captainbob Posted May 11, 2014 #961 Posted May 11, 2014 Nice cleat. Looks like I need harder wood than bass. Bob Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray
pete48 Posted May 11, 2014 #962 Posted May 11, 2014 Hi Michael, The cleats look good , That is close to the same way I have been making them. I saw Keith's log as well I like how he made them . Your cutter sure is comming together nicely. Amazing work as usual. I have learned alot from your build logs Fantastic craftsmanship Best Regards, Pete themadchemist 1 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/
dgbot Posted May 11, 2014 #963 Posted May 11, 2014 I just finished your log. I have learned a lot and like the way your model is going. David B 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/
Twister Posted May 11, 2014 #964 Posted May 11, 2014 Yet again, incredible workmanship - your attention to detail is quite astonishing! Next you'll be making some sub-sub minature bolts for attaching them to make 'em useable... Burgee halyards perhaps? Wonders will never cease - I know for a fact that while my eyesight is pretty good it's just not matched by dexterity. I'll always enjoy reading of your inventiveness. Regards, Row Auvergne and Littlebob 2 Quote 1:28 Scale J class yacht 'Enterprise' (R/C) Build log currently at: http://www.rcsailing.net/forum1/showthread.php?6264-1-28-J-Class-Enterprise-build-log
Auvergne Posted June 16, 2014 #965 Posted June 16, 2014 Hi Michael, All I can say is she appears flawless and beautiful!! John E. Quote Creativity Heart & Soul! Happy Model Ship Building Friends! John E.
michael mott Posted June 16, 2014 Author #966 Posted June 16, 2014 Bob, Pete, David, Row, John, Thanks for looking in and for all the likes. I have been a little quiet on the cutter this last month, I do however think about what to finish next just about every day, and now that I am going to be home again full time I will be able to get more done.(I finished helping my friend build his house) The one thing that is bugging me is the proper painting of the hull, and all the different bits of rigging that need to be finished. I will have to remove the mast and rigging in order to flip the hull for painting and that will definitely be done within the next month while it is warm. Michael pete48, mtaylor, Jay 1 and 1 other 4 Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.
pete48 Posted June 16, 2014 #967 Posted June 16, 2014 Hi Michael, I look forward to it Best Regards, Pete 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/
shipmodel Posted June 16, 2014 #968 Posted June 16, 2014 Hi Michael - Congratulations on building a house. Quite a bit bigger project than a model ship, even at your scale. Looking forward to your progress, as always. Nice new photo of yourself too. Dan Quote Current build -Khufu solar barge, c. 2,560 BCE, a cross-section model at 1:10 scale Prior scratch builds - Royal yacht Henrietta, USS Monitor, USS Maine, HMS Pelican, SS America, SS Rex, SS Uruguay, Viking knarr, Gokstad ship, Thames River Skiff , USS Oneida, Swan 42 racing yacht, Queen Anne's Revenge (1710), SS Andrea Doria (1952), SS Michelangelo (1962) , Queen Anne's Revenge (2nd model) USS/SS Leviathan (1914), James B Colgate (1892), POW bone model (circa 1800) restoration, SS Mayaguez (c.1975) Prior kit builds - AL Dallas, Mamoli Bounty. Bluejacket America, North River Diligence, Airfix Sovereign of the Seas "Take big bites. Moderation is for monks." Robert A. Heinlein
captainbob Posted June 16, 2014 #969 Posted June 16, 2014 I know that I'd have a hard time working on this cutter with the 20 ftr in the shed. Bob cog and popeye the sailor 2 Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray
Jim Lad Posted June 17, 2014 #970 Posted June 17, 2014 When you have the time, Michael. We're a patient mob! John mtaylor, Elmer Cornish and pete48 3 Quote
HIPEXEC Posted July 2, 2014 #971 Posted July 2, 2014 Very nice work! Quote Rich Rich USS Constitution by hipexec (Finished build) Virginia Pilot Boat 1805 (gallery - first build) USS Syren (USS Argus) by Hipexec Joshua Slocum's Spray by HIPEXEC
michael mott Posted July 3, 2014 Author #972 Posted July 3, 2014 (edited) thank you to one and All for your kind remarks and encouragement, I will be painting the hull within a couple of weeks. On Friday I will be taking the pilot cutter to the Seba Pavilion (a stones throw from the water) for a local library summer programming activity launch) no not the cutter but I decided not to rush things and try to get a finish paint on the hull for Friday but to see how easy it will be to de-rig and re-rig her, so to that end I dropped the mast with the minimum of fuss by just slackening the shrouds, that's the nice thing about mounting on the deck I did not have to pull the mast out of the hull. the whole operation took about 5 minutes. My it does look big in the living room. Michael Edited July 3, 2014 by michael mott druxey, dgbot, Wishmaster and 15 others 18 Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.
