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Tryworks came out really nice Bruce.  The color for the bricks looks really good.

Mike

 

Current Wooden builds:  Amati/Victory Pegasus  MS Charles W. Morgan  Euromodel La Renommèe  

 

Plastic builds:    SB2U-1 Vindicator 1/48  Five Star Yaeyama 1/700  Pit Road Asashio and Akashi 1/700 diorama  Walrus 1/48 and Albatross 1/700  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/32  Eduard Sikorsky JRS-1 1/72  IJN Notoro 1/700  Akitsu Maru 1/700

 

Completed builds :  Caldercraft Brig Badger   Amati Hannah - Ship in Bottle  Pit Road Hatsuzakura 1/700   Hasegawa Shimakaze 1:350

F4B-4 and P-6E 1/72  Accurate Miniatures F3F-1/F3F-2 1/48  Tamiya F4F-4 Wildcat built as FM-1 1/48  Special Hobby Buffalo 1/48

Citroen 2CV 1/24 - Airfix and Tamiya  Entex Morgan 3-wheeler 1/16

 

Terminated build:  HMS Lyme (based on Corel Unicorn)  

 

On the shelf:  Euromodel Friedrich Wilhelm zu Pferde; Caldercraft Victory; too many plastic ship, plane and car kits

 

Future potential scratch builds:  HMS Lyme (from NMM plans); Le Gros Ventre (from Ancre monographs), Dutch ship from Ab Hoving book, HMS Sussex from McCardle book, Philadelphia gunboat (Smithsonian plans)

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Here's the finished tryworks sitting but not cemented to the deck.

The chicken coop is a bit clunky, but overall I'm fairly pleased.

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Looks nice Bruce - moving right along

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

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Super job...I have one in the box that I should start.

 

It is a bit late in the build for this question, however, when planking the ship, did you use 'shorter' pieces or one long piece of wood.  From studying your photos it looks like short cut lengths.

 

Chuck A. 

Chuck A.

 

If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you even tried.

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Chuck

I used short pieces, usually spanning 5 bulwarks, and offset by one Bulwark from the previous line.

As suggested in the instructions. Much easier to spile smaller pieces.

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Hi Bruce, I recently started my Charles Morgan and will be watching your build as you're further along than I am! I just finished planking the hull and using some Hobby Lite to fill some low spots and any seam openings. I plan on coppering the hull. I'm not going to use shiny copper plates. I like the look of the hull pattern on the box cover and have tested many things to get similar copper colors. I know it isn't true to form but I really like the look. And, believe it or not, I found a Charles Morgan in a museum that had a similar color scheme on the hull! I asked Frank at Model Expo who built the one on the box and how they got the effect. He wasn't positive but thought the builder used a paper/cardboard stock with paint!!! I'm still testing the colors on the copper and will soon be involved in that application! 

 

When you write about some of the shipyard accidents you have had I can relate!!! I'm 58 and it seems I can be careful putting my hand into a delicate position. It's the pulling it away and smashing things att he same time that is upsetting!!! Glad I'm not the only one. You're doing a nice job and I'm almost ready to upload some more of my build pics. Talk to you soon. Ron 

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Windlass finished, placed but not cemented.

After I finish the rest of the hatch covers, companionways, etc. and check that I've drilled holes for all of the eyebolts and so on where I need clearance for the drill, I'm going to put a clear matte coat on the deck and glue all this stuff in place.

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Nice Windlass Bruce, keep up the good work.

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

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I was just going to glue down what I had finished, but ended up doing substantial work on the forward deck to make sure everything fit appropriately.

This involved fitting the bowsprit so I could locate the bowsprit bitts and make sure there was clearance for the windlass and associated structures. I decided to go ahead and put in the anchor deck frame and ladders for the same reason. Once that was done I couldn't stop myself, so I planked the anchor deck - which meant I had to finish and paint the bowsprit - , added the bowsprit boom chock and the breasthook. After gluing in the forward companionway, hatch, and tryworks, I finished the aft hatch and companionway, and the 3 bitts for the cutting in tackle.

You can see in the whole deck view that most of the deck is finished with a satin poly; I like the look.

The skylight is just sitting in place - I won't glue that until the aft structues are done.

Next is the steering gear, and then the hurricane house.

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Very nice Bruce, sharp and crisp. Really looking good.

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

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Lovely build Bruce,

 

the Fitting out of deck Details is super looking, I love that whale-blubber cooker,

also the lav. houses, the pump-Spill, and others...

