GLakie Posted February 28, 2016 Share #601 Posted February 28, 2016 Nice work fitting all those little pieces between the beams Dave. Looks great coming together. edmay, mtaylor, SawdustDave and 5 others 8 Quote GEORGE 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted March 1, 2016 Share #602 Posted March 1, 2016 Nice work there Sculpy Dave. Beak head is coming along just splendidly, nice work. Cheers, Canute, SawdustDave, edmay and 4 others 7 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg the peg leg sailor Posted March 1, 2016 Share #603 Posted March 1, 2016 (edited) Nice work there Sculpy Dave. Beak head is coming along just splendidly, nice work. Cheers, Great name! Love it. .....no more SAWDUSTDAVE, Great workmanship on the planking. A great idea to use your ruler as a constant and even spacer. Another one in my memory vault! Havagooday Greg Edited March 1, 2016 by Greg the peg leg sailor Quote "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:... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawdustDave Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share #604 Posted March 1, 2016 George, Piet, and Greg.... thanks for your visit as always. Looks like I'll be fitting those tricky little bulwarks today so I can get on with some more sculpting and carving. Real anxious to see her with a dressed up beak. GLakie, mtaylor, Omega1234 and 5 others 8 Quote Sawdust Dave - Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch).... Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawdustDave Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share #605 Posted March 3, 2016 Beak-head construction.... A number of new developments over the last three days. Stained the deck and catwalks.... added the bulwark cowlings and trimmed out the inboard side.... added the railing caps.... and finally, added the outboard panel moldings. Note....The two corner carvings above the cowlings were tricky as heck and had to be done over two or three times to get them acceptable. So I finally got to see this beast with a fully formed beak-head.... ready for ornamentation. Kevin, usedtosail, GLakie and 16 others 19 Quote Sawdust Dave - Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch).... Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted March 3, 2016 Share #606 Posted March 3, 2016 Wow Dave! You've been busy, and she's looking amazing! Nice work! SawdustDave, md1400cs, edmay and 6 others 9 Quote GEORGE 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted March 3, 2016 Share #607 Posted March 3, 2016 Very impressive Dave! Yes, I really like the corner carvings, well worth the effort. Cheers, CaptainSteve, Canute, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmay Posted March 3, 2016 Share #608 Posted March 3, 2016 Hello Dave,Simply put "your modeling skills are outstanding",Edwin Piet, CaptainSteve, SawdustDave and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawdustDave Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share #609 Posted March 3, 2016 Can't do my normal early morning shop time tomorrow..... Trip to Chapel Hill for a follow-up appointment with Dr. Pillsbury. He still has to repair the big hole in my left ear drum. Beginning to think this ear thing will never end. But then I'm just greatful to still be above ground, under the circumstances. Later mates. Dave WackoWolf, CaptainSteve, Omega1234 and 6 others 9 Quote Sawdust Dave - Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch).... Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donrobinson Posted March 3, 2016 Share #610 Posted March 3, 2016 Best of luck bud, and I wish you the best. On the brightside it sounds like re-construction.....you could maybe show him a thing or two dgbot, WackoWolf, mtaylor and 8 others 11 Quote Completed: MS-AVS, Amati Trabaccolo, Dusek ship's boat, AL-Mayflower, Batelina - MarisStella, MarisStella-Trabakul Liburnian Novilara - MarisStella, 17th Century Battle Station, Ragusian Galley-MarisStella Current: Barque Stefano - MarisStella, On Hold: Amati Pegasus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLACK VIKING Posted March 3, 2016 Share #611 Posted March 3, 2016 Hope it all goes well for you Dave. The bow of the SotS is looking stunning B V Omega1234, edmay, Piet and 5 others 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UpstateNY Posted March 3, 2016 Share #612 Posted March 3, 2016 Love the bow Dave and I especially like the last shot showing the full hull. Just amazing to see all these carvings in place! Good luck at the Doc's today! Cheers, Nigel. JesseLee, Canute, Jack12477 and 7 others 10 Quote Current Build Logs: H.M.S. Triton Cross Section, USF Confederacy Model Shipways Completed Log: Red Dragon Artesania Latina Gallery: Red Dragon: Artesania Latina