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I'm holding out for Chris Watton's Revenge yet to be issued by Amati B.E.
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Sorry to hear that Nils, hope it eases off soon to allow you (and us) to fully enjoy your modelling activities. Regards, B.E. -
Nice fix Ian, you're a great metal bashing man B.E.
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Just enjoyed reading thro' your log Nigel, what a fine model you are producing. Love your attention to detail and innovative approach. Cheers, B.E.
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I admire your commitment to re-working the port lid lanyards Kevin, the result is well worth the effort. Your Victory looks magnificent in the photos. B.E.
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I still wonder at what you've achieved with this build at 1:100 scale hamilton, she's a fine attractive model that you should feel well satisfied with B.E.
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Masted or not she is an impressive build Len, I love that last shot of her. B.E.
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Nice work on those catharpins Jason, I hope I get them as good. B.E.
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That is a great post Tony, your ingenuity knows no bounds, and your turned gun looks a great improvement over the kit version. Nice work B.E.
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Thanks for the Greenwich trip photo's Ian, you've jogged my memory to make a return visit, it's been years since I was last there. I had wondered what had happened to the Victory in a bottle model after its stint on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square, a fitting location I think. For those who don't know about this model here's a link to the background. http://www.artfund.org/ship/nelsons-ship-in-a-bottle Looking forward to more progress on Unicorn B.E.
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Nice to see an update hamilton, she really is an attractive model, you've done a fine job with her. B.E.
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Hi Martin, the way I got around the Walnut stem to match the boxwood planking was by using a water based varnish to which I added spots of yellow ochre paint until I got a match to the colour of the boxwood proper. I painted it on in thin coats until I got the look I was satisfied with. As for the scarph scoring, I simply penciled the lines on, marked them with a pointy thing and ruler, and defined the lines using an Olfa scriber. Re the 'parquet' flooring in the Great Cabin, the British are really cheapskates when it comes to creature comforts, twas no more than painted sailcloth on the floor. (If you want to get a rolling eyes look from the Guides aboard HMS Victory keep referring to it as Lino.) The French however had far more style fitting their Great cabins with the real thing, at least on the larger ships. The Eighteenth Century British Navy however eschewed anything that smacked of a "Frenchifying" influence, although that didn't stop them adopting the Epaulette to adorn their uniforms, long before the official sanction in 1795. Sorry I digress B.E
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Hi Martin, good to see you start on Fly. I did the same as Alistair and simply scored the scarph lines into the kit stem, there are a couple of them that show above the copper line. It's not too difficult a job to open up the stern cabin and I think it is well worth doing, the same applies to beneath the Fo'csle deck. One thing I would do differently is to modify the first gunport which should really be a Bridle port, somewhat narrower than in the provided pattern. The fffm books are well worth getting, Vol 11 is particularly useful for the kit basher as it contains a lot of detail on fittings which enhance the basic kit. Vol 1 also has useful information for the kit builder but also covers the early build stages for a pof build. I have all four volumes and I have used them all as references for my build. Cheers, B.E.
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Hi Mark, using Chuck's bulkhead frame system I also found reducing the thickness of boxwood frames @1:64 scale to less than 1mm made them too fragile. I am making the ones for my Pinnace from 1.5mm thick sheet but will them sand down to 1mm. Once insitu and held by the planking I may be able to reduce the width a little more, but getting down to around 0.5mm is a tall order. I am very interested to see how you get on with your boats. Speaking of French boats, it seems eminently sensible to build them to nest, unlike the British Navy where there were far more sizes and shapes most of which were unsuitable for nesting. On the other hand it must have been a hell of an exercise to get at the Longboat having to remove the cutter and Barge first. Cheers, B.E.
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What a beast, don't fall inside her Andy we'll never get you out I think you'll need a mortgage just to buy the paint for her. Can't say it has the same appeal for me as ships of the Eighteenth century, but an interesting project all the same, and almost certainly a unique one here on MSW. I'll be interested to see how she looks in her finished state. Cheers, B.E.
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Is it too late to retro fit a spider band? made in two halves around a piece of dowel the same size as the mizen, pre drilled for the belay pins and glued into place around the Mizen; maybe there's something I'm missing but I'd have thought it feasible for a modeller of your ingenuity and skill Grant. B.E.
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Very nice work mobbsie, the snaking looks impressive... but.... Thanks to B.E. this is his method, I got to this spacing after some simple maths, 12mm on each Stay or 6mm combined .I may be having another senior moment, but are you sure it's me you're referring to, I can't for the life of me think I've posted anything about snaking. I'd hate your thanks to go to the wrong person. B.E.
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A fine looking model Mike, great job on the sails, I'd be proud to display her in my home, very well done indeed. B.E.
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Mark, this is what Boudriot has to say about the boat stowage on his 74 gun ship books. The Longboat rests on boat chocks or small cradles of fir, fashioned to the shape of the lower part of the boat's hull; the first chock is placed abaft the forward ladderway, whilst the second butts against the coaming of the main hatchway. The Longboat is stowed so as not to get too much in the way of the forward ladderway, or the running rigging belayed to the main-topssail sheet bitts. Looking at the inboard profile plans at 1:72 scale the keel of the Longboat rests about 2mm above the deck when sitting in the chocks which would equate to no more than 6" clearance to the deck. Boudriot also shows plans for a Longboat, Barge, and Cutter, I have read somewhere but can't bring it to mind at the moment, that live sheep were kept in pens beneath the boats which would perhaps indicate the chocks being higher to give more clearance. I did in fact include sheep in pens beneath the Long Boat on my small scale French Seventy-four build. B.E.
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PROXXON DSH 2 SPEED SCROLL SAW – REVIEW.
Blue Ensign replied to Blue Ensign's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Following the above, I found a sheet of acrylic and taped it to the table, what a difference in smoothly moving the work around the blade. The much reduced access hole for the blade was also of great benefit in relation to the small pieces I'm cutting out. Thanks again Intarsiabox, for the tip. B.E. -
Well done Martin, she's an attractive build, and such projects are priceless in the experience and confidence they afford us. I have enjoyed your log and your self deprecating humour, and look forward to the great Fly adventure. Presumably you've informed Bounce of new work to be started in the shipyard M.
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Blue Ensign replied to timo4352's topic in Painting, finishing and weathering products and techniques
Tim, I use self adhesive micro-porus tape to simulate canvas coverings on small scale models , it has a very slightly textured surface that shows up when painted a suitable colour. B.E.
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