trippwj Posted March 1, 2013 #1 Posted March 1, 2013 Greetings. The next build for the PHTS Shipyard has arrived. Attached hereto are photo's of the kit and contents. We will need to hold off on laying the keel for at least a short while, as the Shipyard Overseer has issued a management directive that states we must launch at least one of our current builds (either the Harriet Lane or the Ranger/ Detector) prior to beginning this one. Looks like we need to put in some overtime!!! The box cover Instructions and contents Laser cut pieces Looks like one broke - believe it is a part of the windlass. Will check into what it is supposed to be and decide how to handle. My junior apprentice showing the size of the 4 sheets of plans. Looking forward to starting this one! popeye the sailor, SkerryAmp, robin b and 8 others 11 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
augie Posted March 2, 2013 #2 Posted March 2, 2013 Aye, she looks salty mate (Emma C.). trippwj 1 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
craigb Posted March 2, 2013 #3 Posted March 2, 2013 I look forward to the lot of us building this charming boat together. trippwj 1 Quote Current Build: Emma C Berry - Model Shipways - POF kit build Previous Build: Phantom - Model Shipways Next Build: Syren POB (MS/Chuck) then Pelikan POF (Hahn plans) Mini-tutorials etc --Build a plexi-glas display case --Emma C Berry photos from Mystic Seaport, CT
bhermann Posted March 2, 2013 #5 Posted March 2, 2013 Wayne - it may be time for a mutiny - I don't know if it's fair to give us this tease and then not start on the build. I am looking forward to when you can get this build under way. Bob trippwj 1 Quote Current build -- MS Bluenose Future build - MS Flying Fish "A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for." - William G. T. Shedd
Timothy Wood Posted March 2, 2013 #6 Posted March 2, 2013 Wayne, I have a friend who built this model a few years back. It's really a nice kit. I believe you will to be very pleased with it. You have a shipyard overseer, they can be reasoned with at times. I happen to fall under an Fleet Admiral, and it's much harder to negotiate terms with them. Looking forward to seeing this one take shape! Cheers, Tim trippwj 1 Quote Tim Current Build: Future Build: BlueJacket - USS Kidd (Fletcher Class Destroyer) Solid Hull BlueJacket - U.S.S. SAMUEL B. ROBERTS, DE413 | Butler-Class Destroyer Escort BlueJacket - 310' Destroyer "The famous "four-piper" of both World Wars" Model Shipways - Pride of Baltimore II (Topsail Schooner) Model Shipways - Willie L. Bennett (Chesapeake Bay Skipjack) Constructo - Pilar (Ernest Hemingway's Fishing Yacht) Sergal - Race Horse (Bomb Ketch) Classic Warships - USS Salem CA-139 (Heavy Cruiser) Resin Kit Pen Duick Schooner - Half Hull (Scratch Build) CSA Submarine Hunley (Resin Kit) Classic Warships - USS Washington BB-56 (Battleship) Resin Kit Blue Ridge Models - USS Alaska CB-1 (Resin Kit) Completed Builds: 18th Century Sea Mortar Endeavour Half Hull by BlueJacket Ship Crafters Scratch Build - Atlantic (Schooner 1903) Half Hull: Winner of the 1905 Kaiser's Cup Race. BlueJacket 80' ELCO PT Boat 1/48 scale Member: Hampton Roads Ship Model Society
trippwj Posted March 4, 2013 Author #7 Posted March 4, 2013 Augie - thanks! The little one (Cricket) is a doll. Craig & Yves - have been studying your logs getting ready to start this one. Tim & Bob - I utilized the most effective set of logical points and reasoning in a detailed conversation with the overseer. Even tried having Cricket do her "sad puppy dog eyes". Finally got special dispensation to begin work on the EC Berry, HOWEVER - at a cost. You wouldn't think that a person with over 300 skeins of yarn waiting to be knit into something would need more...oh, well, it is a reasonable sacrifice! Started work on the building board today. Look for some poictures tomorrow (probably). Now I need to find some more space at the shipyard for the in-progress builds. This little corner is getting crowded!!! SkerryAmp, robin b, JPett and 1 other 4 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
bhermann Posted March 4, 2013 #8 Posted March 4, 2013 Nicely done, Wayne. Seems like a nice quid pro quo to me . Now let's see some progress! Bob trippwj 1 Quote Current build -- MS Bluenose Future build - MS Flying Fish "A ship is safe in harbor, but that's not what ships are for." - William G. T. Shedd
patrickmil Posted March 4, 2013 #9 Posted March 4, 2013 Wayne, I've always lived by the motto of "It's easier to ask forgiveness then for permission". I will admit though, that motto has landed me in the doghouse from time to time. Looking forward to following along. src and trippwj 2 Quote Thanks, Patrick YouTube Channel for fun: Patrick's Scale Studio Finished: Model Shipways US Brig Niagara I Love Kit USS Curtis Wilbur DDG-54 Current: Trumpeter USS Yorktown CV-5
gerty Posted March 4, 2013 #10 Posted March 4, 2013 (edited) Look forward to following along with your build on this beautiful boat and model ! Edited March 4, 2013 by gerty trippwj 1 Quote Current Build: Willie L. Bennett - Model Shipways Future Interests: Friendship Sloop - BlueJacket Ship Crafters Cape Cod Catboat - BlueJacket Ship Crafters
michael mott Posted March 4, 2013 #11 Posted March 4, 2013 Nice looking boat ...but its got a hole in her side Michael trippwj 1 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.
