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Chuck Seiler

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  1. Chuck Seiler
    A Chuck convention this weekend.
  2. Chuck Seiler
    There is another downside to over-beveling your planks. The planks will meet snug on the surface, but there will be a gap as you get deeper into the plank.The resulting finish sanding could remove that vital upper layer and create a gap in your planking. Don't ask me how I know this.
  3. Chuck Seiler
    Rum comes later in #6 "Alcohol is your friend, part 2-When all else fails"
  4. Chuck Seiler
    I wonder how many people take advice like this, versus they have to touch the hot stove before they listen. (ouch, that IS hot!!!) I have spoken on this topic often, so it is close to my heart. I usually see "Yeah, I hear you, but that doesn't apply to me." Far be it from me to judge. An old friend of mine built a fully rigged, quite detailed miniature of HMS VICTORY as his second model. For some it DOESN't apply to them. Most it does. I hope that those who disregard this and get the complicated model, only to 'touch the stove' don't get discouraged. Instead, I hope they have the wisdom to set that project aside and get a simple starter kit to learn on. OTHER WORDS OF WISDOM FOR NEWBIES: 1. You can never have too many clamps. 2. Alcohol is your friend. It helps you unglue previously screwed up glued up parts so you can try again. (Including ALL the planking from one model...just saying.) 3. Magnification and light are also your friends. 4. If you get frustrated or tired, set it aside and come back to it later. 5. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  5. Chuck Seiler
    Then you are making them wrong. A couple years ago when I was more active in my local club, I would help man the ship modeling both at the County Faire. One of my mates would demonstrate making treenails with a drawplate, making his length of 'nails' increasingly smaller. As he got down to about 1MM and showed everybody his creation (ooooo ahhhhhh) I would chuck up a inch or 2 of bamboo in the ol' Dremel and whip at an inch of 1MM treenail in under a minute with a piece of fine sand paper. Good quality bamboo is strong for is size. I use BBQ skewers, but you have to make sure you get good ones. It takes some practice and is prone to burnngfingers if not careful, but they are great. I use hem to affix small furniture items to the deck.
  6. Chuck Seiler
    No hats?
  7. Chuck Seiler
    Chuck, When do you anticipate these being available for the group build? Where do I signup?
  8. Chuck Seiler
    I'm sad.
  9. Chuck Seiler
    I would be interested in a Pegasus Cross Section group build. Will it be available for the conference?
  10. Chuck Seiler
    When I went to my first NRG conference in 1999 I met a guy who wrote a book on flags. As I recall he asserted that back in the sailing ship days the length (fly) of the battle ensign was the beam of the ship. The fly of the next size flag was the same as the hoist (height) of the size above it. I'm not sure how correct that is, but you flag would be inside those dimensions I believe. The battle ensign was meant to be large.
  11. Chuck Seiler
    Many thanks.
  12. Chuck Seiler
    Kurt, Can you go on the Thursday lunch cruise without going on the dam tour? Been there...done that.
  13. Chuck Seiler
    Greg, Well done! I love the weathering. As a tincan sailor of many years, I find the look familiar.
  14. Chuck Seiler
    Not all that empty. Iwill be taking a gander from time to time through the porthole.
  15. Chuck Seiler
    You may also want to insert the eyebolt shaft at an angle so that it is not in direct line of the force of pull.
  16. Chuck Seiler
    You'll have a couple dozen of these ready for Las Vegas, right?
  17. Chuck Seiler
    What you see is what there was. As Elijah states, it was flat bottomed with no keel. With 2 x 9 pounde guns and 1 x 12 pounder...plus all the other supplies it had an extremely low center of gravity. Even so, it only drew about 6 inches when fully loaded (if I recall correctly). Here is how Philly currently appears. Here is Philly in her heyday(as photographed from one of the British gunboats during the battle.
  18. Chuck Seiler
    Another factor is that you have to work with what is available. Unless you make your own figures you have to go what is commercially available and those may not readily allow you to choose between 5feet and 5 feet 6 inches. One technique I have used is to sand off the figures feet (and maybe portion of the leg) to get the right height. I then use a little sculpy or gesso to remake the feet. ...a shorter dumpy guy. Alternatively, cut the feet off, add a little length to the legs and re sculpy the feet.
  19. Chuck Seiler
    There were pictures of Napoleon?
  20. Chuck Seiler
    Many thanks. Your secret is safe with me.
  21. Chuck Seiler
    Salty Dog! Well done!!! It makes me want to dust mine off and get back into the shipyard. How do you support the two walkways leading from the quarterdeck to the ladders? I can't tell from the pictures. Is it supported by a knee or a post?
  22. Chuck Seiler
    Chuck, Do we get a separate quarter for each frame or do we have to re-use the same one? Seriously, this looks great! I am looking forward to it progressing (in log form) and being available.
  23. Chuck Seiler
    The round ones keep rolling off my desk.
  24. Chuck Seiler
    Part of the allure of scratch building is making the parts yourself. If I wanted somebody to make all the parts for me I would go plastic. I say let Chuck get the basic kit into production, then worry about the add ons later...otherwise it may take awhile (sez the guy still working on the Longboat after 4 years).
  25. Chuck Seiler
    Pencils are 6 sided...at least the ones I get are. That is what I used for my SULTANA windlass. Getting the lead (graphite) out was quite a mess.

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