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    And I made the final cabin with cherry. The back will be raised a bit so the little guy can go in.
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    Yesterday put together the sled piece for the carronade.
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    Lol a perfectly sensible suggestion John. I considered taking the stack out of the grating area entirely, thing is I am following Chapelle's plan and he probably assumed that such a small ship had to be as compact as possible. I honestly couldn't tell you what is the most mechanically sound approach but I figured I would just follow the plans and trust Chapelle knew what he was talking about and at the very least it keeps me from over thinking especially when I lack the wisdom to adequately take creative licenses and avoid faux pas.
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    Hmm ok in that case I can do something like a split pipe collar like the kind they put on radiator pipes, I used to play with them all the time as a kid grandma's house had the old style radiators... I miss that place... sniff
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    And I also painted the areas where the hatches will be. The Vallejo paints work great and looks lovely only issue is there have a slight gloss to them so im going to try a flat paint over them.
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    Cool thank you Dan in that case I will endeavour to make the plate and place it over the grating with a few treenails along the edge. My question now is finding a way to attach a plate on this funnel right where that ring is so that it is flush yet I can slide it over the wider edge without cutting the bluejacket piece in half. Maybe a rubber sheet or some material that has elasticity? I tried with that plastic piece but it warped as you can see. The final plate will be about 3/16". Any thoughts from anyone?
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    HI yeah im using these for examples of the bolted flash and realizing a few model makers put the funnel facing foward in error. Theres that logic/sensibility again Im not a sailor myself but try and think through the functionality of parts on ships which is why bolting a plate to a grating seems silly to me no?
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    So another little quick update while I figure out the galley stack thing is the carronade carriage. I decided on the Caldercraft carronade 22mm over the Al carronade 19mm even though it's slightly larger I found the design more accurate plus I can't seem to place the breech bolt on AL version. The copper ring will be cut to provide a front sight. So pretty much I cut a veneer 3/128" piece and attached it under the carriage and shaped it around the laser cut ring added an axis and it spins quite nicely now. The parts aren't glued yet but Ill do that after the deck is finished.
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    Hey Pat that's exactly my quandary. I did make an attempt on my model to add a lead flashing and looking at my image it didn't look right. The Mamoli kit has a bolted flash over the grating (see image). Or I could remove the grating entirely and just seal the hatch kind of like the Armed Virginia Schooner model (see image). The next class revenue cutter Morris/Taney has the stack outside the grating (check image with arrow). Also the Corel Ranger verion of the Doughty cutter eliminated the grating/combing entirely and did the same approach like Morris/Taney model. However I suppose I am following the Krick/Bluejacket design which follows Chapelle's plans and has the stack go right through the grating port. The Krick model shows a cloth tarp covering the area (see image) but perhaps you are right about the heat. The joy and perhaps frustration of ship modeling is that there are multiple ways to interpret plans so really it's just determining what was the most sensible and efficient method a ship builder would use to solve a problem.
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    Thanks Mark! Ultimately I wont finish the other two until I finish the first (promise ) but I realize that since I am not a seafaring person understanding variations in ship designs actaully helps me in judging things like keel drag, draught, waterline placement, deadrise etc. When I finally return to Sultana I will use Halifax and Chaleur to help me understand that hull shape as well
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    Thank you I appreciate that. I work on it constantly but wait until ive something worth showing. I made several gratings and combings before perfecting these.
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    Here's what I ultimately came up with. The Bluejacket funnel works perfect and ill probably put a tarp over where the stack enters the grating to act as a covering. What do you all think?
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    Taking second look I removed the panel piece and instead going with the tarp. But this way the stack is the right size now and looks much nicer
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    So here is my little surprise. In working with the smaller model(s) I felt I now have sufficient experience to take the 80 ton cutter and create a plank on frame shell. This model won't be built any time soon but having the 3 lined up together helps me to understand the nature of how they changed as they got bigger. As a study model I used that Dallas AL kit I purchased and then took the parts and fitted them to the scale and shape of the doughty plans like so. The parts were cut out with the laser cutter I rent and now I see how easy it actually is. Look at then all lined up imagine that it's 1824 and the middle one is the old Active being escorted down the Chesapeake bay to be decommissioned with the much larger Vigilant alongside to take her place and the Monroe behind.
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    Next up is finishing the coamings for the gratings. Iv'e found that glass files do a great job sanding down such small details. The interior is boxwood while the exterior is cherry. Even unfinished I think there is a very nice contrast between the two. The funnel stack is from Bluejacket which has nice detailing however I feel it's probably too high and I may cut it down a bit. The connecting point between the galley stack and the grating will probably have a cloth over it. Either that or paint it black like the stack in a manner Ive seen as with the armed Virginia schooner however I am open to suggestions regarding how the stack/grating spacing should be covered.
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    Hello everyone! Thought I would take the holiday lull as an opportunity to do a quick update. A lot of little things have happened so let me take a moment to show you what I've been up to. First we have the garboard plank which I did through spiling. The garboard is about 1/8" wide while the others are 7/64". This was my first time planking and while there needed a bit of sanding at the edges overall I think it's started out well.
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    Yeah same stuff however these are maybe 1/4" tops the detail is there it is possible that when painted the detailing will be more clear the frosted clear is hard for my eyes to focus on
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    fyi here are the guns for sms emdem via seamless. They are very small and better detailed than the kit but I feel this tech still has some bugs to work out. What do you all think?
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    Thanks guys! I have ordered the bluejacket version as well as caldercrafts and cast your anchor versions as they all together cost me less than $20 However im not sure if they will meet the level or realism I like in my models however they will at least serve as study models for me to practice for scratch. And yes I actually just ordered guns from seamless for the sms dresden model I have im curious to see what they look like making cad parts seems not all that different than making laser parts.
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    Both are also good suggestions. I do own fusion 360 so im supposed to get better with cad. Could use this as an opportunity however first I want to try brass w sodder then maybe ill try a cad version C
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    Hey Lou thank you so much for the break down on what to do. In fairness this sounds like a lot of fun so I will try it out and add the results to my log, thank you! C
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    Ooof yeah that might be an alternative however my skill in metal work is ziltch. Especially for something so small however if no suitable brass parts are out there (figured someone might know on here) well I might very well give it a go from scratch. Its the fact that it tapers toward the end that feels challenging.
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    Hi everyone I am wondering if someone knows the best place to get a brass or any metal galley chimney /stack / flue / ventilator / funnel that I can add to my little revenue cutter. Stack should be like 3/4" length tops at 1/64 scale. Havent seen too many of themthey seem surprisingly hard to come by so maybe one of you knows a decent company or version that may have them. I already checked corwall uk. Closest Ive seen is this one below. Charlie
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    So I know this is changing the topic quite a bit but Ive been pretty fascinated by the Pawnee as of late. That said I have found so very little info on her details and wondering if other than these two photos does anyone know of any images or diagrams of this little workhorse of a ship. She did quite alot in the civil war however overshadowed by the great ships like Hartford or Kearsarge but apart from her strange look (she was a commission I believe) im curious what others may have to contribute.

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