September 24, 2016 #11 Posted September 24, 2016 That's looking very good so far. Everything looks nice and square. mtaylor 1 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Fokker D.VI
SomethingIsFishy Posted September 25, 2016 Author #12 Posted September 25, 2016 Thanks! It's really fun putting this ship together... I definitely recommend the advanced version!
SomethingIsFishy Posted September 25, 2016 Author #13 Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) Last shot for today, got the deck and lower hull on. The stand is from the basic model, the advanced kit has a much nicer stand, I just haven't built it yet... Edited October 29, 2017 by SomethingIsFishy Photobucket :( GuntherMT, mtaylor, dgbot and 1 other 4
Captain Slog Posted September 25, 2016 #14 Posted September 25, 2016 Great to see another card build log to follow. Looking good so far. Cheers Slog mtaylor 1 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
SomethingIsFishy Posted September 25, 2016 Author #15 Posted September 25, 2016 (edited) Upper decks added and upper hull "planking" laminated. The upper hull planking can be seen from the inside in several places, so there are two pieces for each side that are glued back to back. There is one issue that I found. The foremost bulkhead for the upper rear deck is plain white for some unknown reason. They do, however, include a printed part for the inside. I chose to use this inside piece on the outside instead... I don't know about you, but I can't tell it's white on the inside... Edited October 29, 2017 by SomethingIsFishy Photobucket :( dgbot, mtaylor, GuntherMT and 1 other 4
ccoyle Posted September 26, 2016 #16 Posted September 26, 2016 No card model kit is 100% foible-free, and finding and fixing the design flaws is part of the 'fun' of card modeling. mtaylor and Captain Slog 2 Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Fokker D.VI
Captain Slog Posted September 26, 2016 #17 Posted September 26, 2016 No card model kit is 100% foible-free, and finding and fixing the design flaws is part of the 'fun' of card modeling. How very true. I am about to start doing twenty 3" guns which consist of thirteen paper parts (as well several wire pieces) and have found 3 different parts all labelled as '10e' One part of the 3 is obvious but the remaining 2 are not so clear as the assembly diagram isn't very clear. I can be doing without that kind of fun! LOL Cheers Slog mtaylor 1 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
SomethingIsFishy Posted September 28, 2016 Author #18 Posted September 28, 2016 Hope you can figure out your guns! From what I've read there will always be something that isn't quite right... This one was an easy fix, we will see if I find any other goof ups... dgbot, mtaylor and Captain Slog 3
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 1, 2016 Author #19 Posted October 1, 2016 (edited) Progress: Edited October 29, 2017 by SomethingIsFishy Photobucket :( ccoyle, GuntherMT, mtaylor and 1 other 4
Captain Slog Posted October 1, 2016 #20 Posted October 1, 2016 Hi SiF, Looking good so far. Have you thought about edge colouring your cuts to remove the whiteness of the edges. I have been getting good results using Faber Castel PITT artist pens as they don't bleed into the paper. You could also use artists water colours, water colour pencils or even model paints (enamel or acrylic) to name a few options. (The model paints may interfere with edge to edge gluing though if you are using PVA) Cheers Slog mtaylor 1 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic)
dgbot Posted October 1, 2016 #21 Posted October 1, 2016 I have used artist color pencils with good results and have used grumbacher paints in a tube. Experiment on some scrap until you get used to the amount you need. David B Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 1, 2016 Author #22 Posted October 1, 2016 To be honest, I was thinking about leaving them white to show that it's a card model, but I'm not totally sure... the white edges don't bother me yet, but I wonder if some of the more prominent edges that appear later in construction might bother me...
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 9, 2016 Author #23 Posted October 9, 2016 (edited) Update: Starboard side of the hull done, and stand finished! I think I will end up trying to hide some of the more obvious white edges... Edited October 29, 2017 by SomethingIsFishy Photobucket :( GuntherMT, mtaylor and Captain Slog 3
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 21, 2016 Author #24 Posted October 21, 2016 (edited) Felt like cutting and glueing paper tonight... Port side done! Edited October 29, 2017 by SomethingIsFishy Photobucket :( Captain Slog, dgbot, GuntherMT and 1 other 4
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 29, 2017 Author #25 Posted October 29, 2017 I haven't given up on this yet, just took an extended break... I've made some progress today after roughly 1 year of nothing. I now wish I hadn't used photobucket for my pictures, should've figured something like this would happen... grrrrrrrr!! I will get some current pics up soon, and I'll see if I still have some of the older pics to re-post...
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 29, 2017 Author #26 Posted October 29, 2017 Here's where she's at now... Captain Slog and mtaylor 2
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 30, 2017 Author #27 Posted October 30, 2017 Re-loaded the old pics, and made a little more progress today... Captain Slog, bartejo and GrandpaPhil 3
SomethingIsFishy Posted October 30, 2017 Author #28 Posted October 30, 2017 Thanks for the likes! I'm really enjoying working with cardstock... As for this ship, I tried to make the masts today, not sure how that's gonna work out. They want you to roll them up out of paper, but that is a very difficult proposition... I may just make wood masts instead... (the kit mentioned that as an option). Rigging will be interesting, my intent is to do a lot more than the kit suggests, which is going to require much research on my part... should be fun...
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