cgiacoppo Posted May 12, 2020 Share #1 Posted May 12, 2020 Plans glued to decks to aid shaping of hull. Section lines marked on hull. Section line templates created for shaping the hull. Beginning to shape the stern. Rough shaping of stern. gieb8688, VTHokiEE, ccoyle and 6 others 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryland Craze Posted June 22, 2020 Share #2 Posted June 22, 2020 Nice to see some youth in this hobby. You are off to a good start. One of my favorite ships. Any more progress on this model? Canute 1 Quote Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted June 22, 2020 Thanks Ryland. We are actually finishing up a waterline model of the Yorktown and will then be returning to Virginia. I have some updated photos to post and will do so soon. Thanks for your interest. Chris and Michael Canute, Ryland Craze and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted July 12, 2020 Notches were cut into the hull allowing insertion of the section line templates. Wood strip applied temporarily in the position of the keel to act as a guide. Shaping the bow one section at a time. We carved down to the edge of the template and then smoothed out to the previous section line. Shaping the stern. Port side shaping complete and rough sanded. Wood filler will be used to fill in the remaining trace of the notches prior to fine sanding. On to the starboard side. Shaping the stern. mtaylor, Ryland Craze, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted August 30, 2020 Shaping the bow. mtaylor, Canute, VTHokiEE and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted August 30, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted August 30, 2020 Final shaping complete and rough sanded. Wood filler and fine sanding to follow. Canute, Bossman, sjanicki and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted June 12, 2021 Patched with wood filler and final shaping and sanding of the hull. Canute, mtaylor, VTHokiEE and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share #8 Posted June 12, 2021 Final shaping of the stern. Ryland Craze, VTHokiEE, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted June 12, 2021 Final shaping of the bow with notch for the ram. mtaylor, Nunnehi (Don), Ryland Craze and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share #10 Posted June 13, 2021 Making the fantail of the aft deck. sjanicki, Canute, GrandpaPhil and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share #11 Posted August 15, 2021 Making the stem. GrandpaPhil, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted August 15, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted August 15, 2021 Installing the stem. Some building up of the hull with thin wood strips was required to get an appropriate fit. This will all be covered up when the copper plating is installed. GrandpaPhil, Canute and VTHokiEE 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share #13 Posted August 16, 2021 Installing the rudder post. Nunnehi (Don), Canute, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share #14 Posted August 16, 2021 Attaching the keel. Canute, GrandpaPhil and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted August 16, 2021 Author Share #15 Posted August 16, 2021 A gap between the keel and the hull at the stern will be filled with scrap wood strips and then finished with wood filler. GrandpaPhil, Ryland Craze, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjanicki Posted August 16, 2021 Share #16 Posted August 16, 2021 Looking good! Keep up the great work mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share #17 Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) After another long break Michael is returning to this model. During the break, he built the frame of the Chuck Passaro English Pinnace that he was given as a gift, and completed a model of USS Laffey DD-459, which took 1st place in the Junior division at the 40th annual NE Joint Clubs Ship Model Conference on April 29th in New London, CT. New pictures to this build log coming soon. Edited April 30, 2023 by cgiacoppo mtaylor, Canute and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share #18 Posted April 30, 2023 (edited) The rudder as depicted on the plans is too small for the area between the fantail and the keel, so we did a bit of math and determined a 12% increase in size would correct the problem. Edited April 30, 2023 by cgiacoppo mtaylor, Ryland Craze, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share #19 Posted April 30, 2023 New template for rudder and rudder post copied at 112%, alongside original. GrandpaPhil, Canute, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted April 30, 2023 Author Share #20 Posted April 30, 2023 The new template fit perfectly and was attached to wood stock with two-sided tape and cut out, filed clean and then the post was separated from the rudder. GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share #21 Posted May 1, 2023 Pintles & gudgeons are not part of the kit. At 1/16 scale, we'll keep it simple. Hat tip to jre8655 and his post from 2013 - we will use a similar technique. Michael drilled holes with a #74 drill and glued in 4 pieces of brass wire. These will be used to connect the rudder to the post and should be concealed when complete. Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share #22 Posted May 1, 2023 (edited) While Michael worked on the rudder, I used some leftover strips from another kit to straighten the keel and stern post. Edited May 1, 2023 by cgiacoppo Canute and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted May 1, 2023 Author Share #23 Posted May 1, 2023 Fantail installed. The chain used to move the rudder is temporarily in place to make sure we could install it with the deck in place. Canute, sjanicki and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjanicki Posted May 1, 2023 Share #24 Posted May 1, 2023 Very good progress! Canute 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted January 29 Author Share #25 Posted January 29 Filed grooves into the upper hull to simulate the armor plating. Ryland Craze and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted January 29 Author Share #26 Posted January 29 Armor plate rub rail attempted with a wooden strip. Ryland Craze, GrandpaPhil and Canute 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted January 29 Author Share #27 Posted January 29 The wooden strip turned out to be too inflexible and difficult to work with so we replaced it with a cardstock strip as suggested by the kit instructions. GrandpaPhil, Canute and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted January 29 Author Share #28 Posted January 29 Notice the copper plating along the keel in the previous 2 images. This is difficult at this scale, requiring a 1/16" strip of copper foil. The smallest we could find was 3/16" so I am slicing them in half (not easy!). At this scale, we decided to leave out the nail pattern. This was a test strip and we were pleased with the result. We will continue this once further progress on the model is made. Canute, robert952 and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgiacoppo Posted January 29 Author Share #29 Posted January 29 We cut out a thin piece of wood to serve as the top of the ship, in the hope of getting a sharp edge between the top and the sides. It has been glued and clamped in place. Once the glue dries, we'll remove the clamps and see if any patch work is needed to create a clean, sharp transition from the sides to the top. Ryland Craze, Canute and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robert952 Posted January 29 Share #30 Posted January 29 I just finished a complete read through of this log. Nice job on the model. Glad to see you have continued to work on this model. I find the battle between the Virginia and Monitor too be a great study in the evolution of warships. An interesting book (IMHO) is The Monitor Chronicles published by the Mariner's Museum which houses artifacts of the Monitor. The book uses source material of letters from crew members, newspapers articles, and letters from some of the principle players. Another on the ships and battle is by John V Quarstein: The Battle of the Ironclads. Keep up the nice work on the model. Ryland Craze and Canute 2 Quote ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Chenoweth Current Build: Maine Peapod; Midwest Models; 1/14 scale. In the research department: Nothing at this time. Completed models (Links to galleries): Monitor and Merrimack; Metal Earth; 1:370 and 1:390 respectively. (Link to Build Log.) Shrimp Boat; Lindbergh; 1/60 scale (as commission for my brother - a tribute to a friend of his) North Carolina Shad Boat; half hull lift; scratch built. Scale: (I forgot). Done at a class at the NC Maritime Museum. Dinghy; Midwest Models; 1/12 scale (Does LEGO Ship in a Bottle count?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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