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Hello Henry, ......Happy  Birthday, my friend, may you have many more, and I hope you have a good one! Iposted this earlier, and I forgot to look at the date as I thought it was yesterday...gettin' old I guess----see what you have to look forward to....lol

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John

Current Current Builds:

US Brig Niagara on my website

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New Bedford Whaleboat - page on my Morgan Website:  http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/whaleboat-build-log-by-john-fleming.html

C.W. Morgan - Model Shipways 1:64 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1785-cw-morgan-by-texxn5-johnf-ms-164-kit/

USS Constitution - Revell 1:96 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1796-uss-constitution-by-texxn5-johnf-revell-196-kit/

 

website US Brig Niagara Model http://www.niagaramodel.com

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Thank you all for the birthday wishes.

 

The build was a big hit at the Shipwright Guild meeting.  I got some good tips on soldering techniques for the upcoming deadeyes and chainplates project. The cannon rigging continues....a long and tedious project.  But, it is progress none the less.  Of course it is taking longer because I keep refining my methods as I go along.  The first cannon in place is a test piece.  Here are some pics of it as it is today.  I may still change some things.  I think I will make the breeching thicker.

 

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Thanks for looking in.

 

Regards,

Henry

 

Laissez le bon temps rouler ! 

 

 

Current Build:  Le Soleil Royal

Completed Build Amerigo Vespucci

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Happy birthday Henry .......looks as though you spent your day........like I would have,  if it were my birthday.  very nice 2 sea  :)

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

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All the best from me too!!!

 

The thicker breeching line will do a good job. Also for these guns just one training tackle was used. The double one was only used for french 36 an 48 pounders. Makes things easier on the deck :-)

 

Cheers, Daniel

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Thanks all,

 

Joe, a thousand more?  Woo Hoo....think of all the builds I could finish by then ;)

 

Dan, Thanks for the tip.  A lot less work for me.  Time to start ripping out all the ringbolts in the deck and filling holes :o 

 

Regards,

Henry

 

Laissez le bon temps rouler ! 

 

 

Current Build:  Le Soleil Royal

Completed Build Amerigo Vespucci

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Have only just found this build log as a result of your post to a now almost 'notorious' General Discussion Post! you know the one :) so I guess some more good has come out of it.

I read your piece about how nobody dropped by for a month or so and decided to take a looksee.. Wow, how did I miss this little gem? and then after all your hard work she takes a bit of a knock.. This build has everything including 'drama' ! :)

Am looking forward to your progress.

 

Eamonn

Current Build   :  HM Schooner Ballahoo

In the Pipeline :  HM Cutter Sherbourne, HM Mortar Convulsion, Emma C Berry & C18th English Longboat.. Eventually That Is..🙄

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Hello all,

I got tired of making bolts for my cannon carriages so I decided to put the riggers to work starting to prepare the rigging.

 

Decided to start with the main stay:  Here is a summary of the process

The line I am using is Morope.  An eye is turned in on the end with a circumference just large enough for the stay to pass through.  Morope is tricky to unlay for splicing because it is nylon.  When cut it will just fall apart  I separated the strands with a toothpick and touched a drop of CA to each before cutting so that the strands would not unravel.  The eye was then serviced with sewing thread with the serving continued over the splice.  The stay was then wormed for one third of its length from the eye.  I did not bother with parcelling.  The mouse was then raised on the stay to it's proper shape and size with sewing thread then pointed over to finish.  The mouse is several hours worth of work with the needle and thread

 

I hope you enjoy

 

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Henry

 

Laissez le bon temps rouler ! 

 

 

Current Build:  Le Soleil Royal

Completed Build Amerigo Vespucci

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looks very good Henry......a little rigging prep is a good change of pace,  from rigging all those cannons.........oh,  but think of the detail your putting into that gun deck  ;) ......love to see what you've done so far  :)   I have never tried any rope prep like this,  but with a larger build,  I hope to try it one day.    is it coated with anything to keep it from unraveling ......diluted white glue....or something?

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

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Hello Henry.  This will make such a great improvement to the plastic kit.  Looks great my friend, good to see your progress....

John

Current Current Builds:

US Brig Niagara on my website

FINISHED BUILD LOGS:

New Bedford Whaleboat - page on my Morgan Website:  http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/whaleboat-build-log-by-john-fleming.html

C.W. Morgan - Model Shipways 1:64 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1785-cw-morgan-by-texxn5-johnf-ms-164-kit/

USS Constitution - Revell 1:96 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1796-uss-constitution-by-texxn5-johnf-revell-196-kit/

 

website US Brig Niagara Model http://www.niagaramodel.com

website Charles W Morgan Model http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com

website PROXXON DISCOUNT TOOL STORE http://proxxontoolsdiscount.com

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My general principle with the rigging is to try and do all of it without resorting to glue.  That means rigging as close as possible to the real thing:  whippings, seizings, ends tucked into or under strands, etc.  That mouse will never come apart, it's woven together.  The ends of the serving lines are pushed through the strands of the stay with a needle.  Tension on the stay will just hold it tighter.

Henry

 

Laissez le bon temps rouler ! 

 

 

Current Build:  Le Soleil Royal

Completed Build Amerigo Vespucci

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Hi Henry, wanted to wish you and your loved ones a very Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year.  Thank you for that wonderful tour and for taking the time to show the Conny to us......it was the highlight of our entire trip.  Take care my friend, and have a good one...

