CaptMorgan Posted April 3 Share #1 Posted April 3 Hello everyone: This seems to be the day to start Speedwell logs. I received my first 2 chapters about a week ago. I don't think I will be buildings as fast as some others but I have started and we are off & running. My only thought so far is when attaching the two curved pieces together make sure they are as exact as possible. Mine were off a little, and then you have to sand them to get a good fit with the stem assembly. And trust me - you don't want to sand any mating surfaces you don't have to... I think I finally got a decent fit. It took a lot of extra time but worth it. Now a little extra sanding for the figurehead and the fancy piece on the top. Then it will be time to get the plans out and lay the keel. I also hope we can start a group build. It might encourage a few others to join us. All for now Steve yvesvidal, KARAVOKIRIS, Rustyj and 10 others 13 Quote Till next time..... 😎 Steve Finished: Artesania Latina Constellation; Model Shipways USF Confederacy: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company Current Build: Syren's Winchelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted April 5 Share #2 Posted April 5 Excellent work and great start. You have some nice tight joints there. CaptMorgan and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptMorgan Posted April 8 Author Share #3 Posted April 8 (edited) Hello everyone: Just a quick update. I got the stem tapered for the figurehead and also have the rabbet installed. Moving on to assemble the front apron all the little wedges for that. Little steps... Steve Edited April 8 by CaptMorgan dvm27, davyboy, Ryland Craze and 11 others 14 Quote Till next time..... 😎 Steve Finished: Artesania Latina Constellation; Model Shipways USF Confederacy: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company Current Build: Syren's Winchelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted April 8 Share #4 Posted April 8 Lovely workmanship. Keep it going...slow and steady. CaptMorgan 1 Quote Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuntflyer Posted April 8 Share #5 Posted April 8 Nice start, Steve. Keep up the good work. No hurry, we'll be following. CaptMorgan 1 Quote Current build - Sloop Speedwell 1752 (POF) Completed builds - 18 Century Longboat (POB) , HM Cutter Cheerful 1806 (POB), HMS Winchelsea 1764 (POB) Member: Ship Model Society of New Jersey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptMorgan Posted April 8 Author Share #6 Posted April 8 Thanks Mike & Chuck -- and the likes. I'm not in any hurry - I just have an abundance of spare time right now. That will be probably be coming to a end when I head back north in about a month. Quote Till next time..... 😎 Steve Finished: Artesania Latina Constellation; Model Shipways USF Confederacy: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company Current Build: Syren's Winchelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptMorgan Posted April 10 Author Share #7 Posted April 10 Someone was looking for places to get copies of the plans in another thread. I got 3 done at the local UPS store while I waited. Only $4 per sheet. I took the plans to them on a USB. Worked out pretty good... thought I would let everyone know.... davyboy, Freebird, JeffT and 6 others 9 Quote Till next time..... 😎 Steve Finished: Artesania Latina Constellation; Model Shipways USF Confederacy: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company Current Build: Syren's Winchelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussben Posted April 11 Share #8 Posted April 11 You can also get large plans printed and shipped to you online, on paper or mylar if needed. https://blueprintsprinting.com/account/ Rustyj and JeffT 2 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyj Posted April 11 Share #9 Posted April 11 54 minutes ago, Trussben said: You can also get large plans printed and shipped to you online, on paper or mylar if needed. I like the idea of having one mylar set. Thanks Ben. CaptMorgan 1 Quote Rusty "So Long For Now" Current Builds: Speedwell Completed Build Logs: HMS Winchelsea 1/48 Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross Section, Cutter Cheerful, Queen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allanyed Posted April 11 Share #10 Posted April 11 On 4/8/2024 at 2:25 PM, CaptMorgan said: I got the stem tapered for the figurehead Fantastic. Very few kits address this feature resulting in a lot of bowlegged figure heads. Chuck hit a grand slam home run with this kit. Allan CaptMorgan 1 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...
