rfolsom Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share #421 Posted July 17, 2014 Ha, ha; Nenad; You're right! I've been in denial all this time... Repairs have begun: Tapered piece is shaped to overlap the dipping rail section: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share #422 Posted July 17, 2014 Two davit holes, one deadeye hole, and three belaying holes will have to be re-drilled in this 13 cm long area; I pre-drilled the davit holes to help in aligning the repair piece. Here is the offending section drying: lb0190 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share #423 Posted July 17, 2014 This rail section will be quite thick, but hopefully will not be too noticeable after shaping and staining. Should look much better than trying to dip everything else to follow the erroneous curve. The drill bit is in a davit hole for alignment purposes. shihawk and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shihawk Posted July 17, 2014 Share #424 Posted July 17, 2014 Nice fix ,should work well . It,s strange how sometimes looking from a different angle or especially looking at your own pics can show up things previously missed ,but anything can be fixed if you take the time , dgbot 1 Quote HMS Victory by Shihawk. Billing 1-75 wood finish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share #425 Posted July 17, 2014 I think the repair should work reasonably well. I shaped the shim, feathered the ends, and drilled the remaining holes. I was afraid the thicker rail would screw up the belaying pin seating, but test fits look ok. The picture of the feathering at the fore of the repair shows how the thin glue layer is lifting up after the sanding; the stain will probably not take in this thin area, but after all this it's something I can live with.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share #426 Posted July 17, 2014 Next up; sanding and staining.... lb0190, popeye the sailor, Aussie048 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share #427 Posted July 17, 2014 Main rail on the starboard side is stained; hard to tell with the masking tape "drop cloths". Still hope to get everything stained, and the white panes white, before installing the augmentation strips. ~Bob DSiemens, lb0190, dgbot and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenadM Posted July 17, 2014 Share #428 Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Without macro photos, we can not express small details we want to describe. But macro photos are our enemy because brightly show us details we must/don't see/want to correct after taking picture. Keep on good work, my friend, I'm watching carefully, learning and thinking about new torture for you and me Edited July 17, 2014 by Nenad M 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...
rfolsom Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share #429 Posted July 17, 2014 Soon it will be time to "mass produce" deadeyes; Over seventy of these assemblies. I am not sure if I should paint them black (as the older photos show) or leave them natural (per the current restoration). Any thoughts, CS Fleet? ~Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share #430 Posted July 17, 2014 ..... clearway, popeye the sailor, lb0190 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenadM Posted July 17, 2014 Share #431 Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) You are following C-plans, it means some significant time distance, so my vote for black. But, color of ropes go throught. White for contrast? Edited July 17, 2014 by Nenad M 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...
clearway Posted July 18, 2014 Share #432 Posted July 18, 2014 painted the deadeyes on mine black and used dark thread as well- nice work with the pin rails. Keith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 18, 2014 Author Share #433 Posted July 18, 2014 Thanks for the input; black deadeyes it shall be.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenadM Posted July 18, 2014 Share #434 Posted July 18, 2014 Darkside (make) or brightside (bye)? 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...
popeye the sailor Posted July 18, 2014 Share #435 Posted July 18, 2014 the repair looks very good.......hardly notice it at all! isn't it cool when you can do a major reno, with minimum effort 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...
