Mirabell61 Posted March 12, 2014 Share #31 Posted March 12, 2014 very nice work Mike, clean accurate and wonderful joining. I like the answer you gave as to your intended Planking already, and expect your model to be one of the great ones at MSW. Well done Nils Mike 41 and Saburo 2 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...
Chuck Seiler Posted March 12, 2014 Share #32 Posted March 12, 2014 Mike, Excellent!!! I believe that is your WASHINGTON lurking behind the sinking PHILADELPHIA in the photo on my build log (second post of the blog). Mike 41 1 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share #33 Posted March 12, 2014 Thanks Nils, The framing is going very well and I expect to start the fairly soon. There is a lot of great builds on the site and I hope she will slide into the middle when complete. Hi Chuck, The Washington in the painting certainly could be my ship. The lines are about the same. It does look like the forward mast was shortened by the British some.. You are doing excellent work on the Philadelphia. Mike Chuck Seiler and Saburo 2 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted March 12, 2014 Share #34 Posted March 12, 2014 Mike, Many thanks. PHILLY is a much simpler design/model than yours is. Your framing looks great. After an inconvenient 24 pound ball lodged at or below the waterline (you can see in the Smithsonian ship...the ball is still there), PHILADELPHIA started sinking by the bow. The 'bailing well' back aft was of little value at that point. WASHINGTON came alongside to take off the surviving crew...only to be captured later when WASHINGTON was overtaken by the British. Lt. Rue and some of the PHILLY crew made it to shore and made their way by land to Fort Ticonderoga. Are you talking about the British shortening th emast after they captured it or via a cannon ball. Mike 41 1 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 12, 2014 Author Share #35 Posted March 12, 2014 Hi Chuck, I think the British used the cannon ball method to shorten the mast before taking possession of their Prize. Mike Chuck Seiler 1 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 13, 2014 Author Share #36 Posted March 13, 2014 This set of photos shows the crutch and thick stuff being installed. Senior ole salt, hexnut, Saburo and 7 others 10 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share #37 Posted March 14, 2014 This is a few more photos of the thick stuff being installed. Chuck, WackoWolf, Mirabell61 and 5 others 8 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share #38 Posted March 15, 2014 The framing for the platform is made from 1/8” square Beech wood. This set of photos shows the installation of it and the limber boards. Senior ole salt, Aussie048, mtaylor and 6 others 9 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share #39 Posted March 15, 2014 The wellroom and shot lockers is made from marble wood (Acacia bakeri). It was in a “grab bag” of pen turning blocks I bought a while back. WackoWolf, Saburo, Elmer Cornish and 8 others 11 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Posted March 15, 2014 Share #40 Posted March 15, 2014 Wonderful work. Its really coming together. Chuck Mike 41, WackoWolf and Saburo 3 Quote Chuck Passaro - MSW Admin Sloop Speedwell - POF scratch Block Island Boat - POF scratch HMS Winchelsea - POB scratch build HM Cutter Cheerful - POB scratch build Royal Barge - POF scratch Medway Longboat- POF Scratch SYREN SHIP MODEL COMPANY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share #41 Posted March 15, 2014 Thanks Chuck, I still have a long way to go. Mike Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted March 15, 2014 Share #42 Posted March 15, 2014 Mike, I really enjoy the progress we're steadily seeing. Your scratch building skill are amazing. I especially like the selection of wood you are using. Mike 41 and Saburo 2 Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share #43 Posted March 16, 2014 Hi Patrick, Thanks this is an interesting ship to model. I like to use a variety of different woods it gives the ship model a lot of character. Mike Saburo 1 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harvey1847 Posted March 16, 2014 Share #44 Posted March 16, 2014 Good morning Mike! It´s amazing what a beautiful things can one achieve with good plans and ofcourse great modelling skill. I specially like the thick stuff. It looks really "thick" and symetrical. Great work! Keep going! Daniel. Saburo 1 Quote In the shipyard: HMS Triton 1773. POF. 1:48. Daniel On the computer: R.A. Principe de La Paz. POF. 1:48. Daniel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share #45 Posted March 16, 2014 Hi Daniel, I am glad you like the thick stuff. I soaked the Beachwood in warm water for 30 minutes and clamped it to a plastic 30 gallon trash barrel to bend it. That worked pretty well. Jeff Staudt did a fine job on the plans they are very clear and accurate. He also did the plans for the Bomb Vessel Granado Cross Section posted on the site. This set of photos shows an addition of more platforms and a trial fit for the wellroom and the stove location. Mirabell61, hexnut, Chuck Seiler and 4 others 7 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted March 16, 2014 Share #46 Posted March 16, 2014 Mike, Very impressive. It also has the benefit of not being 'one of the usual suspects'. I am enjoying your progress. Mike 41 and Saburo 2 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirabell61 Posted March 16, 2014 Share #47 Posted March 16, 2014 The wellroom and shot lockers is made from marble wood (Acacia bakeri). It was in a “grab bag” of pen turning blocks I bought a while back. Mike, I knew that this is going to be a great model, and I am by no means disappointed from what I see at this sequence already... Very well done !! Nils acdblujns, Saburo and Mike 41 3 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...
