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

[texxn5]

Thanks Les, I thought I had posted one, but it turned out that I posted it on website, and not on this log. so here it is. These are the lights on the real ship.

Edited February 27, 2015 by texxn5

[texxn5]

Closeup on my Morgan. Stbd running light

[edmay]

Hello John " you light up my life' upssss. nice light,sent some Canadian snow  down,lasts longer ,nice to share.Edwin.

[popeye the sailor]

I find this very interesting.......I've never seen them on the mizzen shrouds........only on the fore mast shrouds.   looking very nice John! 

[texxn5]

Thanks for stopping by Ed, and Dennis. Yes, the Morgan seems to have a number of unique features and I guess running lights aft is one of them. Most I've seen have been forward...

[texxn5]

I am short 1/32"x1/32" strips to complete making the ratboards. So I set up my trusty Proxxon FMZ Vice and then used my Balsa Stripper and cut several 1/32" strips from a 1/32" x 3" sheet and it worked perfectly..handy tools and it saved an order to Model Shipways which would have taken weeks. Several problems with the kit, is that there were not enough 1/32" strips provided to use for the ratboards and not providing a proper sized line to lash the ratboards...sorry, just another agravation. Anyhow, I have enough now to complete this part.

[texxn5]

resulting 1/32" strips

[texxn5]

Live Long and Prosper Mr. Spock.....Leonard Nemoy dies at 83 today....

Edited February 27, 2015 by texxn5

[GLakie]

Heard that myself earlier. Liked that franchise back in the day! Bummer! 

[md1400cs]

Live Long and Prosper Mr. Spock.....Leonard Nemoy dies at 83 today....

John,

 

I'm sure that Scotty beamed him up. SO loved him (:-(

 

Michael

[texxn5]

Since there has been some discussion of location of the running lights, here is a picture from around 1890 showing the lights on the mizzen. Ben Lankford's plans also show the lights attached to the mizzen.

[mobbsie]

Good rescue John, I like what your doing here a lot.

 

Keep up this excellent work mate.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[texxn5]

Thanks Tony, she's moving along again, and thanks for all your input....good to see you here. How's things across the pond?

[texxn5]

Mainmast Starboard side Ratboards are done. I'm happy with the end results, and glad I started doing this with the least visible side, which for me is the port side Mizzen. It seems to be improving with practice.

[NenadM]

Looks very good to me

[GLakie]

Looks like they all turned out fine to me John. 

 

 

Cheers

Edited February 28, 2015 by GLakie

[texxn5]

Thanks for the comments Nenad and George. I'm happy with how they are working out now. They look pretty much scale.

[Piet]

Ah yes, they are looking rather smart John.

 

Cheers,

[texxn5]

Thanks Piet, good to see you dropping by. She's starting to look like a ship - I think...lol

[texxn5]

Foremast Lower Ratboards are now completed, which also completes the port side lowers. time to move to starboard. I can't believe I'm only half way done on this. I think I've been tying knots all my life, and now I don't know any better. Definitely monotonous, but not boring.

[texxn5]

a couple more

[GLakie]

They look great John. Worth the time it takes I think. The over-all shots of her really show her off nicely!

 

Cheers

[texxn5]

Thanks George, and all who hit the like button. Yeah, it has paid off redoing the Port Mizzen and probably saved the ship from really looking cumbersom. I hate to think after all this work that I could have screwed it up so bad with a stupid mistake. Sometimes things are right under your nose and you can't see them.

 

The Starboard Mizzen Mast Lower Ratboards.

[popeye the sailor]

they look really awesome John........sweet build! 

[texxn5]

Thanks Dennis, glad you stopped by

[texxn5]

ok, the lower ratboards are now completed all the way around. Some 400 knots later, I'm ready to move on up I guess. At least some of these will be able to be tied on the bench rather than in the air. I'm really glad the lowers are finished, it was monotonous and slow.

[Piet]

Yeah, I bet it was monotonous work but now that all the boards are on you can sit back and admire your handiwork.  It's looking very nice John, great job.

 

Cheers,

[Beef Wellington]

Looks sweet John. I wonder how rat boards compare to doing rat lines :-)

[mobbsie]

The result is it's own reward John, they look great.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[gjdale]

Slow and monotonous they may have been John, but well worth the effort! They look great.