captainbob Posted June 1, 2013 #391 Posted June 1, 2013 Michael, These deadeyes are much better. 1/16th steel cable is not easy to work with but you did a fine job. 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
michael mott Posted June 2, 2013 Author #393 Posted June 2, 2013 Daniel thanks for the kind words. Druxey, thanks yes it feels good to finally have solved this one. Bob thanks, it was a bit more difficult to work with than I anticipated. John thanks again for all your encouragement and critical support. Today I finished seizing the other three shrouds, and I realized that I did not want the forstaye to lay on top of the shrouds. there are some great drawings in the book "The Gaff Rig" by John Leather ISBN 0 229 97489 9 published by Adlard Coles Limited. That show some different variations on Cranes for raising the Gaff, some with a seat for the forestay. so this was today's project after finishing up all the seizings on the shrouds. I needed to make the crane so that I could determine the new length of the forestay. I did a scribble on some 1/8th inch thick brass sheet and drilled a few holes. Then I used the jewelers saw to fret out the shape The long section was then turned in the lathe while held in the four jaw chuck and threaded 5x40 I test fitted it to the mast. next was the toughest part filing it to the soft shapes, and a final buffing on the wire wheel, which gives the brass a sort of "cast" look. And a shot of it on the mast. I will drill and add a 1/16th pin in the lower end to prevent it from rotating and also file a seat for the forestay before it is locked onto the mast. Michael olliechristo, archjofo, qwerty2008 and 2 others 5 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.
mtaylor Posted June 2, 2013 #395 Posted June 2, 2013 Wow... lovely work. 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)
Carlos Mariano Posted June 3, 2013 #396 Posted June 3, 2013 I´m every day studing the work of this Great Artist Thank you Michael to sheering with us best regards from Carlos Quote
michael mott Posted June 3, 2013 Author #397 Posted June 3, 2013 John, Mark, Carlos, thank your for checking in and your kind words. Today I put the boat on the floor so I could work at the top of the shrouds I chose to fix them in a similar manner to the lower ends. by dropping the model to the floor I could stand and the bolster was at 65 inches above the floor and the top of the topmast was 84 inches. I set all the deadeyes first then wrapped the shrouds around the mast and added some tension as I threaded the crimps and shrink I began with the forward starboard the forward port then hooked on the forestay which I made from 3/32 it was a lot tougher to work with than the 1/16th, then continued with the rear starboard then rear port shrouds. I will do the seizing tomorrow to give my fingers a rest. Time for the new boom, first the jaws were glued on then given a rough shaping. I will add some leather when the fixings are completed on the jaws. the wood is clear fir. The brass goose neck will be removed and a platform fitted for the gaff boom then a smaller mast started with a square section of clear fir and shaped down so that it could be slid up through the yoke, now I need to make the Fid and metal plate. thats it for now. Michael Laurence_B, qwerty2008 and Wishmaster 3 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.
Jim Lad Posted June 3, 2013 #398 Posted June 3, 2013 Ummm, Michael, can you get her out of the door of your workshop, or will the topmast be sent down for transportation? John Quote
michael mott Posted June 3, 2013 Author #399 Posted June 3, 2013 Hi John, yes I will need to add a sheave at the bottom of the topmast for the heelrope. so the topmast can be housed. Michael qwerty2008 1 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.
mtaylor Posted June 3, 2013 #400 Posted June 3, 2013 Good to hear you have the lowering of the mast sorted out.... I'd hate to hear that you had to take a chainsaw to either the workshop or the boat. 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)
capnharv2 Posted June 4, 2013 #401 Posted June 4, 2013 Michael, You want to come down and work on the rigging on our boat? It's not much larger, and yours looks so much better. . . Thanks, Harvey Quote
michael mott Posted June 4, 2013 Author #402 Posted June 4, 2013 Mark yes for sure if I need one though I do have a couple of them. Harvey which boat is that? Michael 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.
overdale Posted June 4, 2013 #403 Posted June 4, 2013 Lovely work Michael.. a pleasure to watch. Dan. Quote
capnharv2 Posted June 4, 2013 #404 Posted June 4, 2013 Mark, My 1:1 scale Friendship Sloop Harvey Salty Sea Dog 1 Quote
popeye the sailor Posted June 5, 2013 #405 Posted June 5, 2013 now your going to have to come up with a 'maxi-me' to get up there! I bet you still need a step ladder.......LOL! tell you what......you keep building, and I'll keep being amazed...........OK? 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
captainbob Posted June 5, 2013 #406 Posted June 5, 2013 Michael, Saw that first picture of the cutter on the floor and My mind saw it as a 1:48 scale and I thought 'What a great diorama of a work shop with miniature power tools.' Bob sonicmcdude, mtaylor, Salty Sea Dog and 1 other 4 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
Sven Posted June 7, 2013 #407 Posted June 7, 2013 Literally great work Michael. It looks like it could float with a small child on board! Matt 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/
cog Posted June 13, 2013 #408 Posted June 13, 2013 (edited) Michael, Just went over the last pages I've been missing out on lately. Great work ... 'specially on the shrouds and the brass fittings. You did use a stool to get to the top of the mast ... didn't you Edited June 13, 2013 by cog Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ...
