JPett Posted February 9, 2015 Share #391 Posted February 9, 2015 Ahoy Buck You're are really starting to scare me. Any smaller and you might run afoul and split an atom. Your neighbors would not take to kindly to this. Salty Sea Dog, CaptainSteve, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote On with the Show.... J.Pett “If you're going through hell, keep going” (Winston Churchill) Current build: MS Rattlesnake (MS2028) http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/45-model-shipways-rattlesnake-ms2028-scale-164th/ Side Build: HMS Victory: Corel http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/3709-hms-victory-by-jpett-corel-198/?p=104762 On the back burner: 1949 Chris Craft Racer: Dumas http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/939-1949-chris-craft-racer-by-jpett-dumas-kit-no-1702/ Sometime, but not sure when: Frigate Berlin: Corel http://www.corel-srl.it/pdf/berlin.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsayers148 Posted February 9, 2015 Share #392 Posted February 9, 2015 No problem, Buck. I've been researching these boats and am perplexed at how difficult some of the info is to find. Most of the time it's how you word the search. Salty Sea Dog 1 Quote Matt - aka The Squirrel Whisperer Current builds - Benjamin W. Latham by Matt Competed builds - USS Ranger by Matt HMS Bounty Launch by Matt 18th Century 10" Sea Mortar by Matt 18th Century Naval Smoothbore by Matt Future builds - Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay skipjack (MS) Half Moon (Corel) Emma C Berry Lobster Smack (MS)US Brigantine Eagle (Corel) New Bedford Whaleboat (MS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted February 9, 2015 Author Share #393 Posted February 9, 2015 (edited) Ahoy Buck You're are really starting to scare me. Any smaller and you might run afoul and split an atom. Your neighbors would not take to kindly to this. Those pesky atoms always seem to be in the way! Matt- The elevation view makes it look as if the lantern was stowed outside of the lantern keg. I will probably end up doing something like that but had hoped to display the keg opened and the lantern out and ready to use. Edited February 9, 2015 by Salty Sea Dog mtaylor, canoe21 and mattsayers148 3 Quote -Buck Current build: AL Morgan's Whaleboat (1st build) Kits in the ships locker: I cannot confirm nor deny that there may be a few kits in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted February 9, 2015 Share #394 Posted February 9, 2015 I'm wondering which way he's going to go in future. Perhaps a 1:48 HMS Victory detailed down to the treenails on the orlop deck......OR...... the Battle of Trafalgar ---- in a vial? mtaylor, JPett, Salty Sea Dog and 2 others 5 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...
mattsayers148 Posted February 9, 2015 Share #395 Posted February 9, 2015 Buck- That's what it looked like to me but it seemed wierd to call it a lantern keg if the lantern wasn't kept in it. Is the area where it points the lantern, keg and compass, closed in? Quote Matt - aka The Squirrel Whisperer Current builds - Benjamin W. Latham by Matt Competed builds - USS Ranger by Matt HMS Bounty Launch by Matt 18th Century 10" Sea Mortar by Matt 18th Century Naval Smoothbore by Matt Future builds - Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay skipjack (MS) Half Moon (Corel) Emma C Berry Lobster Smack (MS)US Brigantine Eagle (Corel) New Bedford Whaleboat (MS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share #396 Posted February 10, 2015 Matt -The ends of the boat are covered but not closed off. I agree that the lantern should be stored in the keg. If the keg was only for matches and dry bread, why is it lantern sized? Still puzzled how the keg opens though. I'm going to try emailing the Mystic Seaport museum again. mattsayers148 1 Quote -Buck Current build: AL Morgan's Whaleboat (1st build) Kits in the ships locker: I cannot confirm nor deny that there may be a few kits in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share #397 Posted February 10, 2015 I'm wondering which way he's going to go in future. Perhaps a 1:48 HMS Victory detailed down to the treenails on the orlop deck......OR...... the Battle of Trafalgar ---- in a vial? Hi Augie! I plan to get all medieval on you at 1:54 scale! Lots of treenails, scarf joints and timber-frame jointery. I figure if I could go 1:50 on Lawrence's bucket, 1:54 buckets should be do-able too! I just need to get this whaleboat done... Best wishes, mattsayers148, canoe21, JPett and 3 others 6 Quote -Buck Current build: AL Morgan's Whaleboat (1st build) Kits in the ships locker: I cannot confirm nor deny that there may be a few kits in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSteve Posted February 10, 2015 Share #398 Posted February 10, 2015 Oh my !!! THAT is gunna be a treat to follow !! mattsayers148, GLakie and Salty Sea Dog 3 Quote CaptainSteve Current Build: HM Granado Bomb Vessel (Caldercraft) My BathTub: Queen Anne Barge (Syren Ship Models) Log: Queen Anne Barge (an build log) Bounty Launch (Model Shipways) Log: Bounty Launch by CaptainSteve Apostol Felipe (OcCre) HMS Victory (Constructo) Check It Out: The Kit-Basher's Guide to The Galaxy Website: The Life & Boats of CaptainSteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted February 10, 2015 Share #399 Posted February 10, 2015 Sign me up! Salty Sea Dog and GLakie 2 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...
