Charles W Morgan by Papa - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1/64th scale

[John Ruy]

Congratulations Ron… 🥂 

[Papa]

One needs about 8 hands to get the bow sprit and martingale rigged.  I’ve been at this for 2 hours. 😬

[toms10]

Hi Papa

It is looking good. Maybe a local pet store has an octopus you could borrow for a bit!😂😜. Keep at it. Your Morgan is turning out great. 
 

Tom

[Papa]

1 minute ago, toms10 said:

Hi Papa

It is looking good. Maybe a local pet store has an octopus you could borrow for a bit!😂😜. Keep at it. Your Morgan is turning out great. 
 

Tom

Thanks !  Octopuses are quite smart but i don’t think i could teach one to rig a ship, well a bark anyway😀

[Papa]

Ok, the bowsprit and martingale are all in place  

[Papa]

All the standing rigging is in place, I think!  I almost forgot the bowsprit shrouds, but they are in now.  Next the boat davits and associated slides and bearers.  I have been postponing this step as long as possible as i am sure to  break them off as I start rigging the  yards🤬

[Papa]

Davits, lashing posts and cranes almost ready to start mounting. 

[Papa]

It has taken me a week or more just to get 1 davit, 1 lashing post and one crane in place.   There is not much glue surface and  they keep coming loose.  Plus i can’t focus on the fine details as my cataracts are worsening. I hope to finish up one complete rig at the port stern today and post a picture.   I am thinking that it would help to use a fine brad to help support the posts.  

Edited October 13, 2022 by Papa

[toms10]

I think the brad idea to pin the part will help. It just needs to small enough so there is enough material around it so the piece doesn’t split apart near the hole. Sometimes just using a thinner piece of wire instead of an actual brad is enough. 
Tom

[rookie]

on my davits I used copper wire wrapped around the davit to simulate the metal bands on the real Morgan and drilled holes in hull on each side.

then I epoxied the copper to the davit and into the hull 

 

I posted photos on Sept 20 that shows the wires around the davits  

[Papa]

I tried small brads into drilled holes. That seems to work.  Here is the port stern set up including a boat placed temporarily.  Now, do i want to rig the boats as the davits are in or wait until much later in the build. Say after the running rigging is in. 

[Papa]

I have all the davits in place.  They needed a bit of adjustment in position to avoid other structures. Also at about the 3rd davit stay I discovered that the stays should be wire not thread.  There is a note on the plans that the stays are light yellow ocher. Ooops. Removed the thread and now using wire.  Next I need to do the bearers, cranes, and skids.  I really pays to study all the plan sheets thoroughly!

[James G]

It looks beautiful! We’ll done! This hobby certainly has times where we’re all having to white knuckle it.

[Papa]

All the whale boat davits etc. are in.  Next step will be the yards

[Papa]

The kit contained several strips 1/32" strips of jackstay material that I used them all up on the mizzen and bowsprit (or possibly lost some over time). Now I've noticed that the yards all need the strips also.  Model Expo does not seem to sell the strips separately, nor does any other fitting supplier I've look at. Any recommendations on how to scratch build these?  Could they be 3D printed?

[John Ruy]

Try….

 

https://www.northeasternscalelumber.com/

I built mine from 1/32 x 1/32 basswood strips. They are relatively local and ship quickly. 
 

John
 

 

[John Ruy]

Here is the price sheet for Northeastern Scale Lumber. Find the material on there web site is very confusing, as they list everything in HO and O scale. A quick email to them will get you what you need. 1/32x1/32 basswood strips are listed in the upper left of the sheet at .37 cents for a 24” strip. My build log for the CWM shows how I scratch built them. Hope this helps. John
 

https://www.northeasternscalelumber.com/uploads/2022 Retail Price Sheet.pdf

 

[John Ruy]

These pics might be helpful as well… I laminated two 1/32 x 1/32 strips and cut out the spaces. 

 

Edited October 28, 2022 by John Ruy

[Papa]

Thanks. That looks perfect 

 

And I believe I have a stash of 1/32 square strips

 

many thanks again

Edited October 29, 2022 by Papa

[Papa]

Using John Ruy’s technique. Not as easy as it looks.  The little nubs keep breaking off. Takes lots of superglue and patience. 

[John Ruy]

1 hour ago, Papa said:

The little nubs keep breaking off. Takes lots of superglue and patience. 

Yep… Forgot to mention that. 😆 Your jackstays are looking good. 👍

[Papa]

Starting to hang the yards.

[John Ruy]

3 hours ago, Papa said:

Starting to hang the yards.

Those Yards are looking good, Ron. 👍

[Papa]

20 hours ago, John Ruy said:

Those Yards are looking good, Ron. 👍

Thanks

[Papa]

The lifts for the fore lower yard belay to the pins on the mast ring, 19 and 20 on the belaying plan.  should they go through the fairlead mounted on the foremast?

[John Ruy]

32 minutes ago, Papa said:

The lifts for the fore lower yard belay to the pins on the mast ring, 19 and 20 on the belaying plan.  should they go through the fairlead mounted on the foremast?

Ron, I believe so… 

John

[Papa]

the fairlead it will be then. 

[Papa]

The lower fore yard now has lifts and braces. 

[Papa]

Yards are coming along slowly.  The lines all need some tensioning and adjusting.  I am planning  on simplifying the rig. Basically if it attaches directly to a sail it isn’t going on.  

[Papa]

I ran out of small rocks for painting so I am back to the Morgan.  In trying to rig the top gallant sail I manage to break two davits and knocked the upper top sail off the mast!!😬. So some patching up is in the schedule.   I did manage to get the ship name on the stern without breaking anything.  Laser printed white font on black background.