Hunt270 Posted June 28, 2023 Share #1 Posted June 28, 2023 Hey everyone! Longtime lurker, first time logger. Bought the Terror and Endurance a while back and now have the workbench clear for some building. I have been follwoing closely all the other finished and in-progress Endurance builds, all looking fantastic! I won't make every modification to make the model perfect, but will try adding what makes sense when I get to it. Would love to also experiment with some 3D printing of smaller parts and non-included bits to really bring the model to life. Been going back and forth between adding the ribs to the hull, and doing the decks while it's drying. I am using some cobblers glue for the decking and I was not expecting just how sticky and smelly it would be. Thankfully I have a covered fire escape out the back that I tranferred the gluing operation to. One thing I have done with all but one deck piece is cutting out the wrong bits. I had to replank 3 different areas because I'm just in the zone trimming the wood! Thankfully it just adds to the model, as I'm sure fixes were made along it's journey. I will try and update as I go, but I'm so bad at remembering to take photos. Will Snug Harbor Johnny, clearway, Cathead and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearway Posted June 28, 2023 Share #2 Posted June 28, 2023 Welcome to the Endurance club- really must get back onto mine, but building a 3.8 metre x 2.4 metre garden room/ workshop (12 feet x 8 feet old school measurements) over the past month so no shipyard time. Keith Hunt270 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GalliumSphinx Posted June 29, 2023 Share #3 Posted June 29, 2023 Looking good Hunt, a model in progress is better than a model in the box. I'm currently working on this same kit as my first model and I'm nearing completion. As a newbie I've missed many opportunities to improve upon the model, I'm considering doing a scratch build at a larger scale in the future after finishing a couple more kits I purchased. Use that 3D printer, you're fortunate to have such a versatile tool to create so many extra details and improve the parts in the kit. My build log kind of died out trying to find time for everything between work and school, but your works station is way better than mine and I'm sure your model will be too! looking forward to following along! clearway and Hunt270 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt270 Posted June 30, 2023 Author Share #4 Posted June 30, 2023 Thanks for the warm replies! Excited to keep building. This weekend is fairly open so I will have plenty of time at the workbench. I did notice after my last post I put the decking on the wrong side of one of the decks. So I scraped the entire thing off and redid it. Now all 3 test fit rather well into the hull. Next steps are to varnish them and glue them in place. I will be adding the proper paneling onto the walls as you can see in some of the photos. Slowly adding things to the change list as I research more about the ship. Does anyone know a good resource for 3D files for ship modeling? A lot of my googling hasn't turned up anything decent. I did find some Terror figures I've saved for that build. Perhaps I'll have to learn some basic 3D modeling... Thanks for reading, Will clearway and Knocklouder 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathead Posted June 30, 2023 Share #5 Posted June 30, 2023 Looks like a nice start, always been fascinated by this vessel. 3D printing's out of my league, though. Hunt270 1 Quote Eric Current builds: scratchbuilt Missouri River steamboat Peerless (1893); 1:1 scale timber-framed outdoor kitchen Nautical builds (kits): USS Cairo; NRG capstan project; NRG half-hull; Viking longship; US revenue cutter; 18th century longboat; Bounty launch Missouri River craft (scratchbuilt): 1853 Missouri River steamboat Arabia; 1865 steamboat Bertrand; Lewis & Clark barge; keelboat; 1876 steamboat Far West Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomculb Posted June 30, 2023 Share #6 Posted June 30, 2023 Welcome to the Endurance crowd Will. Your progress looks really good, especially the deck planking. I haven't posted in several weeks, since summer has provided me with too many tantalizing distractions away from the shipyard. I started another post about two weeks ago, but I've been too distracted to do even that. Short report is that I'm still planking the hull. Looking forward to following your build. Hunt270 1 Quote Tom ________________________________________________________________________________________ Current build:: Shackleton's Endurance -- OcCre Completed: USS Constitution cross section -- Model Shipways Peterboro Canoe -- Midwest Models Bluenose -- Artesania Latina Joshua Slocumb’s Spray -- BlueJacket J Boat Endeavor -- Amati Other Wright Flyer -- Model Airways Yacht America -- Model Shipways Brig Niagara -- Model Shipways Sopwith Camel -- Hasegawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt270 Posted July 10, 2023 Author Share #7 Posted July 10, 2023 Hey everyone! Finally got some time to work on the ship. My AC went out and it's been way to hot to do much of anything other than sweat. But, I did manage to get the decking glued down (Need to get bigger clamps!), added boards to the walls(?), and painted them white. The paint from OcCre ran especially thin and seemed to clump up a little bit as well. A bit of sanding will help and i may add some weathering to make