 

Nils

Current builds

-Lightship Elbe 1

Completed

- Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild

"Zeesboot"  heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB  clinker scratch build scale 1:24

Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE  ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild

Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build

Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) 

"SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild)
"HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan 

-"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96  (scratchbuild)

-"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) 

"Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild)  original was my grandfathers ship

-"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 

"Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32

under restoration / restoration finished 

"Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50

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Time for another update.

When drilling out the anchor chain pipes to the deck, I came across a nice chain in the proper scale and decided to add the whole anchor chain. Which meant building the anchors.

Bluejacket has a nice blackening solution that's branded for pewter but works well on Brittania metal - used that for the anchors; replaced the metal kit crossbar with a fabricated wood one.

The tie-down chain is very small - I had quite a time getting a thread through one to the links to fasten them down, and to pass a small metal bar through the opposite end end link to hold the chain at a hole (cathead) or eyebolt (bulkhead tiedown at the anchor pad). My wife's old surgical loupes to the rescue once again.

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Added the steering wheel gear and fabricated the aft deck houses. I found it easiest to build the houses from 1/32nd thick sheet section by section, and plank them over with a bit of spacing between planks to get the proper look.

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Coming along nicely Bruce. You'll be catching up with me soon. Good to see your updates.

John

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

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Well, John, after following your build log site, I'm now concerned - in advance - about successfully seizing the entirety of the shroud stays.

I do have the machine, but the task seems daunting.

However, I don't expect to be worrying about that for at least a month or two. Will be asking for advice. Your work on the rigging is truly impressive.

Hope to see the Morgan in person later this month, camera in hand.

Bruce

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John

Being a newbe to the site what "machine" were you referring to?

Clarence

Flying Fish --  MSW

Essex ---  MSW

Constitution  --  MSW

Confederacy -- MSW

Philadelphia -- MSW 

Chaperon -- MSW

San Felipe -- Panart

Portland -- Bluejacket

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Very nice clean work Bruce. I hope to start my own Morgan in a few months when I wrap up my current build. 

Joe Volz

 

 

Current build:

Model Shipways "Benjamin W. Latham"

 

 

Completed  builds on MSW:

Caldercraft HMS "Cruizer   Caldercraft HMBV "Granado"   Model Shipways "Prince De Neufchatel"

 

 

 

 

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Hi Bruce, I'm assuming you have Alexey's Serving Machine. It takes some practice to use, but it will do the job. The hardest part it holding the rope to be served tight. Sometimes I was serving a rope with the same size winding - gets interesting real fast. You have to start it with a needle and end it with a needle also. It is challenging by all means, but very do-able. Once you try it I think you will be just fine. Enjoy seeing the Morgan, I wish I could go back soon, but not sure. I am always available for assistance, so just email me and I'll do whatever I can do, and if that doesn't work we can always chat by phone, but I think with your skill level you won't have any problems and there are some videos available both from Alexey and utube.

John

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

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Hi Clarence, I think Bruce is referring to a serving machine built by Alexey Domanoff. I show it in detail on my website with links on how to buy it. Alexey is a friend and lives in Belarus and constructs a very good SErving Machine. These are used on the shrouds when you start to do the Standing Rigging. You can see it's use on my website under Standing Rigging. I am hanging yards right now and am at the Running Rigging Stage. Sorry Bruce, didn't mean to hijack your log, just answering a question. Clarence, contact me if you have questions I can help you with. My site: http://www.charleswmorganmodel.com

John

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

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  • 2 weeks later...

Hurricane House now completed and skylight glued in place.

Next, the deck house, vegtable bin, and roof.

Pretty pleased, although a few measurements and angles, especially the transom and aft bulwarks, are off.

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Wow, very impressive Bruce, really looks nice. For me it was a really fun little project, and really helps her start looking like a ship. Nicely done.

John

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

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Beautiful work Bruce. I'm still working on mine and need to upload into my build log. I spent most of today working on the ship. Admittedly I had to set it aside for six weeks or so. It's just been so busy here and I haven't been able to give her the attention she deserves. 

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Just back from a trip to Mystic to visit the Morgan.

Took a ton of pictures.

Going to add a few details to the Hurricane House before I move on -

Sliding wood shutter for the starboard window into the galley

Latches for the Galley forward serving hatch.

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Deck House -

Left the door open partially, and put the berth inside (with gingham sheet!)

Really can't see it unless you peer in very closely, but was fun.

 

Decided not to plank the roof, since it will be covered by the boat bearing platform.

Which is the next job.

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Looks really nice Bruce. I really like Mrs. Temkin's cabin. I didn't think about the inside detail until I was finished with it and it was glued to the deck and covered up. Oh well, like you said it's mostly covered up and hard to see. You'll be catching up with me soon at the rate you are going....keep it up - looking good.

John

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

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