albert Posted September 27, 2016 Share #1921 Posted September 27, 2016 Hi Ed your metal work is fantastic. CaptainSteve, EdT, ggrieco and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted September 27, 2016 Share #1922 Posted September 27, 2016 Welcome back, Ed. Very nice whiskers indeed! EdT, mtaylor, ggrieco and 2 others 5 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahuna Posted September 27, 2016 Share #1923 Posted September 27, 2016 Great work, as usual, Ed. Hand- shaping the whisker booms must have been difficult. I'd love to see any holding device you used while working on the booms. mtaylor, EdT, CaptainSteve and 1 other 4 Quote Frank Completed: Skipjack Kathryn; Dunbrody Sectional Model; Paragon (modified Mayflower) Scratch Build; Planning a Sectional Model of Dunbrody NRG Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share #1924 Posted September 28, 2016 Thanks, Guys. Now, if I can just keep from snagging my shirt cuff on them. No special holders Frank - just the vise shown in the pictures. I may have used a small hand vise shown in an earlier post to finish the cleats. The pieces were not too difficult to make. I suppose they could have been milled to make very precise shapes, but I am trying to use hand methods where feasible in the interests of non-machinist future readers of the book and also because the originals were probably manually forged and would have that look. Ed ggrieco, Mirabell61, Erebus and Terror and 2 others 5 Quote All EdT posted material Copyright 2016 Edward J Tosti Young America - extreme clipper 1853 Young America POB Version Modeling the Extreme Clipper Young America Vol 1 1:60 HMS Naiad 1797 The Naiad Frigate Vol I The Naiad Frigate Vol II1:96 Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwiederrich Posted September 28, 2016 Share #1925 Posted September 28, 2016 It's all in the details.... Great job Ed...and glad you're back. I was just telling my wife that since I just finished the bath remodel...I'm getting back to working on the Great Republic myself. I did have one question....I'm assuming these and some earlier details will be outlined in your next follow-up book on the subject? Rob mtaylor and ggrieco 2 Quote Current build: Build log: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/25382-glory-of-the-seas-medium-clipper-1869-by-rwiederrich-196 Finished build: Build log: of 1/128th Great Republic: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13740-great-republic-by-rwiederrich-four-masted-extreme-clipper-1853/# Current build(On hold): Build log: 1/96 Donald McKay:http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/4522-donald-mckay-medium-clipper-by-rwiederrich-1855/ Completed build: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/475-196-cutty-sark-plastic/ The LORD said, "See, I have set (them) aside...with skills of all kinds, to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maury S Posted September 28, 2016 Share #1926 Posted September 28, 2016 Ed, Short-sleeved shirts only! Maury mtaylor, EdT and ggrieco 3 Quote Current diversion: Anchor Hoy c 1815 - 1825 1:48 scale Recent Builds: Fair American: 18th C. Longboat: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2284-longboat-18th-c-by-maury-modelshipways-by-chuck/ Echo Cross Section: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/513-echo-cross-section-by-maury/ Emma C. Berry http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/203-emma-c-berry-132-pof-by-maury/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erebus and Terror Posted September 28, 2016 Share #1927 Posted September 28, 2016 Very nice work indeed! mtaylor, ggrieco and EdT 3 Quote Building Terror Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share #1928 Posted September 28, 2016 Thank you all. Good advice, Maury - climate permitting of course. Rob, everything after Volume I before starting masts and rigging will be included in Volume II - with of, course, all the drawings for that work. Only a few tasks now remain to get to that point. Stream anchor, mounting the anchors and chain, swinging boom brackets are about it. If you have Vol I you will be aware that the level of descriptions in the book are far more complete than the overviews given here in the build log. Ed PeteB, druxey, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote All EdT posted material Copyright 2016 Edward J Tosti Young America - extreme clipper 1853 Young America POB Version Modeling the Extreme Clipper Young America Vol 1 1:60 HMS Naiad 1797 The Naiad Frigate Vol I The Naiad Frigate Vol II1:96 Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted October 4, 2016 Author Share #1929 Posted October 4, 2016 Young America - extreme clipper 1853Part 177 – Mounting Bower Anchors The plan has been to suspend the wood stocked bower anchor from the starboard cathead as depicted in the picture of the ship docked at San Francisco. The iron stock anchor is to be placed in its storage position on the port side of the forecastle. The first picture shows mounting chocks and two securing eyebolts for anchor storage. The next picture shows the iron-stocked bower anchor in position, secured by a rope lashing to eyebolts on the margin plank. The positioning and means of securing the anchors is somewhat speculative, but typical. In the next picture, eyebolts have been installed below the arms and a lashing is being touched with thinned white glue to secure the seizing. In the next picture, the starboard anchor has been suspended from the trip chain on the cathead. The cable chain is also threaded on to the shackle. This shackle has a threaded bolt which will be trimmed to size later. A hooked brass rod can be seen inserted from above the windlass through the hawse hole to fish the chain under the forecastle. The next picture shows the chain pulled through over the top of the windlass. The string shown in the picture has been threaded over the windlass so the chain can be