JeffT Posted April 11 Share #11 Posted April 11 2 hours ago, Trussben said: You can also get large plans printed and shipped to you online, on paper or mylar if needed. https://blueprintsprinting.com/account/ That's where I had mine done. Had them in my hands about a day and a half after ordering. Rustyj 1 Quote Jeff In progress: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company -1/2" scale USS Constitution - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Granado - CAF Model - 1:48 HMS Sphinx - Vanguard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptMorgan Posted April 24 Author Share #12 Posted April 24 I've been making a little progress and got the keel finished up. Thought I would throw a few pictures of where we stand so far... I have the build board all set to go. I pretty much followed Mikes lead - can't go wrong doing that.... Next up will be attaching the false keel - seems I forgot that till I seen the pictures... After that I think I will put on some WOP that to protect what I have done so far. Then fixing the plans to the build board. So far --- so good... Thanks for looking in. Steve Ryland Craze, KARAVOKIRIS, davyboy and 11 others 14 Quote Till next time..... 😎 Steve Finished: Artesania Latina Constellation; Model Shipways USF Confederacy: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company Current Build: Syren's Winchelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvesvidal Posted April 25 Share #13 Posted April 25 I wonder if the Wipe on Poly will make the wood darker.... Sometimes, it does that on very light wood, such as maple. Yves CaptMorgan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyj Posted April 25 Share #14 Posted April 25 Looks really nice Steve. I've put a coat of WOP on mine. I feel it helps keep it clean. 52 minutes ago, yvesvidal said: I wonder if the Wipe on Poly will make the wood darker.... Sometimes, it does that on very light wood, such as maple. It does add a little depth to the wood but not a lot. I do put light a coat on and wipe it off right away. That seem to help retain the natural color. Stuntflyer, CaptMorgan and yvesvidal 3 Quote Rusty "So Long For Now" Current Builds: Speedwell Completed Build Logs: HMS Winchelsea 1/48 Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross Section, Cutter Cheerful, Queen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptMorgan Posted October 15 Author Share #15 Posted October 15 (edited) Well, it has been a long time since my last update but I have been making some good progress. So I live in Florida and do the snowbird thing in the summer. I took all of the frames up north with me so I could have something to do up there. The only issue I found was I was missing an upper frame 9 and I had 3 uppers for frame 10. I let Chuck know & he will take care of it. I just need an upper for frame 9 but will wait till whenever I order Chapter 3 sometime in the future. I wont be needing it for a while. Everything fit together real good and there were no other problems that I have encountered. I got the frames all assembled, sanded, and ready to install. Below are a few pics to show where I am at this point. I went ahead and put in the tree nails into all of the tall frames, short ones will come later. I also put WOP on all of the fore and aft sides of the frames because they will be to close together to do later. By far the biggest challenge is to keep everything as square and spaced as possible. Just have to take your time & follow Chucks awesome instructions. I think I'm off to a pretty good start. Moving on --- one frame at a time.... Steve Edited October 15 by CaptMorgan KARAVOKIRIS, westwood, Rustyj and 12 others 13 2 Quote Till next time..... 😎 Steve Finished: Artesania Latina Constellation; Model Shipways USF Confederacy: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company Current Build: Syren's Winchelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freebird Posted October 16 Share #16 Posted October 16 Very nice Steve. I’m looking forward to getting restarted on my Speedwell soon. Best Regards …. Rick CaptMorgan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyj Posted October 16 Share #17 Posted October 16 Looks like you are off to a great start Steve. CaptMorgan 1 Quote Rusty "So Long For Now" Current Builds: Speedwell Completed Build Logs: HMS Winchelsea 1/48 Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross Section, Cutter Cheerful, Queen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seventynet Posted October 16 Share #18 Posted October 16 Nicely done Steve! Ian CaptMorgan 1 Quote Builds in progress - Speedwell - by Syren Ship Model Company Builds completed - Hayling Hoy - by David Antscherl - Naval Cutter Cheerful - by Syren Ship Model Company - Cape Cod Catboat - by Bluejacket - Gokstad - by Dusek - Ship's Boat - by Dusek - Brazzera - by MarisStella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trussben Posted October 16 Share #19 Posted October 16 Looks awesome Did you forget to trim those frame joints back just below the gunport? Spoiler CaptMorgan, KARAVOKIRIS and Stuntflyer 3 Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptMorgan Posted October 16 Author Share #20 Posted October 16 The sweep port and the gunport base have not been glued in yet so I can take them out to trim them before I glue them in. They were there to help with alignment. From everything I have seen so far those upper frame joints will be hidden by planking so I decided to not trim those. Hopefully I'm not wrong.... JeffT 1 Quote Till next time..... 😎 Steve Finished: Artesania Latina Constellation; Model Shipways USF Confederacy: Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company Current Build: Syren's Winchelsea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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