rfolsom Posted December 3, 2013 Author Share #91 Posted December 3, 2013 Bulwarks finally finished. (Well, not finished, needs trimming and touching up, but all wood is finally in place...) lb0190, NenadM, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted December 4, 2013 Share #92 Posted December 4, 2013 looking good Robert!........inside and out 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...
Bill Hime Posted December 6, 2013 Share #93 Posted December 6, 2013 Really clean work Bob! When you were cutting the octagon on the bowsprit, what kind of tool did you use? I think this would be a great place to use a draw knife. Warm Regards, Bill Quote Passion is Patience...and I am a carpenter in any scale. Current build; Endurance - 1:70 scale, Occre Current build; H.M.S. Surprise - 1796, 1:48 A L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share #94 Posted December 7, 2013 Thank you, Popeye and Bill, for the kind words. Bill, I just alternated between a #11 x-acto and my sanding stick with 400 grit, taking baby steps along the way and checking with my calipers. A draw knife would probably work a lot better, but I do not have one, and have never used one. It might be a good idea for me to invest in one and learn to use it, as I used the same technique to fashion the octagon on the end of one of the masts (test-fitting when forming the mast support blocks during framing), and I'm not really as satisfied as I'd like to be with the end result. Any suggestions for a good brand or size? Thanks! ~Bob Bill Hime 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenadM Posted December 7, 2013 Share #95 Posted December 7, 2013 Very nice work, Bob Quote In progress: CUTTY SARK - Tehnodidakta => scratch => Campbell plans http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2501-cutty-sark-by-nenad-tehnodidakta-scratched-campbells-plans/page-1#entry64653 Content of log : http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2501-cutty-sark-by-nenad-tehnodidakta-scratched-campbells-plans/page-62#entry217381 Past build: Stella, Heller kit, plastic, Santa Maria, Tehnodidakta kit, wood, Jolly Roger Heller kit, plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Hime Posted December 7, 2013 Share #96 Posted December 7, 2013 Hi Bob, There are numerous sources for these. Micro draw knives are very popular as Japanese carving tools. Spoke shaves are very similar except they have a mounted blade like a wood plane. I think you would like these better. Mine are very old. New one's come in many sizes and prices. They also come as straight, convex and concave. You can imagine how useful a concave or quarter moon shape would be for masts and spars and arms Search "micro spoke shaves", many choices, even some kits for making them with wood handles. Look at the Japanese micro draw knives and see what you think. We all have different budgets and priorities. You're probably going to spend $40 to $60. $100 on the high end. Bill Quote Passion is Patience...and I am a carpenter in any scale. Current build; Endurance - 1:70 scale, Occre Current build; H.M.S. Surprise - 1796, 1:48 A L Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajromano Posted December 14, 2013 Share #97 Posted December 14, 2013 (edited) Hey Bill what retailer has quality mico tools? Or is this a here and there small vendor thing? Rockler and Woodcraft have some micro but not much. Edited December 14, 2013 by Tony Romano Quote Tony Savannah, Georgia Multi hobby nut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texxn5 Posted December 14, 2013 Share #98 Posted December 14, 2013 Hey Tony, you might try Micro-Mark online for tools, they have a good variety...Sugarland....not too far down the road.... www.micromark.com Quote John Current Current Builds: US Brig Niagara on my website FINISHED BUILD LOGS: New Bedford Whaleboat - page on my Morgan Website: http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/whaleboat-build-log-by-john-fleming.html C.W. Morgan - Model Shipways 1:64 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1785-cw-morgan-by-texxn5-johnf-ms-164-kit/ USS Constitution - Revell 1:96 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1796-uss-constitution-by-texxn5-johnf-revell-196-kit/ website US Brig Niagara Model http://www.niagaramodel.com website Charles W Morgan Model http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com website PROXXON DISCOUNT TOOL STORE http://proxxontoolsdiscount.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share #99 Posted December 30, 2013 Finally finished Belt "A"; Sorry for the photo quality, the macro function on my camera is kinda whacky, and then the batteries died... :mellow: Happy New Year to Everyone! ~Bob popeye the sailor and lb0190 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sailor1234567890 Posted December 31, 2013 Share #100 Posted December 31, 2013 The planking looks great so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted December 31, 2013 Share #101 Posted December 31, 2013 The planking looks good! Pretty soon you'll be seeing and counting planks in your sleep... NenadM 1 Quote Regards, Larry ---------------------------------------------------- Current Build US Brig Niagara Completed Builds George W Washburn - 1890 Tugboat Future Builds 18th Century Longboat by MS HM Cutter Cheerful Wappen Von Hamburg by Corel If your not making mistakes, your not challenging yourself – my life has been full of challenges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tongaman Posted January 6, 2014 Share #102 Posted January 6, 2014 Bob, Nice job. I see the shaving and tapering of planks really makes a difference. Keep up the good work. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott larkins Posted February 13, 2014 Share #103 Posted February 13, 2014 Bob, Nice work so far. Inspiring. I think if I build one more after my Rattlesnake, the Niagra might be it. I'd like to build a ship with some positive American history. Now I see I have at least one log to look into. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #104 Posted March 4, 2014 Thanks for the kind words, everyone! Niagara is on hold for now as I am working on my Cutty Sark. I'll soon run into a tight spot with her, and return once again to the Niagara, with posts, of course... "Don't Give Up The Ship" (but it's ok to row over to another for a small break....) ~Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #105 Posted March 4, 2014 Whoops! I guess I rowed over to an enemy merchant vessel! Luckily my time machine transported me some 56 years into the future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share #106 Posted May 4, 2014 Hello, Everyone; Not much progress, (four planks tonight, two last night) but not much is better than none at all. I was working on the Cutty Sark for about two months getting the main rails drilled, shaped, and installed. Now it's time for Niagara once again. And, I found out my $5 web-cam that I never use takes better up-close stills than my digital camera. So here's some current pics of Niagara's hull... ~Bob NenadM, clearway and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted May 4, 2014 Share #107 Posted May 4, 2014 Bob, I'm glad to see you back on your Niagara. The planking is very clean. Very nice progress. Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tim I. Posted May 4, 2014 Share #108 Posted May 4, 2014 I second Patrick. Your Cutty Sark is a beautiful build. I understand the moving back and fourth between builds. Between the Prince de Neufchatel and the Niagara it seems like there is never enough time. Looking forward to seeing your Niagara take shape, and thank you for your advice for mine. - Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_engr Posted May 4, 2014 Share #109 Posted May 4, 2014 Hey Bob- she's coming along great! I'm finally getting around to checking on the other builds here (as well as setting up shop/finding room to work). I still don't get that you're doing TWO builds at once!!! OMG- I'd be a frantic shipwreck myself (anxiety, mixed parts & wood stock, etc)! But you're the man for conquering that daunting challenge~~~ I'm still loving the idea of sticking the bowsprit plans directly to the stock- might just have to dive in and do it this week if I can (heading to Norfolk again for a few days). Keep it coming!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share #110 Posted May 5, 2014 Thanks, Tim, Patrick, and Rich, for the kind words; Rich, great to hear from you again! I know it takes time to get settled in; priorities first... As far as keeping my two builds separate, even though both hulls occupy the same table, I do most Cutty work on the table, and most Niagara work on the living room floor. (Yes, the floor; I grab the Niagara, pull some plans, and a piece of lumber, and cut pieces on a scrap wood surface directly on the floor.) I then sit back and relax watching (listening to) videos while shaping planks. I also have a primitive inventory system where I will write down each piece of lumber pulled from the Niagara's original stock, and label each end as it's pulled, keeping a running count of each piece and the date it was removed from the box.. One build will sit in the shared building slip on the table while the other rests on a pillow on the same table. As the Cutty is mostly scratch-built; all her lumber and other purchased items (deadeyes, belaying pins, rigging and chain) are mostly stored in other boxes under and around the work table (these are not inventoried) Obviously this method will not work when the Niagara's planking is completed, and both builds will need to stay on the table (or tables) but that will be in the future... clearway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted May 5, 2014 Share #111 Posted May 5, 2014 every one has a system........I have a 'tube system' myself. I saved a bunch of postal tubes {large} and cut them slightly shorter than the strip lengths. drilled some holes with my hole saw and cemented the tubes into them. then I have some smaller ones, shorter for the stock I've already cut. work well......and I can even label the main tubes planking looks very nice........you'll have 'er looking spiffy in no time! clearway 1 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...
