gjdale Posted March 8, 2014 #961 Posted March 8, 2014 Great progress Mobbsie. All looks very ship shape and "Bristol fashion"! Your snaking looks terrific - very precise. Great idea for determining the spacing too - regardless of who came up with it originally, sharing it here will help more people, which is what it's all about really. Keep up the great work mate. At this rate you'll be finished with this before I finish my Vic. WackoWolf and mobbsie 2 Quote Grant ____________________________________________________ Current builds: African Queen - Radio Control / Live Steam Previous builds: The Shipyard at Foss' Landing (Diorama), Hannah - Ship in a Bottle, NRG Capstan Project, 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper, Medway Longboat , Alfa Romeo Spider Gran Touring (Pocher) , Da Vinci Flying Machine, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout - Dumas - Radio, Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 - Cross Section - Scratchbuild, HMS Victory (Mamoli 1:90), Cutty Sark, Armed Pinnace, Bounty, Santa Maria At another place: Stephenson's Rocket (OcCre 1:24) (click the title to follow the link) In the Gallery: Lancia Armata 1803, Bomb Vessel Granada, 1742 Cross Section, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout
newbuilder101 Posted March 8, 2014 #962 Posted March 8, 2014 That snaking looks amazing! The work on the bowsprit and rigging is terrific too! mobbsie 1 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower
patrickmil Posted March 8, 2014 #963 Posted March 8, 2014 Mobbsie, your Aggie is looking awesome. Your rigging is so clean too. mobbsie 1 Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 Current: Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-5
popeye the sailor Posted March 9, 2014 #964 Posted March 9, 2014 rigging looks great Mobbsie! yepper!.....just the beginning! mobbsie 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
Karinmutter Posted March 9, 2014 #965 Posted March 9, 2014 Hello Mobbsie, At first I want to congratulate you for the great job you were doing. I am still building the same ship, but it does not look half as good, although I put a lot of effort and devotion into it. And I am not exaggerating, believe me!! May I ask you another question? I have been busy lately and have not found the time to create my own building log yet, but it is still something I want to do. My question is : There is an opening on the main deck directly after the oven towards the stern . According to plans the ladder should be on the bow direction and the gratings on the stern direction. But unfortunately (plan error?) there is a deck beam where the ladder should be. Keith Julier in his book solved the problem by cutting away that part of the beam. You solved it by exchanging the sides (hatchway, grating). Both ways seem reasonable to me, I just wonder what to do myself now...By the way the ropes on the ladders look great! Did you bend a brass wire for the supporting elements? Keep up the great work and happy modelling! Martin (Karinmutter) mobbsie 1 Quote
Sjors Posted March 9, 2014 #966 Posted March 9, 2014 Wow, wow, wow Mobbsie ! Great job on all that stuff !!!!!!! By the time I get there I will send my Aggy a cross the North Sea and you can do it again Just kidding ! I know that you will help me by the time I get there ! Maybe in June when we are visiting you again I'll take my Aggy with me and we can build together at her ? mobbsie and riverboat 2 Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre
mobbsie Posted March 9, 2014 Author #967 Posted March 9, 2014 Hi Guys, Thanks for the very kind words and for the likes, they really are very much appreciated. Grant, Thanks mate but I still have a long journey ahead of me, don't forget you have approx. 