bebopsteve Posted June 6, 2015 Author #181 Posted June 6, 2015 Great Pics and article Kurt! So I am ready to fit the mast ring. Can anyone advise me on the proper way to anneal it? Never done that! Thanks ! Quote
dgbot Posted June 6, 2015 #182 Posted June 6, 2015 Take the piece of brass and put a flame to it. Then drop it in some water. This will anneal it for you. David B bebopsteve, Canute and mtaylor 3 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/
bebopsteve Posted June 6, 2015 Author #183 Posted June 6, 2015 Thanks Dave! Should I heat it red hot? Quote
kurtvd19 Posted June 6, 2015 #184 Posted June 6, 2015 Yes, heat it red hot and drop it into water. It will bend very easy then. Kurt mtaylor, bebopsteve, Piet and 1 other 4 Quote Kurt Van Dahm Director NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD www.thenrg.org SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS CLUBS Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago Midwest Model Shipwrights North Shore Deadeyes The Society of Model Shipwrights Butch O'Hare - IPMS
Chuck Seiler Posted June 7, 2015 #186 Posted June 7, 2015 Be sure to clean it up afterwards...a little wire brushing...some time in a vinegar bath. bebopsteve, mtaylor and Canute 3 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, Pinas Cross Section Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch), John Smith Shallop
dgbot Posted June 9, 2015 #188 Posted June 9, 2015 Here are some photo I took at Manitowoc I think these will help you on your build it i coming along nicely. David B MikeB4, msberkman, garywatt and 5 others 8 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/
sxparent Posted June 11, 2015 #189 Posted June 11, 2015 I am again flattered that my version of the Philadelphia is being well received! Thank you all! Sam P mtaylor, bebopsteve, Ryland Craze and 1 other 4 Quote
bebopsteve Posted June 12, 2015 Author #191 Posted June 12, 2015 Question.. What are the dimensions of the display case? Thanks Quote
sxparent Posted June 12, 2015 #192 Posted June 12, 2015 In answer to Steve's inquiry: The base is 15¼" X 30¼". The display case cover is 27½" high. Sam Quote
sxparent Posted June 12, 2015 #194 Posted June 12, 2015 Yes it is plexi. I am not a real lover of plexiglass, but the weight of auto safety glass would require a small truck and a front end loader to move it! Sam bebopsteve 1 Quote
sxparent Posted June 14, 2015 #196 Posted June 14, 2015 Good Evening All, I had a chance this afternoon to go through and read this blog from the beginning. There were several interesting points that I wish I had been able to comment on at the time. I hope that you won't mind if I interject a few thoughts here as I am sure that there are other gunboat builders that may be reading this. First of all, there was a comment and a question on "two books" on the Philadelphia and I did not see an answer to that. I am guessing that the two books in question are John R Bratten's "The Gondola Philadelphia & the Battle of Lake Champlain" and the other would be Philip K Lundeberg's book "The Gunboat Philadelphia and the Defense of Lake Champlain in 1776" Both being worthy companions to a build. I have attached a couple of pictures here, the first concerns the hawse pipe. In talking to a old shipwright, he explained that often the hawse pipe back in the day was a lead pipe that was fitted into a hole in the bulwarks and then the ends were hammered and peened over the edges to secure it. I decided that a bunch of barn builders and detachments of army soldiers probably would have done something expedient just like that, so I used some brass tubing with solder on the ends and just hammered the edges over with a pin punch, the painted it with Vallejo Oily Steel. I wanted to add a comment on cannonballs also (Particularly in a larger scale as the Philadelphia is.) Below is a picture of an old shotgun pellet training tool or paper weight depending on usage. My point being, that there are printed cards, etc that show exact sizes of shotgun pellets and one shotgun shell of the correct shot size will certainly arm at least a small brig with more than enough cannonballs! (PS I read somewhere in my research that the bottom planks were tarred, so I did just smear on a thick coating of that tannish tarry color that you see on sun baked asphalt roofs, but was still asked in Manitowoc if that was a water line model..........) Enough of this for the night. Sam mtaylor, Chuck Seiler, garywatt and 2 others 5 Quote
