Stuntflyer Posted December 27, 2021 Author Share #451 Posted December 27, 2021 (edited) I'm feeling good about finally completing the forecastle planking. It probably doesn't seem like it, but work in the center area can be tricky. Getting those planks that sit snug around the deck fittings required some forethought and constant tweaking. The bitts and stove stack are not glued in. Next I will do the waterway, W-O-P the outer deck area and then the cap rail. Mike Edited December 29, 2021 by Stuntflyer Matt D, mtbediz, glbarlow and 19 others 22 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted December 27, 2021 Share #452 Posted December 27, 2021 That looks beautiful, Mike! FrankWouts 1 Current Build: HMS Winchelsea 1:48 (Group Project) Completed Builds: Virginia 1819 Artesania Latina - 1:41 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpR62 Posted December 27, 2021 Share #453 Posted December 27, 2021 Wonderful! It is always so precise and perfect! FrankWouts 1 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 Finished build : Queen Anne Barge - Syren Ship Model - 1:24 Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways - 1:48 Batelina - MarisStella - 1:10 Next on list : Santa Maria boat - Korabel (Ukraine) - 1:24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankWouts Posted December 27, 2021 Share #454 Posted December 27, 2021 Simply beautiful work! Frank. Current builds on MSW: HMS Winchelsea 1:48: Prior builds on MSW: None Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShipModel Posted December 28, 2021 Share #455 Posted December 28, 2021 Well done Mike. FrankWouts 1 Tom Ruggiero Director Nautical Research Guild Member Ship Model Society of New Jersey (Past President) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glbarlow Posted December 30, 2021 Share #456 Posted December 30, 2021 On 4/3/2020 at 12:05 PM, Stuntflyer said: tools I used for shaping the scraper. . Mike, Do you have a photo of the actual scraper you used for molding? You have such a great profile. FrankWouts 1 Regards, Glenn Current Build: HMS Winchelsea Completed Builds: HM Flirt (paused) HM Cutter Cheerful, Lady Nelson, Amati HMS Vanguard, HMS Pegasus, Fair American, HM Granado, HM Pickle, AVS, Pride of Baltimore, Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gahm Posted December 31, 2021 Share #457 Posted December 31, 2021 Fantastic work, Mike! She is a master piece! Thomas FrankWouts 1 Current Built: Model Shipways Syren (US Brig 1803) Last Built: Anfora (kit bashed) Ictineo II (1st steam powered submarine 1864) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntflyer Posted January 1, 2022 Author Share #458 Posted January 1, 2022 Thank you all for the kind words and for all the “Likes”. Glenn, I used more than one scraper. Can you be more specific as to which molding you are referring to? Happy New Year! Mike FrankWouts, glbarlow, JpR62 and 1 other 4 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glbarlow Posted January 2, 2022 Share #459 Posted January 2, 2022 I forget comments are put at the end…. I was admiring your stern, you showed some of the tools you used to make the scraper for it, it was that one I was asking about. I’ve not made anything with that much depth and tiered so well. FrankWouts 1 Regards, Glenn Current Build: HMS Winchelsea Completed Builds: HM Flirt (paused) HM Cutter Cheerful, Lady Nelson, Amati HMS Vanguard, HMS Pegasus, Fair American, HM Granado, HM Pickle, AVS, Pride of Baltimore, Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntflyer Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share #460 Posted January 7, 2022 Okay, Glenn. Here is the scraper profile that I used on the transom and QG. I used the shape from the contemporary model as a guide. Mike WalrusGuy, westwood, KenW and 12 others 14 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glbarlow Posted January 7, 2022 Share #461 Posted January 7, 2022 Excellent, thank you Mike. It’s now in my reference file. FrankWouts 1 Regards, Glenn Current Build: HMS Winchelsea Completed Builds: HM Flirt (paused) HM Cutter Cheerful, Lady Nelson, Amati HMS Vanguard, HMS Pegasus, Fair American, HM Granado, HM Pickle, AVS, Pride of Baltimore, Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntflyer Posted January 19, 2022 Author Share #462 Posted January 19, 2022 QD planking: I thought that it might be a good idea to mention an issue that I ran into recently. Using the provided template, I tried to shape each plank using a trace and sand method. After adding