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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
You have got it then buddy Have to wait for Jan to clarify,got a feeling he's gone to bed as they are a bit in front time wise.You could spend the time find a good one to post next,no pedalos,canoes or inflatables though
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to egkb in Name the Ship Game
Nigel I may have found her.. I typed the Friesland Class in in Dutch well at least I think it is Dutch, sorry Jan (friesland klasse) and found the picture!! HNLMS Overijessel... The number on the stern gives this vessel!
Eamonn
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
Only six left to go at Eamonn
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to egkb in Name the Ship Game
Was just looking at her a few mins ago then continued down the list of Frieslanders, I'll try the Class name vessel herself then HNMLS Friesland?
reckon we'll get there eventually!
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NMBROOK reacted to marktiedens in Vasa by marktiedens - FINISHED - Sergal - scale 1:60
Thanks everyone for your nice comments. Nigel - I seem to be drawn to ships of this era with their extreme sheer - they just seem so majestic.Buck - the top rail moulding is 210mm long & 2mm wide.It`s actually made of brass & has a flowery design stamped on it.I just touched the highlighted areas with a small brush with different colors.Don`t know if it`s correct but it seems to look ok to me.Sorry about the poor photos - I need to experiment a little more with the settings. :mellow:
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
Eamonn,I am 99.9% certain now she is Friesland class.There were 8 ships in total,looking at pictures from a sailor's blog I have just been looking at,I am going for HNMLS Limburg?
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to egkb in Name the Ship Game
Good point.. the Frieslanders were around till the late 70's early 80's! I'll continue down this route
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
I have a sneaky suspicion the photo may be a little old comparing the weapons and radar systems to the pics we are seeing.Don't be surprised if she has been refitted.Some leander class were supplied to the Dutch navy,I am going to check that out.
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
I could be wrong Eamonn but I think she is either Van Speijk or Kortenaer class.Pretty much everything else is of a 'stealth' design,but it is a bit like trying to name which Leander frigate
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
You might be right Jan,that's why she isn't on their current ship list,but she is on page 129 on this thread I can't decide whether the bridge wings have still to be fitted after the launching
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
Can't keep away can I Going out on a bit of a limb here,the pedalo would have been easier Eamonn I think we are looking at another Arklow shipping vessel and the shipyard is Barkmeijer Stroobos BV.The problem being they have built several vessels of this type for Arklow,and I can't find the pic.
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from WackoWolf in Milling Machine
Hi J Pett
They are not the same.The dremel's motor armature is in line with the spindle reducing effective spindle length and distance between bearings,on a milling machine and pillar drill for that matter the spindle is full length of the casing,this being driven by belt or gear indirectly from the motor.This puts the bearings much further apart increasing the resistance to sideloading.I know that if I put my dremel in a stand it would snap my 1mm cutter.When you add up the cost(in the uk at least)a high end dremel a stand with no movement and some sort of vertical indexing and the xy table it comes to the same price as the MF70.
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from tkay11 in Milling Machine
The only gripe I have with mine if I am being very picky and this may not apply to all the MF70's out there.There is about 0.2mm backlash on the vertical feed,I can work round this,It doesn't move you just have to compensate when using the dial scale.I have found a cheapish solution from Chronos engineering tools in the UK.It is a straight vernier scale with digital readout and zero function that fits to the pillar and head.It is fairly inexpensive at about 40 quid but makes life easier anyway.You can actually fit one to all three axis if you wish as they come in different lengths.I may yet do that so I don't keep having to do sums in my head whilst working
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
Well actually no sorry Eamonn,I was away from the PC up until 30minutes ago,I read your post and then chuckled when I saw the pic,I had seen it while searching for one of the others,anyway beats looking at pictures of someone having a BBQ next to their Airstream caravan .I may be a little while I have something in mind to beat 1hr 40 mins
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to md1400cs in Wasa by md1400cs - FINISHED - Corel - 1:75
JPett Joachim, John, Nigel, JanV, Mark
Guys thanks so much for your latest encouraging words. I have, as you might know, been bothered with past mistakes (ship-of course (:-) the other parts of my life have been perfect Hmmmmm..
