popeye the sailor Posted May 7, 2015 Share #331 Posted May 7, 2015 coming along really nice Ron.......masting looks super! kiwiron 1 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share #332 Posted July 15, 2015 Finally did some more,i'll do the spars now then onto the rigging.A bit of spar tapering done although it's hard to see on the photo's.Good to do a bit more. augie, UpstateNY, riverboat and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenPink Posted July 15, 2015 Share #333 Posted July 15, 2015 Hi Ron Looking good my friend. Are you going to put sails on her ??. Denis. kiwiron 1 Quote Complete: Sovereign of the Seas - Mantua 1:78 scale Current build: Euro Model "Royal William" Scale 1:72 HMS "Revenge" Victory Model (Amati) Scale 1:64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Greig Posted July 15, 2015 Share #334 Posted July 15, 2015 Hello kiwi Ron. My AL Endeavor beat me up 20 odd years ago. It is the parts bin now. But I will have another go at some stage. But won't go the AL way. Good luck. Malcolm kiwiron 1 Quote Completed builds; Caldercraft Mars; Vanguard Alert, Amati Revenge On the shelf; Vanguard DOK & the Sphinx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted July 15, 2015 Author Share #335 Posted July 15, 2015 Thanks Denis,i'll put sails on her,that should be interesting they were supplied in the kit.Thanks Malcolm I did a plastic Endeavour about 16 years ago and thought a wooden one would be nice one day.Lots of different versions of the Endeavour.Ron. popeye the sailor 1 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share #336 Posted July 20, 2015 Some more progress all ready for the blocks now. augie, maggsl_01, Captain Slog and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsl_01 Posted July 20, 2015 Share #337 Posted July 20, 2015 Hi Ron a very impressive Job that you have done with the masts and yards. I will start with the deck furniture soon. Did you use a machine for tapering the Yards? Cheerio Max DenPink 1 Quote Next: Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde by Euro Model 1:47 Finished: Half Moon Corel; HMY Royal Caroline Panart; HMB Endeavour Occre 1:54; Fregatte Berlin, Corel, 1:40 A life without dogs is possible... but worth to live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenPink Posted July 20, 2015 Share #338 Posted July 20, 2015 Hi Ron Nice work as per normal from you. To tapering my yards I put them in a drill press. Denis. kiwiron 1 Quote Complete: Sovereign of the Seas - Mantua 1:78 scale Current build: Euro Model "Royal William" Scale 1:72 HMS "Revenge" Victory Model (Amati) Scale 1:64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted July 20, 2015 Share #339 Posted July 20, 2015 Looking good, Ron. All this prep work will pay off handsomely as you hang the yards. kiwiron 1 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share #340 Posted July 21, 2015 Thanks a lot Max,Denis,Augie.I used the electric drill in the garage for the spars getting used to that method now.The deck furniture is good fun. maggsl_01 1 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted July 22, 2015 Author Share #341 Posted July 22, 2015 (edited) Try out of the yards before I start attaching the blocks. Edited July 22, 2015 by kiwiron augie, rowand, Captain Slog and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverboat Posted July 22, 2015 Share #342 Posted July 22, 2015 Nice work on the yards Ron......... they're looking nice and trim frank popeye the sailor, DenPink and kiwiron 3 Quote completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat HMAT SUPPLY USRC "ALERT" in progress: Red Dragon (Chinese junk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted August 31, 2015 Author Share #343 Posted August 31, 2015 Foremast yards nearly complete,main next up.Does a 2 year old eating your plans mean she's hungry? augie, Mirabell61, DenPink and 7 others 10 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverboat Posted August 31, 2015 Share #344 Posted August 31, 2015 they're looking even better with their blocks attached frank kiwiron and augie 2 Quote completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat HMAT SUPPLY USRC "ALERT" in progress: Red Dragon (Chinese junk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cabbie Posted August 31, 2015 Share #345 Posted August 31, 2015 That depends on what sort of 2 yr old Chris popeye the sailor 1 Quote HM Cutter Mermaid 1817 HMB Endeavour 1768 by Cabbie - Artesania Latina - 1:60 - Kit Fiddle Every action has a consequence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted September 1, 2015 Author Share #346 Posted September 1, 2015 Thanks Frank.I'm sure paper is in a food group. popeye the sailor 1 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted September 2, 2015 Share #347 Posted September 2, 2015 plenty of fiber........but not sure if it will keep him or her regular nice progress Ron kiwiron 1 Quote I yam wot I yam! finished builds: Billings Nordkap 476 / Billings Cux 87 / Billings Mary Ann / Billings AmericA - reissue Billings Regina - bashed into the Susan A / Andrea Gail 1:20 - semi scratch w/ Billing instructions M&M Fun Ship - semi scratch build / Gundalow - scratch build / Jeanne D'Arc - Heller Phylly C & Denny-Zen - the Lobsie twins - bashed & semi scratch dual build Billing T78 Norden in dry dock: Billing's Gothenborg 1:100 / Billing's Boulogne Etaples 1:20 Billing's Half Moon 1:40 - some scratch required Revell U.S.S. United States 1:96 - plastic/ wood modified / Academy Titanic 1:400 Trawler Syborn - semi scratch / Holiday Harbor dual build - semi scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted September 4, 2015 Author Share #348 Posted September 4, 2015 Mizzen yards