19 years on me, I think after that time I would burn her. Sherry, Thank you very much, fortunately it's a part of the build I enjoy but the fingers don't always do as their told so the air can change colour sometimes. Patrick, From you mate that is a real compliment and very much appreciated. Popeye, Thank you my friend, Yep the journey is just starting, there is still a long way to go. Sjors, Thanks buddy, if your brave enough to bring your Aggy over go for it, but your gonna need a bigger set of luggage my friend. Martin, Thank you for your kind words mate. I'm sure your Aggy looks great, we are always our own worst critics and that is as it should be, we don't learn or improve if we don't question what we are doing. You should really start your build log my friend, it's a great source of information. Not only do you receive a lot of help but you may also be doing things that will be a benefit to other builders, it's a two way thing and it's great. To answer your questions, the uprights for the lower deck ladders are just eyebolts, the uprights for the ladders to the upper gun deck and Poop deck are kit supplied. I moved the grating and ladder behind the oven because I didn't want to weaken the deck structure by cutting the beam, to me that seemed a bit drastic although I did consider it, I'm glad I didn't. Hope that helps you to make your decision and please don't be afraid to ask if you have a problem or a question. Thanks again guys. Be Good mobbsie mtaylor 1 Quote mobbsie All mistakes are deliberate ( me ) Current Build:- HMS Schooner Pickle Completed Builds :- Panart 1/16 Armed Launch / Pinnace ( Completed ), Granado Cross Section 1/48 Harwich Bawley, Restoration, Thames Barge Edme, Repair / Restoration, Will Everard 1/67 Billings HMS Agamemnon 1781 - 1/64 Caldercraft Kit, HM Brig Badger, HM Bomb Vessel Granado, Thames Steam Launch Louise, Thames Barge Edme, Viking Dragon Boat Next Build :-
Patrick Haw Posted March 9, 2014 #968 Posted March 9, 2014 Hi Mobbsie. Just catching up on your Agamemnon and your work is simply stunning. The precision and symmetry of your rigging is just amazing and sets a high standard for the rest of us to try and achieve. Thanks for all your photos and tips. Definitley a log to file away for future reference. Patrick mobbsie 1 Quote Previous build HMS Victory by Patrick Haw - Caldercraft - Scale: 1/72 Current build HMS Enterprise by Patrick Haw - CAF - Scale 1:48
Blue Ensign Posted March 9, 2014 #969 Posted March 9, 2014 Very nice work mobbsie, the snaking looks impressive... but.... Thanks to B.E. this is his method, I got to this spacing after some simple maths, 12mm on each Stay or 6mm combined .I may be having another senior moment, but are you sure it's me you're referring to, I can't for the life of me think I've posted anything about snaking. I'd hate your thanks to go to the wrong person. B.E. mobbsie 1 Quote Current Build: Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-1:64-scale HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation.
mobbsie Posted March 9, 2014 Author #970 Posted March 9, 2014 Hi B.E. Thanks for the good words mate and you are absolutely right, It's not you who's had the senior moment but me, it was Arthur ( AEW ) who made that post, thank you for putting me right, if only all mistakes were as easy to fix. I do want to thank you though for the reviews you did with the Proxxon tools, very thorough and informative. I am thinking of getting some new toys and they were a big help. Be Good mobbsie trippwj 1 Quote mobbsie All mistakes are deliberate ( me ) Current Build:- HMS Schooner Pickle Completed Builds :- Panart 1/16 Armed Launch / Pinnace ( Completed ), Granado Cross Section 1/48 Harwich Bawley, Restoration, Thames Barge Edme, Repair / Restoration, Will Everard 1/67 Billings HMS Agamemnon 1781 - 1/64 Caldercraft Kit, HM Brig Badger, HM Bomb Vessel Granado, Thames Steam Launch Louise, Thames Barge Edme, Viking Dragon Boat Next Build :-
mobbsie Posted March 9, 2014 Author #971 Posted March 9, 2014 Hi Patrick, That is praise indeed, thank you. If I can emulate the work you are doing on your Victory I will be very happy indeed. Be Good mobbsie Quote mobbsie All mistakes are deliberate ( me ) Current Build:- HMS Schooner Pickle Completed Builds :- Panart 1/16 Armed Launch / Pinnace ( Completed ), Granado Cross Section 1/48 Harwich Bawley, Restoration, Thames Barge Edme, Repair / Restoration, Will Everard 1/67 Billings HMS Agamemnon 1781 - 1/64 Caldercraft Kit, HM Brig Badger, HM Bomb Vessel Granado, Thames Steam Launch Louise, Thames Barge Edme, Viking Dragon Boat Next Build :-
