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    Ladysmith, WI
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    Miniature ship modeling, live music performing and fresh water fishing

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  1.    John Fox III reacted to a post in a topic: HMS Mercury 1779 by Mr Pleasant - 1:64 - based on Shipyard paper model
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  20. John Fox III
    While no expert on this subject, I see one problem with covering plastic decking, and that is thickness of the deck. It could mis-align parts that are later attached to/through the deck. I routinely plank solid hull and framed miniatures with maple veneer that I sand down to just 0.010" thick, which might work. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III
  21. John Fox III
    Tony, If I understand it correctly, take a piece of rope thread and seize it around the block for a short length, cut off one end of the rope thread,then wrap the other end around a drill bit shank that matches the diameter of the brass rod, then seize it towards the block. Hope that is what will help you. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III
  22. John Fox III
    Greetings, Here are a few ideas I've used for case bases. First is a Lexington model in a glass case with a mirror for the bottom. I think it is sort of "airy" and shows the underside of the model too. The model was fastened to the base by scratching the mirror beneath the area with the wooden "waves" and then using epoxy to fasten them to the mirror. The second is a small scale model of a tahiti ketch model, with maple veneer "planking", minus any trunells, beneath the model. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III
  23. John Fox III
    Greetings, Assuming the kit is a card model kit, then I would guess you could scan the pages and increase their size to meet the scale you desire. And use the results to make the various parts out of whatever material you wish. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III
  24. John Fox III
    Greetings Glen, What a great idea and prosecution!! I had a ball following along, looked forward for each update, thanks! Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III
  25. John Fox III
    Greetings Glen, I enjoy your updates, often look forward to seeing them. When I've had to insert masts with rigging separate from other parts I usually wrap the mast/rigging in tissue paper. It helps keep things from getting too tangled, and is easily cut off later, though one has to be careful not to cut rigging when doing that. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III
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    Greetings, Ask and ye shall see! <Grin> Here are some photos of construction and final carrnoades for my 1:200 scale model of Lawrence/Niagara. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III
  28. John Fox III
    Greetings Glen, All I can do is echo the others, an outstanding job with this model! Besides being extremely creative, you did an excellent job! Anchor's A Weigh! John
  29. John Fox III
    Greetings, For many years I've used an aquarium pump to air out my light bulbs and bottles, no need to refill a tank or run a major compressor. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III
  30. John Fox III
    Greetings John, Depending on how much work you might want to do, I've used aluminum rod and tube to make railings, stanchions, cleats, ladders, masts and booms. One can find very small diameter tubing, and I also used both the aluminum wire and pour spouts from salt containers. The two images attached show my results using these materials. I used CA to glue the parts together. For the mast and boom I squeezed the tubing carefully, with another smaller brass tube inside it, to obtain the oval shape. Hope that helps! Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III
  31. John Fox III
    Not to "bad mouth" Boudriot, however I purchased the ancre plans for BonHomme Richard from them of his drawings and found several errors. I later found in an NRJ article that he often made assumptions that were not correct as well. I was a draftsman for many years, before CAD, and know what Boudriot did. He re-used drawings already done for other vessels, without checking to make sure that the time periods of vessels matched, something that saves a lot of time when hand drafting. He also did not keep in mind that unlike the British, each yard building a ship was allowed to do things differently, there was no definitive plans for various ship parts that were adhered to. Not meaning to make your decisions more difficult, just pointing out facts I have learned. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III
  32. John Fox III
    Greetings Glen, Glad you found the info on my hidden hinges useful. That's what it's all about posting things here on MSW. It is indeed a wonderful place to find info and help. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III
  33. John Fox III
    Greetings George, Absolutely well done sir!! I make miniatures as well, and considering the materials you worked with you did an amazing job! Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III
  34. John Fox III
    Greetings Allen. Perhaps you would find the following useful: just scroll down a bit and see how I made gratings using card stock. I've done similar gratings using maple veneer as well. Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III
  35. John Fox III
    Greetings Rob, Welcome aboard from a fellow Wisonsinite! Anchor's A Weigh! John Fox III

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