and gaff done. DenPink, riverboat, augie and 6 others 9 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted September 5, 2015 Author Share #349 Posted September 5, 2015 Hairy main yards nearly finished then onto the next big step of rigging. Captain Slog, UpstateNY, DenPink and 3 others 6 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsl_01 Posted September 6, 2015 Share #350 Posted September 6, 2015 Hi Ron, will you use the sails too? I sure want but never done this before. So I am very excited to watch someone doing this probably nerve-racking job. I am sure the instruction will help quite good as they seem to be very complete and clear. But I am not a tailor - and needles are not my world So I am really curious about to see you working on the sails. Cheerio from Germany - the fall is coming now, my favorite time to sit in teh shipyard and hear the storms outside... Max DenPink and kiwiron 2 Quote Next: Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde by Euro Model 1:47 Finished: Half Moon Corel; HMY Royal Caroline Panart; HMB Endeavour Occre 1:54; Fregatte Berlin, Corel, 1:40 A life without dogs is possible... but worth to live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted September 6, 2015 Author Share #351 Posted September 6, 2015 Hi Max,i'll do the sails I have done furled sails before not easy on the first one but once you get the technique it was easy.Should be interesting anyway that's a long way off yet.ron. maggsl_01 1 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share #352 Posted October 22, 2015 Onto the shrouds,i used .25 caldercraft thread to connect the deadeyes as the 0.15 occre thread is very hairy.I also changed the long boat tie down thread. Mirabell61, UpstateNY, BANYAN and 4 others 7 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenPink Posted October 22, 2015 Share #353 Posted October 22, 2015 Hi Ron Your workmanship is just fantastic, very nice work. Did you think about using wax on the rope ??. Denis. kiwiron 1 Quote Complete: Sovereign of the Seas - Mantua 1:78 scale Current build: Euro Model "Royal William" Scale 1:72 HMS "Revenge" Victory Model (Amati) Scale 1:64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share #354 Posted October 22, 2015 Thanks Denis,I tried wax on the occre thread but it still looked terrible. Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DenPink Posted October 22, 2015 Share #355 Posted October 22, 2015 Hi Ron That is surprising that the wax did not work. I pulled my rope through the wax about 4-5 times each side ie pull it through then reverse the rope and pull through again 4-5 times each side. Then pulled the rope through my fingers to set the rope in the wax. Denis. maggsl_01 and kiwiron 2 Quote Complete: Sovereign of the Seas - Mantua 1:78 scale Current build: Euro Model "Royal William" Scale 1:72 HMS "Revenge" Victory Model (Amati) Scale 1:64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggsl_01 Posted October 22, 2015 Share #356 Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) Hi Denis, Ron... I also tried wax on the Occre stuff - and made the same expierence as Ron: The thread was looking bad. Maybe for fixing the blocks etc it is ok, but not for shrouds, stays, backstays etc or for the running rigging. I purchased thread from a manufacturer here who uses polyester for the thick stays and very good Cotton ropes for the shrouds. For the running rigging I will use Corel thread and also some special thin stuff from that manufacturer - .15mm. I think Occre could do a better Job with high-quality thraed as the kits are not always a "Special offer"... I like to get good stuff für good money... I did not yet take a look at the thread included with my Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde by Euro Model... Hope it will be ok so far. Cheerio Max Edited October 22, 2015 by maggsl_01 kiwiron 1 Quote Next: Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde by Euro Model 1:47 Finished: Half Moon Corel; HMY Royal Caroline Panart; HMB Endeavour Occre 1:54; Fregatte Berlin, Corel, 1:40 A life without dogs is possible... but worth to live? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted October 22, 2015 Author Share #357 Posted October 22, 2015 The 0.15 thread needs to go straight into the rubbish.I used 1mm black thread for the shrouds instead of their brown 0.8 it saves dying or painting the shrouds.Last time I painted shrouds I had flecks of paint across the deck I had a lot of trouble removing.Just ordered more black and raw thread 0.25mm,that will keep me going until I get further along. maggsl_01 and DaveRow 2 Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted October 22, 2015 Share #358 Posted October 22, 2015 She's one solid looking craft. Love the longboat! kiwiron 1 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwiron Posted October 23, 2015 Author Share #359 Posted October 23, 2015 Thanks Augie,more shrouds tonight with a bit of luck. Quote Current builds: HMS Victory - Caldercraft 1:72 Completed builds: HMB Endeavour - OcCre 1:54 HMS Supply - Caldercraft 1:64. Fishing boats, Bremen, Palamos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveRow Posted October 23, 2015 Share #360 Posted October 23, 2015 Hi Ron, Going well I see. Oh man, the rigging is going to be a tough one to tackle for me. Seeing what you and the others are doing, going to be a challenge. I have spent some time already looking into the rigging. Was definitely going to go black on the standing rig. Tan on the running. Dave R kiwiron 1 Quote Dave R Measure twice, cut once. Current Build: HMB Endeavour 1768 (In the shipyard being constructed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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