Ryland Craze Posted November 13, 2018 Share #61 Posted November 13, 2018 Very nice and crisp. I like everything you have done. Thanks for the updates. captain_hook 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigersteve Posted November 13, 2018 Share #62 Posted November 13, 2018 Very sharp. Steve captain_hook 1 Quote Current: Mayflower- Model Shipways Completed: Lowell Grand Banks Dory- Model Shipways English Pinnace- Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat- Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted November 16, 2018 Author Share #63 Posted November 16, 2018 Thank you very much for the nice words. I finished the mast and the bowsprit and dry-fitted them on the ship. It is curious to see such a large mast on the small hull. Glenns_TX, Tigersteve, JpR62 and 5 others 8 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rogers Posted November 16, 2018 Share #64 Posted November 16, 2018 Great job. A real beauty. captain_hook 1 Quote Regards, Jim Rogers Damn the Torpedoes , Full speed ahead. Adm David Farragut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cheevers Posted November 16, 2018 Share #65 Posted November 16, 2018 What a terrific model....excellent workmanship! captain_hook 1 Quote John Member: Hampton Roads Ship Model Society Current Builds: Tugboat Dorothy Newport News Shipbuilding Hull #1 (complete) Iron Clad Monitor (complete) Sardine Carrier which I will Name Mary Ann (complete) Pilot Boat John H. Estill Newport News Shipbuilding Hull #12 (my avatar) Harbor tug Susan Moran Coast Guard 100' patrol boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventynet Posted November 16, 2018 Share #66 Posted November 16, 2018 Fantastic job. Clean crisp work. captain_hook 1 Quote Builds in progress - Speedwell - by Syren Ship Model Company Builds completed - Hayling Hoy - by David Antscherl - Naval Cutter Cheerful - by Syren Ship Model Company - Cape Cod Catboat - by Bluejacket - Gokstad - by Dusek - Ship's Boat - by Dusek - Brazzera - by MarisStella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpR62 Posted November 16, 2018 Share #67 Posted November 16, 2018 Wonderful job. A great inspiration for my build. As I will soon begin to work on the deck planking, I will try to get inspired by your fantastic work. Thank You for sharing ! captain_hook 1 Quote Jean-Paul 'You are not carving a bear with a chain saw here folks', Chuck Passaro, ´Queen Anne Style Barge´ manual of instructions Current builds : Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model - 1:24 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:48 Santa Maria boat 1492 - Korabel (Ukraine) - 1:24 Captain John Smith's shallop - Korabel (Ukraine) - 1:32 Finished build : Queen Anne Barge - Syren Ship Model - 1:24 Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways - 1:48 Batelina - MarisStella - 1:10 Next on list : HMS Winchelsea 1764 - Syren Ship Model - 1:48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted November 17, 2018 Author Share #68 Posted November 17, 2018 Thank you all for the nice comments and the likes. Did the gaff, boom and the yards today. Also prepared two anchor buoys from a scrap part of the spar I made the mast of. Will add all the stop chocks and the boom jar rest tomorrow. I put it all together for a test dry-fit. JpR62, Tigersteve and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share #69 Posted November 18, 2018 (edited) Today I added all stop chocks, the boom jar rest and simulated the Iron bands on the gaff and boom with stripes cut from black card paper. Added some eyelets too. I will paint the masting parts just before I will begin rigging. As the masting material is almost finished I have no more reasons to postpone deck treenailing. Will start with that tomorrow ... or next week. Edited November 18, 2018 by captain_hook Ryland Craze, Tigersteve, Pete Jaquith and 4 others 7 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted November 26, 2018 Author Share #70 Posted November 26, 2018 Yesterday I started treenailing the deck. First I used some 2mm tape to line up the holes. Then I used a I pricker to pre-drill the holes. AND THEN I started drilling....... and more drilling ... and even more. Took me about 4 hours yesterday and another 3 hours to position and drill all the holes by hand. Hard to estimate how long it would last to completely treenail a quarter scale swan class sloop. Used a 0,6mm drill (that would be about 3 cm for a real treenail). Lucky me, no broken drills. I will start inserting toothpricks tomorrow, because my battery is more than empty for today...... After that I have to paint some areas again. GuntherMT, glennreader, jct and 9 others 12 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuntherMT Posted November 27, 2018 Share #71 Posted November 27, 2018 Nice looking job on the trenails. I cheated and figured that they wouldn't be exactly perfect in the real world, so I used tape like you did, but stuck a drill-bit in a dremel tool and just started drilling holes. Lots of time saved, but not nearly as sharply lined up as yours. captain_hook, Captain Poison and lmagna 3 Quote Brian Mystery project coming soon! Current build - Medway Longboat Complete - Armed Virginia Sloop Complete - Carmen (First Build) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocBlake Posted November 27, 2018 Share #72 Posted November 27, 2018 I’m with Brian. Great job on the treenails! captain_hook 1 Quote Dave Click on images in posts to view them in full resolution! Click on the builds below and link to the log. Current Builds: -Gaff-Rigged Sloop, 1/4 Scale (3" = 1') -Chapman Water Hoy 1768 by DocBlake - Scratch Build - 1:48 scale -Hannah - 1:32 scale, Scratch-Built Plank-on-Frame Admiralty style -Generic Sharpie by DocBlake. 