TomShipModel Posted January 18, 2018 #151 Posted January 18, 2018 Very well done. Very tidy workmanship! Tom Stuntflyer and Canute 2 Quote Tom Ruggiero Director Nautical Research Guild Member Ship Model Society of New Jersey (Past President)
MEDDO Posted January 18, 2018 #152 Posted January 18, 2018 Every time I check in with you it looks better and better. Canute 1 Quote Michael Shipwrights of Ohio Current Build: ... Completed Builds: Queen Anne Barge - Syren, Pinnace - MS, Halifax 1768 - LSS, Murrelet - Pygmy, Swift 1805 - AL
Stuntflyer Posted January 18, 2018 Author #153 Posted January 18, 2018 Thanks guys for the kind words and for all the "Likes". Right now I'm trying to decide whether to fair the exterior hull or continue making deck clamps. Mike druxey, Canute and Hubac's Historian 3 Quote Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF) Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB) Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
Hubac's Historian Posted January 21, 2018 #154 Posted January 21, 2018 Every complimentary thing, everyone else has said - me too! MEDDO, Canute and Stuntflyer 3 Quote We are all works in progress, all of the time.
Stuntflyer Posted May 28, 2018 Author #155 Posted May 28, 2018 I thought it might be a good time to do some catching up. Hard to believe it's been 4 months since my last post. In preparation for adding the lower platform clamps, I installed a beam recessed to fit around the inner post. I will use this to align one edge of the aft platform clamp Only one side of the hull will be planked. The other side (open side) will only need two short clamps that represent the length of each platform both fore and aft. Measuring from the draught onto a balsa template made it easy to locate the lower platform position. Here is the aft platform clamp installed after using the same method. Clamping was tricky. I have actually made more progress than what is shown here. However, the lower platform clamp stills needs to be added on the planked side of the hull. I'm waiting for some deep reach clamps to arrive before I install it. This and more to come soon! Mike AntonyUK, dvm27, SJSoane and 36 others 39 Quote Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF) Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB) Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
druxey Posted May 28, 2018 #156 Posted May 28, 2018 That aft twisty piece is a beast, but you've tamed it beautifully, Mike! The full size aft platform clamp must have been really interesting to install on the real ship. aviaamator, paulsutcliffe, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Stuntflyer Posted June 5, 2018 Author #157 Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) I just finished the port side platform clamp. The clamp was held in place with Wolfcraft clamps which can go deep into the hull. After gluing the aft end of the clamp, another balsa template was used to set the position of the forward end of the clamp. You'll notice that I have been fairing the exterior hull. For the most part it is done. Just need to do a bit more work at the stern. Also, I left a 1/2" or so of extra thickness at the top timbers. After the Forecastle deck clamp and stringer in the waist are attached I will final sand the top timbers to an even thickness along the hull. Mike Edited June 16, 2018 by Stuntflyer shipcarpenter, marsalv, aviaamator and 44 others 47 Quote Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF) Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB) Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
druxey Posted June 5, 2018 #158 Posted June 5, 2018 Sweet, Mike! Very clean work. Your clamps look like a useful addition to the workshop. Nirvana, Stuntflyer, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Stuntflyer Posted June 5, 2018 Author #159 Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) Thank you, druxey! Clamp source: https://www.fruugo.us/wolfcraft-mt-70-precision-spring-clamp-clamping-width-max-7-cm/p-18753538-41049855 Mike Edited June 5, 2018 by Stuntflyer TomShipModel, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF) Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB) Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
Kurt Johnson Posted June 5, 2018 #160 Posted June 5, 2018 (edited) Glad to see more of her.The usual Rogers standard of course. Kurt Edited June 7, 2018 by Kurt Johnson Canute, Stuntflyer and mtaylor 3 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
alde Posted June 5, 2018 #161 Posted June 5, 2018 She looks great Mike. I just noticed the new book for this ship on Seawatch Books and ordered it today. Canute, mtaylor and Stuntflyer 3 Quote The heart is happiest when the head and the hands work together. Al Current Builds: HMS Halifax 1/48 POF Lumberyard Kit Model Shipways Glad Tidings Acoustic Guitar Build FINISHED
TomShipModel Posted June 5, 2018 #162 Posted June 5, 2018 Very well done Mike. Extremely clean workmanship. Tom mtaylor, KenW, Stuntflyer and 1 other 4 Quote Tom Ruggiero Director Nautical Research Guild Member Ship Model Society of New Jersey (Past President)
Gahm Posted June 6, 2018 #163 Posted June 6, 2018 Beautifully done, Mike! A pleasure to watch the hull take on its shape! Thomas Canute, Stuntflyer and mtaylor 3 Quote Current Built: Model Shipways Syren (US Brig 1803) Last Built: Anfora (kit bashed) Ictineo II (1st steam powered submarine 1864)
ChadB Posted June 6, 2018 #164 Posted June 6, 2018 I'm a little late to the party but glad I made it! Wow! Awesome work so far, Mike!! Chad mtaylor, Stuntflyer and Canute 3 Quote Completed Models: Triton Cross Section In Progress: Brig Eagle
wyz Posted June 6, 2018 #165 Posted June 6, 2018 The fairing of the exterior of the hull looks really nice. Stuntflyer, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote
bobcat Posted June 7, 2018 #166 Posted June 7, 2018 Does anyone know where to buy the Wolfcraft MT70 clamps in the US? Thanks, Bob Friedman Canute 1 Quote
Kurt Johnson Posted June 7, 2018 #167 Posted June 7, 2018 I’m pretty sure Menards does Kurt Canute and Stuntflyer 2 Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