Mike 41 Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share #48 Posted March 16, 2014 Thanks Chuck, You can buy kits for most of the usual suspects but I like to wander off the beaten path. I think most people like to see something different occasionally. Hi Nils Thanks, if the Washington is half as nice as your Gorch Fock 2 I will be happy with her. Mike Saburo, mtaylor and Mirabell61 3 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share #49 Posted March 17, 2014 I made the “brick base” from Padauk and the stove from basswood. Saburo, Mirabell61, Aussie048 and 3 others 6 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share #50 Posted March 17, 2014 The deck clamps were installed next. WackoWolf, mtaylor, Aussie048 and 3 others 6 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted March 17, 2014 Share #51 Posted March 17, 2014 The stove and brick base are just first class. Are you planning on painting your stove? Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share #52 Posted March 17, 2014 Thanks Patrick, I still need to add a few more things to the stove then I will paint it flat black. Mike Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted March 17, 2014 Share #53 Posted March 17, 2014 Stove? You get a stove and I get a fireplace? Benefits of being a general I guess. That padauk sure does make a reasonably good brick, eh? Looking good!!! Are you "live" or are you posting old stuff? If live, you are moving quite fast. bdgiantman2, mtaylor and Mike 41 2 1 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share #54 Posted March 17, 2014 (edited) Hi Chuck, It’s good to be the king! We had more men onboard and the cook was picky about what he cooked on. LOL I was too lazy to cast and bake the bricks and Padauk was about the right color…. I started the log about a month after I started the build and now I am about three days from going live. You might say I am a half fast builder. Mike Edited March 19, 2014 by Mike 41 Saburo 1 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share #55 Posted March 19, 2014 In this set of photos I checked the clearance for the well room and stove and added a little more to the platform. Saburo, mtaylor, druxey and 4 others 7 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 25, 2014 Author Share #56 Posted March 25, 2014 This is a few photos of the stove and its placement on the ship. patrickmil, hexnut, michael mott and 6 others 9 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WackoWolf Posted March 26, 2014 Share #57 Posted March 26, 2014 Beautiful work on the stove, she looks Excellent. Keep the pictures and post coming. Mike 41 and Saburo 2 Quote Wacko Joe Go MSW :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted March 26, 2014 Share #58 Posted March 26, 2014 Mike, that stove is unreal. Really great work. Next up is miniature bread to bake??? Saburo and Mike 41 2 Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike 41 Posted March 26, 2014 Author Share #59 Posted March 26, 2014 Thanks Joe and Patrick, Most of the stove will be hidden when the gundeck is in place. LOL I have started working on the gundeck and this is a few progress photos. harvey1847, hexnut, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote Previous Builds: USS Pennsylvania - (1837) Scale: 1:64 Cross Section Continental Galley Washington 1776 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Seiler Posted March 26, 2014 Share #60 Posted March 26, 2014 Are those donuts? We don't get donuts on PHILADELPHIA. bdgiantman2 and Saburo 1 1 Quote Chuck Seiler San Diego Ship Modelers Guild Nautical Research Guild Current Build:: Colonial Schooner SULTANA (scratch from Model Expo Plans), Hanseatic Cog Wutender Hund, John Smith Shallop Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch 1/4 scale-Model Shipways plans) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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