stuglo Posted April 26, 2020 Share #61 Posted April 26, 2020 VERY VERY good What next? popeye the sailor 1 Quote current build- Swan ,scratch on shelf,Rattlesnake, Alert semi scratch,Le Coureur,, Fubbs scratch completed: nostrum mare,victory(Corel), san felipe, sovereign of the seas, sicilian cargo boat ,royal yacht caroline, armed pinnace, charles morgan whaler, galilee boat, wappen von hamburg, la reale (Dusek), amerigo vespucci, oneida (semi scratch) diane, great harry-elizabethan galleon (semi scratch), agammemnon, hanna (scratch).19th cent. shipyard diorama (Constructo), picket boat, victory bow section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtosail Posted April 26, 2020 Author Share #62 Posted April 26, 2020 Thanks Cleat, Popeye, and stuglo, and the likes. For my next build I chose the Billings Half Moon. I was inspired by Popeye's and JCT's builds of this ship. I've had the model for a while and it is now at the top of the queue. Still a little more work to do here first though. popeye the sailor and lmagna 2 Quote - Tom - Current Build: Vanguard Speedy Completed: Vanguard Duchess of Kingston, Stove Project, Ships Wheel Project, NRG Capstan Project, Billings Half Moon, Dumas Chris Craft 1938 27' Triple Cockpit Barrel Back, Panart Santa Lucia , Model Shipways Constitution , MS Bounty Launch , HMS Beagle Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtosail Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share #63 Posted April 30, 2020 Thanks cleat and Popeye. This was a fun little project despite the issues with the mahogany. Adding the name to the back was a small project in itself. The first round of decals I made up didn't show at all on the hull. I was going for some fancy gold lettering but the printer just couldn't get it dark enough. For the second attempt I tried white letters which again did not show up well. I finally made some decals with black letters that did show up. The logos are also done in black so they can be seen. I used a product called Micro Set to place the decals and they looked pretty good, but then I tried a product called Micro Sol that was supposed to make them set even better. It did the opposite and bubbled up the decals and made them very soft so that trying the flatten them messed them up even more. So I took those off, made another set and placed them with just the Micro Set. They are not as nice as I would have liked but they will do. Here are some pics of the completed model, and I will add some more to the gallery. Now before you think I am too narcissistic, my screen name actually came from the name of my first full size power boat. I had always had sailboats before that so I was more "used to sail" than I was power. So I had to name my first power boat model the same. G.L., rlb, Tom E and 8 others 11 Quote - Tom - Current Build: Vanguard Speedy Completed: Vanguard Duchess of Kingston, Stove Project, Ships Wheel Project, NRG Capstan Project, Billings Half Moon, Dumas Chris Craft 1938 27' Triple Cockpit Barrel Back, Panart Santa Lucia , Model Shipways Constitution , MS Bounty Launch , HMS Beagle Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 30, 2020 Share #64 Posted April 30, 2020 I love these old wooden runabouts -- good work! usedtosail 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...
popeye the sailor Posted April 30, 2020 Share #65 Posted April 30, 2020 simple but functional case........I like it the Half Moon.........jeeze........maybe I should bring mine back out. J left me in the dust on that one.........but it seems he left me in the dust with the slave ship too I have way too many projects usedtosail 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...
