gjdale Posted June 10, 2014 #1171 Posted June 10, 2014 Thanks for that excerpt Richard. I once had a copy of that book in my library but lent it to a friend. I still have his History of American Sailing Ships and enjoy re-reading it every now and again. Would that be Chapelle's book or your friend's? :P mobbsie 1 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
augie Posted June 10, 2014 Author #1172 Posted June 10, 2014 OK Grant ---- you got me on that one. British subjects are pretty good in their native tongue. Being born in Brooklyn, I consider English as my second language Alas, both the friend and the Chapelle were apparently Shang-hai'd ! src 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
gjdale Posted June 10, 2014 #1173 Posted June 10, 2014 Sorry Augie - couldn't resist that one. I'll get my coat now and go quietly....... augie 1 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
fnkershner Posted June 10, 2014 #1174 Posted June 10, 2014 Augie - I know that you and I speak American which has some similarity to English. But Grant I am sure he speaks Aussie which is by itself altogether different. augie 1 Quote Current Builds - 18th Century Longboat, MS Syren Completed Builds - MS Bluenose, Panart BatteStation Cross section, Endevour J Boat Half Hull, Windego Half Hull, R/C T37 Breezing Along, R/C Victoria 32, SolCat 18 On the shelf - Panart San Felipe, Euromodel Ajax, C.Mamoli America, Its a sailor's Life for me!
gjdale Posted June 10, 2014 #1175 Posted June 10, 2014 Sorry to disappoint you Floyd, but I was born in the UK. I am multi-lingual though - I speak English AND Strine. And I can understand American most of the time! Now let's hand this log back to its owner. Sjors and augie 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
augie Posted June 17, 2014 Author #1176 Posted June 17, 2014 Have been busy making hatches, coamings and gratings for the gun deck. These are all permanently fixed to the false deck and will be planked around. I used simple lap joints for the corners. The gratings were supplied laser cut. The hatch with the pull rings used eyebolts and separate rings made from fine black annealed wire. The corners were slightly rounded above planking level. All are basswood and were stained with diluted Golden Oak. The bottoms were sanded lightly to match the curvature of the false deck. The treenailed platform behind the aftmost grating is for the capstan. Just behind the foremast hole you'll see the coaming for the stove's platform. This has not been set permanently on the deck as we now need to create a 'bricked platform' . We'll take a closer look at this later on (after I figure out how to do it) . Hope everyone is well and prepared to have some grog to celebrate the coming solstice mtaylor, rafine, Ryland Craze and 24 others 27 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
trippwj Posted June 17, 2014 #1177 Posted June 17, 2014 Looking really good, Augie. I like that color choice for the deck furniture. Very 'warm" without being "fake" looking. All the best for a successful summer of fly fishing (maybe even a little bit of fish catching???) augie 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
Landlubber Mike Posted June 17, 2014 #1178 Posted June 17, 2014 Very nice work as always Augie. She's coming along very nicely! augie 1 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
pete48 Posted June 17, 2014 #1179 Posted June 17, 2014 Looks great Augie, I am with Wayne and Mike , well done Best Regards, Pete augie 1 Quote "may your sails be full of wind and the sun on your back" Current Builds : Future Builds : N.G Herreshoff 12 1/2 Scratch Build 3/4" = 1' - 0" Scale Completed Builds : Volvo 65 Farr Yacht Design Herreshoff Alerion Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 Volvo Open 70 Member : The Herreshoff Registry Montgomery Sailboat Owners Group Peter Kunst Sailboat Models http://www.herreshoffregistry.org/ http://www.msog.org/ http://www.facebook.com/Peter-Kunst-Sailboat-Models-1524464774524480/
Rustyj Posted June 17, 2014 #1180 Posted June 17, 2014 Hi Augie, very nice work there. Then it's on to more fun planning the deck. augie 1 Quote Rusty "So Long For Now" Current Builds: Speedwell Completed Build Logs: HMS Winchelsea 1/48 Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross Section, Cutter Cheerful, Queen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout
SawdustDave Posted June 17, 2014 #1181 Posted June 17, 2014 She's looking great Augie. Very clean work mate. augie 1 Quote Sawdust Dave - Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch).... Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com
newbuilder101 Posted June 17, 2014 #1182 Posted June 17, 2014 WONDERFUL! Love the detail and clean workmanship! augie 1 Quote Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower
lambsbk Posted June 17, 2014 #1183 Posted June 17, 2014 Let me add to the cudos mate. Hmmm...brick? I think John worked some of that out on his Morgan. augie 1 Quote Dave U.S.S. Constitution 1:96 Revell build with fiber optic lighting
rafine Posted June 17, 2014 #1184 Posted June 17, 2014 Really nicely done Augie. Is there anything more fun in a build than doing the deck items? Bob augie 1 Quote Current builds on MSW: HMS Winchelsea 1:48: Medway Longboat 1:24 Prior builds on MSW: Schooner Halifax: Lumberyard 1/48 semi-scratch; Cutter Cheerful 1:48; Granado: Caldercraft 1:64; Frigate Essex: Kitbashed Model Shipways kit; Triton Cross Section 1:48; Kingfisher from Lauckstreet kit; Syren: Model shipways kit ;Kitbashed Fair American: Model Shipways;Prince de Neufchatel: Model shipways 1:64 Civil War Picket Boat
Trussben Posted June 17, 2014 #1185 Posted June 17, 2014 Looking good Augie, The brick hearth is actually pretty easy to make, it's the painting of it to look realistic that's tricky but I'm sure you will do fine. I installed the cabin floor before the rest of the deck planking to ensure a good tight fit, the joint gets hidden under the aft most bulkhead if you do get some gaps, that is if your are going to do the chequed floor of course. Ben augie 1 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat.
