Moltinmark Posted December 3, 2020 Share #1 Posted December 3, 2020 I noticed this model in a local outlet store for about 40 usd and had a 15% coupon thought might as well try a plastic ship popeye the sailor, ccoyle, GrandpaPhil and 3 others 5 1 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted December 3, 2020 Glued the 2 halves of the hull together and painted flat black above the waterline, copper below then taped off the water line and painted it white. Painted the inside white popeye the sailor, docidle, Old Collingwood and 2 others 5 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted December 3, 2020 Drilled holes in bottom of hull and thru the mounts to attach to the 1×8 oak plank. The square holes are for the masts popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted December 3, 2020 Stained and shellacked oak mount plank. Added felt feet on the under side docidle, popeye the sailor and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted December 3, 2020 Painted the figurehead gold. Added the chains for the anchors, dolphin striker and bow sprit lines popeye the sailor, docidle, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted December 3, 2020 Sanded the deck pieces to take the gloss off of them and make them look more like wood popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, docidle and 1 other 4 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted December 3, 2020 Decided to do 1 side of ship as it would look later in life by greening the copper and am still considering other aging steps fo the one side. The other side I will make pristine like the day she launched. popeye the sailor, Rach10199, GrandpaPhil and 4 others 7 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted December 4, 2020 I've actually been working on this a couple of weeks now but just started the build log today after I had joined model ship world yesterday. Painted the masts, yards, crows nests and plan on touch ups when I cut them loose to install them. The kit comes with formed plastic sails but I think I won't use them. Either no sails or stored sails made from sheer curtains popeye the sailor, Old Collingwood, docidle and 3 others 6 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share #9 Posted December 4, 2020 Thinking of using a fine brass brush to put thin fine lines to reveal the darker brown plastic underneath tan paint for wood grain and do the ends in white and flat brown Old Collingwood, Ryland Craze and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share #10 Posted December 4, 2020 What a fantastic site. Spent the morning looking around to see if this model had any logs to reference. Did find a review of the kit that seemed positive and that JFK had a sea witch model in the oval office. There were quite a few references to " bright" work on the masts and yards. Am I correct in assuming this to mean light colors in the topside and masting? Sea Hoss and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hoss Posted December 4, 2020 Share #11 Posted December 4, 2020 Welcome to MSW... your Sea Witch is looking nice so far. I think it would be awesome if you did most of the remaining build using wooden parts. I built a USS Constitution several years ago (Revell- plastic) and wish I would have done the masts and deck things in wood. Just an idea. docidle and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Current: Emma C. Berry Lobster Smack-Model Shipways-1:32-1866 Back on the shelf: USS Essex- MS- "Old Yellow Box" Solid Hull Wall Hanger (Half Hull) Completed: 18th Century Armed Longboat-MS 1/24 USN Picket Boat-MS 1864 1/24 US Brig Syren by Sea Hoss- Model Shipways-1803 18th Century Carronade/Ship Section Mayflower-Pilgrims Pride by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways-1620 18th Century Long Boat by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways USS Constitution by Sea Hoss-Revel-Plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share #12 Posted December 4, 2020 Thanks Hoss Have seen that mentioned a few times in my research. Was there a specific reason you would use wood? Looks or over coming plastic's non stiffness and creating rigging problems? Some say if rigged correctly no problem with plastic. Thanks again for your input popeye the sailor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sea Hoss Posted December 5, 2020 Share #13 Posted December 5, 2020 Ya, I just think the wooden masts etc. are something that cannot be captured in plastic. Just my opinion. I'll be watching your progress. Moltinmark and popeye the sailor 1 1 Quote Current: Emma C. Berry Lobster Smack-Model Shipways-1:32-1866 Back on the shelf: USS Essex- MS- "Old Yellow Box" Solid Hull Wall Hanger (Half Hull) Completed: 18th Century Armed Longboat-MS 1/24 USN Picket Boat-MS 1864 1/24 US Brig Syren by Sea Hoss- Model Shipways-1803 18th Century Carronade/Ship Section Mayflower-Pilgrims Pride by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways-1620 18th Century Long Boat by Sea Hoss-Model Shipways USS Constitution by Sea Hoss-Revel-Plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 6, 2020 Author Share #14 Posted December 6, 2020 (edited) Had to drill 50 some odd 1/32 holes for the masts assemblies and their caps. Assembled the foremast, main mast and the mizzen mast. They look pretty good. Painted one coat of flat tan so that the darker brown showed through and brushed them with small brass brush. kind of looks like wood I think. Edited December 6, 2020 by Moltinmark Forgot pics Tom E, Rach10199, docidle and 3 others 6 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share #15 Posted December 7, 