I went back and looked at an error that would be too hard to fix now. Corel, as opposed to Billings, did not properly indicate how the upper deck entry framings should look, nor how high they should be above the deck.
So, if this might be of help for Corel Wasa kits under your tables, it could have been an easy adjustment (had I known)
I could have installed that middle portion of the weather deck template a bit lower, and added a rearward slope to the housings themselves, then added the cover planks.
Moving forward; looking forward to my next steps. Again thanks to all of you who post, click Like or just look in Big Thanks.
Regards,
Michael
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NMBROOK reacted to ChrisLBren in Milling Machine
Thanks Nigel - given the fact I'm building the 118 Gun L'Orient or the 74 Gun Ship after Le Gros Ventre - one of these might make sense !
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NMBROOK reacted to ChrisLBren in Milling Machine
Thanks Nigel - I'm planning my first full frame Ancre build after Confederacy - I hear a lot of modelers on this forum mentioning mills. Frolich makes no mention of them in his book - so appreciate the info.
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NMBROOK got a reaction from Bill Hime in Milling Machine
In answer to your question Tony I suggest you PM mij (sussex scratchbuild)as I know he is using the set up you refer to.
An example of what I use and will be using mine for
Housing joints
Gang milling of gun carriage sides(can machine 50 at a time all identical)
Machining square section of masts(octagonal using the dividing head I have)
Spiral staircase pillars using dividing table
Scarph joints
Capstans using rotary table
Cutting slots in knightheads
Housing joints
Keel rabbets
I could go on and on
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK got a reaction from Bill Hime in Milling Machine
Hi J Pett
They are not the same.The dremel's motor armature is in line with the spindle reducing effective spindle length and distance between bearings,on a milling machine and pillar drill for that matter the spindle is full length of the casing,this being driven by belt or gear indirectly from the motor.This puts the bearings much further apart increasing the resistance to sideloading.I know that if I put my dremel in a stand it would snap my 1mm cutter.When you add up the cost(in the uk at least)a high end dremel a stand with no movement and some sort of vertical indexing and the xy table it comes to the same price as the MF70.
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to Bill Hime in Milling Machine
I have been shopping these mills for awhile now. The bottomline for wood work is rpm. The Proxxon or the Dremel are the only two meeting the 20,000 rpm need for working hardwood. Between the two, for my needs, the Proxxon is much more staple and will hold to much tighter tolerances. Cost, the Proxxon is almost half the price @ $400 vs the Microlux @ $795.
I would be using it primarily for inlay work. Or flush-setting hinges and other metal work. I think for my purposes, the Proxxon will be sitting on my workbench after the first of the year.
I should add as other uses, any joinery I would do in the cabinet shop or post and beam work I can replicate in my ships.
Warm Regards,
BIll
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NMBROOK reacted to egkb in Name the Ship Game
Hmmmm. 35 mins.. next time I'm doing a drawing
Over to you Nigel
Eamonn
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NMBROOK got a reaction from egkb in Name the Ship Game
Yes it is Hiei,not ypically Japanese in appearance at least not in this photo before all the platforms were added to the tripod mast.Congratulations Eamonn,when I found the last one,at first I googled Airstream boat,I ended up looking through everyone's holiday snaps and didn't find it
Kind Regards Nigel
P.S. 1hour and 40 minutes so I must be finding harder ones
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NMBROOK reacted to NAZGÛL in Wasan 1628 by Nazgul - FINISHED - Billing Boats Vasa 1:75
Hey all, Ive done some progress on the bow. Also scribed and weathered the side walls.
/Matti
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NMBROOK got a reaction from dafi in HMS Victory by dafi - Heller - PLASTIC - To Victory and beyond ...
Fabulous work Daniel I am in awe of your attention to detail at this scale
Kind Regards Nigel
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NMBROOK reacted to Pete Coleman in HMS Surprise by Pete Coleman - Artesania Latina - 1:48th
Here is a link to my Picasa web album charting my "Super-Detailed" build of HMS Surprise.
I have attempted a compromise between all available sources of information on the subject.
I did have a build log on the original MSW site but alas it's all gone now.
Cheers,
Pete.
The link is no longer valid.
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