mtaylor Posted February 17, 2020 #121 Posted February 17, 2020 Congratulations, Dave. Life and all that does get in the way doesn't it? Lovely model. druxey 1 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)
dvm27 Posted February 17, 2020 #122 Posted February 17, 2020 That’s a beautiful cross section Dave. The wood palette you’ve chosen is very pleasing. mtaylor 1 Quote GregwebsiteAdmiralty Modelsmoderator Echo Cross-section buildAdmiralty Models Cross-section BuildFinished buildPegasus, 1776, cross-sectionCurrent buildSpeedwell, 1752
Ryland Craze Posted February 17, 2020 #123 Posted February 17, 2020 Congratulations on completing your cross section. I am looking forward to seeing it entered in the IPMS Richmond show on February 29th. It will definitely be an award winning model. mtaylor 1 Quote Ryland Member - Hampton Roads Ship Model Society - Ship Model Society of New Jersey - Nautical Research Guild Current Build - Armed Virginia Sloop, 18th Century Longboat Completed Build - Medway Longboat
tlevine Posted February 17, 2020 #124 Posted February 17, 2020 Lovely work. Count me in on the procrastinator's group. My Echo is still waiting for me to finish her. mtaylor 1 Quote Toni Chairman Nautical Research Guild Member Nautical Research and Model Society Member Midwest Model Shipwrights Current Builds: Utrecht-1742 Completed Builds: Longboat - 1:48 scale HMS Atalanta-1775 - 1:48 scale Half Hull Planking Project Capstan Project Swallow 1779 - 1:48 scale Echo Cross Section NRG Rigging Project Utrecht-1742 Gallery: Hannah - 1:36 scale.
MEDDO Posted February 17, 2020 #125 Posted February 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Ryland Craze said: Congratulations on completing your cross section. I am looking forward to seeing it entered in the IPMS Richmond show on February 29th. It will definitely be an award winning model. I would love to see pictures of this beaut there! mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Michael Shipwrights of Ohio Current Build: ... Completed Builds: Queen Anne Barge - Syren, Pinnace - MS, Halifax 1768 - LSS, Murrelet - Pygmy, Swift 1805 - AL
VinceMcCullough Posted February 17, 2020 #126 Posted February 17, 2020 Congratulations on finishing, Dave! Ship modeling is an exercise in persistence. The model looks fabulous! Vince mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote
davec Posted February 18, 2020 Author #127 Posted February 18, 2020 (edited) Many thanks everyone for all of the likes and very kind words. John – base is Chakte Coc – cut from one of the boards I got at the club auction last year. Was really happy with how it looked sanded and finished. Druxey and Michael – I think the next build will be the NRG East Coast Oyster Sharpie. I bought the plans when they came out. It is a neat looking boat, and as a project, looks manageable in the time I have over the next year or two. I like the connection to Mystic Seaport – went there often when I lived in Boston. Long term, I want to build the rest of Echo (as in the whole ship), but that needs to wait until I have more than an hour or two each week to work on it. Slow progress on the cross section or Sharpie is still visible as progress. I worry I might get frustrated adding a part per week to a many thousand part project. I haven't seen any finished Sharpies other than the prototype, so it should feel like I am working on a subject that hasn't been built by a lot of other people. Greg – wood palette is pure Harold Hahn. Hard to improve on his choices. Boxwood and Pear are really good to work with, and the Holly and Ebony are great contrast. I’m thinking that the Sharpie will be just boxwood. I think for the simpler model, one uniform color with the rope and metal fittings as contrast will look better. I think I have just enough left over. Toni and Michael – looking forward to seeing your cross sections. Toni – wouldn’t call what you have done ‘procrastination’ – Atalanta is amazing, and the Swallow and half hull are great projects! Vince – just finished reading your “Purpose-built confederate blockade runner”- Congratulations on finishing it – huge project. Anyways, hoping to do some shopping over the weekend for some of the things I need to get started on the Sharpie, and will start a build log once there is something other than a roll of plans to show. As with Echo, expect slow progress, although I hope it goes more like the last 3 months than the preceding 3 years. Edited February 18, 2020 by davec MEDDO, Ryland Craze, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds: Wingnut Wings 1/32 Halberstadt Cl.II Model Shipways 1/48 Longboat Model Shipways 1/24 Grand Banks Dory Soon to start: Fully framed Echo Completed builds: Kotare 1/32 Spitfire Mk.Ia Wingnut Wings AMC DH9 East Coast Oyster Sharpie Echo Cross Section 1/48 Scratchbuilt Hannah from Hahn plans 1/64 Kitbashed Rattlesnake from Bob Hunt practicum 1/64 Brig Supply
MEDDO Posted February 19, 2020 #128 Posted February 19, 2020 NRG east coast sharpie would be a great next project. I really like these smaller projects that you can actually accomplish something with limited time. This year we have been decimated by the flu so those of us left are working way more than standard hours per month so it is nice to see some progress. mtaylor 1 Quote Michael Shipwrights of Ohio Current Build: ... Completed Builds: Queen Anne Barge - Syren, Pinnace - MS, Halifax 1768 - LSS, Murrelet - Pygmy, Swift 1805 - AL
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