HALF MOON By Jerry - FINISHED - Corel Scale - 1:50

[Jimz66]

Ok we can agree to disagree there my friend. Take care. 

[jct]

Nice work on the railings Jerry and obtw  PENGUINS RULE!!

[Jerry]

Good to see you, J.  but you must have a short memory.  LOL

Jerry

[jct]

That and strong masochistic tendencies...least we can agree your HM is looking fine!

[Jerry]

Well, J, a 2 point lead is better than being behind by 2 points, I guess but there's plenty of season left to go.  Have you decided on another ship model yet?

Jerry

[Jimz66]

 Hey who's in first????                                 

[Jerry]

Like I said,  There's plenty of season left.  Good luck.

Jerry

[Jerry]

Hello Brian...

Rounders, I believe, is played with some kind of bat and a ball.  The game were the players wear huge shoulder pads is American football and the game that J and I are bantering is one where they wear a lot of pads all over the body.  LOL  And I'm sure you know we're talking about hockey.  After all, they play hockey in Wales too, don't they?  Hope you're having a decent weekend,

Jerry

[jct]

Tis true tis true....I think I'm going to build the 18th Century longboat (Chuck's design for Model Shipways)...I plan to make a couple billowing sails for it so that will be new for me, got to finish the case for the HM first though...it is shaping up and I should be ready to post an update soon

THX

J

[Jerry]

OK J,  I'm happy to hear that you're thinking about the case as I'm anxious to see what you come up with.. May have to copy you on that also.

Have a great weekend,

Jerry

[Jerry]

Hello Everyboy.

 

Today was a strange day for me since what I accomplished took more time than I thought it would.  But when I think back I remember that there was glue drying time as I had to wait for one side of the part dry before I could work on the reverse side and edges.  I covered the Ram with walnut stripping which was 0.4 mm thicker than what the kit provided.  I didn't have enough of the thinner wood left so I decided I would use that for the keel area and use some thicker walnut (1mm.)  I had from my previous build.  I covered one side of the Ram and waited for it to dry since I used white glue.  After it was dry I drilled a pin hole in the center of each of the oblong slots to give me a starting point to file out the rest of the material.  After completing the filing, I covered the reverse side of the Ram and went through the same procedure to clean the material out of the oblong gammoning slots.  I soaked another piece of walnut which I used to bend around the egde of the Ram using CA cement to secure it.  After sanding the piece the joint that was formed at the front tip of the Ram blended in nicely.  I expect to glue a strip of wood on each side of the Ram which will be used as a support for the beams that will later help form the Beak.  Here are some pictures of my work on the Ram which took the best part of today.

Edited January 24, 2015 by Jerry

[Jerry]

Hello Brian..

 

Hope I'll be able to make your life easier when you build your Half Moon.  Many thanks for your thoughts about the "tutorial."  I have glued the Ram into the hull and now I have a new pointy thing to break off as I usually do with every build.  Enjoy the rest of the weekend.

Best,

Jerry

[Glenn-UK]

Both you and Shipyard Sid both like to rework the pointy thing, fingers crossed you will keep it in tact this time around.

Edited January 25, 2015 by Glennard

[Jerry]

Good morning, Glenn,

I promise to do evrything it takes to keep the pointy thing intact.  Have a good Sunday.

Best,

Jerry

[Jerry]

Good morning, Lawrence.

You got that right.  I attached the Ram to the hull so I need to be very careful from now on.  Still have some more planking to do.  The keel needs to be veneered.  Hope you are having a decent weekend and not freezing your (you know what)  off.

Best,

Jerry

[Jerry]

Hello Everyone..

I thought I'd enter an update in my log as I Have made a little progress since the last entry.  I have been working in the bow area of the boat for the past several days and today I decided to take a break as the old eyes are acting up.  I have completed the tops of the bow railing but I have yetr to install the railing supports.  I have several photos to post and I may exceed the photo limit for one post; if so, I'll enter a second post so that all the pictures can be available.  I'm probably rambling a bit here but like I said my eyes (and my brain) are getting tired.  I did n't have any trouble with the posted work until I actually got to the bow railings.  It was difficult to figure out the cut angle at the end of the stems since the railings were in compouind curves.  I glued the end of the railing at the stem first and when dry I bent the top end of the railing into positioni at the belaying pin rack and glued it.  It seem to have worked except for the slight twist in the railing.  I will soak the wood and twist it into a better angle when gluing in the supports.  Here's what I have so far:

