Elijah Posted February 28, 2016 Share #1591 Posted February 28, 2016 Hi Mark! That's a nice stern you've got there! I look forward to seeing more! mtaylor, Canute, GLakie and 2 others 5 Quote -Elijah Current build(s): Continental Gunboat Philadelphia by Model Shipways https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/15753-continental-gunboat-philadelphia-by-elijah-model-shipways-124-scale/ Completed build(s): Model Shipways Phantom http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?showtopic=12376 Member of: The Nautical Research Guild N.R.M.S.S. (Nautical Research and Model Ship Society) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted February 28, 2016 Share #1592 Posted February 28, 2016 Mark, a very nice and harmonic looking stern portion, lovely work... Nils Piet, Elijah, Bobstrake and 4 others 7 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...
Sjors Posted February 28, 2016 Share #1593 Posted February 28, 2016 Mark, Grandioos !!!!!! Very wel done my friend Sjors Elijah, Piet, WackoWolf and 4 others 7 Quote 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...
Landlocked123 Posted February 29, 2016 Share #1594 Posted February 29, 2016 WELL DONE MARK!!!! Best, John GLakie, Piet, Elijah and 3 others 6 Quote Member: Connecticut Marine Model Society Nautical Research Guild Model Ship World "So we beat on, boats against the current, bourne back ceaselessly into the past" F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby "If at first you don’t succeed.......skydiving is probably not for you” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toms10 Posted February 29, 2016 Share #1595 Posted February 29, 2016 Inspiring Mark, nice job. Tom GLakie, mtaylor, Omega1234 and 3 others 6 Quote Attitude is the difference between ordeal and adventure. Finished: Charles W. Morgan, scratch 1:96 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/30666-charles-w-morgan-1841-scratch-196-pob-by-toms10 Finished: HMS Leopard, scratch 1:85 https://modelshipworld.com/gallery/album/2403-hms-leopard-scale-185 Finished: Constellation AL Kit, scale - 1:85 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/1383-constellation-al-185-by-tom-szabo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popeye the sailor Posted March 1, 2016 Share #1596 Posted March 1, 2016 nicely done stern Mark! Elijah, GLakie, Piet and 2 others 5 Quote 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...
Piet Posted March 1, 2016 Share #1597 Posted March 1, 2016 Very nice work Mark! I love that silver maple you used, really sets it apart. btw - 1 mm off? The Dutch would say pffffff. Cheers, GLakie, Jack12477, dgbot and 7 others 10 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share #1598 Posted March 5, 2016 Thanks for the "likes" and comments. When I laid the keel, I also cut the stem, the stern post, and the rudder from the same chunk of wood. I've been busy with other things recently, but did spend a lot of time researching the rudder and sorting things out. I found that many of my assumptions and some of what is on the plans wrong. Here's what I've found (including from those responding to a post on this)... 1) As built in 1755, there's minimal vertical taper. It wasn't common to do this, but not uncommon either. Which makes me wonder that maybe it was a shipyard decision. The rudder follows this. 2) There is no fore and aft taper to the rudder. That one caught me by surprise. 3) There is a cavitation/turbulence groove. This would have been added when the ship was rebuilt/overhauled at some point later in time. It would have been present in 1778 when captured. 4) The fore side of the rudder was beveled at about a 45 degree angle. The pintle and cudgeon<SP?> straps were recessed only at the fore side of the rudder and at the aft side of the sternpost where the straps bend to the side. They were recessed as on some other nation's ships. 5) No spectacle plate. There's an eyebolt with rings on each side just above the strop hole for the emergency steering. The strop hole is nominally rigged to two eyebolts. So.. I machined the rudder blank as shown in the pictures below. There's two mortises in the top of the rudder, one for the normal tiller (which on Licorne is in the Great Room) and one for the emergency tiller which is on the quarterdeck. I'm off and running with the metalwork. I've started silver soldering and wondered why I didn't do this years ago. It's pretty fast and gives a nice result. wyz, marktiedens, BANYAN and 48 others 51 Quote 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...
paulsutcliffe Posted March 5, 2016 Share #1599 Posted March 5, 2016 Hi mark Nice machining and research on the rudder, would it not have been made out of three or four pieces though like the English style, the rudder on syrius appears to have actually had five pieces with the fore and aft bits softer wood in case of damage and easy replacement Paul CaptainSteve, Piet, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote The clerk of the cheque's yacht of sheerness Current build HMS Sirius (1797) 1:48 scratch POF from NMM plans HMS Winchelsea by chuck 1:48 Cutter cheerful by chuck 1:48 Previous builds- Elidir - Thames steam barge Cutty Sark-Billings boats Wasa - billings boats Among others 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Lad Posted March 5, 2016 Share #1600 Posted March 5, 2016 Nice work on the rudder and research, Mark. John mtaylor, GLakie, Elijah and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 5, 2016 Author Share #1601 Posted March 5, 2016 Hi mark Nice machining and research on the rudder, would it not have been made out of three or four pieces though like the English style, the rudder on syrius appears to have actually had five pieces with the fore and aft bits softer wood in case of damage and easy replacement Paul It was actually made out of 3 pieces of wood, Paul. The main piece was oak and the other two were pine. I'm planning scribing the lines in as they're straight and not tabled like the English ships. Unfortunately, I don't have anymore of the original boxwood that used when I cut the blank otherwise, I would re-cut. What I do have is noticeably different so... for eye-appeal, I'll go with what I have. druxey, Jack12477, Canute and 14 others 17 Quote 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...