mattsayers148 Posted February 10, 2015 Share #400 Posted February 10, 2015 Now you have to employ a tiny little elf camera dude to get some close-ups. That's a beautiful ship, love the sails. Matt Salty Sea Dog and GLakie 2 Quote Matt - aka The Squirrel Whisperer Current builds - Benjamin W. Latham by Matt Competed builds - USS Ranger by Matt HMS Bounty Launch by Matt 18th Century 10" Sea Mortar by Matt 18th Century Naval Smoothbore by Matt Future builds - Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay skipjack (MS) Half Moon (Corel) Emma C Berry Lobster Smack (MS)US Brigantine Eagle (Corel) New Bedford Whaleboat (MS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsayers148 Posted February 10, 2015 Share #401 Posted February 10, 2015 Hey Buck- here's a hingeless lid. IgorSky, mtaylor, Dee_Dee and 4 others 7 Quote Matt - aka The Squirrel Whisperer Current builds - Benjamin W. Latham by Matt Competed builds - USS Ranger by Matt HMS Bounty Launch by Matt 18th Century 10" Sea Mortar by Matt 18th Century Naval Smoothbore by Matt Future builds - Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay skipjack (MS) Half Moon (Corel) Emma C Berry Lobster Smack (MS)US Brigantine Eagle (Corel) New Bedford Whaleboat (MS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share #402 Posted February 11, 2015 Holy cow Lawrence! That sure is taking a long time to get to you. I sure hope someone in Customs didn't lose it. I'll make you another one if that one doesn't show up this week. GLakie and mattsayers148 2 Quote -Buck Current build: AL Morgan's Whaleboat (1st build) Kits in the ships locker: I cannot confirm nor deny that there may be a few kits in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted February 11, 2015 Share #403 Posted February 11, 2015 Wow man! Nice work on those tiny details. Gonna have to pull up a chair. I can see the squirrels you have helping you out with all that tiny crafting must be related to Matt's squirrels, maybe from the same litter. Cheers mattsayers148, Salty Sea Dog and CaptainSteve 3 Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share #404 Posted February 11, 2015 Only the runts of the litter and chipmunks because they have tiny hands! GLakie, mattsayers148 and CaptainSteve 3 Quote -Buck Current build: AL Morgan's Whaleboat (1st build) Kits in the ships locker: I cannot confirm nor deny that there may be a few kits in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted February 11, 2015 Author Share #405 Posted February 11, 2015 Yea!! I'm glad the bucket got to you safely. I'm glad I could contribute to your family's schooner! mtaylor, mattsayers148, canoe21 and 3 others 6 Quote -Buck Current build: AL Morgan's Whaleboat (1st build) Kits in the ships locker: I cannot confirm nor deny that there may be a few kits in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted March 10, 2015 Author Share #406 Posted March 10, 2015 (edited) Forgive me. It's been a while since my last confession... err post. It took a couple of weeks for the 1/32" angle to arrive and we had company the following weekend. I'm not too thrilled with how the lantern is looking and I may redo it. The 26awg grill work is looking too chunky. It should be .016" in diameter but it's measuring closer to .020". That doesn't seem like much, but it really is at this scale. Before I start the whole thing over, I'm going to start the grill over using a .013" guitar string. There's a little out of square wonkiness with the whole thing that I can't decide if it looks bad or makes it look used. Used being my way of justifying it. If I run with it, I'll paint it red and rub thru to brass in areas. P.S. I'm not sure why this 2nd pic is rotating. You can click the pics to enlarge them. Edited March 10, 2015 by Salty Sea Dog Cap'n Rat Fink, JPett, CaptainSteve and 9 others 12 Quote -Buck Current build: AL Morgan's Whaleboat (1st build) Kits in the ships locker: I cannot confirm nor deny that there may be a few kits in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted March 10, 2015 Share #407 Posted March 10, 2015 Amazing job for how small it is Buck. Looks pretty good to me. I can imagine they did get banged up quite a bit. Hence the used look. Cheers Salty Sea Dog, CaptainSteve and mattsayers148 3 Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainSteve Posted March 10, 2015 Share #408 Posted March 10, 2015 Your lantern looks pretty darned fine from where I'm sitting, Buck. (O'course, if you don't want it ....) Salty Sea Dog, mattsayers148 and GLakie 3 Quote CaptainSteve Current Build: HM Granado Bomb Vessel (Caldercraft) My BathTub: Queen Anne Barge (Syren Ship Models) Log: Queen Anne Barge (an build log) Bounty Launch (Model Shipways) Log: Bounty Launch by CaptainSteve Apostol Felipe (OcCre) HMS Victory (Constructo) Check It Out: The Kit-Basher's Guide to The Galaxy Website: The Life & Boats of CaptainSteve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted March 10, 2015 Share #409 Posted March 10, 2015 If you decide to ditch the prototype, send it over here . Incredible. mtaylor, GLakie, mattsayers148 and 1 other 4 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...
