rwiederrich Posted April 15, 2019 #61 Posted April 15, 2019 Coming along nicely for sure. Love the attention to detail in the hull construction. Love clippers..nice to see yours progressing so well. I'll be following. Rob Quote Current build: Build log: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/25382-glory-of-the-seas-medium-clipper-1869-by-rwiederrich-196 Finished build: Build log: of 1/128th Great Republic: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13740-great-republic-by-rwiederrich-four-masted-extreme-clipper-1853/# Current build(On hold): Build log: 1/96 Donald McKay:http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/4522-donald-mckay-medium-clipper-by-rwiederrich-1855/ Completed build: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/475-196-cutty-sark-plastic/ The LORD said, "See, I have set (them) aside...with skills of all kinds, to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts."
MrBlueJacket Posted April 22, 2019 Author #62 Posted April 22, 2019 (edited) So here's how the deadeyes and chainplates come together. First you need to bend the chainplate: Then you have to put some .010 wire in the upper u-bend, crimp it in, and then wrap the wire around the deadeye, and CA glue the wire : And finally you can nail it in place with a couple of pins. Edited April 22, 2019 by MrBlueJacket spelling GrandpaPhil, coxswain, Ryland Craze and 4 others 7 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted April 22, 2019 Author #63 Posted April 22, 2019 So I have the port side finished, I figure about 8 hours of work. robdurant, hexnut, ccoyle and 8 others 11 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted April 22, 2019 Author #64 Posted April 22, 2019 I think the Starboard will only take 7 hours (experience) bob porter, jgodsey, Jond and 1 other 4 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted April 22, 2019 Author #65 Posted April 22, 2019 After that, it is put on the cap-rails, the mask off the interior and waterline, spray what remains black. Now it starts to get real fun! bob porter, jgodsey, robdurant and 1 other 4 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted May 3, 2019 Author #66 Posted May 3, 2019 The Red Jacket instructions call for cutting the stern caprail out of bass sheet, and fitting it into place. I've always had trouble doing that, because it is difficult to get an even width. Mine always look a little "off." Taking a hint from the bow caprail on the Charles Notman, I decided to laminate it. The rail is 1/8" x 1/16" so I used 4 pieces of 1/32" x 1/16." A simple 5-minute soak in water made them pliable and I taped them around the stern overnight. The next night it was very easy to lay them down. The finished product looks nice and even. EricWilliamMarshall, Blue Pilot, druxey and 6 others 9 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted May 3, 2019 Author #67 Posted May 3, 2019 AN overall shot - next step is masking and painting the hull black. bob porter, ScottRC, Racer31h and 8 others 11 Quote
ScottRC Posted May 3, 2019 #68 Posted May 3, 2019 You are coming along very well. Quote Current Builds: Revell 1:96 Thermopylae Restoration Revell 1:96 Constitution COMPLETED Aeropiccola HMS Endeavor IN ORDINARY Planned Builds: Scientific Sea Witch Marine Models USF Essex
MrBlueJacket Posted May 6, 2019 Author #69 Posted May 6, 2019 So the masking didn't work out the way I wanted. I forgot to run a seal coat of clear after I masked it off, and the paint bled. You can look at October 2018 newsletter (www.bluejacketinc.com - newsletter archive) to see the technique. So on Sunday I re-sprayed the waterline where it bled. (*sigh*) Tom E, EricWilliamMarshall, coxswain and 5 others 8 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted May 9, 2019 Author #70 Posted May 9, 2019 OK, here we are, all re-masked off and ready for paint. bob porter, EricWilliamMarshall, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted May 9, 2019 Author #71 Posted May 9, 2019 Take a deep breath, cross those fingers, and spray! OK it looks good, now the real test - pull off the masking tape........ HOORAY! Just a little touch-up needed on the inside of the bulwarks from the first spray job. Griphos, Richard Griffith, jgodsey and 14 others 17 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted May 13, 2019 Author #72 Posted May 13, 2019 Added the Bosun's locker and the Head Richard Griffith, robdurant, GrandpaPhil and 11 others 14 Quote
Sailor1234567890 Posted May 14, 2019 #73 Posted May 14, 2019 Which of those two cabins is the head and which is the locker? Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted May 15, 2019 Author #75 Posted May 15, 2019 Last night I measured, trimmed and installed 34 stanchions on the port side. Each one is a slightly different length. It was a couple of hours of great fun. ccoyle, Rudolf, Richard Griffith and 11 others 14 Quote
