MORGAN cross-section

[alross2]

This is one of the more unusual items Nic has had me create.  It's at 1/24 scale and is intended to be planked on one side, left unplanked on the other.  It shows about 20 feet of the actual hull and includes the tryworks.  There are about 800 bricks in the tryworks, so it takes an hour or so to build...🙂

Edited March 14, 2021 by alross2

[Ron Burns]

That sure is a *very* interesting cross section! Amazing woodwork and masonry. The bricks are individually placed and mortar of some kind between?

 

Ron

[alross2]

11 minutes ago, Ron Burns said:

That sure is a *very* interesting cross section! Amazing woodwork and masonry. The bricks are individually placed and mortar of some kind between?

 

Ron

The tryworks consists of a laser-cut wood box with the brick pattern etched into its sides.  The individual bricks are lasered from cork.  Each course of bricks is laid with a 1/64" spacer to ensure consistent spacing.  Once the brickwork is completed, it is sprayed with red oxide primer and, when that has dried, it is grouted with Spackle.  Looks amazingly real when dry.  They offer the tryworks as a separate kit, too.

[alross2]

The chicken coop was a bit of a fun part.  It's mostly lasered and the slats are all panels to ensure consistent spacing.  The vise consists of 8 or so pieces and is large enough that you can thread the screw and have it operate.

Edited March 15, 2021 by alross2

[GuntherMT]

This looks pretty interesting, but I'm kind of confused about why it's in this Traders section.  Is it a new kit?  If so what company?  Availability, pricing, link?

[alross2]

Charles W. Morgan - Model Boat Kit | Blue Jacket Shipcrafters, Inc. (bluejacketinc.com)

 

 

Edited March 15, 2021 by alross2

[mtaylor]

I've moved this to the "review" area for kits.

[JeffT]

Very nice!

[thibaultron]

Is the vise for "Pressed Chicken"?

[alross2]

54 minutes ago, thibaultron said:

Is the vise for "Pressed Chicken"?

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