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teleman

Thu Aug 23 2012, 07:30pm

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Hello Friends,
Another project of mind will be the Flattie from Midwest. I will be doing a little bashing. But mainly I will be going the INTARSIA(painting with wood) route. I thought I wood push myself by painting with wood. That means to me that I must be very critical with all wood seams and glueing applications. It must be a clean joint and no glue being exposed or I will fail with the Intarsia method.
I decided upon this project for future projects of more difficulty to improve my model building novice skills to a level of clean and crisp joints and assemply. So I will be updating this thread very soon....

woods that will be used....

HOLLY, SWISS PEAR, BOXWOOD

My plan is the flooring inside and out will be boxwood...

decking will be boxwood...
the white painted hull will be painted with holly...
scubbers, rub rail, hatch, cleats, mast collar, trim around the cabin will be swiss pear...

i have decided to show off the cabin. So i will be building a centerboard trunk out of holly and boxwood..cabin benches will be boxwood with a little trim of swiss pear....should make for a nice look...

mast...boxwood
i think the blocks will be swiss pear...
looking into adding a bowsprit which will be boxwood...

I will be looking real hard at Chapelle' book "American Small Sailing Craft"

[ Edited Thu Jul 04 2013, 12:48am ]

teleman

Fri Aug 24 2012, 12:27am

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Well I have a little update. I am trying to explain my progress with remarks on the pictures themselves. but please if you have any remarks or questions are welcome....

donfarr

Fri Aug 24 2012, 03:33pm

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Hi Mario, Our interests seem to have a lot in common. I started ship modeling 15 years ago with Midwest builds . One of my most difficult builds was a Midwest Canoe ( kept breaking frames ) my soninlaw still has a couple in good shape. I was getting prety good at it my wife got ill and I stoped to take care of her. She passed away 3 years ago. Last Sept. my 2 sons came for a visit and we found an old trunk of my wifes much pictures etc. and a old AL kit well I built it terible build my soinlaw liked it so I gave it to him. Just now getting to place I was 15 years ago. I hope you do not mind my saying this but you are far more than an intermediate builder. Looking foreward to following your builds. Especially Gun Boat, I too keep at least 2 builds going but they have to be completly different. Don

teleman

Fri Aug 24 2012, 08:33pm

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Hi Don,
nice to hear from you. hey say whatever you want. my respects to your wives passing. this one big reason i got back into modeling. i was in no hurry during this summer to get back at it. i do have other interests, my wife and kids being number one.
but early August my older sister passed away due to complications from diabeties(she was in her early 50's). so just got tired of thinking too much about it. modeling is one hobby that takes hours n hours to complish. so that is hours n hours of not dwelling about this sad time in my families life.as time passes i know it will get better. this just keeps thinking about it to minimum.
i know midwest is for beginners but i do not care i have plans on building more of their kits. i do love small boats. can't seem to get away from them right now. i also have plans on scratch building a few small boats from Chapelle' book American Small Sailing Craft....

so onward we go. that gunboat is gonna be pretty cool. some of the guys at MSW want me to get into a 74 gunner. it's just not in me right now. it's not the learning curve, it's taking years to build one. no way!!! when i retire then i will do one. and it will not take me years to complete. i would get bored with it after a year n a half and most likely chunk in the trash can. thats how i am. i am impatient for the end results....LOL!!!

take care don

[ Edited Fri Aug 24 2012, 08:35pm ]

donfarr

Sat Aug 25 2012, 01:44pm

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Hi Mario, I know what you are talking about on ship models keeping you from todays troubles. With me I am 74 years old 3 children all went to collage and doing well. To keep me occupied I do ship modeling trying to get better each build. As for Chapples small sailing craft The Smithsonian has a spiral booklet of most of Chapples small crafts plans are excellent not expensive I used to have one but lost in my moves. I am a terrible painter and I like to paint in wood also, but there are some models I have to paint WWII and Ironclades. I was going to get Air brush and compressor Model Expo has good sales, but with the Gun Boat build I think I may have to get band saw instead. Don

teleman

Sun Aug 26 2012, 03:08am

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Hi Don,
Thanks for stopping by. You know micro mark still has it's summer sale going on. I have their band saw, it is great i love it.

So I have a little update for you here.

[ Edited Sun Aug 26 2012, 03:10am ]