US Brig Syren by WalrusGuy - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64 - Second wooden ship build

[egkb]

That's Class Bud..

 

Eamonn

[NovaStorm]

You've done a fantastic job on those cheeks and rails. The carving has come out looking really good too. Nice to see how well you have done with the basswood in this tricky area. 

Cheers ~

[Gahm]

Your head rails are looking very good!

 

Thomas

[Cathead]

Nice job on my namesake!

[WalrusGuy]

Thanks all for the kind comments 😊 

 

2 hours ago, Cathead said:

Nice job on my namesake!

When I first started building the Syren I thought your username was a cat head (ie 🐱), didnt know it's an actual part until recently 😄 

 

Also, started working on the head timbers and I now understand the frustration. This could very well be the trickiest part of the build so far. I'll keep trying but so far none of the pieces I made fit nicely 

[Overworked724]

Looks awesome!

 

[NovaStorm]

Two days without a pic I knew exactly what you were up to. I feel for you bud  

[Cathead]

Yep, real thing, hence the linguistic AND visual pun.

[WalrusGuy]

Finally finished the head timbers!!!! Glad it's done...... You're right Robin, I had to take so many breaks when doing it and as a result took very long.. 

 

It's not a perfect job, in fact far from it. Lots of mistakes. But I guess it's ok for a first attempt. I'll say it again.. This was by far the most frustrating bit of the build, especially when the bits fall off while trying to test fit. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I realize that my middle head rail is not positioned closer to the keel, but I do not know how I could have achieved that with the laser cut pieces. I think the only solution was to scratch build my own ones with the curved section 2 to be longer so that section 1 can be positioned more inwards. I may try to reattempt doing this but for now I will just go on with the build... Really don't want to redo these steps again LOL

[NovaStorm]

Well you managed to really pull it off they looks really good. 

[WalrusGuy]

5 hours ago, NovaStorm said:

Well you managed to really pull it off they looks really good. 

Thanks Robin!!

[niwotwill]

The head rails and cheeks are first class. You did I magnificent job for the first time. I can imagine how fustratating dry fitting those timber must have been but it is really a great job. 🙌🙌

I'm not looking forward to that part of my build, but I'll look to your log for inspiration.

 

Stay safe and Well

 

Will 

[Gahm]

Congratulations, you finished one of the most difficult parts of the Syren build. It took me for ever to get this done 🙂

 

Thomas

[abelson]

Nice work on the head timbers. And, they're perpendicular to the keel. 

[WalrusGuy]

On 8/13/2020 at 8:49 PM, niwotwill said:

The head rails and cheeks are first class. You did I magnificent job for the first time. I can imagine how fustratating dry fitting those timber must have been but it is really a great job. 🙌🙌

I'm not looking forward to that part of my build, but I'll look to your log for inspiration.

 

Stay safe and Well

 

Will 

 

15 hours ago, Gahm said:

Congratulations, you finished one of the most difficult parts of the Syren build. It took me for ever to get this done 🙂

 

Thomas

 

3 hours ago, abelson said:

Nice work on the head timbers. And, they're perpendicular to the keel. 

Thanks so much for the compliments Will, Thomas and Abelson! Having the pieces perpendicular to the keel added to another layer of complexity 😅

[WalrusGuy]

I have finally finished Chapter 10. Glad to have this done with 😁 

 

For the top rail, the tricky part was getting the holes in the upper rail. I did not do too perfect of a job since I can see some of the stanchions are not completely parallel to each other... Another thing I'll have to live with I guess 😅

 

Another thing to note, my drillbit could not fit to make the hole for the bumpkin, so had to glue it without pegging it with a pin. Hope this remains a secure fit and does not come out when I do the rigging.

 

Anyways.. Here area bunch of pics to mark this milestone of the build:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Edwardkenway]

Lovely work on the head timbers!! you are doing a grand job on the whole ship, it's enjoyable to watch along 😃😉

[abelson]

Nice work! A big hurdle completed. 

[WalrusGuy]

Many thanks Edward and Abelson, and thanks all for the likes! It's very nice to hear you are enjoying my posts Edward 😄 

[Overworked724]

Awesome job!  👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽

[NovaStorm]

Top notch!

[WalrusGuy]

Thanks Patrick and Robin!! 

[svein erik]

wonderful work😊

i think i need to finish my head timber lol 

 

svein erik

[Retired guy]

Wow Wally you have done a brilliant job very nice indeed 👍

 

Regards

Richard

[WalrusGuy]

On 8/19/2020 at 12:19 PM, svein erik said:

wonderful work😊

i think i need to finish my head timber lol 

 

svein erik

Thanks Svein!! I've been looking over your log and it looks very nice! I'm sure the timbers will look amazing 😁

7 hours ago, Retired guy said:

Wow Wally you have done a brilliant job very nice indeed 👍

 

Regards

Richard

Many thanks Richard!! 

[WalrusGuy]

After a bit of a break, I started to work on Chapter 11.

 

So far the swivel brackets, pin rails and belaying pins have been installed. 

 

For the swivel brackets, I did not have 1/16" between the top of the port sills and waterway, it was more so 1/32". Because of this, I had to bevel the edge so that the brackets can be flush to the sill. 

 

 

 

 

 

For the pin rails at the bow, I used the curved laser cut margin plank which I did not use for the decking. Made life simpler as the curve for a small section fitted nicely, and I did not have to try to make a curve to fit 😁 

 

For a secure fit, I pinned them down using the extra bit of rod from the eye bolts as they were thin enough to insert (I drilled 0.45mm holes for these pins). And I used a 1mm drill bit for the belaying pins holes. 

 

 

 

To ensure all the rails are inserted at the same level, I used a scrap wood which happened to be the exact height I wanted:

 

 

The belaying pins are just dry-fitted. They are somewhat of a snug but loose fit if that makes sense.. Here are some photos of how she sits right now:

 

 

 

 

Next on the agenda is installing a lot of eye bolts and cleats 😄

[Justin P.]

Glad to be back following along, I missed the last few weeks but Ill try to catch up on my reading.    Looks great so far!

[WalrusGuy]

On 8/25/2020 at 9:20 AM, Justin P. said:

Glad to be back following along, I missed the last few weeks but Ill try to catch up on my reading.    Looks great so far!

Thanks Justin! Glad to have you back 😁

[WalrusGuy]

Just received my order from Syren Ship Model Company for some ropes and wheel. This is just about half the ropes I need since they were out of stock when I got them, so I'll order more once I start the rigging section which probably take a while 😅

 

 

Still deciding on whether to order blocks or just use the kit supplied ones

[Justin P.]

19 hours ago, WalrusGuy said:

Still deciding on whether to order blocks or just use the kit supplied ones

Definitely get the blocks.