2020 On 12/5/2020 at 2:06 AM, Sea Hoss said: Ya, I just think the wooden masts etc. are something that cannot be captured in plastic. Just my opinion. I'll be watching your progress. I think I can get another kit and that one will use wood on the decks, buildings, fifes masts ect since this one is fairly close to being done. When I got this I was thinking it would give me experience in rigging a multiple mast ship. Thanks Hoss popeye the sailor 1 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 7, 2020 Author Share #16 Posted December 7, 2020 Well I finished final paint touch ups on the hull and mounted to the oak plank I had left over from my first ships (Le Renard) display case. Installed the decks and populated it with the furniture Rach10199, docidle, douglaspbrown and 4 others 7 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelp Posted December 7, 2020 Share #17 Posted December 7, 2020 Nice work on the Sea Witch. You were asking about brightwork. It means to leave the wood in it's natural color, usually varnished. Looking good! Don Moltinmark and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share #18 Posted December 9, 2020 Started rigging the shrouds and stay lines and the bowsprit. Heavy black .070 stay lines nylon that came with the kit. Light .40 black shrouds core. Is there any quick reference guide on the types and characteristics of the commonly used products in modeling? Tom E, GuntherMT, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 9, 2020 Author Share #19 Posted December 9, 2020 I am amazed at how stiff the mizzen is already without the back stays. I was worried about how flexible the plastic was but it is going to tighten up nicely popeye the sailor 1 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 10, 2020 Author Share #20 Posted December 10, 2020 Work continues on the standing rigging. Running one line at a time on each side and clipping a heavy duty paper clip on it to create tension and then gluing them in place. And when I put the four stay lines on the tighten up and stiffen the masts. I then glue the false Deadeye assemblies over the top of the backstay lines as you see in the aft of the ship in the picture GrandpaPhil, GuntherMT, docidle and 2 others 5 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share #21 Posted December 18, 2020 It's official. Putting sails on GuntherMT, GrandpaPhil, docidle and 1 other 4 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share #22 Posted December 18, 2020 If I can figure out how to move Shirt sails here it explains how I did this GrandpaPhil, docidle and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share #23 Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) I apparently followed the illustration too good. Did the standing rigging stay taut or did they release them in port? Will only 20 sails most. And maybe try. Main mast unfurl !!! Plastic tougher to rig because of bending. Than wood Edited December 18, 2020 by Moltinmark Add a comment popeye the sailor 1 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share #24 Posted December 27, 2020 Finished standing rigging and started running rigging. Still experimenting wth the sails. Didn't like the 1st set of sails. Second set so so. Will now try silk span. I don't really like that the sails will cover most of the rigging. Might just put furled sails on GrandpaPhil, docidle, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share #25 Posted December 27, 2020 2nd set of sails GrandpaPhil, docidle, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share #26 Posted January 5, 2021 Mizzen sails mounted and running rigging completed. I set the yards about 10 degrees from square of center line. popeye the sailor, GuntherMT, GrandpaPhil and 1 other 4 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted January 5, 2021 Author Share #27 Posted January 5, 2021 popeye the sailor, GrandpaPhil and docidle 3 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share #28 Posted January 7, 2021 On 12/27/2020 at 1:07 PM, Moltinmark said: 2nd set of sails Didn't like the first set of sails so I cut shape of sails with appox 1/4" excess overlap of the thermal formed sails that came with the kit. I soaked the sail in very hot water to soften the the linen to hug the forms of the thermal sails by brushing them and then Painted them fully with a 50/50 water fabric glue solution being careful to brush the " sides " flat against the forms and down onto the flat area beyond the shape of the sail and let dry. I then cut out the sails with scissors. The jib and stay sails were cut at the extreme edge of the form of the sail. The square sails were cut at the extreme point of the sail top and bottom with the sides cut just beyond the corner of the flat plane of the sail. This gives strength to the shape of the sail. I now have a very lightweight sail that I can hang from the masts without deforming the plastic masts or existing rigging that appear fully wind filled and have vague outlines of panels within them. I wasn't concerned with any hems as I am at 1/96th scale and think that they wouldn't be visible popeye the sailor and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltinmark Posted January 7, 2021 Author Share #29 Posted January 7, 2021 Also the fabric glue prevents any fraying of the sails. docidle 1 Quote Moltinmark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rach10199 Posted January 8, 2021 Share #30 Posted January 8, 2021 Such a great job! I'll be happy if mine turns out half as fine as this👍 Quote ~ Rachel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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