usedtosail Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share #66 Posted April 30, 2020 Thank you Chris and Popeye. Popeye I thought you had finished your Half Moon. Don't start it back up yet. It's going to take me a while to get to where you are so finish up those other projects first. popeye the sailor 1 Quote - Tom - Current Build: Vanguard Speedy Completed: Vanguard Duchess of Kingston, Stove Project, Ships Wheel Project, NRG Capstan Project, Billings Half Moon, Dumas Chris Craft 1938 27' Triple Cockpit Barrel Back, Panart Santa Lucia , Model Shipways Constitution , MS Bounty Launch , HMS Beagle Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlb Posted April 30, 2020 Share #67 Posted April 30, 2020 Nice work, Tom! Ron usedtosail and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Building: US Brig Oneida (1809) HMS Euryalus (1803) Completed: John Alden Sloop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.L. Posted May 1, 2020 Share #68 Posted May 1, 2020 Beautiful model! Congratulations. usedtosail and popeye the sailor 2 Quote G.L. Current projects: Oostends schipje (Ostend shrimper) - scale 1:20 Clipper d'Argenteuil - POF - scale 1/15 - SMALL Completed projects: Norwegian Whale Boat - POF - scale 1/10 - SMALL Anatomy of a boat by G.L. - scale 1/10 - POF - SMALL Day gaff sailing boat with center board - FINISHED - SMALL - scale 1/10 Cross section fishing smack - FINISHED -scale 1:20HMS Triton cross section - FINISHED - Scale 1:24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtosail Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share #69 Posted May 1, 2020 Thank you Ron and GL and the likers. popeye the sailor 1 Quote - Tom - Current Build: Vanguard Speedy Completed: Vanguard Duchess of Kingston, Stove Project, Ships Wheel Project, NRG Capstan Project, Billings Half Moon, Dumas Chris Craft 1938 27' Triple Cockpit Barrel Back, Panart Santa Lucia , Model Shipways Constitution , MS Bounty Launch , HMS Beagle Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleat Posted May 1, 2020 Share #70 Posted May 1, 2020 It turned out nice. I like the detail of the the foot steps. What did you use for the case, and how did you cut it? popeye the sailor 1 Quote Completed Build: King of the Mississippi by Cleat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffT Posted May 1, 2020 Share #71 Posted May 1, 2020 Congratulations and well done! popeye the sailor 1 Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtosail Posted May 1, 2020 Author Share #72 Posted May 1, 2020 Thank you cleat and Jeff. The case is 1/8 inch Plexiglas that I had left over from a previous project. In the past I have cut it on a table saw with a blade with a lot of teeth per inch. For this one I just used my table top band saw with a normal blade. The edges were a little rough but some light sanding took care of that. popeye the sailor 1 Quote - Tom - Current Build: Vanguard Speedy Completed: Vanguard Duchess of Kingston, Stove Project, Ships Wheel Project, NRG Capstan Project, Billings Half Moon, Dumas Chris Craft 1938 27' Triple Cockpit Barrel Back, Panart Santa Lucia , Model Shipways Constitution , MS Bounty Launch , HMS Beagle Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 5, 2020 Share #73 Posted May 5, 2020 that's funny........the Half Moon log has been busy of late. usually when that happens, I end up bringing the model back out to the table. heck.....I made those decals for her......and I got the tack line decorations from Corel........seems a shame I haven't worked on her since 2015. I'm almost ashamed.....but I'll get over it just think....if I bring her back out, you won't have to wonder what to do where I stopped nawwww, there are plenty of logs of this fine lady on the site that you could follow....some likely better than mine. always an honor for folks to use my logs.......it why we post them usedtosail 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...
usedtosail Posted May 10, 2020 Author Share #74 Posted May 10, 2020 Just a quick little update. I really didn't like the edges of the Plexiglas case so I took some copper tape and wrapped it around the edges. I think it looks much better. Blackreed, yvesvidal, G.L. and 2 others 5 Quote - Tom - Current Build: Vanguard Speedy Completed: Vanguard Duchess of Kingston, Stove Project, Ships Wheel Project, NRG Capstan Project, Billings Half Moon, Dumas Chris Craft 1938 27' Triple Cockpit Barrel Back, Panart Santa Lucia , Model Shipways Constitution , MS Bounty Launch , HMS Beagle Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted May 11, 2020 Share #75 Posted May 11, 2020 The copper edges bring that touch of antique, that goes so well with the craft. Well done. Lovely collection by the way..... Yves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleat Posted May 11, 2020 Share #76 Posted May 11, 2020 The copper foil looks good. Where do you get it? Quote Completed Build: King of the Mississippi by Cleat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usedtosail Posted May 11, 2020 Author Share #77 Posted May 11, 2020 Thanks Cleat. It is the same copper tape supplied in Model Expo kids for copper plating hulls. You can also get it at stained glass shops as it is used to wrap around glass pieces so they can be soldered together. Amazon has it too as Copper Foil tape. Cleat and Blackreed 2 Quote - Tom - Current Build: Vanguard Speedy Completed: Vanguard Duchess of Kingston, Stove Project, Ships Wheel Project, NRG Capstan Project, Billings Half Moon, Dumas Chris Craft 1938 27' Triple Cockpit Barrel Back, Panart Santa Lucia , Model Shipways Constitution , MS Bounty Launch , HMS Beagle Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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