Heronguy Posted December 18, 2017 Share #61 Posted December 18, 2017 Way to go David! It looks great and you certainly seem to have conquered the rigging. You can be justifiably proud of your build. I know you are pretty humble about your ship building but I can tell you that you set the bar way above where I can reach yet. My selfish vote for your next build is the Prince de Neufchatel!!!! Merry Christmas! Jack12477 and Altduck 2 Quote Doug Current Builds: Bluenose II - AL / Krabbenkutter / Prince de Neufchatel / Essex Cross-section / Syren / Barque Stefano / Winchelsea / Half Hull / Maria HF31 - Dusek / Bandirma - Turkmodel On the Shelf: Santisima Trinidad and Cross Section / HMS Cutter Alert / Tender AVOS / Confederacy Suspended Build: Bluenose II - Billing Boats Nr 600 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donrobinson Posted December 19, 2017 Share #62 Posted December 19, 2017 Congratulations David, she truly is a beauty. Whatever your next build is I'll be there to watch. Merry Christmas and all the best to you and your loved ones. Quote Completed: MS-AVS, Amati Trabaccolo, Dusek ship's boat, AL-Mayflower, Batelina - MarisStella, MarisStella-Trabakul Liburnian Novilara - MarisStella, 17th Century Battle Station, Ragusian Galley-MarisStella Current: Barque Stefano - MarisStella, On Hold: Amati Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zappto Posted December 19, 2017 Share #63 Posted December 19, 2017 Looks really well, i like lines of this ship, beautiful build! Quote Current build: Mamoli - La gloire 1778 Finished builds: Mamoli - Friesland 1663 Mamoli - Lexington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSGerson Posted December 19, 2017 Share #64 Posted December 19, 2017 Job well done! Quote Current Build: Model Shipways USS Frigate Constitution Past Builds: Bob Hunt's kitbash of the Mamoli Rattlesnake Model Shipways Typical Ship’s Boat for the Rattlesnake Mini-Mamoli solid hull British Schooner Evergreen Model Airways Albatros D.Va - 1917, The Red Baron's Forgotten Fighter Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Lester Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share #65 Posted December 19, 2017 Thank you everyone for comments and "likes." And Zappto, I agree that the Rattlesnake has beautiful lines; it's a vary lean looking ship and was probably a fast one too. Thanks again, David Quote Current Build - St. Roch, Billing Boats; HMS Agamemnon, Caldercraft (on hold) Previous Builds - Armed Virginia Sloop, Model Shipways; Constitution, Model Shipways; Rattlesnake, Mamoli; Virginia Privateer, Marine Model Co, restoration; Prince de Neufchatel, Model Shipways; Charles W. Morgan, Model Shipways; Pride of Baltimore II, Model Shipways, Bluenose, Model Shipways (x2); Niagara, Model Shipways; Mayfower, Model Shipways; Shamrock V, Amati; HMS Pegasus, Victory/Amati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocBlake Posted December 20, 2017 Share #66 Posted December 20, 2017 David: A question. The model's display stand looks like the kit supplied cradle painted black. Did you pin the hull to the cradle or is it free to move? Any effect on the rigging process if the hull isn't attached? 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...
Geoff Matson Posted December 20, 2017 Share #67 Posted December 20, 2017 Great job Dave. She looks great. It is hard to believe that the box of wood and string can turn into something so beautiful. It is a true reward to see all your hard work come to a conclusion. Enjoy the holiday and then start off the New Year making some sawdust! David Lester 1 Quote Geoff NRG member #2666Current build : USS Constitution Finished builds: Armed Virginia Sloop (in gallery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Lester Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share #68 Posted December 20, 2017 Hi Dave, Yeah, it's just the display stand that came with the kit and I painted it black. It's a bit unsophisticated, but it holds the model surprisingly securely. The model is not attached; it's just sitting there. I used it throughout most of the build and it presented me with no problems. I kept thinking I would glue it or otherwise affix it at a later time in case I needed the model to be free for some reason, but never actually did it. (I decided not to use the kit supplied sign with its inappropriate western style lettering that would look at home at the OK Corral.) On my Constitution, I drilled the keel and implanted some posts - always wanted to be a dentist - which sat inside cherry standards on the stand, but I had a terrible time getting it to sit securely. I kept getting the slots in the cherry standards that the keel sat in too tight or too loose. On the other hand, this simple little stand was very easy and actually works quite well. David DARIVS ARCHITECTVS, MEDDO and RolBerg 3 Quote Current Build - St. Roch, Billing Boats; HMS Agamemnon, Caldercraft (on hold) Previous Builds - Armed Virginia Sloop, Model Shipways; Constitution, Model Shipways; Rattlesnake, Mamoli; Virginia Privateer, Marine Model Co, restoration; Prince de Neufchatel, Model Shipways; Charles W. Morgan, Model Shipways; Pride of Baltimore II, Model Shipways, Bluenose, Model Shipways (x2); Niagara, Model Shipways; Mayfower, Model Shipways; Shamrock V, Amati; HMS Pegasus, Victory/Amati Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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