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clearway
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when you glue the second layer on it will really strengthen the hull Emmet Keith -
Hi Emmet there is a book called masting and rigging the english ship of war by James Lees and a series of books by David R MacGregor which are normally available second hand which are good for reference material, there is also an excellent assortment of catagories on here regarding various aspects of shipbuilding.
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coming along nicely Emmet (like the tapering jig). Keith
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Thanks for looking in all, and thanks Emmet though we all have our own pace so steady as she goes😉, Decided to have a go at the bands on the masts using black card cut into strips and p.v.a glue holding the join. Unlike occre's grouping into twos i just went 10mm spacings all the way down the mast (occre say to use "rope" wooldings which is totally wrong for the period). Also added the spider band on the mizzen and will drill/ glue wire eyes in for the belaying pins along with the boom jaw rest (this will be sanded down more when glue is dry) Take care all. Keith
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Hi Keith sure i have seen brass etchings , but alas cannot remember where as i was going to add some to mine!!!!
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work continues with the crutches, now painted black and glued in place. I am going to rig her with the sails set (even though i have funnel for steam engine fitted), which means the davit posts either side of the middle two will be stored in the stanchions fitted earlier, if you look at the pic further up when Erebus and Terror are setting sail on the voyage they arn't in place. Also painted/ varnished the two quaycraft resin boats that will go on the skid beams (same procedure as other resin ships boat), the Occre metal cast boat is shown alongside them. take care all ...... OMG nearly Decemberrrrrrrr 🤪. Keith
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yellow filter will work wonders there (i have oil lamps in outbuildings and the light is a soft warm orangey yellow) nice work. Keith
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Reducing mast circumference without a lathe
clearway replied to Charlie pal's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
i wrap first coarse sandpaper around a block of 2" x 1" (50mm x 25mm) block of wood then sand and twist the dowel in my fingers starting from the end with the smaller circumference and working my way down little at a time turning the dowel all the while. Keith -
i use acrylic on my metal models, but use primer. if using enamel i just prime it with a heavily thinned coat of the colour first. Keith
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thanks for the likes and comments as always they are appreciated. back in the shipyard and decided to go with brass strip for the davit crutches which will need painted black next. added the rivets by drilling partly through and pressing a metal point into the hole. take care all Keith
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i would just leave them if not too obvious, when rest of yards and rigging are added it will be even less obvious. Keith
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nice work, my shoulders and neck end up aching these days when doing the ratlines!! Keith
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Greetings from the Cumberland Mountains
clearway replied to RandyR's topic in New member Introductions
greetings fra the old county of Cumberland (now Cumbria) in the N.W. of England -
welcome back Emmet
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welcome back Emmet (i think keith s and myself are creating a bit of Keith confusion across the board)😁. Keith
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I agree geo that boat looks a lot better! I decided not to go with the cannons as they would add even more clutter to the bow area and didn't do it for me. It is interesting to see all the little variations in our Terrors 😉
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Thanks for looking in and the likes/ comments everyone. Back on the davit posts and added the taper on one side of the base and fitted spigots for locking them into the deck (cut the heads off planking pins), also got the brackets pinned using cut down Peco track fixing pins. The brass ring on the deck is from a stash of brass rigging eyes i have from mantua. Can't decide whether to use brass strip for the bands on the crutch, or black card? take care all Keith
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gets better n better , also at 1/72 scale you should be able to replace the plastic yards and masts with wood which will be a lot less "bendy" (i have this one in my stash and am still thinking about it). Keith
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ahhh but don't forget keith the bulwarks will be lined with spare spars and barrells so all is not lost😉. Looking good so far Daniel. Keith
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What the other keith said regards blacking the brass, as it will tend to develop green verdegris and end up nearly black after a few years anyways if not treated properly. Also natural brass effect would look better if leaving the wood just varnished. Keith
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thanks for looking in folks, it's Autumn/Winter in Cumbria and every river from West Cumbria up to Dumfries and galloway in the Scottish borders is on flood alert! On terror the stanchions for the spare spars have been painted ready for installing (been working on other models for a break). Take care all. Keith
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