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Martin W
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Martin W reacted to flyer in HMS Pegasus by flyer - FINISHED - Victory Models
Hi Chris
Thanks for the compliments.
Haunted by those pillars…what a blood-curdling thought…
No, seriously, it’s much easier than I thought to make a replacement yourself and to patch up that little mistake.
Of course there are some small possibilities for improvement in that kit, such as providing square strips (of sufficient size) for upper masts and yards or the question of the size of the mizzen top investigated by Blue Ensign, but…
This is still the most wonderful kit I have been building , classes better than those from Corel or Mamoli (they are quite good) and rivaled only by Caldercrafts Granado (perhaps you happen to know the designer of that kit??!).
Perfection is unaffordable – I really appreciate that you continue striving for it.
Thank you
Peter
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Martin W reacted to JPett in mast construction problem
Ahoy Algay
As I am not yet at the rigging stage of my Ratt build I am interested in what has you stumped
Are you referring to this
Page 29 of the MS manual, illustration #48
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Martin W reacted to WackoWolf in X-Y Attachment for Dremel
Glad that your happy with your setup. Like others I will be waiting for your review. Keep the pictures coming of what you have done wit this setup.
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Martin W got a reaction from Salty Sea Dog in Rattlesnake by JPett - Model Shipways - Scale 1/64th - Kit #MS2028
JPett -- Very, very nice. Both the bow & stern line up beautifully, and the variations in wood tone only add to the beauty and precision of your work. This is a Ratt that will set the standard.
Bravo,
Martin
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Martin W reacted to Blue Ensign in HMS Pegasus by realworkingsailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1/64
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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Martin W got a reaction from sport29652 in Rattlesnake by JPett - Model Shipways - Scale 1/64th - Kit #MS2028
JPett -- Very, very nice. Both the bow & stern line up beautifully, and the variations in wood tone only add to the beauty and precision of your work. This is a Ratt that will set the standard.
Bravo,
Martin
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Martin W got a reaction from augie in Rattlesnake by JPett - Model Shipways - Scale 1/64th - Kit #MS2028
JPett -- Very, very nice. Both the bow & stern line up beautifully, and the variations in wood tone only add to the beauty and precision of your work. This is a Ratt that will set the standard.
Bravo,
Martin
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Martin W reacted to rafine in HMS Kingfisher by rafine - FINISHED - Lauck Street Shipyard - 1/48
Thanks, Grant and Martin.
Now it's on to finishing off the work on the hull portion of the build. The first item was the deadeyes and chains. The deadeyes are commercial. The chains are wire bent around simple nail jigs. The chain plates are brass strip. I also added the preventer bolts shown in TFFM.
I then turned to doing the work on the head doing the knees, head rails, head timbers, gratings, seats of ease and boomkins. The cathead supporters and eking rail were not shown in the kit and were made in accordance with TFFM. I also painted and installed the figurehead casting from the kit. The fore outer hull was finished by making the anchor billboard assembly as shown in TFFM and added the remaining moldings and the eyebolts needed for the rigging.
Last was the work in the midship area. This included the remaining cannon, the fixed gangways and their ladders and railings, the gangboards and their knees and and the gangboard railing. I also finished work on the chain pump handles and their supports.
Two items were made but not permanently installed at this point: the elmtree pumps and the swivel guns. The guns were from the Lumberyard, like the larger cannon At this point, construction was suspended for about a year, waiting for the publication of Vol. IV of TFFM on masting and rigging.The last photos attached to this post show the completed hull prior to masting and rigging.
Bob
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Martin W got a reaction from qwerty2008 in Micro drills?
I have both a pin vise and the spiral drill, as well as the mandrel for a Dremel. The problem that Tony points out can be annoying when you're working with tiny bits, like a #80, so I use the pin vise for one size bit and the spiral for another (usually smaller). And I've chosen bits that I use a lot, so that I don't have to change them. -- I also found, though, that it's important to have a good secure storage place for them, because when they fall with the bit in them, you break the bit.
Cheers,
Martin
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Martin W got a reaction from hopeful in X-Y Attachment for Dremel
David -- I'm jealous that you have the Sherline, it's a good looking tool. And I welcome your distinction between the mill and the lathe -- I started pining for a lathe long before the mill, and am only now just starting to understand what a mill would do (thanks to this conversation).
Wacko -- good point about modifications. As I think I understand, the Vanda-lay contraption that JPett is waiting for would effectively enable you to use the Dremel with enough accuracay to make the x-y table (which would come with the Accu-mill package, I believe) worthwhile. Since JPett has volunteered to be the front man on this, I think I'm going to wait to see his assessment -- and the wait will also give me time to think rationally (ahem) about how many more new tools I'll need for this particular build. Though the Vanda-lay site does show the tool being used to fine tune a keel, which makes me WANT it on hand when I start my next build.
I think Chuck's description of making those blocks has us all licking our chops and saying, Wow, I could do that if only!!
Cheers,
Martin
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Martin W got a reaction from fish in Rattlesnake by Martin W - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Kit-Bashed
Hey Aaron -- Bill Short's practicum is just for carving for ship models, and using a rotary tool, like the Dremel, with micro burrs. It's called The New Carving Ornamentation for Ship Models, and is available from Bill himself. Here's his email: modelshipwright@symaptica.ca and his mailing address is:
Bill Short
3 Karsam Court, SS!
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario
LOS 1J0
Canada
I just emailed him about info, and he responded almost immediately with pricing, and he gave me the option of having him send me a CD or a PDF by email.
It's a detailed practicum covering the techniques of rotary carving for ships. And it's got some pictures that will make you drool.
Cheers,
Martin
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Martin W got a reaction from KenW in Rattlesnake by Martin W - FINISHED - Mamoli - 1:64 - Kit-Bashed
Thanks, Russ. The only one of the sources you mention that I don't have is the Steele -- I've seen that it's available online, but haven't tried downloading it; at Amazon it's available, but not in this month's budget (I just got back from a bruising trip). And the Model Shipways does go along with Hahn, Antscherl, and Petersen and Lees, so you're right there too.
And fair enough Aaron, I'm on it: I only started this log recently, with the rigging, so I don't have any photos of what I did up to this point. But I just now went into the shipyard -- which happens to be slightly tidy at the moment (because I actually cleaned the place up before I went on my trip -- me wife said she wanted to be able to walk through there while I was gone -- can you imagine?) and took a few snaps of the hull in its current shape. Here you go (comments always welcome!)
First, here's a view of the stern with my attempt at carving:
And next is a view from midships
And from above, of the boat, with the stairs that I got some special assistance with from Alan Yedlinsky:
And then here's the head rails with the figure head:
And that's it for now. Looking at these pictures, I see lots and lots of details that stand out mostly for what I HOPE to do differently, if not better next time.
Cheers,
Martin
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