patrickmil Posted October 11, 2013 Share #361 Posted October 11, 2013 Hey Augie, you're progress is looking great. The sills look to be the perfect height. Great work so far. augie 1 Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gahm Posted October 11, 2013 Share #362 Posted October 11, 2013 Excellent progress, Augie. It is a pleasure watching your model take shape! Thomas augie 1 Quote Current Built: Model Shipways Syren (US Brig 1803) Last Built: Anfora (kit bashed) Ictineo II (1st steam powered submarine 1864) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted October 11, 2013 Share #363 Posted October 11, 2013 Why is that Frank. Are basements illegal in California? I've heard almost everything out there is potentially hazardous to your health We lived in Lancaster Calf for 11 years, it's also hazardous to your wallet . . riverboat and augie 2 Quote Regards, Larry ---------------------------------------------------- Current Build US Brig Niagara Completed Builds George W Washburn - 1890 Tugboat Future Builds 18th Century Longboat by MS HM Cutter Cheerful Wappen Von Hamburg by Corel If your not making mistakes, your not challenging yourself – my life has been full of challenges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share #364 Posted October 11, 2013 Thanks for all the ........ thoughts! Gee guys, it was only a few sticks The mock cannon was not my idea...... it was Chuck's from the Syren kit. A real one would be even better but this one does the job. Just make sure your cannon match the plans! 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted October 11, 2013 Share #365 Posted October 11, 2013 I believe California is very close to sea level.......one of the thing I missed in Florida as well {it too is close to sea level}. 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippwj Posted October 11, 2013 Share #366 Posted October 11, 2013 It is looking nice, Augie. Real nice! Basements are a very strange characteristic and are, indeed, highly dependent on region. In New England, it is almost unheard of for a home to be built on a slab. In Florida, slabs and pilings with a crawlspace seem to be the norm. Part of that relates to water table (not sea level) and part to environment. In Maine, for example, you need to place a footing below the frost line - some 4 to 7 feet. Once you dig that deep, going a bit further and putting in a basement is minor additional work. Arkansas, even with a large tornado risk, doesn't do basements. In the Delta part of the state it makes sense - the water table is only inches below the surface. In the Ozarks, though, they still avoid basements and build on pilings with a crawlspace. Would make an interesting sociological study someday! Meantime, love the look so far, and look forward to the next stage of this build! Script and riverboat 2 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambsbk Posted October 11, 2013 Share #367 Posted October 11, 2013 Yeah...no basements in Charleston either due to the water table. I had them in Illinois. I miss it too. Great hobby places. trippwj and riverboat 2 Quote Dave U.S.S. Constitution 1:96 Revell build with fiber optic lighting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookster Posted October 11, 2013 Share #368 Posted October 11, 2013 coming right along Augie! Looking good... augie 1 Quote Wes Cook Current Build: USF Constitution (Model Shipways) USF Essex (Scratch build) MS Syren (build log lost, need to rebuild) Future Builds: MS Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share #369 Posted October 13, 2013 The lintels for the gun ports on the main gun deck have been completed. I used 3/8" spacers to set the height. And our paper cannon has returned And here's just a longer range shot Will be moving on now to the sills and lintels for the ports on the quarter deck. Adrieke, JPett, SkerryAmp and 14 others 17 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted October 13, 2013 Share #370 Posted October 13, 2013 Coming along nicely, Augie. Is it the photo, or is there a 'glitch' in the line of the lintels just forward of where your spacers are in the second photo? John Ferit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share #371 Posted October 13, 2013 GREAT SCOTT! You spotted that from 4,000 miles away!!! Rest easy mate. The isopropyl has already been brought into play, the offending member removed/banished and a new piece of timber is ready for deployment! Thanks John. SkerryAmp, gjdale, edmay and 2 others 5 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptCraig Posted October 13, 2013 Share #372 Posted October 13, 2013 Be careful with those paper cannons. You can get expelled from school for having one of those! The lintels look great, but I see a discrepancy in the photo as well where John pointed to. Sometimes it's just the camera angle... texxn5 and augie 2 Quote -Craig It's never too late to turn the tide... Current Build- King of the Mississippi- Artesania Latina- 1:80 Scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted October 13, 2013 Share #373 Posted October 13, 2013 Augie, Actually it's more like 8,325 miles! John augie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmay