lamarvalley
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Thanks for the tip Ferit. I tried a few prototypes and found bending the wire and trying to connect at the deadeye was impossible so I changed the junction point further down to the bottom. I'll have to solder but at least I shouldn't light my wooden deadeyes on fire. No matter what tho it will be better than the wire stuff from AL... I hope
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Very nice Ferit... as usual I like your chainplates a lot and am in need of creating some and yours are an excellent example of what I want... I intend to make them of 20 gauge copper and blacken... hope you don't mind if I copy your design... I also like the top threading under the deadeye, gives a nice finished look.... might do that as well. You've inspired me to do better and i thank you for that
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Beautiful job Ray. Very crisp and clean
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Looks great Sjors
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Your windlass and model look great Robbyn You say you don't have access to anything to blacken it... if you have a gun shop anywhere nearby they probably sell brass black for bluing gun barrels and such. Not pleasant stuff but with eyewear, gloves and a bit of ventilation it blackens brass and copper as long as the metal is cleaned very well beforehand.
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This last installment of deadeyes and chains is perfect as I am having trouble with this portion of the build. I know it won't be as easy as it looks (you do make it look easy you know) but it gives me direction. Thank you Ed! Timing is everything
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Lucky man Harley, lucky man. I mean really, no one wants a crash but I think you could rename the thread the "Syren Oops". Lesson learned and not too tooooo costly eh? Imagine if she had landed 8 inches away .. in mid air then... disaster central! Oh lordy... Look away sir... look away!!!
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Sounds like good advise to me
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Your san fran is so clean and crisp and imo has already surpassed mine.
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I guess I don't understand your question... 'will it be too light in the meantime' to do what? Are you talking about while working on it? I needed something to hold the ship upright so I took a rough measurement and made a rough cradle for my san fran, put foam on it and covered it with fabric.... it moves around a bit when trying to attach shrouds or ratlines or, well, anything but it doesn't move that much that it is in danger of flipping. And for what it is worth, this ship has only 10 guns and not a lot of deck furniture but that hull (single planked) is heavy. Having said all that... it's your ship and if you want to add some weight inside near the keel while still planking, sure, why not. I can't see that it would be an issue later on and if it sits better for you than it's the right thing to do.
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I don't think these ships are that top heavy. Even with guns, that will naturally add a bit of weight, the sails are very lightweight even tho they look thick and the masts shouldn't add more weight than all the framing and planking that makes up the hull. Add decking and even more weight is low in the profile. I'm not ready to make a base yet for my ship either but when I am I'll make something that allows it to settle low and solid rather than add ballast. Just another part of the build
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I have never done coppering so this tutorial was great... thanks Ray. Good info all around.
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Sjors is in denial.... which if not mistaken is step 2 in the darkside manual... step 3 will be the rebuttal to follow.. :P
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Absolutely gorgeous Wolf! The time spent is obvious and well worth it.
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Oh but Eddie, making those mistakes makes you better... I know this from vast past and current experience The cost of a model is the kit plus about 200% for upgrades and redos. But where can you have such fun for comparably so little coin?
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Yes, very clear and understandable Jack. Thanks for the explanation.
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Wow Sjors, very very nice job! It all flows together quite beautifully Now areen't you glad that original transom was wrong so that you could create this?
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She looks great Robbyn I knew it... rather than strip the paint tho you stripped the whole rail... and a good decision it was . Much crisper.... I wonder how much time we, as modelers, spend redoing... not complaining cause if it ain't right... fix it til it is but just wondering... I think a good quarter to a third of the time I have spent on my san fran has been in the rip out and redo phase. And you seem to have the same disease as me
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Looks very even and crisp Jack. Very good job to my eye I guess now you wait for Issue 23... you might have said earlier... but how much time between receiving issues?
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ancre Le Fleuron 1729 by rekon54 - 1:24
lamarvalley replied to rekon54's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
ModelExpo has small soldering mats like that. It was on my list of to-gets but so far I haven't. It looks smaller tho.. 3" x 3" x 1" for $4.79 Oh, and btw, stunningly beautiful metalwork. Always first rate -
Very nice tools Sjors. Just the kind of tools needed by darksiders
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Nice schooner Eddie, looking forward to watching your build. About the table... you could have made it 4 times bigger and by now you'd still wish for more room
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Arrrgg! but what can you do but do 'em again.... Robbyn and Anja are right... it's the nature of the hobby and we've all been there. You'll get it I'm sure.
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