dvm27 Posted July 3, 2014 #973 Posted July 3, 2014 Looks like a piece of furniture, Michael! Quote GregwebsiteAdmiralty Modelsmoderator Echo Cross-section buildAdmiralty Models Cross-section BuildFinished buildPegasus, 1776, cross-sectionCurrent buildSpeedwell, 1752
Jay 1 Posted July 3, 2014 #974 Posted July 3, 2014 Wow, I never quite grasped how large she is until seeing her in the context of your living room!! She a big beauty, Michael!! Cheers, Jay Quote Current Build: Ariel
SJSoane Posted July 3, 2014 #975 Posted July 3, 2014 Michael, Yikes, it is big when you see it in relation to furniture. But it looks great! Mark Quote Current build: HMS Bellona 74, ca. 1760, 1:64 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/196-hms-bellona-by-sjsoane-scale-164-1760-as-designed/
Bedford Posted July 3, 2014 #976 Posted July 3, 2014 Two things I take from that are that you have a MUCH easier rig to unship than I do and my schooner could almost be a tender to your cutter! That is a great pic, it really shows the size and her lines very well. She is beautiful ! Quote Ships built :- Schooner for Port Jackson Thermoplylae Bluenose II Full size Tammie Norrie dinghy 1:8 scale Miss Caroline, model of the full size boat I built Under construction :- Royal Caroline, this one is special as it is in memory of my 13 year old daughter, Caroline who passed away in 2005 Miane three masted schooner R/C, scratch build (on hold) Charles W Morgan (on hold) Scratch designed and built R/C Mahogany and Walnut speedboat (on hold) In the que :- S.T. Waratah, maybe!
Mirabell61 Posted July 3, 2014 #977 Posted July 3, 2014 very nice looking cutter Michael, I asume rigged mast and topsail shall nearly be scratching the room cealing. Looking curiously foreward to the rigged painted model and further pics... 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
gjdale Posted July 3, 2014 #978 Posted July 3, 2014 Now that's impressive Michael! Fancy that - using your entire living room as the display case! mtaylor 1 Quote Grant ____________________________________________________ Current builds: African Queen - Radio Control / Live Steam Previous builds: The Shipyard at Foss' Landing (Diorama), Hannah - Ship in a Bottle, NRG Capstan Project, 1869 Allerton Steam Pumper, Medway Longboat , Alfa Romeo Spider Gran Touring (Pocher) , Da Vinci Flying Machine, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout - Dumas - Radio, Bomb Vessel Granado, 1742 - Cross Section - Scratchbuild, HMS Victory (Mamoli 1:90), Cutty Sark, Armed Pinnace, Bounty, Santa Maria At another place: Stephenson's Rocket (OcCre 1:24) (click the title to follow the link) In the Gallery: Lancia Armata 1803, Bomb Vessel Granada, 1742 Cross Section, 1949 Chris Craft 19' Racing Runabout
Auvergne Posted July 3, 2014 #979 Posted July 3, 2014 What an amazing job you did on her Michael!! A vessel very worthy to be proud of. John E Quote Creativity Heart & Soul! Happy Model Ship Building Friends! John E.