JPett Posted March 11, 2015 Share #410 Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) Ahoy Buck If your going to go down this road and we all know you will; you might want to start saving those penny's. About 39000 of them will get you a really nice set up http://www.all-spec.com/products/10541.html?gclid=CNiYnPD_nsQCFU8Q7AodaXIApA#nowhere These things are the bomb Edited March 11, 2015 by JPett GLakie, Salty Sea Dog and CaptainSteve 3 Quote On with the Show.... J.Pett “If you're going through hell, keep going” (Winston Churchill) Current build: MS Rattlesnake (MS2028) http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/45-model-shipways-rattlesnake-ms2028-scale-164th/ Side Build: HMS Victory: Corel http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/3709-hms-victory-by-jpett-corel-198/?p=104762 On the back burner: 1949 Chris Craft Racer: Dumas http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/939-1949-chris-craft-racer-by-jpett-dumas-kit-no-1702/ Sometime, but not sure when: Frigate Berlin: Corel http://www.corel-srl.it/pdf/berlin.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsayers148 Posted March 11, 2015 Share #411 Posted March 11, 2015 Well now, that is absolutely incredible Buck! I'm glad you put the lantern next to a ruler. The penny seemed to be getting crowded so you might consider smashing one in one of those penny crusher/stretcher/smasher machines. It would be the penny's version of a minivan, ya know, to be able to fit more kids in/on. Did you ever get the info on the lantern keg? I almost forgot about that one. And don't worry about the sideways picture, this guy had a siniminalr per emblem. augie, avsjerome2003, CaptainSteve and 2 others 5 Quote Matt - aka The Squirrel Whisperer Current builds - Benjamin W. Latham by Matt Competed builds - USS Ranger by Matt HMS Bounty Launch by Matt 18th Century 10" Sea Mortar by Matt 18th Century Naval Smoothbore by Matt Future builds - Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay skipjack (MS) Half Moon (Corel) Emma C Berry Lobster Smack (MS)US Brigantine Eagle (Corel) New Bedford Whaleboat (MS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted March 11, 2015 Author Share #412 Posted March 11, 2015 (edited) Whoa JP! I've never seen one of those. Do you have one? I had to give up using my soldering iron because it was too big and adjacent stuff was getting un-soldered. That's how the lantern started getting wonky. Matt- I never found out about the lantern keg. I emailed a business that deals in antique nautical items and they recommended another dealer who has one of the best whaleboat artifact collections. I'm hoping to hear back soon. Edited March 11, 2015 by Salty Sea Dog mattsayers148 and GLakie 2 Quote -Buck Current build: AL Morgan's Whaleboat (1st build) Kits in the ships locker: I cannot confirm nor deny that there may be a few kits in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JPett Posted March 11, 2015 Share #413 Posted March 11, 2015 Ahoy Buck No but I drove one once at a trade show and watched a full demo. It uses gluons to fuse molecules at an atomic level . You'll love it I want one for my PE. It really is the bomb. You can solder one thing right next to the other and not melt any other solder except on the part your working on. Think tack welder meets soldering iron. It really is you. Salty Sea Dog, GLakie, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Quote On with the Show.... J.Pett “If you're going through hell, keep going” (Winston Churchill) Current build: MS Rattlesnake (MS2028) http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/45-model-shipways-rattlesnake-ms2028-scale-164th/ Side Build: HMS Victory: Corel http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/3709-hms-victory-by-jpett-corel-198/?p=104762 On the back burner: 1949 Chris Craft Racer: Dumas http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/939-1949-chris-craft-racer-by-jpett-dumas-kit-no-1702/ Sometime, but not sure when: Frigate Berlin: Corel http://www.corel-srl.it/pdf/berlin.