joep4567 Posted December 17, 2020 Author #121 Posted December 17, 2020 I finished up the Texas roof staircase and started on the deck for the pilothouse. Cathead, GrandpaPhil, steamschooner and 2 others 5
joep4567 Posted December 19, 2020 Author #122 Posted December 19, 2020 I'm getting some more done on the ladders and staircases. mtaylor, steamschooner, Cathead and 1 other 4
joep4567 Posted December 19, 2020 Author #123 Posted December 19, 2020 finished up the porch on the pilothouse archjofo, steamschooner, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5
joep4567 Posted December 24, 2020 Author #124 Posted December 24, 2020 I've continued to work on the ships railings and am starting to make her bell. mtaylor, wefalck, Ainars Apalais and 3 others 6
joep4567 Posted December 29, 2020 Author #125 Posted December 29, 2020 I got the roof trim put on the Texas cabin. Sawing and forming these pieces was tedious. mtaylor, Cathead, steamschooner and 2 others 5
Cathead Posted December 30, 2020 #126 Posted December 30, 2020 I can imagine! You did a nice job. mtaylor and joep4567 2 Eric Current project: MK&T railroad along the Missouri River (including steamboat) Missouri River craft (scratchbuilt): 1893 steamboat Peerless; 1853 steamboat Arabia; 1865 steamboat Bertrand; Lewis & Clark barge; keelboat; 1876 steamboat Far West; Nautical builds (kits): USS Cairo; NRG capstan project; NRG half-hull; Viking longship; US revenue cutter; 18th century longboat; Bounty launch
joep4567 Posted December 30, 2020 Author #127 Posted December 30, 2020 Yep I'm glad that is done! I'm starting on the hog chain trusses next. archjofo, mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4
joep4567 Posted December 31, 2020 Author #128 Posted December 31, 2020 I'm making the caps for stern hog chain trusses out of brass. I'll have to shorten these trusses when I decide how tall I want them. mtaylor, steamschooner, Cathead and 1 other 4
joep4567 Posted January 2, 2021 Author #129 Posted January 2, 2021 I finished the chain trusses but i think i'll wait to install the chains themselves until some other things are completed. I may shorten the center truss but i'm going to wait to make that decision. Ainars Apalais, GrandpaPhil, mtaylor and 1 other 4
Cathead Posted January 2, 2021 #130 Posted January 2, 2021 I'm curious about your decision-making on having the hog chains arc so high above the hurricane deck. Is this a personal aesthetic decision or are you basing it on a different prototype? mtaylor 1 Eric Current project: MK&T railroad along the Missouri River (including steamboat) Missouri River craft (scratchbuilt): 1893 steamboat Peerless; 1853 steamboat Arabia; 1865 steamboat Bertrand; Lewis & Clark barge; keelboat; 1876 steamboat Far West; Nautical builds (kits): USS Cairo; NRG capstan project; NRG half-hull; Viking longship; US revenue cutter; 18th century longboat; Bounty launch
joep4567 Posted January 3, 2021 Author #131 Posted January 3, 2021 I based the length of these trusses on a drawing in Alan Bates book This drawing was in the first few pages of the book but I can't say what page or figure number as i don't have it with me right now. That is to say no real reason other than his drawing ( i may shorten the middle one a bit) . I built a jig from which I'm building the boiler deck handrail so i'm wanting to complete it and a few other things before i go back to the chains. Cathead, Nirvana, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5
joep4567 Posted January 8, 2021 Author #132 Posted January 8, 2021 I'm working on the hand railing. GrandpaPhil, Cathead, mtaylor and 2 others 5
joep4567 Posted January 12, 2021 Author #133 Posted January 12, 2021 I got the handrailing done. It didn't turn out as well as I would have liked but it is what it is. On to the bow. GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, VTHokiEE and 2 others 5
Cathead Posted January 12, 2021 #134 Posted January 12, 2021 What don’t you like about it? mtaylor 1 Eric Current project: MK&T railroad along the Missouri River (including steamboat) Missouri River craft (scratchbuilt): 1893 steamboat Peerless; 1853 steamboat Arabia; 1865 steamboat Bertrand; Lewis & Clark barge; keelboat; 1876 steamboat Far West; Nautical builds (kits): USS Cairo; NRG capstan project; NRG half-hull; Viking longship; US revenue cutter; 18th century longboat; Bounty launch
joep4567 Posted January 12, 2021 Author #135 Posted January 12, 2021 Eric it has inconsistent spacing and slats which are probably too wide ( although making the slats narrow would probably cause a different set of problems) and it is just kind of messy. I do think I could do a little better if I was to try again but then I don't know for certain. mtaylor and Cathead 2
allanyed Posted January 13, 2021 #136 Posted January 13, 2021 Just checked in on your build again and I think it is gorgeous. The details are top notch!! Allan Cathead and mtaylor 2 PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU
joep4567 Posted January 14, 2021 Author #137 Posted January 14, 2021 Thanks very much for your kind comment. mtaylor 1
joep4567 Posted January 15, 2021 Author #138 Posted January 15, 2021 I've been working on the bow. I attached the elevated sideboards ( I don't know what they are actually called). The bitts and capstan are finished and attached. I've started work on the mast. mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, Cathead and 2 others 5
joep4567 Posted January 16, 2021 Author #139 Posted January 16, 2021 I started working on the knuckle joint for the boom and had the water shields for the stacks from styrene. Cathead, mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and 2 others 5
joep4567 Posted January 17, 2021 Author #140 Posted January 17, 2021 I finished the mast and boom but I think I'll wait to install them permanently until I've got the stacks in place. I went ahead and installed the braces for the wheel house. mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, bruce d and 2 others 5
Nirvana Posted January 18, 2021 #141 Posted January 18, 2021 Joe, I have read through your build log..... Now this build of yours is really good, but I do have a problem with all the pictures.... Don't take me wrong, ... I think many others may agree with me. Your work area are to clean!😄. Maybe I have seen a speckle or two of some saw dust.... And all tools are in place.... Beautiful job done! mtaylor and Cathead 2 Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry
joep4567 Posted January 19, 2021 Author #142 Posted January 19, 2021 Thank you very much! It doesn't always look this way! I got the hog chains installed. Starting work on the smoke stacks and insignia . mtaylor, Ainars Apalais, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4
joep4567 Posted January 22, 2021 Author #143 Posted January 22, 2021 I got the stacks permanently installed and I am starting on the rigging for them. steamschooner, GrandpaPhil and mtaylor 3
joep4567 Posted January 24, 2021 Author #144 Posted January 24, 2021 I attached the permanent rigging for both the stacks and the mast. I also installed the whistle and flue stack mtaylor, Roger Pellett, GrandpaPhil and 4 others 7
joep4567 Posted January 29, 2021 Author #145 Posted January 29, 2021 I got the stage and its boom done and its rigging attached. I attached the cranks. pitman arms and paddle wheel which I had built previously. jmiba, oneslim, Nirvana and 5 others 8
the learner Posted December 10, 2022 #146 Posted December 10, 2022 Well done# a beautiful model Cheers, GuyThe LearnerCurrent Member NRG,SMA Current Build: HMS Triton 1:48 on line
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