augie Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share #1561 Posted August 15, 2013 MODEL EXPO CASE As a few folks have asked about the cases supplied by ME, I'll provide a few impressions and photos as I go through the build. The case I'm using is their model GM7W. It is a tight fit for Syren but just makes it into the display cabinet I have available. I was concerned about the inside dimensions but they checked out exactly as advertised so I'm home free. The case comes shipped in an honest to goodness crate and weighed in at just over 17 pounds: That's a standard yardstick on top --- the case has an id of 33" and an od of 36" The wood is red oak. It's fairly well sanded but will need some final sanding before staining. Here's what's in the box: They provide 5 uprights so you have one extra. Everything is slotted for 1/8" glass (not included). The hardware package looks adequate. Going to be a few days before I get to sanding everything smooth and I need to carry out some trial staining/finishing and see what's available locally out here as far as glass is concerned. I'll post an update when I have some progress. lb0190, trippwj and Anja 3 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...
trippwj Posted August 15, 2013 Share #1562 Posted August 15, 2013 Hmmmm...can I join the crowd and stay on your case as well????? Glad to hear it arrived safely - and will reserve a seat for the Confed when you start there as well! augie and lb0190 2 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...
lb0190 Posted August 15, 2013 Share #1563 Posted August 15, 2013 (edited) Augie, I purchased a case from model expo for my Washburn tug. Other than size it looked just like yours on delivery. The only thing I would do different is make sure the slots are open enough to allow for how ever,any coats of wipe on poly or whatever you plan on using (I usedthreecoats). I used 1/8" plexiglass and the slot fit was very tight to a point of being a pia at some locations. Overalls I thought the case was a great deal for the price. Edited August 15, 2013 by lb0190 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...
augie Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share #1564 Posted August 15, 2013 Glad to hear you were pleased with yours Larry. 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 August 15, 2013 Share #1565 Posted August 15, 2013 Augie, Do you have for me a seat on the other side of the room? Larry wants the joy of sitting next to Anja and I know when I'm not welcome…... The case looks good. It's almost a build of his own. So enjoy me again ! 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...
texxn5 Posted August 15, 2013 Share #1566 Posted August 15, 2013 Hi Augie, glad to see you got your case, and have ordered your Confederacy. The case looks nice, I'll be following this when I can. Currently in Indianapolis fixing to see an old Navy buddy that I haven't seen in about 15 years. Pictures to follow Sjors! Glad the hospital was brief or was that you 'in your briefs"?????? I forget, .....they don't even let you wear your tighty whities! Sjors 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...
lb0190 Posted August 15, 2013 Share #1567 Posted August 15, 2013 Augie, Do you have for me a seat on the other side of the room? Larry wants the joy of sitting next to Anja and I know when I'm not welcome…... Awwww come on Sjors, you know I'm kidding . A friend of mine from long ago told me "what are friends for if you cannot nail them to the wall every once in a while." Here's to you my friend riverboat, Sjors, mtaylor and 1 other 4 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...
mtaylor Posted August 15, 2013 Share #1568 Posted August 15, 2013 Ok.. the case and Confederacy.. well done!! <and the crowd does the wave in Augie's honor> Time to grab the chair and the popcorn. trippwj, gjdale and fnkershner 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...
newbuilder101 Posted August 15, 2013 Share #1569 Posted August 15, 2013 Sorry to hear you had a stint in the hospital, but glad to hear it wasn't too serious! I'll pull up a chair for the Confederacy build as well, but will watch the Syren case take shape first. augie 1 Sherry Every goodbye is the birth of a memory... Current Build: San Felipe Finished Builds: Mayflower Build Log Gallery: Mayflower Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gjdale Posted August 15, 2013 Share #1570 Posted August 15, 2013 Hey, is there still room in the front row for the Confed build? I'm in!!! Glad to hear the case arrived and you're happy with it Augie. augie 1 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...
popeye the sailor Posted August 15, 2013 Share #1571 Posted August 15, 2013 good to see you got your case Augie......glad to hear your OK , and I didn't miss the opening of the box. a thief was caught.....drunk as a skunk, after stealing a case of whiskey from the local liquor store when it went to trial, the judge looked over the evidence, and threw the case out when asked why he made such a ruling, he said, "it's quite simple.........you can't make a case out of eleven bottles." augie and lb0190 2 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...
lb0190 Posted August 15, 2013 Share #1572 Posted August 15, 2013 Welcome aboard Grant, we'll make room for you. Maybe Augie should consider making a little extra on the side with an entrance fee... :D 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...
augie Posted August 15, 2013 Author Share #1573 Posted August 15, 2013 Wow ---- everyone is on my case I think for Confed we'll have a theater-in-the-round so everyone has a front seat Sjors, gjdale, riverboat 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...
Adrieke Posted August 16, 2013 Share #1574 Posted August 16, 2013 Augie stay away from hospitals you can get seriously ill there augie, riverboat, Sjors 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...
