cobra1951
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cobra1951 reacted to mikiek in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Beautiful work Bob. Looks smooth as can be.
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cobra1951 reacted to mikiek in US Brig Niagara by mikiek - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64 - First wooden ship build
I hear ya Bob. But I can usually find a machine or at least a tool for sanding.
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cobra1951 got a reaction from zoly99sask in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks for all your comments and likes
Just a quick update to show i am still building
Second upper and lower planking fitted and partially sanded
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cobra1951 reacted to Paul0367 in HMS Victory by Paul0367 - Constructo - Scale 1:94 - First wooden ship build
Well its getting cold outside and flying a drone in that weather is proving too chilly so the ship gets some attension.....I am still adding the deck detailing prior to the fitting the spars and tackling the rigging.....
Please note if your behind my stage and are building this same kit because the instructions don't bother to do this, when making the stair runners ( see picture ) make them narrower( arrowed thinner one ) than they were for the stairs dropping to the lower decks, These stairs are a lot thinner in total diameter and will be out of scale using the runners at the same thickness as the other stairs and at the kits standard supplied thickness.....Oh and also the stairs in the kit are in the incorrect position. ( Whoops Constructo, not again )
NB, I have not fitted my stairs yet but just positioned for a photo to help explain the below....
The stairs dropping from the upper deck to the middle deck are not in the correct position on the plans, The stairs towards the bow are ok but the sets to the aft of the ship have been put in the same opposite position as the bow but they should be between the fifth and sixth beam, Taking beam one being from the bow end.... see pictures and all will be clear.
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cobra1951 reacted to popeye the sailor in Hanse Kogge by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Dusek Ship Models
superb model to add to your collection......you've done a great job! rigging looks fine......sail movement will dictate how taught the lines are to be it's a good blend of the basic kit, your addons and bash, and your talent. you aced it
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cobra1951 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Hanse Kogge by Torbogdan - FINISHED - Dusek Ship Models
Looks great, very nice little build
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cobra1951 got a reaction from canoe21 in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks for all your comments and likes
Just a quick update to show i am still building
Second upper and lower planking fitted and partially sanded
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Seventynet in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks for the nice remarks guys
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cobra1951 got a reaction from popeye the sailor in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks for all your comments and likes
Just a quick update to show i am still building
Second upper and lower planking fitted and partially sanded
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Elijah in US Brig Niagara by mikiek - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64 - First wooden ship build
Do i detect that you feel the same way about rigging as i do about sanding
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cobra1951 got a reaction from marktiedens in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks for all your comments and likes
Just a quick update to show i am still building
Second upper and lower planking fitted and partially sanded
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Captain Slog in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks for all your comments and likes
Just a quick update to show i am still building
Second upper and lower planking fitted and partially sanded
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cobra1951 got a reaction from mikiek in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks for all your comments and likes
Just a quick update to show i am still building
Second upper and lower planking fitted and partially sanded
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cobra1951 reacted to Robin Lous in Greek Bireme by Robin Lous - FINISHED - Dusek - Scale 1:72 - First wooden ship build
Thanks gentlemen, you're all too kind.
Sunday I took a day off from the shipyard. Was too tired after some crazy busy days...and had to watch the last Formula 1 Grand Prix race of the season (with "our" hero Max Verstappen).
Yesterday I started with the rigging. Sail first....and I'm amazed about the amount of "stuff" that has to go on it.
Started with the "curtain loops" 8 rows of 5 loops needed, so that's 40.
7 rows...35...done. Very time consuming, because I didn't do just a loop through the sail.
3 stitches one side...loop...3 stitches other side. When I finished this, the rest will be fairly easy.
I first planned to use the sewing thread for the (10) lines that go from from the bottom of the sail...over the yard to the pin rail on the rear deck (is there a proper nautical word for them?), but I use the 0,5 mm Corel instead.
Perhaps the sewing thread is more true to scale, but it will be hardly vissible and I'm afraid it won't look good.
More soon!
Robin
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cobra1951 reacted to ca.shipwright in La Couronne by EJ_L - FINISHED - Corel - 1:100 - 1637 Version
It has been said that "a clean desk is a sign of a sick mind."
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cobra1951 reacted to WackoWolf in La Couronne by EJ_L - FINISHED - Corel - 1:100 - 1637 Version
I like it with the window, nice to have sunlight during the day, makes a person remember that there is life outside. Glad your happy.
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cobra1951 reacted to EJ_L in La Couronne by EJ_L - FINISHED - Corel - 1:100 - 1637 Version
Moving and setting up is going well. The new shipyard is almost ready for work to resume with La Couronne in her place and the area for Soleil Royal ready to go. Still have a lot of work to do throughout the rest of the house and the wood shop is no where near ready but we are happily in the new house and hopefully in the next few days work can resume.
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cobra1951 reacted to mikiek in US Brig Niagara by mikiek - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64 - First wooden ship build
I'm starting to see a trend here. Start to work on rigging, instead dress out a new workbench. Start to work on rigging, instead fix a broken anchor
Start to work on rigging, instead build another ships boat
Well the cutter is coming along. I am using styrene again for the frame pieces. I did the same on the yawl when I built that. It looks a bit odd by itself but after its painted and partially hidden by floorboards and seat benches I think its acceptable.
Never realized they were so big
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cobra1951 reacted to mikiek in US Brig Niagara by mikiek - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64 - First wooden ship build
Now you have me feeling like a gearhead. Can't finish a build, but the workbench looks cool
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cobra1951 reacted to mikiek in US Brig Niagara by mikiek - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64 - First wooden ship build
Darrell - come on down. Yup it's all HobbyZone.
Joel - you could do something like that. The modules have small but super strong magnets in the top, bottom & sides. So rearranging for tasks would be possible. Move what you want and they snap into place. I'm not that sophisticated yet. Right now it's more like files in one drawer, tweezers in another, measuring stuff in another, etc.
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cobra1951 reacted to mikiek in US Brig Niagara by mikiek - FINISHED - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64 - First wooden ship build
I like the label idea Joel. I just didn't want to write on the drawers. They're faced with vinyl so even something like a mailing label would do. Maybe your color coding as well.
At the moment I am trying to identify the stuff I use everyday vs once a week or once a month. That's what I want to get within reach. Sadly I'm already seeing that I probably will not be able to completely eliminate the big tackle boxes that I used before.
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cobra1951 reacted to maturin52 in HMS Bounty by maturin52 - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:48
and finally, for now, the very first of the yards. As shown in previous pictures, I've built all of the yards and booms, chains, and studs. They'll be slung and rigged as specified in the less-than-complete instructions...
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