3/4" = 1' scale. NRG plans. -Fair American 1780 by DocBlake - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/48 scale - POF -Independence 1775 by DocBlake - Artesania Latina - 5/16" scale -HMS Triton Cross Section by DocBlake - 1/24 scale Completed Builds: -Bomb Vessel Granado 1742 Cross Section - 1:32 Scale Scratch Build -British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale -HMS Blandford - Cross Section - Scratch Build -1/32 Scale -17th Century Battle Station by DocBlake - HMS Mordaunt - 1:32 -17th Century Naval Cannon - 1:12 Scale -Royal Navy Ship of the Line Cross Section by DocBlake - (Mamoli's "Constitution") - 1:93 scale -Armed Virginia Sloop 1768, 1/48 scale. -Virginia Pilot Boat "Swift", 1805, 1/50 scale -18th Century Naval Battle Station, 1/24 scale -Armed Virginia Sloop 1768 "Patrick Henry", 1/32 scale, Lauck Street Shipyard, POF, Admiralty Style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted November 30, 2018 Author Share #73 Posted November 30, 2018 (edited) Looks more like a hedgehog than a ship.. 🤔 Edited November 30, 2018 by captain_hook JpR62, Ryland Craze, GuntherMT and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moab Posted November 30, 2018 Share #74 Posted November 30, 2018 A wonderful looking ship. I've learned many techniques "I should have used" on my Virginia build......Moab captain_hook 1 Quote Completed Builds: Virginia Armed Sloop...Model Shipways Ranger...Corel Louise Steam Launch...Constructo Hansa Kogge...Dusek Yankee Hero...BlueJacket Spray...BlueJacket 26’ Long Boat...Model Shipways Under Construction: Emma C. Berry...Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted December 2, 2018 Author Share #75 Posted December 2, 2018 Finished the deck. The toothbrushes are made of basswood so the treenails don’t contrast the boxwood too much and are rather discreet. I had to fix up some paint. Started to make the cannons so the crew won‘t have to throw stones at enemy ships any longer... smarra, Tigersteve, JpR62 and 7 others 10 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted December 3, 2018 Share #76 Posted December 3, 2018 4 hours ago, captain_hook said: Started to make the cannons so the crew won‘t have to throw stones at enemy ships You could do it John Rathbun style! In 1779, he assumed command of the 28 gun frigate Queen Of France and in July cruised off Newfoundland with Providence and Ranger. On the 16th, the ships sighted a convoy bound for Britain. Fog closed in, but when it lifted, Queen of France was next to a merchantman whose crew mistook the American for a British escort vessel. Rathbun took advantage of the situation, exploited the mistake in identity by going over in his ships boat and informing the British captain that he and his vessel were captured! He did this a total of four times and eventually Ranger and Providence not wanting to be left out on the prize money followed suit. eleven ships in total were cut out of the convoy, their total value over 1 million dollars. This was over a time span of three days and within full view of a British Ship-of-the-line and three frigate escort ships! It is pretty obvious that not a shot was fired! GuntherMT, Jim Rogers and captain_hook 3 Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted December 3, 2018 Author Share #77 Posted December 3, 2018 Wow, Captain Rathbun was very lucky indeed. But it is nice to have some guns available - in case you need them. I completed the 6 ones for the AVS. I used Syren 1/64 6-pd guns with carriage in exchange for the 1/48 3-pd casting barrels. They look a little thinner than the supplied ones but have equal length. Need to rig them but I have to do some more work on the hull first. GuntherMT, lmagna, JpR62 and 1 other 4 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted December 7, 2018 Author Share #78 Posted December 7, 2018 The pumps are done. Next I will paint the hull white. Will take some time. JpR62, smarra, Tigersteve and 1 other 4 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share #79 Posted December 9, 2018 Made a simple windlass. But haven‘t decided to either paint it red or leave it unpainted. It looks quite a bit large when fitted on the deck. Maybe I leave it off. All deck items are now modeled. Next is finishing the painting of the hull. lmagna, Tigersteve, Ryland Craze and 4 others 7 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Rogers Posted December 10, 2018 Share #80 Posted December 10, 2018 On 11/30/2018 at 5:14 AM, captain_hook said: Looks more like a hedgehog than a ship.. 