SkerryAmp Posted October 5, 2013 Share #301 Posted October 5, 2013 But still pressing forward and digging around. Something has to come up soon! That's the spirit!! With that attitude - you are absolutely right; good to see you keeping positive - so much of it is just that. Kudos!! -Adam Quote -Adam Current Builds Santa Maria - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB MayFlower - Model Shipways (5/32"=1') POB Blue Shadow - Mamoli Revolutionary War Brigantine. (Fict) (1:64) POB (Recommissioned as the Kara June) On The Shelf Waiting so Patiently USRC Ranger - Corel (1:50) POB 18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways (1:4) POF La Nina - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB U.S Brig Syren - Model Shipways (1:64) POB Completed Builds Phantom NY Pilot Boat - Model Shipways (1:96) Solid Hull Decommissioned Builds (Time and conditions were not good to these. They have been cancelled =( ) Willie L Bennett - Model Shipways (1:32) POF USRC Harriet Lane - Model Shipways (1:128) Solid Hull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
src Posted October 5, 2013 Share #302 Posted October 5, 2013 Rich, Yea your better off being honest. Even if all your other skills are above average all they will remember is you lied. Been dealing with that at work trying to find scenic painters. Looks like your staying focused and positive, like Adam said, thats probably most of the battle. Plus you have your build as a distraction, and bacon of course. Life without a slice of bacon isnt worth living. Sam augie, Rich_engr, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Current Build Constructo Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_engr Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share #303 Posted October 5, 2013 I agree- honesty is the way to go, especially with how involved they get nowadays with background checks, etc... One teensy little white lie= you're out! Still, I just hope that the gov gets their act together and ends this shutdown and gets things moving again, and especially finds some resolution on the debt limit (which is absurd to me). [Yeah, that makes sense: if a person/family is about to default on their mortgage, credit cards, etc., instead of reducing their spending (shopping sprees, latte's, huge donations to organizations, keeps growing their family size, makes those who pay for their debt have to buy products they don't need, etc.), they just get the banks to increase their credit limit, and they have someone else pay the bill (and increase their payments) when it comes in the mail, with zero accountability and responsibility...] Sorry to get political, but unfortunately these days sooo much is inter-twined and it's all related... And we have to stop this looming trainwreck- both the gov and We the People (which, gov forgets that they work for us, since we elected them. We're the boss, not them.) Oh well... Build update: finished painting the quarter davits and last night I made the boarding ladders (will paint this weekend and install- gotta shift some gun tackle to get them in the right location on the bulwarks). I also installed and painted the steps on the outside of the hull. After ladders are installed, I'll work on the catheads other stuff at the bow. SkerryAmp, mtaylor and augie 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_engr Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share #304 Posted October 9, 2013 Yay- finally a bit of positive news: talked to HR today and she said they're pressing forward! They'll be verifying my references this week and some other stuff, then should have an offer soon thereafter once all goes well! Once I accept, then begins the "probing" for interim clearances, etc... once that all checks out THEN I can start (if interim doesn't clear, then it's back to square one, which I doubt). Of course, she couldn't give a timeline or rough estimate due to all the gov stuff and shutdowns, recent security "issues" in the news, etc, so it may take a while. I may just take a 2-3 month contract gig to tide me over until I get the all-clear. So at least I'm still in the running and there's movement. Build update: I have the ladders installed and I'm working on the catheads. Once they're installed I'll get pics up I promise!!! I may hold off a bit on installing the main's channels and quarter davits (less stuff to break during a potential move, but re-attaching the smokestack shouldn't be a problem if it comes off). So I'll be working on the remaining hull stuff for now. Bowsprit, masts & spars will be a while (still somewhat intimidated by those for some reason- perhaps it's my tapering "skills," but no matter.) augie and SkerryAmp 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenr Posted October 9, 2013 Share #305 Posted October 9, 2013 Hi Rich Taking a short term contract sounds like a good idea Brings in some cash and keeps your hand in as well as exposing you to a potential employer Regards Ken Quote Under construction US Brig Niagara Completed HMB Endeavour - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted October 9, 2013 Share #306 Posted October 9, 2013 Rich, that's terrific news. I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures of your Niagara. 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 October 9, 2013 Share #307 Posted October 9, 2013 Rich, I'm glad to hear the good news. You now have an adventure that will make time fly for the next year or so. I'm looking fwd to seeing pictures of your build. 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...
