tmj Posted August 23 Author #91 Posted August 23 (edited) A new load of Amazon 'Birchwood' toothpicks just arrived. I haven't made any trunnels yet, but red flags are already being thrown! These things are 'also' made in China (why don't the Amazon adds selling this stuff disclose that, the actual packaging, etc.?). Upon close examination of the toothpicks, it 'does' appear as though the texture of the wood is a bit different, however. That could be due to toolmarks and manufacturing procedures. The only way to find out if they are truly 'Birch' is to make a trunnel and examine the finished end grain results after all is said and done. I'm willing to accept bets on the end results of this next test... just keep it quiet and don't let the moderators see us gambling. There's probably some silly forum rule against members gambling here! 😕 Edited August 23 by tmj Keith Black, FriedClams, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
tmj Posted August 24 Author #92 Posted August 24 (edited) Toothpicks are good. 'Not' Bamboo! 🙂 I'm off to the races now! The Birchwood isn't as light in color as I was hoping it would be. That's okay. I can live with this so "here goes!" Edited August 24 by tmj Glen McGuire, mtaylor, brunnels and 7 others 10 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
Keith Black Posted August 24 #93 Posted August 24 Tom, looks like you 'nailed' it. Glen McGuire, FriedClams, Canute and 3 others 2 4 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
tmj Posted August 25 Author #94 Posted August 25 ... and here's the bottom view. bdgiantman2, GrandpaPhil, FriedClams and 10 others 12 1 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
Keith Black Posted August 25 #95 Posted August 25 Very nice, Tom. tmj, FriedClams, Glen McGuire and 1 other 4 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Landlubber Mike Posted August 25 #96 Posted August 25 Just catching up with your log after being out of town. That steel template is fantastic! Really great idea! This is looking very good, thanks for sharing your tips and techniques. mtaylor, tmj, FriedClams and 3 others 6 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
bdgiantman2 Posted August 25 #97 Posted August 25 (edited) You and Mr. Ribbits have done a great job. Carry on!! Edited August 31 by bdgiantman2 Canute, FriedClams, Keith Black and 2 others 5 Quote
tmj Posted August 25 Author #98 Posted August 25 (edited) 15 hours ago, Keith Black said: Very nice, Tom. 7 hours ago, Landlubber Mike said: This is looking very good, thanks for sharing your tips and techniques 5 hours ago, bdgiantman2 said: You and Mr. Ribbit have a great job. Carry on!! Thanks guys. It's a slow go, but I'm getting there as fast as I can. I now have about 50% of the bottom holes drilled and ready for receiving additional trunnels, however. I only have enough trunnel material made up to fill about another 1/8 of the holes I've just drilled. I now need more trunnels. Seeing how Mr. Ribbit watched me make the first load of trunnels, while he was a bit hung over, hopefully he won't mind helping out this time around knowing that I'm not asking him to do anything that I, myself, aren't willing to do. We'll see. "Ribbitttttttt... where are you?" "There's something that we need to do!" Edited August 25 by tmj Landlubber Mike, Canute, FriedClams and 2 others 5 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
tmj Posted August 25 Author #99 Posted August 25 " Ah ha, there you are!" "Let's get this done!" FriedClams, mtaylor, Keith Black and 2 others 5 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
tmj Posted August 26 Author #100 Posted August 26 I posted this elsewhere, and I'm posting it here too. More exposure and hopefully more responses as well. After all is finally said and done, I don't want my gunboat to appear as an abandoned 'Ghost-Ship'. I'd like to have two or three scale figures aboard my gunboat to give my build a more lifelike appearance. Problem is, I cannot find any 1:24 scale figures for sale that would be period correct for a Continental Gunboat built in 1776. Plenty of British pieces found, but not American. I'll need to try and make my own. Fingers are crossed as to the outcome. I've purchased some polymer clay and wire. The only thing missing is a few period correct drawings, images, etc. of some 'Ordinary Seaman' types of crew members. 1776 Continental Officers and their uniforms are easy to find. I don't need officers. I need to know what the lower ranking Continental sailors dressed like in 1776. If anyone has any images or links to share, I'd be grateful! Keith Black, Canute, GrandpaPhil and 4 others 7 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
