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Chasseur got a reaction from Jack12477 in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
Well Michael I know you’re the machine Meister and judging from Colin’s response it sounds like he is the paint Meister here on MSW. I am sure you’ll do a great restoration of the paint.
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Chasseur reacted to MESSIS in Eagle of Algier 1753 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - 1:48 - Chebec - Nils Langemann
hi Nils,
Yes the wire is a very good method. Clean & dry and 100% reliable. Still am thinking to try GAC400 on Hermiones sails. I have got the impression (out of discissions with friends here) that this way maybe I will succeed a more realistic result... more wind into the sails impression.
I sm planning to make some expiriments.
wish a pleasant weekend
Christos
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Chasseur reacted to Mirabell61 in Eagle of Algier 1753 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - 1:48 - Chebec - Nils Langemann
Hi Christos,
the use of laundry starch at the early stage of sail making is mainly to keep the cotton cloth flat and without any wrinkles, when drawing the sewing pattern. After starching I iron the cloth dry and It gets a little stiffness which is welcome, but it soon is fading during the sewing action. You are right there.
The blown sail effect (if wished) is brought in with a wire in the bottom bolt rope, like I did for "Gorch Fock" and for "Pamir" hard braced at the wind....
Nils
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Chasseur reacted to Mirabell61 in Eagle of Algier 1753 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - 1:48 - Chebec - Nils Langemann
Christos,
I have`nt made up my mind yet for considering the sail setting / resp. wind direction, but the running rigging shall allow later to set all to optimal conditions. Perhaps even a large sail could be slightly furled towards the yard.... Should the sail require a slight "bulbed" shape, I may perhaps build a thin and shaped stainless steel wire into the bottom bolt ropes for appropriate curvature.
For conditioning the cotton fibre cloth I usualy apply normal laundry spray-stiffener (like my wife uses for ironing shirts, etc.). that will be done before the sewing pattern is brought to the cloth by means of soft pencil-lines....
Nils
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Chasseur reacted to JesseLee in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Clove hitch, clove hitch, clove hitch, clove hitch, clove hitch.............clove hitch, clove hitch, clove hitch, clove hitch, clove hitch.................
Jesse
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Chasseur reacted to JesseLee in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
I "paint" them with watered down white glue. This holds the hitches and the shape. I sort of shape them with the paintbrush before it dries. They dry pretty quick. If you need to re-shape them just dip the brush in water and go back over it so you can work on the shape of the sag.
Jesse
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Chasseur reacted to Pogy647 in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
I appreciate your careful work and the wonderful discussion that it has generated! I’m looking forward to starting the Syren this summer, and will be revisiting your log step by step.
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Chasseur reacted to Piet in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Catching up with you JesseLee, fantastic progress my friend. Ratlines are looking pretty good.
Cheers,
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Chasseur reacted to John Allen in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
rtropp,
A member posted a series of pics. He purchased one to see if it would ease the pain of tying ratlines. If I remember (and its a big if) He said the loom material appeared sturdy, (there was a plastic loom a line that was worthless) he followed instructions and posted step by step pics. It seemed like much more trouble than its worth.
I am not an expert model builder. I put myself in the mediocre class, one thing I am an expert on is ratlines. When doing the Victory I tried different methods card with lines, clamps with wood spacer etc. Had finished all shrouds and ratlines looked horrible. With input from members and finally gathering up enough courage I grabbed a pair of scissors and cut everything out the whole shebang, shrouds ratlines futtock shrouds. My courage came from MR. Jack Daniels.
I freehand them breaking the shrouds in quarters. I find it faster and not as tiring, and there are other methods all posted on this site in a addition to the item you brought up.
Most builders like Jesse Lee use the lined card review what he just posted, his are perfectly spaced and spaced exactly according to his plans his shrouds and futtocks are perfect.
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Chasseur reacted to colinmaclock in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
Michael,
Do you have a colour wheel or chart? sometimes the oddest combinations of primary, tertiary and secondary colours work out what you want. Choosing the right base colour to start with is the work half done. Most importantly, in your type of work, use natural light to do you paint matches! Do no trust indoor lighting, even if it is colour balanced.
Cheers,
Colin
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Chasseur reacted to colinmaclock in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
Hi Michael,
It is hard to determine weather the original paint on the hull is lacquer based or enamel. To apply a final clear or semi-gloss finish over your paint may help blend in the luster. Caution though, do a small isolated test area in case of a reaction causing blistering. This occurs sometimes when using different brands with different bases. I found that using an old piece of nylon stocking to burnish a finish to match old and new painted areas can work as long as the new paint has had enough time to cure hard.