Posted October 13, 2013 Share #374 Posted October 13, 2013 Hello from many many miles away,I saw my dremel table in your workshop,by any chance are you beaming our tools your way I"ll,have to get a bigger safety deposit box,hum. John has good eyesight as I could not see the 'glitch",have to say your work space is very neat and tidy ,and the build is look"in real good.Edwin augie and Script 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted October 13, 2013 Share #375 Posted October 13, 2013 I have take a look for that glitch but…….I can not found it ! I think it's still to early in the morning for me….. But when there is one, I'll know that you can fix it Augie. Nice dremel work table you have there . Script, SkerryAmp and augie 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferit Posted October 13, 2013 Share #376 Posted October 13, 2013 Hi Augie, Very shapely, flowing lines (miniscule wave at John's eagle eye focus point), so neat... All in tidiness... augie, mtaylor and riverboat 3 Quote Best Regards… Ferit KUTLU Under construction: Frigate Berlin (Brandenburg Navy) Hope: Frigate Wappen Von Hamburg (Brandenburg Navy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realworkingsailor Posted October 13, 2013 Share #377 Posted October 13, 2013 I'm feeling rather torn at the moment. Everytime I see photos of a Confed being build, I have a tremendous urge to start building mine the minute I get home..... but when I do eventually get there, I look at my Pegasus and reality sets in that I'm not finished her yet.... and I'm not letting myself give in until I get her done first..... In the mean time I keep looking at these tempting photos and ...well...... Andy augie 1 Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share #378 Posted October 13, 2013 These Dremel tables certainly get around. Keep them under lock and key!!!! Is Australia really that far? I'll bet that doesn't even count the one mile + downhill Continued patience, Andy. You're Peggy is not to be rushed. Your beautiful rigging makes me feel like a cat in a yarn store. The carpenter is back on duty and all is well with the world. Photos when the quarter deck work is done and my embarrassment subsides Script, CaptCraig and Sjors 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Script Posted October 13, 2013 Share #379 Posted October 13, 2013 (Asheville, NC .......heading north :mellow: .......left the Dremel table in Florida .....hope it's there when I return ..........) Confed is looking great Augie.....I suppose you intend to use a Dremel Table for the permanent base......? Jim Quote Completed Robert E Lee, Misisssippi riverboat Completed, HMS Victory Bow Section Completed, Wells Fargo Stagecoach...Picasa album.... Completed, Lackawanna tugboat converted to private yacht... Completed: Sopwith Camel, 1:16 Scale, Model Airways...at another location... Completed: 1961 Ferrari F-1 Sharknose Completed: (sorta) OcCre BR-18 Locomotive Completed: 1/35 Pz.KPfw.III Completed: Allerton Steam Pumper circa 1869 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted October 13, 2013 Author Share #380 Posted October 13, 2013 Absolutely Jim. Not only that, during my latest rework, I discovered that the pencil sander is THE ticket for sanding these sills and lintels into shape. I love this thing so much I've taken to using it instead of the electric toothbrush. Suggest you use 240 grit there as 180 makes teeth disappear. mtaylor, SkerryAmp, riverboat and 3 others 6 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Script Posted October 13, 2013 Share #381 Posted October 13, 2013 Absolutely Jim. Not only that, during my latest rework, I discovered that the pencil sander is THE ticket for sanding these sills and lintels into shape. I love this thing so much I've taken to using it instead of the electric toothbrush. Suggest you use 240 grit there as 180 makes teeth disappear. Darn..... I left the sander with the table .....perhaps I'll just wait to get back before I brush again......thanks! augie and Sjors 2 Quote Completed Robert E Lee, Misisssippi riverboat Completed, HMS Victory Bow Section Completed, Wells Fargo Stagecoach...Picasa album.... Completed, Lackawanna tugboat converted to private yacht... Completed: Sopwith Camel, 1:16 Scale, Model Airways...at another location... Completed: 1961 Ferrari F-1 Sharknose Completed: (sorta) OcCre BR-18 Locomotive Completed: 1/35 Pz.KPfw.III Completed: Allerton Steam Pumper circa 1869 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverboat Posted October 13, 2013 Share #382 Posted October 13, 2013 Augie, I think you're getting to be a bad influence!! Frank P.S. although, I kind've like the toothbrush idea!! I think I'll get one of those!!! SkerryAmp, Script, augie and 1 other 4 Quote completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat HMAT SUPPLY USRC "ALERT" in progress: Red Dragon (Chinese junk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkerryAmp Posted October 14, 2013 Share #383 Posted October 14, 2013 Augie a bad influence? Say it isn't so! The last set of pictures looks great but wow - I have been proven to be a noob apparently, I looked at those pictures