Keith Black Posted August 26 #101 Posted August 26 You might try this guy. I bought my figures from Shapeways but they are his work. Shapeways didn't print anything themselves, they sold other peoples work via their site. Unfortunately Shapeways went bankrupt the first part of July. https://www.facebook.com/HOLDEN8702/ The lad in the back (our) right looks the part. FriedClams, mtaylor, tmj and 3 others 6 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
tmj Posted August 26 Author #102 Posted August 26 (edited) Thanks Keith. I already have that one. If only the Lt. would get his left arm and hat out of the way so I could see more of the seaman! 🤨 This is the kind of stuff that I keep running in to. The officers are always shown well... but the ordinary seamen 'not so much'. Edited August 26 by tmj Canute, Keith Black, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
tmj Posted August 27 Author #103 Posted August 27 How hard could this 'sculping-thing' actually be with a good picture, some wire, and a bit of clay? "Hmm." "Hold on to my beer, Bubba, and 'WATCH THIS'!" With the help of this video, I might be able to make some decent wire armatures. It's the clay 'sculpting' part that has me worried. What the heck. "Nothing ventured, nothing gained!" I have a long way to go on this build, so I have time to tinker with this sculping thing along the way... CiscoH, Keith Black, Thukydides and 4 others 7 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
Keith Black Posted August 27 #104 Posted August 27 3 hours ago, tmj said: If only the Lt. would get his left arm and hat out of the way so I could see more of the seaman! Tom, put a mirror on edge blocking the left side, allowing the right side to be reflected, voila! FriedClams, mtaylor, Canute and 1 other 3 1 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
tmj Posted August 29 Author #105 Posted August 29 (edited) Meet Captain Benjamin Rue. Pardon his wiry appearance. He was conducting important military business, at the pub, into the wee hours of the morning. As he slowly 'gets himself together', he will be popping in, on occasion, to check on the progress of this gondola build while also seeking worthy crewmen to man the vessel once completed. Edited August 29 by tmj Keith Black, GrandpaPhil, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
tmj Posted August 30 Author #106 Posted August 30 (edited) On 8/26/2024 at 9:45 PM, Keith Black said: Tom, put a mirror on edge blocking the left side, allowing the right side to be reflected, voila! Is he wearing stockings, or bare legged? What do his shoes look like? There 'ARE' some important details missing that a mirror will never show... Edited August 30 by tmj Canute, Keith Black, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
tmj Posted August 30 Author #107 Posted August 30 Base layer has been applied to the wire armature. Captain Rue now needs to cure over night before I can start bulking up the base layer and start adding shape. I don't know how tall Captain Rue was in real life, but his clay counterpart will represent a 6' tall man at 1:24 scale. Now it's back to the ol' trunnels. 🫤 Ryland Craze, Canute, Glen McGuire and 6 others 9 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
tmj Posted August 31 Author #108 Posted August 31 Added some more clay. Back to trunnels again... Canute, GrandpaPhil, oakheart and 4 others 7 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
Keith Black Posted September 1 #109 Posted September 1 (edited) Tom, I finally came across a good image of a US Continental Navy seaman's uniform. 1975 US stamp. Edited September 1 by Keith Black mtaylor, Glen McGuire, tmj and 4 others 7 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
tmj Posted September 1 Author #110 Posted September 1 8 hours ago, Keith Black said: Tom, I finally came across a good image of a US Continental Navy seaman's uniform "Perfect!" Thanks Keith! I like the grappling hook too! 🙂 Keith Black, Canute, FriedClams and 2 others 5 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