Member: Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega1234 Posted March 3, 2016 Share #613 Posted March 3, 2016 ..and it's a 'good luck' from me, too, Dave! Cheers Patrick mtaylor, SawdustDave, Piet and 4 others 7 Quote MY SCRATCH BUILT MODELS ARE: Splendid Mega Yacht https://modelshipworld.com/topic/28576-splendid-by-omega1234-scale-1500-mega-yacht/ Majestic Mega Yacht https://modelshipworld.com/topic/28483-mega-yacht-majestic-by-omega1234-miniature/ Sapphire Mega yacht https://modelshipworld.com/topic/21088-sapphire-by-omega1234-1388-scale-mega-yacht-66m-8-inch-hull-length/?tab=comments#comment-639898 Genesis - Supersports Mega Yacht https://modelshipworld.com/topic/18168-genesis-by-omega1234-1300-49m-mega-yacht-8-inches-long-finished/?tab=comments#comment-559026http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/14141-shadow-by-omega1234-scale-1300-luxury-60m-mega-yacht-8-inches-long/ SHADOW Luxury Motor Yacht http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/11384-majellan-by-omega1234-luxury-37-metre-motor-yacht-miniature-7-inches-approx/ Majellan Luxury Motor Yacht http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9261Rainbow-j-class-racing-yacht/?p=273543 Rainbow J Class Racing Yacht Mystic Classic Motor Cruiser Symphony Ingomar Schooner: Scratch build Dorade Schooner: <p> Lennox Restoration Warship http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/9577-pandora-cutaway-dockyard-style-miniature/?hl=pandora Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canute Posted March 3, 2016 Share #614 Posted March 3, 2016 Let me add my best wishes, too. The SOS looks great, Dave. They sure built them ornate back then. :) edmay, Omega1234, JesseLee and 6 others 9 Quote Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 3, 2016 Share #615 Posted March 3, 2016 Hope things go well at the Dr. & he gets your ear taken care of Dave. Jesse Canute, CaptainSteve, SawdustDave and 5 others 8 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawdustDave Posted March 3, 2016 Author Share #616 Posted March 3, 2016 About to leave Dr. Pillsbury's office.... All good news. Now talking about repairing the hole in my ear drum in a couple of months. Thanks for dropping in guys, and for all the personal good wishes from my MSW family of friends. Three hours (drive time plus lunch stop) from now, I can be back in the ship yard. mtaylor, UpstateNY, dgbot and 9 others 12 Quote Sawdust Dave - Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch).... Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riverboat Posted March 3, 2016 Share #617 Posted March 3, 2016 Glad to hear the good!! news........ Now , get back to modeling!! Frank Canute, mtaylor, Piet and 5 others 8 Quote completed build: Delta River Co. Riverboat HMAT SUPPLY USRC "ALERT" in progress: Red Dragon (Chinese junk) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted March 3, 2016 Share #618 Posted March 3, 2016 Good news indeed Dave! Omega1234, mtaylor, CaptainSteve and 3 others 6 Quote GEORGE 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted March 4, 2016 Share #619 Posted March 4, 2016 That's not a beast, Dave. It's a thing of beauty... And that's excellent news from the Doc. Omega1234, SawdustDave, Piet and 4 others 7 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted March 4, 2016 Share #620 Posted March 4, 2016 Good to hear the good news Dave! Fixing that hole in your ear drum is a piece of cake, a small piece of catgut and CA and presto, a new eardrum Cheers, CaptainSteve, GLakie, mtaylor and 4 others 7 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawdustDave Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share #621 Posted March 4, 2016 Hi Frank, George, Mark.... good to be back in the shop this evening for sure. Good to hear the good news Dave! Fixing that hole in your ear drum is a piece of cake, a small piece of catgut and CA and presto, a new eardrum Cheers, Tried that one Piet.... began growing long whiskers and licking my paws. Pretty sure it had something to do with the cat gut plug. Also tried to plug it with a dowel....didn't work either, just made the hole bigger. Guess I'll have to go with my hero Dr. P on this one. GLakie, dgbot, Canute and 8 others 11 Quote Sawdust Dave - Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch).... Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgbot Posted March 4, 2016 Share #622 Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) I am glad everything is working out Dave.. Has your hearing been affected any? David B Edited March 4, 2016 by dgbot SawdustDave, GLakie, Omega1234 and 3 others 6 Quote Work in progress USS Maine in cardstock.http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/7446-uss-maine-by-dgbot-hmv-card/#entry220003 Completed Blockade runner Teazer http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6063-blockade-runner-teazer-by-dgbot-card-stock/#entry175967 Completed The Monitor Lehigh http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/6920-the-monitor-lehigh-by-dgbot-card-model/#entry203680 Completed Kingston Class MCVD http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/forum/10-kit-build-logs-in-progress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmay Posted March 4, 2016 Share #623 Posted March 4, 2016 Nice to hear some good news , you have a good attitude. trying to catch up on all your log . Edwin Canute, mtaylor, SawdustDave and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawdustDave Posted March 4, 2016 Author Share #624 Posted March 4, 2016 Morning sunshine (actually a little overcast in our part of NC) I am glad everything is working out Dave.. Has your hearing been affected any? David B Lost about 70% in that ear DaveB.... should get a good bit of that back after repair surgery. It's been so long now, I hardly notice it during the day. Piet, GLakie, JesseLee and 5 others 8 Quote Sawdust Dave - Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch).... Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenadM Posted March 4, 2016 Share #625 Posted March 4, 2016 (edited) All best wishes from me, Dave. All will be OK Edited March 4, 2016 by Nenad mtaylor, Canute, JesseLee and 5 others 8 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawdustDave Posted March 7, 2016 Author Share #626 Posted March 7, 2016 Re-sizing port side gun ports.... Before proceeding with the beak-head ornamentation, I decided to turn my focus to the twenty four unfinished gun ports on the port side. The last five days have been spent building the frames and lids that must be retro-fitted into the openings originally cut according to the plan sheets. Again.... after discovering the scaling issue with each. The first two pics showing the creation of very small lid rings from staples.... Construction of the closed lid module (left) and the open lid module (right) .... Carefully measured re-sizing of each port opening.... dgbot, marktiedens, mtaylor and 14 others 17 Quote Sawdust Dave - Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch).... Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JesseLee Posted March 7, 2016 Share #627 Posted March 7, 2016 Awesome work Dave! Jesse Canute, GLakie, Piet and 4 others 7 Quote 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piet Posted March 8, 2016 Share #628 Posted March 8, 2016 Nice work Dave. Cheers, Omega1234, GLakie, SawdustDave and 3 others 6 Quote 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) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawdustDave Posted March 9, 2016 Author Share #629 Posted March 9, 2016 (edited) The most challenging phase begins.... Working a little each day on finishing out the gun ports for the port side, I decided to begin working toward the very essence of the SOS.... her magnificent stern. I consider the stern structure, with all the ornate carvings / sculpting, to be the most challenging part of this project. Even as I begin the process of laying out and fitting the large stern panel, I am a little intimidated by the complexity and beauty of the decorations as depicted by a number of very fine artists. As with every other process, I have begun with the usual....another rip-out and re-do.... not too bad this time. I've known for quite some time, the aft ends of the poop deck railings were cut off too short and would not properly flush up with the stern bulkhead because I did not account for the rake of the stern plate at the time. After considering a possible "patch in" section, I decided against that option due to the clear visibility of this part of the structure. So I began last night by ripping off the original railings, along with the stanchions. Luckily, no major damage Spent last evening and this morning, building and fitting the new rails.... This is the pattern layout for the stern plate I will primarily trim out and decorate off ship. The lantern housing that fits atop the stern railing looks like a ton of modeling fun. Edited March 10, 2016 by SawdustDave Kevin, Ryland Craze, Piet and 9 others 12 Quote Sawdust Dave - Current build - USS Constitution 1:60th (scratch).... Visit my blog site - All previous builds.... http://davesmodelships.blogspot.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLakie Posted March 9, 2016 Share #630 Posted March 9, 2016 The new rails look great Dave! It looks like you have your work cut out for you with the stern there, but I know you've got a handle on it. SawdustDave, Omega1234, WackoWolf and 3 others 6 Quote GEORGE 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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