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bdgiantman2 reacted to Omega1234 in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
HI everyone.
Many thanks for all of your comments and compliments. It means heaps to me!
You know, one of the many mistakes I made with Majellan (see my Build Log below) is that I never had a clear idea of how her various decks fitted together, which was a big no-no, because it meant that making sure that access ways and staircases, etc all were correctly aligned vertically and horizontally, was problematic.
In contrast, I'm going to avoid that mistake with Shadow by being more careful right from the start. For instance, I've cut out all the deck plans in cardboard as templates to ensure that everything is aligned properly. Smart thinking I say (well...that's the theory anyway).
As you can see from the photos below, each deck is labelled to indicate where the various decks are. These templates will be essential when marking and aligning the bulkheads and other major structural elements, thereby making sure that everything fits together properly.
All the best!
Patrick
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from mtaylor in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Seeing your gold hulled ship is reminding me of a game I play on Facebook, named Sunshine Bay. You can buy these gold yachts, but the game makes you pay real money to buy them. Shadow is looking great so far, continue the awesome work, Patrick!
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from Omega1234 in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Seeing your gold hulled ship is reminding me of a game I play on Facebook, named Sunshine Bay. You can buy these gold yachts, but the game makes you pay real money to buy them. Shadow is looking great so far, continue the awesome work, Patrick!
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from Elijah in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Seeing your gold hulled ship is reminding me of a game I play on Facebook, named Sunshine Bay. You can buy these gold yachts, but the game makes you pay real money to buy them. Shadow is looking great so far, continue the awesome work, Patrick!
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bdgiantman2 reacted to captainbob in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Since the ribs are styrene I'm surprised you didn't plank her with styrene.
Bob
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bdgiantman2 reacted to Omega1234 in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Hi Greg
Good question! I guess it looks a bit confusing at this stage, but the planking will go over the styrene framework to form the exterior of the hull. Once the exterior has been completed, I'll rip out the balsa mold and discard it.
After the hull's done, I'll clean up the inside and add the internal bulkheads to give it some structural rigidity.
I hope this all makes sense!
All the best and take care tomorrow.
Cheers
Patrick
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from Piet in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Looking good so far, Patrick! Is that Polystyrene strips you are using for your stringers? Sure appears so to me. This is going to be a fun build to watch.
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from IgorSky in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Looking good so far, Patrick! Is that Polystyrene strips you are using for your stringers? Sure appears so to me. This is going to be a fun build to watch.
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from mtaylor in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Looking good so far, Patrick! Is that Polystyrene strips you are using for your stringers? Sure appears so to me. This is going to be a fun build to watch.
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from Elijah in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Looking good so far, Patrick! Is that Polystyrene strips you are using for your stringers? Sure appears so to me. This is going to be a fun build to watch.
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from Elijah in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Alright!! The new ship is underway! I am very interested to see how she comes along with your amazing skills. I will be following
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from Omega1234 in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Looking good so far, Patrick! Is that Polystyrene strips you are using for your stringers? Sure appears so to me. This is going to be a fun build to watch.
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from cog in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Alright!! The new ship is underway! I am very interested to see how she comes along with your amazing skills. I will be following
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from IgorSky in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Alright!! The new ship is underway! I am very interested to see how she comes along with your amazing skills. I will be following
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from Piet in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Alright!! The new ship is underway! I am very interested to see how she comes along with your amazing skills. I will be following
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from mtaylor in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Alright!! The new ship is underway! I am very interested to see how she comes along with your amazing skills. I will be following
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from Omega1234 in SHADOW by Omega1234 - FINISHED - Scale 1/300 - Luxury 60m Mega Yacht
Alright!! The new ship is underway! I am very interested to see how she comes along with your amazing skills. I will be following
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bdgiantman2 reacted to mtaylor in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
Thanks for all the "likes" and comments. After getting everything else around the house done and then getting the new mill set up, i'm busily planking the lower deck.
The first six strakes are finally in and I'm happy with them although there's some serious sanding in my future as they aren't all the same thickness... But I've sorted out the planking scheme that I need to lay down. This deck is all 1 foot wide and 4" thick planking. It's actually thicker then the gundeck which is 3" thick but mostly not as wide. I'll fight that battle when I get to the gundeck as there are some varying widths and thicknesses there.
For the lower deck, as near as I can find, the planks are all run pretty much the same width from fore to aft with hook scarfs at the bow and some tapering at the stern. I'm going full width but with the partitions fore and aft, I'm not planking much beyond them... One reason is that the Admirals Plaque is behind the aft partition in the gunroom.
Here's a pic.
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from mtaylor in THE 74-GUN SHIP by Jeronimo
I like a lot what you are doing on your model, Karl! Your work is amazing. What are you using for your windows if I may ask?
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bdgiantman2 reacted to Omega1234 in Majellan by Omega1234 - FINISHED - 1/200 - Luxury 37 m Motor Yacht - Miniature
Thanks Denis and everyone else for their comments and Likes! Greatly appreciated.
Well.....guess what? All of a sudden, Majellan's all grown-up; having graduated from the building stand, to her final permanent berth.
Yes, folks, I've finally made the display stand for her. In doing so, I wanted to create the effect of Majellan 'floating in mid-air', unencumbered by any visible signs of support. This effect was achieved by supporting Majellan on four thin posts of piano wire, which are almost invisible when viewed from afar.
I hope you like the floating effect.
I've also added the two rudders at the rear. Not long to go now, folks, before Majellan's finished!!!
Cheers
Patrick
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bdgiantman2 reacted to Landrotten Highlander in THE 74-GUN SHIP by Jeronimo
Thanks for this last post, Karl, very educational
Slainte,
Peter
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bdgiantman2 reacted to Jeronimo in THE 74-GUN SHIP by Jeronimo
Hello friends,
thanks for the kind comments and likes.
Karl
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from mtaylor in Yacht Mary by bdgiantman2 - Building first POF
Another update from my shipyard. Word has it that some early construction is being started on the hawse timbers and a horizontal piece that will help support those timbers from underneath. The yard crew is also hoping to potentially start making the deck soon.
The Mamoli plans I am using have one major error as you will see in my enclosed pictures. Mamoli shows the Yacht Mary having a typical bulb round English bow, which is not historically accurate. The books about the Utrecht (Available on Seawatchbooks.com) show and tell how the Dutch Statenjachts at the time had a more square bow, similar to that of the American Whaling fleets. Once under the horizontal timbers, the bow timbers would be angled in at forty-five degree segments. The Dutch book 17 de eeuws Statenjacht will show the same information.
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bdgiantman2 got a reaction from Canute in THE 74-GUN SHIP by Jeronimo
I like a lot what you are doing on your model, Karl! Your work is amazing. What are you using for your windows if I may ask?
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