Charles W Morgan by texxn5 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64

[texxn5]

Second coat of black looks good now. I'm not sure on my gray waterway, looks more like it should be darker. I'll be mixing paint and trying to darken it down to look more natural.

[texxn5]

A couple of more

[texxn5]

Here's a bow shot looking at the unplanked anchor deck

Edited July 18, 2013 by texxn5

[mtaylor]

NIce work on the paint, John.  Looking better everytime I visit your build.   Yeah, I was down the rough road with a new MH years ago.. After de-bugging problems (electrical and hydraulic) we took it out for a weekend.  On the way back, put a Darlington Stripe down the side when I got too close to guard rail.  The guys in the shop and I got on a first name basis real fast.

[texxn5]

Thanks Mark, it's not at the level I want it yet, but I'm getting closer.  I will darken the gray down considerably tomorrow, it's way too light.  I'm going try to make it look like a natural transition from the deck if possible.  Bummer on the MH.  Guard rails and aluminum or fiber glass don't mix well.  Tends to make for unpleasant days.  The transparency on MS paints was surprising.   Actually makes for heavy paint, which can look bad by itself.  I couldn't figure out how to spray it without getting wrong paint in wrong places.  Too many nooks and crannys to either paint or cover up.  It'll be ok, but could be better I guess.  Lot's of deck details to cover quite a bit of it.

[popeye the sailor]

.........told ya color make for a milestone     looks real sweet!

[gjdale]

Nice work on the painting John, and glad to hear you found your stars.

[texxn5]

You're right Popeye, it's amazing the transition it makes. Definitely a milestone for sure. Wasn't sure I'd be at theis stage at this time. Just got news my RV is to be in town this afternoon, so I should be on the road by Tuesday, so this is right where I wanted to be with the ship before I leave. Thanks for following and for all the encouragement.

[texxn5]

Thanks Grant, I should have the stars either today or tomorrow.  Wonderful idea.  Having served in the Navy, I should have thought about the stars on medals, it just didn't pass my mind.  The paint is shaping up and all I need to do is darken up the gray for a nice transition into the deck and bulwarks.

[augie]

Moving at warp speed there, John.  Really shaping up.

 

Glad to hear your ship (RV) is coming in.  Good luck on the shakedown cruise.

[Sjors]

Hi john,

 

It looks now if your model is found in a coal mine         

A few more layers and it will be ok.

 

[augie]

That's just the smoke from the 'try works' where they render down the whale blubber.  It will even out once they nail Moby Dick  

[Scoot]

Went to see the Morgan on Monday.  Couple of pics of the Morg as she sat on the ways, 7/15/2013 getting swelled.  Getting fully wet on the 21st.

 

 

Scoot

[augie]

She's looking great.  Thanks for posting, Scoot.  Haven't seen her in 35 years.

 

For a second I thought John had taken his outside for a photo shoot

[popeye the sailor]

good timing then that the RV is here..........any further,  and I'd bet you'd think better about 'er tagg'in along......LOL!   there's still plenty of little aspects to work on though during your travels

 

steady 'er she goes.........Mr. Checkov

[texxn5]

Hi Sjors, kind of looks like raccoon, or the white cat that jumped in burn barrell only to find ashes and closed his eyes but now looks like a raccoon.

[texxn5]

Augie, the search is on for the great white one.

[texxn5]

Thanks Scott, I greatly appreciate the photos.  I'm unfortunately going to miss the re launch, but should be there in about a month.  Hopefully they will have more of it done.  I think they plan to sail her in March or April, so they have a lot of work to do. 

[texxn5]

Augie, I might take it out near the lake and picture it getting launched...unfortunately I don't have it coppered yet

[rafine]

You're coming along great, John. I just got back from a trip and took some photos of my Morgan as I said I would. The pictures are not very good because I was having trouble with reflections from the glass case. I'm attaching the best of what I took. I hope they're of some use to you.

 

Bob

[texxn5]

Hi Bob, welcome back.  Thank you so much for the pictures.  I greatly appreciate it.  I'm moving along on this one, having a  problem coming up with the right shade of gray for the waterways.  I see you did your's with the yellow ochre.  If worse comes to worse I'll paint mine the same.  Did you use Model Shipways paints?  The yellow ochre on mine seems kinda dark to me, but it's not bad.  I like the pictures looking down, as it helps me visualize the deck structures and the lower rigging of whaleboats and davits, etc.

[texxn5]

By the way, Wayne thank you for referring me to the military market for the stars, that was brilliant. I got them in today. I found 2 Viet Nam Gallantry Crosses, which had a silver star on them. They were perfect. Here is a picture of the ribbons. Being a former Navy vet, I should have thought of those, but slipped the old mind. Thanks again. I'm mounting them now and will have a picture very shortly. They should be dry now so I'll check them and post.

[texxn5]

Here's the painted and mounted stars and eagle, and the billet on the bow.

[augie]

Great solution, guys!

[texxn5]

Thanks Augie, I'm very pleased. They might be just a little bit big, but not much and it's the best option so far available. I think it really looks good. Now all I have to find is the 1/8" lettering for the name which goes between the 2 white stripes under the eagle and stars. The lettering needs to be Roman Font in white and gold. That's my next fishing expedition, or maybe I should say "whaling expedition", to keep in the venacular.

[augie]

Tight lines.....or should I say ropes??

[mtaylor]

Good to hear that the stars worked out... 

[texxn5]

Your choice Augie, thanks

[texxn5]

Glad you like them Mark, thanks

[popeye the sailor]

nice work so far John........moving right along