🤔 What happened? Did you water your deck..... lots of work and your deck looks brilliant! lmagna, DocBlake, Ryland Craze and 1 other 4 Quote Regards, Jim Rogers Damn the Torpedoes , Full speed ahead. Adm David Farragut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share #81 Posted December 10, 2018 Thank you for the kind words and comments. I made a special boom sheet traveller and the anchors. Finished the timberheads too. The anchors supplied in the kit seem to be very small in comparison to the ship size. So I decided to use some bigger ones, about 4 cm length. Ryland Craze, GuntherMT, lmagna and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share #82 Posted December 10, 2018 All parts finished except the rudder and the cabin ladders. But the painting of the hull is more difficult than expected, so I cannot access the deck to install the items and to add the eyebolts. Have to paint more thin layers of paint to have some colour to sand flat. Should have used water based acryl instead of emaille. So I have to wait 6 hours before I can add another layer. Next time I will use my airbrush. 😏 lmagna, JpR62, GuntherMT and 1 other 4 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted December 17, 2018 Author Share #83 Posted December 17, 2018 (edited) Finished the painting downwards the whale, all white. In the end I used my airbrush to get an equal colour layer that covers well. Added a profile strip left and right to the stem at the end of the whale to separate the colour from the wood. Edited December 17, 2018 by captain_hook Dowmer, Tigersteve, jwvolz and 7 others 10 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigersteve Posted December 17, 2018 Share #84 Posted December 17, 2018 Fantastic finishes. Steve jct and captain_hook 2 Quote Current: Mayflower- Model Shipways Completed: Lowell Grand Banks Dory- Model Shipways English Pinnace- Model Shipways 18th Century Longboat- Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share #85 Posted December 18, 2018 Thank you. I have to fix some paint issues first and then I'll add the rudder. lmagna 1 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share #86 Posted December 28, 2018 I hope everyone had a merry christmas. I prepared the rudder and attached it on the hull using the supplied brass stripes and 0,8mm brass rivets, which I epoxied into the pre-drilled stripes. The glue has to dry 12 hours and the support strips to keep the rudder in place are shown on the photos. DocBlake, oneslim, lmagna and 5 others 8 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocBlake Posted December 28, 2018 Share #87 Posted December 28, 2018 Very nice, clean work! captain_hook 1 Quote Dave Click on images in posts to view them in full resolution! Click on the builds below and link to the log. Current Builds: -Gaff-Rigged Sloop, 1/4 Scale (3" = 1') -Chapman Water Hoy 1768 by DocBlake - Scratch Build - 1:48 scale -Hannah - 1:32 scale, Scratch-Built Plank-on-Frame Admiralty style -Generic Sharpie by DocBlake. 3/4" = 1' scale. NRG plans. -Fair American 1780 by DocBlake - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/48 scale - POF -Independence 1775 by DocBlake - Artesania Latina - 5/16" scale -HMS Triton Cross Section by DocBlake - 1/24 scale Completed Builds: -Bomb Vessel Granado 1742 Cross Section - 1:32 Scale Scratch Build -British Capstan circa 1777 by DocBlake - FINISHED - 1:16 Scale -HMS Blandford - Cross Section - Scratch Build -1/32 Scale -17th Century Battle Station by DocBlake - HMS Mordaunt - 1:32 -17th Century Naval Cannon - 1:12 Scale -Royal Navy Ship of the Line Cross Section by DocBlake - (Mamoli's "Constitution") - 1:93 scale -Armed Virginia Sloop 1768, 1/48 scale. -Virginia Pilot Boat "Swift", 1805, 1/50 scale -18th Century Naval Battle Station, 1/24 scale -Armed Virginia Sloop 1768 "Patrick Henry", 1/32 scale, Lauck Street Shipyard, POF, Admiralty Style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted December 28, 2018 Author Share #88 Posted December 28, 2018 Thank you. I also started to build a base for the finished ship. Haven‘t decided to leave the wood natural or to stain with cherry colour. Dowmer, Tigersteve, JpR62 and 3 others 6 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted January 4, 2019 Author Share #89 Posted January 4, 2019 (edited) Happy new year 2019! I finished the painting, there is only some clear varnish left. I made two ladders for the cabin front and installed the catheads. The plan shows the catheads installed near the first gunport but a lot of contemporary plans of smaller vessels show catheads installed rather in front of the vessel, so I fitted them between the first two timberheads as I am going to use anchors larger than the kit-supplied ones. Drilled all the holes for clamps and eyebolds. I will install them later this week. All deck items are dry-fitted, nothing is glued yet. I will rig the guns before I install them on deck. Edited January 4, 2019 by captain_hook Tigersteve, JpR62, GuntherMT and 5 others 8 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted January 6, 2019 Author Share #90 Posted January 6, 2019 Installed all clamps, eyebolts and timberheads. glennreader, oneslim, Tigersteve and 7 others 10 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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