Best,

Jerry

Edited January 27, 2015 by Jerry

[Shipyard sid]

Greetings Jerry

Cracking stuff. And nice photos. You are certainly enjoying it , and really bombing along. Keep up the excellent work. Tell you what's mind, it's starting to look a bit precarious at the front Jerry.. Best wishes DAVID

[jct]

Good progress...those beak side boards were a pita to get symmetrical, I remember the air getting blue all around mine!!!  Looking good 

[Jerry]

Believe me, David...I'm watching the front end carefully.  There's still a more pointy piece to stick in but in the meantime, I have you and the front end in mind. Many thanks for stopping by.

Best,

Jerry

[Jerry]

Hey J..

You are so right.  What I thought would be a simple task turned out to a couple of hours of frustration.  What helped was sanding the ends to lay flat against the hull and the rest was my pair of ancient eyes.  Have a nice evening and..

Best,

Jerry

[Glenn-UK]

Your bow area work looks first rate. It's amazing how long what seems to be a simple task can take. I spent two hours working tonight and not a lot to show for my endeavours.

[Jerry]

Hello Glenn.

So right you are!  Sometimes one gets humg up in a procedure that never figured to take so much time.  The bow is fun though and I look forward to installing the railing supports tomorrow, Hopefully.  Have a good night, Glenn and

Best,

Jerry

[Jerry]

Hi Lawrence//

Thanks for the visit and warm words.  Don't worry, you know I'll be careful[ i have a lot of experience in this area.  LOL

Best,

Jerry

[Jerry]

Hello Everybody..

Before I post a few photos of today's work I would like to say that what you see is not my finished work.  There is plenty to do yet to remove any glue stains and also to sand several surfaces.  In any event I decided to bash the kit for the first time and changed the way I built the bow structure.  I repositioned some of the beams and will also have to make more room for the gammoning ropes when they pass from the bowsprit to the Ram holes.  The basic design reamins but the thickness and as mentioned above, the position of some of the beams has changed.  Since I freely gave advice to others to the tune that the build they were making was theirs to be unique, I finally have strayed a little myself.  Here are some pictures of today's activities.

Best,

Jerry

Edited January 28, 2015 by Jerry

[Jerry]

Hello Brian,

Thanks for your comments and for your thoughts.  I sincerely appreciate what you have to say and hope you will always let me know when you have a point to make;  I hope you have checked your own log lately as i made an entry with respect to the work you are currently doing.  Now, with regard to your question.  I made ethe stems exactly as shown in the instructions.  The decorative strips sandwich the blue field as the kit asks one to do.  From pictures I have seen of the real Half Moon,  this trim exists.  I hope you get a chance to see other logs of this model as they too have made siimilar trim.  Have a great night and

Best,

Jerry

[Jerry]

Hello Brian..

I wish you were criticicising my work; maybe I could learn something good from it.  Please never hesitate to do so.  Other than pure decoration, I agree, there's no other reason for the trim.  Thanks again for taking the time to write me....Best,

Jerry

[Jerry]

Good morning, Lawrence.

I appreciate your comments regarding the deck varnishing and I thank you very much for your visit.  Here's a couple of pictures of the hull with the deck varnished and the railings painted.  In any event, you may be right; the build is going rather quickly so I may be serving rum to the little guys sooner than I think.  Have a great day and best,

Jerry

Edited January 30, 2015 by Jerry

[Jerry]

Nice pun, Lawrence.  Have a great day, 

Jerry

[Jerry]

Hell again,

 

And here are some photos of the Half Moon with the hull varnished.  

Best,

Jerry

Edited January 30, 2015 by Jerry

[Glenn-UK]

She a very nice looking build and now looks ready for the deck fittings. You must be very pleased with the build so far, and I look forward to watching your continued progress. Keep up the good work.

 

I've been rigging 21 fire buckets, 6 failed the quality test as they didn't hang at same height as the other fire buckets. I think they have been the first few before I refined the rigging process. I will redo them redo them tomorrow morning but first I will go out first thing for my weekly treat of a full cooked English Breakfast.