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Bob, your work is amazing! I'm going to admit... what you've been doing has been inspiring me to bash the absolute Hell out of my kit.  B)  Keep up the awesome work and momentum.

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Many thanks Dirk, Grant, Patrick and Martin for the generous comments and also to the "likes".

 

Patrick, the additional work isn't that hard, and it's a lot more fun. Go for it.

 

Martin, I'm leaning toward a minimum of planking. Some will be necessary, such as around the fore mast to support rigging eyebolts, and at the break of the deck to support the barricade and belfry. After that, we'll have to see.

 

Bob

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Fantastic work Bob!!The deck framing looks fabulous and all the work will payoff big time with the exposed areas.Thanks for the full profile shot :) She is looking wonderful B)  B)

 

Kind Regards

 

Nigel

Currently working on Royal Caroline

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Wonderful workmanship Bob. I'm so impressed with how you can build the deck off the model and make it fit so nicely.

Rusty

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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

 

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Bob,

Beautiful work on the deck framing.  Your scratchbuild work is fantastic.

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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Wonderful work!

 

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Your build looks fantastic! What of all these amazing details was included in the original kit and what is the result of your kit bashing?

 

Thomas

Current Built:   Model Shipways  Syren  (US Brig 1803)

 

Last Built:        Anfora (kit bashed)  Ictineo II  (1st steam powered submarine 1864)

 

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Thanks so much Thomas. Since I replaced all of the visible wood with boxwood and holly, there are very few parts from the kit that have been used. I have used the cannon barrels, the window frames, parts of the stove and the gratings. The gun carriages are from the Lumberyard and most every thing else is from scratch. "Improvements" from the kit so far include the full deck framing, the wood quarter galleries and the cabin interior.

 

Bob

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A small update. I've added another batch of guns at the aft end of the gun deck. They were made and rigged exactly like the first batch at the fore end. Since I really hate repetitive tasks, there will be no more guns for a while. Next, I will do the aft end of the quarter deck framing, and then likely will do some work on the hull exterior before returning to more guns.

 

Bob

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beautiful work Bob,

 

I like your woodwork Fitting out on the cabin bulkheads, and also the very nice rigging and Tackling of the gun carriages.

BTW in what scale is the Essex being built ?

 

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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Wonderful work Bob B)  B) Yes I would also be tempted to do the guns in batches,doing them all in one go would be far too much.Great full profile picture too,I don't comment on there now,just use the like button.If you delete your old post when you post a new one then the comments don't make any sense ;)

 

Kind Regards

 

Nigel

Currently working on Royal Caroline

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Thanks so much Patrick, Nils and Nigel for the kind words and continuing interest. Thanks also to the "likes". 

 

Although I know that there are many who like to use production line methods (and use them well) to do things like the guns, i"m glad to see that there are at least some others who share my aversion to repetitive tasks.

 

Nils, the Essex is at 1:76.8 scale.

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Rafine,

Its looking great, I love all the extra details.

Are all these cabin details and other extra's you have done, part of the kit plans or are they beyond what the basic kit includes, what level of bashing are you doing?

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Nice guns, Bob.  Getting those block in just right, and at a consistent distance is one of the many aspects of that repetitive job that can drive  a shipwright cross-eyed.  Looks like you nailed it.

 

Cheers,

 

Martin

Current Build:  HMS FLY 1776

 

Previous Builds:  Rattlesnake 1781

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Thanks so much Patrick, Nils and Nigel for the kind words and continuing interest. Thanks also to the "likes". 

 

Although I know that there are many who like to use production line methods (and use them well) to do things like the guns, i"m glad to see that there are at least some others who share my aversion to repetitive tasks.

 

Nils, the Essex is at 1:76.8 scale.

Very impressing work at that scale Bob,

 

I would have guest it at 1/60 or larger, I dip my hat to your acuracy and precision

 

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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Guest Tim I.

Tim, the barrels are the kit castings, but the carriages are modified from laser cut pear kits from the Lumberyard.

 

Bob

 

They look so crisp! Thank you. I am looking forward to starting this ship later this year. I am following your log with intent interest.

 

- Tim

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