michael mott Posted June 14, 2013 Author #409 Posted June 14, 2013 Good Morning Carl , thanks , Yes I did stand on a stool but I'm not good with heights so I thought it prudent to lower the model to complete the work on the topmast fittings. I have been involved in a few other projects that have needed to be taken off the plate so have only managed a few minutes here and there nothing of consequence this last week or so. I am hoping that by Wednesday next week I will be able to get some decent work done. every time I walk by the model I give the mast a pull to one side and pretend that she is in the water heeling over a few degrees and smile to myself. Michael mtaylor and Salty Sea Dog 2 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.
captainbob Posted June 15, 2013 #410 Posted June 15, 2013 Hang on, Michael. It won't be long before you're sailing. 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
michael mott Posted June 18, 2013 Author #411 Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) Bob, I am really looking forward to getting her wet. I did manage to do a little work yesterday and today, I worked on the Jib stay, I might just sew this into the sail and have it fly and not hank it to a stay I made a thimble for the 1/16th cable first I filed a couple of grooves at each end I annealed the centre part only and shaped the thimble using the same tools and methods as before At the moment it is attached to the bowsprit end cap but it will be attached to a traveler on the bowsprit, so that it can be hauled it to change sheets. Started working on the Gaff, by planing down a square of spruce to a tapered round section This evening I spent a couple of hours making one of the blocks for the gaff up-haul Michael Edited November 6, 2015 by michael mott popeye the sailor, druxey, mtaylor and 3 others 6 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.
DSiemens Posted June 18, 2013 #412 Posted June 18, 2013 She will be the envy of the lake at this point. Beautiful work. The stays look very solid. Quote Daniel We're ship in bottle builders, it's an occupational hazard. www.siemensbottlingco.blogspot.com http://www.bottledshipbuilder.com Current Builds: Bermuda Sloop Wood Krafters Pirate Ship Completed: 20 Gun Frigate Olympic 470 Bermuda Sloop Super Mini Queen Anne's Revenge German Cutter Mercury Santa Maria
Jim Lad Posted June 18, 2013 #413 Posted June 18, 2013 I agree with Daniel - she'll certainly be queen of the lake! John Quote
russ Posted June 18, 2013 #414 Posted June 18, 2013 Michael: The work looks so good, it is almost as if you are not building a model at all. It looks just like a real boat's gear. I am just floored by the level of detail you are able to get. Russ Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB
druxey Posted June 18, 2013 #415 Posted June 18, 2013 Love the thimble! She will be the cynosure of all eyes when you sail her. popeye the sailor, captainbob and mtaylor 3 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
michael mott Posted June 20, 2013 Author #416 Posted June 20, 2013 (edited) Matt missed you on the last post sorry about that. Daniel, John, Russ, and Druxey, thanks for all you kind words, at the rate I'm going I sometimes wonder when it will get to the lake. Today I managed to get enough time in to make a double block with a Becket. The sheaves are .375 diameter and the axle is .062, the brass is .125 x .031 I remembered a quote that one should treat every part as model in itself and this seems to work well for me. Machined up a block of Degame (lemon-wood) Did a lot of sanding and finishing with some fine steel wool. Made a pin for the Becket. the ring is .011 music wire. Set it up on the mast with the other double block to see how it looks for the Gaff up-haul, I just used the weight from the ropewalk to give some body to the rope. I must finish those seizings on the shrouds. The blocks work well together, this is a lot of fun, I need to get on and finish the gaff now, and of course there will be a few more blocks but the next few will be singles. Michael Edited November 6, 2015 by michael mott popeye the sailor, druxey, garyshipwright and 5 others 8 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.
mtaylor Posted June 20, 2013 #417 Posted June 20, 2013 The rest of us just build mockups; fakes if you will of blocks. Yours are working and perfect but much larger, of course. Just amazing to see how these are done. Salty Sea Dog 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)
Jim Lad Posted June 20, 2013 #418 Posted June 20, 2013 Beautiful, Michael! As they say, "just like a bought one." John Quote
russ Posted June 20, 2013 #419 Posted June 20, 2013 What Mark and John said. I am out of words. Those blocks are just unbelievable. Russ Quote T'aint a hobby if you hurry Completed projects Cross section model by Russ 1/48 scale Biloxi schooner model restoration 1/24 scale Biloxi oyster skiff 1/24 scale Biloxi schooner 1/48 scale POB Current project Biloxi lugger Captain Roy 1/48 scale POB
druxey Posted June 20, 2013 #420 Posted June 20, 2013 Sweet! Almost too nice and pristine. But time will take care of that. 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
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