cobra1951 Posted March 25, 2016 #61 Posted March 25, 2016 Hi Phil Extremely nice build How did you find the materials in your AL kit. i had to replace about 50% of the timber in mine and it's put me off another AL kit, Hoping it's just a one off in my case Quote Bob Current Build HMB Endeavour - Occre 1:54 Completed Builds Section Deck Between Gun Bays - Panart 1:23 scale....x 2
Philg88 Posted March 27, 2016 Author #62 Posted March 27, 2016 Hi Phil Extremely nice build How did you find the materials in your AL kit. i had to replace about 50% of the timber in mine and it's put me off another AL kit, Hoping it's just a one off in my case Thanks Bob, The timber wasn't too bad - I had to order some more for the hull as there wasn't enough but apart from that it was OK. If you think AL's timber is poor, I recommend you stay away from Billing kits! On my Victory build it was so bad I had to substitute better stuff for both the decking and the hull. Cheers, Philip cobra1951 1 Quote Completed builds:USS Constitution Artesania Latina Le Hussard (1848) King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80 Scale with LEDs http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9777-king-of-the-mississippi-by-philg88-artesania-latina-scale-180-with-internal-and-navigation-led-lighting Current builds: HMS Victory - Billing Boats - 1:75 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9832-hms-victory-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-175/>HMS Warrior (1860) - Billing Boats - 1:100 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13139-hms-warrior-1860-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-1100-first-british-ironclad-with-scratch-built-side-heads-per-prototype/
Philg88 Posted March 27, 2016 Author #63 Posted March 27, 2016 This series of photos shows treenailing of the deck on the beak. The first shot shows a method of making treenail holes with a drafting divider. Not sure why this is posted here ... that isn't the King of the Mississippi ... Quote Completed builds:USS Constitution Artesania Latina Le Hussard (1848) King of the Mississippi - Artesania Latina - 1:80 Scale with LEDs http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9777-king-of-the-mississippi-by-philg88-artesania-latina-scale-180-with-internal-and-navigation-led-lighting Current builds: HMS Victory - Billing Boats - 1:75 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9832-hms-victory-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-175/>HMS Warrior (1860) - Billing Boats - 1:100 Scale http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/13139-hms-warrior-1860-by-philg88-billing-boats-scale-1100-first-british-ironclad-with-scratch-built-side-heads-per-prototype/
modelshipwright Posted March 27, 2016 #64 Posted March 27, 2016 Not sure why this is posted here ... that isn't the King of the Mississippi ... That was my error and I have now deleted it. My apologies to Philip. Philg88 1 Quote Mediocrity will never do. You are capable of something better.” ― Gordon B. Hinckley Current build: Sovereign of the Seas 1637 My Book: Carving Ornamentation for Ship Models Website: Http://carvingbook.weebly.com/
cobra1951 Posted March 27, 2016 #65 Posted March 27, 2016 Thanks Bob, The timber wasn't too bad - I had to order some more for the hull as there wasn't enough but apart from that it was OK. If you think AL's timber is poor, I recommend you stay away from Billing kits! On my Victory build it was so bad I had to substitute better stuff for both the decking and the hull. Cheers, Philip Thanks for the info Phillip Quote Bob Current Build HMB Endeavour - Occre 1:54 Completed Builds Section Deck Between Gun Bays - Panart 1:23 scale....x 2
Cathead Posted March 28, 2016 #66 Posted March 28, 2016 Hey there, I just noticed this log and am sad to have missed it before. Looks like we were both building steamboats in a similar time period. Early on, you discussed using mouldings along the base of the cabin walls, wondering if that was something real steamboats had. It was, at least for the Bertrand (my build). When the boat was excavated in the 1970s, the entire superstructure was gone, but they were able to reconstruct the outline of the main structures by the 1/4 round moulding left nailed to the main deck around the perimeter of the structures. Nice job on the model! CaptainSteve 1 Quote Eric Missouri River craft (scratchbuilt): 1893 steamboat Peerless; 1853 steamboat Arabia; 1865 steamboat Bertrand; Lewis & Clark barge; keelboat; 1876 steamboat Far West; Nautical builds (kits): USS Cairo; NRG capstan project; NRG half-hull; Viking longship; US revenue cutter; 18th century longboat; Bounty launch
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