tmj Posted September 1 Author #111 Posted September 1 (edited) Still adding trunnels. I'll be doing this for a while... still have a long way to go. My trunnels are a very tight fit into the hole. After making the trunnels I have to taper the ends of the trunnels with sandpaper, dip them in glue and then 'force' the trunnel into the hole taking care to not break the long length of material, which still happens. Once I have all of my trunnel material shoved into holes, I cut the trunnels with flush cut wire cutters and repeat the process until all of my trunnels are once again plugging holes. I don't have to wait for the glue to dry before cutting the trunnels. They are in their holes so tight there is no chance of them falling out with uncured glue. It's a slow and tedious process. I work on trunnels until I'm tired of them, then go find something else to do. Speaking of such. Captain Rue now needs some more attention!..... Edited September 1 by tmj GrandpaPhil, Glen McGuire, FriedClams and 4 others 7 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
tmj Posted September 1 Author #112 Posted September 1 Upper torso is almost ready for some clothes. Still need to work on all the other body parts. Captain Rue is not only going to be tall but also well fed! Thukydides, yvesvidal, Canute and 6 others 9 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
tmj Posted September 4 Author #113 Posted September 4 Not a lot to report. Still switching between trunnels and working on Captain Rue. Cpt Rue is coming along much faster than the trunnels. I only have 'ONE' of 'him' to deal with! Captain Rue is now ready for some clothes. All of the remaining anatomical irregularities, of his basic form, at this stage, will be fixed once he is fully dressed. The basic form that you currently see is made of epoxy putty and is hard as a rock. His clothes will be made from very thin colored polymer clay (no painting) and sculpted over this form to present a more realistic looking body form with fewer discrepancies. I'll be starting with his britches. This will set the size of his thighs. I'll then add/sculpt his white stockings to properly match the size of his thighs. Then comes the ankles and shoes to properly match the size of the legs... followed by his vest and jacket. Once his body is fully clothed, I'll then have a good reference as to how large his finished head/face and his hands should be. His hat will be the last thing I make. Never doing anything like this before, I'm really surprised at how well this is coming along, and how easy it actually is. Fingers are crossed that the rest of Captain Rue goes as well as it has been going so far... GrandpaPhil, mtaylor, Canute and 5 others 8 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
tmj Posted September 8 Author #114 Posted September 8 (edited) I was starting to have a lot of problems with 'breakage' while running my trunnel materials through the draw plate. I'm sure that it was due to me just getting in a hurry when I should have been taking my time. I started rubbing dry soap onto the material after going through each hole in the drawplate and that worked wonders! I still needed to slow down a bit, but there is much less breakage now. I'll be glad when I'm through with 'this' session of making trunnels to attach the bottom planking to the flooring timbers. I find installing the trunnels to be fun and relaxing. It's making the trunnels that I don't care too much for. Using different types of wood for the trunnels seen on the bottom and the trunnels seen from the top of the flooring timbers, for visual effect, has doubled the number of required trunnels that would normally be needed. That's okay. The results will be worth it in the end. Captain Rue finally put his pants on and came out to help. I mixed Black and 'Ultramarine Blue' Sculpey polymer clay together to get the proper color for the pants. About 75% Blue and 25% Black. Before baking, the mixture looked a bit too Blue... but 'after' baking the end color shifted towards the Black end of the spectrum and now looks just about right to me. I'll add more subtle wrinkles and realism to his pants after I get the lower legs/stockings sculpted and baked. I can't do all of the clay work at one time. It's too delicate. I need to do one thing and then bake the clay before doing anything else to prevent damaging surrounding soft clay(s). Back to making more trunnels again!... Edited September 8 by tmj Landlubber Mike, Thukydides, Keith Black and 5 others 8 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
tmj Posted September 8 Author #115 Posted September 8 No trunnels today. I took a break from that. I gave Captain Rue a leg, a stocking and a 'garter' (I guess that's what you call that thing at the bottom of his britches...?). Not to worry. He won't be Pidgeon toed after he gets his shoes. ... Now, I need to get started on a 'Pot-Roast' for Sunday supper. Canute, mtaylor, Keith Black and 4 others 7 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
