mtaylor Posted July 17, 2013 Share #1201 Posted July 17, 2013 Commodore Augie, SkerryAmp and augie 2 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPett Posted July 17, 2013 Share #1202 Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Ahoy Augie 2000 posts Congratz Edited July 17, 2013 by JPett SkerryAmp, Salty Sea Dog and augie 3 On with the Show.... J.Pett “If you're going through hell, keep going” (Winston Churchill) Current build: MS Rattlesnake (MS2028) http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/45-model-shipways-rattlesnake-ms2028-scale-164th/ Side Build: HMS Victory: Corel http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/3709-hms-victory-by-jpett-corel-198/?p=104762 On the back burner: 1949 Chris Craft Racer: Dumas http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/939-1949-chris-craft-racer-by-jpett-dumas-kit-no-1702/ Sometime, but not sure when: Frigate Berlin: Corel http://www.corel-srl.it/pdf/berlin.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsaplala Posted July 17, 2013 Share #1203 Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) Hi Augie, All I can say is Wow! Nothing beats the feeling of tying off that last bit of rigging, this calls for some champagne! Splendid job on the anchors too, they're a vast improvement over the original Edited July 17, 2013 by rdsaplala SkerryAmp and augie 2 Best regards,AldoCurrently Building: HMS Pegasus (Victory Models)-Mothballed to give priority to Triton HMS Triton (first attempt at scratchbuilding) Past build:HM Brig Badger (Caldercraft), HM Brig Cruizer, HM Schooner Ballahoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjdale Posted July 17, 2013 Share #1204 Posted July 17, 2013 Hearty congratulations on your promotion Commodore Augie! For your special reward, you get to sit at the Commodore's table with Sjors. Yep, just the two of you.......... SkerryAmp and mtaylor 2 Grant ____________________________________________________ Current builds: African Queen - Radio Control / Live Steam Previous builds: The Shipyard at Foss' Landing (Diorama), Hannah - Ship in a Bottle, NRG Capstan Project, 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper, Medway Longboat , Alfa Romeo Spider Gran Touring (Pocher) , Da Vinci Flying Machine, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout - Dumas - Radio, Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 - Cross Section - Scratchbuild, HMS Victory (Mamoli 1:90), Cutty Sark, Armed Pinnace, Bounty, Santa Maria At another place: Stephenson's Rocket (OcCre 1:24) (click the title to follow the link) In the Gallery: Lancia Armata 1803, Bomb Vessel Granada, 1742 Cross Section, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share #1205 Posted July 17, 2013 Thanks shipmates, now there are 2 at the 'windbag table'. And Grant perceptively picked up on why I've been quiet lately . I urge Popeye to proceed post haste (pun intended) to join the party lb0190, SkerryAmp, rdsaplala and 2 others 5 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...
popeye the sailor Posted July 17, 2013 Share #1206 Posted July 17, 2013 now.......would that be because Sjors would control the conversation.......poor Augie not getting a word in edge-wise AWWWW, just give him some pictures.........that'll keep him busy! LOL!!! congratz on the promo Augie........you've certainly put a lot into your build, quite informative and very well done! you should be close to da finish, but you'ze didn't eats no spinach......but no matter! to be honest.....I don't know where I stand in the grand scheme of things....I never keep track of that stuff. I just see what I like and comment.....sometimes my humor can be a bit over board.....but I see humor in just about everything. .........like when you were talking about the moose........I thought of these guys: the 'post haste' is an odd metaphor.........to be post, I should have hasted already........must have been Oscar Wilde who said that .......I guess I need to pick up the pace Gee.......commodore.....most famous MSW flying ace.......what title will you shoot for now? mtaylor, augie and SkerryAmp 3 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...
Sjors Posted July 17, 2013 Share #1207 Posted July 17, 2013 Congrats from me also Augie, We have a round table with two seats But there is one question…….do we have a mess boy ?????? Maybe there is a volunteer ????? If not, I point somebody like…..ANDY….YEP! trippwj, mtaylor and SkerryAmp 3 Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realworkingsailor Posted July 17, 2013 Share #1208 Posted July 17, 2013 <<Andy grabs a bucket full of muddy water and pours it over Sjors>> Messy enough for you now? Sjors, gjdale, trippwj and 7 others 10 Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 17, 2013 Share #1209 Posted July 17, 2013 like it!!!!!!!!! I LOVE it!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahahahahaha! riverboat, Shazmira, realworkingsailor and 3 others 6 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...
