US Brig Syren by Augie - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64

[mtaylor]

 

Uh oh, was that a siren?  Are the 'Frivolous Post Police' in the area?????

 

Crap!  I hope they aren't otherwise we're all in trouble.  I gotta' find out if MSW has a brig and are the rations bread and water? Or Brie and wine?

[popeye the sailor]

that's pretty neat Augie.......I'll bet that's a lot of fun.   got to send you a PM.....your gonna like this   I'll look forward in seeing your update.  don't worry about Sjors......you much further ahead.

 

"I'll look forward in seeing you finish of the gun port lids....Sjors!" 

[realworkingsailor]

Crap!  I hope they aren't otherwise we're all in trouble.  I gotta' find out if MSW has a brig and are the rations bread and water? Or Brie and wine?

 

MSW might not have a brig.. but I have a few dark, cold and muddy ballast tanks that could do with a little de-mudding..

Always looking for free extra labour...

 

Andy

[texxn5]

Hi Augie --- looks like you get quite a bit of flak from the "upper ranks" ... lol...yards look good. I'm working on my Connie, and got the yards for the Main Mast completed and ready to hang on the mast.  Probably going to go ahead and get the Mizzen yards ready before returning to the masts and running rigging.  Maybe I'll get a log up and going over the weekend.  Look forward to seeing your yards hanging on the masts.  Keep up the good work and keep your head low for the incoming.....

[mobbsie]

Dont take any rubbish from them upper class toffs Augie, us lower ranks will stick together.

 

Andy will have to clean his own tanks, Marks still looking for a brig, Popeye's busy with umpteen builds and Sjors, well he is learning how to water ski !!!!!!!    

 

mobbsie

[augie]

Hi Augie --- looks like you get quite a bit of flak from the "upper ranks" ... lol...yards look good. I'm working on my Connie, and got the yards for the Main Mast completed and ready to hang on the mast.  Probably going to go ahead and get the Mizzen yards ready before returning to the masts and running rigging.  Maybe I'll get a log up and going over the weekend.  Look forward to seeing your yards hanging on the masts.  Keep up the good work and keep your head low for the incoming.....

Good hearing from you, John.  Hope you follow through on starting that log!

[mtaylor]

Augie,

 

On the thread issue... the white glue and water mix work. You might have to play with the percentages so maybe 60% glue/40% water?  There's a couple of other tricks.. water-based matte poly lacquer, hairspray.  They will all stiffen the thread.  If it's to get the "curve" right on the hanging part, brush it on in place and let it dry.  The curve should form when it's wet and stay there after it dries.

 

See... I can be non-frivolous...

[augie]

You are right about playing with percentages.  Popeye and Patrick set me straight on that (no pun intended) and I settled on 50% for those footropes.

 

I read somewhere here about the hairspray.  Sounds logical.  But it conjures up the image of me standing there with this fire extinguisher sized can of Alberto VO5 blasting away at Syren.  Not a pretty image with a cigarette hanging out of my face.

[JPett]

Ahoy Augie

 

My Admiral used a non aerosal "pump" style hairspray which turned hair into a fiber glass like structure. I wonder if you could paint this stuff on with a small brush.

 

She would smoke too while applying it

[DSiemens]

Hairspray that tuns hair into fiber glass?!? 

[augie]

Yes Daniel, it was originally invented for the singer Glen Cambell in the 60's so he could sing 'Wichita Lineman' while perched 60' in the air on a telephone pole during a tornado......and still have neat hair.

 

Darned, I was just going to post an update but have forgotten what I was doing.  The 'impatient one' will soon be on my case.

[JPett]

Ahoy Augie

 

"Darned, I was just going to post an update but have forgotten what I was doing."

 

I believe that is caused by glue, not sure about the hairspray. Admiral did have memory loss but that was mostly selective "mostly".

Edited April 13, 2013 by JPett

[Sjors]

1 day left without a picture still 2 days to go……..

 

[newbuilder101]

My Admiral used a non aerosal "pump" style hairspray which turned hair into a fiber glass like structure.

I will never look at my pump hairspray bottle the same way again!  Fiberglass hair...hmmmm...doesn't conjure up a great image.

As someone with experience I'll add a word of caution with hairspray...humidity will cause the stuff to degrade in a short time. I used it for craft purposes over the years, only to discover that some of the items I sprayed have holes in them and are tacky feeling!!! Especially natural materials like cotton etc.

