Jim Lad Posted October 19 #121 Posted October 19 Very nice looking barrel, Paul. John FriedClams, Paul Le Wol, Keith Black and 2 others 4 1 Quote
Paul Le Wol Posted October 19 Author #122 Posted October 19 1 hour ago, Jim Lad said: Very nice looking barrel, Paul. John Thank you John. This was an enjoyable little project. robert952, FriedClams, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
Paul Le Wol Posted November 2 Author #123 Posted November 2 Hi Everyone. Thanks to all for your Comments and Likes. They are appreciated very much. The masts have been painted and the cleats attached. They are friction fitted into place and I don’t think that they will need to be glued. Once they were stepped I thought it would be a good time to mount the model on to the base. The base is a piece of 1/4” x 2 1/2” oak that was bought from Home Depot’s “ Hobby Department “. It was painted with Liquitex Basic Ivory Black. The stand offs are 1/16” brass rod covered with 3/32” brass tube cut to the appropriate length and then 1/8” aluminum tube was slid over that to give it a heavier look. I liked the look of the aluminum more than the brass for this boat. Don’t know if it’s a big concern but I did apply NoAlox between the brass and aluminum to prevent any possible reaction. The horse for the main sheet is made from 3/64” steel rod and the stops for the traveller ring are made from #22 ( think) steel wire that has the black coating burned off. I like it because it doesn’t need painting. Now comes the slow process of converting the blocks that I have to internally stropped. Hope to see you soon. MAGIC's Craig, Siggi52, davec and 7 others 7 3 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
FriedClams Posted November 4 #124 Posted November 4 She's looking really sweet, Paul! I like the base - long and thin like that graceful hull and it doesn't pull attention away from the model. Sort of minimalist. Gary JacquesCousteau, robert952, Paul Le Wol and 2 others 4 1 Quote Current Build Pelican Eastern-Rig Dragger Completed Scratch Builds Rangeley Guide Boat New England Stonington Dragger 1940 Auto Repair Shop Mack FK Shadowbox
Paul Le Wol Posted November 4 Author #125 Posted November 4 Hi Gary, thank you for your comment. I appreciate it very much! Keith Black, FriedClams, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
Paul Le Wol Posted November 17 Author #126 Posted November 17 (edited) Hi Everyone, I hope you are all well. Thank you for your Comments, Likes, and visits. This update is about the installation of the jib boom. The first image was clipped from a photo posted on “ villagecraftsmen.blogspot.com”. I haven’t mastered adding a link yet but on the right side of the page is a blog archive menu. These photos are under 2013 / September / NC Sharpie Schooner. Lots of interesting articles in these archives and thanks to them for sharing these high definition images. After looking at the traveler rod and car for quite some time I decided right or wrong that the car was a plate with a swivel mechanism for the jib boom attached to it. This was loosely clamped to the rod enabling boom to slide fore and aft. So the adventure of making this started. A 1/16” steel rod was slid inside a 1/8” diameter brass tube. Stakon pliers were used to squeeze the tube until it clamped the rod. The tube with the rod inside it was heated and the tube was flattened on either side of the rod in a vise. Holes were drilled in the tube and a copper loop was soldered in place while the steel rod was still inserted. A ferrule for the end of the boom was made from 3/32” brass tube I blackened the traveler car but that ended up being removed. I then assembled and primed everything but the primer didn’t stand up very well with all the handling so the primer was removed from the brass parts. They will be painted once the boom is installed and rigged. The blocks were converted to internally stropped by attaching 28 gauge annealed steel wire with CA. Wood filler and primer was applied a number of times. Every time I took a picture I would see that they needed more work. Finally they were painted with Vallejo Old Wood. They look okay if you’re riding by on a horse. The jib sheets and the lazy jacks were rigged and left to settle in. The fore boom will be next. Edited November 17 by Paul Le Wol Too many pictures ccoyle, druxey, Keith Black and 10 others 11 2 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
FriedClams Posted November 17 #127 Posted November 17 Nice solution for creating the traveler car, Paul. 40 minutes ago, Paul Le Wol said: They look okay if you’re riding by on a horse Ha, funny - but they look good to me even at a standstill and a long stare. Gary JacquesCousteau, druxey, robert952 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Current Build Pelican Eastern-Rig Dragger Completed Scratch Builds Rangeley Guide Boat New England Stonington Dragger 1940 Auto Repair Shop Mack FK Shadowbox
druxey Posted November 17 #128 Posted November 17 Just stumbled across this log. Lovely work! robert952, Keith Black, Paul Le Wol and 1 other 3 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Paul Le Wol Posted November 17 Author #129 Posted November 17 1 hour ago, FriedClams said: Nice solution for creating the traveler car, Paul. Ha, funny - but they look good to me even at a standstill and a long stare. Gary 35 minutes ago, druxey said: Just stumbled across this log. Lovely work! Gary and druxey, thank you gentlemen for your very kind words! robert952, druxey, Keith Black and 1 other 4 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
robert952 Posted November 18 #130 Posted November 18 13 hours ago, Paul Le Wol said: A ferrule for the end of the boom was made from 3/32” brass tube This is why we read these logs. This was an ah-ha! moment for me. I have a similar structure on a mast that has an iron hook at the top of the mast for the block that lifts a spar. I was wondering how to do that. Now I know. Thanks for taking the time to provide the details. It's much appreciated. FriedClams, Keith Black, JacquesCousteau and 1 other 3 1 Quote ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Robert Chenoweth Current Build: Maine Peapod; Midwest Models; 1/14 scale. In the research department: Nothing at this time. Completed models (Links to galleries): Monitor and Merrimack; Metal Earth; 1:370 and 1:390 respectively. (Link to Build Log.) Shrimp Boat; Lindbergh; 1/60 scale (as commission for my brother - a tribute to a friend of his) North Carolina Shad Boat; half hull lift; scratch built. Scale: (I forgot). Done at a class at the NC Maritime Museum. Dinghy; Midwest Models; 1/12 scale (Does LEGO Ship in a Bottle count?)
