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Welcome to Navy Board Models! A website for scratch builders of Navy and Admiralty Board style models to learn and share information.
Navy Board Models is a member of the Model Ship Builder Organization of Websites Two New Modeling Projects Two new modeling projects are about to get off the ground here at Navy Board Models. If you are concerned about having too many projects on the bench at once, then these two are probably right up your alley. The first is a 1:32 (3/8"=1') Battle Station Project is the first of its kind here at the site. Having been involved in developing a proto-type I can honestly say its a nice break from building a traditional ship model for a change. The design and plans were created by Jeff Staudt a member here at the site. Plans are also available at 1:24 (1/2"=1') scale (see the project page for more details on them). Hopefully we'll see a few more projects like this in the future. The second project is being headed up by Gene Bodnar (I suspect you'll remember Gene from the Eagle build! For those of you who have not been to the site before, also note that there are currently two other online projects available here at the site. The US Brig Eagle (1814) and a 17th Century Naval Gun & Carriage project. Be sure to drop by their respective project pages to check them out. Both are unique projects, the latter, is available in three scales.
Old News | Latest Forum Posts  Posted by bobbollinI jumped the gun just a tad and started my mold co[more ...] 02 Jul : 22:36 Posted by WinstonHi Wayne,Do a Google search for Brava Reader. That[more ...] 02 Jul : 21:21 Posted by n1wrGene: Could you give us more info on where on the[more ...] 02 Jul : 16:57 Posted by jstaudtHi Barry,Yes, 9/32" look correct for the short sid[more ...] 02 Jul : 15:06 Posted by DrDullI started on the Battle Station project today. This is my first attempt to build in wood, to say nothing of starting from scratch. If nothing else, I'll be documenting the building experiences of a novice who lives in a city apartment without a workshop or access to other than the most basic tools. I do have a back porch, however, and it was a nice day so I could take things outside (which was good because I ended up generating a lot of sawdust).Based on the advice of others and my unfamiliarity with different types of wood, I'll be using basswood for the structure. I decided to use 1/2" birch plywood for the base. I obtained all the material from nationalbalsa.com.The first thing I did was to cut the 12"x12" piece of plywood down to 12"x9 5/8". I sanded the surface and applied a pre-stain recommended for soft wood. In retrospect, I should have stopped here, but I went ahead and applied a layer of golden oak stain. Unfortunately, the wood did not stain evenly and it looks a little splotchy. The next step was to work on the lower deck clamp and the supports. I used 1/4 x 1/2 stock for the supports. I cut them to length and then sanded them down to the proper 1/4 x 7/16 size. I puzzled for a bit about how to sand them to size and finally decided to clamp the two pieces together along with a small ruled square. I put a piece of 100 grit sandpaper on a glass table top and just ran the clampled pair back and forth, changing ends and edges periodically. I am holding off on the lower deck clamp. I'm not sure how I'm going to approach removing the small amount of material that needs to come off to bevel the rectangular 1/4 x 5/16 base section.I next turned to the frames. I cut out the frame templates and used rubber cement to stick them onto a piece of 3/4" basswood sheet.I used a hand-held jig saw to cut out the frames. This turned out to be more difficult than I thought. I may not have been liberal enough with the rubber cement and found that the paper came away from the wood in many places. Next time I do this I think I will (1) use spray adhesive instead of rubber cement, and (2) cut the paper template sheets closer to final size and then cut around, rather than through, the paper. Here are the cut frames.I think I'm going to have to cut new frame template sheets and replace the ones I started with. Next step will be to sand the frames which probably will take a while.Any advice, comments, suggestions, questions are more than welcome. 02 Jul : 14:56 |
). Gene's next project, is a 1:16 (3/4"=1') scale 