all three planks I noticed that the innermost plank ended up with a slight "S" curve. This meant that one or more of the planks where not shaped correctly. I suppose I could have left things as they were since the 4 guns that would be on the deck would mask most of it. Well, who was I kidding! Although stressful to think about, I pulled all the planks off the deck including the margin plank. The margin was never glued to the bulwarks, so no damage was done to the red paint. I had to pull it since it was coated with glue and pencil marks. Trying to clean it only ended up softening the crisp edge and that would never do. So, I replaced the margin plank. I cut away the margin plank from the planking template and placed the three plank template against the margin plank. To my surprise the template conformed nicely to the shape of the margin plank. I ran masking tape along the template edge. Lastly, I used tick marks between the tape and margin plank to get the run of the three planks. I was determined to keep things as neat as possible. There is no trace of the original planking work. I think that the extra work was worth the effort and thankfully everything looks good now, I think! 😁 Mike Kurt Bainum, CaptMorgan, Jack H and 19 others 22 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gahm Posted January 19, 2022 Share #463 Posted January 19, 2022 Everything looks perfect as usual Mike! And I know the feeling of 'trying to get away with something'. It never works for me. So if I don't like something on my model I don't argue with myself any longer (just prolonging the agony) and redo it right away 🙂 Thomas WalrusGuy, Rustyj, druxey and 3 others 6 Current Built: Model Shipways Syren (US Brig 1803) Last Built: Anfora (kit bashed) Ictineo II (1st steam powered submarine 1864) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt Bainum Posted January 19, 2022 Share #464 Posted January 19, 2022 This helps me understand why your model looks so good. I will endeavor to persevere. FrankWouts, Ryland Craze and druxey 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mldixon Posted February 7, 2022 Share #465 Posted February 7, 2022 Inspired workmanship, leave no stone unturned... scrubbyj427, Gahm and FrankWouts 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntflyer Posted February 8, 2022 Author Share #466 Posted February 8, 2022 (edited) Thanks guys, much appreciated! I've finally managed to get some more of the forecastle work completed. Only a few fittings left to do. At the aft end of the Fcastle rail there is a short piece which is added on. I decided to strengthen the joint by adding a strip between the two pieces. Final sanding was completed after the glue dried overnight. The rail was assembled and painted before installation. Due to some of the timberheads fitting snug into the cap rail below, I left the bottom of each one unpainted. I raised the rail slightly in this photo to show that. Any bare wood showing after gluing was easily touched up. The catheads were easy enough to make. I picked the ones that seemed to have the most consistent laser cut sheaves. I did my best to align the catheads with the short extension below deck. The breast beam had to be scratch built. It was done in such a way as to insure that it ran below the level of the cap rail its entire length. Mike Edited February 8, 2022 by Stuntflyer KenW, CiscoH, FrankWouts and 25 others 27 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gahm Posted February 8, 2022 Share #467 Posted February 8, 2022 This looks so beautiful! A pleasure to follow your progress! Thomas FrankWouts 1 Current Built: Model Shipways Syren (US Brig 1803) Last Built: Anfora (kit bashed) Ictineo II (1st steam powered submarine 1864) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyj Posted February 8, 2022 Share #468 Posted February 8, 2022 Great work Mike! FrankWouts 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glbarlow Posted February 9, 2022 Share #469 Posted February 9, 2022 It really looks great, so meticulous. FrankWouts 1 Regards, Glenn Current Build: HMS Winchelsea Completed Builds: HM Flirt (paused) HM Cutter Cheerful, Lady Nelson, Amati HMS Vanguard, HMS Pegasus, Fair American, HM Granado, HM Pickle, AVS, Pride of Baltimore, Bluenose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankWouts Posted February 14, 2022 Share #470 Posted February 14, 2022 Simply very beautiful work, again. I know the feeling when having to pull a plank, or more... Taking a deep breath and start