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  1. TBlack
    I decided to build a "plug" (think ship's boat construction) around which to build the pilot house. It also serves to show the massing of the houses to make sure it all will look like the photos.
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    Steve, I did an Aeropiccola version of the frigate Essex back in the late 80's. It was very similar to what Pierre has mentioned: hard to determine scale; and, as you've pointed out, the head rails and stern detail were all pressed wood. I would encourage you to throw those parts away and build those areas up on your own. It's not that difficult, and there's a lot of help here. You will be happier with the result. Anyway, go to it! we're all cheering you on! Also, you've got a good start with a smooth looking hull! Tom
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    Popeye, I'm just catching up with your wonderful accomplishments with this build. She looks very yar! I'm not sure I understand your unhappiness with the anchor arrangement. I don't believe a boat that size would have had hawse holes in the hull, and the arrangement that you've shown is the way I've seen it in my experience. The only thing lacking is a couple of fairleads (chocks) mounted on the cap rail near the stem (they keep the anchor chain from chewing up the rail and they also keep the anchor road coming off the bow as the ship swings to wind/tide.) Tom
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    Sarah, Nice work, especially at that scale. I particularly liked the furling job...very neat! Your logs are fun to follow not only to see your work, but the repartee is especially entertaining. Don't focus so much on the moderator work that you neglect to post entries! I hope you're not moving far...not out of the Seattle area? And a TINY Missouri? How tiny is tiny? Tom
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    Well Randy, whatever, you're a champ!
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    Enemeink, Glad to have you back for very selfish reasons. My first scratch build attempt was this craft, so, sentimentally, it's close to me. It looks like you've been able to overcome some terrible manufacturing problems, and your results look very smooth. One of the things I discovered in my research is that there are two long guns also included in the armament. I could never figure out where they would go that would allow for their recoil. There is a model of the Prince in the Smithsonian done by Merritt Edson; he couldn't figure it out either and also left them off his model. I think I showed you the bow escutcheon back in version 1.0; I'll do it again when you get to that point if you'll remind me. Tom
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    Thanks, John, Adrieke, and Michael. Michael, my brass work is merely paint; yours is art. As I recall, you live just west of Toronto on a lake where your craft will get its trial run? Do your neighbors know of the talent in their midst? Thanks for keeping us all in awe. Tom
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    Randy! They look fabulous. You weren't sandbagging us were you? I mean, you started this thread implying that you were a novice. The results show otherwise. Tom
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    Simply by way of letting you know that I'm plugging along. Nothing particularly unique or noteworthy on the building of the salon. The big challenge is the pilot house; not only because of its curved front and flat windows, but also because I'd like to include the interior. Anyway, here's where I am today:
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    I can't add any different compliments; your work is truly amazing. I did spend some time looking at those two shackles and tried to figure out why the first one didn't measure up. I'm guessing that you didn't like the fact that the body of the first one, coming from strip, had a rectangular cross section as opposed to round? Also, I'm not sure how you get the pin to have the flat place for your fingers looking so symmetrical and smooth. Oh, and the block that's included in the bobstay rig doesn't look too bad either! Tom
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    Dan, I'll echo what my colleagues have said about your perfect shaping/carving. But I'll also add that your ability to pull that off successfully requires not only an attention to detail but also an understanding of the bigger picture and how it all fits together...a rare talent! Tom
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    Randy, in soldering the parts together, if you "tin" each part up ahead of time with the solder, then when you join them and heat them, they'll come right together. I find that trying to keep the parts together in the right place; get a tiny amount of solder placed in the joint; then applying heat is too many things to juggle at one time. So if you apply the solder first to each part and then join the parts...much easier. Tom
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    Randy, I'm reading that your objection to brass is its shine? Can't you just blacken it or otherwise paint it to remove the objection? The ones in the picture are painted brass. Tom
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    Janos, If you're still watching this thread, what did you get in place of the Dremel drill stand? I've got the same problem and would like to find a solution. Tom
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    And don't forget your dentist. They have dental burrs by the score that they don't use and are happy to part with.
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    Popeye, Back in my day, skis didn't have bindings but rubber "step-ins" (easier to get out of). It was sort of a two part affair: a piece of rubber around the heel and another over the top of the foot. Also, I think I showed you my radar antenna back in version 1.0; don't forget the repeater on the dashboard.
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    Thanks, KayZee,; I'm working on the salon currently. Nothing much to show yet, but it's been slow (I've been distracted by needed repairs to the garage door opener). Tom
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    Dan, Welcome to our little (or not so little) on-line community. So now we have you and Chuck, do we get the rest of the Board? Anyway, have you been on one of these 42's? Quite a racing machine. I'm assuming you're doing this for the NYYC? Do they specify the kind of presentation, or is that left up to the artist? Tom
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    Harvey, Thanks, we've got plenty of time. I'll make sure I do pilot holes. I'm only doing a single wheel; it's in a pilot house, so not quite so visible; and I've got a boring bar! Tom
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    Harvey, I want to use your technique on a model I'm building. I particularly liked your solution to the 10 spoke spacing problem. Positively ingenious! What size drill did you use for the spoke holes? And I'm assuming it's long enough to go through the rim and into the hub all in one operation? Also, I'm reading that some of the spoke alignment was out. I'm not sure I completely understand, but do you mean that if you had drawn a line around the edge of each rim in the center you would have avoided the problem? Tom
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    Runner63, It was in 1830 when Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. penned the poem that begins: "Aye, tear her tattered ensign down..." that galvanized the salvation effort for Old Ironsides. Maybe we need a new poet for the United States? Tom
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    Steve, A picture from the fall of 1938, the demise of a proud vessel. By that time she had been lengthened by 15 feet which allowed room on the fantail for a ladder to the boat deck. Tom
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    Steve, Re: the ladder. Never thought of that. The picture below doesn't show "the people's boat" off in the best light, but it's the only close-up of the area that I've got. I've marked where you think the ladder ought to go? Tom
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    Steamschooner, I have a lot of respect for your opinion, given your interests. But if it's a ventilator why is it gone in that last photo above? See, I figured that initially the builders in Searsport realized that the passenger cabin had to be heated and they put a stove in there, but later realized how to tap the steam from the boiler and got rid of the stove. Anyway, while I've got your attention, would you look at the picture and notice the stack as it goes through the deck. Are those bolts or air holes that go around the base?
  25. TBlack
    In molding the styrene window inserts, I've been trying to see how thin I can make them with an eye toward the pilot house which will include an interior. That being so, the window assembly needs to be a thin sandwich. I've gotten the inserts down to less than half a millimeter. Also, notice the cup in the photo below which contains the styrene fluid after the molds have been filled. There's a lot of waste in this process which grates on my yankee sense of things.

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