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Posted

Truely amazing work, Glen!  This has me wanting to attempt a SIB build although I probably won't be able to achieve anything is spectacular as your build.

Kenny

Current Builds: MS US Frigate Confederacy   Medway Longboat 1742

On Hold: Continental Frigate Raleigh 1777

Completed Builds: MS 18th Century Longboat   Dinghy - Midwest Kit    H.M.S Triton Cross Section 1/48   Chesapeake Bay Flattie - Midwest Kit

Future Builds: MS English Pinnace;  OcCre Endurance;  Revenue Cutter Cheerful

 

 

 

Posted
1 hour ago, Glen McGuire said:

But it wasn't quite finished.

 I guess it wasn't quite finished..WOW! 

Current Builds: Mosquito Fleet Mystery Sternwheeler

                            Sternwheeler from the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy

                            Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee

                            Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia

 

Completed: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula

                      1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver                       

                       Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration

 

 

Posted

A tribute to your patience and 'left-of-field' solutions Glen, quite the outcome you have achieved.

 

cheers

 

Pat

If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!
Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch)

Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350)

Built:          Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)

Posted
23 hours ago, KennyH78 said:

Truely amazing work, Glen!  This has me wanting to attempt a SIB build

Thanks, Kenny!  If you want to try an SIB, you might consider Amati's Hannah SIB kit.  It's how I got started making SIBs 4 years ago.  @Landlubber Mike has a great build log for the kit, which helped me tremendously.

Posted

Meticulous intricacy.......... AND a bucket full of patience. Fantastic work there, Glen, really. Your eye for detail is certainly inspiring. What you did with the bamboo strakes from that fan was mind boggling sir!

Mark

 

On the table:   Lynx, Baltimore Clipper Schooner - MANTUA - 1:62

 

Awaiting shipyard clearance: HMS Endurance - OcCre - 1:70

 

Wishlist: 1939 Chris Craft Runabout - Garrett Wade - 1:8

 

FinishedEndeavour 1934 - J Class Racing Yacht - 1:80

 

 

Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen

Posted (edited)

Crazy weekend in the shipyard.  It started out nice and calm with making a grate for the ship's deck.  For the grate I cut a small piece of a window screen, painted it, then glued it to a piece of black paper for depth.  It is certainly out of scale, but I think it gives the right impression. 

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After that, it was time to start on the rigging.  First, the upper shrouds. 

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Then the backstays.  And that's where things got crazy.  As you can see in the pic below, there's a mess going on with the mizzen mast (I think @Keith Black would call it a dog's lunch).  I channeled my inner @Knocklouder and somehow broke off the mizzen mast while handling the ship.  I know Bob specializes in doing that to bowsprits, so I thought I'd one-up him.      

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After fixing the break, I somehow managed to do it again!!  :default_wallbash:🤬🤬🤬     So this time, I decided to replace the hinge completely and splice the mast above the hinge.  I did NOT want to have to rebuild and paint the entire mast.  I also reinforced the splice with a stiff piece of music wire as a dowel.

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Here's how the mizzen mast looks after a few hours of friendly-fire rework.

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And with the stern structure dry-fit in place.  

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Edited by Glen McGuire
Posted

Glen!  The window screen grate is inspired!!  Wow.   And amazing work - end result was worth the troubles.

Steve

 

San Diego Ship Modelers Guild

Nautical Research Guild


Launched:    USS Theodore Roosevelt, CVN 71 (1/720, Plastic)

                       USS Missouri, BB 63 (1/535 Plastic) 

                       USS Yorktown, CV 5 (1/700, Plastic)

 

In Dry Dock:  Prince de Neufchatel, New York 1812 (1/58, Wood)

                        USS Enterprise, CVAN 65 (1/720, Plastic)

Posted (edited)

 Upon hearing the mizzen was saved, everyone starts to happy dance. 

 

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Edited by Keith Black

Current Builds: Mosquito Fleet Mystery Sternwheeler

                            Sternwheeler from the Susquehanna River's Hard Coal Navy

                            Wood Hull Screw Frigate USS Tennessee

                            Decorative Carrack Warship Restoration, the Amelia

 

Completed: 1870's Sternwheeler, Lula

                      1880s Floating Steam Donkey Pile Driver                       

                       Early Swift 1805 Model Restoration

 

 

Posted

Glen, looks good and the grate certainly gives the right impression.  

@Keith Black where do you find those pics - love it. If you can, can  then ...

If at first you do not suceed, try, and then try again!
Current build: HMCSS Victoria (Scratch)

Next build: HMAS Vampire (3D printed resin, scratch 1:350)

Built:          Battle Station (Scratch) and HM Bark Endeavour 1768 (kit 1:64)

Posted
4 minutes ago, Canute said:

Wow, 2 blue foot boobies!

Yes, they were one of my favourite species during our Galapagos tour. We were walking on the designated path on an island where they breed and females were sitting on eggs on the ground everywhere, even sometimes in the middle of the path where we had to tiptoe around them.

 

Plus they were busy doing their mating ritual which involves showing off their blue feet.

Posted

Fascinating animals out there. Got a high speed tour one weekend, way back when. The giant tortoises were very cool, as were the marine iguanas.

Ken

Started: MS Bounty Longboat,

On Hold:  Heinkel USS Choctaw paper

Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1

Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section

 

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Posted

You have the patience of a saint, Glen. Nice save. If that had happened to me (twice) I would be replacing a window about now.

Mark

 

On the table:   Lynx, Baltimore Clipper Schooner - MANTUA - 1:62

 

Awaiting shipyard clearance: HMS Endurance - OcCre - 1:70

 

Wishlist: 1939 Chris Craft Runabout - Garrett Wade - 1:8

 

FinishedEndeavour 1934 - J Class Racing Yacht - 1:80

 

 

Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen

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