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About bonedoctor51

  • Birthday 10/18/1945

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    Monkton, Maryland
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    Period sailing ship models. Astronomy.

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  1.    Scottish Guy reacted to a post in a topic: Cutty Sark by LeoM - Sergal - Scale 1:78
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  3. bonedoctor51
    Beautiful hull. I'm struggling with the hull on the Billings kit. It is much harder than meets the eye How did you get the hull so smooth? This is a single planked model and the hull is steel. Overplanking with thin plastic sheet? Some type of wood filler. Help! Thanks Lou
  4.    VitusBering reacted to a post in a topic: Cutty Sark by Bill97 - FINISHED - Revell - 1/96 - PLASTIC
  5. bonedoctor51
    Overplank the bulwarks on the interior And paint the exterior. Drill the holes for nails. LOU
  6. bonedoctor51
    Beautiful work so far. I used a panel cutter to lift the brass parts off the sheet. It did not turn the edges like a shears would. Pay close attention to the ruddder details. Longridge shows a different configuration than shown on the plans that came with the kit. Lou
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  10. bonedoctor51
    Great start! I did use the brass bulwarks. I made a plywood frame to mount them on, and painted them black. BTW my entire model is painted. Since the real ship still exists, painting it makes a more realistic model. I stained the deck teak and painted everything in accordance with the color scheme of the ship as it is today. Lou
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  14. bonedoctor51
    sorry about the delay. I would love to have any materials for The Great Eastern. My mailing address is Louis S Halikman 16915 Gerting Road Monkton MD 21111 If there is a charge for copying please send a bill and I will send a check promptly. Thanks!!! BTW, have you started to build her? any pictures? What scale?
  15.    petervisser reacted to a post in a topic: Cutty Sark by LeoM - Sergal - Scale 1:78
  16. bonedoctor51
    It will be my pleasure to help. don't hesitate. I like how you secured the keel for framing. Great start. Longridge's book was indispensable for hull details. I simply do not understand why kit plans have gross inaccuracies. Lou
  17. bonedoctor51
    I followed the same course. My Sergal kit was purchased in the late 1980's and not started until 2009. Construction took 12 years with attention to detail from Longridge, Underhill, and Campbell. The plans that I had were of little use and had several serious errors. I don't know if the errors have been corrected so please check, especially the pinrail and rigging diagrams. The model is largely kit bashed and scratch built. It can be done! Take your time, and always think ahead. To do a full rigged with sails model you will need a lot more rigging points than shown on the original plans, and a lot more blocks and belaying pins and eyebolts. Lou
  18. bonedoctor51
    I found a few drawings. There is a paper model available that might be usable as a template for sizing and general arrangement. Contemplating using that as a start-off point. Lou
  19. bonedoctor51
    thought I would never finish! Thanks!
  20. bonedoctor51
    Finished!! Kit bashed Mantua-Sergal Cutty Sark. 12 years of part-time labor of love. Modified per Longridge and Underhill.
  21. bonedoctor51
    Glad I am not the only one obsessed with this ship I am contemplating a 1/8" scale scratch built project but i can't find a decent set of plans. I have just bits and pieces. If you have decent plans I would gladly pay any copying and mailing expense. thanks Lou Halikman
  22. bonedoctor51
    I'm also interested in the Great Eastern in its configuration as a cable layer. Where did you find source material? I understand that Revell had a model years ago, but I cannot find one that I could use to scale up a scratch built model. Any books available which would be useful? I've run into a stone wall trying to research this important historic ship. All help would be appreciated. Thanks Lou
  23. bonedoctor51
    Beautiful work.
  24. bonedoctor51
    The wood is patient, so must the builder be.....
  25. bonedoctor51
    Beautiful job. I have used charcoal pencils rubbed on the sides of the planks to simulate caulking.

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