threebs Posted July 11, 2023 Share #1 Posted July 11, 2023 The 74 gun New York was never finished. She remained on the stocks until her destruction in April 1861 along with 10 other ships at Gosport (now Norfolk) Harbor. Research seems to indicate that she was being razzeed in preparation for conversion to a Steam Frigate. This build will reflect as she might have been had she been completed and launched. Seahawk1313, Hartron, GrandpaPhil and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seahawk1313 Posted July 11, 2023 Share #2 Posted July 11, 2023 I always love your Ships of the Lines. Glad to see you posting a new one! - Hal mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share #3 Posted July 11, 2023 I did the Merrimack before this, 16 months to build AJohnson, mtaylor, Seahawk1313 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted July 11, 2023 Author Share #4 Posted July 11, 2023 New York Great seal about as good as something this small is going to get. (for my skills anyway!) GrandpaPhil, Roger Pellett, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted July 11, 2023 Share #5 Posted July 11, 2023 Very cool build! mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted July 14, 2023 Author Share #6 Posted July 14, 2023 More progress on the New York. One side is planked "painted" with diluted wood glue to seal the seams where I did not super glue them. The yellowish color here and there is the wood glue. I did some rough sanding as well. It will need another glue coat to get the seams I missed the first time. And, as you can see, the other side is almost done. Maybe another week and I can give it a coat of epoxy wood filler. In two weeks I should be able to prime the hull. GrandpaPhil, bruce d, CiscoH and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted July 14, 2023 Share #7 Posted July 14, 2023 Hi 3Bs This is very interesting, thank you for sharing. Can you say where you got the plans for the USS New York? For the future, if you have not already done so, there is a ton of great information to study on proper planking in the articles data base here at MSW, (https://thenrg.org/resources/Documents/articles/APrimerOnPlanking.pdf) and in a four part video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCWooJ1o3cM by Chuck Passaro that you may like. Allan 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...
threebs Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share #8 Posted July 16, 2023 The plans are from the Smithsonian Institute. I do not really need a planking tutorial. My goal is to cover the bulkheads, period. The bottom third is coppered, between cannon ports, chain wales, and all the other items on the hull, once it is painted a few coats of flat black almost none of the planking can be seen anyway. Here are a few photos I selected randomly of some of my other "hulls" for you see what this ship will look something like. bruce d, scrubbyj427, mtaylor and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted July 16, 2023 Author Share #9 Posted July 16, 2023 New York has it's first light coat of primer. I use gray so I can draw the cannon ports on with pencil and see them easily to cut out. The garage is around 90 degrees so the paint will dry fast. The bowsprit and rudder holes are in. I will copper the bottom once the gun ports are all cut out and framed. The gray primer actually reacts with the adhesive on the copper tape so it sticks really well! A few were somewhat leery at my hull planking methods. I hope this result quells some of their doubts. bruce d, mtaylor, GrandpaPhil and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted July 22, 2023 Author Share #10 Posted July 22, 2023 Ships wheel is done. mtaylor, GrandpaPhil, bruce d and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pirate adam Posted July 28, 2023 Share #11 Posted July 28, 2023 This is cool to see a different approach to constructing the hull. Ferrus Manus and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted July 29, 2023 Author Share #12 Posted July 29, 2023 Both lower gun decks are in as are their gun carriages. Bow sprit base is made as is the bowsprit itself. Main gun deck is planked only where it might be seen through the main hatch and ladder openings in the spar deck. The procedure for weathering the planks is shown. After the and gray are well dried sand lightly with 220 grit and 400 grit varying the pressure to bring out the tan. mtaylor and GrandpaPhil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted July 31, 2023 Author Share #13 Posted July 31, 2023 New York's spar deck is planked and weathered. GrandpaPhil, CiscoH and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted August 3, 2023 Author Share #14 Posted August 3, 2023 I worked at several different areas on the New York over the past week or so. Here are some photos of it. The pulley's on the cat head are the only ones I actually make. 32 pounder bow chasers. mtaylor, CiscoH, ccoyle and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted August 4, 2023 Share #15 Posted August 4, 2023 Next time you need to make slots you might want to try a router bit. Going further you could buy or make a drill holder which can be set up so you can use it as a mini router and get perfectly even slots. There are a lot of sources on line. One example of the bits is in the photo below from Lee Valley. Drill bearings are not really made for lateral movement, but for making the occasional slot in wood the bearings will hold up for many years. Allan mtaylor and Roger Pellett 2 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...
GrandpaPhil Posted August 5, 2023 Share #16 Posted August 5, 2023 Very impressive build! mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted August 22, 2023 Author Share #17 Posted August 22, 2023 I have just finished putting copper "plates" on one side of the hull on my latest ship model, the New York. 60 hours over 14 days to do this about 1500 individual pieces. Now, on to the other side! Groan! GrandpaPhil, JacquesCousteau, Ainars and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBlack Posted August 23, 2023 Share #18 Posted August 23, 2023 Long, slow process, but it looks excellent! mtaylor and Kenneth Powell 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted August 23, 2023 Author Share #19 Posted August 23, 2023 Hooray! Done with the coppering on the New York! CiscoH, ccoyle, JacquesCousteau and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted August 23, 2023 Share #20 Posted August 23, 2023 That was fast! Looks great -- very nice and neat. mtaylor 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TBlack Posted August 24, 2023 Share #21 Posted August 24, 2023 Looks great, but I thought you were going to do the razeed version. Also, would love to know how you built the ship’s wheel. Tom mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted August 29, 2023 Author Share #22 Posted August 29, 2023 Here are some photos of various stages in the ship's wheel build. GrandpaPhil and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted August 30, 2023 Author Share #23 Posted August 30, 2023 Work on New York's bow is coming along. I was not happy with the angle of the bowsprit so I re positioned it. Matt D, GrandpaPhil and mtaylor 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted August 31, 2023 Author Share #24 Posted August 31, 2023 More progress on the New York Roger Pellett, mtaylor and GrandpaPhil 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted September 3, 2023 Author Share #25 Posted September 3, 2023 (edited) Quarter and stern galleries are pretty much done. Only a few tweaks here and there yet. Edited September 3, 2023 by threebs GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, ccoyle and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Pellett Posted September 3, 2023 Share #26 Posted September 3, 2023 Beautiful work! mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted September 4, 2023 Author Share #27 Posted September 4, 2023 Thank you, always nice to see comments. Roger Pellett and mtaylor 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandpaPhil Posted September 4, 2023 Share #28 Posted September 4, 2023 Looking good! mtaylor 1 Quote Building: 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships) On the building slip: 1:72 French Ironclad Magenta (original shipyard plans) On hold: 1:98 Mantua HMS Victory (kit bash), 1:96 Shipyard HMS Mercury Favorite finished builds: 1:60 Sampang Good Fortune (Amati plans), 1:200 Orel Ironclad Solferino, 1:72 Schooner Hannah (Hahn plans), 1:72 Privateer Prince de Neufchatel (Chapelle plans), Model Shipways Sultana, Heller La Reale, Encore USS Olympia Goal: Become better than I was yesterday "The hardest part is deciding to try." - me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted September 13, 2023 Author Share #29 Posted September 13, 2023 Progress on the deck furniture. Seahawk1313, mtaylor and GrandpaPhil 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threebs Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share #30 Posted September 17, 2023 Misc. stills of work on the New York. Mike 41, Javelin, Ainars and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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