ccoyle Posted March 30, 2020 Author Share #61 Posted March 30, 2020 Thank you! mtaylor, popeye the sailor and Canute 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share #62 Posted April 20, 2020 Well, the immediate beneficiary of my X-acto disaster with CGS Canada is the gunboat. Rigged the gun tackles this afternoon. I hope the boys at MK will not mind my saying this too much, but the rigging line supplied in the kit could really stand to be upgraded. However, I'm going to build this with the stuff on hand, so it is what it is. GrandpaPhil, popeye the sailor, EricWilliamMarshall and 9 others 12 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nirvana Posted April 20, 2020 Share #63 Posted April 20, 2020 Chris, That is a beautiful detailed bow. mtaylor, ccoyle, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share #64 Posted April 20, 2020 6 hours ago, Nirvana said: That is a beautiful detailed bow. Thank you -- except that's actually the stern! 😉 popeye the sailor, coxswain, bruce d and 2 others 5 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricWilliamMarshall Posted April 20, 2020 Share #65 Posted April 20, 2020 3 hours ago, ccoyle said: except that's actually the stern! detail, details, mere details! She does look fantastic! popeye the sailor, Canute, ccoyle and 1 other 4 Quote Current adventures: USS Perry of 1843, model kit by Bluejacket - Scale 1:96 Lost at Sea: Dapper Tom - model kit by Model Shipways Previous adventures: an English Pinnace, model kit by Model Shipways, Opium Smuggler Schooner Yacht 1805, model kit by Authentic Holland Models Chesapeake Bay Flattie, model kit by Midwest, USS Constitution, model kit by Revell Albatros 1912, card model kit by HMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 22, 2020 Author Share #66 Posted April 22, 2020 Spars. Exciting, I know, right? 😉 rlb, GrandpaPhil, Duanelaker and 11 others 14 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EricWilliamMarshall Posted April 22, 2020 Share #67 Posted April 22, 2020 13 hours ago, ccoyle said: Spars. Exciting, I know, right? ha ha, but as someone who has struggled to form a reasonable looking skewer, I can say they look shipshape! ccoyle, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Current adventures: USS Perry of 1843, model kit by Bluejacket - Scale 1:96 Lost at Sea: Dapper Tom - model kit by Model Shipways Previous adventures: an English Pinnace, model kit by Model Shipways, Opium Smuggler Schooner Yacht 1805, model kit by Authentic Holland Models Chesapeake Bay Flattie, model kit by Midwest, USS Constitution, model kit by Revell Albatros 1912, card model kit by HMV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share #68 Posted April 25, 2020 Several hours of work today resulted in the bending of sails to yards (with fore tacks), rudder hung, and rudder tackles and preventers installed. popeye the sailor, Moab, GrandpaPhil and 11 others 14 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted April 25, 2020 Share #69 Posted April 25, 2020 Looks amazing. Canute, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share #70 Posted April 25, 2020 Thanks, Captain_Hook! I hope to be able to get all of my "honey-do" list done in time to do some more work on her this weekend. I had originally planned this to be a quick build -- ha! mtaylor, Canute, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTHokiEE Posted April 25, 2020 Share #71 Posted April 25, 2020 It does look really nice! I’m glad you’re getting back to it, I enjoyed watching you build it. 1 hour ago, ccoyle said: I had originally planned this to be a quick build -- ha! Does such a think even exist? EricWilliamMarshall, mtaylor, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build: HM Sloop Echo 1781 (First Scratch Build) Previous Builds: HM Cutter Alert, Sharpie Schooner, Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Half-Hull (NRG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted April 25, 2020 Share #72 Posted April 25, 2020 wish I had a cannon like that in my car then I could get rid of that 'back off' sticker on my bumper look'in good ccoyle, mtaylor, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 25, 2020 Author Share #73 Posted April 25, 2020 Finished the first pair of shrouds. Ugh ... it's the kind of task that bores me silly. mtaylor and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share #74 Posted April 30, 2020 Here's my progress to date. All the shrouds are set up, and I have the first back stay set up. You can also see that my work area tends to be very untidy while I work -- I just leave out all the tools I need at the moment, and it seems like I always need a lot! One tiny, tiny