Medway Longboat 1742 -1/2" scale by Rustyj - FINISHED

[JeffT]

Looks great Rusty. What type of paint did you use for the red?

[Jim Rogers]

Looks great Rusty.

[Rustyj]

Thanks Jeff. The paint is Winsor & Newton Galeria Acrylic in the tube and the color is Crimson. I just thin it with water. 

 

Thanks Jim and for all the likes too. 

[Rustyj]

The rudder has been completed and fitted to the hull. Don't worry Jim I can remove it! 

 

 

 

The grappling hooks have been made. Just have to add the rope.

 

 

For the thole pins I chucked them in my dremel and used files and sandpaper marked the cap rail, drilled and glued them in place. Once dry they were painted. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other than a little touch up of the paint the hull is now complete.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 16, 2019 by Rustyj

[JeffT]

You're making this look easy Rusty.

[Jim Rogers]

What size rope are you using on the grapples?

[Chuck]

.025 light brown for grapnels.  

 

Rusty....perfectly executed.  I should have the rigging packages on my site to order by Monday but hopefully sooner.

 

 

Chuck

[Rustyj]

9 hours ago, JToma said:

You're making this look easy Rusty.

 

 Hi Jeff, It's all smoke and mirrors!

All the credit goes to Chuck for an excellently thought out and produced kit.

It doesn't hurt I was able to spend over 50 hours in the shop last week! 

 

Thanks Chuck. I can't say enough about the job you did on this kit!

 

5 minutes ago, Chuck said:

I should have the rigging packages on my site to order by Monday but hopefully sooner.

 

That's great to hear. I was looking at box, pear and cherry for the masts but it just didn't look right.

So, ahem, I'll "patently"  await the release of the rigging and masting kit.

 

Also thanks everyone for stopping by and all the likes!

[Jim Rogers]

33 minutes ago, Rustyj said:

That's great to hear. I was looking at box, pear and cherry for the masts but it just didn't look right.

So, ahem, I'll "patently"  await the release of the rigging and masting kit.

 

I hear ya Rusty, I turned a main out of Pine yesterday, good practice.

[Thistle17]

Where does this passion and drive come from? It seems every time I check in you have taken another leap forward with great results. Simply amazing!

Joe

Edited January 16, 2019 by Thistle17

[Rustyj]

Thanks Joe,

 

3 minutes ago, Thistle17 said:

Where does this passion and drive come from?

 

Between attending the grandkids sporting events winter boredom sets in and I head to the shop.  

[Trussben]

Nice Rusty, she’s a beaut.

 

Are you gonna add sails or not? I’m in between on that?

 

ben

[Rustyj]

Thanks Ben.

 

I'm thinking I'll make the sails and see how they come out.

If they look ok I'll try to temporarily hang them and see how that goes.

I'd like to do it with sails as I only have one other model that I did with sails.

 

Time will tell! 

[Jim Rogers]

I can’t sew, so I am thinking about bringing the plans to a seamstress.

[Rustyj]

I can't either Jim but there's a first time for everything! Who knows I might get lucky.

[Chuck]

You guys should look at the mini pamphlet that David Antscherl wrote on making sails.  Using silkspan there is no sewing.  Although I would use individual panels at this scale.  I dont think I am going to add the sails but I may make one just to show one method for making them.  

[Jim Rogers]

Good advice Chuck.

[Rustyj]

Thanks Chuck. It'll be interesting to say the least.

[KenW]

Congratulations on a very fine model! 

Also, I commend you on a well written and informative log.  I now have a good source for my build.

You should come down to Jersey for one of our meetings. 

Cheers.

[Rustyj]

Thanks Ken. I'd love to stop in sometime.

The only time I see your club is @ the Connecticut show in April.

[Rustyj]

Hi All,

 

The masting and rigging kit arrived and I've finally found some shoptime so the adventure continues.

The kit contained wood for the mast, gaff, bowsprit and boom. It also contains the dead eye kits,

1/4" blocks, wire, brass, pins, flag, plan sheet, rigging line etc. to complete the model.

 

 

 

Here the wood has been lined off to start rounding them off. The gaff has the sides shaved off with a #11 x-acto.

 

 

The bowsprite and gaff completed.

 

 

And I forgot to take pictures of the mast and boom completed but here they are rigged in place. The hooks and eye bolts were made from supplied 22 ga. wire.

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

 

[CaptMorgan]

Great looking stuff Rusty.  Definitely something to shoot for....

Good incentive for me to get back to the shop...

[Blue Ensign]

A beautiful build Rusty, great stuff👍

 

B.E.

[Rustyj]

Thanks Steve, now get back in the shop!

 

Thanks BE much appreciated. Also thanks for all the likes!

[Rustyj]

Here is the gaff with the lines attached. 

 

 

And the gaff in position.

 

 

The lines are in place but will have to be either loosened or tightened as the rigging progresses.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Chuck]

That is looking great Rusty!!!

 

Also ...just to let you guys know, I gave Rusty some new rope that I am testing.  Rusty is using rope that I made using a new custom brand of thread that I had made which is ultra smooth with ZERO fuzz and lumps.  You can see how defined the lay of the rope looks.  I am moving closer and closer to switching over to this new stuff.  It wont unravel at all just like my current offering.  

 

Great work Rusty...😊

[Rustyj]

Thanks Chuck,

 

Yes the new version of your rope is even better than your current rope. Hard to believe but true. 

As you said no "frizzies", looks great right out of the package and working with it is fantastic.

 

I'll be doing the stays and shrouds soon and will post more picture!

[Rustyj]

Brief whining moment! Well I just completed 9 straight days of working with limited time in the shop. Ok whining over!

 

I've made the Deadeys, straps and served the line for the shrouds, backstay and the forestay.

 

 

 

 

Let the rigging begin!

 

[JeffT]

Looks great as usual 👍

[Rustyj]

Thanks Jeff and also for all the likes!