taken over for another turn. In the next picture the chain has been wound over the windlass and dropped through the chain tube to the hold. The last picture shows the suspended anchor ready for release. The shackle bolt remains untrimmed at this stage. The next step will be to make and install the smaller stream anchor. Ed fnick, Elia, SailorGreg and 46 others 49 Quote All EdT posted material Copyright 2016 Edward J Tosti Young America - extreme clipper 1853 Young America POB Version Modeling the Extreme Clipper Young America Vol 1 1:60 HMS Naiad 1797 The Naiad Frigate Vol I The Naiad Frigate Vol II1:96 Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chasseur Posted October 4, 2016 Share #1930 Posted October 4, 2016 *Simply Outstanding work* ...Ed As a ship in bottle modeler I always pick up tips and techniques from Gents like yourself! CaptainSteve, WackoWolf, EdT and 2 others 5 Quote A mighty fortress is our God a bulwark never failing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahuna Posted October 4, 2016 Share #1931 Posted October 4, 2016 Beautiful, Ed. The realism in Young America continues to amaze me. CaptainSteve, EdT, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Frank Completed: Skipjack Kathryn; Dunbrody Sectional Model; Paragon (modified Mayflower) Scratch Build; Planning a Sectional Model of Dunbrody NRG Member Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albert Posted October 4, 2016 Share #1932 Posted October 4, 2016 Wonderful work Ed, very very nice. ggrieco, CaptainSteve, WackoWolf and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WackoWolf Posted October 4, 2016 Share #1933 Posted October 4, 2016 What everyone else is saying. ggrieco, EdT, CaptainSteve and 1 other 4 Quote Wacko Joe Go MSW :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted October 4, 2016 Share #1934 Posted October 4, 2016 Ed, You continue to bring smiles to many faces here at MSW, not to mention a high bench mark for all to reach for. Is there a future home already determined for this beauty? Next time someone asks for a definition of museum quality on one of the forums here, I will respond that they should look at your build log as a prime example. Allan CaptainSteve, ggrieco, Piet and 3 others 6 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwiederrich Posted October 4, 2016 Share #1935 Posted October 4, 2016 Amazing work Ed...... Rob ggrieco, EdT, CaptainSteve and 1 other 4 Quote Current build: Build log: https://modelshipworld.com/topic/25382-glory-of-the-seas-medium-clipper-1869-by-rwiederrich-196 Finished build: Build log: of 1/128th Great Republic: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13740-great-republic-by-rwiederrich-four-masted-extreme-clipper-1853/# Current build(On hold): Build log: 1/96 Donald McKay:http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/4522-donald-mckay-medium-clipper-by-rwiederrich-1855/ Completed build: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/475-196-cutty-sark-plastic/ The LORD said, "See, I have set (them) aside...with skills of all kinds, to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvm27 Posted October 4, 2016 Share #1936 Posted October 4, 2016 Usually I just check the like button but every now and them I have to comment on a particularly nice detail. Well done, Sir! mtaylor, CaptainSteve, EdT and 1 other 4 Quote GregwebsiteAdmiralty Modelsmoderator Echo Cross-section buildAdmiralty Models Cross-section BuildFinished buildPegasus, 1776, cross-sectionCurrent buildSpeedwell, 1752 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erebus and Terror Posted October 4, 2016 Share #1937 Posted October 4, 2016 This is amazing work Ed, really stunning! Did you make the chain, too? EdT, mtaylor, CaptainSteve and 1 other 4 Quote Building Terror Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlocked123 Posted October 4, 2016 Share #1938 Posted October 4, 2016 E&T - A better question is did Ed smelt the iron to make the chain! Ed - unbelievably fantastic. You not only set the bar but give us tools, steps, and instruction on how someday we might hope to achieve something close. You have my KUDOS! Thanks, John CaptainSteve, Chasseur, dgbot and 4 others 7 Quote Member: Connecticut Marine Model Society Nautical Research Guild Model Ship World "So we beat on, boats against the current, bourne back ceaselessly into the past" F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby "If at first you don’t succeed.......skydiving is probably not for you” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share #1939 Posted October 5, 2016 (edited) Thank you everyone for your very generous comments and for all the likes. They keep raising the bar for me. No, E&T, making chain is above my pay grade. The purchased, studded, copper chain used is particularly nice, 10 lpi from Caldercraft in Cornwall. Allan, I'm overwhelmed. Thank you. No, there is no home for the model, except to say that one must either be found or one of us will need to move out. She is going to be big. Fortunately, that problem is a couple years off - at least. Thank you, Greg. Likes are very welcome but comments are always better - and especially questions. The last tasks to complete the work needed for Volume II is finished except for a dozen or so of those pesky belaying pins. Stream Anchor and swinging boom iron work were completed this week and will be posted soon. Thanks, again, Ed Edited October 5, 2016 by EdT PeteB, Piet, mmdd and 10 others 13 Quote All EdT posted material Copyright 2016 Edward J Tosti Young America - extreme clipper 1853 Young America POB Version Modeling the Extreme Clipper Young America Vol 1 1:60 HMS Naiad 1797 The Naiad Frigate Vol I The Naiad Frigate Vol II1:96 Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted October 5, 2016 Share #1940 Posted October 5, 2016 Wunderbar Ed, !! beautiful work, a pleasure to look at.... Nils PeteB, Piet, ggrieco and 3 others 6 