Karinmutter Posted March 9, 2014 #972 Posted March 9, 2014 Hi Guys, Thanks for the very kind words and for the likes, they really are very much appreciated. Grant, Thanks mate but I still have a long journey ahead of me, don't forget you have approx. 19 years on me, I think after that time I would burn her. Sherry, Thank you very much, fortunately it's a part of the build I enjoy but the fingers don't always do as their told so the air can change colour sometimes. Patrick, From you mate that is a real compliment and very much appreciated. Popeye, Thank you my friend, Yep the journey is just starting, there is still a long way to go. Sjors, Thanks buddy, if your brave enough to bring your Aggy over go for it, but your gonna need a bigger set of luggage my friend. Martin, Thank you for your kind words mate. I'm sure your Aggy looks great, we are always our own worst critics and that is as it should be, we don't learn or improve if we don't question what we are doing. You should really start your build log my friend, it's a great source of information. Not only do you receive a lot of help but you may also be doing things that will be a benefit to other builders, it's a two way thing and it's great. To answer your questions, the uprights for the lower deck ladders are just eyebolts, the uprights for the ladders to the upper gun deck and Poop deck are kit supplied. I moved the grating and ladder behind the oven because I didn't want to weaken the deck structure by cutting the beam, to me that seemed a bit drastic although I did consider it, I'm glad I didn't. Hope that helps you to make your decision and please don't be afraid to ask if you have a problem or a question. Thanks again guys. Be Good mobbsie Hello Mobbsie, Thx for the quick answer. I will most likely do it "your way" and leave the deck beam as it is. I had the same feeling that it might somehow weaken the structure... Have a nice day, Martin mobbsie 1 Quote
NAZGÛL Posted March 9, 2014 #973 Posted March 9, 2014 Nice work mobbsie, really like the the color tones you achieve! Sorry about the tools. /Matti mobbsie 1 Quote Billing Boats Vasa
Jim Lad Posted March 9, 2014 #974 Posted March 9, 2014 You snake in the rigging, Mobbsie! Great work ,mate - she's really looking first class! John mobbsie 1 Quote
Ray Posted March 9, 2014 #975 Posted March 9, 2014 Great work on the snaking and nice photos mobbsie 1 Quote Ray Current build A set of HMS Diana`s boats @ 1/48 HMS Royal Marine a Military class Trawler Completed HMS Diana Completed build The Lady Nelson Completed Build HMS Pegasus
Sjors Posted March 10, 2014 #976 Posted March 10, 2014 Sjors, Thanks buddy, if your brave enough to bring your Aggy over go for it, but your gonna need a bigger set of luggage my friend. Mobbsie, I'm brave enough to bring my Aggy with me. And I need all ready a few suitcases to bring you all the stuff you need ! So 1 extra is not a problem ! popeye the sailor, mobbsie and riverboat 3 Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre
augie Posted March 10, 2014 #977 Posted March 10, 2014 Snakes on a ship! Incredibly nice. riverboat, mobbsie and mtaylor 3 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
Shazmira Posted March 10, 2014 #978 Posted March 10, 2014 Beautiful Mobbsie! I had never heard of snaking before, or seen it either, so this is a new one to me. Since I have no prior knowledge I can't say if yours is correct (but I am betting it is), I do however know for a fact that what you did is beautiful work. They symetry and eveness are very precise, I do so hope you are proud of your accomplishments. mobbsie 1 Quote Robbyn If you risk nothing, you risk everything! Current builds Syren (Model Shipways) version 2.0 AL San Francisco II Mordaunt (Euro Model) Completed Builds 18th Century Longboat designed by Chuck Passaro In the closet Battle Station Al Charles Morgan (1980s version)
riverboat Posted March 10, 2014 #979 Posted March 10, 2014 FIRST CLASS job Tony, she looks just great!! mobbsie 1 Quote completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat HMAT SUPPLY USRC "ALERT" in progress: Red Dragon (Chinese junk)
themadchemist Posted March 10, 2014 #980 Posted March 10, 2014 Wow, mobbsie. I haven't checked in on your log in quite a bit and BAM, you have had a very busy shipyard. I really like the contrast of your shroud to ratline colours. It really is quite strikingly beautiful and what makes it even more so is your attention to proportion of the 2 lines, as well as the contrasting colours. Your work is crisp as a fresh picked apple and shows off some amazing rigging skills. Your ratline spacing jig is simple yet elegant, I WILL be adding that one to my tool chest of ideas. And on your snaking, I'm so glad you showed your first attempt and then the second. I am slowly learning that with every task you get better the more times you do it. Your first snaking was fine and worth a brag, but the second time you really nailed the symmetry and spacing and made the 1st pale in comparison. It is good to be remindered that practice makes perfect. Absolutely astounding work my friend. Your really giving Egg's and Bacon the detail she deserves. Nelson himself is probably looking down and smiling. mobbsie and egkb 2 Quote
