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cobra1951 reacted to Elijah in Phantom by Elijah - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - New York Pilot Boat
Thanks everyone! Mike, they are fittings that came with the kit. Sadly, I am not done drilling large holes. Does anybody here have some advice as to drilling the mast holes at the right angle?
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cobra1951 reacted to mikiek in Phantom by Elijah - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - New York Pilot Boat
You can do it backwards. Use a plumb line (you can make one) that will be your mast alignment. Hang it somewhere so that the end is about an inch or two above the boat. Then slide you boat under the hanging end of the plumb. You can then raise the stern ever so slightly until the keel is at the angle you want. Your drill should then line up with the plumb.
For future reference, it is usually easier to cut the mast steps in the false keel at the start of your project. Some kits, like my Niagara already had the cuts so all I had to do was mark holes in the deck as I was planking it.
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Canute in Phantom by Elijah - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - New York Pilot Boat
Nice bit of delicate work completed well done
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Omega1234 in Phantom by Elijah - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - New York Pilot Boat
Nice bit of delicate work completed well done
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cobra1951 got a reaction from canoe21 in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Started gluing the bulkheads in place using engineers squares to keep them square to the keel
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cobra1951 reacted to mikiek in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Glad to see you back in business! Show us how it's done.....
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cobra1951 reacted to DaveRow in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Good to see Bob,
Hope the kit comes with plenty of goodies for your build.
Will be watching out for the updates, I like seeing what others do with the Endeavour builds.
Dave R
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Elijah in Phantom by Elijah - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - New York Pilot Boat
Nice bit of delicate work completed well done
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Torbogdan in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Started gluing the bulkheads in place using engineers squares to keep them square to the keel
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cobra1951 reacted to EJ_L in Phantom by Elijah - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - New York Pilot Boat
Well done on all those eye bolts. Your hawse holes look nice on their as well. One more step done!
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cobra1951 reacted to mikiek in Phantom by Elijah - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:96 - New York Pilot Boat
Looking great! Was there a fitting for the hawse opening or did you make that?
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Seventynet in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Started gluing the bulkheads in place using engineers squares to keep them square to the keel
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cobra1951 got a reaction from WackoWolf in Vasa by puckotred - DeAgostini - Scale 1:65
Heavy is good IMHO as it gives a nice stable base for the hull.
Not much good for me at the moment though with my Endeavour as there is no stem fitted till much later on so there is nothing for the Bow end of the slipway to hold on to. Might get one later once the stem has been fitted
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cobra1951 reacted to Hennie in HMS Agamemnon 1781 by Hennie - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1:64
Time again for a small update! Main mast is in its place, only the mizzen mast is left....
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cobra1951 got a reaction from EJ_L in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Thanks Frank . Yep a good base is a must to start any project
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cobra1951 reacted to puckotred in Vasa by puckotred - DeAgostini - Scale 1:65
Der Frau (almost) never complains... Just gives you that look full of pity...
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cobra1951 got a reaction from puckotred in Vasa by puckotred - DeAgostini - Scale 1:65
I was thinking about getting one of those building slips from the UK Hobbyzone dealer, it looks like a nice piece of kit
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cobra1951 reacted to foxy in Greek Bireme by Robin Lous - FINISHED - Dusek - Scale 1:72 - First wooden ship build
Know what you mean Robin.
The Idea's from your research seem to take on a new meaning.
Keep at it and you will get the ship you want.
Frank
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cobra1951 reacted to CDW in Vasa by puckotred - DeAgostini - Scale 1:65
As amazing as it might sound, my Admiral rarely ever complains about anything I buy related to model building. She rather seems to expect it after more than 40 years of experience.
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Elijah in La Couronne by EJ_L - FINISHED - Corel - 1:100 - 1637 Version
The upside is the longer you take the better the end product
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cobra1951 got a reaction from cristikc in Navio Rayo Puesto de Combate by bryanc - Disarmodel (Spain) - 1:32 - 1748 (year she was built)
Hi Bryan
You've made a lot of progress in the last few days. I see you say that you followed the way my gun lids where rigged on my section deck. The way i rigged them was different from the recommended way the instructions dictated, the instructions said to use 4 blocks but they did not supply enough in my kit so i rigged it with three my own way. Never the less they worked so all was good. Yours look good to me. The only thing i don't like about the way both this kit and the section deck kit say to rig the lid closing rigging is it just doesn't look right to me. Looking at the lids on HMS Victory it looks like the close under their own weight and don't need separate rigging just a couple of eyelets to fasten them shut once closed as in this photo
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cobra1951 got a reaction from EJ_L in Vasa by puckotred - DeAgostini - Scale 1:65
I will keep a look out and if you do i may borrow your idea
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cobra1951 got a reaction from EJ_L in Vasa by puckotred - DeAgostini - Scale 1:65
Heavy is good IMHO as it gives a nice stable base for the hull.
Not much good for me at the moment though with my Endeavour as there is no stem fitted till much later on so there is nothing for the Bow end of the slipway to hold on to. Might get one later once the stem has been fitted
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cobra1951 got a reaction from canoe21 in HMB Endeavour by cobra1951 - OcCre - 1:54
Think it's time to start a new build log
As usual first thing is a homemade slipway to keep the keel straight
Glue the two halves of the keel together
There are two strengthening parts to fit to the joint but not yet
Built the slipway first
Keel without the strengthening parts fitted
Keel now square to the slipway
Cut a slot in the slipway to allow the strengthening pieces to be fitted
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cobra1951 got a reaction from Robin Lous in HMS Bella by foxy - Sergal - fictional sloop using the President kit
Haha i totally agree i think he's a naval Wizard :D
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