[JPett]

Ahoy Sherry

 

As someone who has had their eye poked by "fiberglass" hair I would also like to say its dangerous.

 

Thanks for the tip on its longevity. I will put the bottle back

Edited April 13, 2013 by JPett

[augie]

1 day left without a picture still 2 days to go……..

 

This is getting like a stunt on 'Beat the Clock' !  Prepare yourself for disappointment my good friend for tomorrow begins 3 days --- of SNOW!  You know what that means    

[texxn5]

Hi Augie,

Thanks for the kind words. I'm working on finishing my yards, which should be done tomorrow, and then I'll be hanging them on the masts. I'll try to post a log soon, I really would like to document this part, but the "Admiral" had some plans, so it took away from ship building...."Admiral" always gets first shot...Starting a log might take away from construction, so I'm torn about where to spend the time since I'm new to this. I did find my next build..I bought a MS CW Morgan for a decent price and will atempt my first wood ship. Always wanted to do this one, and I've been aboard her a couple of times too, as well as Connie. Spent a weekend a few years ago at the Mystic Inn, and was lucky enough to stay in the Mansion there. Bogie and McCall spent their honey moon there, and I got to go aboard the Morgan too. Good trip.

[augie]

That's funny....I was just looking at the MS Morgan today.  Like yourself, I've been on her many times back in the day.  Always loved Mystic.  Had a 3 day cruise on the Mystic Whaler....great fun.

 

Hope you're ready to build some whaleboats!!!!!

[rameyke]

Is it really supposed to snow? We rode around 30 miles this morning. it was cold when we started. But it warmed up around noon. I cant believe we are in for snow. Though, i will be happy if Colorado rivers have more water than laat year

[Sjors]

Hi Augie,

 

I shall wait silence for pictures.

And again snow??????

Man, you've got a lot of them.

Today the temperature is rising till 20 degrees Celcius in the Netherlands this afternoon.

So no building but work in the garden…...

 

[augie]

Yup, snow.  Sunday night through Wednesday!  No gardening here!!!!!  Instead, I'm waxing up the snow shovel --- I use the same beeswax I do for rigging.  Keeps the snow from sticking to the shovel.  I'm like Rameyke.......I want water in the high rivers.......good for the fish!!!!

[DSiemens]

I didn't know you could wax a snow shovel.  I may try that.  Yea I got all these pots on the patio with some tomatoes and green peppers.  Guess I'll have to bring them in before tonight.  I understand having snow in the higher elevations but I'm sick of the cold.  It needs to warm up already.  

[augie]

The worst part is the darned Groundhog predicted an early Spring.  I'm thinking groundhog STEW!

 

Use car wax on your shovel----  the beeswax comment was to add a nautical flair  

[realworkingsailor]

I think we've already gone over the options for groundhog... my next plan would be to simply whack him over the head with a shovel and bury him in his hole... seems like alot less effort... but equally as gratifying...

 

Andy

[texxn5]

What's a snow shovel???  We don't have those down here......lol

[DSiemens]

To further the nautical flair we aught to keel haul the ground hog and or hang him from the yard arm at very least a good lashing,   

[lb0190]

Yup, snow.  Sunday night through Wednesday! I'm waxing up the snow shovel...

 

Augie, is that you...

[texxn5]

Oh, I remember those from my days at Great Lakes NTC, forgot what they looked like....

[Sjors]

Can somebody please tell me about the groundhog????

I don't understand a thing about it!

 

[realworkingsailor]

In North America (specifically Canada and USA) February 2nd is known as "Grounghog Day"

 

A groundhog, or woodchuck is a large-ish rodent, lives in a hole in the ground. Now according to some old-time folk lore about the weather, if the groundhog  emerges from his hole on the morning of Feb 2 and see's his shadow, it means there's still 6 more weeks of winter. If he fails to see his shadow it means there will be an early spring.

 

There are 3 particularly famous prognosticating groundhogs. Shubenacadie Sam (In Nova Scotia, Canada), Punxsutawney Phil, in Pennsylvania, and the infamous albino groundhog Wiarton Willie, in Ontario.

 

2 out of the 3 predicted and early spring... hence the general animosity towards groundhogs...

 

Although in the case of my grandfather, he's lost a couple of horses due to groundhog holes (this is going back to the 50s and 60s when he still used horses for farming).. so there's a kind of a "North Korea" situation between him and the miserable rodents.

 

Andy