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Posted

Hi Mike!

Every time I read your new messages I admire by your patience and the thoroughness in this build!

 

Best Regards!

Igor.

Posted

Hi Mike,

 

I took a look at your log which I found because you posted in my log to be honest  ;)

I must say that your build is looking exceptionally well and your log is very inspiring even when it is way beyond what I feel I can do at this moment.

 

Keep up the good work, in the meanwhile I'll grab a seat to watch it!

Fair winds and following seas,

 

Jan-Willem

 

 

current build: Billing Boats Bluenose "the anonymous schooner" (enhanced-bashed-scratched-whatever) in a scale between 1:55 and 1:69

Posted (edited)

Hi Patrick

 

Thank you! - but that's still a long way up to the wet ...

 

... otherwise, you hit a sore spot! - the final density test is not yet done!

I was too impatient and wanted to get start the deck - you see, so much for my famous patience!  ;) 

I am however very hopeful that with the use of the Primocon primer (Log #127) everything turns to the good.

 

All the best,

Mike

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current scratch build 1:15

 

Colin Archer - RS14 "Stavanger"

Posted (edited)
Hi all

 

Thanks a lot for all your visits and the likes on the last few logs! - they are always well appreciated!  :) 
 
@Patrick
... I hope, that you have for your part a long patience with my workshop.  ;) 
 
Now, let's have a little break from the deck. I like to show you a beautiful painting of a CA-Pilot that I found on the web (http://www.kyst-norge.no).
 
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Best regards,
Mike
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current scratch build 1:15

 

Colin Archer - RS14 "Stavanger"

Posted

Hi Mike,

 

love your deck, very nice and accurate work, those cut and milled openings also are very precise..

 

Nils

Current builds

-Lightship Elbe 1

Completed

- Steamship Ergenstrasse ex Laker Corsicana 1918- scale 1:87 scratchbuild

"Zeesboot"  heritage wooden fishing small craft around 1870, POB  clinker scratch build scale 1:24

Pilot Schooner # 5 ELBE  ex Wanderbird, scale 1:50 scratchbuild

Mississippi Sterwheelsteamer built as christmapresent for grandson modified kit build

Chebec "Eagle of Algier" 1753--scale 1:48-POB-(scratchbuild) 

"SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse" four stacker passenger liner of 1897, blue ribbond awarded, 1:144 (scratchbuild)
"HMS Pegasus" , 16 gun sloop, Swan-Class 1776-1777 scale 1:64 from Amati plan 

-"Pamir" 4-mast barque, P-liner, 1:96  (scratchbuild)

-"Gorch Fock 2" German Navy cadet training 3-mast barque, 1:95 (scratchbuild) 

"Heinrich Kayser" heritage Merchant Steamship, 1:96 (scratchbuild)  original was my grandfathers ship

-"Bohuslän" , heritage ,live Swedish museum passenger steamer (Billings kit), 1:50 

"Lorbas", river tug, steam driven for RC, fictive design (scratchbuild), scale appr. 1:32

under restoration / restoration finished 

"Hjejlen" steam paddlewheeler, 1861, Billings Boats rare old kit, scale 1:50

Posted

The more you got to the exterior the more you had me wondering how on earth you were going to 'clamp' those last deck planks ... Eventhough you are building at scale, the ease you progress does not show it. Marvelous ...

Carl

"Desperate affairs require desperate measures." Lord Nelson
Search and you might find a log ...

 

Posted (edited)

Hi Nils, Patrick, Dimitris, Greg, Carl

and all other visitors.

 

Thanks for visiting the shipyard, your feedbacks with such estimated comments! - for so many likes! - it's every time a pleasure to know you all in the audience!  :) 

 

@Carl

... below, the "solution of the puzzle".  ;) 

 

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Best regards,

Mike

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current scratch build 1:15

 

Colin Archer - RS14 "Stavanger"

Posted

Hi all,

 

Patrick, Carl, Sir Blue Henry – thanks!

 

@Carl

Don't worry, I claim no copyright – you don't know what I already have "stolen" on MSW! - but ssssht, don't tell!  ;) 

 

Today I had a highly famous visitor! It was CA's inspection ...  :huh: 

 

... the old man was on the shipyard. He watched carefully every detail and at this he looked somewhat grimly - in the end he had but a little smile – “ Carry on!“, his comment ...

 

... “Yes Sir!“  ;) 

 

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Til soon,

Mike

current scratch build 1:15

 

Colin Archer - RS14 "Stavanger"

Posted

Mike, Wow! what a superb job with the deck planking. I would be extremely happy to do such a fine job. I am looking forward to seeing how it looks with the caulking. I wish I had used the same method on my cutter.

 

Michael

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.

Posted

Dimitris, Patrick, Michael, Jan-Willem ...

 

... What can I say? - I am very touched by your appreciation! - thanks all of you ...

 

... and also all of you "backstage", by pressing the "button" on the last few logs! (Carl, Greg, Nils, Mark, Paul, Mark Taylor, Matija, Cap'n'Bob, Sailor-Greg, Brian, Daniel, Igor, ... you have to forgive the incompleteness of this list).

 

Best regards,

Mike

current scratch build 1:15

 

Colin Archer - RS14 "Stavanger"

Posted

Mike

 

I just enjoyed a good hour reading your log. I am trying to to learn as I go and there are so many great ideas within your work. First is the integrated lead keel. Then the beautiful metal work. Wow

 

Thanks for sharing.

 

Jon

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