Dave Wells Posted November 20 #1 Posted November 20 I'm a new member but have some experience with model ship building. Completed Model Shipways projects are the Forester and the Mary Taylor. Years ago I was about half done with the Model Shipways Essex - 1799 Scale: 5/64. I attached some photos of that effort. Never finished due to life getting in the way. I recently retired so I now have more time. I found an old Essex kit on E-bay, that was surprisingly complete, and I'm now starring over again. This time I have carved out the lower deck and plan to fit it with cannons from the first model. I hope I haven't screwed it up. We'll see. I attached some beginning photos of the current project. I haven't found anyone on the forum that has completed this scale model of the Essex. Would love any completed model photos, advise or pointers as I work on this. Attached are some photos of my completed Mary Taylor as well. Looking forward to my new "retirement" activity. Once I complete this project I'm thinking about getting the Model Shipways Constitution. I completed the Revell Constitution model when I was in my 20's and would love to build a wood version now. Looking forward to participating on this forum. Snug Harbor Johnny, CDR_Ret, Baker and 10 others 13 Quote
ccoyle Posted November 20 #2 Posted November 20 Welcome aboard! Your models look great! Ryland Craze, mtaylor, Keith Black and 2 others 5 Quote Chris Coyle Greer, South Carolina When you have to shoot, shoot. Don't talk. - Tuco Current builds: Brigantine Phoenix, DS Børøysund
GrandpaPhil Posted November 20 #3 Posted November 20 Welcome! Keith Black, mtaylor and Ryland Craze 3 Quote Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Jim Lad Posted November 20 #4 Posted November 20 Hello Dave, and a warm welcome to the forum from 'Down Under'. John mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote
Knocklouder Posted November 20 #5 Posted November 20 Bob M. Ryland Craze, Keith Black and mtaylor 3 Quote Start so you can Finish !! Finished: The Sea of Galilee Boat-Scott Miller-1:20 , Amati } Hannah Ship in a Bottle:Santa Maria : LA Pinta : La Nana : The Mayflower : Viking Ship Drakkar The King Of the Mississippi Artesania Latina 1:80 Current Build: Royal Yacht, Duchess of Kingston-Vanguard Models
Baker Posted November 21 #6 Posted November 21 Ryland Craze, mtaylor and Keith Black 3 Quote Regards, Patrick Finished : Soleil Royal Heller 1/100 Wasa Billing Boats Bounty Revell 1/110 plastic (semi scratch) Pelican / Golden Hind 1/45 scratch Current build : Mary Rose 1/50 scratch große-jacht / Yacht D'Oro 1/50 Corel Gallery : Revell Bounty Pelican/Golden hind 1/45 scratch Shore leave, non ship models build logs : ADGZ M35 funkwagen 1/72 Einhets Pkw. Kfz.2 and 4 1/72 Autoblinda AB40 1/72 122mm A-19 & 152mm ML-20 & 12.8cm Pak.44 {K8 1/2} 1/72 10.5cm Howitzer 16 on Mark. VI(e) Centurion Mk.1 conversion M29 Weasel 1/72 SAM6 1/72 T26 Finland T26 TN 1/72 Autoprotetto S37 1/72 Opel Blitz buses 1/72 Boxer and MAN trucks 1/72 Hetzer38(t) Starr 1/72 Cleaning the 1/72 military collection Si vis pacem, para bellum
Keith Black Posted November 21 #7 Posted November 21 Dave, welcome to MSW. Glad to have you aboard. mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 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
SiriusVoyager Posted November 22 #8 Posted November 22 Welcome to MSW! Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote - Eric Current build: Sultan Arab Dhow Finished: Norwegian Sailing Pram, Lowell Grand Banks Dory, Muscongus bay lobster smack, OcCre Palamos, San Francisco Cross Section
mtaylor Posted November 26 #9 Posted November 26 Welcome to MSW. Nice work on those models. Keith Black 1 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Dave Wells Posted December 4 Author #10 Posted December 4 Can anyone help me with a question. Maybe there is somewhere I should be looking on this site for info so just let me know if there is. The 5/64 scale Essex frigate kit I am working on has long been discontinued. I would like add some additional cannons. Do you think there is any way for me to get more? They are britannia metal. The old Model Shipways catalog I have has them listed as items 54A & B. The cannon is 5/8" long and he carriage is 3/8" long. I haven't found anything comparable in current catalogs. I think I will contact Bluejacket to see if they might have any, but I thought I would ask here first. Do you think there is any chance of me finding some more? If there is a better way for me to ask this type of question just let me know as I'm new to this site. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote
Snug Harbor Johnny Posted December 4 #11 Posted December 4 (edited) Welcome aboard mate ! Let' see ... 5/64 is not used much these days as a 'scale', so I'll have to try and figure. If the cannon is 5/8" long, that would be .625". Now in the scale of 1:128 (not uncommon in "old' kits, like Scientific models sold in the 70s) .625 x 128 = 80" ... or 6 feet 8inches long ... perhaps a plausible size. Looking on line at a data point (if it is the same Essex) a hull of 185' at 1:128 scale would be about 17.3" ... (185/128 x 12) also a plausible model size. So if MS doesn't have anything suitable, (and my educated guesses are right) you might try looking on line for model cannons that are 1:128 scale. Edited December 4 by Snug Harbor Johnny Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote Completed builds: Khufu Solar Barge - 1:72 Woody Joe Current project(s): Gorch Fock restoration 1:100, Billing Wasa (bust) - 1:100 Billings, Great Harry (bust) 1:88 ex. Sergal 1:65
Wawona59 Posted December 5 #12 Posted December 5 Welcome aboard to MSW Dave. Your models are wonderful. I tried to build a solid hull ship in the 70's and failed miserably. There is a treasure trove of information in the modeling tips section of the MSW website. mtaylor and Keith Black 2 Quote Wawona 59 John Next Project: Gifts for friends: 18th Century Pinnace, Kayak 17, Kayak 21 Indefinite Hold for the future: 1/96 Flying Fish, Model Shipways Wish list for "Seattle Connection" builds: 1/96 Lumber Schooner Wawona, 1/32 Hydroplane Slo-Mo-Shun IV, 1/96 Arthur Foss tug, 1/64 Duwamish cedar dugout canoe, 1/96 Downeaster "St. Paul" Selected Previous Completed Builds: Revell - 1/96 Thermopylae; Revell - 1/96 Cutty Sark, Revell - 1/96 Constitution, Aurora - Whaling Bark Wanderer, Model Shipways - 1/96 Phantom, AL - 1805 Pilot Boat Swift, Midwest - Chesapeake Bay Flattie, Monitor and Merrimac, Model Trailways - Doctor's Buggy
mtaylor Posted December 5 #13 Posted December 5 Dave, do they need to be britannia? If not, have a look through our sponsors list on the front page. Last time I looked, Bluejacket had britannia cannons still but it's been awhile. The world has moved on a bit and while brass cannon are available, I think they're slowly going way in favor of 3D printed ones. Just check the sites and see what what they have, by size, not scale. Ryland Craze and Keith Black 2 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)
Dave Wells Posted December 6 Author #14 Posted December 6 Thanks Mark & Snug Harbor Johnny. I'll look into both suggestions. Keith Black and mtaylor 2 Quote
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