Kevin Posted July 17, 2013 Share #1210 Posted July 17, 2013 congrats on promotion augie 1 Its all part of Kev's journey, bit like going to the dark side, but with the lights on All the best Kevin SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS. KEEP IT REAL! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ On the build table HMS Indefatigable 1794 by Kevin - Vanguard Models - 1:64 - Feb 2023 Belle Poule 1834 by Kevin - OcCre - 1/90 - French frigate - started June 2024 - - On hold MHS Britannic by Kevin SD 14 - Marcle Models - 1/70 - March 2022 - Bluebell - Flower Class - Revel - 1/72 U552 German U Boat - Trumpeter - 1/48 Amerigo Vespucci 1/84 - Panart- HMS Enterprise -CAF - 1/48 Finished Hercules by Kevin - OcCre - 1/50 - Tugboat - Finished - May 2024 Nectan-Mountfleet-models-steam-trawler-1/32 - Completed June 2020 HMS Victory - Caldercraft/Jotika - 1/72 - Finished Dorade renamed Dora by Kevin - Amati - 1/20 - Completed March 2021 Stage Coach 1848 - Artesania Latina - 1/10 -Finished Lady Eleanor by Kevin - FINISHED - Vanguard Models - 1/64 - Fifie fishing boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrieke Posted July 17, 2013 Share #1211 Posted July 17, 2013 congrats commodore augie. you now get to split the bill with Sjors mtaylor, augie, SkerryAmp and 1 other 4 Current builds : HMS Bounty, Constructo Pilar Next build : undecided On the Shelf : AL San Juan, Mamoli HMS Victory Builds on hold : Ochre Gorch Fock, Hachette/Amati Black Pearl Previous Builds Gallery : Virginia; King of Mississippi Previous Builds logs : AL King of Mississippi 1/80 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippwj Posted July 17, 2013 Share #1212 Posted July 17, 2013 (edited) A hearty well done, Andy! Congratulations, Augie! Edited July 17, 2013 by trippwj augie, SkerryAmp and realworkingsailor 3 WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkerryAmp Posted July 17, 2013 Share #1213 Posted July 17, 2013 Congrats Commodore Augie -Adam augie 1 -Adam Current Builds Santa Maria - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB MayFlower - Model Shipways (5/32"=1') POB Blue Shadow - Mamoli Revolutionary War Brigantine. (Fict) (1:64) POB (Recommissioned as the Kara June) On The Shelf Waiting so Patiently USRC Ranger - Corel (1:50) POB 18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways (1:4) POF La Nina - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB U.S Brig Syren - Model Shipways (1:64) POB Completed Builds Phantom NY Pilot Boat - Model Shipways (1:96) Solid Hull Decommissioned Builds (Time and conditions were not good to these. They have been cancelled =( ) Willie L Bennett - Model Shipways (1:32) POF USRC Harriet Lane - Model Shipways (1:128) Solid Hull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverboat Posted July 17, 2013 Share #1214 Posted July 17, 2013 My congrats too, on your promotion Augie........ Seems like yesterday that you were but a mere lieutenant...... it's amazing what a little conversation can do .... nice job on the anchors too!!!! Frank augie, SkerryAmp and trippwj 3 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...
augie Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share #1215 Posted July 17, 2013 <<Andy grabs a bucket full of muddy water and pours it over Sjors>> Messy enough for you now? I just knew changing tables would present problems. Being too close to Sjors can be a dangerous proposition. Ah, the mantel of responsibility that comes with rank. It's back to the shop tomorrow AM. What good is a Commodore without a ship texxn5, trippwj, Ferit and 1 other 4 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...
realworkingsailor Posted July 18, 2013 Share #1216 Posted July 18, 2013 Sitting at the same table as Sjors can be a dangerous proposition even without me flinging mud all over the place.... texxn5, SkerryAmp and augie 3 Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 18, 2013 Share #1217 Posted July 18, 2013 As long as there are pictures, you'll be ok, Augie. I was looking for something Shakespearean to post like "heavy is the head that wears the crown", but not finding anything. The rigging table is probably a good place to be anyway. augie, texxn5 and SkerryAmp 3 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted July 18, 2013 Share #1218 Posted July 18, 2013 only if he's looking at Sjors........."alas poor Yoric.....that was the last picture" trippwj, mtaylor and augie 3 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...
fnkershner Posted July 18, 2013 Share #1219 Posted July 18, 2013 As if you needed an incentive to yack away. Congrats anyway! augie 1 Current Builds - 18th Century Longboat, MS Syren Completed Builds - MS Bluenose, Panart BatteStation Cross section, Endevour J Boat Half Hull, Windego Half Hull, R/C T37 Breezing Along, R/C Victoria 32, SolCat 18 On the shelf - Panart San Felipe, Euromodel Ajax, C.Mamoli America, Its a sailor's Life for me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foremast Posted July 19, 2013 Share #1220 Posted July 19, 2013 Hi Augie! I've been absent for a couple of months and now ... I find a Commodore!!!! Congrats to the great officer and to his crew, that has completed a very very good fore rigging! Alex augie 1 If any of you cry at my funeral, I'll never speak to you again! (Stan Laurel) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share #1221 Posted July 20, 2013 Just a quick update. The anchors and anchor buoys are rigged and ready to mount on board. The buoys will be hung from the shrouds and some fiddly work needs to be done around the catheads. Then there are rope coils to be deployed, some finishing touches and.........and......... Oh yeah ----- the case !! dafi, realworkingsailor, trippwj and 11 others 14 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...
