Chuck Posted October 12 Author #541 Posted October 12 All Done Concept to design and complete prototype in 12 days. sheepsail, MEDDO, Nunnehi (Don) and 23 others 14 12 Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY
GGibson Posted October 12 #542 Posted October 12 Sweet! Nice design work, Chuck! Ryland Craze, Jack12477, Canute and 1 other 4 Gregg Current Projects: Completed Projects: Waiting for Shipyard Clearance: USS Constitution 1:76.8 - Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 - Model Shipways Yacht America Schooner 1851 1:64 - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 - Model Shipways RMS Titanic 1:300 - OcCre (May now never get to it) H.M. Schooner Ballahoo 1:64 - Caldercraft Bluenose 1921 1:64 - Model Shipways Santa Maria Caravelle 1:48 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin
Chuck Posted October 12 Author #543 Posted October 12 This capstan kit will be an open source project. I will set it all up and add the downloadable stl files for 3d printing and dfx and pdf files for laser cutting. This group will have 3 sections… 1. I will create a build log of the step by step construction of the capstan. 2. I will create a build log of sorts for the laser cutting…materials and techniques. 3. Lastly a brief chat about the 3d printing…what resin I use …dyeing the pieces…i will provide pre supported stl files as well as those without supports. With these technologies becoming more common, we should have projects like this one. In addition, I will look for someone in the UK or Europe who wants to produce this as a kit. To avoid tariffs and steep shipping. And also someone in the USA to mfg as a kit…for the same reasons. This way folks who dont have the equipment may get a chance to buy a kit and build it. I have no interest in making $$$ on the project so those who want to make this as a kit can have the license to do so free of charge and for life. Maybe Chris W and ScrubbyJoe… We shall see. Its a nice fun little project…no more than two weeks to build once you have the parts. Chuck gjdale, druxey, GGibson and 17 others 18 2 Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY
brunnels Posted October 12 #544 Posted October 12 This looks incredible, having recently acquired a Resin 3d Printer I am looking forward to this. Ryland Craze, KennyH78, Jack12477 and 2 others 5 Current Build Finished Builds: HMS Sphinx, Vanguard Models 1:64 Scale HMS Beagle HMS Speedy, Vanguard Models 1:64 Scale
KennyH78 Posted October 12 #545 Posted October 12 Can’t wait to print out and cut out all of the required parts and build this little model myself. Chuck, Ryland Craze, thibaultron and 2 others 5 Kenny Current Builds: MS US Frigate Confederacy Medway Longboat 1742 On Hold: Continental Frigate Raleigh 1777 Completed Builds: MS 18th Century Longboat Dinghy - Midwest Kit H.M.S Triton Cross Section 1/48 Chesapeake Bay Flattie - Midwest Kit Future Builds: MS English Pinnace; OcCre Endurance; Revenue Cutter Cheerful
Nirvana Posted October 13 #546 Posted October 13 What a wonderful work! I like to buy this! Canute, thibaultron, Ryland Craze and 1 other 4 Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry
Thukydides Posted October 13 #547 Posted October 13 This is a very cool project. Ryland Craze, Canute, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Current Builds: HMS Perseus (Scratch); Napoleonic Ship Miniatures (Semi-Scratch) Completed Builds: Type VII C U Boat (HobbyBoss); HM Cutter Alert (Vanguard Models)
AnobiumPunctatum Posted yesterday at 09:54 AM #548 Posted yesterday at 09:54 AM (edited) Perhaps this is a good reason to buy a 3D printer. This model is a nice add-on to the NRG capstan project. Edited yesterday at 09:54 AM by AnobiumPunctatum thibaultron, Jack12477, Canute and 1 other 4 Regards Christian Current build: HM Cutter Alert, 1777; HM Sloop Fly, 1776 - 1/36 On the drawing board: English Ship Sloops Fly, 1776, Comet, 1783 and Aetna, 1776; Naval Cutter Alert, 1777 Paused: HMS Triton, 1771 - 1/48 "Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it." Salvador Dali
