Chasseur

Happy Birthday Bro!

Looks authentic and to scale. Well done Jond!

Lots has transpired since I last seen the cutter at McNalley High School. How is your wife's health? Is she better?

Jeff

I have two kinds from our local outdoors store first is Soft Wire Copper Extra Fine W-C-XF comes in around .002"

Second is Soft Wire Silver Medium W-S-M comes in around .003"

I have seen even finer stuff at jewerly supply stores of which I will probably purchase along with the Veevus.

Also I think one of the guys on this site mentioned the rewind copper from small electrical motors as well.

Yes I have lots of UNI-Thread in different colors however I must get some Veevus. Attached is Lady Prevost 1:300 scale utilizing UNI-Thread.  

Jeff

I really love how the deck turned out. Deck furniture and winch are spot on!

Thanks for putting some figures into the mix for scale* Is that the captain at the Fore?

Thanks Michael and I am glad you like the jig. That's a huge compliment coming from an Artisan like yourself!

Love the photo for comparisons and I am liking Veevus 14/0. I'll see if the outdoors shop where I get my thread can bring some of that in for me. Otherwise I'll have to split a Cat Wisker in two!

Yes Igor that is the plan. I built the jig mostly for an article I am writing for lone warrior so the ratlines you see here are for a 1:300 scale warship. I am still debating whether to use thread or wire for Preussen's ratlines. If I go with wire then I'll have to use a little different method when attaching them in the bottle.

I am just in the final stages of finishing the article for Lone Warrior and then I'll be onto the Preussen full time and looking forward to that en-devour soon.

I am also looking at modifying my jig design if I use wire as I will be tinning and soldering the wire. The biggest hurdle is I'll be using very fine wire to keep the lines within scale.

Yeah I had the same, still on the mend and I missed three days of work. Get lots of rest Rob!

Take care ... Jeff

Excellent work here Jond. You are a true artisan.

I love when nay sayers think things can't be done old school. People fail to believe things can't be sucessesfully scratch-built just as good as store bought or a 3D printer. Your gears look perfect to me and my experience when I worked off-shore was things looked a bit beat up and never perfect so your scale RC model will be very realistic and up to snuff!

Looking good my friend ... Jeff

Hi Jond,

The PDF file is to big to post here. Please PM me with an email address and I'll send it to you. Also I was mistaken about the author it's actually Gene Bodnar.

You'll love this practicum ...he goes through the build from start to finish and in great detail. He has your answers your looking for.

Jeff

BTW it's by Philip Eisner.

I found it. I will attach it here tomorrow when I am back in the office ... Jeff

Jond,

I can't remember if it was here on MSW or on Model Ship Builder a guy posted a PDF of a complete build of Bluenose II and it was absolutely amazing. Maybe Mark can remember if it was here. If not I'll look on MSB when time permits.

Happy Birthday Nils and good to see the Brass Meister is back at it!

Blessings on your day*

Excellent Jond. I really love when craftsmen add figures to a ship model. The figures make the ship come alive and they tell a story. G scale seems to work perfectly .... way to go!

You are wise to use a scale figure that we see on deck next to the barrels. I find using scale figures keeps everything in perspective and takes a lot of guesswork and extra measuring out of the equation. Interesting trick with the ammonia water, I haven't heard of that before till now.

Nice!

As always excellent workmanship and detail. You never cease to amaze me Nils!

You are the Brass Meister .... love those brass screws* and the stern detail!

Jeff

Thanks Jond for letting me know about the Theodolite. 50 years ago I was only 9 years old. At first glance I thought it was either a funky Steampunk Sextant or some crude surveyors device but wasn't sure. Thanks for the link to AMYA. I will certainly check it out! I look forward to your build ... Jeff

Very interesting timelines here. In the second picture in the lower left corner you have a vintage brass coloured looking device. I haven't seen anything like it before. Looks like something right out of the Sherlock Holmes movies. What pray tell is it?

P.S. Love the RC models you are building especially the Marblehead Pond Yacht.

Very impressive Jond!

Jeff

*Simply Outstanding work* ...Ed 

As a ship in bottle modeler I always pick up tips and techniques from Gents like yourself!

Looking good Rob!

I got the first two sets of rat lines started. First shot is overall look. Glued threads on with white glue then an extra secure with hair spray. Used Gem Tack to dollop the dead-eyes. Painted the lines with a flat black wash to get ride of the fuzz's. Used Raw Sienna and Dark Chocolate for dead eyes and Soft Butter to model the cordage between the eyes. A wash of Brown Ink to tone down the yellow a bit but just enough to give some contrast. These will be used for my 1:300 ships for an article I am writing but allowed me some practice for the Preussen. I decided to can the paper dead-eyes and go with Igor Sky's techniques for blocks et al.

Second shot shows a close up and an number 11 scalpel blade for scale reference. Dead-eyes measure 1.5 mm in diameter.

I am leaning towards using wire for the Preussen and soldering on each individual piece after I tin the lines. That way I can get even smaller in scale. We're entering the watch making trade here! Once I remove them I can trim a little closer and then they're ready to install.

Just another tricky day in the man cave. Been so busy lately I rarely get into the cave ... Jeff

Awesome!