Sjors Posted March 4, 2013 #12 Posted March 4, 2013 Hi Wayne, That's a nice one you've got there. Enjoy your build and I'll be watching you. Sjors trippwj 1 Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre
craigb Posted March 5, 2013 #13 Posted March 5, 2013 Your work area looks remarkably similar to mine, location wise! Except way cleaner than mine! Although, honestly, I mostly just do all the work on the floor where I can really spread everything out and try to have it cleaned up before the Shipyard Boss gets home. Your Harriet Lane looks like a very interesting build from an interesting point in nautical history. I'm looking through your build log now. good stuff! cheers trippwj 1 Quote Current Build: Emma C Berry - Model Shipways - POF kit build Previous Build: Phantom - Model Shipways Next Build: Syren POB (MS/Chuck) then Pelikan POF (Hahn plans) Mini-tutorials etc --Build a plexi-glas display case --Emma C Berry photos from Mystic Seaport, CT
cog Posted March 29, 2013 #14 Posted March 29, 2013 Wayne, You can't mean this ... First making us drool over your build's box and content (even if she has a hole in her side) and then full stop ... trippwj 1 Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ...
trippwj Posted March 29, 2013 Author #15 Posted March 29, 2013 Carl, Carl, Carl...would I do that to you fine folk here at MSW????? Progress is decidely slow right now, but there has been some. I have built the build board, recruited additional workers (courtesy of Maurys) and we are preparing to lay the keel this weekend. The PHTS crew preparing the building ways. Verifying the squareness and alignment Checking for the fit of the scarph. A bit of sanding to remove the char then, this weekend, the keel gets laid and start work on figuring out where that rascally rabbet goes!!! Salty Sea Dog, dgbot, cog and 4 others 7 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
augie Posted March 30, 2013 #16 Posted March 30, 2013 Ah----this is the Lady for which you also need to build a shipyard. Should be most interesting trippwj 1 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
cog Posted March 30, 2013 #17 Posted March 30, 2013 I'm happy you've got help sorted out. You'll be needin' a 'and with those timbers!!! Since you do not need more hands, and there can be only one capt'n on the ship, I'll sit back and enjoy Quote Carl "Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson Search and you might find a log ...
riverboat Posted March 31, 2013 #18 Posted March 31, 2013 this is going to be a very interesting build..... is this a plank on frame model of MS ?....... I like your work crew Wayne, is the jr. apprentince in charge?? Frank Quote completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat HMAT SUPPLY USRC "ALERT" in progress: Red Dragon (Chinese junk)
trippwj Posted March 31, 2013 Author #19 Posted March 31, 2013 Hey there, Frank! Thanks for stopping by! Almanza will be shifting over to this build when he gets done with the Harriet Lane, but me thinks the jr apprentice will have him wrapped around her finger in no time flat! This is the plank on frame from Model Shipways - looking forward to really getting rolling on this one! Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
themadchemist Posted March 31, 2013 #20 Posted March 31, 2013 Hey Wayne, time to update the sig looks like... Nice little POF kit, so are you building her complete or like the picture on the box where she's being refit? I recently purchased a midwests Muscongus Lobster Smack kit, which appears to be a smaller version of the Emma. Its baby sister, HA! Hey that one on the shelf? MS English Pinnace - I love that boat. and expo has it at a really good price. 80 with free paint, the email says Offer expires Monday, April 1st; cannot be combined with any other offer. Wonder if that means you can still order it on monday for that special. I love the removable bulkhead which become frames. and that red paint and fraise with the pale wood. BTW does MSW have a chapter of kit buyers annon? Tammys just started knitting recently, so I know what you mean. Who knew there could be so many kinds of needles, sheesh its worst the ship building almost Quote
themadchemist Posted March 31, 2013 #21 Posted March 31, 2013 Oh BTW, every time I go back to page one, your crew is standing aronnd in the same positions. Just standin' around like that ain't gonna get no frames layed in her keel. You need to crack the whip or light a fire under 'em... trippwj 1 Quote
trippwj Posted April 1, 2013 Author #22 Posted April 1, 2013 Happy Easter, Keith - hope you had a pleasant day! Not a great deal of building today. Needed to make some modifications to the shipyard to accommodate the build. First step was to empty the bookshelf next to the workbench and convert for tool storage. The ECB will now reside on top of the desk until other space clears out (that is, if I ever finish the Harriet Lane and Detector...) A different bookshelf emptied and relocated - nautical books now reshelved. I invested in a second set of plans - nearly ready now to glue the first keel pieces and get underway! coxswain, SkerryAmp, popeye the sailor and 2 others 5 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
