HALF MOON by jct - FINISHED - Corel

[popeye the sailor]

I like that finish! time is going to dull it down and make it look quite natural. deck and bulwarks look great.....the waterways add so much more

[jct]

Thanks to all of you for your comments and continued support, she is coming along.  I think the deck furniture is next on the agenda.

THX again

J

[jct]

Hi everyone,
Made some progress on my HM,  got the handrails mounted, this was a step I was dreading as I know how severe some of the bends would be...as it turned out it was much simpler then I imagined it would be.  Whatever wood Corel supplied for this made it very easy, once wet you could tie the stuff in a knot    In fact when wet you have to work to keep it straight!

I cut stanchions for the upper handrails, these were drilled and pinned to allow secure mounting.  I made extras so I have more to choose from...to get the sizes closer.

The bow hand rails have decorative caps made from dowel...a 6mm dowel was used.  I removed a quarter of the material with a sharp chisel then sanded to the appropriate Pacman shape, the piece was then cut in thirds and mounted in place.

All the main rails were drilled for the stanchions,  that's about all for now, debating weather the hand rails need to be painted, stained, or some combination of the two.  
Thanks for looking in, Pics follow
J

[jct]

Rest of the pics

[popeye the sailor]

you've made some good progress......the cap rails look really good. came out really good at the bow. did they instruct you to cut the dowel like that? I'll have to try that one of these days

[jct]

THX Popeye,

They are shown on the instruction drawings and the plan drawings show dimensions they don't give any fabrication details.

I think Corel's instructions are vague at best and when I have followed them they have been misleading and troublesome, at this point I'm just kinda following the pics; plus this particular kit didn't seem to have enough material (wood strips) to do what the instructions demand.  I'm sure part of this is due to my redo but the material in the scrap pile still doesn't equal the demand!  No biggie as I've plenty of material lying about to substitute, just something I think others need to be aware of. 

 

OBTW  the hand rails will be a combination of paint and stain, gonna "barber pole" the outside edges...though I'm goin' old school and will paint direct on the rails, I manage that a lot better then glues!! :rolleyes:

J

[jct]

Hey all,
Got the railings completed stained and painted,  sorry no in-progress pics but nothing real revolutionary though, just masking and brush work.  finished pics attached, still need to poly the rails
THX
J

[popeye the sailor]

nice the way you did that was that in the kit plans?

[SGraham]

Wow, J, the Half Moon is really coming alive. I love those railings.

 

Steve

[jct]

Thanks Popeye and Steve,

Popeye...no not is the plans, Corel does supply the green and white wood and the dyed blue wood, the blue I repainted toe get a more consistent shade. 

Steve...thank you sir

THX

J

[jct]

Not much progress to report...spent a lot of time cleaning the shop! got the stern decorations mounted...pics follow

[popeye the sailor]

now THAT........looks real sweet!   at least your kit supplied the stars    very well done.

[jct]

THX Popeye...there were originally six...but a couple of drops and ahh sXXXs later you get 4

[popeye the sailor]

I though I saw a couple of shooting stars........  

[jct]

       

[jct]

Some updates to my HM build...finished making the remaining hatch covers and gun ports, no details shots of this they were done using the same technique shown earlier.  Stained these in various shades depending on where whey would ultimately be mounted and added kit hinges they were then attached to the ship.

I read in "Historic Ship Models" that hawes holes were lined with lead sheathing,  to simulate this I cut a couple pieces of aluminum tubing, flared the ends slightly, and glued them in with ca, after the bow was drilled.

That's all for now pics follow, thanks for looking in
J

[SGraham]

Looking very, very good, J. Pardon me if you've already mentioned this in your log: how did you blacken the port hinges?

 

Steve

[popeye the sailor]

nice bit of progress J........a few more fittings,  and it's mast time!  whooooohoooo!  

[jct]

Thanks

Steve I originally used a blacking agent that I've used on stained glass pieces...blackens  solder and lead, it worked OK on brass but flaked off when handled, so I resorted to paint in the end, used a Model Expo color called Canon Black...more like a really dark gray,

Popeye you are correct sir...masts are coming very soon, debating how I will taper...1)plane and hand work, 2)spin in the drill, or 3)dig out an old lathe and work them on that...leaning towards # 1

THX again for the kind comments

[jct]

Thanks Brian,   nice avatar... from STTOS if I'm not mistaken

[jct]

Hello all,

Some progress to report on with my HM,  spent some time on the deck details, built and mounted the ladders, though now that they are in the uprights really look too thick...also made and mounted the pin rails, gratings are trimmed and installed, made some round top doors and the belfry and got them in place. 

  There are six lion heads provided in the kit...the gilt on mine was incomplete, no issue as they are going to be red anyway, but before paint they had to be drilled as rigging lines run through them, I think they will benefit from a dark wash and some dry brush work to pop the details, gilding was also bad on the window frames so they got a coat of Testors gold enamel.  Well that's it for now, pics follow, as always thanks for your interest.

J

[SGraham]

Looking great, J. When you do the dark wash on the lion's heads, could you post a pic? I'm really curious to see the effect. Also, I'm not sure the ladder uprights are too thick. I like how they look. My comment stems purely from lack of information, though. I'm not sure how beefy they made ladders back in the day.

 

Steve 

[maggsl_01]

Hi J...

 

love your Half Moon. You pay so much attention to details as I did not on my HM. The doors are pretty and so are the railings - esp the red/white coloring.

Your build shows how much fun you have with the HM.

 

Go on this way - longing for the pics of your masts ans rigging

 

Cheerio

 

Max

 

[jct]

Thank you for the kind comments,

Steve, most definitely will post the lions heads, won't be a step by step though...already have the first dry brush coat on them, I can sequence from there though??  Ya I'm not sure how they actually looked either, just seems like they got fatter when I cut them down, but they are mounted to notches I filed in the deck edge so any attempt to thin would leave unsightly scars...they wil stay as they are.

 

Thank you Max, the details are the most fun...planning to plank the ships boat as well, just haven't decided how I'll finish the inside, the mast and rigging will be enjoyable as well!

J

[popeye the sailor]

very nice J.........sady,  the Billings kit doesn't have these...the lion's heads nor the ladders.   I do plan to make the ladders........I think I'll take a look at Hobby Lobby,  to see what they might have in the jewelry section.

 

awesome stuff there!  

[jct]

THX Popeye,

We've a hobby lobby here but I've never been...may take a ride just to check it out,...in the mean time here's a few more pics, got the dry brush work done on the lions and the window frames glazed in. Borrowed the idea you had mentioned earlier about using old floppy material, worked nice, thanks.

  Steve...I hope this pic gives you the info you need, If not just let me know

J

 

[jct]

one more close up

[SGraham]

Thanks J. That dark wash coat makes a big difference. Another item on my list of things to remember.

 

Steve

[popeye the sailor]

we can thank Peter visser for that little tip:

 

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/1469-zeeschouw-by-petervisser-billing-boats-scale-122-small/

 

I'm gonna check out Hobby Lobby........don't have the time at the moment.   what your doing looks very good......I like it!

[jct]

Thanks Popeye, and Thanks Peter