popeye the sailor Posted May 7, 2020 Share #31 Posted May 7, 2020 oh...oh, the admiral saw it..........she's already looked it up. not sure.......but I'm beginning to see it in my future. at least I'll have a log to guide my way very nice progress! captain_hook, mtaylor and Egilman 3 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...
captain_hook Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share #32 Posted May 8, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, popeye the sailor said: oh...oh, the admiral saw it..........she's already looked it up. Yep, the magical beauty of flowers. I made it clear (or at least I should have) for my family that this will be the only flower house I build for the next time. But I caught up my wife looking at the Robotime Webshop twice.. Edited May 8, 2020 by captain_hook Egilman and Canute 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...
captain_hook Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share #33 Posted May 8, 2020 I assembled the floor and put everything together for a dry test-fit. Looks crowded but I assume this is the way it should be. Canute, BLACK VIKING, lmagna and 7 others 10 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...
yvesvidal Posted May 8, 2020 Share #34 Posted May 8, 2020 I love it. SO realistic. The flooring is gorgeous, with all these different hues of wood. Yves lmagna, popeye the sailor, Egilman and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted May 8, 2020 Author Share #35 Posted May 8, 2020 Thank you Yves. The floor is just paper, but the print looks very realistic. mtaylor, Egilman, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 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...
druxey Posted May 8, 2020 Share #36 Posted May 8, 2020 Very nicely done! Egilman, Canute, captain_hook and 2 others 5 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 9, 2020 Share #37 Posted May 9, 2020 You did such a great job on that. I can almost believe you'll be doing something like that for your wife. Maybe you should? Work on it so that it becomes a surprise for here. That should get you a few points to the good. popeye the sailor, captain_hook, lmagna and 2 others 5 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...
Javlin Posted May 10, 2020 Share #38 Posted May 10, 2020 On 5/8/2020 at 10:46 PM, mtaylor said: You did such a great job on that. I can almost believe you'll be doing something like that for your wife. Maybe you should? Work on it so that it becomes a surprise for here. That should get you a few points to the good. In the ole days Mark I called those brownie points now Momma just issues orders Egilman, Canute, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted May 11, 2020 Share #39 Posted May 11, 2020 13 hours ago, Javlin said: In the ole days Mark I called those brownie points now Momma just issues orders Yes, and we salute smartly, do an about face and march off. Egilman, popeye the sailor, Canute and 2 others 5 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 21, 2020 Author Share #40 Posted May 21, 2020 Hehe, no way - only one flower-house per family! I‘ve made only some minor steps. Painted the walls with emulsion paint (egg-shell) which leaves a very matte surface. Build the lamp, installed it into the roof-part and tested it. Old Collingwood, popeye the sailor, Egilman and 5 others 8 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...
captain_hook Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share #41 Posted June 15, 2020 Due to some work at the our house I had to make a 4-weeks break from modelling and now started to build the flowerhouse. This proved to be more difficult than expected. The flowerhouse is a sandwich-design with the clear plastic part enclosed by wooden covers. But the plywood backsides were heavily warped and it was almost impossible to fit them together by only using the supplied glue. So I glued them together and - before the glue had dried - drilled a 1,9mm hole in every corner right through both sides and treenailed them with 2mm birch rod. That forced both sides together and will last for a long time. Added all items to the wall, all were supplied except for the backdoor handle - I made that of some scrap brass. Attached all covers to each side but the paper cover for all the folding edges are still missing so it looks more like a transparent packaging in this stage. Next is attaching the light and the roof parts.. Egilman, Canute, mtaylor and 2 others 5 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...
captain_hook Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share #42 Posted June 20, 2020 Installed the roof beams and light. The instructions say „keep the transparent sheet clean“ but that is easily said. I have to give the superstructure a nice cleanup before installing that to the base. BTW I have started to prepare that. The stickers are already on and I surrounded the MDF-sheet with boxwood stripes. They were a little warped so difficult to use as a mast or else but forced in position with clamps, glue and tape. I think, I might sand a chamfer surrounding the base. lmagna, Javlin, Egilman and 4 others 7 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...
captain_hook Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share #43 Posted June 20, 2020 Finished the base. Canute, Javlin, Ryland Craze and 4 others 7 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...
captain_hook Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share #44 Posted June 20, 2020 All assembled parts are then put together and installed into the base slots. marktiedens, Javlin, popeye the sailor and 7 others 10 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...
captain_hook Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share #45 Posted June 21, 2020 Black cover stripes installed. They are made of black card and cover the plastic connection pins that hold the clear part together. Ryland Craze, marktiedens, Canute and 5 others 8 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...