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share #414 Posted March 14, 2015 After emailing a few places that sell antique nautical items, I was refered to Bob Hellman who I was told "has one of the best if not THE best whaling collection in the world". Wow, did I luck out! Bob's wife Nina runs Nina Hellman Antiques of Nantucket. If any of you get out that way, please send some business their way as these are some nice people. Matt's excerpt from the story about busting the keg open seems to be how it's done, but it would only be opened in an emergency. I would guess that the hoops would be tapped loose to carefully dissasemble the keg to avoid busting the lantern and getting the food scattered everywhere. This brings up the question about building a lantern keg for my whaleboat. If I have a lantern out, the keg would already be disassembled. I may build a keg anyway though. The following is the info from Bob's email which he said I could share with you here. Mystery solved. Thanks Bob!! The lantern keg contained a lantern, candles, matches, tobacco, and lots of hard bread - strictly for emergencies. I have two in my collection. They are built like little tapering casks, with 3 metal hoops. They are usually 18" or 2 feet tall with two heads 8" and about 12" across. There often is a wooden cleat at one end to receive a light line so it can be tied to the whaleboat for safe keeping. They never had latches for opening - one opened it by disassembling it - like a cask. Sometimes the cleat was at the small end as in Ronnberg's drawings end sometimes it was at the larger end - as one in my collection. See photos below. I hope this is helpful, Bob Hellman CaptainSteve, mattsayers148, avsjerome2003 and 6 others 9 Quote -Buck Current build: AL Morgan's Whaleboat (1st build) Kits in the ships locker: I cannot confirm nor deny that there may be a few kits in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted March 14, 2015 Share #415 Posted March 14, 2015 Looking forward to see what you come up with Buck! If your other details are any indication, this should be good! Cheers Salty Sea Dog, CaptainSteve and mattsayers148 3 Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsayers148 Posted March 14, 2015 Share #416 Posted March 14, 2015 That's pretty awesome that you found the Hellman's, and their antique shop, who actually have one! Thanks to you and the Hellman's for this contribution to this forum. Buck you may now dawn the title "Tenacious B" CaptainSteve, GLakie and Salty Sea Dog 3 Quote Matt - aka The Squirrel Whisperer Current builds - Benjamin W. Latham by Matt Competed builds - USS Ranger by Matt HMS Bounty Launch by Matt 18th Century 10" Sea Mortar by Matt 18th Century Naval Smoothbore by Matt Future builds - Willie L. Bennett Chesapeake Bay skipjack (MS) Half Moon (Corel) Emma C Berry Lobster Smack (MS)US Brigantine Eagle (Corel) New Bedford Whaleboat (MS) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted March 14, 2015 Share #417 Posted March 14, 2015 (edited) Hey Matt----Is that the same as the world renown award Scarlet Order of the Squirrels? Cheers Edited March 14, 2015 by GLakie Salty Sea Dog and mattsayers148 2 Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
augie Posted March 20, 2015 Share #418 Posted March 20, 2015 Neat. Great info. Thanks for sharing. GLakie, mattsayers148 and Salty Sea Dog 3 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...
Salty Sea Dog Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share #419 Posted March 23, 2015 I have not been able to get much boat time in lately but decided to push on with the lantern using the 26awg grille. I brush painted it with red enamel but it came out a bit heavy, so I brushed it all off with thinner. FYI - enamel thinner does not dissolve CA glue - yea!! I have an airbrush that I bought a couple hundred years ago along with a tankless compressor. The tankless compressor pulses a bit when spraying, is loud as heck, and it runs continuously. I broke down and bought a $69 airbrush compressor with a tank from Harbor Freight and it works great. It's fairly quiet too. While I was breaking down and buying stuff, I followed the lead of Captain Steve and others, and bought some rope from Chuck ay Syren. Oooh! Aaah! Very nice! Anyway, here's where I'm at with the lantern. The door is off until I add "glass" panels and a candle inside. There will also be a knob added to the door. mtaylor, canoe21, IgorSky and 11 others 14 Quote -Buck Current build: AL Morgan's Whaleboat (1st build) Kits in the ships locker: I cannot confirm nor deny that there may be a few kits in there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted March 23, 2015 Share #420 Posted March 23, 2015 Amazing what you're able to do on such a small scale Buck! If I didn't know better, I'd say you were doing these things under a microscope. Very nice! mattsayers148, Salty Sea Dog, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote GEORGE Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn. Member of the Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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