SGraham Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share #151 Posted April 10, 2014 Thanks, Dave and Bindy! Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jct Posted April 10, 2014 Share #152 Posted April 10, 2014 Nice...it's gonna look really good Quote Thx J In process On Hold US Brig Niagara Model Shipways Pinta ...Shipyard, card build; In the Queue HMS Endeavor...Corel; Completed builds Agilis...Steingraeber, Dual build with Popeye USS Hannah...scratch build to something between 1/72 ish and 1/60 ish scale Corel's...Half Moon; USN Picket Boat #1...Model Shipways; Model shipways...18th Century longboat.. Harriet Lane...Model Shipways Henry J Gasser Keeling-and-Clayton-mustang-funny-car Green Elephant Funny car Curtiss Sparrowhawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted April 11, 2014 Share #153 Posted April 11, 2014 Looking good! Cant wait to see how this planking looks when finished. Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share #154 Posted April 11, 2014 Thank J and Jesse. I've gotten a couple more joggled planks done now. It's just a little bit easier than I expected it would be--and a lot more fun than hull planking. Steve captainbob 1 Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share #155 Posted April 13, 2014 (edited) Still joggling away... The little mark on the second plank from the left is what happens when your knife blade breaks from being pushed too hard. Oh well, it's going to be under the starboard cathead...I hope. Ahem...make that the port cathead. Edited April 13, 2014 by SGraham captainbob, WackoWolf, jct and 3 others 6 Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted April 13, 2014 Share #156 Posted April 13, 2014 You are getting there. What some have done is use xacto chisels honed to razor edge instead of a knife this gives them more control. Da vid B SGraham 1 Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share #157 Posted April 13, 2014 That's a good idea, David. I've got one of those and will give it a try. Steve Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share #158 Posted April 14, 2014 One more plank to go on the starboard side of the deck. If the waterway there looks a little ragged, that's because it is. I glued in a plank that was too narrow and proceeded to munch up things a bit getting it out. Here are some pics. Steve Aussie048, WackoWolf, captainbob and 3 others 6 Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
src Posted April 14, 2014 Share #159 Posted April 14, 2014 Steve, looking very good. Sam Quote Current Build Constructo Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jct Posted April 14, 2014 Share #160 Posted April 14, 2014 Hey Steve, you seem to have master the technique in very short order, nice job. J Quote Thx J In process On Hold US Brig Niagara Model Shipways Pinta ...Shipyard, card build; In the Queue HMS Endeavor...Corel; Completed builds Agilis...Steingraeber, Dual build with Popeye USS Hannah...scratch build to something between 1/72 ish and 1/60 ish scale Corel's...Half Moon; USN Picket Boat #1...Model Shipways; Model shipways...18th Century longboat.. Harriet Lane...Model Shipways Henry J Gasser Keeling-and-Clayton-mustang-funny-car Green Elephant Funny car Curtiss Sparrowhawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted April 14, 2014 Author Share #161 Posted April 14, 2014 Thanks for the kind words, Sam and J. Lots of learning involved and some more splinters for my scrap pile. I've got company coming tomorrow, so the deck will have to stay unfinisherd at least until the weekend. Are you guys going to stay up to get a look at the blood moon tomorrow night? Steve Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jct Posted April 23, 2014 Share #162 Posted April 23, 2014 Would have liked to have been able to get some photos or it...but its seems that every, and I do mean every, astrological event occurs when we have clouded and overcast conditions...how was the view Quote Thx J In process On Hold US Brig Niagara Model Shipways Pinta ...Shipyard, card build; In the Queue HMS Endeavor...Corel; Completed builds Agilis...Steingraeber, Dual build with Popeye USS Hannah...scratch build to something between 1/72 ish and 1/60 ish scale Corel's...Half Moon; USN Picket Boat #1...Model Shipways; Model shipways...18th Century longboat.. Harriet Lane...Model Shipways Henry J Gasser Keeling-and-Clayton-mustang-funny-car Green Elephant Funny car Curtiss Sparrowhawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share #163 Posted April 23, 2014 We had a totally clear sky and I missed it. I was told it was more of a grayish orange rather than a blood red. Oh well, there will be another in six months. Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jct Posted April 23, 2014 Share #164 Posted April 23, 2014 That should be around Sept then, second chance for both of us! Quote Thx J In process On Hold US Brig Niagara Model Shipways Pinta ...Shipyard, card build; In the Queue HMS Endeavor...Corel; Completed builds Agilis...Steingraeber, Dual build with Popeye USS Hannah...scratch build to something between 1/72 ish and 1/60 ish scale Corel's...Half Moon; USN Picket Boat #1...Model Shipways; Model shipways...18th Century longboat.. Harriet Lane...Model Shipways Henry J Gasser Keeling-and-Clayton-mustang-funny-car Green Elephant Funny car Curtiss Sparrowhawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@macbride Posted April 23, 2014 Share #165 Posted April 23, 2014 Steve, hadn't checked in for a while - nice deck!! I will post a few pics from the Blood Moon earlier this month on my build log since you brought that up. I got a great pic of the full moon and an ok pic of the blood moon (it was darker, so the pic just wasn't as nice...) here in Iowa it was absolutely breathtaking