moreplovac Posted July 9, 2018 Author Share #91 Posted July 9, 2018 Just had to start all over again, this time using poplar (did not have any boxwood in the stock) and testing cuts with table saw. Last time i was doing all by hands and some of octagonal lines were not quite good.. The outcome is still not perfect but i think i will try making this one into full windlass.. Cheers Overworked724, Fright and lmagna 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sawdust Posted July 10, 2018 Share #92 Posted July 10, 2018 Nice work. Running a pencil lead along the edge of adjoining surfaces helps to more clearly define the surfaces. Kip (aka Sawdust) lmagna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share #93 Posted July 12, 2018 On 7/9/2018 at 6:07 PM, sawdust said: Nice work. Running a pencil lead along the edge of adjoining surfaces helps to more clearly define the surfaces. Kip (aka Sawdust) Thanks Sawdust, good tip... lmagna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted July 12, 2018 Author Share #94 Posted July 12, 2018 Two center portions were transfered to the piece of wood, cut with knife and sanded to the shape. Tested on the ship... .. and painted in flat red. Center portions of the drum were shaped into octagonal, tiny piece of electric tape cut and assembled to simulate iron bands. Short bath in stain and up to drying location.. It looks better than first one but still not 100% happy. Will see how they all fit together, with drilled holes and all assembled, then will decide.. Happy modeling.. Fright 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share #95 Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) Windlass, part three or how i would call it a final build. Unless i spot some badly build part or completely missed dimension or fall of assembly this will be the final attempt.. So, here it is, final product, attempt #3... So, how did i get here? First get a wood dowel appropriate size, 1 mm wider that needed, cut it in 12cm length piece and with small lathe, shape it to approximate dimensions: middle part was 8mm wide which left me 1mm room while cutting the octagonal lines. The end parts were at 6mm leaving me 1mm for octagonal... Then i marked 8 lines for octagonal shape.. With a small chisel i cut 8 lines to make octagonal shape. Lots of shaping, scratching, sanding... Carved the center sprocket, then paint it in black, electric tape was used to simulate iron bands, small nail was used to shape the wholes on windlass, the whole windlass was dipped into stain and after 30 second extra stain was removed with a bounty.. Two supports (red) were reused from previous attempt; all assembled and ready for a final coat of vanish to seal all together. This step will be done tomorrow when stain is completely dry.. That should be it.. Happy modeling.. Edited July 16, 2018 by moreplovac lmagna, GrandpaPhil, sawdust and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted July 16, 2018 Share #96 Posted July 16, 2018 Tough challenge great results! another hurdle passed, Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted July 16, 2018 Author Share #97 Posted July 16, 2018 2 hours ago, lmagna said: Tough challenge great results! another hurdle passed, Yeah, thanks Lou... lmagna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share #98 Posted July 22, 2018 No much to report today. Just drilling two holes in the deck for masts... Had to make a template to match the angle of the masts. Traced the angle from the plan on transparent paper, glue it on cardboard and cut the cardboard. Then i put a ship on the vise, making sure it sits on it with right angle. The ship was put on bench press with 6mm bore, the vise was moved to match correct angle and hole were drilled. The hole was appr 3cm deep. Happy modeling.. lmagna and russ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted July 22, 2018 Share #99 Posted July 22, 2018 Well thought out and executed. That was another big scary job put behind you. Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted July 22, 2018 Author Share #100 Posted July 22, 2018 10 hours ago, lmagna said: Well thought out and executed. That was another big scary job put behind you. Yes, that was a scary part... lmagna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share #101 Posted July 24, 2018 The galley stack was next to attack. Practicum suggested to use the one that come with a kit; i did not like it so i build one instead. I used some piece of poplar from my previous projects, took measurements from the plan, cut to size and shape it. Happy modeling lmagna and russ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted July 24, 2018 Share #102 Posted July 24, 2018 Nicely done. One more item that you can point at and say that you personally made it. Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share #103 Posted July 25, 2018 12 hours ago, lmagna said: Nicely done. One more item that you can point at and say that you personally made it. Thanks Lou. There will be few of those custom-made items but must say lots of fun and calming minutes. Instead of listening relaxation music i rather build ships and parts from scratch. :-) lmagna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share #104 Posted July 25, 2018 Today i completed a tiller and got it ready for mounting on the rudder. Piece of basswood, 3mmx3mm, sanded to match kit supplied one and tested to fit on the rudder. Compared to kit supplied... I might need to shape it a bit to retain square shape towards the rudder. It is hard to see on pictures at this moment.. Before the final assembly, need to square the end and stain it. Happy modeling. mcpwilk, lmagna and russ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share #105 Posted July 26, 2018 Tiler has been reshaped and stained, ready for rudder assembly.. lmagna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted July 26, 2018 Author Share #106 Posted July 26, 2018 Today is all about waterways... The waterways are very tiny on this model, 1.2mm (or close to) by 1.2m... Had some challenges how to shape them into correct form to make them ready for final, concave shape. Tried with sanding block, tried with a diamond file, carving knife, nothing was coming out as acceptable result. Then i decided to make my own tool. Going back to elementary school the 90 degrees angle with 1.2mm base and altitude lengths ends up with appr 2.8mm (or close) of hypotenuse... One old chisels was used to make a scraping tool... Then as a "molding" holder, i used small piece of L shaped aluminum profile. The waterways are made out of basswood, cut in 1.2x1.2 mm size. I cut several small pieces in the length that corresponds to the place on the ship where it will be installed. Scraping was done in small increments; 2cm scraping then move forward, 2cm scraping then move forward... Setup... Molding in place, ready for scarping.. Worth to mention that growing a bit longer thumbnail will help holding this tiny piece in place while scrapping... :-) In the middle of the work.... End result... It is a bit hard to focus my phone's camera... And all waterways done and ready for assembly. Next step will be to mount them all and shape them to final, concave form... Happy modeling.. lmagna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted July 26, 2018 Share #107 Posted July 26, 2018 Impressive work for a small item. But it seems like you are doing a lot of that lately. Large effort into small details making for an increasingly nice build. Your extra effort is making this kit stand out. Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted July 27, 2018 Author Share #108 Posted July 27, 2018 16 hours ago, lmagna said: Impressive work for a small item. But it seems like you are doing a lot of that lately. Large effort into small details making for an increasingly nice build. Your extra effort is making this kit stand out. Yes, it appears to be just like that, smaller scale model and lots of small items. Only challenge i see is no adequate tools to do the job.. Thanks for encouragement.. lmagna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted July 28, 2018 Author Share #109 Posted July 28, 2018 Work on waterways was completed yesterday. The only building step left is to give a concave shape to installed waterways. Today. After shaping i give waterways quick dip into stain, leave stain to penetrate about 10sec and wipe it off with paper towel. The waterway at the bow was dipped into water for about 5 min and the curve was achieved by twisting it on the plastic cover. It was there until all other waterways were installed. The gained curvature was giving to waterway perfect fit at the bow. Other waterways installed.. Then i marked places for drilling the scuppers. Used one unsuccessfully shaped waterway and marked 5 dotes. Transfered it to both main deck waterways and drilled the holes. The holes were not drilled all the way thru, the drilling bit was 0.8mm. In the hull, scuppers were drilled under the angle, again not all the way thru. Holes were then shaped with a small file. The bow waterway was installed the last. And the whole assembly.. Happy modeling. lmagna and Overworked724 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share #110 Posted August 6, 2018 Rudder has been installed. I decided to leave pintles and gudgeons colored in black. Some touch-ups still have to be done.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share #111 Posted August 6, 2018 Then i mounted all (well not quite all, pawl for windlass has to be made and assembled) deck furniture i have build so far. I put two small nails in windlass supports and marked place where windlass will sit. Then a hole was drilled for nails, carpenter' glue was used to glue it to the deck. The galley stack was next, then binnacle with two hooks mounted on the deck... Pumps and ladders... The view of the whole deck. Then i give it another layer of stain to make all furniture the same (or similar) shade as the deck is... work on traveler rod was done but it appears to me that it should be a bit shorter in overall length. I will redo it sometimes today... And through magnified glass... Here is the whole deck for now.. Happy modeling. GrandpaPhil, yvesvidal, lmagna and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted August 6, 2018 Share #112 Posted August 6, 2018 Better watch it, at this rate you will need to start the rigging soon! Great looking work. Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share #113 Posted August 7, 2018 7 hours ago, lmagna said: Better watch it, at this rate you will need to start the rigging soon! Great looking work. Yeah, thanks Lou, getting there 🙂 lmagna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted August 7, 2018 Author Share #114 Posted August 7, 2018 Finished day with binnacle lashed down to the deck on both ends, and start with a work on catheads. Happy modeling. Sea Hoss, Fright, yvesvidal and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fright Posted August 9, 2018 Share #115 Posted August 9, 2018 Some fantastic work that you are doing! lmagna 1 Quote Robert O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted August 10, 2018 Author Share #116 Posted August 10, 2018 10 hours ago, Fright said: Some fantastic work that you are doing! Thanks Robert O.. lmagna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share #117 Posted August 11, 2018 Catheads are on today's menu.. this sounded very weird.. Took a measurements from the plan, and cut the basswood strips to length. Shaped them based on the plan and Chuck' practicum, made cutouts to help seat the cathead in the position on the bulwarks. The scariest part was cutting the notch in cap rail for both catheads. Three times measuring = one cut... After making the basic shape for the catheads, i drilled few holes, made a groove that will simulate sheave. I decided to use cleats from the kit. Sanded and filed them nicely as they were fairly rough out of the box. Cleats were glued to top of the catheads, and two eye bolts were also mounted to the side of catheads. I used eye bolts that were supplied with a kit. Everything will be painted in black so did not spend time blackening eye bolts. Catheads were painted in black and tomorrow will mount them permanently to the ship... Happy modeling.. lmagna and Fright 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmagna Posted August 11, 2018 Share #118 Posted August 11, 2018 Looks like at least one of your three measurements was right on! Nice work. Quote Lou Build logs: Colonial sloop Providence 1/48th scale kit bashed from AL Independence Currant builds: Constructo Brigantine Sentinel (Union) (On hold) Minicraft 1/350 Titanic (For the Admiral) 1/350 Heavy Cruiser USS Houston (Resin) Currant research/scratchbuild: Schooner USS Lanikai/Hermes Non ship build log: 1/35th UH-1H Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted August 11, 2018 Author Share #119 Posted August 11, 2018 4 hours ago, lmagna said: Looks like at least one of your three measurements was right on! Nice work. Yeah, it appears like that... Thanks Lou lmagna 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moreplovac Posted August 13, 2018 Author Share #120 Posted August 13, 2018 (edited) Today i started with painting catheads in flat black and mounting them on the ship. Next part was interesting one. Molding. I never worked with molding in such a tiny scale. First making scraper that will be used to shape molding and then actually make few. Following Chuck' practicum about the shape of molding i started making a scraper. After few unsuccessful attempts, i made one out of a razor blade. Using carbon file i made a groves that will assist in scraping the correct shape. Cut few pieces of boxwood strips in 2x2mm, i started scraping the molding. Fortunately i had plenty of boxwood strips in this dimension since several attempts ended up in broken or uneven moldings... Finally get few usable moldings that will be installed on the ship. Paint them in flat black and assembled to the ship. These dudes are tiny for my over-sized fingers... But luckily there are tweezers... First i marked the locations where they will be mounted... Then after some time... The stern still requires badges to be installed; after that remainder of moldings will be glued. Bow moldings have to be bended to follow the bow shape; 10 minutes in water bath and slowly bend them over a electric tape... Making sure not to squeeze molding and damage the shape i used small clamps just to keep molding in shape.. No rush to mount then; moldings will be left overnight to dry and tomorrow a coat of flat black paint and assembly.. After mounting the moldings and doing some touch ups on the rudder i will give it a nice layer of varnish to protect the whole model. Happy modeling.. Edited August 13, 2018 by moreplovac Sea Hoss, GrandpaPhil, ccoyle and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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