ccoyle Posted January 10 Author Share #31 Posted January 10 14 minutes ago, rlwhitt said: Do you know if they used actual orange tinted paint, or perhaps orange shellac? No clue. CiscoH, Dave_E and Canute 3 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 14 Author Share #32 Posted January 14 Soak, bend, glue, clamp, wait, repeat. Coyote_6, AJohnson, Canute and 19 others 22 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 18 Author Share #33 Posted January 18 I've added eight planks (four per side) since the Saturday photo. It's not exciting stuff, so I probably will not post another photo until the first layer is done. mugje, Mr Whippy, mtbediz and 5 others 8 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 29 Author Share #34 Posted January 29 First planking all done. I have some filling and sanding to do now. Snug Harbor Johnny, Thukydides, JacquesCousteau and 20 others 23 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 30 Author Share #35 Posted January 30 All filled and sanded. AJohnson, mtbediz, BenD and 19 others 22 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted January 30 Author Share #36 Posted January 30 I should note for those that hate spiling, like me, that only the last plank on each side required any shaping. All of the planking is laser-cut and pre-spiled, but it's understood that every model will be slightly different in terms of fit and coverage, so the last plank needs to be shaped to fill the last bit of remaining space. I had to remove ~1/3 of the last planks to get them to fit. Canute, Mr Whippy, SUBaron and 5 others 8 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted January 30 Share #37 Posted January 30 Oh, a model not made of paper !!! That is a paradigm shift 🙂 Great progress so far and beautiful construction. Yves Canute, ccoyle, Dave_E and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted February 4 Author Share #38 Posted February 4 The next step was to fit the glazing for the stern and quarter gallery windows. A slight bit of sanding was needed to get the pieces to fit, but not much. The clear plastic is covered on both sides with a protective film, which of course has to be removed from the back side before the pieces are glued in. You can see that on one stern window I accidentally removed the film from the wrong side -- that piece is now temporarily protected by a piece of cellophane tape. The quarter gallery panes are also painted black on their inboard sides, since otherwise one can see right into the model's internal hull structure. The next step is somewhat lengthy and not very exciting -- the inner bulwarks must be built up from multiple pieces of strip wood and pre-cut filler pieces. Again, I'll post pics of that after I'm done. Cheers! JacquesCousteau, mtbediz, DanB and 18 others 20 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtbediz Posted February 4 Share #39 Posted February 4 Great work. Canute, ccoyle, Glen McGuire and 2 others 5 Quote Mustafa Current Build, USS Constitution 1:76 Scratch https://modelshipworld.com/topic/34741-uss-constitution-by-mtbediz-176/#comment-991858 Finished, HM Cutter Alert 1777. Scratch https://modelshipworld.com/topic/31859-hm-naval-cutter-alert-by-mtbediz-finished-136-scale/#comment-902949 Finished, USF Essex, Scratch https://modelshipworld.com/topic/25954-usf-essex-by-mtbediz-150/ Finished, Santa Maria, Mantua Kit https://modelshipworld.com/topic/23113-santa-maria-by-mtbediz-finished-mantua-150/?tab=comments#comment-683297 Finished, HMS Pickle (Scratch) https://modelshipworld.com/topic/21684-hms-pickle-by-mtbediz-140-finished/?tab=comments#comment-651070 Finished, Santa Maria https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/15541-santa-maria-by-mtbediz-handmade-kit-by-a-friend/&do=findComment&comment=483052 Finished, San Francisco II, AL Kit https://modelshipworld.com/topic/17344-san-francisco-ii-by-mtbediz-finished/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted February 4 Author Share #40 Posted February 4 Well, turns out that adding the strip wood didn't take much time at all, especially after it dawned on me that many of the spaces between bulkhead extensions were the same width, which allowed for some mass production of filler pieces. Anyways, that part's all done now. Next it gets a little trickier. There are laser-cut plywood pieces to fill the remaining gaps, but of course the inboard sides of those pieces must match the curvature of the bulkhead extensions. The instructions suggest removing some wood before adding the pieces, but that struck me as a dicey proposition. I decided to try a couple of test pieces by gluing them in and then carving them down with a chisel. That seemed to work well enough. When those are done, I'll do the final shaping with some sandpaper. Theodosius, Thukydides, Coyote_6 and 16 others 19 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathead Posted February 5 Share #41 Posted February 5 As a former Russian major, I have a soft spot for relevant history. Never done a MK kit but they've always struck me as well-made. If you want to keep your card credentials, you can always do paper sails! AJohnson, yvesvidal, HardeeHarHar and 8 others 8 3 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...
