rlwhitt Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share #31 Posted December 19, 2023 (edited) Deadeyes and Head Works I have done all the deadeyes and chain plates, plus all the gun port doors that sit under the channels. I put these on now since they are a bit protected by the channels, but will wait until near the end to put on the batch that are out in the open. Otherwise I'll just knock them off! This is a sample section: Have also fixed the rudder. I chose to go with copper tape strips for the pintles and gudgeons rather than brass (easier to work with) and some bits of toothpick for the hinges. Next up I went back to the Head Works and bowsprit to get most of that area completed. Left to do are the more fragile bits like the boomkins and horse rails - will do those and some of the other more wispy stuff last. Edited December 19, 2023 by rlwhitt Freebird, jfhealey, mugje and 4 others 6 1 Quote Rick Current Build: MS Mayflower II Completed: MS USF Essex, MS USS Constitution Cross Section, MS 18th Century Armed Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schooner Posted December 20, 2023 Share #32 Posted December 20, 2023 Thanks, that's what I was hoping to hear. I do have a "Sand-it" and it has been good for detail work. mtaylor 1 Quote Tim Current build: Continental Navy Frigate ALFRED (build log) Past builds: Steam Tug SEGUIN (build log in the kits 1850-1900 section) Liberty Ship SS Stephen Hopkins (Gallery & Build Log) USS Basilone (DD-824) (Gallery & Build Log) USS Olympia (Gallery) USS Kirk (FF-1087) (Gallery & Build Log) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlwhitt Posted January 6 Author Share #33 Posted January 6 Completion Fini! Well, except for a stern lantern. The britannia metal one in the kit was about as sad as the quarter gallery parts, so had to be replaced. Found one the right style and size from Caldercraft and it's winging it's way from the UK so it'll get fitted (along with some cat head lions) when it gets here. I have not made this a detailed log so I've missed a lot of specific comments on this kit, so I'll try to summarize here. All in all an enjoyable kit to build for me. I'd say there were a number of design issues and plan mismatches (none too big) and some part quality (metal) issues that made it necessary to bash and scratch a little bit. There were a few places where you'd expect a recently designed kit to have some parts laser cut at least a starter but expected you to make from stock. Not a big deal, but if you expect a lot of hand holding and perfect detail in instructions you could get a bit frustrated. Not a beginner project! One nice thing is that where some parts might be a challenge to finish there were ample spares laser cut, and plenty of extra strip stock left over. I strayed a bit in places like not doing the hammock netting (I hate those things). Maybe not as accurate, at least not according to plan, but it pleases me. I also didn't do the ship's boat, but the kit includes one. It has it hanging from the stern davits, but I didn't like the look of it there, obscuring the stern works. I'm going to take a short breather and build a plastic model of my Miata that I scored at a club raffle, then plow back in with the Shipways Mayflower. That will be a different sort of challenge as I will rig it, but then I'll escape back into hull model world with the USF Confederacy. Thanks all for the looks, likes, and comments! Thukydides, dvm27, DanB and 12 others 8 7 Quote Rick Current Build: MS Mayflower II Completed: MS USF Essex, MS USS Constitution Cross Section, MS 18th Century Armed Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 6 Share #34 Posted January 6 Extraordinary result, Rick! Your skills are top-shelf! AJohnson 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Hawker Hurricane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlwhitt Posted January 6 Author Share #35 Posted January 6 12 hours ago, ccoyle said: Extraordinary result, Rick! Your skills are top-shelf! Thank you Chris! AJohnson 1 Quote Rick Current Build: MS Mayflower II Completed: MS USF Essex, MS USS Constitution Cross Section, MS 18th Century Armed Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schooner Posted January 6 Share #36 Posted January 6 VERY nice job Rick! After seeing your results I'll probably make this my next build. AJohnson 1 Quote Tim Current build: Continental Navy Frigate ALFRED (build log) Past builds: Steam Tug SEGUIN (build log in the kits 1850-1900 section) Liberty Ship SS Stephen Hopkins (Gallery & Build Log) USS Basilone (DD-824) (Gallery & Build Log) USS Olympia (Gallery) USS Kirk (FF-1087) (Gallery & Build Log) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJohnson Posted January 6 Share #37 Posted January 6 Brilliant build Rick. Quote Andrew Current builds:- HM Cutter Trial - Vanguard models (1/64), HMAV Bounty - Caldercraft (1/64), Hawker-Typhoon-1b-"Car-Door" - Airfix (1/24) Completed (Ship):- "Nisha" - Vanguard Models (1/64), HMS Orestes (Mars) - Caldercraft (1/64), HM Cutter Sherbourne - Caldercraft (1/64), TSS Earnslaw - Paper Shipwright (1/250), Puffer "Starlight" - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Completed (Non-Ship):-Blackburn Buccaneer S.2C - Airfix (1/48), Bristol Beaufort - Airfix (1/72), Mosquito B.XVI - Airfix (1/72), , Sea-Harrier-FRS1 - Airfix (1/72), Grumman F6F-5 Hellcat - Airfix (1/24), De Havilland Chipmunk T.10 - Airfix (1/48), Flamborough Head Lighthouse - Paper Shipwright (1/250) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlwhitt Posted January 6 Author Share #38 Posted January 6 Thanks Tim and Andrew! Even though I had a few nits to pick, I would recommend it. AJohnson 1 Quote Rick Current Build: MS Mayflower II Completed: MS USF Essex, MS USS Constitution Cross Section, MS 18th Century Armed Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted January 10 Share #39 Posted January 10 That's is truly a fantastic result! Congratulations! rlwhitt and AJohnson 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Ensign Posted January 10 Share #40 Posted January 10 Great looking build Rick, a very nice job, well done! 👍 B.E. AJohnson and rlwhitt 2 Quote Current Build: HMS Indefatigable-1794-by-blue-ensign-vanguard-models-164-scale Medway-longboat-1742-by-blue-ensign-½”-scale Completed builds: HMS Sphinx 1775 by Blue Ensign. 1:64 scale - Vanguard Models Queen-Anne-Royal-Barge-circa-1700-by-Blue-Ensign Fifie fishing boat Lady Eleanor Muirneag-1903-–-a-scottish-zulu-fishing-boat-164-scale-based-on-the-vanguard-models-zulu-kit/ HM Cutter Alert 1777 HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 18th-century-English-longboat-by-Blue-Ensign-ms-148-scale/ finished 18thc English Pinnace by Blue Ensign-Model-Shipways-1:24 scale/ finished HMS-Pegasus-by-Blue-Ensign-finished-Victory-Models-1:64-scale/ Heller Seventy-four 1:150 scale - modified Le Superbe/Le Glorieux kit after Boudriot, waterline setting with sails. The schooner Pickle, Jotika pob kit 1:64 scale, my interpretation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Matson Posted January 10 Share #41 Posted January 10 Way to go, what a great job! rlwhitt and AJohnson 2 Quote Geoff NRG member #2666Current build : USS Constitution Finished builds: Armed Virginia Sloop (in gallery) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlwhitt Posted January 10 Author Share #42 Posted January 10 Much Thanks, mugje, B.E. and Geoff! AJohnson and mugje 2 Quote Rick Current Build: MS Mayflower II Completed: MS USF Essex, MS USS Constitution Cross Section, MS 18th Century Armed Longboat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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