ChadB Posted June 7, 2018 #168 Posted June 7, 2018 1 hour ago, bobcat said: Does anyone know where to buy the Wolfcraft MT70 clamps in the US? Thanks, Bob Friedman Bessey makes a near-identical clamp available on Amazon. I haven't tried them but uses other Bessey clamps for larger woodworking and love them. https://www.amazon.com/Bessey-XCL2-SET-Clippix-Needle-Spring/dp/B0749RZBZJ Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Completed Models: Triton Cross Section In Progress: Brig Eagle
lmagna Posted June 7, 2018 #169 Posted June 7, 2018 (edited) https://www.menards.com/main/tools-hardware/hand-tools/clamps-vises/wolfcraft-reg-micro-needle-nose-clamp/3431404/p-1444439537678-c-9135.htm?tid=-2343904566136342677&ipos=5 Edited June 7, 2018 by lmagna Canute, Stuntflyer and mtaylor 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
Stuntflyer Posted June 8, 2018 Author #170 Posted June 8, 2018 The ones I purchased open to 60mm and are 100mm long. Mike mtaylor, druxey, ChadB and 2 others 5 Quote Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF) Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB) Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
nightingale Posted June 10, 2018 #171 Posted June 10, 2018 boy oh boy, your work is way over the top. thanks for the care you take in posting, means a lot. nightingale----aka: stray dog mtaylor, Stuntflyer, aviaamator and 1 other 4 Quote
sfotinos Posted June 13, 2018 #172 Posted June 13, 2018 Mike, Are you using the graphite paper transfer method for all the necessary parts that need to be copied from the plans? Or did you use a copy machine to make copies? Interested in hearing how you transfer your templates to wood to be cut. Thanks Shawn ChadB, mtaylor, Stuntflyer and 1 other 4 Quote
Stuntflyer Posted June 13, 2018 Author #173 Posted June 13, 2018 Shawn, I started out using graphite paper as a transfer method. By the time I started work on the frames, I switched over to Elmer's School Glue and plan drawings which were made from a printed copy. There are times when graphite paper comes in handy, like when I transfer a scarph joint shape. So, both work, just depends on the application. Mike Canute, druxey, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF) Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB) Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
Stuntflyer Posted June 17, 2018 Author #174 Posted June 17, 2018 The shop has been a busy place lately. In preparation for the quarter deck clamp/stringer in the waist and Forecastle deck clamp install, it was necessary to remove the small temporary filler pieces between each frame. My method is to wrap the fillers (3-4 at a time) with a moist paper towel and apply a hot clothes iron to the surface of the paper towel. The steam penetrates and loosens the joint. Needle nose pliers can then be used to remove each piece. Final sanding of the exterior hull will be completed later. Using this height gauge, vertical measurements were taken from the shear plan at various locations and transferred to the interior hull. The thin boxwood strip was glued to the gauge with CA and pushed through between the frames, so tic marks could be added. The quarter deck clamp which becomes the stringer in the waist is installed above the upper deck clamp. Mike mcpwilk, aviaamator, billocrates and 29 others 32 Quote Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF) Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB) Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
druxey Posted June 18, 2018 #175 Posted June 18, 2018 Looking good, Mike! Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Gahm Posted June 18, 2018 #176 Posted June 18, 2018 Absolutely beautiful! Thomas Canute, coalman, aviaamator and 2 others 5 Quote Current Built: Model Shipways Syren (US Brig 1803) Last Built: Anfora (kit bashed) Ictineo II (1st steam powered submarine 1864)
Mirabell61 Posted June 18, 2018 #177 Posted June 18, 2018 Your framing looks excellent Mike, Nils Canute, mtaylor, aviaamator and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds -Lightship Elbe 1 Completed - Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild - "Zeesboot" heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB clinker scratch build scale 1:24 - Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild - Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build - Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) "SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild) "HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan -"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96 (scratchbuild) -"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) "Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild) original was my grandfathers ship -"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 "Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32 under restoration / restoration finished "Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50
Stuntflyer Posted June 18, 2018 Author #178 Posted June 18, 2018 (edited) The two forecastle deck clamps were added today. They sit below the stringer at the aft end which allows the forecastle deck beams to sit flush with the top edge of the stringer. At this stage the hull is quite strong. Mike Edited June 18, 2018 by Stuntflyer GuntherMT, dvm27, John Cheevers and 33 others 36 Quote Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF) Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB) Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
Rustyj Posted June 19, 2018 #179 Posted June 19, 2018 Excellent workmanship! Stuntflyer, Canute, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Rusty "So Long For Now" Current Builds: Speedwell Completed Build Logs: HMS Winchelsea 1/48 Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross Section, Cutter Cheerful, Queen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout
AnobiumPunctatum Posted June 21, 2018 #180 Posted June 21, 2018 Really nice progress in the last few month. Very well done, Mike Stuntflyer, aviaamator, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Regards Christian Current build: HM Cutter Alert, 1777; HM Sloop Fly, 1776 - 1/36 On the drawing board: English Ship Sloops Fly, 1776, Comet, 1783 and Aetna, 1776; Naval Cutter Alert, 1777 Paused: HMS Triton, 1771 - 1/48 "Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." Salvador Dali
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