JesseLee Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share #91 Posted February 7, 2014 Nailed the bulwarks for extra strength. Dry fitting transom To see what needs doing for it to fit. Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share #92 Posted February 7, 2014 Filing & sanding the bulwark ends to the right angle for the transom to fit. Attaching the transom..... SGraham 1 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share #93 Posted February 7, 2014 Attached transom SGraham 1 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted February 7, 2014 Author Share #94 Posted February 7, 2014 Started working on a stand for the model. Decided to make a cradle type holder instead of the pedestal type stand. Vivian Galad 1 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted February 12, 2014 Share #95 Posted February 12, 2014 Jesse, That transom looks great, very symmetrical. I'm enjoying watching the Maid take shape. Steve Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share #96 Posted February 12, 2014 Thanks Steve! Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share #97 Posted February 12, 2014 Began the outer planking. Started with the outer planking on the transoms then on to the hull. A little frustrated that the outer planking strips supplied in this kit have a lot of rough & uneven edges. Very difficult to line up without showing small gaps. I tried to see if I could sand straighter edges but the strips are too thin & I just break them when I attempted this, so making the beat of it & shoving them as tight as I can beside each other as I glue them. LFrankCPA, popeye the sailor and themadchemist 3 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share #98 Posted February 12, 2014 Finished making my stand. Painted it black & sealed it. Used a trick I figured out a long time ago. To prevent wood rubbing on wood I cut strips of the soft fuzzy side of Velcro strips. Glue them on where the hull will rest on the stand & add a few pieces under the stand. This helps with any unevenness with the bottom of the stand & also prevents rubbing or scratching between the stand & whatever you have it sitting on. Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivian Galad Posted February 12, 2014 Share #99 Posted February 12, 2014 Nice work on the stand and good trick with the velcro!! Planking looks fine. Keep she busy ^^ Quote Current: Red Dragon (modified) by Vivian Galad - Artesania Latina - 1:60 Oseberg (modified) by Vivian Galad - Amati (1:50)Cocca Veneta by Vivian Galad - Corel - 1:70 Finished 15th Century Latin Caravel kit model from Artimanha models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted February 13, 2014 Share #100 Posted February 13, 2014 She's coming together good work!. stevenclarklanger 1 Quote Daniel We're ship in bottle builders, it's an occupational hazard. www.siemensbottlingco.blogspot.com http://www.bottledshipbuilder.com Current Builds: Bermuda Sloop Wood Krafters Pirate Ship Completed: 20 Gun Frigate Olympic 470 Bermuda Sloop Super Mini Queen Anne's Revenge German Cutter Mercury Santa Maria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadchemist Posted February 13, 2014 Share #101 Posted February 13, 2014 Hey Jesse Looking good, your moving right along. I know what you mean on that thin veneer second planking that AL provides. I sanded the edges with a small block and 220 grit to try and even them out. A trick I used on the DSotM was that after I shaped the plank, narrowing to prevent crowding at the bow and stern (I lined the hull for 2nd planking just as I did the bulkheads for first planking to guide me on that). Any ways, I glued the plank at just the stem then once it was dry I used a paint brush and wet the plank front and back with water down its full length. I then used my sealing iron (a clothes iron would work) to steam the plank to the hull shape and also up against the adjacent plank. I found this helped reduce the gapping between the planks greatly. Having it glued at the stem helped hold it while I steamed it down and made the need for extra hand not necessary. Personally I hated working with that thin 2nd planking so much, I plan to single plank from here out. For me I felt I did a better job laying the thicker 1st planking, then the veneer 2nd planking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share #102 Posted February 13, 2014 Thanks for the tip Keith, I'll have to try that Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted February 14, 2014 Author Share #103 Posted February 14, 2014 Thought I would try Keith's tip. I used scrap pieces of planking to space where the other planks will fit. Pre-drew lines where the plank will lay. Glued plank at the stem. When it was dry I wet the plank on both sides then used an old hair straighteners outside edge to steam & dry the plank into shape. It works very well. Thanks for the tip Keith! DSiemens and SGraham 2 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share #104 Posted February 21, 2014 Moving along on the outer planking...... riverboat, popeye the sailor and themadchemist 3 