patrickmil Posted December 21, 2014 Share #31 Posted December 21, 2014 John, your stern fillers are great. Your gun ports and sweep ports are fantastic too. I think all of us had to add filler pieces to our bulkheads to get the hull planking to lay right. You're doing an outstanding job. Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhineryjr Posted December 22, 2014 Author Share #32 Posted December 22, 2014 Patrick, Thank you for the encouragement. I've looked through other logs and see that the frustrations are pretty much the same on every build regardless of the experience level. I also see that the key seems to be patience and time - when you run out of patience it's time to stop. Thanks, John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhineryjr Posted December 24, 2014 Author Share #33 Posted December 24, 2014 (edited) After some encouragement from others on the forum I decided to not be so overly critical with the appearance of something midway through the steps because my work doesn’t look like the pictures of what it should be after the steps are done. So some more pictures of my progress with the gun and sweep ports. Edited December 24, 2014 by jwhineryjr msberkman and lb0190 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laxet Posted December 24, 2014 Share #34 Posted December 24, 2014 John, Good decision to go on. I was in the same place when I started my build log. I decided to just post, warts & all. It is part of the sharing process I wanted to do. I'm doing my log with the viewpoint of a beginner, highlighting the problems, question & solutions as seen by new eyes. It is that fresh approach that helps us beginners. And it shows how you improve over time. Quote Dale G Elhardt AG6MA Flower Mound, TX I welcome change. But I prefer bills. http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=7702 http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/7452-us-brig-niagara-by-laxet-model-shipways/?p=220255 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted December 24, 2014 Share #35 Posted December 24, 2014 John, I'm not so sure what you are worried about. Your progress looks great. The gun ports and sweep ports are right on target. Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara Current: I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 "Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It's perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we've learned something from yesterday" - John Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted December 24, 2014 Share #36 Posted December 24, 2014 Good morning John, Your making great progress and the build looks right on target. Quote Regards, Larry ---------------------------------------------------- Current Build US Brig Niagara Completed Builds George W Washburn - 1890 Tugboat Future Builds 18th Century Longboat by MS HM Cutter Cheerful Wappen Von Hamburg by Corel If your not making mistakes, your not challenging yourself – my life has been full of challenges Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhineryjr Posted January 16, 2015 Author Share #37 Posted January 16, 2015 Finally had some time to pre-paint the waterway, planksheer & gun/sweep ports. Started airbrushing but the trigger broke so switched to a brush. Not real happy with results but I’ll touch it up later. And fortunately the airbrush was purchased from ME so it has a lifetime warranty. msberkman, lb0190 and Carlmb 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlmb Posted January 16, 2015 Share #38 Posted January 16, 2015 Looks great so far. As far as the paint goes don't go crazy, I've had to retouch mine a few times anyway. Quote Previous builds: New Bedford Whaleboat - Model Shipways Current Build: US Brig Niagara - Model Shipways Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhineryjr Posted January 21, 2015 Author Share #39 Posted January 21, 2015 Working on planking the bulwarks. Goofed on one side and didn’t put the trim pieces on the gunport and sweeps so I’m going back and cutting them in. The other side I have the 1/32” trim pieces glued in place and just test fitting the planking. GuntherMT, lb0190 and msberkman 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwhineryjr Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share #40 Posted February 20, 2015 I had a little time finally to do some work on the port side bulwarks. Not really satisfied with the color or the finished look of the wood. msberkman, GuntherMT and lb0190 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tim I. Posted February 20, 2015 Share #41 Posted February 20, 2015 Hello Jwhineryjr, I have been following along with your log as you are just a bit beyond where you are. I look forward to following further and seeing how you tackle various aspects of the build. Thank you, - Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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