popeye the sailor Posted March 6, 2016 Share #1602 Posted March 6, 2016 very nice..........good to see your making sawdust. Elijah, Canute, GLakie and 3 others 6 Quote 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...
Piet Posted March 6, 2016 Share #1603 Posted March 6, 2016 Very nice work Mark and yes, sometimes we have to do whatever it takes to make things appear as if it's buildup out of different pieces. hen all he smoke clears it wont (hopefully) not be noticeable. Cheers, GLakie, Omega1234, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 6, 2016 Author Share #1604 Posted March 6, 2016 (edited) The "likes", comments, and questions/challenges appreciated..... So... pushing the envelope... I've reworked the rudder and added some metalwork. It looks a lot better. The metal banding will have the appropriate amount of nails in it before this piece is ready to mount. Edit: I forgot to add... I cut it apart using a thin jeweler's saw and then glued it back together using some colored glue. And a couple of quick shots of the rudder irons/straps in work. I started by annealing the straps. I silver solder the tube, cut-off the excess, and clean it up with a file. For the pintle, a 1/16" brass rod will be epoxied into the tube. The cudgeon will not have the shaft, naturally. I should note that these are not cleaned up yet. So far, so good. I've got a pile of brass pieces now pickling in some vinegar. I'll rinse well and let dry overnight. I'm thinking of using paint on these or hitting the local gunshop tomorrow for some Birchwood Casey's. In testing, Blacken-It did nothing for the silver solder. I've got some discards painted and drying and I'll how they look. Edited March 6, 2016 by mtaylor JerryGreening, Gerhardvienna, Seventynet and 49 others 52 Quote 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...
minimini Posted March 6, 2016 Share #1605 Posted March 6, 2016 Hi Mark beautiful work on the rudder Michael CaptainSteve, Omega1234, GLakie and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerhardvienna Posted March 6, 2016 Share #1606 Posted March 6, 2016 Hi Mark Too much to read for too less time.................... But I`m tryin`! What I`ve seen yet, impresses me, best work. I`ll keep on watching this . Regards Gerhard mtaylor, Omega1234, Piet and 3 others 6 Quote Problems just mean: solutions not yet found Models in progress SMS DANZIG http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12842-sms-danzig-1851-by-gerhardvienna-radio-150-scale/ USS CAIRO http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13282-uss-cairo-by-gerhardvienna-live-steam-radio/ Baby Bootlegger 1/10 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13625-baby-bootlegger-110-radio-by-gerhardvienna/ Swiss paddlesteamer RIGI 1848 1:50, after plans from the Verkehrshaus Zürich, rescaled to original length Anchor tugboat BISON, 1:50, plans from VTH, scratch Finished models See-Ewer ELBE, Constructo kit 1:48 German fastboat after plans from german Reichskriegsmarine measure unknown (too ugly to show up!) German traffic boat for battleships WW2, 1:50, after plans from Jürgen Eichardt, scratch German Schnellboot TIGER P6141 VTH plans, scratch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted March 6, 2016 Share #1607 Posted March 6, 2016 Looking good Mark! Love the highlighted joints and iron-work! CaptainSteve, Seventynet, Canute and 4 others 7 Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack12477 Posted March 6, 2016 Share #1608 Posted March 6, 2016 Look nice Mark. I guess I need to start practicing some soldering of my own. Canute, Piet, Seventynet and 4 others 7 Quote Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
src Posted March 6, 2016 Share #1609 Posted March 6, 2016 Wow Mark, you've been busy! Nice looking rudder. To my eye at least cutting the rudder and re-gluing looks much better than scribing would have. Sam CaptainSteve, GLakie, mtaylor and 5 others 8 Quote Current Build Constructo Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elijah Posted March 6, 2016 Share #1610 Posted March 6, 2016 Your rudder is looking great Mark! Omega1234, Piet, Canute and 2 others 5 Quote -Elijah Current build(s): Continental Gunboat Philadelphia by Model Shipways https://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/15753-continental-gunboat-philadelphia-by-elijah-model-shipways-124-scale/ Completed build(s): Model Shipways Phantom http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?showtopic=12376 Member of: The Nautical Research Guild N.R.M.S.S. (Nautical Research and Model Ship Society) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete48 Posted March 6, 2016 Share #1611 Posted March 6, 2016 Nice work Mark, looks good Best Regards, Pete Piet, Canute, Elijah and 3 others 6 Quote "may your sails be full of wind and the sun on your back" Current Builds : Future Builds : N.G Herreshoff 12 1/2 Scratch Build 3/4" = 1' - 0" Scale Completed Builds : Volvo 65 Farr Yacht Design Herreshoff Alerion Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 Volvo Open 70 Member : The Herreshoff Registry Montgomery Sailboat Owners Group Peter Kunst Sailboat Models http://www.herreshoffregistry.org/ http://www.msog.org/ http://www.facebook.com/Peter-Kunst-Sailboat-Models-1524464774524480/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 6, 2016 Share #1612 Posted March 6, 2016 Wow Mark. Very nice work! Jesse Omega1234, mtaylor, Elijah and 3 others 6 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...
