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The only solution I personally have been able to do to fight this, is to specify "North America" only on my Ebay searches. Doesn't solve much of anything, but at least blocks them from one customer.
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In the model railroad world, there is a standard, open source, program, universally used in programming the digital locomotive controllers, of all brands. Some SOB programmer copied the code, changed a couple areas, and copyrighted the whole thing under his name, then sued the open source group for infringment!! it took a couple years and a lot of bucks, to get it overturned.
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Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
thibaultron replied to Torbogdan's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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The other question is, even if we can find the orentation of the wreck, how long did she drift after being cut loose, did she drift? They would have cut her loose well before she endangered pulling the Washington down with her. With being down a the bows, the wind would have pushed the stern downwind, as she sank.
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workshop floor material
thibaultron replied to davec's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Epoxy finishes are the standard for garages. Mix two parts and spread like paint. That would be my choice. The problem I can see with laminates is moisture buildup between the floor and the laminate. I doubt that there is a vapor barrier under the garage floor. Under the house proper they generally do have one. -
Yes, the accuracy of CAD can be to distracting, sometimes. I draw my plans out full size, then reduce them for printing. I have to keep reminding my self, that no one built a wooden ship to 0.001 inch accuracy! I leave the CAD set at 0.001", just because I do make some drawings that need it, and I'm sure I would forget to change it back and forth.
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Here is an example of a 3D drawing of a boat I am doing. The plans showed the frames forward of the break fairly accurately, but the drawings of the aft frames were garbage. By drawing everything in 3D I was able to work down to these final lines, by taking what accurate data I could find in other sections of the plans, and adjusting the aft frames over several iterations. By doing this I can also readily see that all the lines are fair in all 3 projections. I used a function of my CAD that draws a curve between several points. If all my data is good I get smooth lines. If not, I can see what points are out of line. Then I redraw the line, skipping the bad point(s). Now if the lines is good, I can take measurements, and redraw the frame(s) with the new data. I can also select each window, and make it full screen, to see finer detail.
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After I get my initial frames done I lay them out in 3D and check the flow of the lines. I can't show an example, my main computer power supply died, and it has most of my files on it.
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As an example, I took a section of a plan showing the drawing imported as a graphic, and the traced results. (Yes a publicly distributed plan). The drawing shown is fairly course, I normally scan the plans in at 300DPI. As you can see, the traced drawing is not in any case, in any way useful. This is the type of result any of the Tracing programs, free or purchased, will give you.
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On a safety note, for those who don't know: Never use oil or grease of any kind on or around the O2 bottle threads!!! Learned this in a welding class. The teacher said it would go Boom!
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Stop!! For all intents and purposes, NO, tracing software is usable for drafting! None! Later today I'll show you an example, I have to go out for the day now. The only viable way to go from JPG, PDF, etc. is to import the drawing and trace over it.
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Fokker Dr.I by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Model Airways
thibaultron replied to Torbogdan's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
I called them, then as they requested emailed the info on the parts I needed. Took only about a week to get the replacement parts. -
I'll have to look into the danta. I have several kits that use mahogany for the original mahogany parts, and the grain is way too course for the model.
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CAD software
thibaultron replied to cog's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
Just to add more confusion, I recomend the 2016 version of DesignCAD 3D. It runs $70 to $100. There are several sites that offer a $30 discount to the $100 list price. I've used various versions for over a decade, and have been satisfied with it. The 2016 version can input and output files in the SketchUp format. This is a great feature, as only the Pro versions of SketchUp can import AutoCad file formats. Now I can go directly to SketchUp. Don't discount the usefullness of 3D capability. I generaly take my 2D drawings and use the 3D to "build" the model and check that everything lines up. This really comes into it's own when trying to draw from distorted, or partial plans. I have a tutorial on going from 2D to 3D drawings on the forum. That tutorial is going from 2D DesignCAD to 3D sketchup, should you want to make parts for your models. -
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thibaultron replied to cog's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
To run AutoCAD (mine is 2002) on Windows 7, or 8, or 10, you need the Pro version. It will not run on the any of the Home versions. I have run it on my Windows 10 Pro 64, with no problems. -
You might try Model Expo, they have a kit for the Morgan.
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I have them also, I got them years ago, from the Smithsonian.
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Reading further in "American Ship Models and How To Build Them" I found another interesting tidbit about Bugeye and Skipjack rigging. The deadeyes on both boats are setup with a much larger gap than an earlier type boat. Accourding to the book this large gap was to increase the length of the lanyards, to counteract the rigidity of the wire shrouds. This was in the section on the Bugeye Edith Todd, built in 1901. The Bugeye was a two masted boat, used for oystering before the advent of the skipjack. The Bugeye was sometimes referred to as a "Three Sail Bateau". The skipjacks were "Two Sail Bateaus". An interesting note on the Bugeye - The lower hull was built from several logs that were carved to shape inside and out after they were joined side to side, basically a large dugout canoe! The upper portion of the hull was then built up further with planking. The idea was to give a thick lower hull that would hold up to an accidental strike of the oyster beds during dredging.
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How Realistic Can One Make Sails?
thibaultron replied to Julie Mo's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
I think it looks quite nice. For stitching perhaps printing the stitching lines on the paper, before gluing the panels? Obveously not on this finished sail, but on your next one. -
I found my other Skipjack book, but they do not say anything about the rigging materials. It is a nice history of the boats, with general details of construction, but no real modelers type info. Did talk somewhat about some of the tricks they used to hide illegal features. Some areas restricted cargo volume, so they would put in false bulkheads or move a bulkhead to make the cabin larger, then remove or move them after the inspection.
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I'll find the more definitive book in a couple days. From "American Ship Models and How To Build Them"; It says that wire rope replaced hemp for standing rigging about 1860. Their instructions state that 3/4" wire rope was used on the skipjack Carrie Price for the shrouds, and 1/2" for the balance of the standing rigging. Hemp was used for the running rigging.
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Certainly. I'll have to find the book, its buried, but I know the general location.
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I have a Skipjack book around here, I'll look it up.
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At the time skipjacks were built, they would have used wire cable standing rigging.
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