US Brig Syren by NovaStorm - Model Shipways - 1:64

[NovaStorm]

On 10/31/2020 at 2:16 AM, WalrusGuy said:

Hi Robin, pls pardon my lack of nautical understanding 😅, but what does this mean? 

Are you planning to put the jolly boat on the longboat? Do you have any reference pictures of this? 

 

My plan is to replace the kit boat with this one HERE from Master Korabel. BTW a Canadian site from your area I think. It will need to be resized to scale just as Thomas has done. Also I will have to saw the pear for it. Cheers ~ 

 

On 10/31/2020 at 4:08 AM, Wahka_est said:

Love the quality of your build! Really good looking deck and arnament.

Wahka, thank for such a great comment  

 

Pic, pic, picking away!

 

  

[NovaStorm]

So I was not happy with my first go at doing the binnacle. It looked to much like a red dresser drawers so I have redone it with one in oiled pear wood and it is a lot better. I went with a much simpler design, on top I made a mount and added the kit bell, but I may swap it out for a brass bell at a later date. I also added a compass using a thin slice of some brass tube. 

I also reshaped the block ends of the pumps crossbar and cleaned up a couple area's. Cheers ~

 

 

   

[WalrusGuy]

The binnacle is looking great!! Did you solder the wires together that holds the bell? Also just wondering if you found that part as tricky as I did 😅

[NovaStorm]

2 hours ago, WalrusGuy said:

The binnacle is looking great!! Did you solder the wires together that holds the bell? Also just wondering if you found that part as tricky as I did 😅

Hi Wally, yes I soldered the wires together. I started by laying down two slightly C shaped )( pieces of wire. Put a slight solder weld in the center and then bent them to shape. Worked quite well and was not very difficult. I also flattened the wire at the bends where it sits flat on the wood top. I was going to use thread to tie the bell on but opted for a wire ring instead. 

[Gahm]

Great progress! Your deck is getting crowded 🙂. The binnacle turned out very nice!

 

Thomas

[NovaStorm]

On 11/11/2020 at 9:31 AM, Gahm said:

Great progress! Your deck is getting crowded 🙂. The binnacle turned out very nice!

 

Thomas

Thank you Thomas  

Still continuing with the deck fittings.  Pinned and glued the fife rail together. The stanchions I turned in pear using my dremel, got pinned through the main rail.  They are slightly wider than Chucks but I am good with it. I then drilled pinned and added the four channels two each to the port and starboard sides. 

[NovaStorm]

I decided to ruff in the bowsprit and bitts today. It is a little tricky as you have to do a square tenon to fit into the bitts and the 1/4 inch dowel that came with the kit was smaller than the 1/4" called for in the instructions. I ended with it sitting a good 1/8th inch above the mermaids head. With the undersize dowel I think this is as good as it will get. Nothing is sanded yet just ruffed in... 

 

 

[abelson]

On 11/13/2020 at 12:41 PM, NovaStorm said:

Thank you Thomas  

Still continuing with the deck fittings.  Pinned and glued the fife rail together. The stanchions I turned in pear using my dremel, got pinned through the main rail.  They are slightly wider than Chucks but I am good with it. I then drilled pinned and added the four channels two each to the port and starboard sides. 

Nice detail on the deck fittings, especially the gallows bitts. The deck fitting are a nice break from the carronade rigging. Looking crisp and clean.

[Gahm]

Looks very good, Robin! I love your color choice!

 

Thomas

[NovaStorm]

Cleaned up my deck a bit. Glued the last of the rope coils and glued the ladders, coamings with grates, companionway and capstan. Added the cannon shot racks and cannon balls. I used Caldercraft 2.5mm cannon balls to fit in with the upgraded cannons and carronades. I also added the eyebolts and rings that run across the deck behind each gun. 

 

 

 

[Overworked724]

Robin, your deck really sets the bar!  Beautiful work. 

[WalrusGuy]

Looks exceptional Robin!! The bigger cannon balls match the carronades and makes the ship look deadlier 😁. And the pearwood deck and fittings look awesome! 

 

Btw are you planning on building all the ship's boats? Or only the longboat? 

[NovaStorm]

Hey thanks guys really appreciate you comments and thanks to all for the likes as well. 

13 hours ago, WalrusGuy said:

Btw are you planning on building all the ship's boats? Or only the longboat? 

Well honestly I haven`t reached that part in the instructions yet. A lot of my build lately has actually been without following the instructions per say and just going off the plans. First I heard of 3 boats was when Thomas mentioned it. I still need to have a go at the transom decorations and quarter badges too. I started the kit boat a while back but have no idea weather I will use it somehow yet. I picked up the master korabell boat kit with the intension of maybe using it also. I may even have a boat off ship as part of the display, I sadly haven`t even put much thought into a proper stand to mount the ship on either. Oh my 

 

Started putting ring bolts into the deck now. I also want to go through the instructions and make sure I have all the ring bolts on the bulwarks installed before gluing in the bowsprit bits as it looks like the rigging may require some more at the bow and I don`t want to get trapped in not able to drill later.  

 

[Gahm]

I love your deck pictures!

 

Thomas

[abelson]

Excellent work, and photographs too. I like the coloration.

[NovaStorm]

Steven, Thomas thank you for the kind words  

 

Carved the timberheads for a couple pics. I haven't glued them as i want to make sure they are not over done. Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome!

 

 

 

[WalrusGuy]

1 hour ago, NovaStorm said:

Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome!

They look perfect!! 

[abelson]

Timber heads look good. Maybe tweak the starboard side one second from the left a little bit?

[NovaStorm]

Chucks 24mm boxwood wheel kit. I premade my rings by gluing the three segments on some plastic that resists glue and then used 2 sided tape on top of the jig to assemble. The spindles were turned in my dremel. Great little kit, thanks Chuck @ Syrenship Model .   

 

  

Edited November 27, 2020 by NovaStorm

[Matt D]

That’s a very nice upgrade.  I love how Chuck gives you enough spare parts to cover some mistakes.

[Gahm]

That is a beautiful wheel! It will fit your Syren perfectly.

 

Thomas

[NovaStorm]

Did up the wheel, made the wheel housing sides, drum and disks in pear. 

 

 

[NovaStorm]

[jwvolz]

Looking good!

 

Isn't that wheel kit great?

[WalrusGuy]

Very nice!! 😁

[NovaStorm]

9 hours ago, jwvolz said:

Isn't that wheel kit great?

Hi Joe, thanks for commenting. Yes it is a fun little kit which turns out a very realistic looking wheel. I bought 2 kits and will probably get four wheels out of them with all the extra parts  

 

Thanks for commenting Wally. I had bought a brass wheel from Caldercraft which I was going to use but it was 27mm and just tad to large. I went with Chucks after seeing yours and Thomas's.  

[Chuck]

Looking excellent!! A very nice Syren.  😀

[NovaStorm]

Good to hear from you Chuck  Thanks, love the wheel kit!!! 

Cheers ~ 

[Justin P.]

That looks so good.   Great little kit!

[NovaStorm]

Cheers Justin, thanks for the great comment