Jparsley Posted April 5, 2015 Share #1 Posted April 5, 2015 Ok guys I am a wood idiot my al instructions suck what does a price of Ramin 6x5x730 look like please I'm desperately trying to figure out black and white instructions with no previous wood knowledge thanks Quote USF Constellation 1/85 AL Jparsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoff Posted April 5, 2015 Share #2 Posted April 5, 2015 I would imagine it is a piece of Ramin some 6mm x 5mm x 750mm long but as I am not familiar with this particular kit (?), so please don't quote me! In the meantime perhaps you could look on the kit build logs here to find your particular model. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith_W Posted April 5, 2015 Share #3 Posted April 5, 2015 (edited) Ramin is a yellow coloured wood, which is medium grained. This is an image I pulled off a Google search, and is a reasonable approximation of what AL typically supplies in their kits: As for 6mm x 5mm x 730mm, time to get your ruler out. That is an almost square dowel. Pull out all the long yellow squarish dowels from your kit and measure them. (EDIT) I should note that 6mm x 5mm x 730mm seems like a very odd shape. If it is for planking, are you sure that the instructions don't say ... 6mm x 0.5mm x 730mm? Edited April 5, 2015 by KeithW Quote Regards, Keith 2007 (completed): HMS Bounty - Artesania Latina 2013 (completed): Viking Ship Drakkar - Amati 2014 (completed): HMS Bounty Launch - Model Shipways Current: HMS Royal William - Euromodel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jparsley Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share #4 Posted April 5, 2015 It said it was for main stais Quote USF Constellation 1/85 AL Jparsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaager Posted April 5, 2015 Share #5 Posted April 5, 2015 Given that this is nearly square in cross section, if by main stais - you mean main stay: In some vessels - at the level of the first ratline - there is a wooden batten, lashed to each shroud, that acts as a spreader. cristikc 1 Quote NRG member 45 years Current: HMS Centurion 1732 - 60-gun 4th rate - Navall Timber framing HMS Beagle 1831 refiit 10-gun brig with a small mizzen - Navall (ish) Timber framing The U.S. Ex. Ex. 1838-1842 Flying Fish 1838 pilot schooner - framed - ready for stern timbers Porpose II 1836 brigantine/brig - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Vincennes 1825 Sloop-of-War - timbers assembled, need shaping Peacock 1828 Sloop-of -War - timbers ready for assembly Sea Gull 1838 pilot schooner - timbers ready for assembly Relief 1835 ship - timbers ready for assembly Other Portsmouth 1843 Sloop-of-War - timbers ready for assembly Le Commerce de Marseilles 1788 118 cannons - framed La Renommee 1744 Frigate - framed - ready for hawse and stern timbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wq3296 Posted April 5, 2015 Share #6 Posted April 5, 2015 Greetings J... At that length (730mm = 28.74in.) I would think that it is a major structural element such as the keel that attaches to the keel former after the planking is done. Dowels are usually round in cross section. wq3296 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jparsley Posted April 5, 2015 Author Share #7 Posted April 5, 2015 Thank you guys these al instructions suck Quote USF Constellation 1/85 AL Jparsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
normanh Posted May 3, 2015 Share #8 Posted May 3, 2015 Please be careful seeking supplies of this timber as some are endangered species and heavily protected through the Lacey Act in the US. Sumatra’s peat swamp forests are important habitat for ramin trees. The Sumatran ramin tree species are CITES protected species. The logging and trade in ramin has been illegal in Indonesia since 2001. Internationally, any illegal trade in Indonesian ramin is prohibited under the UN Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Indonesian government maps show that 800,000ha (28%) of Sumatra’s peat swamp forest was cleared between 2003 and 2009. Some 22% of this clearance was in areas currently allocated to APP’s log suppliers.[4] Canute 1 Quote Norman Current build Trumpeter Arizona 1:200 with White Ensign PE and a Nautilus Wooden Deck. Built Caldercraft Convulsion, HM Brig Badger and HMS Snake. Awaiting - Zvelda HMS Dreadnought planning to get the Pontos Deck and PE Upgrades, Panart 1:23 Gun deck model and couple of the cannon kits Manatu - French siege mortar, and American coastal cannon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jparsley Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share #9 Posted May 3, 2015 Hum maybe that's why I can't find any in my kit looks like they replaced the Ramin with something else Quote USF Constellation 1/85 AL Jparsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFrankCPA Posted May 3, 2015 Share #10 Posted May 3, 2015 And here I always thought Ramin was Italian for 'white wood'.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jparsley Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share #11 Posted May 3, 2015 Think they replaced it with box wood what I have isn't very hard and is a little spongey Quote USF Constellation 1/85 AL Jparsley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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