rfolsom Posted July 19, 2014 Author Share #436 Posted July 19, 2014 Nenad; When I first bought this kit off of ebay, as no fittings were included, I ordered a bunch of deadeyes, blocks, and belaying pins from Model Expo. The two sizes of deadeyes should be sufficient. (I may need more). It's just going to take a lot of time stropping, painting, and adding the white strips to these things... NenadM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share #437 Posted July 20, 2014 Ok, so back to the white paneling strips... Even though I started these things almost 8 months ago, I am still working on them. I have four strips: The two aft, with 23 panels apiece, and the two forward with fifteen panels apiece. There are two "interface panels" (one on each side) to bring the total panel count up to 78. I have been dissatisfied with most of the initial oval cutouts, so my method has been to randomly take a strip (calmly, at a relaxing point in the evening) and a small flat file and needle file, and start at one end, shaping each oval in turn. These are somewhat small, so by the time I get to the end of one strip, I'm not seeing as straight as I should... I will then put everything away, and the next night repeat the process. This is about the fifth night, and the strips are looking better. (there will still need to be panels cut out and remade, but my process seems to make things better with each pass). You can see the pencil pointing out some shaping that needs done on this particular panel, and how the ovals vary; I am attempting to minimize the variance by making multiple passes on each strip. The vertical uprights, which pop off constantly during shaping, will be final sanded flush before affixing the strips to the inside of the bulwarks. lb0190, tasmanian, clearway and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share #438 Posted July 20, 2014 The inside bulwarks are marked and painted white in the areas where the ovals will be after the affixation of the paneling strips, the pre-stained main rails masked off, and the paneling strips simultaneously fine-tuned. clearway, DSiemens, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 20, 2014 Author Share #439 Posted July 20, 2014 ...and more fun.. I am not sure how to strop my 2mm deadeyes; (representing 6 to 7 inch in the real world; but I'm trying to strop the larger ones...) The rice grains are: Jasmine on the left; Basmati on the right... DSiemens and lb0190 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted July 20, 2014 Share #440 Posted July 20, 2014 What I did on my Latham for the lower deadeyes which are pretty much the same size was use 1/32X1/64 brass from K&S. After running the strip through some 400 grit wet and dry sandpaper to clean it and make it a little thinner I annealed it. As for the deadeyes I used a third hand in a vice to hold it then proceeded to wrap the brass around it. I then soldered together and flattened the ends. After a few tries a lot of bad word I was able to do a decent job. Since most of the actual bracket will be hidden I think this will work out for you. David B tasmanian 1 Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share #441 Posted July 21, 2014 Thanks,David, for the input; right now, I don't have the means to augment my soldering equipment; so here I sit.... Thank you for your input, though.. ~Bob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearway Posted July 21, 2014 Share #442 Posted July 21, 2014 stropping deadeyes is fun ya! You were mentioning deck fittings and this is the sergal deck winch i mentioned a while back- the warping drums are billings made though. Sorry its a bit blurred. Keith Aussie048 and WackoWolf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share #443 Posted July 22, 2014 Thanks for looking in again and the kind words, Brian; Keith; Nice build... I'm a ways away from the winches and pumps, but still I ponder them from time to time (How could these be scratch-built? Do I buy them? If so, what's the best value and most accurate?) I believe when I acquire adequate soldering equipment, and practice enough to get some sort of technique down, I'll make the decision to scratch or purchase... clearway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted July 22, 2014 Share #444 Posted July 22, 2014 Hi Bob, I just read your CS log. It looks like a great build with excellent results. rfolsom 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...
rfolsom Posted July 22, 2014 Author Share #445 Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) Thanks, Larry; Good to see your excellent posts again; I guess this is why I jump around between these builds.... Seems like my good friend Nenad is always there, right, Nenad? Cheers to Everyone . ~Bob Edited July 22, 2014 by rfolsom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenadM Posted July 22, 2014 Share #446 Posted July 22, 2014 (edited) Yes, yes, yes, here am I Considering I moved my office to home, when I wrote something, Google Chrome on my PC is always present, and it is very easy (and hard to resist) to jump to MSW every time bumped on my mind ... addiction disease to MSW I can not help myself ... Edited July 22, 2014 by Nenad M johnwie 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...
dgbot Posted July 22, 2014 Share #447 Posted July 22, 2014 This is a serious addiction. However the only thing you can do succomb to it and go with the flow. David B NenadM and clearway 2 Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenadM Posted July 22, 2014 Share #448 Posted July 22, 2014 But it seems I am not alone .... 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...
rfolsom Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share #449 Posted July 23, 2014 Definitely not alone Nenad... More tangents; The topgallent rail around the curve of the stern, will have to be fabricated; In my build, this rail is 1/16" thick. I am experimenting with 1/32" basswood sheets, laminated together to create a cross-grained effect; otherwise the piece would just fall apart... 3qq, popeye the sailor, NenadM and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted July 23, 2014 Author Share #450 Posted July 23, 2014 Bottom piece with outline of rail; grain flows horizontally... clearway and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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