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

[popeye the sailor]

spoken like a true pack rat!  

[HIPEXEC]

Your hatches, gratings and combings look great!

[HIPEXEC]

I can't wait to see your stairs/ladders.

[augie]

The brick platform for the stove has been completed.

 

I decided to create a base for the (individual) bricks inside the coaming.  The base is 1/32" balsa sheet, painted grey:

 

 

 

3/32 x 1/32" planks were then painted two colors and cut into 'bricks' as seen below:

 

 

The ends of the faux bricks were touched up and then laid individually:

 

 

It's not perfect,  but I'm pleased.  About 60% of the platform will be covered by the stove itself.

 

Next on the agenda is the checkerboard floor for the Great Cabin....as per Ben's 'suggestion'.  Though this may require Divine Intervention, I'll give it a shot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[pete48]

Nice work Augie, the bricks look great

 

Best Regards,

Pete

[lambsbk]

That is some fine looking masonry Augie.

[Trussben]

Great looking hearth Augie

 

ben

[rafine]

Really nice looking bricks Augie. Almost a shame to cover them up.

 

Bob

[Sjors]

Augie,

 

I think you are fooling us all....

Those bricks are real ones and not make from wood !!!!!!

 

[Landlubber Mike]

Very nice brick platform!  It came out fantastic.  

 

In the model railroading space, you can buy printed paper that simulates bricks, and they even have styrene brick patterns that you need to paint.  Your approach looks much nicer in my opinion.  

[riverboat]

Wow! super job on the brick work Augie, great way to do them ... they look real !

 

Frank

[newbuilder101]

Those bricks look fantastic! I'll have to remember this method.

[HIPEXEC]

The bricks are a very nice touch. Well done!

[augie]

Wow! super job on the brick work Augie, great way to do them ... they look real !

 

Frank

Thanks all for the comments.  But Frank ...... I'm Italian.  My birthstone is concrete.

[edmay]

Hello Augie, An Italian Bricky,is there no end to your talents,nice work. How are you at building BBQ's,Edwin

[Jim Lad]

Your local brick yard has done you proud, Augie!

 

John

[riverboat]

   NO wonder it came out so good......... I forgot about  the heritage thing... I should've know   

Edited June 24, 2014 by riverboat

[gjdale]

Fantastic job on the brickwork Augie - but then again, should we expect anything less from you? Well done Sir!

[popeye the sailor]

nice job on the brick work Augie........thin enough so that you wouldn't need to add mortar around them   I really like the pattern....sweet!

[mobbsie]

Nicely done Augie, could you send some of those bricks to Rome mate, most of the building are falling down over there.

 

Keep that high quality coming mate.

 

Be Good

 

mobbsie

[Rustyj]

Very nice Augie! Isn't amazing how we create something like that and then cover most if it? 

[mtaylor]

Well done on the bricks and great tutorial for doing those.   I can't wait to see how your checkerboard deck will turn out.  Probably somewhere between great and fantastic? 

[src]

Augie, Very Nice! I may have to trade you some trucks for some bricks! 

Sam

[augie]

Yes, we must be a bit daft spending inordinate amounts of time on things that will later be mostly concealed.....but we know they're there.

 

Now, where do I sign for the exchange of bricks for gun carraiges  ?  

[SawdustDave]

Great job on the bricks Augie. A little sanding dust in the joints for mortar will really make it pop. As for the checkerboard pattern in the great cabin....I used some glossy finished card stock with good results.

Nice job mate.

Dave

[mtaylor]

Psst.. how many bricks?  I know a guy who knows a guy.... 

[popeye the sailor]

com'on Augie.........you can do the individual tiles.........I did it for the dance floor on the M&M build   cutting all those tiles........making sure that they are square.......the painting.  you only have two colors......piece of cake!  

 

 

I still have some of the tiles........I can send them to ya!  

 

 

if your going to use the open concept in there,   as well as clear windows,    you should be able to see them to some degree

Edited June 26, 2014 by popeye the sailor

[Gahm]

Your bricks look very realistic! Excellent job!

 

Thomas

[augie]

After considering several methods of creating the Great Cabin floor, I decided to use Chuck's method.  In my experience, doing so is never a bad idea!

 

The floor will be made from walnut and boxwood 3/16 x 1/32" strips.  A paper template of the area to be covered was made and a piece of 6 x 6 x 1/32" plywood was used as the base.  First, the strips were cut to approximate length and glued to the plywood base:

 

 

 

The curvature you see is created by the camera.  Next, a jig was made in order to create 3/16" strips to be cut with an Exacto blade:

 

 

The individual strips were then cut:

 

 

The strips were offset and then edge glued together to create the pattern:

 

 

The paper pattern was then used to cut and sand the floor for a tight fit.  Here's what we got:

 

 

Finally, just some overall shots.  The floor was finished with natural stain, WOP for protection and Dullcoat to give a flat finish:

 

 

 

Although most of the floor will be covered by the (open) upper decking and deck beams, I think we have a nice overall detail.  I'm pleased 

 

Will be closing the shop for the upcoming Holiday festivities (Happy Independence Day to all of my fellow Americans).  When we return, the strains of DECK PLANKING music will be heard in the Rockies.

 

Oh, we have just passed 600 hours into the build.

Edited July 1, 2014 by Augie

[HIPEXEC]

That's clever!