GGibson Posted yesterday at 09:43 PM #549 Posted yesterday at 09:43 PM On 10/6/2025 at 12:54 PM, Chuck said: I am not the best at CAD and as a few you know about me...I literally design most of my stuff using Tinkercad. I outsource the complex stuff but anything that can be done with this free program meant for kids 8 to 12 years old....I am there. I am doing a test printing today. Many of my parts are made using TinkerCad and one of these days I will do a tutorial... Hey Chuck! I know "less than nothing" about 3D printing, but the TinkerCAD program sounded interesting, so I looked at it and downloaded it. While I do not at this time see any value in me investing in a 3D printer, we do have a member of our local shipbuilding group that lives and breathes in the 3D world, so I could ask him to print anything designed for me. If you do do a tutorial, I'll peek in at it! As the program name suggests, it might be fun to tinker with. Thanks for the info! Your internally stropped blocks came out great! thibaultron, Nirvana, Canute and 2 others 5 Gregg Current Projects: Completed Projects: Waiting for Shipyard Clearance: USS Constitution 1:76.8 - Model Shipways Norwegian Sailing Pram 1:12 - Model Shipways Yacht America Schooner 1851 1:64 - Model Shipways Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack 1:24 - Model Shipways RMS Titanic 1:300 - OcCre (May now never get to it) H.M. Schooner Ballahoo 1:64 - Caldercraft Bluenose 1921 1:64 - Model Shipways Santa Maria Caravelle 1:48 - Ships of Pavel Nikitin
Nirvana Posted 16 hours ago #550 Posted 16 hours ago Need to get a resin printer to complement my 3D printer. Many of our parts would be so much easier to recreate. Canute and Chuck 2 Please, visit our Facebook page! Respectfully Per aka Dr. Per@Therapy for Shipaholics Finished: T37, BB Marie Jeanne - located on a shelf in Sweden, 18th Century Longboat, Winchelsea Capstan Current: America by Constructo, Solö Ruff, USS Syren by MS, Bluenose by MS Viking funeral: Harley almost a Harvey Nautical Research Guild Member - 'Taint a hobby if you gotta hurry
Chuck Posted 9 hours ago Author #551 Posted 9 hours ago Thanks Guys I am back in the shop after the wonderful workshop up in Niagara on the Lake. I will start creating the project for the Capstan model today but it will probably take me about a week to finish setting it all up. I havent had a chance to reach out to Chris or ScrubbyJoe yet to see if they want to make these little kits yet but will do so soon as well. I realize that there are not hundreds of members who have a 3D printer or laser cutter yet...but I am sure that there will be more and more in the very near future. So this will be the NRG and MSW dipping their toe into the waters for what will probably be much more common in the future. But in the meanwhile I am sure that I can find someone to take up the profitable task of producing these kits for those of you who dont or wont ever have a laser cutter or 3d printer in your shop. I will also be doing the same thing with the small battle station kit I recently developed. When time permits. My hope is that many local clubs might have some if not all of the equipment to produce small batches for their members. That would be a lovely way to produce these small teaching kits. Each one covers some aspect of model building in detail and they are great quick and easy projects for your clubs to build together as a group. Chuck Rik Thistle, Jack12477, KennyH78 and 14 others 17 Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY
Pirate adam Posted 7 hours ago #552 Posted 7 hours ago Chuck, This is a cool idea for hopefully making the hobby a lot more accessible for people just getting started or who don’t have the tools to scratch build a lot of the tiny bits. It is amazing seeing the possibilities being unlocked by laser cutting, computer aided machining, and 3D printing. I am blown away by the quality of the latest things I am seeing with 3D printed carvings, figures, and bits like your capstan base that would normally take a ton of work in metal. Adam Jack12477 1
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