Salty Sea Dog Posted March 23, 2015 Author Share #421 Posted March 23, 2015 No microscope George! Just the lighted Optivisor. This lantern has been more difficult than even Lawrence's 1:50 bucket. I lost track of how many of the little pieces got lost. When you pick them up with tweezers they get launched into orbit if you squeeze too tight! Aargh! canoe21, CaptainSteve, GLakie and 1 other 4 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...
mattsayers148 Posted March 23, 2015 Share #422 Posted March 23, 2015 Beautiful lantern Buck! I'm always amazed by your talents! 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...
dangerdan Posted March 24, 2015 Share #423 Posted March 24, 2015 Ok now I am intimidated to start my version of this kit!!! Mine will never look this good!!! GREAT JOB!!! GLakie, mattsayers148 and Salty Sea Dog 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share #424 Posted March 25, 2015 Ok now I am intimidated to start my version of this kit!!! Mine will never look this good!!! GREAT JOB!!! Are you kidding me dangerdan!! I just looked at your Nave Egizia in the gallery. I'm intimidated! That's stunning! I've been wondering where you went to and am looking forward to seeing your whaleboat build. It's good to see you posting on MSW and I'm sure you will have some cool things that will make your whaleboat as stunning as your Nave. Best wishes mattsayers148, GLakie 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 April 3, 2015 Author Share #425 Posted April 3, 2015 Hi Lawrence, I thought the bucket looked great hanging there. I was wondering if the little guys had removed it in the later photos to swab the decks! You have been keeping them busy. If you find another spot on the boat that you would rather place the bucket, that's ok too. It's a hoot for me to see it on your Annie! Very best wishes, canoe21, mtaylor, GLakie and 1 other 4 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 April 21, 2015 Author Share #426 Posted April 21, 2015 I finally got around to finishing the lantern. It's a little booger. The base is 4.5mm x 4.5mm. This thing was a challenge for me because the 30 pieces that make it up are really small and tough to hold on to. There was actually quite a bit more than 30 pieces, but who knows where the heck those other pieces went to! The door handle is less than 1.5 mm long and it swivels. The macro shots are a bit cruel, but it looks pretty good in real life. It sort of has that used and scuffed look. The candle has some fake wax drips! If I ever start something like this again, please be kind and tell me not to! Hey, now that Lawrence's bucket is in Canada, there's all kinds of room on the penny! canoe21, IgorSky, CaptainSteve and 13 others 16 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 April 21, 2015 Share #427 Posted April 21, 2015 Looks great. Wax drips, indeed. OK, what's next? mattsayers148, Mirabell61, Salty Sea Dog 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...
GLakie Posted April 21, 2015 Share #428 Posted April 21, 2015 That's nothing short of amazing Buck! Either my worn-out eyes are playing tricks on me or I'm seeing glass windows in this lantern. Yup----like I said----microscope! Cheers mattsayers148, Salty Sea Dog and augie 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 April 21, 2015 Share #429 Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) That lantern is just stunning, Buck !! I'll take a dozen, please. (My credit card number is 513. .... .... .... ) Edited April 21, 2015 by CaptainSteve Salty Sea Dog, mattsayers148, augie and 1 other 4 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...
Salty Sea Dog Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share #430 Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Thanks you guys! There are 4 "glass" panels inside George that were made from the thin plastic of a blueberry container. Augie- Next up will be a lantern keg even though technically it would be disassembled if the lantern was out. I will most likely scratch build new line tubs since the kit ones look pretty crude to me now. The harpoon rack, a few paddles and the sail. I guess I should get organized like Captain Steve and make a punch list. Edited April 21, 2015 by Salty Sea Dog mattsayers148, CaptainSteve and GLakie 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...
GLakie Posted April 21, 2015 Share #431 Posted April 21, 2015 That's good Buck as I was getting ready to make the switch to de-caf! 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...
augie Posted April 21, 2015 Share #432 Posted April 21, 2015 We're gonna need a bigger boat CaptainSteve, mattsayers148, GLakie 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...
mtaylor Posted April 21, 2015 Share #433 Posted April 21, 2015 Oh my dear lord.... GLakie, CaptainSteve, mattsayers148 and 1 other 4 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattsayers148 Posted April 24, 2015 Share #434 Posted April 24, 2015 Well, I think you just blew by Jim Baumann! I'm speechless. Wow, wow....wow! 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...