Jim Lad Posted June 17, 2014 #1186 Posted June 17, 2014 Very nice, Augie. As for the stove base, simply order a couple of hundred very tiny bricks from your local brick yard! John mtaylor, gjdale and augie 3 Quote
gjdale Posted June 17, 2014 #1187 Posted June 17, 2014 Very nice indeed Augie. As I recall, Remco did a rather magnificent job of the brickwork for the stove on his Swan class - there may be a few tips to pick up there as well. augie 1 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
augie Posted June 17, 2014 Author #1188 Posted June 17, 2014 Thanks everyone for looking in. Yes, deck furniture is fun!!!! I've got an idea on the brickwork and, compared to the Morgan builds, this should be pretty straightforward except for the brick texture. Just assembling the sand, clay and lime for the brickworks Trussben, lambsbk 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
riverboat Posted June 18, 2014 #1189 Posted June 18, 2014 how 'bout hiring a mason..... it's a small job... shouldn't set you back too much!! ( nice work on the deck fittings Augie..look'n good!! ) augie 1 Quote completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat HMAT SUPPLY USRC "ALERT" in progress: Red Dragon (Chinese junk)
mtaylor Posted June 18, 2014 #1190 Posted June 18, 2014 Nice work on the furniture, Augie. I'm loving the colors and workmanship. Hmm.. brickwork... you can cheat.. goto the hobby shop and get some model railroad brickwork. Saves you messing with lime, clay, water and oven to bake it all in. Or make it out of sculpy and then just bake it. trippwj and augie 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)
SawdustDave Posted June 18, 2014 #1191 Posted June 18, 2014 Don't know if this will help Augie, but I got pretty good results with construction paper. Sjors, mtaylor, riverboat and 7 others 10 Quote Sawdust Dave - Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch).... Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com
fnkershner Posted June 18, 2014 #1192 Posted June 18, 2014 Dave - I know this is Augie's log but that is great looking bricks. please tell us more details? SawdustDave 1 Quote Current Builds - 18th Century Longboat, MS Syren Completed Builds - MS Bluenose, Panart BatteStation Cross section, Endevour J Boat Half Hull, Windego Half Hull, R/C T37 Breezing Along, R/C Victoria 32, SolCat 18 On the shelf - Panart San Felipe, Euromodel Ajax, C.Mamoli America, Its a sailor's Life for me!
augie Posted June 18, 2014 Author #1193 Posted June 18, 2014 Those do look great Dave! Mark -- you know me too well. I did check out the RR stuff but they have only HO and O scale. Neither is close enough. S scale would be the ticket but impossible to find. I'm going to stick with wood. Ben is right ---- it's the finish that will be the key. mtaylor 1 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
SawdustDave Posted June 18, 2014 #1194 Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) Thinking about it, I'm not sure it was proper for me to post pics on Augie's log. So sorry if I was out of line. The discussion on bricks prompted me to offer a pretty simple solution that worked pretty well for me. Sometimes, we can get so wrapped up in our use of wood we tend to overlook other materials laying all around us. I guess I've used poster board and construction paper in more ways than I can count. I'm sure Augie's brick platform will be a knockout like everything else he does. Edited June 18, 2014 by SawdustDave Quote Sawdust Dave - Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch).... Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com
augie Posted June 18, 2014 Author #1195 Posted June 18, 2014 No problem from my end Sawdust. Besides, the photo came with a great idea! Nice job on the stove by the way. 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
mtaylor Posted June 18, 2014 #1196 Posted June 18, 2014 So Augie... wood or sculpy for the bricks? Enquiring minds and all that..... 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)
Sjors Posted June 18, 2014 #1197 Posted June 18, 2014 Augie, Clean and crisp ! I don't expect something else from you .... And you can figure it out with those bricks....I know for sure ! augie 1 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
Gahm Posted June 18, 2014 #1198 Posted June 18, 2014 Augie, I really like your gratings! It may be just perception, but on your image they look like they are made out of one piece?? Normally most gratings are made out of these "comb"- like parts which fit into each other and once assembled make out the grating. Did you use the same technique? Thomas augie 1 Quote Current Built: Model Shipways Syren (US Brig 1803) Last Built: Anfora (kit bashed) Ictineo II (1st steam powered submarine 1864)
popeye the sailor Posted June 18, 2014 #1199 Posted June 18, 2014 Again Augie.....more superb work with the grates! I'm sure that your method with the brick work will be a winner! I totally agree that there are thing that can be found........craft stores may have something you can use. augie 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
augie Posted June 18, 2014 Author #1200 Posted June 18, 2014 Augie, I really like your gratings! It may be just perception, but on your image they look like they are made out of one piece?? Normally most gratings are made out of these "comb"- like parts which fit into each other and once assembled make out the grating. Did you use the same technique? Thomas Be nice to take the credit for the gratings Thomas but I mentioned somewhere that they are supplied as laser cut --- so yes, they are one piece. The kit actually comes with 2 sets (both 1/16 and 1/32" thicknesses) so I'm saving the leftovers! Mark - I'm thinking wood at the moment. Gahm, popeye the sailor 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
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