Rustyj Posted March 25, 2018 Author #31 Posted March 25, 2018 The cap rail and inner frames have all been sanded to the required thickness on the port side. Just a lot of sand, measure, sand, measure, continue as needed! Tigersteve, JesseLee, oneslim and 17 others 20 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
Rustyj Posted March 27, 2018 Author #32 Posted March 27, 2018 Hi all, The cap rail and frames have all been sanded to their proper dimensions. Next I sanded the floorboards and prepared them for installation. They are laser cut and required minimal heat bending to get a nice fit. Here the fore and aft platforms have been glued up and ready to install. Canute, CaptainSteve, Trussben and 17 others 20 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
JesseLee Posted March 28, 2018 #33 Posted March 28, 2018 Just found this. I'll be following along too Jesse mtaylor, Canute and thibaultron 3 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle
Rustyj Posted March 28, 2018 Author #34 Posted March 28, 2018 Hi Jesse. Welcome aboard! thibaultron, Canute and mtaylor 3 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
Derek C Posted March 28, 2018 #35 Posted March 28, 2018 Looking good , I'm pulling up a seat as well . Canute, thibaultron and mtaylor 3 Quote Derek C Quote A man without a goal is like a ship without a rudder --Thomas Carlyle Current Build 18th Century Whaling Vessel "Lagoda" Finished Builds Triton Cross Section by Derek C 1/48 18th century longboat by Slideways - FINISHED - Model Shipways 18th century longboat by sideways from MS plans
Rustyj Posted March 28, 2018 Author #36 Posted March 28, 2018 Thanks Derek and welcome aboard to you too! thibaultron, mtaylor and Canute 3 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
Rustyj Posted March 30, 2018 Author #37 Posted March 30, 2018 The fore and aft platforms are now installed. Chuck showed a nifty idea for using a "T" made from scrap wood to measure the correct position of the platforms on the frames. Align the top of the T with the cap rail and then make a tick mark at the depth of the platform. Transfer it to the matching frames and you have the correct depth. Some minor sanding of the frames was required to get it correct. Next is drilling a couple hundred holes for the simulated nailing of the planking. Chuck, Dubz, alde and 16 others 19 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
Chuck Posted March 30, 2018 #38 Posted March 30, 2018 Thats looking great Rusty!!! mtaylor, thibaultron and Canute 3 Quote 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
Trussben Posted March 30, 2018 #39 Posted March 30, 2018 Nice Rusty, I found using a #75 drill worked really well for the line that Chuck supplies once it has glue on it, perfect fit. ben fnkershner, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Rustyj Posted March 30, 2018 Author #40 Posted March 30, 2018 Thanks Chuck and Ben. Drilling a hole in wood that is one 1/32" thick without going all the way through sounds like a lot of fun. mtaylor, Canute, CaptainSteve 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
mtaylor Posted March 31, 2018 #42 Posted March 31, 2018 5 hours ago, Rustyj said: Thanks Chuck and Ben. Drilling a hole in wood that is one 1/32" thick without going all the way through sounds like a lot of fun. Make a drill stop by putting a piece of blue tape on the drill bit to mark the depth. When the tape touches wood, stop drilling. It will take some fiddling to set this depth stop fnkershner, Canute, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
alde Posted March 31, 2018 #43 Posted March 31, 2018 Rusty, between your beautiful workmanship and Chucks engineering genius that is turning into one fine model. mtaylor, Rustyj, Canute and 1 other 4 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
Rustyj Posted April 8, 2018 Author #44 Posted April 8, 2018 Thanks Tim, Mark and alde, Been a little busy so my reply is a bit tardy. Mark, trying to gauge 1/64" on a drill bit was a bit tricky. I was able to be successful drilling the holes and use the supplied black line to simulate the bolts. The line was cut off flush using a sharp razor blade. Now its on to interior work and, shudder, painting. pythagoras, gjdale, Jack12477 and 18 others 21 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
mtaylor Posted April 9, 2018 #45 Posted April 9, 2018 Yikes.... that is tiny to drill and then adding bolts. Makes my eyes hurt just thinking about it. CaptainSteve, Canute and Jack12477 3 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Rustyj Posted April 9, 2018 Author #46 Posted April 9, 2018 6 hours ago, mtaylor said: Makes my eyes hurt just thinking about it. You've got that right. Glasses and magnification was mandatory. Canute, Jack12477 and mtaylor 3 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
Guest Tim I. Posted April 10, 2018 #47 Posted April 10, 2018 Rusty, Is the line in the kit monofilament? If so, what "test" is it? Thank you, Tim Quote
Chuck Posted April 10, 2018 #48 Posted April 10, 2018 Its 20 lb black but 15lb is also very good. Chuck Jack12477, Canute and mtaylor 3 Quote 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