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted February 21, 2014 Author Share #105 Posted February 21, 2014 Filling in the shorter planks that wedge in on each end..... themadchemist, popeye the sailor and SGraham 3 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share #106 Posted March 1, 2014 Because of the bad edges of the wood planks in the kit there were quite a few very thin gaps between the planks. I fixed this by cutting thin slivers from the scraps from the planking & gluing them in the gaps. themadchemist, Aussie048, WackoWolf and 1 other 4 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share #107 Posted March 1, 2014 Final touches & the hull planking is about done riverboat, themadchemist, LFrankCPA and 2 others 5 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share #108 Posted March 1, 2014 The laser cutting on the stem & keel parts was not good. No matter how I tried to cut the parts out it was impossible to get them out without ends & edges with chunks wood out in places. I glued small wedges of wood in the broken out places & packed sawdust mixed with glue around it. When dry filed & sanded each one into shape. Hoping that there wont be any big color difference in these spots when finished. Aussie048 1 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 1, 2014 Author Share #109 Posted March 1, 2014 ... SGraham, WackoWolf and Aussie048 3 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSiemens Posted March 1, 2014 Share #110 Posted March 1, 2014 Gaps? What gap? Great work. SGraham 1 Quote Daniel We're ship in bottle builders, it's an occupational hazard. www.siemensbottlingco.blogspot.com http://www.bottledshipbuilder.com Current Builds: Bermuda Sloop Wood Krafters Pirate Ship Completed: 20 Gun Frigate Olympic 470 Bermuda Sloop Super Mini Queen Anne's Revenge German Cutter Mercury Santa Maria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vivian Galad Posted March 2, 2014 Share #111 Posted March 2, 2014 Agree with Daniel. Great work and very carefull too. Quote Current: Red Dragon (modified) by Vivian Galad - Artesania Latina - 1:60 Oseberg (modified) by Vivian Galad - Amati (1:50)Cocca Veneta by Vivian Galad - Corel - 1:70 Finished 15th Century Latin Caravel kit model from Artimanha models Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #112 Posted March 4, 2014 Dry fitting the stem & keel pieces. Wondering how I can hide theses seams when I glue them on. Aussie048, riverboat and popeye the sailor 3 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #113 Posted March 4, 2014 Last night while dry fitting the stem broke along the grain. Glued it back overnight & smoothed the glued edge down Aussie048, popeye the sailor and themadchemist 3 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #114 Posted March 4, 2014 I noticed that anywhere that had been glued looked lighter at the glue spots or lines. Thought I'd try to blend these areas in better. Got out some stain & a toothpick. Carefully added stain only on the lighter glue areas with the sharp end of the toothpick. Let dry good & very lightly hit with a sanding stick & it looks much better. This is how I will probably hide those seams too. Aussie048, themadchemist, popeye the sailor and 1 other 4 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted March 4, 2014 Share #115 Posted March 4, 2014 Jesse, those are clean scarf joints. Are you thinking of trying to hide them when you glue them up? Or were you referring to other seams? Steve Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
themadchemist Posted March 4, 2014 Share #116 Posted March 4, 2014 I'm not seeing the seams your talking about either, unless its the scarf joint which should show. The stem/keel fits very nicely with the hull and the second planking turned out really nice also. I'd say that small gap in the scarf joint will disappear when glued. If not sanding it when the glue is wet seems to help gap fill small spaces like that. She's turning out very nicely, beautiful work my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 4, 2014 Author Share #117 Posted March 4, 2014 Steve, yes, I want to blend them in better when I glue them. They are not as snug fitting as it looks in the pics. Keith is probably right that they will most likely disappear when glued. Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share #118 Posted March 7, 2014 Glued the stem & keel pieces on. riverboat, Aussie048, themadchemist and 1 other 4 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share #119 Posted March 7, 2014 Scarf joints weren't as tight as I thought they were but I was prepared for this. I had some sawdust from these pieces ready. Packed it around the joints while the glue was still wet. Cleaned them off after the glue set & lightly sanded them. SGraham, riverboat, Salty Sea Dog and 2 others 5 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 7, 2014 Author Share #120 Posted March 7, 2014 Finished keel & added stern post SGraham, themadchemist, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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