popeye the sailor Posted March 8, 2016 Share #1613 Posted March 8, 2016 rudder looks great Mark Elijah, mtaylor, Piet and 2 others 5 Quote 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...
Landlubber Mike Posted March 8, 2016 Share #1614 Posted March 8, 2016 That's a beautiful rudder Mark. Very nice job. I'm about to take up silver soldering too - glad you are finding great results from it. Piet, Canute, CaptainSteve and 3 others 6 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted March 8, 2016 Share #1615 Posted March 8, 2016 Now that's using your nagen on the rudder Mark. Nice clean straight cuts, well done! Yup, my jeweler's scroll saw is in hand's reach too, very useful tool. Nice work on the metal straps. Wasn't there a post where someone used blackening stuff that also blackened silver as well as soft solder? Paint works fine with the proper prep. Cheers, Elijah, mtaylor, Martin W and 2 others 5 Quote Piet, The Flying Dutchman. "Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends." (old Chinese proverb) Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942 VOC Ship Surabaya Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000 Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi." Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp, Buginese fishing Prauw. Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser. Completed Builds: Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner - Friendship Sloop Gwenfra Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted March 8, 2016 Share #1616 Posted March 8, 2016 I have found that silver solder blacken when properly cleaned and prepped. Silver soldering is something I am glad I learned. Just practice and after awhile you will never look back. David B GLakie, Elijah, Canute and 2 others 5 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...
mtaylor Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share #1617 Posted March 8, 2016 Thanks for the likes and comments. Just a few shop notes... the metal bands at the top are black construction paper. Even though they will be hidden, I just wasn't getting the look I wanted from brass. I still need the nails. Ah silver soldering... I'm still working on the rudder straps. I made about 30 of them and discarded all but the best ten. I'm happy with what I kept but I should probably practice some more. I tried some Blacken-it I had lying around and when it hit the silver solder it put a green sludge down. So tossed the Blacken-it and the test part. I've ordered some Birchwood Casey Pewter Black... they say good for brass and solder... If that doesn't work, I'll paint them with some flat black primer. Primer has a bit of texture. I'll need the blackening anyway when it comes time for cannon but that's a ways off yet. Elijah, riverboat, Piet and 9 others 12 Quote 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...
riverboat Posted March 8, 2016 Share #1618 Posted March 8, 2016 Nice work on the rudder and soldering Mark... looking really good!!! Frank Elijah, Omega1234, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote 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...
toms10 Posted March 8, 2016 Share #1619 Posted March 8, 2016 Fantastic job. It is looking really good. Tom WackoWolf, Elijah, CaptainSteve and 5 others 8 Quote Attitude is the difference between ordeal and adventure. Finished: Charles W. Morgan, scratch 1:96 https://modelshipworld.com/topic/30666-charles-w-morgan-1841-scratch-196-pob-by-toms10 Finished: HMS Leopard, scratch 1:85 https://modelshipworld.com/gallery/album/2403-hms-leopard-scale-185 Finished: Constellation AL Kit, scale - 1:85 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/gallery/album/1383-constellation-al-185-by-tom-szabo/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Siegfried Posted March 9, 2016 Share #1620 Posted March 9, 2016 Hello Mark, Your Licorne is looking wonderful. You can say what ever you want. The British might have the most strongest and successful sailing vessels, but the French ships have the most beautiful lines, isn't it? Daniel CaptainSteve, Canute, Piet and 6 others 9 Quote Cheers, Daniel In dockyard: HM Colonial Schooner for Port Jackson (scratch), HM Armed Vessel Bounty, HM Cutter Sherbourne Next builds: HMS Victor 1797 & Gannet 1814 Cruiser class sloops, ship and brig rigged (scratch) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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