Sloop Speedwell 1752 by Rustyj - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:32 Scale - POF Sloop

Rustyj · April 4

Hi all.

Another Syren Speedwell starting here. I received mine a couple of days ago. I haven't done more than look the wood over, print chapter one of the monograph and order copies of the first three sheets of the plans. The first two sets of parts look fantastic. As you would expect the cutting is first rate and the AYC is so nice.

My first steps will be to read the monograph a couple of time plus review Chuck's and Mike's build's. Also, I'll get the wood for the build board and glue the plans to it. Once I've completed that I'll start in on the stem.

Let the adventure begin!

VTHokiEE · April 4

Looking forward to watching your build - really hoping to follow it up eventually.

JeffT · April 4

Happy to see your log. Following along

davyboy · April 4

Great,another Speedwell build for me to enjoy following. My scratch 1:48 scale POB version from David Antscherl's plans started around 5 years ago will hopefully be completed later this year. Another kit success story from Chuck's stable.

Dave :dancetl6:

sfotinos · April 4

Rusty, you state that you "ordered copies of the first three sheets of plans".

Where did you happen to order them from?

Rustyj · April 4

I downloaded them to a thumb drive and went to Staples. They sent them to their print shop and will let me know when they are done.

Ryland Craze · April 4

Looking forward to your Speedwell build log. I know it will be an excellent build.

Rustyj · April 4

19 minutes ago, Ryland Craze said:

Looking forward to your Speedwell build log. I know it will be an excellent build.

Thanks Ryland. I hope to see you at the CT show.

Rustyj · April 10

I got the extra printed plans back and have completed the build board. I got a 3/4" (19mm) thick MDF board for the base. I also put two 1"x2" boards length wise underneath to ensure the board does not go out of shape. It also elevates the base in case I want to use clamps for some insane reason. The plans were attached using a 3M spray mount adhesive. It worked really well.

I also put together the keel support jigs. On to the stem next.

Freebird · April 10

One suggestion Rusty, I’d add another support in the middle to keep the board from sagging.

Best Regards …. Rick

Stuntflyer · April 10

Rusty, great to see your building Speedwell. Looking forward to seeing your progress.

Rick, I think Rusty already put 2-1"x2" boards lengthwise.

Freebird · April 10

Mike, I probably missed that in his post. The picture looks like the support is across the board, hence my comment.

l’ll be starting my Speedwell log very soon.

Best Regards …. Rick

Rustyj · April 10

Thanks Mike. I'm really looking forward to this build.

Rick Mike is correct on the two boards. The scrap pieces I had on hand were about 3" short so I put the one piece you saw across the end just to be safe. Thanks for checking in one me. I'll need all the extra eyes I can find.

I look forward to you starting your Speedwell!

Freebird · April 11

Thanks Rusty! Really looking forward to this build! A POF has been bucket list project.
BTW - are you attending the conference at the end of the month?

Best Regards …. Rick

Rustyj · April 11

Yes I am planning on it. Hopefully nothing gets in the way.

gjdale · April 11

Looking forward to following along with another of your excellent (and instructional) builds Rusty.

Rustyj · April 14

It was mentioned earlier that it's best to sand pieces prior to removing the from the billets. The way I do it is with a sanding block. I use 180 the 320 grit sandpaper. It's self-adhesive. It is also handy for finish sanding completed pieces like the stem. I usually use Minwax wipe on poly. My local store was out but they did have Watco satin wipe on poly. I've used other Watco products and liked them so I gave it a try. It's a little thicker than the Minwax but covers nice and looks the same.

Next I'll start working on the keel. Oh this is fun!

Stuntflyer · April 14

Yup! That's the way to do it. Very nice result, Rusty!

Chuck · April 15

Really nice work Rusty.

glbarlow · April 15

Just found this. Once again I’ll live vicariously through your work. Off to another great start Rusty!

Rustyj · April 15

Thank you Mike and Chuck.

10 hours ago, glbarlow said:

Once again I’ll live vicariously through your work.

Thanks Glenn. And I get to relive Winnie by watching your fine work!

Rustyj · April 20

Moving along I've finished the boxing joint and the first parts of the keel.

Next I'll add the false keel and the pieces on top of the keel for the rabbet strip.

glbarlow · April 21

The stem looks so cool on Syren models.

AnobiumPunctatum · April 22

This looks like a very promising start. I will follow with great interest.

Rustyj · April 22

21 hours ago, glbarlow said:

The stem looks so cool on Syren models.

And a lot of fun to assemble.

Rustyj · May 11

I've continued to work on the keel. I pulled the parts from the billets and prepped them. Chuck has mentioned that the wood is so thick it's pushing the laser cutting to the extreme. You can see the wedges and how the laser cut tapers. It doesn't cause any issues though. The wedges were assembled, cut to match the plans and added to the lower apron. Next I will be adding the rising wood and working on the deadwood and wedges that go on the deadwood.

Freebird · May 11

Very nice Rusty!

Best Regards …. Rick

glbarlow · May 12

Great start Rusty, you make the hard look easy. All those pieces so perfectly assembled!

Chuck · May 12

That is looking so good...👍

Rustyj · May 21

Thank you Glenn and Chuck. Also, thanks for the likes!

Sorry for the delay getting back but like a lot of us as we age, we start falling apart and have to be put back together. On the mend and all is good, but work will be slow for the next few weeks. Before I went down for repairs, I completed the deadwood and wedges as well as added all the simulated bolts on the keel.

Over time I will have a lot of sanding and cleaning char in my future.