US Brig Syren by Gahm - Model Shipways

[Gahm]

Thank you Mike, Bob, and Carl, and thanks for all the likes! I am really looking forward to get the gun rigging behind me and move on to something different !

 

Thomas

[JesseLee]

Very very nice.

 

Jesse

[kscadman]

Amazing work Thomas

 

[Gahm]

Thank you, Jesse and Richard!

 

Thomas

[knightyo]

Beautiful craftsmanship!

 

[Nirvana]

Magnificent! 

[Gahm]

Thank you, Alan and Per!

[BIGMAC]

On 2/19/2013 at 3:50 AM, Gahm said:

Building of the rudder.

 

Finished pintles and gudgeons.

 

 

Several views of Syren with mounted rudder:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Building of the starboard quarter gallery.

 

The windows are constructed out of birch veneer and bass wood (1). (2) shows three finished windows and the main gallery body, in which the windows are test-fitted (3) and finally mounted with separating columns (4). At the right side of image 4 the carvings of the lower gallery body are lined up. From top to bottom: chains, moldings, leafs. 5 shows the assembled gallery body. 6 depicts the carving of the side ornaments. 

 

Images 7, 8 and 9 show the construction of the roof with the backplane carvings and the shingle body. The shingle body on the right side in image 9 (3rd carving attempt) was used for the final assembly.

 

Different views of finished quarter gallery along with Chuck's plan and the metal casting from the Syren kit.

Hi Gahm...E X C E L L E N T build!!!!!!! I have the kit and it is prop my next one. Being in the study phase, I wonder if you know whats the use of the quarter galleries, since there is no space behind them on the deck, or any kind of door at least. Thanks for your time. Mike.

[Gahm]

Thank you for your kind comment, Mike! The quarter galleries on Syren had no functional purpose. They served as decorations and probably also to make the ship look more impressive when seen from the distance. Of course, this strategy did not help Syren much in the end 

 

Thomas

[Blue Ensign]

Beautiful work Thomas, and stunning photo's, yours surely is a class build. 

 

B.E.

[Gahm]

Thank you, B.E.! With your Pegasus model and build log you set an inspiring example !

 

Thomas

[Gahm]

I am finally finished with the gun rigging . The deck is pretty complete by now. I also started with the bowsprit as far as it was necessary to be able to finish the bowsprit bitts without having a bad surprise later on. Below is a selection of views of the current state of my Syren model. Btw, in image 8 it looks like the bowsprit is resting on the head of the figurehead. In reality this is not the case. But as the bowsprit bitts are not yet glued in they came lose during the time I made the photos and the bowsprit hit the head of the poor figurehead .

 

Thomas

 

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[BenD]

This is some good work right here.  I could only wish to have half this craftsmanship someday 

[cog]

So the figurehead got bumped ... the deck furnishings look pretty good, as does the gun tackles e.a. So what's next ...?

[HIPEXEC]

Wow! Very nice work.

[rafine]

A wonderful piece of work Thomas. She is beautiful.

 

Bob

[Tigersteve]

Well worth the wait. Best Syren on the block. 

Steve

[russ]

Very nice work. Everything is sharp and clean. Well done.

 

Russ

[alde]

That sure is a beautiful model.

[Gahm]

Thank you all for your kind comments and all the likes! I am quite happy that the guns are behind me for a while and I can go after some new challenges! Chuck writes in his Syren instruction book "Rigging the carronades is not a task that can be completed quickly" . . . I guess I followed this instruction to the point 

 

Thomas

[Blue Ensign]

A wealth of beautifully executed detail Thomas, a very fine model indeed. 

 

B.E.

 

[Gahm]

Thank you, B.E.!

 

Thomas

[Nirvana]

Thomas, your build log will certainly help me further down the road.

[fnkershner]

Thomas - Do you have a list of the rigging you have used? I want to get my order into Chuck.

[Gahm]

Hello Floyd,

Besides the guns I have not done a lot of rigging so far. For the guns I used

 

                           0.008 tan for all tackles

                           0.025 tan for the breech ropes

 

As serving material I used YLI 100 Weight silk thread (http://www.joann.com).

A while back Chuck gave a recommendation on how to replace all rigging material provided in the Syren kit with rigging rope from Syren Ship Model Company. Unfortunately I cannot find the link right now. It may be a good idea to ask Chuck for that list. He probably still has it somewhere 

 

Thomas

 

[fnkershner]

Thank you. that is exactly what I am looking for.

[Ryland Craze]

Here is what Chuck posted on Dubz's Syren build log for the rigging line requirements:

 

 

[Gahm]

Thank you! That is exactly what I was referring to. I just could not remember where I saw it 

 

Thomas

[JesseLee]

Thanks Ryland, I've been looking for that too.

 

Jesse

[Gahm]

I added the timber heads and corrected the steering mechanism.

 

The timber heads were made out of walnut as it is easier for me to form clean edges on a piece of hardwood than on basswood. When mounting the timber heads I lined them up with the existing trenail pattern and cut the appropriate angles to have them sit vertically on the cap rail (images 1 -3).

My initial realization of the steering mechanism would not have been quite functional. The tackle ropes should have met the drum of the steering wheel at right angles, which was not the case in my first attempt (img 4). Luckily some of my fellow modelers made me aware of this. As I had to redo the arrangement anyway I used the opportunity to make the tiller a little bit longer and thus generate more operating room for the long guns in the chase position. I also made the angles between the tiller and the tackle ropes a bit more pronounced (img 4). The final arrangement can be seen in images 5 – 7.

 

Thomas

 

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Edited October 24, 2017 by Gahm