Sjors Posted April 1, 2013 #23 Posted April 1, 2013 (edited) Yes, yes yes, an update with pictures Even it's a small one but it is one! Thank you Wayne! Edited April 1, 2013 by Sjors trippwj 1 Quote Currend builds: USS Constitution by Sjors - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76 HMS Victory by Sjors - Jotika - Scale 1:72 On hold: VOC Reconnaisance yacht Duyfken by Sjors - Kolderstok - Scale 1:50 Finished builds: HMS Snake (1797) by Sjors - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 Nuestra Señora del Pilar by Sjors & Anja - OcCre - Scale 1:64 H.M. Brig-Sloop Flirt 1782 by Sjors - Vanguard Models - Scale 1:64 HMS Agamemnon by Sjors - Caldercraft / Jotika - 1:64 San Ildefonso - OcCre Le Mirage - Corel Smit Rotterdam (sea tug) - Billing Boats - 1:75 Sovereign of the seas - De Agostini Spirit of Mississippi - OcCre Santissima Trinidad - OcCre Corsair - OcCre
themadchemist Posted April 1, 2013 #24 Posted April 1, 2013 Wayne, Nice collection of nautical books. Am a book-a-holic and have 100's possibly even a 1000 books, but nothing on nautical. Once I get my tool quota used up, any thing left is going into books. One can never have too many books. dgbot 1 Quote
trippwj Posted April 2, 2013 Author #25 Posted April 2, 2013 Sjors - thanks for stopping by! Keith - Nautical book collection fills that book case plus another. We are still entering and cataloging our collections, but at about 120 Nautical themed books (excluding downloaded files), over 400 cookbooks, 150 terrorism and other emergency management related...and too many boxes yet to sort (philosophy, history, economics, international relations...). Now, then, the big announcement is that the keel did, indeed, get assembled last night. No photos but will get some up as soon as I get a chance. Looks like this build is officially underway! Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
augie Posted April 2, 2013 #26 Posted April 2, 2013 I KNEW it !!!! The temptation of multi-tasking was just to great for you to endure. Next you'll be taking a page out of Sjors' book and set off building a multi-national task force to pile up one upon the other trippwj 1 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
themadchemist Posted April 2, 2013 #27 Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) Oh no, we may be infected with a multi-tasking virus. I've been working on the Swift planking but this diorama for the Peterboro is gnawling at me. Yesterday I got out the modeling clay and made a baquette and wedge of cheddar fof the picnic basket. If it didnt come from Sjors' maybe Popeyes the carrier. I really like your new avatar Wayne, we have friends that autism has greatly imposed on, One of Tam's co-employees has 2 children with austism. Have you studied any of Dr Andrew Wakefields papers on his vaccine experiences. Sounds like you have the book bug like me. I did an inventory a decade ago and it filled 50 pages of word doc, and the collection has doubled since then. All that and no nautical. Of course my collection is heavy on the science end. My problem is book shelf space. Ive custom build shelves and I'm running out of walls on which to build them... So... your not stopping with the keel are you....? If so, make a trip to the yarn shop and maybe a knee-gotiation can be made for laying some frames. I really like the POF of this build, but I'm still obssessing that pinnace and MExpo now has it for $60, I believe they are mocking me. Although I do need #67,68,69 drill bits for nailing and need a good excuse to justify the postage. Edited April 2, 2013 by themadchemist trippwj 1 Quote
trippwj Posted April 6, 2013 Author #28 Posted April 6, 2013 Augie - what can I say? it gives me something to work on when the rigging on the Harriet Lane gets to be too monotonous. Still procrastinating, though, on planking the hull on the Detector...really need to get back to that as practice for this one! Keith - my 13 year old is on the spectrum - diagnosed when he was about 9. We have our moments with him, but overall it is just a uniqueness for him that makes our lives richer! Fortunately, my 19 year old is both his "protector" and his best buddy, so that makes our lives much easier. I did get the keel glued up last weekend. I am now pacing the deck, so to speak, and looking at other builds to figure out how to do the rabbet. Does it get carved in between the bearding line and the rabbet line on the plans? SkerryAmp 1 Quote WayneNeither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope.Epictetus
augie Posted April 6, 2013 #29 Posted April 6, 2013 Just wanted to wish you luck with your little guy! I leave the advice on where the rabbet goes to those smarter than me (that's a lot of folks) ! trippwj 1 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
captainbob Posted April 6, 2013 #30 Posted April 6, 2013 Nice work area. Bob trippwj 1 Quote Every build is a learning experience. Current build: SS_ Mariefred Completed builds: US Coast Guard Pequot Friendship-sloop, Schooner Lettie-G.-Howard, Spray, Grand-Banks-dory, a gaff rigged yawl, HOGA (YT-146), Int'l Dragon Class II, Two Edwardian Launches In the Gallery: Catboat, International-Dragon-Class, Spray
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