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  1. Redshirt
    It's of course entirely up to you to which scale you wish to build but i think one can build too large. At 1:12 the ship might start to lose it's unique charm of being a model and might be in danger of being perceived as overly large. Your Fleuron, while certainly on the large side, was a piece of the finest ship modelling i have ever seen, partly because of your fine craftmanship but also because she was still recognisable as a model and not a threat to the royal navy
  2. Redshirt
    Looking forward to your 74 at 1:24. Your Fleuron was already among the most impressive ship models i have seen on this forum. Yet i wonder, where on earth do you plan to store a 3m long ship model?
  3. Redshirt
    Many thanks, it all makes sense now!
  4. Redshirt
    Are these the diagonals (example from Mahuna's Dunbrody thread) we are speaking about?
  5. Redshirt
    Thanks for the answer but im not quite certain how these proof diagonals work. Can you please elaborate?
  6. Redshirt
    Hi, I once again need your advise. After playing a bit with CAD i tried to somehow get Boudriot's Jacinthe plans working (probably for the 192th time ) for me. Im not even certain if i ever use them to build something but recreating waterlines (by drawing frames based on Boudriot's lines, then "correcting them" and finaly drawing my own waterlines based upon the new frames which then are used to mutualy correct each other) can be a joy on it's own. Tbh, i just wanted to know if my newly drawn waterlines appear feasable or if i have failed to notice something. Thanks in advance, Daniel
  7. Redshirt
    Ancre sells two monographs for merchant vessels, the Mercure from 1730 and the Boulogne from 1759. The problem is that both designs seem to have used double frames so they might not be what you are looking for.
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    It's a student version of autocad 2014 so i believe it has but truth to be told, i barely manage to understand it's 2dimensional capabilities My plan to check if im doing right is to measure the frames's outer lines at one, two and three centimeters and basicaly recreate a simple half breath plan. If the resulting waterlines are halfway harmonous then all should be well.
  9. Redshirt
    Thanks for the answers! Im not completely certain if im on the right track but the few frames i have managed to loft so far look promising. Once i have a few more together i can check if it all fits. I have added an example frame.
  10. Redshirt
    The original plans are on paper. It's the barque catalane from the AAMM. The lines i added are perfectly aligned to the reference line/keelline at the bottom. After some frustration and coming to the ultimate decision that 35bucks in paper shouldn't be burned i tried to align all other lines to the keelline and therefore get some consistency (drafting the middleframe worked more or less) but im not certain if this is the right approach. *Edit* The example is obviously not a cad file, i just wanted to make my problems with the various lines on the original visible which have to be solved before i can convert the plan with autocad.
  11. Redshirt
    Hello, im trying to convert a newly purchased boat plan into cad but the apparent lack of accuracy drives me nuts. For example, neither are the station lines on the sheer plan in a 90 degrees angle to the reference line nor are the reference/ keel line and the waterlines in any way or shape paralel (which they usualy should). Trying to get one straight usualy offsets the other by a milimetre or more. I honestly don't quite know what to do except of burning the whole thing, can you give me any advise please?
  12. Redshirt
    A 74 at 1:36 should be about 2 metres long without rigging, did you rent an extra house for it?
  13. Redshirt
    I would like to add that a healthy amount of wooddust mixed with some glue will brush up small inaccuracies/gaps rather well.
  14. Redshirt
    I was thinking about Ancre's Cygne monograph. Jack.Aubrey is currently building an amazing Guadalupe and one of the plans he posted shows a small line, which i assume to be the deckline. -> http://s46.photobucket.com/user/tom-pullings/media/Brick%20de%2024%20Plans/nave_zps4d5c5a31.jpg.html(second curved line below the gunports).
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    I have a question about deck lines on the sheer plan. Do they correspond to the middle of the deck or to the deck's sides? Mondfeld mentions that they show the highest point (therefore the middle of the deck) but on other plans they seem to show the deck's lowest point, therefore the side. What is right?
  16. Redshirt
    Do you plan to sell the plans for this lovely little boat?
  17. Redshirt
    I like all of thes projects but especialy Halifax which is relatively small yet has some ornamentation. My only concern would be how to get the plans for the vessel. Smaller sized vessels can also be built at a larger scale, which is nice.
  18. Redshirt
    Thanks for the quick answer. I will use sandpaper/a sanding block then.
  19. Redshirt
    Im currently starting with my own Cheerful (yay another one \o/ ) and ive got a question about the bevel at the centerplate's aft section. Is it feasable to sand it down with a rotary tool? I found my chisels to be somewhat ill suited to carve trough the plywood i use.
  20. Redshirt
    It should be kept in mind that even imperial units do not always correspond to the current imperial system. (english foot to the french pied de roi is an example which might be important for french ships).
  21. Redshirt
    Are you certain about this? On Delacroix's website the ordering details of most of his monographs can be read in several languages but the monographs themselfs are mostly available in french (or italian...or spanish). For example there seems to be no english translation for Amarante, Diligente, Roquefort, Fleur de Lis and Aurore.
  22. Redshirt
    Good lord, i barely manage to scrape together some advances with my current project (yay, i finaly managed to cut a halfway decent scarfjoint ) and now ANCRE wants me to buy such a wonderful (and even decently priced) monograph /o\. But no, i shall remain strong. For now.
  23. Redshirt
    OK, the threadtitle might be a bit stupid but im having a real problem here. Im currently trying to cut and assemble the various parts of a ship's keel but im constantly frustrated by the low accuracy of my work. I tried cutting/sawing as accurately as possible but with little success. I tried leaving something "extra" to later sand it to shape with the Dremel but this isn't working either. Especialy conkave surfaces and these damnable scarph joints (can't cut them with the tablesaw since the lower side of the round blade of course cuts a bit further than the upper side) give me trouble so im asking for advice. How do you people manage such tight connections between the various parts of your ships's keel/stem/sternparts.
  24. Redshirt
    Aside from this little tutorial (http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/showthread.php?53986), found on coolminiornot, i must recommend the Mr Colour Super Metalic line of paints. Quite expensive but among the best that money can buy. In your case it would be SM02 Mr.Color Super Gold.
  25. Redshirt
    Afaik from the reviews (in german) that i have read there are no plans in the Swan series (http://www.segelschiffsmodellbau.com/t186f346-David-Antscherl-The-Fully-Framed-Model-HMN-Swan-Class-Sloops-Volume-I.html). As good as the books are supposed to be, this is one of the reasons why i probably won't buy them anytime soon since 100€ (including shipment) for a single book is a bit steep imo.

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