ccoyle Posted May 15, 2019 #76 Posted May 15, 2019 1 minute ago, MrBlueJacket said: couple of hours of great fun Am I detecting a slight note of sarcasm? 🤔 Blue Pilot 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
MrBlueJacket Posted May 15, 2019 Author #77 Posted May 15, 2019 Wondered if you would notice ! Blue Pilot 1 Quote
Kurt Johnson Posted May 16, 2019 #78 Posted May 16, 2019 I wonder about the use of a ponce wheel on the decking as a detail. It seems as many times as not the marks made don’t line up with the deck planks at all. To my opinion ( which is just that, mine probably alone) takes away from the model, more than if it was not done at all. All I notice is that it doesn’t match up. If it wasn’t there, I wouldn’t even think about it. Kurt Quote Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey
MrBlueJacket Posted May 16, 2019 Author #79 Posted May 16, 2019 To get each stanchion the correct height, the best way is to mark it in place. I use the Xacto blade to make a cut in the edge. Sometimes it needs a touch of sandpaper to fit, but mostly it goes right in. Then hold it with tweezers while you apply a drop of thin CA glue. jgodsey, Ryland Craze, EricWilliamMarshall and 9 others 12 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted May 16, 2019 Author #80 Posted May 16, 2019 And now the port side is done. Next up is the pinrails. Blue Pilot, ScottRC, Ryland Craze and 12 others 15 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted May 17, 2019 Author #81 Posted May 17, 2019 Pinrails - as promised. Now it occurs to me that I didn't have to be so precise about fitting the stanchions - the tops can't be seen! Ryland Craze, catopower, coxswain and 14 others 17 Quote
rwiederrich Posted May 19, 2019 #82 Posted May 19, 2019 Fantastic job for sure..well done. Very clean Rob Quote Current build: Build log: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/25382-glory-of-the-seas-medium-clipper-1869-by-rwiederrich-196 Finished build: Build log: of 1/128th Great Republic: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13740-great-republic-by-rwiederrich-four-masted-extreme-clipper-1853/# Current build(On hold): Build log: 1/96 Donald McKay:http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/4522-donald-mckay-medium-clipper-by-rwiederrich-1855/ Completed build: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/475-196-cutty-sark-plastic/ The LORD said, "See, I have set (them) aside...with skills of all kinds, to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts."
MrBlueJacket Posted May 28, 2019 Author #83 Posted May 28, 2019 Over the w/e I started the poop deck railings. The kit provides several lengths of cast stanchions/railings. These have to be bent to fit the curvature of the stern I decided to bend them upside down, to get a more accurate curve. Then they will get painted and installed. schooner, druxey, EricWilliamMarshall and 9 others 12 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted May 30, 2019 Author #84 Posted May 30, 2019 And here's two of the 3 pieces glued down into their many little holes. There will be puttying to do to get a smooth railing at the transition point. EricWilliamMarshall, bob porter, David Lester and 9 others 12 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted May 30, 2019 Author #85 Posted May 30, 2019 Meanwhile, back at the pointy end............... We have installed the knightheads, catheads, hawse lips, spray rail, and some eyebolts. coxswain, ccoyle, hexnut and 10 others 13 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted May 31, 2019 Author #86 Posted May 31, 2019 Last night I made one of the two hatches for the deck. I used eyebolts bent over for the hatch lifting rings. jgodsey, coxswain, ScottRC and 9 others 12 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted June 1, 2019 Author #87 Posted June 1, 2019 It's time to do the figurehead and stern carving. They are of Sagoyewatha, the Seneca chief of the Wolf clan. His nickname Red Jacket is because of the red coat a British army officer gave him during the American Revolution. One of the problems in painting is to mix the flesh color of an American Indian. A google search yielded plenty of advice from miniature figure painters, but they involved colors in acrylic and/or oil that I never head of. What I finally settled on is a mix of Burnt Sienna and cream. I think it came out OK. GrandpaPhil, druxey, Ryland Craze and 4 others 7 Quote
MrBlueJacket Posted June 4, 2019 Author #88 Posted June 4, 2019 Today I put on the photo etched scrollwork at the stern. It took an hour of aligning and re-positioning and gluing to get it done. I am happy with the result! Tim Curtis, ccoyle, coxswain and 10 others 13 Quote
GrandpaPhil Posted June 4, 2019 #89 Posted June 4, 2019 Looks good. Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
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