from 2-3am that night. definitely worth getting up to see!!! Andy SGraham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted April 23, 2014 Author Share #166 Posted April 23, 2014 The full moon photo is very nice, but that photo of the blood moon is spectacular! Wow, I've got to stay up for the next one. I just plain forgot and fell asleep for this one. Steve Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share #167 Posted April 26, 2014 I decided that I didn't want to paint the hull. However, the patches of filler were really bothering me. I somehow came up with the brilliant idea of putting a darker stain on the hull to partially hide the filler. I did this without resealing the hull. I had sanded through all the sealer and forgotten that I had done so. The stain looked horrible--you can see it on one side in the following photos. The stuff wouldn't sand off, so I was left with a choice between painting and putting on another layer of planking. I chose to plank. It went better and worse than the first round. When I got to the bottom of the hull beneath the transom, I decided to joggle the planks. It looks a little odd, but it's done. There's a dark scratch going up the transom from a slip of my knife. I'm not sure what to do about it. There's going to be a piece of trim going across the bottom of the transom to hide the plank ends. Here are the photos. Steve Mirabell61, Aussie048, hexnut and 2 others 5 Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share #168 Posted April 26, 2014 Here are some photos of the replanked hull sanded down to 220 grit. I'm happier with it now and will be sure I seal before I LIGHTLY stain. Thanks for reading. Steve JesseLee, hexnut, dgbot and 5 others 8 Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted April 26, 2014 Share #169 Posted April 26, 2014 nicely built ship Steve, beautiful lines on that model... Nils Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share #170 Posted April 26, 2014 Thanks Nils. I just took a look at your SS Bohuslan. I'd love to be able to achieve that level of proficiency and artistry in my builds some day. Steve Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
src Posted April 26, 2014 Share #171 Posted April 26, 2014 Steve, Sorry to hear about your staining misadventure, thats frustrating. Your new planking looks good though, even the joggled ends. Sam Quote Current Build Constructo Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted April 26, 2014 Author Share #172 Posted April 26, 2014 Thanks Sam! Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bindy Posted April 27, 2014 Share #173 Posted April 27, 2014 Hi Steve! I think the final result looks great too! What a great recovery and thank you for the lesson about staining as that is exactly what I would have done too Quote Completed Build: Bregante Il Leudo Merchant Launch - Mamoli - 1:72 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted April 27, 2014 Share #174 Posted April 27, 2014 I don't think the joggled planking looks odd- I think it looks good! Bindy 1 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jct Posted April 27, 2014 Share #175 Posted April 27, 2014 Bravo Steve...nice save, I'd have gone with paint, the second planking looks excellent J Quote Thx J In process On Hold US Brig Niagara Model Shipways Pinta ...Shipyard, card build; In the Queue HMS Endeavor...Corel; Completed builds Agilis...Steingraeber, Dual build with Popeye USS Hannah...scratch build to something between 1/72 ish and 1/60 ish scale Corel's...Half Moon; USN Picket Boat #1...Model Shipways; Model shipways...18th Century longboat.. Harriet Lane...Model Shipways Henry J Gasser Keeling-and-Clayton-mustang-funny-car Green Elephant Funny car Curtiss Sparrowhawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share #176 Posted April 28, 2014 Thanks Bindy, Jesse, and J. I was going to paint, but my painting skills are pretty much non-existent. I'm going to have to look at this ship daily, so I figured I may as well bite the bullet and replank. I found an old piece of streaky brown/black ebony in a scrap box. I'm making the wales from it right now. Steve Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGraham Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share #177 Posted April 28, 2014 Here's the wale in place. I'm thinking of adding a smaller, thinner one above it in a contrasting color. Maybe a dark mahogany, or maybe painted. Thanks for looking. Steve kier, JesseLee, dgbot and 2 others 5 Quote completed models: Shenandoah (Corel) waiting on the shelf: La Sirene (Corel) Half Moon (Corel) Puritan (Mamoli) Patsy (derisively): "It's only a model." Arthur: "Sshhh." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jct Posted April 28, 2014 Share #178 Posted April 28, 2014 super nice love the contrast Quote Thx J In process On Hold US Brig Niagara Model Shipways Pinta ...Shipyard, card build; In the Queue HMS Endeavor...Corel; Completed builds Agilis...Steingraeber, Dual build with Popeye USS Hannah...scratch build to something between 1/72 ish and 1/60 ish scale Corel's...Half Moon; USN Picket Boat #1...Model Shipways; Model shipways...18th Century longboat.. Harriet Lane...Model Shipways Henry J Gasser Keeling-and-Clayton-mustang-funny-car Green Elephant Funny car Curtiss Sparrowhawk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted April 28, 2014 Share #179 Posted April 28, 2014 Sweet. The planking looks great. DavidB Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
src Posted April 28, 2014 Share #180 Posted April 28, 2014 Steve, I agree with the others, she looks great! For your contrasting wale, maybe something lighter? Sam Quote Current Build Constructo Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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