the seems between boards pop. Next steps is sanding everything to get prepped for planking. Unsure if I will do it the way the guide says, or try my hand at planking it more realistically. Cathead, ccoyle, Tomculb and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clearway Posted July 10, 2023 Share #8 Posted July 10, 2023 if you look through my log you will see the difference if planking more realistically by tapering the planks (this was one of the most pleasant hulls i have planked) Keith Hunt270 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt270 Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted July 31, 2023 Finally! After three hot and humid weeks my air conditioning has been repaired. We stayed cool in the living room, but unfortunately my workshop is in a poorly designed room that gets up at almost 90! I am back on track with the model. Still unsure if I will add some more definition to the white planks, but for now I'm moving on to lots of sanding, wish me luck. Will Cathead and clearway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theoracle09 Posted August 8, 2023 Share #10 Posted August 8, 2023 On 6/30/2023 at 9:56 AM, Hunt270 said: Does anyone know a good resource for 3D files for ship modeling? A lot of my googling hasn't turned up anything decent. I did find some Terror figures I've saved for that build. Perhaps I'll have to learn some basic 3D modeling... Hi Will, your Endurance is coming along nicely! I just started my own log for her and am waiting for the kit to arrive. As for 3D printing, do you know about Thingiverse? There aren't too many ship modeling specific things there (that I've been able to find anyway), but it has virtually everything else. For modelling, if you're going to get into it, I highly suggest learning Blender. It's free, open source, and there's enough tutorial material out there you could very quickly get up to speed to making basic structures. For example, this kit will have you use a 12mm dowel to make the smoke stack, or funnel, which is round. On the real ship though the funnel is a rounded rectangle. Just yesterday I designed and printed a new funnel (posted the pics to my log), and I think it really adds a lot to the realism of the end result that we're all striving for. I'd be happy to send you the file for you to print if you'd like. I plan on designing and/or printing all kinds of stuff to help out. Tools, jigs, replacement parts, you name it. If you have any questions on using Blender (I have 5+ years experience with it) feel free to ask! I'll definitely be following along as you progress! Hunt270 and clearway 2 Quote -Josh Current Build: Endurance - OcCre Newport - Mamoli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt270 Posted August 14, 2023 Author Share #11 Posted August 14, 2023 On 8/8/2023 at 12:51 PM, theoracle09 said: Hi Will, your Endurance is coming along nicely! I just started my own log for her and am waiting for the kit to arrive. As for 3D printing, do you know about Thingiverse? There aren't too many ship modeling specific things there (that I've been able to find anyway), but it has virtually everything else. For modelling, if you're going to get into it, I highly suggest learning Blender. It's free, open source, and there's enough tutorial material out there you could very quickly get up to speed to making basic structures. For example, this kit will have you use a 12mm dowel to make the smoke stack, or funnel, which is round. On the real ship though the funnel is a rounded rectangle. Just yesterday I designed and printed a new funnel (posted the pics to my log), and I think it really adds a lot to the realism of the end result that we're all striving for. I'd be happy to send you the file for you to print if you'd like. I plan on designing and/or printing all kinds of stuff to help out. Tools, jigs, replacement parts, you name it. If you have any questions on using Blender (I have 5+ years experience with it) feel free to ask! I'll definitely be following along as you progress! That's excellent! I've been printing for a few years, but never got into the 3D design side of things. I would definitely love to include your designs on my model. I recently got the 'South with Endurance' book and have been going through that taking some notes. I will check out your log and follow along as well. I've been thinking of finally checking out some Blender tutorials for years, maybe nows the time. Log update: - Working on it slowly, sanding has to be done outside the apartment and its hot out here! clearway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunt270 Posted August 24, 2023 Author Share #12 Posted August 24, 2023 Log update time! Been working closely with @theoracle09 who has designed some awesome 3D models I have printed for the ship. These include the Smokestack, capstan, and some stanchions. He's currently helping me learn Blender and I hope we can create some of the harder to replicate bits that will really bring our models to life. In terms of the ship I am focusing on all the things I can build seperate from the hull to be attached later on. Since a lot of it is smaller you really get a better sense of progress as you go through each thing. I'm saving all the planking for when it's cooler and I have a bit more time in the day to do it right. Will Cathead, theoracle09 and clearway 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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