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archjofo Posted October 6, 2016 Share #1941 Posted October 6, 2016 Hi Ed, it is always a great pleasure to admire your fantastic work. CaptainSteve, mtaylor, PeteB and 3 others 6 Quote Best regards Johann Video: La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette of 1827 - naval artillery La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette - Construction of long boat La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette - Construction of the masts La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette - 2019 La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette - standing rigging - part 1 La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette - standing rigging - part 2 La Créole - Scale 1/48, French corvette - standing rigging - part 3 See also our german forum for Sailing Ship Modeling and History: www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted October 7, 2016 Author Share #1942 Posted October 7, 2016 Thank you Nils, Johann and all the recent likes. Ed ggrieco, mtaylor, Mirabell61 and 1 other 4 Quote All EdT posted material Copyright 2016 Edward J Tosti Young America - extreme clipper 1853 Young America POB Version Modeling the Extreme Clipper Young America Vol 1 1:60 HMS Naiad 1797 The Naiad Frigate Vol I The Naiad Frigate Vol II1:96 Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
druxey Posted October 7, 2016 Share #1943 Posted October 7, 2016 Beautiful work as always, Ed. Would the ends of the anchor stock have been rounded off? ggrieco, mtaylor, egen and 1 other 4 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted October 10, 2016 Author Share #1944 Posted October 10, 2016 Hi Druxey, I'm a bit behind in responding. I rounded the wood stock slightly. Have seen many different examples. Ed mtaylor, druxey and ggrieco 3 Quote All EdT posted material Copyright 2016 Edward J Tosti Young America - extreme clipper 1853 Young America POB Version Modeling the Extreme Clipper Young America Vol 1 1:60 HMS Naiad 1797 The Naiad Frigate Vol I The Naiad Frigate Vol II1:96 Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted October 11, 2016 Author Share #1945 Posted October 11, 2016 Young America - extreme clipper 1853Part 178 – Stream Anchor Ships like Young America carried several anchors. The two bower anchors for the model were covered in an earlier post. One stream anchor, one-third the size of the bowers was also modeled. These anchors were used for warping or sometimes for short mooring in very calm waters and winds. Obviously these would be much easier to handle than the large heavy bowers. There were other smaller types but I settled on just the three. The stream anchor was cut in one piece from a .032" thick plate of hard brass. The outline was drawn on a blackened portion of the plate and cut with a jewelers saw as shown below. The larger anchors were made in two pieces and soldered to save material and for the straightness of the bar shank, but with the smaller anchor this method made sense. The next picture shows the anchor and two oversized flukes cut from a thinner sheet. These were oversized realizing the clamping for soldering would not be precise. They would be filed to the final size after soldering. The soldering set upis shown below. The next picture shows the fabricated anchor. The stock and the shackle on this anchor are soldered on. The last picture shows the anchor being secured on the starboard side in the vacated space used by the suspended bower anchor. With all anchors stored, this small anchor would probably have been lashed to the shank of one of the bowers. Next chore: Making and fitting the supports for the swinging booms, that is, the fore lower studding sail booms. Ed mtaylor, Maury S, russ and 30 others 33 Quote All EdT posted material Copyright 2016 Edward J Tosti Young America - extreme clipper 1853 Young America POB Version Modeling the Extreme Clipper Young America Vol 1 1:60 HMS Naiad 1797 The Naiad Frigate Vol I The Naiad Frigate Vol II1:96 Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted October 11, 2016 Share #1946 Posted October 11, 2016 Ed Your metal work is every bit as exceptional as your wood work. Allan mmdd, jansmiss, CaptainSteve and 2 others 5 Quote PLEASE take 30 SECONDS and sign up for the epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series. Click on http://trafalgar.tv There is no cost other than the 30 seconds of your time. THANK YOU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael mott Posted October 11, 2016 Share #1947 Posted October 11, 2016 Doing a little catching up Ed. As always it is such a good thing to visit your build. A nice touch on the milled cleats, and also the pins in the tiny shackles. The thing that always gets me is how clean you manage to keep everything looking. Wonderful workmanship. Michael Jack12477, mmdd, Piet and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giampieroricci Posted October 12, 2016 Share #1948 Posted October 12, 2016 your job is simply a marvel! mtaylor, mmdd, CaptainSteve and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share #1949 Posted October 13, 2016 Thank you all for the posts and likes. Allan, you're giving me a complex. Micheal, nice to see you back online. Ed ggrieco, mmdd, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote All EdT posted material Copyright 2016 Edward J Tosti Young America - extreme clipper 1853 Young America POB Version Modeling the Extreme Clipper Young America Vol 1 1:60 HMS Naiad 1797 The Naiad Frigate Vol I The Naiad Frigate Vol II1:96 Victory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erebus and Terror Posted October 13, 2016 Share #1950 Posted October 13, 2016 (edited) You make the best anchors. Superb. Edited October 13, 2016 by E&T CaptainSteve, ggrieco and mtaylor 3 Quote Building Terror Blog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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