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Dust can trigger my allergies as well - I tend to use a mask as well as a shop vac positioned near the sanding zone to try to keep the air clear. I think there are some other air filtration units that can be effective for this as well, but having the shop vac on (and wearing ear protection) has helped a lot.
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I can’t say that I see any wrong but I do think your stern could probably use some more fairing. I added the counter after I had faired the stern further (which I believe @tlevine did the same looking at the original build log). I used a bunch of Emory style boards (from the cosmetic section of a general retailer) to do a lot of the fairing and recall really having to work a lot on both the bow and stern. You’re doing a good job!
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NRG Rigging Project by tlevine
VTHokiEE replied to tlevine's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
That’s a good tip that I wish I knew earlier. Very cool project!- 18 replies
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@Dulrakk Great review, I saw the comment (linked below) from Chris on his thread and the issue looks like it happened to your deck.
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Looks like you’re off to a good start! I’m so impressed with people who can juggle multiple builds; for better or worse I find that I can only focus on one thing at a time (but darn if some other kits in the garage aren’t calling my name every time I walk out there). Looking forward to seeing what you do with this build.
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Thanks and I'm certain that you're right. It wasn't a deep stain so I was able to scrape some off gently with the back of an #11 blade, but I'm not doing anything further to ensure that I don't make things worse in an attempt to make them better. Thanks OC, appreciate it!
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I ended up buying the hinge PE set by Mathos Models (I picked up both A and B sets so I can "always be prepared") and I think they worked out well. Unfortunately the bolts became much harder to see after blackening (I assume this is a shadow thing) and I made a CA glue stain (which thankfully is less noticeable no than when I took these pictures). The well and shot locker goes back into storage while I frame out the lower deck.
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Log to PDF Tool
VTHokiEE replied to VTHokiEE's topic in How to use the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT**
Small update - oakheart helped me debug an issue (thank you!) where the PDF creation was taking longer than the timeout value specified and did not actually create the file. I have updated the releases to incorporate the change. Apologies that I still haven't gotten around to getting the releases signed - life can be unexpected and full sometimes. -
Thanks - very glad to be making some saw dust again! That's a good idea, I'll take a look. The hinges that are drawn (and I've seen on other builds) are usually T Hinges. I actually did stumble across a sheet of 1/35 photo etch hinges for dioramas by a company called Mathos Models that I may buy and see if they'll work (but then my nemesis "blackening" rears it's head 😂). I'm finding some other things (from railroad modelers as well) that could work if I don't end up fabricating them myself.
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After a considerable time away from the shipyards I found some motivation recently and have been plugging away at the ship's well and have almost completed it. I didn't take photographs of the progress, but I built up each of the 4 sides and then glued the sides together as square as I could. What I'm currently struggling with is how to make the hinges. I don't think my metalwork is at a point when I can fabricate them so I'm currently leaning towards using black card and pondering how to give the pin some depth. I have a little bit of time to ponder it though because I realized I build the lower deck beams incorrectly (confused width and depth) and need to remake them (about halfway done with them so I better get on the hinge decision before I start scouring the web for PE sheets that could solve the issue for me).
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Log to PDF Tool
VTHokiEE replied to VTHokiEE's topic in How to use the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT**
Hi there, sorry to hear about your issues I'll try to take a look into it and see if we can figure out what is happening. I will send you a direct message for more details. -
NRG, MSB, SIS flash drives
VTHokiEE replied to bushman32's topic in NAUTICAL RESEARCH GUILD - News & Information
I picked up the NRG usb drive. The menu system didn’t work with my standard pdf viewer but worked with Adobe Reader. When I opened the menu pdf through Adobe Reader and clicked the issues I had to allow it permissions to open the associated files. Hope that helps! -
Doh! I knew I was missing something - @tlevine thank you so much. Once I hit the planking between decks and the upper deck framing I thought that I had gone too far. Really appreciate it (and really need to re-read everything through).
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Thank you @tlevine, @Chuck, @glbarlow, and @druxey - much appreciated. Have a quick question; I'm looking at the lower deck framing and I think I'm overlooking something. I'm currently making the lower deck beams, which are dimensioned, but I am having trouble finding the dimensions for the rest of the section (lodging knees, carlings, and ledges) and the only profile of the hanging knees is on page 12 (which doesn't have a scale but I think I can find a way to scale it given the other other components in the image have known dimensions). I've browsed through TFFM and the remainder of the fitting out directions but where can I find/determine the dimensions of these parts and how deep the notches are for then to sit in on the deck beams? Thanks for any insight!
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Wow! How cool is this! Good luck with the project!
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The limber boards.. these little guys took me for a ride (the whole weekend in fact). I'm not certain how many cedar trees were lost in the making of these seemingly small parts but a memorial has been erected in my back yard (and honestly they could be made better, just maybe not by me right now...). I tried to use a small plane (multiple times) and I simply could not get there so I changed paths and broke out the micro mill. I learned an awful lot more about machining setup these past two days - ha. When I finally had what seemed like an acceptable board I realized that I had shaped it to fit my not planked side and of course they didn't fit well when I switched them. Finally today I emerged from my work bench with a set of limber boards that I think will work. The limber boards are simply fitted here as the instructions warn you not to install them yet. Next up the main mast step, which (if I am reading the instructions correctly) apparently is completely hidden - sounds like a good opportunity for more practice to prepare for more visible parts.
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Congratulations Rusty! I have loved following your build - such a gorgeous ship.
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