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NMBROOK reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Woo Hoo.. Margin Planks are roughed out, as per your help guys !
Will post a photo later..
Many Thanks
Eamonn
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NMBROOK reacted to Mirabell61 in SS Bohuslän 1914 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - scale 1:50 - Swedish museum steamer
Build log part 7
here the baseplate for the casing, the standplate and the two pedestals have been made (pedestals again made from old candleholders)
foredeck completed together with the selfmade anchor winch
the steering chain leaves the wheelhouse, is turned 90° over a block, under the Little bench, and heads under the lifeboat towards Stern over the boats deck in guided stanchions
Stern flagpost and capstan added, and two life-raft Containments in their launching racks on the boatsdeck. The ruddershaft in its sleeve-tube goes through all decks
anchor winch
who saw the mistake ? (Sternlight should be White instead of green)
Build log part 8 to follow....
(part 8 + 9) shall be the last two intended parts for this build
Nils
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NMBROOK reacted to Mirabell61 in SS Bohuslän 1914 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - scale 1:50 - Swedish museum steamer
Build log part 6
wheelhouse with hinged door, Bridge grating, port nav. light, bell and 90° Lever for operating the steam whistle (per wire Connection to the funnel)
starboard side with lifevest chest
here a nice brass anchor, modified a bit, will be blackened later on
here again one of These Little benches on Bridge deck
Crew and Gothenburg passengers boarded for a next roundtrip, lifeboats rigged up
Build log 7 to follow....
Nils
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NMBROOK reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Thanks Lads, am off to cut margin planks... I may be a while, and strong alcohol may get involved to calm the shot nerves !! if anyone hears me suggest clever stuff like this again you have my permission to come over here and 'Flick me around the Ears!'
Cheers Guys
Eamonn
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
If you find the timber to be splintery or the blade goes where it wants,you can stick some automotive masking tape(you need the stickier stuff than the Tamiya tape)to the to face of what will become the margin plank.This allows the blade to follow the line rather than the woodgrain and also stops the timber from wanting to split when doing the curved sections
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Nice.. thanks Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Just a small tip mate,just concentrate on the outside edge where it abuts the bulwark,do this for all the sections incorporating scarf joints if you desire.When you have all the sections in place,label with a pencil and remove.Turn the point the opposite way in a compass and set the gap at your desired width.Then use the compass to scribe the width of your margin planks All you have to do is cut close to the line and finally size with sandpaper.No special tools like oddleg dividers required.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to jwvolz in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
Eamonn,
Another trick you can try to get a clean edge is to spray or brush a clear (gloss or matte, either will work) over the Tamiya tape and the demarcation with the area you wish to paint. This clear barrier helps prevent the new color from seeping under the tape. A slight variation on what Nigel suggested.
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NMBROOK reacted to Mirabell61 in HMS Pegasus 1776 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:64 - 16-gun sloop
Thank you Nigel,
I am glad the guns worked out quite well for the scale size, allthough I learned now that the hoops (makes sense) will be scratching the decks, but that would be my individual note....
I thought about chemical blackening hoops and gunbarrels for many times, but I find the brass contrust to the carriages in cherry- stained color tells you they are not of resin or of plastic.
Nils
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NMBROOK reacted to mtaylor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Christmas in April!!! Wood has arrived from Jeff at Hobbymill. Wonderful wood and it's perfectly dimensioned. I'm plotting out the frame blanks and hope to start making sawdust later this evening.
Time to start getting this build back on the road.... err... building slip. The wood isn't warped, the camera is having issues. I think it was the setting I choose.
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NMBROOK reacted to WackoWolf in ROYAL CAROLINE 1749 by Doris - 1:40 - CARD
Doris,
If you can keep us updated on your Yamato, I would really like to see it when it is finished. Your work is always outstanding. Thank you for sharing with us.
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NMBROOK reacted to Ulises Victoria in Vasa by Ulises Victoria - FINISHED - Corel - Scale 1: 75 - Royal Ship
MY VASA IS FINISHED!!!
I myself can't believe it but it's TRUE! It's finally done!!!
The feeling of proud and accomplishment one gets when finishing a 1200+ hour project is exhilarating.
Photo heavy thread. Sorry!
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NMBROOK reacted to md1400cs in gun carriage axle question
Nils,
Thanks so much for your response. I am, by the way, very familiar with your astonishing work. Your splint looks perfect.
I will try this, though my skills may preclude this option. Regarding the washer. It appears as though the Vasa did in fact have these. Note the photos, as well as the carriage reproduction from the Vaset Museum.
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Jay, No I'm working on the Vasa as she was in 1628. Short existence as it was. Note the Vasa orthographic carriage views. I appreciate your input, very nice of you.
Regards,
Michael
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NMBROOK reacted to egkb in HM Schooner Ballahoo by egkb - FINISHED - Caldercraft - 1:64 Scale - First Proper Wood Build
You know Margin Planks.. well do you know the thing about Margin Planks?... You see the thing about Margin Planks is that Margin Planks are a bit if a Git ! !!!!!!
Am having Huge Fun as you can see..
