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Thanks Patrick, George.... Still fighting the ear infection, but improving a little each day.

Really scary for a while as it was getting worse with each passing day. Didn't realize how serious until my Thursday follow-up appointment with my surgeon.... He informed me that the extreme degree of my condition had become "life threatening"....

Knew it was painful as hell, but had no idea I was in deep do-do trouble.

 

Still not able to do more than 30 minutes at a time in the shipyard at this point and that's killing me. So I manage to get out there four or five times a day.... Adds up over several days.

Sawdust Dave -

Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch)....

Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com

Posted

Move on, everything will be ok

In progress:

CUTTY SARK - Tehnodidakta => scratch => Campbell plans

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2501-cutty-sark-by-nenad-tehnodidakta-scratched-campbells-plans/page-1#entry64653

Content of log :

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2501-cutty-sark-by-nenad-tehnodidakta-scratched-campbells-plans/page-62#entry217381

Past build:

Stella, Heller kit, plastic, Santa Maria, Tehnodidakta kit, wood, Jolly Roger Heller kit, plastic

Posted

Get healthy Dave.  That's the first order of things.. always.

Mark
"The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me

Current Build:                                                                                             
Past Builds:
 La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD           Triton Cross-Section   

 NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit                                                                            HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64               

 

Non-Ship Model:                                                                                         On hold, maybe forever:           

CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed                                                   Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned)         

         

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Posted

Hang in there Dave and take care of your health.  Your ship will wait patiently as we are.  

 

Cheers, Piet

Piet, The Flying Dutchman.

 

"Your greatest asset is not the quantity of your friends , rather the quality of your friends."  (old Chinese proverb)

 

Current Builds: Hr. Ms. Java 1925-1942

                       VOC Ship Surabaya

 

Planned Builds: Young America Diorama - scale 1:3000

 

Future Builds: KPM ship "MS Musi."  Zuiderzee Botter - scale 1:25. VOC Jacht in a 6" lamp,  Buginese fishing Prauw.  Hr. Ms. Java - Royal Navy Netherlands Cruiser.

 

Completed Builds:   Hr. Ms. O16 Submarine

                             Hr. Ms. O19 - Submarine Royal Navy Netherlands

                             Ship Yard Diorama with Topsail schooner -

                             Friendship Sloop Gwenfra

                           Muscongus Bay Lobster Smack    

                             Golden Hind - Cutte Sark (both not in this forum)

Posted (edited)

Sorry for going on about my personal health issues here mates. I understand that ship modeling is the focus of this forum.

I think my intentions of explaining the reason why my SOS progress postings were stalled out may have gotten a little "Facebookish".

Nonetheless, thanks all for your concerns and well wishes. I'm still tough as nails and will be fine.

As for ship modeling....

After spending more time than normal going through my favorite MSW build logs, particularly Danny's, and Remco's, and EdT....(could name many more). I am now mixed with feelings of both inspiration and frustration. I'm betting I am not the only one with the same feelings. Damn! Those guys are amazing.

Edited by SawdustDave

Sawdust Dave -

Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch)....

Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com

Posted (edited)

OK, here's a few shots taken this morning before I head out to Wilmington to see the Spanish Galleon docked there this week.

Port side view.... all rails now installed.

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Starboard side view....better view of the rails.

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View of the new bulkheads created for the Quarterdeck and Poop Deck.

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The next two shots show the belfry just completed this morning.

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Sawdust Dave -

Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch)....

Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com

Posted (edited)

Hi Dave

 

She looks absolutely magnificent!  Very impressive.  I especially like the gild work and the bell tower itself, which is a true reflection of your skills.

 

Can't wait for the next update once you're fully recovered.

 

Cheers

 

Patrick

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Posted

The railings and ornamentation look splendid Dave!  Have a good time at the Galleon and get lots of pictures.  :D

GEORGE

 

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Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn.

 

Member of the Nautical Research Guild

Posted

G'day Dave

Just found your log and in one word: wow. So fast is your progress with all the detailed ornate fittings. There's a saying in Australia : "You must have a rocket up your bum."

Again great job and keep the log coming. Hope your ear is ok now.

Havagooday

Greg

"Nothing is impossible, it's only what limitations that you put on yourself make it seems impossible! "

 

Current log : The Royal Yacht Royal Caroline 1749 1:32 by Greg Ashwood:...

 

Posted

Well.... I saw where my early morning update was double posted, and when I attempted to delete one of them, I blew the whole thing away. I'll get those pics back up shortly along with some photos from my trip to tour the Spanish Galleon in Wilmington.

Sawdust Dave -

Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch)....

Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com

Posted (edited)

First, I'll restore the update postings for the SOS.....
The evening light was a little better, so I took some new shots.
Port side view....
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All decks have been planked and the bulwarks have been planked and painted.
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Here's the newly created forecastle bulkhead, with the belfry I just completed this morning.
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A closer look at the belfry.
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And finally, the quarterdeck and poop deck bulkheads.... A little more work to do on both.
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Guess I will begin working on gratings, and companion ways next. Then lots of tree nailing.

Edited by SawdustDave

Sawdust Dave -

Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch)....

Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com

Posted

For a ship with this much ornamentation, it sure doesn't seem to have taken very long to get this far. I know I'd be forever getting it done, but you're flying right through it Dave. Very nicely done!  :dancetl6:

 

Cheers

GEORGE

 

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Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn.

 

Member of the Nautical Research Guild

Posted

As for the trip to visit the Spanish galleon.... great trip with my baby brother and first cuz.

Although I took a dozen or so photos, I found that you can simply Google "El Galeon" and find many more great photos currently posted online along with very nice video.

Sawdust Dave -

Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch)....

Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com

Posted

George.... Most any of our really gifted modelers will quickly advise you that "flying through" a build is not a good thing. Chuck Passaro told me flat out.... "You need to slow down!"

Yes, I do work much too fast, and will never achieve the level of our friends Piet, Remco, EdT, and Danny because of that.

My reasoning.... At my age, I really don't feel like I have the time to spend two or three years on a project.

I build ships for personal pleasure, and the satisfaction of seeing raw lumber turn into a piece of art as majestic as a tall ship.

I cannot imagine it possible for me to get any more pleasure from it than I currently do.

Then, there's the dozens of wonderful modeling friends, like yourself, from every part of the globe.

This really is fun stuff, huh?

Sawdust Dave -

Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch)....

Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com

Posted

Yup! It's all about the journey, not so much the job for me too. I intend to approach this hobby completely different than what my work was about. Having to get up really early, if I went to bed at all. Having to be at a certain place by a certain time. You wanted it when?  :D  My summer job was construction, and more often than not, involved concrete. Sidewalks, driveways, porch-tops, ect. Once a "pour" starts it doesn't stop until the job is done. Worked once on a grain elevator that was 212 ft high, and around 115 ft wide. Took us 2 months to get that one poured, vibrating and setting re-bar as we went.  Made a bunch of money, but it almost killed me.  Anyway, the last thing I want to do in building model ships, is make it more like a job, than a hobby.

GEORGE

 

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Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn.

 

Member of the Nautical Research Guild

Posted
Posted

Treenails... David, I simply use toothpicks on the deck planks, after turning the tip down using a Dremel. For the bamboo hull planks, however, I use bamboo treenails pulled through a draw plate. Been thinking about the hypodermic needle approach, which appears to be a really cool method, but doubt I'll go there. Guess I'm kinda set in my comfort zone on this one.

Sawdust Dave -

Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch)....

Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com

Posted (edited)

Early to rise this morning.

Began developing the first companion way with small grating that will fit into the opening on the quarter deck.

There will be 20 of those baluster turnings.

The stringers are cut from heavy card stock and I'll have to come up with a way to hang the stairs below the opening. I don't see that as a major problem.

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Edited by SawdustDave

Sawdust Dave -

Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch)....

Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com

Posted

Very nice work. Well done!

In progress:

CUTTY SARK - Tehnodidakta => scratch => Campbell plans

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2501-cutty-sark-by-nenad-tehnodidakta-scratched-campbells-plans/page-1#entry64653

Content of log :

http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/2501-cutty-sark-by-nenad-tehnodidakta-scratched-campbells-plans/page-62#entry217381

Past build:

Stella, Heller kit, plastic, Santa Maria, Tehnodidakta kit, wood, Jolly Roger Heller kit, plastic

Posted

Amazing work Dave!

 Current build: Syren : Kit- Model Shipways

 

Side project: HMS Bounty - Revel -(plastic)

On hold: Pre-owned, unfinished Mayflower (wood)

 

Past builds: Scottish Maid - AL- 1:50, USS North Carolina Battleship -1/350  (plastic),   Andromede - Dikar (wood),   Yatch Atlantic - 14" (wood),   Pirate Ship - 1:72 (plastic),   Custom built wood Brig from scratch - ?(3/4" =1'),   4 small scratch builds (wood),   Vietnamese fishing boat (wood)   & a Ship in a bottle

 

 

 

 

 

Posted

You might need to turn off that "auto-correct". There should be a way to do it in your settings menu.

GEORGE

 

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Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn.

 

Member of the Nautical Research Guild

Posted

Don't think I can help then Greg.  Off or on was my best suggestion.  :D

GEORGE

 

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Don't be bound by the limits of what you already know, be unlimited by what you are willing to learn.

 

Member of the Nautical Research Guild

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