Thukydides Posted September 8 #116 Posted September 8 You are a brave man to dive into sculpting. I don't know if you have ever come across Tom Mason on YouTube. I have found his videos very helpful. https://youtube.com/@tommasonsculptor?si=IKfrxS-Bd1BOS6Qf FriedClams, Canute, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote Current Builds: HMS Perseus (Scratch) Completed Builds: Type VII C U Boat (HobbyBoss); HM Cutter Alert (Vanguard Models)
tmj Posted September 10 Author #117 Posted September 10 On 9/8/2024 at 3:43 PM, Thukydides said: I don't know if you have ever come across Tom Mason on YouTube. I have found his videos very helpful. I'm pretty sure that I've watched all of his mini-sculpting videos, some of them multiple times. Very helpful indeed, however. He also makes it look way too easy! Thukydides, FriedClams, Keith Black and 3 others 6 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
tmj Posted September 14 Author #118 Posted September 14 Still trunnelling and nothing new to share. I'm at about the 50-yard line right now. I wish I had more time for making trunnels and installing them, but I don't. I'm just doing the best I can via the time that I have available. Installing the trunnels is fast. It's making those darned things that take up a lot of time. The NRG should launch a "Trunnel Savings and Loan" where 'investors' build up a reserve of various needed trunnel materials... and people like me can become a member and borrow readymade trunnelling materials, when desired, then pay that material back via monthly installments of the same trunnel material(s) borrowed, 'trunnel interest included', in order to keep the trunnel stock reserve afloat and growing! Maybe even offer 'Trunnel Stock' where shares can be purchased at 'X' amount of material inches per share of stock and dividends paid out in free future trunnel materials. 😏 Mind you... I haven't thought this out thoroughly. I just came up with this brilliant idea after drinking a pint of 4.7% ABV Pale Ale. Let me toss another pint or few down my neck and I'll 'surely have the perfect plan' concocted! mtaylor, Thukydides, bdgiantman2 and 8 others 8 3 Quote "The journey of a thousand miles is only the beginning of a thousand journeys!" Current Build; 1776 Gunboat Philadelphia, Navy-Board Style, Scratch Build 1:24 Scale On the Drawing Board; 1777 Continental Frigate 'Hancock', Scratch Build, Admiralty/Pseudo Hahn Style, "In work, active in CAD design stage!" In dry dock; Scratch Build of USS Constitution... on hold until further notice, if any. Constructro 'Cutty Sark' ... Hull completed, awaiting historically accurate modifications to the deck, deck houses, etc., "Gathering Dust!" Corel HMS Victory Cross Section kit "BASH"... being neglected!
Keith Black Posted September 14 #119 Posted September 14 The 11th and 12th commandments of the ship builder's bible..........11th, Thou shalt not covet thy neighbors trunneling and the 12th, Thou shalt not trunnel lest ye be made numb witted. Glen McGuire, mtaylor, FriedClams and 2 others 1 4 Quote Current Builds: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia Completed: 1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration
Landlubber Mike Posted September 14 #120 Posted September 14 Are you pushing the wood through the draw plate using a drill press? Interesting, I never thought of that. mtaylor, Canute, Glen McGuire and 3 others 6 Quote Mike Current Wooden builds: Amati/Victory Pegasus MS Charles W. Morgan Euromodel La Renommèe Plastic builds: Hs129B-2 1/48 SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48 Five Star Yaeyama 1/700 Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32 IJN Notoro 1/700 Akitsu Maru 1/700 Completed builds : Caldercraft Brig Badger Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700 Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350 F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72 Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48 Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48 Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48 Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72 Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16 Terminated build: HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn) On the shelf: Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits Future potential scratch builds: HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)
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