John

Current Current Builds:

US Brig Niagara on my website

FINISHED BUILD LOGS:

New Bedford Whaleboat - page on my Morgan Website:  http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/whaleboat-build-log-by-john-fleming.html

C.W. Morgan - Model Shipways 1:64 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1785-cw-morgan-by-texxn5-johnf-ms-164-kit/

USS Constitution - Revell 1:96 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1796-uss-constitution-by-texxn5-johnf-revell-196-kit/

 

website US Brig Niagara Model http://www.niagaramodel.com

website Charles W Morgan Model http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com

website PROXXON DISCOUNT TOOL STORE http://proxxontoolsdiscount.com

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Lest anyone think that the shipyard has closed, let me assure you that after a brief time off for the holidays the laborers have been put back to work diligently forging iron and stropping blocks for the cannons.  Unfortunately, I only get a couple of hours of work a week on the ship.  Progress has been slow! :huh:  ( I do hope that his royal highness King Louis does not object! :angry:   Thirty plus years is a long time to wait for completion of a ship :o )

 

Progress thus far:

 

All cannons mounted on the full gun deck.  These are pinned in place through the bottom of the carriage and the deck so that I did not have to scrape the paint under each wheel and glue.  The breeching ropes are seized to the ring bolts prior to gluing the ring bolts to the hull through holes I drilled near the base of each gun port. Additional holes were drilled and eye bolts installed at the sides of each port for the gun tackles.  Ring bolts were also installed in the deck for the train tackles.

 

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One cannon has been fully rigged so far.  I still have to coil the ropes.  The cannons on this side are run in and the coiled ropes will be layed over the top of the gun.  On the other side, where the cannons are run out for firing, the tackle falls will be faked down on the deck.

 

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One thing I noticed with the way that the kevels are placed is that it would be extremely difficult to work the lines belayed here.  The lines that go to these kevels are the sheets and tacks for the courses and the sprit sail.  Another problem... the main sheets come inboard well aft near the quarter galleries and then belay amidships on one of the kevels.  Do I run the sheet over the tops of the cannon barrels or down on the deck beneath the barrels.  Either way it looks like they would foul on the cannons when worked.

 

Perhaps this is the reason why the sails set for battle did not include the lower courses?

 

Still to come...16 more cannons on the fo'c'sle, quarter deck and cabin deck( not sure what the deck between the quarter deck and poop deck was called).

 

Enjoy

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Henry

 

Laissez le bon temps rouler ! 

 

 

Current Build:  Le Soleil Royal

Completed Build Amerigo Vespucci

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Looks good Henry. Glad I'm not in Boston. In the 80's here today. Sat outside on the veranda, had a cold one and a good Cigar. Hope you're surviving the winter.

John

Current Current Builds:

US Brig Niagara on my website

FINISHED BUILD LOGS:

New Bedford Whaleboat - page on my Morgan Website:  http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/whaleboat-build-log-by-john-fleming.html

C.W. Morgan - Model Shipways 1:64 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1785-cw-morgan-by-texxn5-johnf-ms-164-kit/

USS Constitution - Revell 1:96 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1796-uss-constitution-by-texxn5-johnf-revell-196-kit/

 

website US Brig Niagara Model http://www.niagaramodel.com

website Charles W Morgan Model http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com

website PROXXON DISCOUNT TOOL STORE http://proxxontoolsdiscount.com

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It has been a particularly cold and snowy one.  I'm getting tired of shoveling snow and I'm looking forward to the warmer weather. The predictions are for more cold and snow/rain through July.....um....I mean, tonight. ;)

Henry

 

Laissez le bon temps rouler ! 

 

 

Current Build:  Le Soleil Royal

Completed Build Amerigo Vespucci

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with the way things are going Henry.......you might be right!   this winter is really a bummer!  nice work on the cannons

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

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i am highly interested on a video ofsome sort that would should a techinique for the fine painting you did on the model.  I am quite jealous of your mastery the fine details and wonder if at all you could possibly share ideas, links or thoughts on the subject

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The building slows to a crawl during the summer.  I am kept busy impersonating a marine from the war of 1812 aboard the USS Constitution.  You can see some of our pictures in various places on MSW.  Some of them are in the museums and clubs forum.  My avatar is a pic of me in uniform aboard the ship.

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Henry

 

Laissez le bon temps rouler ! 

 

 

Current Build:  Le Soleil Royal

Completed Build Amerigo Vespucci

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Ahoy Henry, what's going on with the Conny? Do you still have a job? Glad that you and Lester met up, he had a ball. Are tourists still allowed onboard? Take care my friend, we may be back next year.

John

Current Current Builds:

US Brig Niagara on my website

FINISHED BUILD LOGS:

New Bedford Whaleboat - page on my Morgan Website:  http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/whaleboat-build-log-by-john-fleming.html

C.W. Morgan - Model Shipways 1:64 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1785-cw-morgan-by-texxn5-johnf-ms-164-kit/

USS Constitution - Revell 1:96 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1796-uss-constitution-by-texxn5-johnf-revell-196-kit/

 

website US Brig Niagara Model http://www.niagaramodel.com

website Charles W Morgan Model http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com

website PROXXON DISCOUNT TOOL STORE http://proxxontoolsdiscount.com

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I'm glad your log came up and I got to see it!  Beautiful craftsmanship and some really creative ideas.  I'm doing the wooden version now and you're log has given me some great ideas for improvement.

Tom

 

 

Current: Sergal Sovereign of the Seas

Previous builds:  AL Swift, AL King of the Mississippi, Mamoli Roter Lowe, Amati Chinese Junk, Caesar, Mamoli USS Constitution, Mantua HMS Victory, Panart San Felipe, Mantua Sergal Soleil Royal

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Hi Popeye2Sea-

I'm very glad to have found this build log of yours!  I'm just finishing up my build of the Imai Golden Hind, and I'm planning to begin an attempt at the Soleil Royal in January...I can only hope to get as good a result as you've shown so far...thanks for the inspiration!

And I hope I can trouble you for a little advice and guidance along the way?

Thanks,

David

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