Agilis by jct - FINISHED - Steingraeber - 1:60 scale - slave ship

[jct]

Yep... story of most of my builds

[lmagna]

Story of ALL my builds!

[popeye the sailor]

it's all in experimentation and fabrication........sometimes the first try doesn't work.   so you do it all again    I've had mine as well.   your leaving me in the dust just like you did with the half moon....still haven't masted her yet.   your doing a fine job with this one,  considering that the kit isn't very 'exact'.  I'm finding out more as I work on the second hull frame.......I'm having to reshape two of the mid ship bulkheads.  it's sad when one hull is cloned from the original parts......and that frame is assembled better than the one using the original parts!  feel good that your hull came out as well as it did........I wonder if the fellow who built that other one ran into the same problems?

 

with your speed..........when I finally finish mine,  you'll be either fishing,  or just getting back from your road trips  

[jct]

I am pushing to finish before the season starts...

[jct]

Hello all, thanks for taking the time to hit the like button...got the rail cap made, mounted and painted out, the paper pattern was layed out on some thicker basswood stock, took 9 pieces scarfed together to make the whole cap

each piece was cut to fit against both its neighbors to get the joints nice and tight 

and then painted out...

considering repainted the cap in the dark green...think it may tie the main hul and the deck furniture together a little better?   

 

[popeye the sailor]

look'in good J.......well done with the caps  

[jct]

Thx D

[src]

Hi J, You snucked a new build in on me!!

Looks good. pulling up a chair.

Sam

[jct]

Hey Sam...welcome glad to have you along for the ride...blame Denis on this one, he started it 

[popeye the sailor]

guilty as charged.......but it was in J's signature   

[jct]

4 minutes ago, popeye the sailor said:

....but it was in J's signature   

well, that's true, ok so it is my fault

[popeye the sailor]

partners in crime   

[jct]

Just now, popeye the sailor said:

partners in crime   

Agreed

[src]

I have been watching yours too Dennis. Just getting caught up with everyone now that I have some un requested time off.

Sam

[jct]

Have you been virused off Sam?   

[src]

J,

You could say that. I am healthy, no quarantine or anything like that. Just laid off do to all our projects being closed down.

Edited March 18, 2020 by src

[jct]

Sorry to hear that, if there is a bright side you'll have more time at the table

[popeye the sailor]

it would take the apocalypse for Wal Mart to shut down.   sorry to hear Sam....I hope your set to weather the storm.

[src]

Thanks Gents. I will be fine, I have a build to finish finally! :)

Sam

[popeye the sailor]

well then...........now that you have some free time,  start another project!   hey........if others can hoard TP,  you can hoard table time!     jes' say'in!

[jct]

between the TP and the stock market everything is going to s---

Edited March 18, 2020 by jct

[src]

Hmmmmm. perhaps we should all buy stock in Charmin?

Sam

[jct]

Yep that or Depends

[popeye the sailor]

either that or start grow'in a lot of large leafed plants    no saw grass please!

[jct]

I'm planning on installing one of these 

 

 

Now that we've solved that particulier crisis on with the build...still working on little odds and ends.  I'm still planning to use as much of the kit stuff as possible and that includes the cast metal rigging blocks. 

 

I have no idea what these are made of and nothing I have in my chemical arsenal would blacken them, so I resorted to paint...mixed a very dark brown acrylic and painted them.  Once dried they were shot with a couple coats of matt clear.

Then I turned to the mast tops, new ones were made from the paper patterns, I just glued up some planking stock with cross braces underneath

then cut and drilled the appropriate holes in them

 

test fit of the fore mast top

and that's all for today...thanks to all who've taken the time to hit the like button or comment

 

 

Edited March 19, 2020 by jct

[src]

Tops look good J. I hate it when metal will not take a patina!

That TP solution looks , um... uncomfortable.

Sam

[popeye the sailor]

LMAO!   man....that would be like sandpaper....what RPM do you plan on runn'in it?!?!?!  whatever you do....don't hook it to your dremel! 

 

do you need blocks??????  don't use those!  what size.....I'll send ya some.  I'm going to try and fit pulleys in the ones I have.......might work well for power blocks.  really .....if you need some.   the tops are another thing I would change,  as I've never seen tops like that on any ship.   the one shown on the left would be the better choice,  if you were going to use them.  I hope someone can correct me,  but if you are going to do a schooner rig,  there are no tops.......just the trestle trees and perhaps a cross tree.  in some cases,  the cross tree will serve as a spreader for the back stays.  what information are you working from?      

[Fright]

All I can say on your TP issue is, "Holy Crap Monkies" !!!!!

[jct]

14 hours ago, src said:

That TP solution looks , um... uncomfortable.

 

8 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

LMAO!   man....that would be like sandpaper....what RPM do you plan on runn'in it?!?!?!  whatever you do....don't hook it to your dremel! 

 

8 hours ago, Fright said:

All I can say on your TP issue is, "Holy Crap Monkies" !!!!!

All this may be true...but just think how springtime fresh you would be!!

[jct]

8 hours ago, popeye the sailor said:

I hope someone can correct me,  but if you are going to do a schooner rig,  there are no tops.......just the trestle trees and perhaps a cross tree.  in some cases,  the cross tree will serve as a spreader for the back stays.  what information are you working from?      

Of that I was unaware, but it makes sense...at this point I'm still replicating the kit parts that are unusable.  My plan is to use the American schooner plan layed out in Rigging Period Fore and Aft Craft .   Why don't you like the metal blocks?