again, specially with those special shaped ones. But afterwards you have that rewarded feeling when all conforms to the plans in your head: and the plans. Yours is still a very high benchmark for all of us Mike! Frank. Current builds on MSW: HMS Winchelsea 1:48: Prior builds on MSW: None Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntflyer Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share #471 Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) I mitered the molding that wraps around the uprights using the disc sander. I used this method on a longer piece. Though I used a long piece for the photo, I used this method when the length was short. Push the stick up to until the desired length is achieved. Once the uprights where completed, I used a jig to register the holes for the headstock which sits between the uprights. Jigs like this help to align and hold everything together during assembly. A left over beam was used simulate the actual positioning of the belfry rail as seen on the ship. This makes it easy to see if the timberheads are at the correct angle to the deck. Tweaks where needed. I backed the jig with another strip in order to add the "L" shaped piece. This keeps it inline with the timberheads. I added the cover boards for the stove stack along with other fittings to complete chapter nine. Mike Edited February 19, 2022 by Stuntflyer bdgiantman2, allanyed, scrubbyj427 and 20 others 21 2 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted February 18, 2022 Share #472 Posted February 18, 2022 That looks fantastic Mike...cant wait to see it in person. FrankWouts 1 Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntflyer Posted February 18, 2022 Author Share #473 Posted February 18, 2022 Thanks, Chuck! Weather permitting I could bring it to the February meeting. FrankWouts 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hubac's Historian Posted February 18, 2022 Share #474 Posted February 18, 2022 So impressive! FrankWouts 1 We are all works in progress, all of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrubbyj427 Posted February 19, 2022 Share #475 Posted February 19, 2022 Beautiful work Mike! Good pointers, thank you. FrankWouts 1 Current Builds: HMS Winchelsea 1764 1:48 - 5th rate 32 gun frigate (on hold for now) HMS Portland 1770 Prototype 1:48 - 4th rate 50 gun ship Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladimir_Wairoa Posted February 19, 2022 Share #476 Posted February 19, 2022 Your work is inspirational Mike. Its beyond amazing. FrankWouts 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JpR62 Posted February 19, 2022 Share #477 Posted February 19, 2022 Stunning work, Mike. It's perfection. Work that inspires and motivates us. Thank you ! FrankWouts 1 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 Finished build : Queen Anne Barge - Syren Ship Model - 1:24 Armed Virginia Sloop - Model Shipways - 1:48 Batelina - MarisStella - 1:10 Next on list : Santa Maria boat - Korabel (Ukraine) - 1:24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomShipModel Posted February 19, 2022 Share #478 Posted February 19, 2022 Mike, Your workmanship is superb! Vet clean and tight. You can see great craftmanship when you blow up that photo to 2 or 3 times actual scale and not see any tooling marks, fuzziness, or imperfections. Truly a beauty to behold.. scrubbyj427, Ryland Craze, JpR62 and 1 other 4 Tom Ruggiero Director Nautical Research Guild Member Ship Model Society of New Jersey (Past President) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfhealey Posted February 19, 2022 Share #479 Posted February 19, 2022 This is superb. But what, can I ask, are you planning to do with the tops of the bollard timbers? You seem to have followed the plan meticulously in every respect except for those - where you did your own thing from the outset. I suspect you have a plan and I'm intrigued to know what it is. In passing - I do envy you Americans your "February meet". Lucky fellows to be able to get together. All the best Fred Healey FrankWouts and Edwardkenway 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntflyer Posted February 20, 2022 Author Share #480 Posted February 20, 2022 Thank guys for the kind words and for all the "Likes". Fred, when I made the bollards, I was presented with two choices regarding the shape. The plan is to add a swivel gun to the top of each one. Mike FrankWouts and Rustyj 1 1 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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