ccoyle Posted February 8 Author Share #42 Posted February 8 Gun ports cut out. Cathead, RossR, Thukydides and 14 others 17 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted February 9 Author Share #43 Posted February 9 Inner bulwarks sanded to shape. On to lining gun ports. Dave_E, Paul Le Wol, Cathead and 15 others 18 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ab Hoving Posted February 9 Share #44 Posted February 9 Nice work. I have a question and I hope you are not insulted by me asking if you ever built from scratch? With the talent you so clearly show I would be inclined to say that you must be able to do amazing things without pre-built kits. It will open a new dimension for you (I think, but who am I?). GrandpaPhil, Canute, Dave_E and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted February 9 Author Share #45 Posted February 9 4 hours ago, Ab Hoving said: I have a question and I hope you are not insulted by me asking if you ever built from scratch? Thank you for the nice compliment, Ab. I would like to try some scratch projects at some point in the future, but the ones I have in mind would be card models of smallcraft, not like most of what we see being built by our membership. I'm particularly interested in the boats designed by Philip Bolger; in fact, I have already built a simple model of a Bolger sailing pirogue. As for wood, though, I am one of those builders who enjoys the straightforward process of putting things together, like a puzzle, and not so much interested in all of the various tasks that a scratch builder in wood must engage in. This is why I particularly like the MK kits -- they appeal to my kind of builder. This might be my last wooden kit -- I no longer have any shop space in my garage, and the amount of sawdust and shavings even this sort of kit produces reminds me of why I stick mainly to card these days. Cheers! P.S. Here's a shot of my pirogue. GrandpaPhil, Canute, Glen McGuire and 5 others 8 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ab Hoving Posted February 9 Share #46 Posted February 9 (edited) Well, in that case: (here come the commercials) wait for my new book, containing several tutorials for scratch build paper models, like for instance this one: smalschip.mp4 Prepared frames and hull sheathing, rigging details, etc. A perfect model to enter the field of freedom! :-)) Soon to be on the market. Ab Edited February 9 by Ab Hoving Mike Y, Canute, ccoyle and 9 others 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted February 18 Author Share #47 Posted February 18 Gun ports lined. This completes the basic hull structure. I'm thinking this is a good point to take a break from this build and whip out a card model. That has always been my plan for this build -- to intersperse it with other projects so as to not burn out on it. Fear not -- it's not gonna take 17 years, like some other unnamed project did! chadwijm6, TheDuckDetective, Ryland Craze and 19 others 22 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theodosius Posted March 11 Share #48 Posted March 11 Beautiful build! Glen McGuire, mtaylor and Dave_E 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted April 15 Author Share #49 Posted April 15 I think I have more or less settled on this color scheme for Phoenix: While I was at the local Hobby Lobby to get some fresh CA glue, I decided to shop for paint for trim work. I wanted to go for the yellow ochre + red ochre look seen in the photo, and I think I may have lucked out. These two colors are a pretty close match to what I was looking for: In fact, they are a better match than can be seen in the photo, because no matter how much fiddling I did with the camera settings on my phone, I couldn't get the image colors to match the real-life colors (imagine everything with a redder tone, if you can). Anyways, I really must wrap up my Hurricane build and get back to this one. mugje, VTHokiEE, CiscoH and 13 others 16 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 2 Author Share #50 Posted May 2 Okay, with the Hurricane now occupying a space of honor on the shelf, it's back to Phoenix! Following the instructions, we next darken the openings for the gratings. Exciting stuff, right? Then it's time to start applying finish planking. Yay! The process starts at the stern. Before I started gluing anything, I cut out the relevant parts and did some dry fitting. That's when I noticed that the sternpost fascia pieces are not wide enough to cover the width of the post. I went back and read through the instructions again. Sure enough, it looks like I overlooked some tapering that needs to be done. I will check some build logs to confirm this, but I'm pretty sure I have some more chisel & sandpaper work in my immediate future. Cheers! CDR_Ret, Thukydides, yvesvidal and 14 others 17 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 5 Author Share #51 Posted May 5 Sanding done (mostly) and stern veneers applied. You can tell from the photo that some additional minor sanding and filling will be needed to achieve the final stern shape. mugje, Glen McGuire, chadwijm6 and 15 others 18 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccoyle Posted May 8 Author Share #52 Posted May 8 Got the two long pieces of veneer on the upper hull attached. Because these pieces are so wide, they are terribly unforgiving of any error in hull fairing, and that point is made apparent toward the bow. Here you can see that the natural curve of the veneer creates some small pockets where too much material was removed during the hull fairing process. You can't simply smash these down, because that will cause the veneers to buckle. Nor can you simply ignore them, because doing so will cause the wales (the next belt of planking) to sit too low relative to the upper veneers. Nope, I'm gonna have to add some material in those areas to raise the surface slightly and allow the wales to sit level with the upper hull veneers. An unwelcome task, but necessary. In the meantime, I may be hitting the pause button yet again on this build, for reasons I'll discuss in a separate topic. 😮 Don't worry -- nothing bad! Snug Harbor Johnny, Thukydides, Ian_Grant and 17 others 19 1 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, Salmson 2, Speeljacht Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mugje Posted May 8 Share #53 Posted May 8 (edited) Larger veneer pieces are looking nice and cool, but aren't the most easy pieces in a kit. That's what I discovered in my build of the Sphinx. There is a learning curve with these kind of woods...at least for me But love your progress! It looks nice Edited May 8 by mugje Keith Black, ccoyle, Dave_E and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thukydides Posted May 8 Share #54 Posted May 8 The model is looking good Chris. Dave_E, Keith Black, ccoyle and 2 others 5 Quote Current build: HM Cutter Alert (Vanguard Models) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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