Chuck Seiler Posted June 14, 2015 #197 Posted June 14, 2015 Sam, There were several PHILLY builds going at the same time. Sometimes the discussions shifted from one to another. I believe I discussed both books in my log. I also covered them as well as "Benedict Arnold's Navy" in my scratch PHILLY build log. All excellent resources. Canute, mtaylor and bebopsteve 3 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, Pinas Cross Section Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch), John Smith Shallop
mtaylor Posted June 15, 2015 #198 Posted June 15, 2015 Sam, I, for one, would like to see your posts on this any other discussion in it's own place. It a) deserves it and it won't be lost in Steve's build. Can you be persuaded to put your tips, tricks, methods into say... here: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/24-wood-ship-model-kit-questions-and-reviews/ If the moderators think it should be somewhere else, I'd hope they will move it. But you do have some seriously excellent suggestions, ideas, and methods. Canute, bebopsteve and Chuck Seiler 3 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)
bebopsteve Posted June 15, 2015 Author #199 Posted June 15, 2015 All the discussion is helping me so much. Thanks to you all! I am really having fun building this and learning a lot! Quote
bebopsteve Posted July 17, 2015 Author #200 Posted July 17, 2015 Finally the rigging begins. Will post pics this weekend! Chuck Seiler, mtaylor and Canute 3 Quote
bebopsteve Posted August 6, 2015 Author #201 Posted August 6, 2015 Here are a few pics.. my humble offering! Been so busy with our new album..(I am a jazz drummer). Say Chuck, we are getting a lot of air play on KSDS 88.3 in San Diego. We are working to get down there soon for a gig! Anyway, working on the rope coils, getting set to get some rigging started. Canute, mtaylor, dgbot and 3 others 6 Quote
Chuck Seiler Posted August 7, 2015 #202 Posted August 7, 2015 Steve, Looks good. You will get plenty of opportunity to practice those rope coils before all is said and done. mtaylor 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, Pinas Cross Section Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch), John Smith Shallop
bebopsteve Posted August 14, 2015 Author #203 Posted August 14, 2015 So the ladder rungs are not included in the kit. Should I drill holes in them to feed the rope through? Quote
Chuck Seiler Posted August 15, 2015 #204 Posted August 15, 2015 Steve, On Philly 1 I ended up lashing the rungs to the shrouds. The attached pic is not all that clear, since I wasn't taking pictures of the rungs. I'll get some better shots Monday. GuntherMT, Canute and dgbot 3 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, Pinas Cross Section Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch), John Smith Shallop
bebopsteve Posted August 16, 2015 Author #205 Posted August 16, 2015 Great Chuck! Thanks. The build is now 1 year! Can you believe it? Quote
Chuck Seiler Posted August 17, 2015 #206 Posted August 17, 2015 Time sure does fly! bebopsteve 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, Pinas Cross Section Completed: Missouri Riverboat FAR WEST (1876) Scratch, 1776 Gunboat PHILADELPHIA (Scratch), John Smith Shallop
dgbot Posted August 17, 2015 #207 Posted August 17, 2015 Your Galley is really coming along, Is that a stain or jobs I see or LA that the finish,It looks wonderful. David B bebopsteve 1 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/
bebopsteve Posted September 3, 2015 Author #208 Posted September 3, 2015 (edited) So I decided to make real bricks as in Kurts article. It was actually fun to do. I removed the wooden bricks and used it as the mold. I even sprayed with cooking spray after testing one with and without. The spray works great. I used ca glue to assemble the cookstove. There were enough bumps etc to elevate the bricks for the morter. I used Sculpey terracotta clay for the bricks. For the morter Liquidtex modeling paste. I added a drop of walnut stain to the Liquidtex and was happy with the color. I simply "caulked" the bricks. I wll add the burnt wood etc. Good time on that project! Edited September 3, 2015 by Steve.Y Canute, dgbot, GuntherMT and 1 other 4 Quote
GuntherMT Posted September 3, 2015 #209 Posted September 3, 2015 Great looking stove! Canute and bebopsteve 2 Quote Brian Mystery project coming soon! Current build - Medway Longboat Complete - Armed Virginia Sloop Complete - Carmen (First Build)
kurtvd19 Posted September 3, 2015 #210 Posted September 3, 2015 The stove looks great! Kurt bebopsteve and Canute 2 Quote Kurt Van Dahm Director NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD www.thenrg.org SAY NO TO PIRACY. SUPPORT ORIGINAL IDEAS AND MANUFACTURERS CLUBS Nautical Research & Model Ship Society of Chicago Midwest Model Shipwrights North Shore Deadeyes The Society of Model Shipwrights Butch O'Hare - IPMS
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