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That is a fine looking build Rusty, the more I see of Syren, the more that kit appeals to me. Well done. Regards, B.E. -
Hi Timmo, that Admiralty French Blue is far too strong for my taste, although I think it looks better against Walnut than boxwood. I spent ages trying to get that slightly dusky blue with grey overtones, but once I had it I had to make sure I had enough tp complete the build and for any touch ups. I think your third option looks the best and may even stand the addition of a little more grey. Colour perception on photos tho' is always difficult and you're in the best position to judge. You're right about scale colouring, on smaller models such as my 1:150 Seventy-four the black needed toning down with grey to stop it overwhelming the model. On Pegasus at 1:64 the standard Humbrol black looks ok at least to my eye. David Antscherl in Volume 11 of the ffm gives a good 'how to' on design painting and mentions something called White Transfer paper available thro' art suppliers for drawing the design outline, which can then be wiped away once the design is painted. He also refers to the option of painting the designs on paper which is then stuck to the boarding. This is a technique I believe was used on contemporary models. The advantage is I suppose you can bang away on the paper design until you get a result you like without messing up the the actual bulkheads. Regards, B.E.
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Hi Michael, that last shot shows how beautifully you have modelled the sheer lines of Wasa, very nice work. Cheers, B.E.
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Just catching up on your build Jay, great progress, loving your attention to detail. Cheers, B.E.
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Thanks David I'm glad you like it. It was a testy little build and originally I had intended it to be part of a larger diorama including a French Frigate and a British Seventy-four. They still sit in their boxes. Unfortunately working at 1:150 with that level of detail proved too much for my aging eyes so she sits alone in her case. Regards, B.E.
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The flanges on the scuppers look good Peter, an excellent solution. Better than using flattened slivers of aluminium tubing as I did I think. Regards, B.E.
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Hi Mathias, nice to see your build logged on here, great photo's, she is looking wonderful. Cheers, M.
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There's hope for the future of the hobby John if you are surrounded by a mob of interested kids. I am prepared to bet that your exquisite little cutter will stick in the minds of at least one or two, and some way down the road, they will appear on MSW influenced by the beauty of what they saw in 2013. Regards, B.E.
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Good looking build you have developing there Timmo, Granado is an interesting subject.look forward to seeing your progress. Cheers, B.E.
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Nice work on the stern David, well done. B.E.
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From the photos the planking looks fine to me, fortunately Rattlesnake doesn't appear to have much sheer and is not too bluff in the bows both of which present slightly more complex planking issues. You can see best how to proceed, but these are the basic rules I follow. Never taper a plank to less than half its width. Use long tapers not short. Never force a plank laterally, use stealers say at the stern where a gap may appear. If the taper at the bow looks to be getting too sharp use drop planks or spiled planks. Have wider plank widths to hand to accommodate spiling, trouble with kits is they generally only provide one width, I always buy extra sizes. I like to plank from both keel up and wale down and aim to have any remaining oddly shaped plank requiring spiling appear on the underside of the hull. Stick with it JP, you're nearly there. B.E.
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I admire your tenacity in sticking with the boat Tony, I'm sure it will pay dividends in the end. You will have a boat that you have wholly created yourself to be proud of, and learned another new skill into the bargain. I look forward to seeing the finished article. Regards, B.E.
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I get the impression that this is a kit just begging for a bit of 'bashing', and I'm looking forward to seeing your build develop Hamilton. Regards, B.E.
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Just picked up on your Syren log Thomas, what a beautiful build, your work is of a very high standard. Regards, B.E.
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Hi Peter, I was fairly happy with the position along the hull of the scuppers as per below which I sort of worked out from the Swan II book. but I'm not really sure whether I should have placed them lower. Here you can see them situated just above the top strake of the wale. There is an incline down from the deck, but when I saw Bill Maxwell's Fly I noted they were lower down exiting thro' the Wale. http://www.max-jp.biz/fly/Gallery_LR/imgpages/image246.html The one that I still have to fit is for the Manger scupper at the bows, this would of neccessity be slightly lower than the line of the others on my Pegasus. http://www.max-jp.biz/fly/Gallery_LR/imgpages/image241.html It doesn't always follow that the scuppers exit thro' the wale, it does depend on the relationship between the level of the Waterway and wale on a particular ship which may vary. On my Pegasus I found that the option was to fit them where I have or risk drilling holes just beneath the top of the Wale with the risk of splitting the wale wood. I took the soft option. According to the ffm book the scuppers were of 1.5mm diameter holes (scale) and for the Pump dales,( the one situated second from aft) 2.0mm; also the Manger scupper at the Bow. Those tubes you have look good for the normal scuppers but if you can find a couple slightly larger for the Pump dales and Manger outlets that's all to the better. I hope this provides you with a little more detailed information Peter, in retropsect I think I would have left my external scuppers until much later in the build, were I doing it again. Regards, B.E.
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She has nice lines David, I look forward to seeing her progress.. Regards, B.E.
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Planking is looking good JP, I also like to work from keel up and wale down with hopefully any spiles appearing on the underside of the hull. Thinking through your system is most of the battle. Cheers, B.E.
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Great progress Robert, love that last shot, shows the sheer lines off a treat Regards, B.E.
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Hi Skippy that’s quite a question. I do have the Petersson book so I can see what you are referring to. I didn’t use the book much for rigging Pickle, my main reference sources were The Global schooner by Marquardt , The Colonial schooner by Hahn, and The cutter Alert by Peter Goodwin. Those tackles referred to by Petersson were not part of the standing rigging as such; with an odd number of shrouds on the Mainmast the shortened leg of one pair had a block turned into the end as shown by Petersson with the tackles set up as per pages 74/75 of his book. The tackles were used for lifting heavy equipment With Pickle the tackle pendants were a separate item of rigging going over the masthead first before the shrouds. You can see this on page 76 of Petersson in relation to the Fore Mast. Instead of a block being turned in the end, I used thimbles into which the tackle block would be hooked when required. The tackles are unrigged on my Pickle, but the pendants with the thimbles can be seen in many of the photos. The tackles did not always hook into the channels, ring bolts set in the waterways inside the rails were also used. Rigging Pickle as per Petersson would be a bit crowded on the kit provided channels without some modification, and you would need to watch out for where the gunport splits the Main channels. Finally thank you for your kind comment about my build. Cheers, B.E.
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Hello Dusty, What evidence do you have that she was fitted with either fixed stern davits or Quarter Davits, were these a feature of Spanish Ships in general? I've not seen any models of her or paintings depicting her with davits. Regards, B.E.
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Enjoyed reading the trials and tribulations of your build Tony, and you certainly seem to have got value for money out of the learning process. A model is more than just the sum of its parts and you are producing a very attractive cutter with some nice little additional touches. Cheers, B.E.
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Excellent bit of joinery there Alex, love the final shot, great colour toning. Regards, B.E.
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I don't know whether to laugh or cry Doris, here's me with enough hardware to start an engineering factory, and you produce such wonderments with a small selection of hand craft tools. Marvellous stuff. Regards and much respect. B.E.
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It is a joy to see your updates Doris, just love your crew figures. Regards, B.E.
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Wonderful series of photo's Gil that will help explain the mysteries of Bunt and Leech line rigging. Belaying at the bitts and Foc'sle rail present some of the trickiest to get at locations, and the neatness of your rigging is very evident in the large size photo's. Very nicely done. Regards, B.E.
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