TRYING to find what Jim was talking about. Felt like a where's waldo adventure. Finally found it but took me FAR to long to.... humbled!! =) But, looks awesome - love the structure and it is coming along so nice and tidy Quote -Adam Current Builds Santa Maria - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB MayFlower - Model Shipways (5/32"=1') POB Blue Shadow - Mamoli Revolutionary War Brigantine. (Fict) (1:64) POB (Recommissioned as the Kara June) On The Shelf Waiting so Patiently USRC Ranger - Corel (1:50) POB 18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways (1:4) POF La Nina - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB U.S Brig Syren - Model Shipways (1:64) POB Completed Builds Phantom NY Pilot Boat - Model Shipways (1:96) Solid Hull Decommissioned Builds (Time and conditions were not good to these. They have been cancelled =( ) Willie L Bennett - Model Shipways (1:32) POF USRC Harriet Lane - Model Shipways (1:128) Solid Hull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted October 14, 2013 Author Share #384 Posted October 14, 2013 Time for a small update. The quarter deck sills and lintels are now completed. After straightening out the 'glitch' from the last session (Igor ------ more isopropanol!!!), I used 3/4" spacers to set the sills. This worked quite well: Once that was completed, I added the top rail which defines the height of the gunports . These will be 6 pounders and required a 5/16" spacer and some sanding/beveling of the upper tips of the bulkhead 'horns'. Did a little more fairing and removed the temporary protective timbers off the horns. We will now be moving on to setting the uprights on all the gunports. Chuck has provided a template for this (bless him). Oh, we are 100 hours into the build riverboat, ZyXuz, realworkingsailor and 12 others 15 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippwj Posted October 14, 2013 Share #385 Posted October 14, 2013 I'm with Adam - I couldn't see the problem in the prior set! She is really coming along nicely, Augie. And this is only 100 hours into the build? WOW!!! augie 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realworkingsailor Posted October 14, 2013 Share #386 Posted October 14, 2013 I think Ben was only around 32 hours when he got to this stage..... why so slow? riverboat, mtaylor, trippwj and 2 others 5 Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussben Posted October 14, 2013 Share #387 Posted October 14, 2013 Very nice Augie, everything looks perfect from what I can tell. Now now Andy, I can't remember how long it took me but now I can't get 5 minutes modeling time on anything. Ben realworkingsailor, augie and lambsbk 3 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkerryAmp Posted October 14, 2013 Share #388 Posted October 14, 2013 It's already a work of art... 100 hours eh? not bad, not bad.... let's go let's go move it move it move it!! (ducks and runs for cover) augie and trippwj 2 Quote -Adam Current Builds Santa Maria - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB MayFlower - Model Shipways (5/32"=1') POB Blue Shadow - Mamoli Revolutionary War Brigantine. (Fict) (1:64) POB (Recommissioned as the Kara June) On The Shelf Waiting so Patiently USRC Ranger - Corel (1:50) POB 18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways (1:4) POF La Nina - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB U.S Brig Syren - Model Shipways (1:64) POB Completed Builds Phantom NY Pilot Boat - Model Shipways (1:96) Solid Hull Decommissioned Builds (Time and conditions were not good to these. They have been cancelled =( ) Willie L Bennett - Model Shipways (1:32) POF USRC Harriet Lane - Model Shipways (1:128) Solid Hull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPett Posted October 14, 2013 Share #389 Posted October 14, 2013 (edited) Ahoy Mates I am wondering if he includes all the time he spends just looking at it I know that would add a zero or two to my build time Edited October 14, 2013 by JPett augie and mrmadalena 2 Quote On with the Show.... J.Pett “If you're going through hell, keep going” (Winston Churchill) Current build: MS Rattlesnake (MS2028) http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/45-model-shipways-rattlesnake-ms2028-scale-164th/ Side Build: HMS Victory: Corel http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/3709-hms-victory-by-jpett-corel-198/?p=104762 On the back burner: 1949 Chris Craft Racer: Dumas http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/939-1949-chris-craft-racer-by-jpett-dumas-kit-no-1702/ Sometime, but not sure when: Frigate Berlin: Corel http://www.corel-srl.it/pdf/berlin.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrieke Posted October 14, 2013 Share #390 Posted October 14, 2013 looking very good augie 1 Quote Current builds : HMS Bounty, Constructo Pilar Next build : undecided On the Shelf : AL San Juan, Mamoli HMS Victory Builds on hold : Ochre Gorch Fock, Hachette/Amati Black Pearl Previous Builds Gallery : Virginia; King of Mississippi Previous Builds logs : AL King of Mississippi 1/80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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