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Borborygm

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  • Birthday 05/09/1948

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  1. Doug, While the first kit I bought back in 1992 was the Willie L. Bennett, I shortly thereafter bought the AL Bluenose II because, like you, I was struck by its sheer beauty. I devoted most of my attention to the Bluenose. I had no idea what I was doing and the instructions were almost non-existent, but I muddled through, got the hull built and painted--glossy blue and red, glossy being my second big blunder. As I was admiring how beautiful the paint job was, I noticed my first blunder. The forward fourth of the hull was bizarrely misshapen and asymmetrical, looking much like an over-the-hill boxer's nose. I knew there was no way to fix that but I decided it didn't look too bad on the port side so when I put it in a display case, I would put the starboard side against the wall. But like a marriage bad from day one, things got worse. The end came when I followed a tip I read somewhere to simulate caulking between deck planks by gluing black cotton thread between the planks when installing them. I did so, and then obliviously proceeded to sand the deck. In retrospect, I should have sanded the planks before installing them, because the sanding ripped apart the upper parts of the threads and it proved impossible to get them back to looking like black lines between the planks--it was a "salt and pepper" deck. At that point, annoyed with myself, AL, and the anonymous "glue black thread" tipster, I abandoned all hope and scuttled my Bluenose, a hundred hours or so of work sinking into oblivion. This gives me an idea for a new thread on MSW--fatal blunders! Unfortunately, I have a couple more I could talk about. Anyway, I'm sure you will do much better with your Bluenoses than I did. For one thing, there are so many more resources available today, none better than the help, encouragement, and friendship you have on MSW. So good luck, and I look forward to seeing your Bluenoses in the gallery. Cy
  2. Hi Doug, Just curious--why are you building two versions of the Bluenose II at the same time? Good luck with your choice. Seems like you can't lose. Cy
  3. I did a post on this same problem last November. Altduck recommended doing exactly what you are thinking of. I haven't gotten to the point of carving the rebate because I am still fairing the hull (and thanks to you, I'm going back and adding filler blocks as you did). I think your and Altduck's solution will work well and I intend to use it. http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/14706-problem-with-kit-planking-stock-dimensions/
  4. I am building the LN myself and have been pondering the name issue. The historically accurate "generic cutter from the 1800s" certainly lacks glamour and wouldn't fit well on the transom. In thinking about this, I concluded that if you asked Lord Nelson himself what name he would prefer, it would be Emma. At the risk of being irreverent, that is what I have named her. Sorry, Mrs. Hamilton, no disrespect intended.
  5. Hi Simon. Thanks for doing this build log. I'm building the LN as well and am currently finishing up fairing the bulkheads. The next step is gluing on the bulwark strips. I am concerned about the strength of the glue joint because, other than at the stern where the strips are glued to the outer stern counter frames, the joint will only be along the edge of the deck, which is only 1 mm thick. Also, the strips may be under a little stress at the bow because of the bending required to follow the hull. How secure was your attachment? Based on your experience, do you think my concern is misplaced? Cy
  6. Point of clarification, I will not be butchering any rabbits as I implied in my first post. I will be cutting the rabbet joint, also known as a rebate...and getting a check in the mail?
  7. I'm building the LN myself but not doing a build log because I'm using Bob Hunt's LN dvd practicum and promised not to divulge his techniques. I'm not too far ahead of you so I will give you some non-Hunt tips if I can and also inform you of my errors as I discover them. I've almost finished fairing the bulkheads; next step is cutting the rabbit joint. I'm curious about the model shown in your clamp photo. Why are the bulkhead tops cut off at that stage? How will the bulwarks be attached? Cy
  8. The model is 3/16" to the foot. 2 mm thick planking would equate to 5 inches, which is not realistic. This doesn't really matter though; the issue is whether to change the outer hull dimensions or not. Going with 1 mm planking on each side would reduce the maximum beam of the model from 100 to 98 mm (equivalent to going from 21 ft to 20 ft 7 full size), a slight difference. As Rick pointed out, this model is not based on a real cutter so there is no accuracy to adhere to. At this point, I am leaning toward using the thinner planking stock instead of trying to carve a stepped bevel. Thanks for the input, everyone. Cy
  9. Perfect, and so easy. Thanks, Richard. I think that my modeling problem-solving skills have gotten rusty.
  10. Now that I am largely retired, I have the time and inclination to get back to my long-neglected in-progress models. I am working on the Victory Models' Lady Nelson. I am nearly done fairing the hull but have encounterd a problem I could use some advice on. The LN is double-planked and the kit includes 1 mm X 4 mm limewood strips for the first layer and 1 mm X 4 mm walnut strips for the second. I am at the point in the fairing for drawing a bearding line at the stern and tapering the false keel to create a rebate (correct term?) for the plank ends to rest in. The problem is that the false keel and the sternpost are both 3 mm thick, but the thickness of two layers of planking is 2 mm on each side. Obviously, 2 mm of rebate on both sides is not possible. The sketch shown below illustrates the problem. I'm a bit stymied on what to do. I do intend to replace the kit's 2nd plank walnut strips with boxwood which I wll cut myself. One possible solution would be to replace both the limewood and walnut with thinner strips, say 0.5 mm. That would allow me to carve a proper rebate and still leave 1 mm of thickness in the false keep (and have the added benefit of making the strips easier to bend). My concern with this is, would losing 1 mm of planking thickness on each side of the hull degrade the accuracy of the hull shape? (Assuming the kit was designed with such accuracy.) Has anyone else encountered this problem? Suggested solutions for addressing it would be most welcome.
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