mainstay Posted October 9, 2013 Share #308 Posted October 9, 2013 Hey Rich, I am very glad to hear the positive job news. Temp gig could a good thing too. Difficult to maintain one's attitude with no money coming in. Joe Quote Joseph Osborne Pennsylvania, USA Current Build: US Brig Niagara Model Shipways 1:64 Previous Builds: Scientific Sea Witch 1:76 Solid hull Revell USS Constitution (plastic) Monogram: Yacht America (plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkerryAmp Posted October 9, 2013 Share #309 Posted October 9, 2013 Great news Rich!! Quote -Adam Current Builds Santa Maria - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB MayFlower - Model Shipways (5/32"=1') POB Blue Shadow - Mamoli Revolutionary War Brigantine. (Fict) (1:64) POB (Recommissioned as the Kara June) On The Shelf Waiting so Patiently USRC Ranger - Corel (1:50) POB 18th Century Longboat - Model Shipways (1:4) POF La Nina - Artesania Latina (1:65) POB U.S Brig Syren - Model Shipways (1:64) POB Completed Builds Phantom NY Pilot Boat - Model Shipways (1:96) Solid Hull Decommissioned Builds (Time and conditions were not good to these. They have been cancelled =( ) Willie L Bennett - Model Shipways (1:32) POF USRC Harriet Lane - Model Shipways (1:128) Solid Hull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
src Posted October 9, 2013 Share #310 Posted October 9, 2013 Great news Rich. How is the Niagara coming? Sam Quote Current Build Constructo Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_engr Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share #311 Posted October 9, 2013 Here's some pics of where I am. I apologize for things being a bit out of focus- phone wouldn't zoom for some reason (and it usually takes the best pics!). The davits also have little fake sheaves in them (no pins- just a sliver of wood glued on). mtaylor and dafi 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_engr Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share #312 Posted October 9, 2013 Here are the ladders. augie, src, mtaylor and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted October 9, 2013 Share #313 Posted October 9, 2013 Awesome pictures Rich. You are moving right along with these fiddly bits. Everything looks very clean. 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...
Rich_engr Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share #314 Posted October 9, 2013 Thanks Patrick- these little bits seem to go a little easier than I thought, and they turn out ok for my first try. One thing I'm definitely going to rethink is the rigging line- I'll probably switch to cotton or something less shiny/more authentic than the synthetic that came with the kit. I want a softer, more natural feel for the rigging, not the stiff/plastic feel of the nylon stuff. Especially with how my "blackened" parts keep turning out- more of a dark rust than true black, so I want the rigging to reflect that look and feel. Clean (as clean as I can do anyway), yet worn/broken in. I'm also thinking of a simple way to make the hammock rails, with minimal or no soldering... maybe just some bent brass strips, etc... Don 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patrickmil Posted October 9, 2013 Share #315 Posted October 9, 2013 When I put these together I only soldered the posts on the end. I made a little contraption similar to a press that allowed me to create every stanchion exactly in the same shape. On the end stanchions (fore, aft and at the stairs) I soldered a pin to the bottom of them that I was able to place in a locator holes on the rails. The stanchions in between were just glued down without the locating pins. I did the wooden rails that ride the stancions by measuring on the wooden rails where the stancions would come in contact with them and cutting a slot on the bottom of them to seat them down on the ends of the stanchions and used black paper to simulate the little holders (I know... it's cheating, but it looks ok). I'm sure there are other ways that are better or more correct, but I figured I'd share what worked for me. 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...
Rich_engr Posted October 9, 2013 Author Share #316 Posted October 9, 2013 Cool- thanks for the tips. That's definitely something to consider, so more options the better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted October 9, 2013 Share #317 Posted October 9, 2013 Hi Rich, I agree with Patrick - absolutely awesome! In respect to your comments to rigging line,I'm going to strongly consider using Morope. A friend uses that brand on all of his builds and it looks great. I do not know how much it will cost, but if it's not cost prohibitive that's the route I want to take. 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...
src Posted October 10, 2013 Share #318 Posted October 10, 2013 Rich, Great looking ladders! As far as the rope, somebody mentioned somewhere that the Mororope unravels but I understand Chucks Syren rope does not. He is about $5 for 20'. I dont know how that compares to Mororope price wise, Just an option. Since we are talking about rope, what diameter do the ropes you used on your carronades scale out to? Sam Quote Current Build Constructo Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted October 10, 2013 Share #319 Posted October 10, 2013 If I were to compare Morope to Chuck's Syren rope, I would compare the following characteristics, color, cost, side by side looks, stretching, size, and unraveling. I strongly believe anything Chuck endorses is top grade, but it would be interesting to hear the opinions of a few people who may have conducted a side by side comparison. 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...
