42rocker Posted March 14, 2014 Share #271 Posted March 14, 2014 Nice Job. Hope that you enjoyed the build and had lots of fun doing it. I have the kit how just to do the build someday. Later Tim patrickmil 1 Quote Current Build -- Finishing a 1:1 House that I've been building for a while Current Build -- Triton Cross Section Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sjors Posted March 14, 2014 Share #272 Posted March 14, 2014 Now I can congratulate you Patrick ! What a beautiful model !!!! Great job and well done !!!!! Give her a nice place in your house ! But I'll be missing one thing....the flag with ....Not abandon your model patrickmil 1 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...
patrickmil Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share #273 Posted March 14, 2014 Nigel, Tim and Sjors... thanks so much for your kind comments. As I said earlier, comments like these from such talented modelers have really helped me along and mean a great deal to me. Thanks again for the ton of support. NMBROOK and Sjors 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...
augie Posted March 14, 2014 Share #274 Posted March 14, 2014 CONGRATULATIONS! It's not everyday we see such a fine example of craftsmanship and dedication reach completion. She's gorgeous -- including the flags and the base. Save me a seat for the Connie :) patrickmil 1 Quote Augie Current Build: US Frigate Confederacy - MS 1:64 Previous Builds : US Brig Syren (MS) - 2013 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Greek Tug Ulises (OcCre) - 2009 (see Completed Ship Gallery) Victory Cross Section (Corel) - 1988 Essex (MS) 1/8"- 1976 Cutty Sark (Revell 1:96) - 1956 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatgalleons Posted March 15, 2014 Share #275 Posted March 15, 2014 Nicely done and it only took a year to complete, great dedication and a fine build. Congrats! patrickmil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slog Posted March 15, 2014 Share #276 Posted March 15, 2014 Congratulations Patrick on finishing. That is one very nice clean sharp looking build. Cheers Slog patrickmil 1 Quote _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________ HM Bark Endeavour (First Wood, On Hold) Borodino (1:200 Card, Current Build) Admiral Nakhimov (card 1/200) Mazur D-350 Artillery Tractor (1:25 Card) F-8 Crusader (1:48 Aircraft, Plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share #277 Posted March 15, 2014 Augie, thanks a million for the compliment. I will have a seat waiting for you when I start the Connie. AJ, thank you as well for the kind words. Niagara actually took me over 3 years to build. I started her before I became a member on the old website and have been dragging my feet for this long to get her completed. Slog, thank you as well for your compliment. Everybody's words are treasured. 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...
lb0190 Posted March 15, 2014 Share #278 Posted March 15, 2014 Simply BEAUTIFUL! patrickmil 1 Quote Regards, Larry ---------------------------------------------------- Current Build US Brig Niagara Completed Builds George W Washburn - 1890 Tugboat Future Builds 18th Century Longboat by MS HM Cutter Cheerful Wappen Von Hamburg by Corel If your not making mistakes, your not challenging yourself – my life has been full of challenges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landlubber Mike Posted March 15, 2014 Share #279 Posted March 15, 2014 Really nice build Patrick, congratulations! Looking forward to your Constitution log. patrickmil 1 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...
patrickmil Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share #280 Posted March 15, 2014 Larry, thanks for that compliment. It's all the support that has helped to really make this fun. 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...
patrickmil Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share #281 Posted March 15, 2014 Mike, thanks for your kind words. I'm going to be posting the beginning of my Connie log in a few minutes. Landlubber Mike 1 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...
Trussben Posted March 15, 2014 Share #282 Posted March 15, 2014 Well done Patrick, she is a credit to you and your skills as a modeler. I will continue to watch your work on the Connie. Congrats on the finish! Ben Quote Current builds: HMS Pegasus TFFM. HMS Winchelsea. Completed builds: ECHO cross section.18th C Longboat.QA Barge. Medway Longboat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share #283 Posted March 15, 2014 Ben, thanks a ton for the compliment. I'm glad I finally got her wrapped up. 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...
Sailor1234567890 Posted March 16, 2014 Share #284 Posted March 16, 2014 Beautiful job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted March 16, 2014 Author Share #285 Posted March 16, 2014 Thank you Sailor. Your compliment and time mean a lot to me. I'm hoping to do a better job on my Connie. 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...
greatgalleons Posted March 17, 2014 Share #286 Posted March 17, 2014 Hey there, I'm looking at the instructions on how to make the hammock rails and stanchions, what is the best procedure in making the stanchions, soldering the u shaped metal to each stanchion or do you have any better advice, thanks a.j. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share #287 Posted March 17, 2014 Hi AJ. When I crafted these I only soldered pieces together for the pieces on each end of each run. I soldered the tiny little U-shaped rail cradles to the end stanchions and a little pin to the bottom of them. I drilled corresponding holes into the caprails where they were being placed. For the remaining stanchions I measured on the stanchion railings where they were coming into contact with one another and cut a little hole into the bottom of the railings and the railings were then able to sit into place on top of the stanchions. For the look of the little U-shaped cradles with these inner stanchions I used black card paper to simulate them. It sounds a little flimsy but was actually pretty strong once all the glue dried. I hope this helps. I'm not the best at soldering so the end pieces were quite a challenge. 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...
scott larkins Posted March 24, 2014 Share #288 Posted March 24, 2014 Truely inspirational. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted March 24, 2014 Author Share #289 Posted March 24, 2014 Scott, thanks for your kind word. 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...
