USRC Harriet Lane Model Shipways 1:96 scale circa 1863

dockattner said:
Wow, wow, wow! These railings make the ship!
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Ok, Paul, coming from you - I just felt my head swell up. ROTF

Thank you kind sir! I'm pleased with the result. Should the motto be: "As Much Detail as Possible" (in Latin of course). Now that I've started to dip my toes into the water of adding detail, I just can't stop. It's a strange addiction. I saw a build of the @Model Shipways Fair American a few weeks ago and the builder had included all of the head sail running rigging. I have been thinking of taking Lovely Renee out her case and adding them. Am I nuts? We'll see. It's got to be a lot less audacious than Grant's Bounty transformation. Right?

Your encouragement is priceless Paul.

Blessings.
Chuck
 
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The Gavel said:
Here are the final pics. No doubt you noticed that if you are climbing the stairs to the top of the deckhouse, there are no inboard hand railings. :eek: Unsafe! Unsafe!

Never fear, I noticed it too. It was a pain in the butt to add after the fact on the port side, but I got her done. You can see them in the last two pics. The hand rail to starboard looks more bent than it actually is ;). The yellowish globs on the joints, particularly visible on the starboard side deckhouse top posts, are my Titebond II glue welds.

You might have asked yourself "Why didn't Chuck take the deckhouse top safety railings forward to the tip of the pilot house?" Chuck thought about it and just decided not to do it. :p

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GrantTyler said:
Good afternoon Chuck. I am with Paul here- wow your railings are brilliant. Simply put - you are owning this ship. Cheers Grant
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Thank you, Grant! I'm about to get started on furnishing the masts and turning the spars. I've been meaning to post about my method of turning masts and spars with stone age tech - Maybe I'll finally get around to that ;) In the meantime, I'll bee looking forward to your next Bounty beautification posts!

Blessings.
Chuck
 
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