Don Quixote Posted July 24, 2014 Share #112 Posted July 24, 2014 Hey, you still working on this one? Quote Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 Scale. 2nd boat in the learning series. In Dry Dock: Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack. 1:24 scale. Model Shipways, 3rd in the learning series. Not sure what'll be next, probably the Santa Maria by Artesania Latina 1:65 scale. Unless someone has a better suggestion for a beginner. Pride of Baltimore. Model Shipways. Clipper used in the war of 1812. Black Falcon. Mantua Model. 18 century corsair brig. CSS. Alabama. E. Manolie? Can't read the font. Build in Liverpool in 1862 for use in the American Civil War by the Confederates. Steam and sail, sloop of war. Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. A baseball cap my Dad wore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share #113 Posted July 25, 2014 Oh yes;.. just been caught up with my Cutty Sark build lately... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearway Posted July 25, 2014 Share #114 Posted July 25, 2014 I must admit i have a few builds going on in various stages- coal fired grab dredger "clearway" sccratch built, caldercraft "sir kay" minesweeper, "u.s.s. lynx" from penart, billings "st. canute" tug, billings "hms victory" and A L "pinta"! so you are not alone Bob lol Keith rfolsom 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share #115 Posted July 25, 2014 Understood, Keith. Even though I "pretend" to have two builds, I actually have three ships, three dollhouses, an airplane, and a robot.... clearway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearway Posted July 25, 2014 Share #116 Posted July 25, 2014 Lol Bob and yet we keep starting more- oh and also building Hms dreadnought by zvezda, a 1/76 fairy swordfish biplane, a 1/76 dakota a couple of dragon models half tracks to 1/35 and a few 1/35 tamiya ww2 tanks along with model railway wagons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share #117 Posted July 25, 2014 Model Railway wagons? I thought about those... Have you tried Model Airways kits? I bought a Guillows B17 for practice for the Model Airways Sopwiith Camel. (sneek under the Admiral's nose). clearway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share #118 Posted July 25, 2014 Tamiya makes some excellent kits; last plastic build i did was a Pocher Mercedes when I was 16. It was housed in an oak case, but when my Mother passed, I'm not so sure where it is. I think my sister and brother-in-law might have it stored at their vinyard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 25, 2014 Author Share #119 Posted July 25, 2014 Heck, they may have my Revell Cutty Sark! clearway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenadM Posted July 25, 2014 Share #120 Posted July 25, 2014 (edited) Understood, Keith. Even though I "pretend" to have two builds, I actually have three ships, three dollhouses, an airplane, and a robot.... Everything you have seem to be multiplied. And Admiral(s) ??? Edited July 25, 2014 by Nenad M clearway 1 Quote In progress: CUTTY SARK - Tehnodidakta => scratch => Campbell plans http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2501-cutty-sark-by-nenad-tehnodidakta-scratched-campbells-plans/page-1#entry64653 Content of log : http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2501-cutty-sark-by-nenad-tehnodidakta-scratched-campbells-plans/page-62#entry217381 Past build: Stella, Heller kit, plastic, Santa Maria, Tehnodidakta kit, wood, Jolly Roger Heller kit, plastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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