Rustyj Posted April 12, 2018 Author #49 Posted April 12, 2018 Well the admiral is a bit under the weather so I've stayed home from work to in case she needed anything. It did afford me some extra time to get some "work" done on the barge. I painted the bench arm rests and glued them in place. Then the upper portion aft of the arm rests was planked. Then the seat base and seat tops were added. You can see I painted a small portion testing the consistency of the thinned paint and checking the seams at the planking for a nice tight fit. I've found that if there is a bad joint it will show up when paint is applied. The paint I'm using is Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic Crimson. Seventynet, Ryland Craze, rafine and 16 others 19 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
Rustyj Posted April 19, 2018 Author #50 Posted April 19, 2018 (edited) Hi All, I've got some catching up to do here. The risers for the thwarts fitted, clamped and drying. The benches, bench seat back and coxswain seats have been added and the first several coats of paint have been applied with many more to come. Here are the laser cut thwarts and the two long saw tooth looking strips are for the stretchers. I kinda got caught up working and forgot to take pictures. Each cross piece was specifically cut for its position so numbering them and keeping them in order was real important. All pieces were test fitted then taken apart and glued together. After assembling the thwarts I realized I had gotten ahead of myself and forgot to put the stretchers in. Oops followed by a bunch of swearing. Luckily I was able to slide everything in between the framing. No harm no foul. Whew. Many more coats of paint is needed and well as planking above the thwarts. Edited April 19, 2018 by Rustyj Beckmann, Ryland Craze, fnkershner and 14 others 17 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
Chuck Posted April 19, 2018 #51 Posted April 19, 2018 That looks very very good. One thing you can do that I recommend is to spray the painted surface with dull coat or a matte fixative. Dont spray a heavy coat but several light coats from afar. This really evens out the painting and you wont see any brush strokes at all. It works a treat!!! And you dont have to worry about getting any on the unpainted cherry. It works there as well. mtaylor, Rustyj, Canute and 3 others 6 Quote 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
Trussben Posted April 19, 2018 #52 Posted April 19, 2018 Nice Rusty, You are ahead of me now - I just am about to start with the Thwarts, but having soooo much fun painting - NOT! ben alde, Rustyj, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Blue Ensign Posted April 19, 2018 #53 Posted April 19, 2018 Another beautiful build Rusty, and given that I have just ordered the kit from Chuck, one that I will follow with great interest. B.E. Canute, mtaylor, Rustyj and 1 other 4 Quote Current Build: Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-1:64-scale HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation.
Rustyj Posted April 19, 2018 Author #54 Posted April 19, 2018 Thanks Chuck. That saved me bothering you with another question. Thanks Ben. I've never painted soooooo much. And the end is not is sight yet. Hi B.E. Your gonna love it! Thanks Dirk and all the likes too! Canute and mtaylor 2 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
Jim Rogers Posted April 19, 2018 #55 Posted April 19, 2018 Do any of you guys prefit components and then use a airbrush and pre-spray components before assembly? Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote Regards, Jim Rogers Damn the Torpedoes , Full speed ahead. Adm David Farragut.
Rustyj Posted April 19, 2018 Author #56 Posted April 19, 2018 Hi Jim, I do not use an air brush as of yet. I do pre-paint before assembly sometimes but with a brush. The thwarts had three or four coats on them before I assembled them. Trussben, mtaylor and Canute 3 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
Jim Rogers Posted April 20, 2018 #57 Posted April 20, 2018 Rusty your work looks so good I was just wondering as it would be near impossible to keep the red from accidentally getting on the bare wood with that many coats....well at least for me. She is a beaut! mtaylor, Rustyj and Canute 3 Quote Regards, Jim Rogers Damn the Torpedoes , Full speed ahead. Adm David Farragut.
Guest Tim I. Posted April 20, 2018 #58 Posted April 20, 2018 Rusty, Thank you for bringing your barge to our ship group meeting this past Saturday. It was great to see it! - Tim I. Quote
Rustyj Posted April 20, 2018 Author #59 Posted April 20, 2018 Thanks Tim. My pleasure. Thanks Jim I will spend a bit of time "cleaning up" my goofs once I've finished. Canute and mtaylor 2 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
OrLiN Posted April 20, 2018 #60 Posted April 20, 2018 Hello Rusty, I have just found your build and will be following from now on. Your work is superb and I look forward to future posts. Enjoy, OrLiN Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote
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