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Looks great Bob!

 

Are you going to continue with the boxwood below the wales or switch to something different?

 

With all the treenailing can I assume you'll be omitting the exterior painting and going for a more "styleized" version of ESSEX?  

 

Are you going to copper?

 

Sam

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Seeing some more of your fine work is a great way to start my day! Thanks. B)

Rusty

"So Long For Now" B) 

 

Current Builds: Speedwell

 

 

Completed Build Logs:  HMS Winchelsea 1/48   Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross SectionCutter CheerfulQueen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat

 

Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout

 

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It is always a pleasure to admire your work.  I marvel at the crisp nature of everything you do. 

 

SPECTACULAR!

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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You're much too kind, guys, but much appreciated.

 

Sam, I am going to copper. I will use the boxwood for the visible portion of the planking below the wales, but the kit basswood for the part to be covered by the copper. My current intention is to leave the boxwood unpainted, except for the wales and possibly  the counter.

 

Robert, the Poly is Minwax.

 

Bob

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Hi Bob,

 

I'm just watching your planking and that looks AWASOME !!!!!!!!

When i see this ,I have not the nerve anymore to post pictures...... :P  :P

This smooth and clean....unbelieveble !

 

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I've now done the starboard wale and also some of the stern planking. I planked the counters and a portion of the transom area, but not around the stern windows. I'm not going to do that portion for a while yet (until I figure out what I'm doing). 

 

I then painted the wales. In order to simplify the masking and painting, I had painted the upper edge of the top strake planks before installing them.  I used Pollyscale engine black, which unfortunately is no longer going to be available as the line has been discontinued. I'll miss the paints and need to start thinking about alternatives. 

 

Time now to do the lower hull planking.

 

Bob

 

 

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excellant good neat work Bob

I`ll watch the "Essex" on her way... 

 

Nils

Current builds

-Lightship Elbe 1

Completed

- Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild

"Zeesboot"  heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB  clinker scratch build scale 1:24

Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE  ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild

Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build

Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) 

"SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild)
"HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan 

-"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96  (scratchbuild)

-"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) 

"Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild)  original was my grandfathers ship

-"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 

"Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32

under restoration / restoration finished 

"Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50

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Thanks for the 'reminder' about painting the edge of the wales before installation.  Just about there myself.

 

That transom framing looks, well.......perfect.

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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Bob,

 

I must chime in that the Essex is one of my favorite ships so I have been quite interested in your build.

 

Very nice job, looks like you have overcome the framing issues?

 

I also was a fan of the Floquil Polyscale line of locomotive paints.  I have just a little bit left of Engine Black and Refer Brown was a great basecoat for simulating walnut.  I also liked the reds and greens and all the paints behaved well on sealed wood.  They also accepted washes with oil based paints and turpentine.

 

One alternative I have been using is the Americana line of craft acrylics.  They seem to have large array of colors that were like what was available from Floquil.  The only drawback is that they will not adhere to a smooth polycoat surface, so a primer, such as Tamiya's Mr. Surfacer, would have to be put on or if its a sealed wood surface, sanded, and the paint given a topcoat sealant before I could do the oil washes.

 

Look forward to seeing more!

 

Scott

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Current Builds:  Revell 1:96 Thermopylae Restoration

                           Revell 1:96 Constitution COMPLETED

                           Aeropiccola HMS Endeavor IN ORDINARY

Planned Builds: Scientific Sea Witch

                            Marine Models USF Essex

                            

 

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Thanks, Nils, Augie and Scott.

 

Scott, only the completion of the planking will tell if the framing issues were successfully overcome. With regard to the Pollyscale, I foresee a lot of paint testing in the future.

 

Bob.

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Bob,

 

Looking super...  I'll keep my fingers crossed that the framing issues were solved. post-76-0-11341200-1384218398.gif

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)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

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Wow!

Eric

 

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AL San Francisco II

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/862-san-francisco-2-by-eric-al-190-sport29652/

 

MS Rattlesnake

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/868-rattlesnake-by-eric-model-shipways-164-sport29652/page-2

 

Sitting on the shelf : MS Constitution, MS Sultana,

 

Wish List : MS Essex, Confederacy, and Syren, and a Victory kit by someone ?

 

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Hi Bob

Even with the qualities of boxwood the accuracy of your planking is amazing. I'd like to sit alongside you and see how you do that so neatly. Great work, masterful.

 

Cheers

Alistair

Cheers

Alistair

 

Current Build - HMS Fly by aliluke - Victory Models - 1/64

https://modelshipworld.com/topic/34180-hms-fly-by-aliluke-victory-models-164/

Previous Build  - Armed Virginia Sloop by Model Shipways

 

Previous Build - Dutch Whaler by Sergal (hull only, no log)

 

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A big step forward. The lower hull planking on the port side has been done. This was the big test for the success of the trial and error correction process on the hull framing. With no more than a couple of the usual very slight adjustments to the framing, the planking went on smoothly. A big sigh of relief.

 

I did change my plans somewhat. For a variety of reasons, I decided not to do the area below the wales and above the copper in natural boxwood. That area will now be painted black. As a result, I did the entire lower hull with basswood planking. I also concluded that my only goals were to finish with a well faired hull with a smooth surface. This led  me to cover the framing with what can only be described as a patch work of crazy quilt planking, rather than following strict prototype planking patterns. This allowed me to cover the area rather quickly and easily.

 

After a lot of sanding (sandpaper is your good friend) and even some use of filler (ugh!), I was quite pleased with the result and see no reason to do the other side any differently. The starboard planking will be the next step.

 

Bob

 

 

 

 

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WOW Bob, didn't expect to see a planked hull!  You and Augie are picking 'em up and putting 'em down! (old American expression from the CB radio days, it means your speeding while driving)

 

Looks really good!

Wes Cook

 

Current Build: USF Constitution (Model Shipways)

USF Essex (Scratch build)

MS Syren (build log lost, need to rebuild)

 

Future Builds: MS Confederacy

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BIG congratulations on the validation of your framing efforts.  She's starting to look 'Rafined'.   You've even made ME happy!!!!!

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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