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Ray got a reaction from Dfell in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
The ropes have been added to all the termination points, and the rudder chains fitted.
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Ray got a reaction from Bettina in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
The ropes have been added to all the termination points, and the rudder chains fitted.
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Ray got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
The ropes have been added to all the termination points, and the rudder chains fitted.
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Ray got a reaction from md1400cs in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
The ropes have been added to all the termination points, and the rudder chains fitted.
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Ray got a reaction from ScottRC in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
The ropes have been added to all the termination points, and the rudder chains fitted.
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Ray got a reaction from Beef Wellington in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
The ropes have been added to all the termination points, and the rudder chains fitted.
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Ray got a reaction from riksgewijs in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
The ropes have been added to all the termination points, and the rudder chains fitted.
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Ray got a reaction from maddog33 in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
First planking has been completed and sanded down. Next will add the quarterdeck planking for which I will make a template first as I am building her as lunched with an open rail and only 9 pounders on the quarterdeck
Last few planks to fit
last planks on
First planking completed
Sanded down
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Ray got a reaction from capnharv2 in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
The ropes have been added to all the termination points, and the rudder chains fitted.
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Ray got a reaction from Seventynet in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
The ropes have been added to all the termination points, and the rudder chains fitted.
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Ray got a reaction from Mirabell61 in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.
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Ray got a reaction from md1400cs in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.
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Ray reacted to schooner in USS Basilone DD-824 by schooner - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - Scale 1:192 - from USS Gearing kit
Fan Antennas
With a lot of home renovations going on lately it has been tough to find some modeling time - hopefully the hurricane will keep me indoors and at loose ends long enough to get some more done.
The Gearings had several sets of 3-wire HF fan antennas. I decided to do the ones between the aft stack and ECM tower now so I didn’t whack something trying to reach that area later.
The wires are made from thin flyfishing leader material. It took a long time to track down something to use for the insulators. I tried some glass beads (shown on left below) but they were over scale. I then though of using insulated wire whose insulation material I could slide over the “wire” to simulate the insulators but after striking out at several electrical supply shops I found some online. It was cheap but the necessary wire stripper was not. After stripping off a length of insulation I cut it to length. The piece in the middle below was OK but going down one more size in wire gage diet the trick:
The “fish plates” where the wires join is just a piece of strip plastic with small holes drilled in it. The connecting wires (not sure of the technical name) is just a strand of the copper wire whose insulation I had used. Pix of the antennas before and after painting:
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Ray got a reaction from ScottRC in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.
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Ray reacted to gdollow in S-100 & Flak 38 by gdollow - Revell - 1:72 - PLASTIC - with PE
The interior of the bridge is complete. I have to put some decking on the rear of the bridge, but I need to paint it first, which will happen once I have completed the PE on the exterior of the bridge.
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Ray got a reaction from riksgewijs in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.
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Ray got a reaction from Martin W in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.
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Ray got a reaction from Seventynet in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.
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Ray got a reaction from Blue Ensign in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.
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Ray got a reaction from drtrap in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.
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Ray got a reaction from schooner in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.
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Ray got a reaction from Bettina in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.
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Ray got a reaction from Beef Wellington in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.
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Ray got a reaction from mort stoll in HMS Diana 1794 by Ray - FINISHED - Caldercraft - A 38 gun Heavy Frigate
With the ships boats finished it has been back to the last of the rigging all be it slowly as other things have taken up most of my time in the last few weeks,the fore sheets tack and clue lines and the main sheets tack and clue lines have been added and rigging done !!!
I am now making lots of rope coils to add to the belaying pins and all the other rigging termination points.
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Ray reacted to Barbossa in HMS Diana By Barbossa - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64 - The 1794 Attempt
Hi Ray,
And what a fine and pleasant journey it was.
As mentioned in a previous reply in your log : whenever I start the mast & rigging part, I only have to follow your approach.
Indeed, as I'm working now on the 24 ft; lifeboat, styrene is an valuable alternative :
- for cutting small pieces and details ( see the special arrangments according the AOTS for the 24 ft cutter : ringbolt, sternsheet, ringlock ) At first, with walnut I'll give it a try, but I'm sceptical.
- provided you have good paints at your disposal : I use the Acrylicos Vallejo brand. To be specific : the "Panzer aces" New Wood with reference 70.311 is -in my opinion- pretty "wood-like"
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