trippwj Posted March 11, 2014 #981 Posted March 11, 2014 Wow, Mobbsie - just plain, simple, jaw bouncing off the table in awe WOW! fantastic job there, sir. Most impressive! mobbsie 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
popeye the sailor Posted March 11, 2014 #982 Posted March 11, 2014 just keep that thing away from Samuel L. Jackson........He'll kill it!!!! :D :D riverboat, mtaylor, egkb and 2 others 5 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
mobbsie Posted March 30, 2014 Author #983 Posted March 30, 2014 Hi Guys, Thank you all for your very kind comments and remarks, also for all whom hit the like button, it is really appreciated. It's been a while since I last posted and progress has been very slow, whilst my other project has gathered a bit of pace but even that isn't going as quickly as I would have liked. I do however have a bit of good news, I have had two of my builds accepted for display in our local Maritime Museum. They really just concentrate on local history so both builds fit in nicely. They are the Bomb Vessel Granado which was build in Ipswich and then fitted out in Harwich, the other was the Thames Barge Edme, she was commissioned by the Malt Factory back in 1896 and build by a local yard in Harwich. It's only a small museum, it's housed in a Lighthouse in old Harwich Town. With regard to the progress on Aggy, the snaking is all complete and I have finished the Crowsfeet on all three masts. I have also redone the timberheads either side of the Bowsprit and fitted the seats of ease. Pictures will follow soon. Be Good mobbsie gjdale, PMG, realworkingsailor and 14 others 17 Quote mobbsie All mistakes are deliberate ( me ) Current Build:- HMS Schooner Pickle Completed Builds :- Panart 1/16 Armed Launch / Pinnace ( Completed ), Granado Cross Section 1/48 Harwich Bawley, Restoration, Thames Barge Edme, Repair / Restoration, Will Everard 1/67 Billings HMS Agamemnon 1781 - 1/64 Caldercraft Kit, HM Brig Badger, HM Bomb Vessel Granado, Thames Steam Launch Louise, Thames Barge Edme, Viking Dragon Boat Next Build :-
Beef Wellington Posted March 30, 2014 #984 Posted March 30, 2014 Congratulations Mobbsie, officially reached the holy grail of 'museum quality'. Great stuff. mobbsie 1 Quote Cheers, Jason "Which it will be ready when it is ready!" In the shipyard: HMS Jason (c.1794: Artois Class 38 gun frigate) Queen Anne Royal Barge (c.1700) Finished: HMS Snake (c.1797: Cruizer Class, ship rigged sloop)
themadchemist Posted March 30, 2014 #985 Posted March 30, 2014 Congratulations. So does this make you Sir Mobbsie of Harwich. Let the festivals begin mobbsie 1 Quote
texxn5 Posted March 30, 2014 #986 Posted March 30, 2014 Ahhhh, yes, Sir Mobbsie....has a nice ring to it....and I'm not even English! mobbsie 1 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
Sjors Posted March 30, 2014 #987 Posted March 30, 2014 Great news Mobbsie ! When we are visiting you in June, we want to go to that museum and see it in real !!!!! I shall take pictures and then I can tell anybody who wants to hear it, that I know a modeller who displayed his models into a museum !!!!!!!!! And the artist is still alive !!!!!!!! Script, mobbsie, trippwj and 1 other 4 Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre
augie Posted March 30, 2014 #988 Posted March 30, 2014 Fantastic news!!!!! I trust this honor comes with some sort of sash you can wear when parading about in public. WELL DONE, MATE! riverboat and mobbsie 2 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956
Klaas Posted March 30, 2014 #989 Posted March 30, 2014 Congratulations Mobbsie, that's great news mobbsie 1 Quote Current build: HMS Agamemnon 1781 Website: http://www.henkvanluinen.com
mtaylor Posted March 30, 2014 #990 Posted March 30, 2014 Congratulations Mobbsie. You have a achieved modeler's nirvana. If don't get a sash, maybe a medal???? Very well done, Sir Mobbsie. riverboat and mobbsie 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
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