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Goodness! I hope you didn't turn that mast while sitting on your sofa! BTW, I believe our family has that exact same sofa - a two-piece sectional with ottoman from Costco?- 52 replies
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Without more information about the vessel, e.g. type of vessel and approximate dates of service, it is essentially impossible to know what sort of model should be built. And be forewarned - a commissioned model will not be inexpensive.
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Hello, Ronald. Your English is fine - no worries there. When you say 'wood for the hull', are you speaking of the basswood strips, or the walnut strips? In my experience, limited as it is, the basswood in most kits is usually fairly decent, but I have had more than one kit, including one from Caldercraft, in which the walnut usually included many strips that were rough, warped, and/or not cut to uniform width. I think this is unfortunately pretty common regardless of who the kit manufacturer is. I can add that I have also built one kit from Corel in which much of the wood was of very poor quality. Cheers,
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I thought that was an example of 'modeler's face'. You know - the kind you make when you drop a 2 mm block on the floor again.
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It has one. Click on the Union Jack at the top of the home page.
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I had no idea the MV Stockholm was still cruising (now as the MV Azores). Normally I would have no interest in cruising, but I think I could work up some enthusiasm for a ship with such a significant historical connection.
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A few months back, during one of my regular tours of card model sites, I noticed that the website for Orel, a Ukrainian publisher, was down. Turns out it was down because the publisher was in the process of creating a new and improved site. Well, they are back up now, and here's the link: Orel Orel are not one of the old, well-established publishing houses, but they have been very, very prolific since opening up shop about ten years ago. They produce kits of ships, planes, vehicles, trains, and architecture. Their ship model line leans heavily towards Russian pre-Dreadnought era vessels, but ships from other eras and nations are well represented. One of their newest designs is of the USS Vesuvius 1888, a pneumatic-gun cruiser. Orel have also been gradually increasing their line of laser-cut and photo-etch detail sets. The new site is well done, functional, and easy to navigate. Check it out!
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I'm pretty sure those are off-the-shelf cannons, as they look exactly like the ones included in the HMS Fly kit. If you want more period-correct guns, you're going to have to look for after-market parts or make them yourself. Or who knows -- maybe they're correct for Revenge. I know they weren't for Fly. Good luck!
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Intro to Card Models Intro and Table of Contents
ccoyle replied to ccoyle's topic in Card and Paper Models
Hi, Feathermerchant. Card model displays at ship modeling clubs can always be expected to draw a lot of interest. Hope yours does well. As for a list of vendors, it was never my intent to create an exhaustive list, as there are simply too many vendors out there, and new ones pop up on a regular basis. I only meant to give readers an idea of what is available. Of the two you mentioned, I am familiar with Walden Models. The owner of that site creates some very good designs of unusual subjects, such as Livadia. I would love to see you do some build logs of your models here at MSW. Cheers! -
Oops. When I deleted your double post, all the photo links appear to have gone by the board with it. Sorry!!! Please don't hit me!
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Clare, has Ages of Sail thought about approaching Woody Joe for U.S. distribution rights?
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Wow - that really looks like a great kit and one that will be a pleasure to assemble. Good job with your unpacking post, too. Chris truly has established himself as a master of the designer's art, and I'm sure his next design will raise the bar further still. Cheers!
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Looks good so far, Per.
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Superb model, Thanasis. Congratulations on her completion!
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Scratchbuilt Hull Decision
ccoyle replied to CDR_Ret's topic in Building, Framing, Planking and plating a ships hull and deck
I think by 'straightforward' Terry means that his subject (Galilee) has a typical hull form and construction for the period. POF would certainly be the most labor-intensive method and would require either an extant framing plan or a knowledge of general framing practices used by that particular builder (Matthew Turner). Terry, can the Delftship program create bulkhead or lift templates for you? -
The detail on this model is astonishing, as is the rate at which you are adding it!
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Wow. Those early kit designs had a serious lack of bulkhead formers. If you are not too far into the planking, you might want to consider adding some filler blocks between the bulkheads. Scrap pine or balsa will do. It will make getting the proper hull shape easier.
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Sherbourne was also the first kit for which I took a crack at super-detailing. I built it before MSW 1.0 even existed, so I don't have a build log posted, but there are photos in the gallery here. I used the Anatomy of the Ship volume on HM Cutter Alert as the basis for much of my work. I chose to replace the kit rig with a period-correct rig that included an extra spar used to spread the foot of the topsail. I think you will find that stepping the topmast abaft of the mainmast is also correct for the period. I was pretty darn pleased with my completed model, but I have to admit that there are some superb examples here on MSW that make me wish I had done some things better and/or differently. Good luck!
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That'll work. This kit is not without its tricky spots, Bending the side planking will be a challenge, as you will see. Makes a nice model, though - first wooden kit I ever completed.
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Ha! Love the story about the paper sticking to your elbow. The tips on my fine-point tweezers, with which I do most of my fiddly bits work, have a bad tendency to suddenly slip past each other while grasping tiny parts, the result being tiny parts flung into the Great Void. It happened again this week after I had already applied glue to the tiny part. I searched all over for it, to no avail, so I had to scratch-build a replacement part. I found the original hours later - stuck to the front of my t-shirt.
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