Jim Lad Posted November 18 #131 Posted November 18 That rigging's looking first class, Paul. John FriedClams, Keith Black, Paul Le Wol and 1 other 3 1 Quote
Paul Le Wol Posted November 18 Author #132 Posted November 18 8 hours ago, robert952 said: Thanks for taking the time to provide the details. It's much appreciated. 6 hours ago, Jim Lad said: That rigging's looking first class, Paul. John ‘Robert and John, thank you both for the wonderful feedback! Keith Black, robert952, FriedClams and 1 other 4 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
Paul Le Wol Posted November 27 Author #133 Posted November 27 Hi Everyone, I hope you are all well. Thank you very much for your Comments and Likes. The fore boom has been made, painted and installed. Before mounting it I wanted to rig the center board lanyard. The rope attached directly to the center board is.023” and the rest of the lanyard is.018”. I forgot to mention last time that the mast hoops were made from 3/8” styrene tube and painted with Vallejo Old Wood. When I first put them on the mast they looked a little small so I made 20 more using 7/16” styrene tube. They ended up looking too big so I went with the 3/8” ones. This is the fore boom being made I would like to thank Joe @Thistle17 for posting the photos that David Bennett of the North Carolina Maritime Museum sent him. They are on Joe’s “Florida Sharpie Fishing Schooner of 1899 “ build log. They help a lot with trying to understand how these boats were rigged. The fore boom topping lift runs through an 1/8 inch block mounted on the main mast. The rope used is .013”. I’m guessing about how the lazy jacks are routed and tied off. Using 3/16” blocks at the top of the masts and bringing them down to a cleat. It is a real balancing act to get the sheets, lazy jacks and topping lift all tensioned properly. The main boom is being worked on but before it is installed I would like to finish the stove pipe on the cabin roof and the rudder. Thank you for dropping by and hope to see you soon. Harvey Golden, JacquesCousteau, druxey and 11 others 14 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
Keith Black Posted November 27 #134 Posted November 27 Such a beauty, Paul. druxey, Paul Le Wol, mtaylor and 2 others 4 1 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Paul Le Wol Posted November 27 Author #135 Posted November 27 1 hour ago, Keith Black said: Such a beauty, Paul. Thanks so much Keith, you are very kind. robert952, FriedClams, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
druxey Posted November 27 #136 Posted November 27 I echo what has been said already! robert952, mtaylor, Keith Black and 2 others 4 1 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Seventynet Posted November 28 #137 Posted November 28 Awsome! FriedClams, mtaylor, Keith Black and 2 others 4 1 Quote Builds in progress - Speedwell - by Syren Ship Model Company Builds completed - Hayling Hoy - by David Antscherl - Naval Cutter Cheerful - by Syren Ship Model Company - Cape Cod Catboat - by Bluejacket - Gokstad - by Dusek - Ship's Boat - by Dusek - Brazzera - by MarisStella
Paul Le Wol Posted November 28 Author #138 Posted November 28 2 hours ago, druxey said: I echo what has been said already! 28 minutes ago, Seventynet said: Awsome! ‘David and Ian, thank you very much. Your comments mean a lot to me! druxey, Keith Black, robert952 and 2 others 5 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
davec Posted November 28 #139 Posted November 28 Paul - You do incredible work. The masting, spars, and rigging look tremendous. Paul Le Wol, robert952, Keith Black and 1 other 3 1 Quote Current builds: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Halberstadt Cl.II Model Shipways 1/48 Longboat Model Shipways 1/24 Grand Banks Dory Soon to start: Fully framed Echo Completed builds: Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia Wingnut Wings AMC DH9 East Coast Oyster Sharpie Echo Cross Section 1/48 Scratchbuilt Hannah from Hahn plans 1/64 Kitbashed Rattlesnake from Bob Hunt practicum 1/64 Brig Supply
