Jump to content
New Publication - Ship Modeler's Handbook - They're back in stock! Thank you for your patience. ×
BlueJacket Shipcrafters 10% off sale-April14th to 25th, all the kits we offer will be 10% off. No need to use special codes, it will be automatic when you place your order by phone, web, email, snail mail or in person. Put your tax refund to good use! ×

clearway

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    2,143

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by clearway

  1. clearway
    i didn't put a bend in the stern davits but did taper them slightly where they attach to the bulwarks to lessen the fore and aft angle if that makes sense. Keith
  2. clearway
    looking awesome😁
  3. clearway
    if you look at the plans they are for the sheaves that take the sheets for the main and fore courses along with the main brace
  4. clearway
    Looking great so far- If memory serves me right Crozier had the iron midships davits removed though. I modelled my terror like that but left the mounts for the davits in place on the outside of the bulwarks. Keith
  5. clearway
    nice one Keith- i never realised they had steam engine controls in the wheel/ pilot house - would cut out the need for an engineer as well as a fireman in the boiler/engine room. Keith
  6. clearway
    as with the glue, polish the aluminium before painting- i would agree and recommend applying a coat or two of matt varnish as well when paint has fully cured. Keith
  7. clearway
    the joy we make for ourselves Daniel😱. looks great Keith
  8. clearway
    Nice Keith- i take a couple of days away for the steam gala at Keighley and she has sprang forwards leaps and bounds. Keith
  9. clearway
    i used self adhesive copper tape on my Terror and Erebus, but either super glue gel or bostik should work- be sure to polish the Aluminium first though before gluing to remove the oxidised layer off the surface. Keith
  10. clearway
    😁
  11. clearway
    Thanks and nice terror build- i will keep the upper deadeyes about the same distance apart as i found on my Terror when installing the boat davits on the outside of the bulwarks the upper deadeyes interfered with them. Keith
  12. clearway
    welcome to the Endurance club (really should kick start my build again)!- don't worry about making alterations, just go steady and think it through and you will be fine, and if worried about "another endurance log" just check the amount of Constitution and Victory logs on here 😉, Keith
  13. clearway
    That makes more sense Keith- my mum god rest her soul called them 'senior moments'! Keith
  14. clearway
    another great build down the ways- well done- awesome! Keith
  15. clearway
    i know they say you shouldn't drink excess coffee but geez😁😜
  16. clearway
    slap me thrice and hand me back to me mother this is going to look awesome Keith
  17. clearway
    you are welcome- it is good seeing a different take on the diorama as most i have seen show the ships ice bound or in open water- looking great so far. Keith
  18. clearway
    She certainly looks the part- i have heard the two ships were merchant rigged regards running rigging and Matthew mentions the large iron truss still attached to the foreyard so i will be fitting an iron swivel truss to my Erebus (i rigged my Terror with chain trusses navy style) and would alter the way the yard halliards / tyes are rigged. as regards the flying jib it would not be furled on the flying jib boom which is why you don't see it on illustrations and the boom would be run out if it was needed with the sail then run up. Keith
  19. clearway
    Gotta love when a plan comes together -nice work there Keith Keith
  20. clearway
    haven't looked in for a while...... wow as always! keith
  21. clearway
    Thanks for looking in- have started putting the eyes in the decks around the masts and also between the helm timbers for the blocks to guide the steering ropes from the drum on the helm to the blocks on the bulwarks which take them to the tiller (eyebolts fitted for those too), also fitted the timbers midships for the boats to rest on (don't know why Occre have them on gallows)? Also fitted the Kevels for the main and foremast yard halliards. still need to fit the eyebolts with the rings for securing the anchor chain. Take care all Keith
  22. clearway
    7mm is close enough - in full size terms you are only talking around an inch - i made my bowsprit around 7.5 mm diameter tapering down to around 6mm towards the cap Keith
  23. clearway
    once finished this diorama is going to look awesome- regards masts, rigging etc i used James Lees 'Masting and Rigging of English Ships of War' Keith.
  24. clearway
    the doubling at the mast head (from the top to the mast cap) should be around 4-5 times the diameter of the mast head- yes you can see on Matthews plans that the doubling is about twice what occre give- on my Terror from the top to the masthead is around 35mm on the fore and main masts and a little less on the mizzen. here are the lengths in feet of the bowsprit and lower masts (outboard for bowsprit and above deck level for masts) from the 1838 admiralty order for a 10th rate frigate which the mast diameters tie in with (occre actually got the topmasts bang on)! bowsprit 29' - 22 1/2" dia. foremast 48'6" - 22 1/2"dia. mainmast 53'6" - 24" dia. mizzen mast 43' 6" - 18"dia. taken from Lees 'Masting and Rigging the English Man o War' hope this helps Keith
  25. clearway
    good feeling when the whisky plank goes on! regards bowsprit 11mm shouldn't really make much difference to be honest- another thing to watch out for is the mast doubling which needs to be more than occre give. Keith

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...