Cheers,
Colin
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Chasseur reacted to michael mott in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
Hi Colin I took the photo in natural light, and I only mix colour in natural light. One of the things is the wait time in between the mixes in order to see how it buffs out. I like using the Humbrol Paints, the pigment grind is quite fine. In this particular case though i am also mixing humbrol with Testors The particular colours are Humbrol Chestnut brown base with flat grapefruit red and gloss tangerine from Testors I am confident that the three base colours that am using now are going to work. as you say sometimes the oddest colours work. When i learned how to match colours back in England using the national Standards colour charts the only colours that the boss had were the three primaries and black and white, I spent many hours matching up the oddest colours for various models using those spec sheets.
Michael
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Chasseur reacted to druxey in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
Differing surface reflectance can throw one as well. If one can spray paint, blending between old and new also helps.
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Chasseur reacted to colinmaclock in Albertic by michael mott - FINISHED - Scale 1:100 - RESTORATION - Bassett-Lowke Model
Great Michael, sounds like you know this process well. Keep in mind those three colours you are using are already blends of pigments. Bring in some others as well, lets say another orange or yellow, mix tiny amounts in with what you have plus a very tiny bit of black and see what transpires.
Cheers,
Colin
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Chasseur got a reaction from Elijah in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Hey, Jesse looking Splendid!
Where did you get that little magnifier that is situated on your bench just above the bowsprit?
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Chasseur got a reaction from Piet in Eagle of Algier 1753 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - 1:48 - Chebec - Nils Langemann
Looking Awesome Nils!
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Chasseur got a reaction from John Allen in Eagle of Algier 1753 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - 1:48 - Chebec - Nils Langemann
Looking Awesome Nils!
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Chasseur got a reaction from cog in Eagle of Algier 1753 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - 1:48 - Chebec - Nils Langemann
Looking Awesome Nils!
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Chasseur got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Eagle of Algier 1753 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - 1:48 - Chebec - Nils Langemann
Looking Awesome Nils!
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Chasseur reacted to Mirabell61 in Eagle of Algier 1753 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - 1:48 - Chebec - Nils Langemann
Update...
started with the making of the mighty main yard. I measured several times in order to get the correct length but it is really about 2/3 of the total ship length !
I still had some of the bamboo flower sticks in sufficiant length and diameter for making the two-spar lashed yard. For tapering the spars I used the slotted side of a scrap floor pannel plank, a small hand drilling machine in the left hand, and an electric belt file in the right hand. The result was very pleasing to see, and the bamboo material easily allows to buid in a slight curve of the lashed yard. Those lateen sails will be quite large later on...
For making the parral coller I used some etched brass ribs I still had from my Pegasus build, and fashion beads for the trucks. The lines of the main fall go under the parral collar, and the fastening toggle for the main yard is just beneath the parral. A Trus pedant line comes from the one paral collar end and goes through a thimble at the other end. This line holds the yard close to the mast, especialy after bracing the yard, when wind from afterly directions.....
The angle of the yard is set with the two "top lifts" that come from deck and over the mast top...
Nils
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Chasseur got a reaction from Piet in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Hey, Jesse looking Splendid!
Where did you get that little magnifier that is situated on your bench just above the bowsprit?
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Chasseur reacted to JesseLee in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Steve, my kit came with the ropes missing. This kit was a gift and I did not know if they would have sent me any or not. I also wasn't sure what quality it would be - past kit ropes have always been awful. I probably would have swithed up anyway because I like to use dark brown instead of black for standing rigging. I'm using a combination of other stuff I have saved up. The larger shroud lines are Chuck's ropes from his Syren Co. The smaller is different sizes of sewing thread I got at Hobby Lobby. I was thinking about this yesterday. I'm not sure I have enough leftovers to finish the rigging. Will probably order more from Chuck. It is the best rope I have ever used.
Jesse
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Chasseur reacted to JesseLee in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Started ratlines. I experimented with the different ways of tying the ends. The first 2 I an eye splice lashed to the shroud line This was hard to do and very time consuming. The next 2 I tied the ends and seized it like the eye spliced ones. Without magnification you cant see the difference so I'm continuing to do them that way instead. It is less time consuming this way too. A lot of clove hitching to do!
Jesse
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Chasseur reacted to JesseLee in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Something my wife got for me at Hobby Lobby.
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Chasseur got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Hey, Jesse looking Splendid!
Where did you get that little magnifier that is situated on your bench just above the bowsprit?
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