Slán
Eamonn
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NMBROOK got a reaction from archjofo in Sovereign Of The Seas by NMBROOK - Scale 1/84 - based on the works of Van De Velde the elder
I have nearly finished all the treenailing on the starboard side.I decided to use 0.5mm copper for the mainwales.Now as a break I decided to start work on the beakhead bulkhead.In the deagostini partwork,this is almost identical to Sergals offering.As I am modifying this model to represent the Vandevelde artworks, I decided this was best scratchbuilt.I came up with a design that incorparates the uprights for the railings for strength,as the majority of the rigging is tied off to these railings.I made three limewood formers and notched these to take the boxwood uprights.This was then glued together on a sheet of glass to ensure flatness.The front face was skinned in two laminations of 0.8mm ply and then planked with black boxwood strips I have obtained from a marqeuetry supplier.After gluing braces into the forecastle area,I removed the majority of the original bulkhead.The planking at the forecastle was slimmed down to 1mm thick from the inside.To the inside of this I laminated some more 0.8mm ply.This strengthens this area and forms a base for the uprights at the sides of the forecastle.I then mortised the remains of the old bulkhead and epoxied in the corner uprights.At the moment all the uprights are left way overlength and the new bulkhead's sides will be trimmed flush to the hull when this is bonded in place.I am going to detail this bulkhead before I actually bond it in place.
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from cog in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Ok something in a way of an update.The infill has been faired although the final touches will be applied after fitting the false deck and bow/stern blocks.The deck stringers have been fitted.The two scrap pieces screwed down provide temporary clamping due to the sheer on these stringers.Next job is finishing the deck edge supports from amidships to bow and the bow/stern filler pieces.Not much more to add that the pics don't explain.
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Thank you Mark for the extra reassurance It must just be my wife that regards it as rambling
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from mtaylor in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Thank you Mark for the extra reassurance It must just be my wife that regards it as rambling
Kind Regards
Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to Mirabell61 in SS Bohuslän 1914 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - scale 1:50 - Swedish museum steamer
Build log part 5
the Bohuslän has a very nice slim Stern, and the whole waterline appearance in birds view Looks like she is designed for Swift coastal travel
prop and rudder are well protected against unpurposed ground contacts in shallow waters
the handrails are from Mahagoni but laminated with thin aero-ply from below to avoid Splitting when shaping and Drilling them
the Little clinker planked lifeboats are models of their own
for the boats strappings I cut some stripes from black Roof-Skin plastic material I still had
the Integration of the three trims into the metal plating worked out quite well
Gothenburgs town badge-flag set at the bowpost, and rigging of the Forward mast and load Derrick under way
Build log part 6 to follow...
Nils
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NMBROOK reacted to Mirabell61 in SS Bohuslän 1914 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - scale 1:50 - Swedish museum steamer
Thank you Nigel,
when I bought the kit it was so Long ago, and good kits of steamships were quite rare on the market. It is a pitty that Billing Boats did not Keep up with it in their program
Nils
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NMBROOK reacted to Beef Wellington in HMS Snake by Beef Wellington - FINISHED - Caldercraft - Scale 1: 64 - First wooden ship build
Cheers Mobbsie!
To hide the rather slow progress, I'll post a few 'state of the build' pics. Ratlines and futtock shrouds all done, although there are one or two ratlines that I may yet redo. First picture falls into the 'warning by me take' category, I'd completely missed a double block on the mizzen mast which was rather painful to get on with all the shrouds in place. Definitely try to get this one onto the mast before any shrouds. I did have a pleasant experience though, after having somehow made the served length approx 10mm too long even after mocking it up, I couldn't face remaking it. Found that carefully applying some GS Hypo glue around the served line at the appropriate point allowed it to be cut cleanly with no frayed ends!
I've also noticed that the tension in the main and preventer stay has been reduced, despite having stretched the line before installing. Not sure whether its necessary to redo the heart lashings to tighten, only potential problem I can foresee will be when the braces get put on they may pull the stays unnaturally out of alignment, but this seems somewhat inevitable anyway so still pondering this one.
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NMBROOK reacted to mij in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
Hi Nigel
This should be an interesting build.
Looking forward for the rest of your build.
mij
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NMBROOK reacted to mtaylor in MORDAUNT 1681 by NMBROOK - Euromodel - 1:60 - Beyond Bashed
NIgel,
I quite agree with Eamonn. Your never rambling...
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NMBROOK got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Caldercraft or Euromodel
I do find it amusing they have Victory as a background on their homepage.I can understand why they haven't made a kit for her,simple reason is it is a saturated market.You have to come up with something different like Chris Watton did i.e. full interior.The kits they do produce sell simply because,apart from the high quality,they offer subjects a little different from the mainstream.Whilst the Euromodels ethos would be interesting applied to Victory,would it make good marketing sense?Just my thoughts.
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from Mirabell61 in SS Bohuslän 1914 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - Billing Boats - scale 1:50 - Swedish museum steamer
I have to agree with Brian,Nils,she is one FINE looking model!
Kind Regards
Nigel
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