Sjors Posted August 16, 2013 Share #1575 Posted August 16, 2013 Awwww come on Sjors, you know I'm kidding . A friend of mine from long ago told me "what are friends for if you cannot nail them to the wall every once in a while." Here's to you my friend That's why I put those smileye's in….. It doesn't matter that you are kidding with me, I can handle it ! lb0190 and trippwj 2 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 August 16, 2013 Share #1576 Posted August 16, 2013 Wow ---- everyone is on my case I hope they don't break the glass..... As for your Confed.... I'll just poke my nose in from time to time, whenever you choose to get started... no rush.... Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foremast Posted August 16, 2013 Share #1577 Posted August 16, 2013 Hi Augie! what a series of news. Glad to hear that nothing serious happened you, but ... did you go to the hospital before or after the order of the Confederacy? I hope the Confed's price haven't been the cause of the ill Cheers Alex riverboat 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 August 16, 2013 Author Share #1578 Posted August 16, 2013 Thanks, Alex. The latest ME sale has them practically giving her away. Plus they are throwing in a 15 bottle set of paints ---- free! Don't know that I'll use most of them but you can't beat the offer. And, if I use Ben's patented 20 coat method, they may work out. Update ----- Staining trials completed and I have the Admiral's approval to go with a 60% Light Oak Minwax stain for the case. It matches the furniture (if one accounts for future aging of the finish, failing eyesight and the phases of the moon). 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...
Ferit Posted August 16, 2013 Share #1579 Posted August 16, 2013 May I make a suggestion? The case looks very nice and clean. A case without wooden columns at the four corners, with only four pieces of glass joined at the corners, may be seen more spacious and wide (?)... Best Regards… Ferit KUTLU Under construction: Frigate Berlin (Brandenburg Navy) Hope: Frigate Wappen Von Hamburg (Brandenburg Navy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foremast Posted August 16, 2013 Share #1580 Posted August 16, 2013 it has been a good business, then! It's not easy to match wood colours using staining products. I still remember the swearwords of my uncle, carpenter, when customers asked him to do that (... and, I ensure you, the Italian language can be really very creative, in formulating swearwords....) . Congratulations Cheers Alex riverboat 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...
popeye the sailor Posted August 16, 2013 Share #1581 Posted August 16, 2013 hey, Augie........I had one more and this looked like a good place for a finish line gee, if I had the extra cash........I'd get me one too! I have plenty of paints, but it would be interesting to see what type they carry. are there any crime scene photos since you got on the case? 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...
lb0190 Posted August 16, 2013 Share #1582 Posted August 16, 2013 That's why I put those smileye's in….. It doesn't matter that you are kidding with me, I can handle it ! I knew you did my friend. My guilty conscience made me write that... 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...
riverboat Posted August 16, 2013 Share #1583 Posted August 16, 2013 (edited) Look'n forward to your assembling the case, it looks like it's a quality kit, something I might be interested in also, I don't think my Supply is bigger than The Syren, if you find it suitable for yours after you finish, it might be my next purchas. Good choice on the Confed. that'll keep you busy for awhile Frank P.S. hope you're feeling better. Edited August 16, 2013 by riverboat augie 1 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 August 16, 2013 Author Share #1584 Posted August 16, 2013 Good to hear from everyone. Yes, matching stained wood can be a 'challenge'. I tell the Admiral it will all look the same in 100 years Thanks for the suggestion Ferit but I'll stick with the wooden corners. I like the framing effect more than the modern look. Ferit 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...
DSiemens Posted August 17, 2013 Share #1585 Posted August 17, 2013 What is this I'm off the forums for a week and you end up going to the hospital?! Take it from some one who does the accounting side of that business your better off staying in a nice resort. Less money and better food. Glad to hear your ok. Also it's good to see the case is in. I'm excited to see what comes next. augie 1 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...
mobbsie Posted August 17, 2013 Share #1586 Posted August 17, 2013 Hi Augie, Glad your feeling better mate and getting back in the seat again. I wont hog a seat on the Confed but I would love to drop in now and again if you don't mind, just to make sure that Sjores is behaving himself and not throwing popcorn about. Take care of yourself. mobbsie augie 1 mobbsie All mistakes are deliberate ( me ) Current Build:- HMS Schooner Pickle Completed Builds :- Panart 1/16 Armed Launch / Pinnace ( Completed ), Granado Cross Section 1/48 Harwich Bawley, Restoration, Thames Barge Edme, Repair / Restoration, Will Everard 1/67 Billings HMS Agamemnon 1781 - 1/64 Caldercraft Kit, HM Brig Badger, HM Bomb Vessel Granado, Thames Steam Launch Louise, Thames Barge Edme, Viking Dragon Boat Next Build :- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted August 17, 2013 Share #1587 Posted August 17, 2013 I think Mobbsie is getting old…. He even can not spell my name correctly . Or is it because I was not at the forum for one day? Are you all ready started on the case Augie? And when are you receiving the Confed? I see that there is also paint with it????? Then you have make a good deal ! When I ordered the paint for the SI it cost me about 5 US dollar each bottle…... 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...
augie Posted August 17, 2013 Author Share #1588 Posted August 17, 2013 I see your sharp wit is returning Sjors so you must be feeling better. It's tough to keep we Commodores down. I suspect Mobbsie's loss of memory is the result of being tangled in the hammock nettings on his Aggie for an extended period. Yes, paints are expensive. This set has a list price of $74 for 15 bottles! But then, did Van Gogh complain about the price of the paint once he finished 'Starry Night'? Oh wait, he was Dutch, wasn't he ?? gjdale 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 August 17, 2013 Share #1589 Posted August 17, 2013 Hi Augie, Yes I'm feeling a lot better. No fever today ! ( I hope it stays this way.) Only very quick tired but that's normal…... And yes Vincent van Gogh is Dutch…….silly question maybe but "Starry Night " ? What's that? 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 August 17, 2013 Share #1590 Posted August 17, 2013 Only very quick tired but that's normal…... I probably had a bad case since I ended up in hospital for a week......... it took me over 6 months before I could maintain any level of strenuous activity for any period of time without gasping for breath in a fit of coughing. Hang in there, I'm pullin' for ya' Andy Sjors 1 Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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