complaint I must file with Dmitriy and Evgeney: Guys, please please replace the rigging line in your kits! The line in this kit is as bad as the rest of the kit is good. I don't know what material it is made of, but it does not hold glue well, does not maintain a point when cut, frays easily, and is inclined to unravel at the slightest provocation. It has been very, very frustrating to work with. In fact, I stopped a little bit early tonight because I was about to lose my cool with the thread and knew I needed to step away before someone got hurt! Thanks for listening! Cheers! popeye the sailor, DmitriyMarkov, Dubz and 10 others 13 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted April 30, 2020 Share #75 Posted April 30, 2020 but the results don't look bad at all........rigging looks good. doesn't appear that your needing to do ratlines.......per-sey. godsend I suppose nice job! mtaylor 1 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share #76 Posted April 30, 2020 48 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said: but the results don't look bad at all........rigging looks good. doesn't appear that your needing to do ratlines.......per-sey. godsend I suppose Yes, no ratlines, hooray! And yes, the finished results don't look bad, but boy what a pain it has been to arrive at them! Also, since the model is quite small at 1/72 scale, it won't be readily apparent that the rigging line isn't Syren's finest, or similar, besides which I wanted to do this one as much out-of-the-box as possible to keep it cheap. popeye the sailor and mtaylor 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share #77 Posted May 1, 2020 Unmitigated disaster has struck. 😥😥😥 I had just finished setting up the remaining mainmast backstay and then was working on making the foremast backstays, when I happened to glance to my left. That's where I had the two sails waiting to be set -- only there wasn't two. There was only one. I didn't panic, because the sails had fallen off my desk before, so I just set about looking for the sail ... and looking ... and looking ... and looking. I looked everywhere, even following the old adage about looking where it couldn't possibly be. I scoured my entire modeling room three times. No sail. The only possibility I could come up with is that our one-year-old spaniel, Maisy, who likes sticks, came upstairs and helped herself. I thoroughly searched the house and yard looking for evidence. Nothing. It's gone -- vanished. I am beyond depressed. This was supposed to be a quick and easy build. I really don't want to scratch-build a replacement, because that defeats the whole "quick and easy" thing. Besides, if I make a new sail, it won't look like the other pre-sewn sail, so I'll probably have to make two -- plus replace the yard. And that will add days to an already overly-long build. 😟😟😟 I am really not feeling motivated right now. I thought I was nearly finished. Man ... just ☹️. Moab, popeye the sailor, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTHokiEE Posted May 1, 2020 Share #78 Posted May 1, 2020 That is so frustrating; I’m really sorry to hear it. I looked at crafty sailor and unfortunately those sails are “coming soon” (https://craftysailor.com/collections/sails) but maybe you could reach out and see when they’d be available? Of course this doesn’t seem to lend itself to the “quick” aspect of the build either... mtaylor and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Current Build: HM Sloop Echo 1781 (First Scratch Build) Previous Builds: HM Cutter Alert, Sharpie Schooner, Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Half-Hull (NRG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlb Posted May 1, 2020 Share #79 Posted May 1, 2020 Chris, that is awful. Gives the phrase "the dog ate my homework" a whole new meaning! Take a day or two. Then the re-do will not seem as bad. You know it will be better in the end. Ron mtaylor, popeye the sailor, Moab and 1 other 4 Quote Building: US Brig Oneida (1809) HMS Euryalus (1803) Completed: John Alden Sloop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 1, 2020 Share #80 Posted May 1, 2020 That's terrible news, Chris. If your luck is like mine, they'll turn up just about the time you're finished with the new version. popeye the sailor 1 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted May 1, 2020 Share #81 Posted May 1, 2020 (edited) That‘s a pity. But for me that is a well-known phenomenon. Almost every small part that is falling of my desk is lost forever, no matter how long I will search for it. But as your model looks so beautiful and you have already put a lot of effort in it it would be a huge pity if you leave it that way. So maybe making two scratch-sails are good practice for future modelling and maybe they won‘t take that long. Edited May 1, 2020 by captain_hook popeye the sailor and mtaylor 2 Quote Current Build: HM Brig Badger 1/48 from Caldercraft plans Le Coureur 1/48 by CAF — Completed Build: Armed Virginia Sloop 1/48 by Model Shipways / Gallery HM Cutter Sherbourne 1/64 by Caldercraft / Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share #82 Posted May 1, 2020 1 hour ago, captain_hook said: So maybe making two scratch-sails are good practice for future Oh, I have done them before -- I just didn't want to this time around. 