USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64

[Sjors]

Very nice work Augie !

 

[patrickmil]

Wow Augie. Your transom and quarter galleries are simply stunning. The black is a very rich and contrasts nicely with the rest of her. You are making this kit look very easy.

[gjdale]

That's a mighty fine looking rear end there Augie!

[augie]

Thanks everyone!

 

Aye, aye Chuck.  Sandpaper at the ready!  Glad you like the black Sherry.  I think Grant will enjoy her stern more once she's 'bedazzled'.

 

Mark-  yup, all edge bent.  Andy ---   I wish (never happen). 

[riverboat]

Now' the time to put that pencil sander to work 

[rafine]

Beautifully done Augie. I love it more with each update.

 

Bob

[augie]

Now' the time to put that pencil sander to work 

More like the belt sander, Frank!  Just put in about 4 hours and she's getting close.  Really not all that bad.

[DSiemens]

Augie I have an idea I've heard of but haven't tried yet.  Get an electric tooth brush cut off the bristles and glue on a piece of sand paper.  Theoretically it works well for detailed sanding.  Ship is looking great!    

[lambsbk]

Electric tooth brush: definitely thinking outside the box Daniel (and worth a try). I would put a soft semi-curved pad between the brush and the paper though. Ideas fly around here.  I love this forum!

[popeye the sailor]

looking really sweet Augie.....nicely done!

[Trussben]

That stern looks excellent Augie, very well done!

Shaping the QG drops is a PITA but it can be done with patience.

 

Look forward to the next installment.

 

Ben

[mtaylor]

Augie...  try this for large areas.. if you have a Dremel.  Take one of the felt pads and put it on the mandrel.  Sink the screw down a bit.  Then glue on a piece of sandpaper and sand with very, very, light pressure.  It works well if you're careful. 

[Sjors]

Augie and be careful.......

 

[augie]

Managed to get a few things done before Spring drives me outdoors

 

Firstly, I talked about thinning the bulwarks.  The first two photos show the 'before' version.  You can see the thickness of the bulkhead frames, combined with the outer planking, gives me an overall thickness of 1/4" +. 

 

 

 

This needed to be brought down to an overall thickness of 5/32" at the caprail and 7/32" at deck level which is seen in the next two photos:

 

 

 

The transom had been previously done.

 

It was then time to add the cap rail to the transom.  Although it may have been possible to do this with one continuous piece (I tried but couldn't), the kit provides two laser cut pieces to handle the curves and a third section is added to the center.  This worked quite well although I need to work on the seams a bit.  They are actually perfectly smooth to the touch, but not to the eye.  Here it is depicted from a few different angles:

 

 

 

Finally, the quarter galleries are making progress.  The first layers have been added.  There is an overlaying layer and additional vertical area to be added.  But I'm pleased so far with the arrangement:

 

 

The interior areas of the QG were stained before it was closed up.  Not much will be visible once completed but this was a good time to get it done.

 

That's it for the time being.  Everyone grab your favorite beverage and sing out a toast to the long-awaited Spring, 2014!

 

 

[Klaas]

Hoi Augie,

It took me some time to read this interesting build log. 

To be honest the Confederacy was my dream to build next.

But here in the Netherlands you can't buy it, because the dealer stopped.

So i started the HMS Agamemnon.

I will follow this closely, you might never know

[realworkingsailor]

Very nice Augie

 

(I think I may have said that before.... I'm not sure..... )

 

But seriously, she's looking really good.

 

Andy

[augie]

Welcome aboard, Klaas!  Must have taken you a week to read this encyclopedia. 

 

Don't feel bad about the Confed.  I've been eyeing the Aggy for quite a while and have been following Mobbsie and Sjors on that impressive kit.  She's a beauty!  As you say, you never know

[trippwj]

Coming along very nicely, Augie - impressive work on the thinning.  Now, what is this "Spring" of which you speak?????

[popeye the sailor]

looks great Augie.......I had not heard about doing this before.   it makes sense though,  especially if the build being worked on requires added bulwark posts.  very nicely done 

[Trussben]

That thinning down does take a while, looks perfect though.

 

Ben

[Rustyj]

Very well done. That's a boring job but rewarding when finished! Also I my have a beverage

and sing out as I look out the window and see the horizontal snow but you may not want to hear it! 

[patrickmil]

Augie, the caprail on the transom looks incredible. The rest of the ship does too though. Even though today was the first day of spring, don't count on it buddy! Winter this year has been something else. 

[riverboat]

nicely!! done Augie.......... I'll bet you're glad that's over

[Landlubber Mike]

Gorgeous work Augie!

[mtaylor]

Nice work Augie.  It's good to hear that you're finally getting some Spring there. We wouldn't want snow season to run into fishing season.  As for points East....  sheeesh.

[gjdale]

Sweet! Glad to hearing you're warming up over there, just as were starting to cool down over here.

[texxn5]

Looks good Augie. Worked in the yard yesterday---shorts, T shirt, sun and 75 degrees. Yes spring is getting here...finally. Let's hope winter is gone or going.

[popeye the sailor]

what spring.........cold weather.......snow and flurries.......ice!   Augie's planting his spring peas.....and we can't even break ground!   this keeps up.......we'll go right into summer.......which I hope is hot.....hot......hot!!!

 

ice age.........why just yesterday,  I thought I saw a wooly Mammoth..........oh......it was next door's sheep dog :D

[augie]

Just a quick update, basically because the time clock has hit 450 hours.

 

Quarter gallery construction is moving along nicely.  They are basically done and painted.  Note the rabbet inside the window frames......these will support the windows in a bit so they won't topple into the galleries:

 

 

There are 4 beaded moldings that need to be installed before we get to the windows themselves (not to mention a veritable plethora of photoetched adornments).  This is the fun stuff!

 

 

[patrickmil]

Very nice looking quarter galleries Augie. Was the rabbit built into the plans or was that something you added yourself?