Egilman Posted June 21, 2020 Share #46 Posted June 21, 2020 Probably designed to get girls into modeling, but the real worth is a father modeling something for a special loved one...... A beautiful job..... EG popeye the sailor, captain_hook, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Current Build: F-86F-30 Sabre by Egilman - Kinetic - 1/32nd scale In the Garage: East Bound & Down, Building a Smokey & the Bandit Kenworth Rig in 1/25th scale Completed: M8A1 HST 1930 Packard Boattail Speedster M1A1 75mm Pack Howitzer F-4J Phantom II Bell H-13's P-51B/C Temporary Suspension: USS Gwin DD-433 F-104C Starfighter "Blue Jay Four" 1/32nd Scale Terminated Build: F-104C Starfighter ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: "Relish Today, Ketchup Tomorrow" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share #47 Posted June 21, 2020 Thank you very much, EG. Egilman, Canute, mtaylor and 2 others 5 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...
captain_hook Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share #48 Posted June 21, 2020 After a marathon session I completed the flowerhouse today. All remaining items were glued on, the cable was attached to the battery-box and some last flower-decoration and some grass powder was glued on the base. FINISHED! 😀 Some pictures from all sides and with the light turned on. popeye the sailor, Egilman, lmagna and 6 others 9 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...
Canute Posted June 21, 2020 Share #49 Posted June 21, 2020 Well done, Captain. Egilman, mtaylor, captain_hook and 1 other 4 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_hook Posted June 21, 2020 Author Share #50 Posted June 21, 2020 Thank you very much, Ken. My daughter is very pleased, she already looked for a place to keep. I already have a display case with a backside in black. The battery-box is intended to be stored under the base, but that makes it very difficult to put on / off or change the battery. Instead the cable is now leaded through the bottom to the rear and then out of the display case. I will fix the battery box with double adhesive tape to the case. So activating the light is much easier now... THANKS EVERYONE for following the build. Next will be returning to ship-modeling... Javlin, Jack12477, marktiedens and 8 others 11 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...
Javlin Posted June 21, 2020 Share #51 Posted June 21, 2020 Quite a Fine Job Sir!! Kevin Egilman, lmagna, captain_hook and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted June 22, 2020 Share #52 Posted June 22, 2020 Wow. That's impressive. I suspect you made your daughter very happy. Egilman, popeye the sailor, captain_hook and 2 others 5 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 June 22, 2020 Author Share #53 Posted June 22, 2020 Thank you very much, Kevin and Mark. Canute, Egilman, Jack12477 and 2 others 5 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...
popeye the sailor Posted June 25, 2020 Share #54 Posted June 25, 2020 splendid job.......very nicely done lighting it was a very nice touch. I showed it to the admiral, as I've done with every update.........I may get to do a doll house yet great job.........5 ⭐'s mtaylor, Canute, Egilman and 1 other 4 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...
captain_hook Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share #55 Posted June 25, 2020 Thank you, Popeye. ☺️ The flowerhouse wasn‘t difficult to build. Almost all parts are supplied. I only used some matte varnish to protect the printed paper from UV-light, made a handle for the backdoor, a handle for the garden hose and a flowerpod out of some scrap wood. The items are arranged as proposed in the manual but can be rearranged as you like. The clear part has a protection layer on it that is almost invisible but has to be removed before assembly - that was not mentioned in the manual. But in the end it was a fun build that can be done in 4 weeks.. mtaylor, Egilman, popeye the sailor 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...
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