MEDDO Posted April 27, 2014 Share #290 Posted April 27, 2014 Excellent build! Quote Michael Shipwrights of Ohio Current Build: ... Completed Builds: Queen Anne Barge - Syren, Pinnace - MS, Halifax 1768 - LSS, Murrelet - Pygmy, Swift 1805 - AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted April 27, 2014 Author Share #291 Posted April 27, 2014 Michael thanks for the kind words. She was a joy to build. 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...
Guest Tim I. Posted April 27, 2014 Share #292 Posted April 27, 2014 Patrick, Do you have a good source where I can find the "Don't Give Up the Ship" and the American flag you used? My kit does not have either one. Thank you, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_engr Posted April 27, 2014 Share #293 Posted April 27, 2014 Wow- I've missed a lot over the past few months! She's GORGEOUS!!!!! Fantastic work my friend!!! As always, every time I look at your ship it's inspiration for me to get my butt working on mine (again). Great work- can't wait to see what you do next!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted April 28, 2014 Author Share #294 Posted April 28, 2014 Tim, I printed these off a regular printer after doing a search on google. I have the images stored on my desktop and would be more than happy to message you with them as attachments. Rich, thanks a ton for the compliments. I've got the Constitution going now; slowly but surely. Rich_engr 1 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...
SkerryAmp Posted May 13, 2014 Share #295 Posted May 13, 2014 (edited) Wow, gone for a while and so much progress on so many logs - and here you went and finished her off. Finished off VERY NICELY!! Love the pics and the finished product is absolutely fantastic. Very Impressed!!! Congratulations!!! Edited May 13, 2014 by SkerryAmp Quote -Adam Current Builds Santa Maria - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB MayFlower - Model Shipways (5/32"=1') POB Blue Shadow - Mamoli Revolutionary War Brigantine. (Fict) (1:64) POB (Recommissioned as the Kara June) On The Shelf Waiting so Patiently USRC Ranger - Corel (1:50) POB 18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways (1:4) POF La Nina - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB U.S Brig Syren - Model Shipways (1:64) POB Completed Builds Phantom NY Pilot Boat - Model Shipways (1:96) Solid Hull Decommissioned Builds (Time and conditions were not good to these. They have been cancelled =( ) Willie L Bennett - Model Shipways (1:32) POF USRC Harriet Lane - Model Shipways (1:128) Solid Hull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share #296 Posted May 14, 2014 Adam, I'd heard rumors that you were making comments on this site again. Thanks for your compliments! It means a lot to me. 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...
edmay Posted November 15, 2014 Share #297 Posted November 15, 2014 Hello Patrick.Many kudos, A well deserved masterpiece,thanks for the learnings from your log.Edwin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted August 6, 2015 Share #298 Posted August 6, 2015 Hi Patrick, I'm starting to take a serious look at how to construct the masts on my Niagara and once again find myself referencing your beautiful build. If I had to pay you a nickel each time I looked, you could afford to live next to Bill Gates. augie 1 Quote Regards, Larry ---------------------------------------------------- Current Build US Brig Niagara Completed Builds George W Washburn - 1890 Tugboat Future Builds 18th Century Longboat by MS HM Cutter Cheerful Wappen Von Hamburg by Corel If your not making mistakes, your not challenging yourself – my life has been full of challenges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDogMcQ Posted September 3, 2020 Share #299 Posted September 3, 2020 My word, just as I think I've seen the best, I click on a link and BOOM there's another one! Sensational and inspirational! So much to learn from you amazing shipwrights 😲 I wonder how these models look after a few years of sitting on a shelf? Care to tell Patrick? 🙂 Quote Tom (MadDog) McQuiggan. Member of Nautical Research Guild Current Build : VAPORETTO MOTOBATTELLO VENEZIANO Finished Build : AIRFIX 1930 BENTLEY And Later On : PANART VICTORY BOW SECTION Finished Build : BILLING BOATS, ST ROCH And Later On : EBBRO CITROEN DS21 HOBBIES : Amateur Radio : Motorcycling : Model Making : Painting/Sketching : FlightSims : Photography : Slave to none! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share #300 Posted September 3, 2020 Tom, I really appreciate your looking at this aged topic and your generous compliment! I don't cover my ships or encase them in glass. After several years though, things start to droop or look too taught depending on the weather and humidity. My poor Niagara has some slightly dropping stays at this time, I'm sad to say. One of these days I will take her down and rework her rigging. Unfortunately, in my current home, encasing her in glass just isn't an option since she would be taking on the aspect of a piece of furniture as opposed to being a shelf-sitter like my plastic airplanes and tanks. 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...
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