captainbob Posted July 3, 2014 #980 Posted July 3, 2014 WOW ! Put a glass top on it and you have a table. Bob mtaylor 1 Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray
druxey Posted July 3, 2014 #981 Posted July 3, 2014 So, it's sitting on the table with some miniature furniture you've made, right? Impressive, to say the least, Michael. captainbob and mtaylor 2 Quote Be sure to sign up for an epic Nelson/Trafalgar project if you would like to see it made into a TV series http://trafalgar.tv
Remcohe Posted July 3, 2014 #982 Posted July 3, 2014 Nice! I'll save that picture for the moment when I put my KF up for display and the admiral starts complaining Remco mtaylor 1 Quote Treat each part as if it is a model on its own, you will finish more models in a day than others do in a lifetime. Current build HMS Kingfisher MSW 1.0 log click here
mtaylor Posted July 4, 2014 #983 Posted July 4, 2014 Holy cow. Now make sure that visitors don't use it for a coffee table or a foot stool. 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)
michael mott Posted July 4, 2014 Author #984 Posted July 4, 2014 (edited) Thank you Greg, Jay, Mark, Bedford, Nils, Grant, John E, Bob, Druxey, Remco, and Mark Taylor for all your positive remarks. "Two things I take from that are that you have a MUCH easier rig to unship than I do" Bedford 5 minutes to de-rig, and 20 to re-rig I found out today at the pavillion. "I asume rigged mast and topsail shall nearly be scratching the room cealing." Nils the ceiling in the living room is 10 foot 3 inches so it will be about 3 feet shy All in all the event was very successful, I had a table set up for children to make paper dorys, most of the visitors were young girls and they built 13 dorys during the afternoon, at the end of the day there was a young boy who came, The photographer came around late in the day, so missed the girls in action building their boats. There was a lot of positive feedback regarding the pilot cutter. After the event I went outside because there was a bit of commotion on the beach, seems that a boat had been stranded. Close but still dry. Now to remove the deck hardware and rigging completely so that I can finish painting the hull. and the rest of the seizings and other rigging details. Michael Edited July 4, 2014 by michael mott themadchemist, Omega1234, popeye the sailor and 19 others 22 Quote Current builds Bristol Pilot Cutter 1:8; Skipjack 19 foot Launch 1:8; Herreshoff Buzzards Bay 14 1:8 Other projects Pilot Cutter 1:500 ; Maria, 1:2 Now just a memory Future model Gill Smith Catboat Pauline 1:8 Finished projects A Bassett Lowke steamship Albertic 1:100 Anything you can imagine is possible, when you put your mind to it.
dgbot Posted July 4, 2014 #985 Posted July 4, 2014 Sounds like you had a good time. Congrats on being a teacher and for your model. David B 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/
Jay 1 Posted July 5, 2014 #986 Posted July 5, 2014 Looks like you had a brilliant day, Michael--and extra kudos for showing up for and teaching the kiddies (hook 'em on boats while they're young)! Thanks for sharing! Jay druxey 1 Quote Current Build: Ariel
Jim Lad Posted July 5, 2014 #987 Posted July 5, 2014 Sounds like you had a really great day with the kids, Michael - good on you. Love the picture of your cutter on the beach - just waiting for the tide. John druxey 1 Quote
Sven Posted July 5, 2014 #988 Posted July 5, 2014 That's brilliant Michael. To see her on the shore looks so authentic. The primer and paint patches only adds to that! Almost a shame to paint her! druxey and mtaylor 2 Quote Matt Current build Royal yacht Britannia - bottle - 1:500 scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/2299-royal-yacht-britannia-1893-bottle-scale-1500/ HMS Victory 1:600 scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/882-hms-victory-by-sven-1600-scale/
Rick020763 Posted July 5, 2014 #989 Posted July 5, 2014 Splendid work, Michael. The pilot cutter is a beautiful vessel anyway and the scale of this one makes it all the more impressive. And that's a wonderful picture of you and the lad working on the dory. Rick Quote
pete48 Posted July 5, 2014 #990 Posted July 5, 2014 Wow, That's Awesome Michael, Looks like you had a great dat Best Regards, Pete 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/
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