Rustyj Posted July 20, 2013 Share #1222 Posted July 20, 2013 Hi Augie. Very nice job on the anchors and buoys! Man you are getting close.....except for the case that is. augie 1 Rusty "So Long For Now" Current Builds: Speedwell Completed Build Logs: HMS Winchelsea 1/48 Duchess of Kingston USF Confederacy , US Brig Syren , Triton Cross Section , Bomb Vessel Cross Section, Cutter Cheerful, Queen Anne Barge, Medway Longboat Completed Build Gallery: Brig Syren , 1870 Mississippi Riverboat , 1949 Chris-Craft 19' Runabout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trippwj Posted July 20, 2013 Share #1223 Posted July 20, 2013 Very nice looking anchors, Commodore. augie 1 WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPett Posted July 20, 2013 Share #1224 Posted July 20, 2013 Ahoy Augie Does this mean its over Can we at least drag the case thing on for a month or two augie and trippwj 2 On with the Show.... J.Pett “If you're going through hell, keep going” (Winston Churchill) Current build: MS Rattlesnake (MS2028) http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/45-model-shipways-rattlesnake-ms2028-scale-164th/ Side Build: HMS Victory: Corel http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/3709-hms-victory-by-jpett-corel-198/?p=104762 On the back burner: 1949 Chris Craft Racer: Dumas http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/939-1949-chris-craft-racer-by-jpett-dumas-kit-no-1702/ Sometime, but not sure when: Frigate Berlin: Corel http://www.corel-srl.it/pdf/berlin.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted July 20, 2013 Author Share #1225 Posted July 20, 2013 Ahoy Augie Does this mean its over Can we at least drag the case thing on for a month or two Six weeks, easy. A lotta paint to dry JPett 1 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...
Sjors Posted July 20, 2013 Share #1226 Posted July 20, 2013 Augie, Almost at the finish line……. Anchors are looking great ! I'll be waiting for all the pictures when she is finished.! augie 1 Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anja Posted July 20, 2013 Share #1227 Posted July 20, 2013 Hello Augie, for the anchors and buoys. Anja augie 1 Those we loved but lost are no longer where they were, but are always where we are. In the gallery: Albatros 1840 - Constructo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rafine Posted July 20, 2013 Share #1228 Posted July 20, 2013 Great looking anchors and buoys, Augie. Bob augie 1 Current builds on MSW: HMS Winchelsea 1:48: Medway Longboat 1:24 Prior builds on MSW: Schooner Halifax: Lumberyard 1/48 semi-scratch; Cutter Cheerful 1:48; Granado: Caldercraft 1:64; Frigate Essex: Kitbashed Model Shipways kit; Triton Cross Section 1:48; Kingfisher from Lauckstreet kit; Syren: Model shipways kit ;Kitbashed Fair American: Model Shipways;Prince de Neufchatel: Model shipways 1:64 Civil War Picket Boat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted July 20, 2013 Share #1229 Posted July 20, 2013 (edited) Augie, the buoys and anchors look excellent. What material did you use for the buoy? Edited July 20, 2013 by lb0190 augie 1 Regards, Larry ---------------------------------------------------- Current Build US Brig Niagara Completed Builds George W Washburn - 1890 Tugboat Future Builds 18th Century Longboat by MS HM Cutter Cheerful Wappen Von Hamburg by Corel If your not making mistakes, your not challenging yourself – my life has been full of challenges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texxn5 Posted July 20, 2013 Share #1230 Posted July 20, 2013 Anchors are great Augie. Decided on an encore yet? augie 1 John Current Current Builds: US Brig Niagara on my website FINISHED BUILD LOGS: New Bedford Whaleboat - page on my Morgan Website: http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com/whaleboat-build-log-by-john-fleming.html C.W. Morgan - Model Shipways 1:64 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1785-cw-morgan-by-texxn5-johnf-ms-164-kit/ USS Constitution - Revell 1:96 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1796-uss-constitution-by-texxn5-johnf-revell-196-kit/ website US Brig Niagara Model http://www.niagaramodel.com website Charles W Morgan Model http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com website PROXXON DISCOUNT TOOL STORE http://proxxontoolsdiscount.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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