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Blue Ensign
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Your hull is looking good Skippy, and you've gone the extra distance in treenailing the planking, something I passed on. A very nice little build you have developing there Regards, B.E. -
1:48 is the classic scale for scratch ship modelling and it does allow for realistic detailing. However, models at that scale can be very large and create accommodation problems. 1:64 I think is a reasonable compromise, and for kit builders especially, there is a good range of quality fittings now available at that scale. There are also some of the best kits on the market at that scale. I do know that the older I get the bigger the scale required B.E.
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A fine looking build Len, I wish I could achieve the neatness of finish you display in all areas. I like what you've done with the stern, and the decoration looks excellent to my eye. I know we all fixate on those little areas where we think it hasn't perhaps gone as well as we would hope but my favourite saying is a model is more than the sum of its parts, and the sum of your parts is shaping into a very attractive Billy Ruffian. Regards, B.E.
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My old boss used to say tidy desk, tidy mind, when viewing the detritis that was my desk, I would reply tidy desk, nothing to do! JP is the exception that proves the rule, and the completion of a very successful planking phase is an ideal time to have a GTU. ps.JP - Don't under-estimate persistence as a talent, it's what gets the job done. Cheers, B.E.
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You're making excellent progress Hamilton, I'm very pleased to see that the sweep ports are shaping up nicely. Regards, B.E.
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She looks magnificent Bob, a very fine build, something to aspire to, thanks for providing these wonderful reference photos. Regards, B.E.
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Your gun rigging is excellent Ferit, and those blocks look about right to my eye. Thanks for the reference to GS Cement, I hadn't heard of it before, but it looks an interesting addition to have , I will order some. Regards, B.E.
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I think you made the right decision Mark, we can spend forever fiddling around not progressing the build. The deck looks fine and when all the fittings and Top decks are in place, that great expanse of upper deck currently on view will in anycase be a much less singificant feature. Cheers, B.E.
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Royal William by derebek - 1/72
Blue Ensign replied to derebek's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
A very fine build derebek, a wonderful sequence of photos showing how you carved the figurehead, you are a true artist. Regards, B.E. -
Sorry Dusty but not having seen evidence of the ST with Quarter davits I can't really help. However such davits were simple affairs, baulks of timber extending clear of the ship side and fitted in the area of the Mizen channels. Each davit would be fixed between lugs attached to the ships side, in which it could pivot, and would be supported by topping lifts. If you wanted to add them to your model, in the absence of any other evidence, you could do worse than copy the arrangement on HMS Victory. Regards, B.E.
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Those ring bolts are a far better option than the bent eyebolt, and that broadside shot of your Syren is impressive, especially when it is brought up to full size. Great work Thomas. Regards, B.E.
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Well done JP, a fine job, and well worth the wait. B.E.
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Not quite Andy, all the lines pass thro' the blocks attached to the forward crosstrees on the Fore Top then thro' the equivalent blocks attached to the aft crosstrees, then down to the deck. The Main top has only four beneath the top (two each side) attached to the forward crosstrees only, the lines pass thro' the blocks and then directly to the deck. Well that's how Chris Watton sees it. B.E.
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Well Andy it depends in part whether you want to follow the kit plans No 7 and 8, or Sections 15.37 or 15.39 in your newly acquired Volume IV. In terms of the kit plans for the Fore Top there are three block each side of the top both fore and aft to take the Spritsail Topsail braces, and bunt and leechlines. It looks to me that they intend the inner double block to take both the Spritsail and Spritsail topsail braces, the outer single block to take the leechlines, and the middle block to take the bunt lines. On the Main top they are showing only two blocks beneath the top each side on the forward crosstree only. These appear to be for the Bunt and leechlines which are then carried directly to the deck without passing through a set of aft blocks. I'll leave you to read the sections in Volume IV and decide which way you want to go. B.E.
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Top looks good Andy. The blocks beneath the tops are for the Leech and buntlines. The kit arrangement has them attached to eyebolts set into the fore and aft crosstrees, but in reality the strops of the blocks passed through slots in the boarding of the tops and was secured by wooden toggles. B.E.
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Good progress Hamilton, I like the approach you are taking. One thing about that transom piece, they seem to have taken the design across the top directly from that on HMS Victory. Personally I wouldn't use it even if it was in good order. Making a replacement gives you more scope to tweak the design, and you have a good while yet to think about your approach to decoration. Cheers, B.E.
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Phew, that's a relief I had visions of exploding microwaves all over the world. Did you heat the solution at a particular setting, high, medium or low,? Interesting about the stablility, 'rubbing off' can present problems when handling even when successfully covered. I'm using a different brand of blackening to you, I might give the technical guys a ring at Carr's and ask them what they think, it does say on the container that the stuff is 'Toxic by inhalation' B.E.
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The blackening looks good Timmo, but microwaving the guns is a new one on me, can you safely put metal objects in a microwave? How stable is the finish on the guns, having been cooked is there less tendency for the surface to rub off? I had to coat my guns after blackening. Cheers, B.E.
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It’s a tricky situation Mark, but the fact that you have removed previous decks, and are thinking of replacing the current one indicates to me that perhaps you feel that given the extra commitment and detailing required in a scratch pof build, she and you deserve better. In that case I would go again with a good supply of wider boards to facilitate the planking pattern. Incidently did Licorne have strakes of heavier top and butt planking along the outer edges where the guns run in and out. On the other hand if you have already conceded some simplifications and not much of the Gun deck will be visible, a nicely planked Quarterdeck and Foc’sle will go a long way to easing any feeling of disappointment you may have about the gundeck. I of course speak only as a hacker of pob kits where one can more readily accept deficiencies and simplifications because it is only the visible that matters, and levels of accuracy have already been conceded. Look forward with interest to see what you eventually decide. Regards, B.E.
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A little light reading for you Daniel, http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Seamanship/Fordyce(1837)_p47.html http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Seamanship/X804Obs5.html http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Shipbuilding/Sutherland(1717b)_p190.html http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Shipbuilding/Sutherland(1717b)_p185.html http://www.bruzelius.info/Nautica/Seamanship/Fordyce(1837)_p51.html Hope it helps. M.
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All looks shipshape and tidy Jason, - nice job M.
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That's a very fine build you have going there sparrow, nice little modifications, and I'm impressed by your replacement decorations a great personal touch. Regards, B.E.
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Very nice work on your capstan Ferit, that early type is I believe called a crab capstan and is appropriate to the period of your build. Berlin just wouldn't have looked right with the later style fitted to Victory. Regards, B.E.
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I'm with the others JP I think you've made an excellent job of the planking and you should be well pleased with it. I look forward to further developments. Cheers, B.E.
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I have seen the pin rails mounted slightly higher, level with the top of the gunports. However, your rails look good Jason and I would go with that position. Cheers, Maurice
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