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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. -
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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She's shaping up into a very nice model Martin, with some great extra touches. I like your headworks, so often a weakness in kit offerings. Whether to serve or not ; if it creates an overscale look, a bit bulky , then it is perhaps better not to do it. I have yet to reach that point, I will attempt it, but let my eye be the final arbiter. Here's the link for Steel. http://hnsa.org/doc/steel/index.htm I do have the book, but use the online version all the while, I find it an excellent reference source, and in truth it is the basis for all the more modern writings on the subject. Regards, B.E.
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Hi Bob, Picked up your log from the photo profile thread, beautiful lines you have achieved with your Bluenose, a very appealing build. Regards, B.E.
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The wheel looks good Jason, and very neat work on the blocks. Rigging the tiller is the first bit of rigging, and you've done an excellent job. ps, It's never too early to get the next generation interested in the hobby, and your lad looks to be making a good start. Cheers, B.E.
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Hi hamilton, Goodwin includes the crowsfeet as part of the standing rigging in the Blandford book, I would use blackened line. Regarding the Lion figurehead, many years ago I modified a boxwood chess piece to create a 'lion' figurehead on a scratch1:96 scale model of an early 18th century first rate. Lions are popular subjects, and if you don't feel confident at sculpting look around for something that might fit the bill. Cheers, B.E.
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Hello Paul, i would suggest that the jeer falls having passed through the hooked deck blocks adjacent to the mast were hitched around themselves to secure, or maybe having passed thro' the blocks were secured to cleats attached to the mast. In the absence of Bitts there doesn't seem any other viable option. B.E.
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HMS Victory by EdT - FINISHED - 1:96 - POB
Blue Ensign replied to EdT's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Hello Ed, I recall seeing your build the first time around and it has lost none of the WOW factor seeing it again. I can only marvel at the quality of your work, a worthy successor to Longridge, and at only half the size. A wonderful model. Regards, B.E. -
I've just picked up on your build Bill. That is one hell of a kit bash, in fact the term doesn't really fit at all. Your depth of research, attention to detail, and evident skill is producing a model of exceptional beauty. A new benchmark for a Mantua kit for sure. Look forward to seeing more. Regards, B.E.
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