🙂 popeye the sailor and mtaylor 2 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 2, 2020 Share #83 Posted May 2, 2020 You or someone else didn't gather "rags" up for laundry or garbage did you? Don't ask how I know and why I don't do sails. ccoyle, popeye the sailor and JeffT 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share #84 Posted May 2, 2020 All shrouds and backstays set up. Replacement main yard under construction. Before I get too far with that last bit, I'm wondering how these small boats would have dealt with furled sails. Would they have furled the sails and then re-hoisted the yards to keep them out of the way of rowers, or would they have lowered them to the deck? Asking for a friend. 😬 GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, Duanelaker and 3 others 6 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 2, 2020 Author Share #85 Posted May 2, 2020 Okay, too late for the furled sail question -- I already made the new sails. It's not hard to do; I just didn't want to do it. But now they're done (though no bolt ropes yet and not bent to yards). On the left is the pre-sewn foresail, and on the right is the new sail. One of the things I don't particularly like about pre-sewn sails is that the stitching is always way out of scale, therefore I don't sew. Instead, I glue everything up. Also, panel lines are barely perceptible on real-life sails, except where adjacent cloth pieces are color-mismatched. So, I lightly penciled the panel lines on the aft side and scored them, which gives just a hint of lines on the front. BTW, for cloth I used one of my last remaining bits of drafting linen -- might have been my last piece. And here's Maisy, the suspected sail-eating culprit. She's so darn cute and lovable that it's impossible to stay mad at her. 🥰 Cheers! popeye the sailor, mtaylor, coxswain and 5 others 8 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share #86 Posted May 3, 2020 Old sails ... ... new sails. VTHokiEE, marktiedens, bruce d and 6 others 9 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTHokiEE Posted May 3, 2020 Share #87 Posted May 3, 2020 Yours look really nice; everyone seems to have their own method but have you posted yours before? mtaylor and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Current Build: HM Sloop Echo 1781 (First Scratch Build) Previous Builds: HM Cutter Alert, Sharpie Schooner, Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Half-Hull (NRG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 4, 2020 Author Share #88 Posted May 4, 2020 2 hours ago, VTHokiEE said: have you posted yours before? Nothing tricky -- just cloth and glue. Hems are folded and glued. If I make bigger sails, I glue on the appropriate panels around the edges & reef point bands. All glue, no stitching. Bolt rope is glued, too. mtaylor, VTHokiEE and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlb Posted May 4, 2020 Share #89 Posted May 4, 2020 Chris, I like the new ones much better, if it's any consolation. Ron mtaylor, popeye the sailor and ccoyle 3 Quote Building: US Brig Oneida (1809) HMS Euryalus (1803) Completed: John Alden Sloop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VTHokiEE Posted May 4, 2020 Share #90 Posted May 4, 2020 43 minutes ago, ccoyle said: Nothing tricky -- just cloth and glue. Hems are folded and glued. Those hems look like a single fold (and did you glue panels or simulate the stitches with scouring?), did you do anything to pretreat the cloth? I may be using garbage material but when I cut it I get a terribly frayed edge. Sorry for all the questions, but these look really nice and sound really easy so I’d love to get it figured out in my head. mtaylor and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Current Build: HM Sloop Echo 1781 (First Scratch Build) Previous Builds: HM Cutter Alert, Sharpie Schooner, Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Half-Hull (NRG) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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