Ferit Posted April 24, 2015 Share #435 Posted April 24, 2015 Hi Buck, Is there any another minuscule piece inside the red circle?! IgorSky, JesseLee, GLakie and 6 others 9 Quote Best Regards… Ferit KUTLU Under construction: Frigate Berlin (Brandenburg Navy) Hope: Frigate Wappen Von Hamburg (Brandenburg Navy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted April 24, 2015 Author Share #436 Posted April 24, 2015 That's a 1/10000 USS Nimitz, but as you can see, some of the aircraft have fallen off the deck and I never could find them! Just kidding! Can't wait until you get your new workshop set up Ferit and get back to your amazing build! mattsayers148, GLakie and Ferit 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 April 24, 2015 Share #437 Posted April 24, 2015 Hate to mention it, Buck, but the 68 painted on the foredeck seems a bit out of scale. Ferit is returning ???? FANTASTIC ! Salty Sea Dog, GLakie, CaptainSteve and 3 others 6 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 May 24, 2015 Author Share #438 Posted May 24, 2015 Hello all! It seems I have been doing everything except boatbuilding lately, but the lantern keg is built now. It's a model of the one in Bob Hellman's collection that has the cleat on the big end: Since both ends are closed, the keg was built using a dowel with the heads attached at the ends. Here the heads are still a bit oversized and they were fine tuned and tapered. The cedar wood was stained using a Minwax Golden Oak stain pen. A small parade. Here you can see the stained keg compared to the bare buckets which I figured would be a bit bleached from bailing salt water. GLakie, CaptainSteve, mattsayers148 and 10 others 13 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 May 24, 2015 Share #439 Posted May 24, 2015 Just amazing work Buck. The scale you're doing those in just blows my mind. mattsayers148, Salty Sea Dog and canoe21 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...
JesseLee Posted May 24, 2015 Share #440 Posted May 24, 2015 WOW! Incredible work for such a small scale! Salty Sea Dog, GLakie and mattsayers148 3 Quote Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic) On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood) Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350 (plastic), Andromede - Dikar (wood), Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood), Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic), Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'), 4 small scratch builds (wood), Vietnamese fishing boat (wood) & a Ship in a bottle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md1400cs Posted May 24, 2015 Share #441 Posted May 24, 2015 Buck, Where did you buy your electron microscope? lol Michael CaptainSteve, GLakie, augie and 2 others 5 Quote Michael Current build : Sovereign of the Seas 1/78 Sergal Under the table: Golden Hind - C Mamoli Oseberg - Billings 720 - Drakkar - Amati Completed: Santa Maria-Mantua -- Vasa-Corel - Santisima Trinidad cross section OcCre 1/90th Gallery : Santa Maria - Vasa - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share #442 Posted May 24, 2015 Buck, Where did you buy your electron microscope? lol Michael At Electron Microscopes R Us! Thanks for the nice comments you guys! I like your stylin' new avatar Jesse! mattsayers148, JesseLee, CaptainSteve and 2 others 5 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...
mattsayers148 Posted May 27, 2015 Share #443 Posted May 27, 2015 Awesome lantern and keg Buck! Now for the candles, matches, tobacco and a supply of hard bread... CaptainSteve, GLakie, JesseLee and 1 other 4 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...
michael mott Posted May 27, 2015 Share #444 Posted May 27, 2015 Beautiful craftsmanship Buck, it is fun to see such attention being poured into these tiny gems. Michael canoe21, GLakie, mattsayers148 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'n Rat Fink Posted May 27, 2015 Share #445 Posted May 27, 2015 Just a beautiful build Buck. You are a very good craftsman. Mario mattsayers148, Salty Sea Dog and GLakie 3 Quote Thank You all... Mario "Each of us is a mixture of some good and some not so good qualities. In considering one's fellow man it's important to remember the good things ... We should refrain from making judgments just because a fella happens to be a dirty, rotten SOB(biscuit) " My Builds.... BETTEAU WAR OF 1812 BOUNTY LAUNCH(bashed) CHESAPEAKE BAY FLATTIE THE SEA of GALILEE BOAT VICTORIAN STEAM LAUNCH(bashed) HOWARD CHAPELLE's CRABBING SKIFF LADY KATHRINE 1812 SCHOONER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share #446 Posted May 27, 2015 Thanks Matt, Michael & Mario! Hmm 3Ms, and extremely skilled ones at that! Thanks for all the likes Mario. Your open boats have really been an inspiration to me. Best wishes 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...
Salty Sea Dog Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share #447 Posted June 29, 2015 Hello everybody!I've been doing a lot of work on the fixer-up house lately but I got the big line tub made. I still need to add rope handles and coil a bunch of rope, but the wood working is done. The color is a mix of Minwax Golden oak and Dark Walnut blended with a paper towel moistened with naphtha. The bottom is made of multiple boards but the quarter sawn cedar makes it look like a lot more pieces. A dowel was lightly glued to the bottom and a larger diameter piece of thin cardboard was glued at the other end to flare the sides. Once the side's staves were all in place, the top and bottom were lapped until the final height was achieved. This thing is huge! The base is the size of a quarter! That may not seem big, but all of my little stuff fits inside! canoe21, augie, mattsayers148 and 4 others 7 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 June 29, 2015 Share #448 Posted June 29, 2015 Another awesome job Buck. What is the brand name of that microscope you're using? 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...
Ferit Posted June 29, 2015 Share #449 Posted June 29, 2015 Nice job again Buck, as expected... Do you think to add metal rings around the tub? GLakie, mattsayers148 and Salty Sea Dog 3 Quote Best Regards… Ferit KUTLU Under construction: Frigate Berlin (Brandenburg Navy) Hope: Frigate Wappen Von Hamburg (Brandenburg Navy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salty Sea Dog Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share #450 Posted June 29, 2015 Oops! Good catch Ferit! I do need to add metal bands around it. I wonder if I should try to find some super thin brass (maybe .005"), or if I should just continue with the .004 blacked out plastic label material? canoe21, mattsayers148 and GLakie 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...
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