Paul Le Wol Posted November 28 Author #140 Posted November 28 1 hour ago, davec said: Paul - You do incredible work. The masting, spars, and rigging look tremendous. ‘Dave, thank you very. I really appreciate your support. Keith Black, FriedClams and robert952 3 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
FriedClams Posted November 30 #141 Posted November 30 Very nice, Paul - everything looks great! Gary robert952, Knocklouder, Paul Le Wol and 2 others 4 1 Quote Current Build Pelican Eastern-Rig Dragger Completed Scratch Builds Rangeley Guide Boat New England Stonington Dragger 1940 Auto Repair Shop Mack FK Shadowbox
Paul Le Wol Posted November 30 Author #142 Posted November 30 2 hours ago, FriedClams said: Very nice, Paul - everything looks great! Gary Thank you very much Gary. Hope you’re having a great Thanksgiving weekend! FriedClams, Canute, robert952 and 1 other 3 1 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
Paul Le Wol Posted December 4 Author #143 Posted December 4 Hi Everyone, wishing you all well. Thank you all for the Comments and Likes. This build seems to be coming together quickly. This update consists of a bunch of little things. The first thing that I wanted to do was to tie off the standing ends of the lazy jacks to the foremast. Too many ropes and not enough cleats. The ropes were marked where they pass the center of the cleats and tied together on the marks. The pairs of ropes on each side of the mast were then pulled down and hooked under the cleats Rope coils should hide this indiscretion. The stove pipe on the cabin roof is made from excess parts of carrier sheets and a thumb tack. After priming, the parts that are supposed to be made of metal were painted with Vallejo Steel Grey. The dredge rollers are made from aluminum tubes telescoping from 1/8” down to 1/16” with #22 wire acting as an axle. The rudder was glued into place with CA and the main sheet horse was also attached with CA. And finally the main boom was mounted. A piece of #22 wire is used for a pin to secure it to the mast. The lazy jacks were threaded onto the boom first. Once again the rope is allowed the settle into place. The gaffs will be next. Hope to see you then! JacquesCousteau, davec, KentM and 12 others 11 4 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
Rick310 Posted December 4 #144 Posted December 4 Beautiful work!! Rick druxey, Canute, Paul Le Wol and 4 others 6 1 Quote
Paul Le Wol Posted December 5 Author #145 Posted December 5 1 hour ago, Rick310 said: Beautiful work!! Rick Thank you Rick. I really appreciate your comment! Canute, davec, Keith Black and 2 others 5 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
Jim Lad Posted December 5 #146 Posted December 5 Just superb, Paul! John Canute, robert952, Paul Le Wol and 3 others 5 1 Quote
Keith Black Posted December 5 #147 Posted December 5 She gets more beautiful with each new post. Paul Le Wol, FriedClams, robert952 and 2 others 4 1 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
alde Posted December 5 #148 Posted December 5 Wow, that is really attractive. Paul Le Wol, FriedClams, Keith Black and 2 others 4 1 Quote The heart is happiest when the head and the hands work together. Al Current Builds: HMS Halifax 1/48 POF Lumberyard Kit Model Shipways Glad Tidings Acoustic Guitar Build FINISHED
Paul Le Wol Posted December 5 Author #149 Posted December 5 12 hours ago, Rick310 said: Beautiful work!! 10 hours ago, Jim Lad said: Just superb, Paul! John 8 hours ago, Keith Black said: She gets more beautiful with each new post. 8 hours ago, alde said: Wow, that is really attractive. Rick, John, Keith, and Al. Thank you so much for your great Comments! FriedClams, robert952, Canute and 1 other 4 Quote Regards……..Paul Completed Builds Glad Tidings Model Shipways. - Nordland Boat. Billings Boats . - HM Cutter Cheerful-1806 Syren Model Ship Company.
FriedClams Posted December 5 #150 Posted December 5 15 hours ago, Keith Black said: She gets more beautiful with each new post. What Keith said. Simply wonderful work, Paul! Gary Canute, robert952, Keith Black and 1 other 3 1 Quote Current Build Pelican Eastern-Rig Dragger Completed Scratch Builds Rangeley Guide Boat New England Stonington Dragger 1940 Auto Repair Shop Mack FK Shadowbox
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