Rich_engr Posted October 10, 2013 Author Share #320 Posted October 10, 2013 I've heard everyone say good stuff about Morope- wherever you can get that... and Chuck's rope looks great. I haven't seen anything I like at Michaels, and I haven't checked out Hobby Lobby yet. I'm trying to find a good cost-effective solution, especially since I'll need a ton of it (replacing all that came with the kit, and also since I'll be turning my own diameters on the ropewalk, which means 3 x's the length). Sam, I'm not quite sure about the scale diameter of the cannon rigging, but I do know that for the breech lines I used 3 strands of the 021 line in the kit. The tackle lines were 3 strands of the 008 line. Last night I managed to cut slots in the catheads and add small sheaves (used super thin slices of the 1/8" dowel). I'm working on their fitting/shaping onto the hull. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_engr Posted October 11, 2013 Author Share #321 Posted October 11, 2013 UPDATE: I GOT THE JOB!!!!! Now to start negotiations!! I'd start in 5 weeks or so! YAYYYY!!! augie, src, Kevin and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realworkingsailor Posted October 11, 2013 Share #322 Posted October 11, 2013 Hi Rich, I've been quietly following your saga, let me be the first here to say congratulations! Andy Quote Quando Omni Flunkus, Moritati Current Build: USF Confederacy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lb0190 Posted October 11, 2013 Share #323 Posted October 11, 2013 CONGRATS Rich. That's really great news! 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...
augie Posted October 11, 2013 Share #324 Posted October 11, 2013 HAPPY DAYS ARE HERE AGAIN !!!! Congrats, Rich :) 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...
src Posted October 12, 2013 Share #325 Posted October 12, 2013 Around the world Happy Dance for Rich!! Sam Quote Current Build Constructo Enterprise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mainstay Posted October 12, 2013 Share #326 Posted October 12, 2013 HOORAY!!! Quote Joseph Osborne Pennsylvania, USA Current Build: US Brig Niagara Model Shipways 1:64 Previous Builds: Scientific Sea Witch 1:76 Solid hull Revell USS Constitution (plastic) Monogram: Yacht America (plastic) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfolsom Posted October 12, 2013 Share #327 Posted October 12, 2013 Awesome news, Rich!! Congrats and good luck on the move! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenr Posted October 12, 2013 Share #328 Posted October 12, 2013 Hello Mate Well done. So where will you be moving to and what will you be doing ? Regards Ken Quote Under construction US Brig Niagara Completed HMB Endeavour - Caldercraft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_engr Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share #329 Posted October 12, 2013 Thanks guys! It's funny, bc we actually had reservations tonight at this nice steakhouse/ranch (can I say super fresh and awesome steaks!)... Well, I got the offer after plans were made, so needless to say it was a nice surprise during a wine toast. So I'll probably be on the phone calling family, etc. this weekend, and gotta let them know by Tuesday if I accept/negotiate. And I doubt much building the next few weeks due to preparing to move, etc., but I'll dry to do some small stuff. You guys have been awesome for your support- it has definitely helped me throughout this tough time. Whether it's our builds or personal lives- MSW members are the best caliber of friends that really care! I thank all of you sincerely, and will never forget your support! So... once I get settled then some serious building will resume... but obviously I'll be checking in. Thanks guys!!! mtaylor, augie and trippwj 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich_engr Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share #330 Posted October 12, 2013 Ah- Ken, I'll be moving to Virginia (working in Dahlgren). It's a position for Communications/electronic warfare engineering, which will be fascinating to learn more of and help develop the field. I'll find out more once I start (mid-Nov or so). Sounds super cool, right up my alley and what I want to learn and what I can bring to the table, and the area/region is gorgeous (trees, rivers, hills- gorgeous outside). augie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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