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Posted

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.

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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...

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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

 

Till next time.....     😎

Steve

 

Finished:              Artesania Latina Constellation;   Model Shipways USF Confederacy:  Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company

Current Build:     Syren's Winchelsea 

Posted (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

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Till next time.....     😎

Steve

 

Finished:              Artesania Latina Constellation;   Model Shipways USF Confederacy:  Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company

Current Build:     Syren's Winchelsea 

Posted

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.  

Till next time.....     😎

Steve

 

Finished:              Artesania Latina Constellation;   Model Shipways USF Confederacy:  Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company

Current Build:     Syren's Winchelsea 

Posted

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....

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Till next time.....     😎

Steve

 

Finished:              Artesania Latina Constellation;   Model Shipways USF Confederacy:  Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company

Current Build:     Syren's Winchelsea 

Posted
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.

Rusty

"So Long For Now" B) 

 

Current Builds: Speedwell

 

 

Completed Build Logs:  HMS Winchelsea 1/48   Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross SectionCutter CheerfulQueen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat

 

Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout

 

Posted
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

 

 

 

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Posted
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.

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

  • 2 weeks later...
Posted

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....

 

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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

 

Till next time.....     😎

Steve

 

Finished:              Artesania Latina Constellation;   Model Shipways USF Confederacy:  Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company

Current Build:     Syren's Winchelsea 

Posted

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.

Rusty

"So Long For Now" B) 

 

Current Builds: Speedwell

 

 

Completed Build Logs:  HMS Winchelsea 1/48   Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross SectionCutter CheerfulQueen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat

 

Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout

 

  • 5 months later...
Posted (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. 

 

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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.

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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.  

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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

 

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Till next time.....     😎

Steve

 

Finished:              Artesania Latina Constellation;   Model Shipways USF Confederacy:  Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company

Current Build:     Syren's Winchelsea 

Posted

Looks like you are off to a great start Steve.

Rusty

"So Long For Now" B) 

 

Current Builds: Speedwell

 

 

Completed Build Logs:  HMS Winchelsea 1/48   Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross SectionCutter CheerfulQueen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat

 

Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout

 

Posted

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....

Till next time.....     😎

Steve

 

Finished:              Artesania Latina Constellation;   Model Shipways USF Confederacy:  Medway Longboat 1742 - Syren Ship Model Company

Current Build:     Syren's Winchelsea 

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