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Mark, Pat, Mark. The brackets are only at the stern and I don't think they are substantial enough to lift the boat. They could have something to do with sail handling but the few shots of Germania under sail don't show them being used - see photo (remember you are looking at the bracket and don't get distracted by other deck features). Thank you Richard.
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Welcome back Patrick. I missed you and on more than a few occasions wondered what you were up to. What a lot of cabins she has and all so nicely fitted out. At least this one looks like a boat.
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Very methodical and precise work. Quite impressive. Looking forward to seeing more.
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Geert, I liked the work ol the rudder, the sweep of the tiller is particularly attractive. I thought your numbers were finely done, not many would have gone to the trouble. What did you use to glue the glass together.
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Keith, I am liking the way the detail is building - it is bringing her to life. The chain work looks particularly good.
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.Smoke stacks looking pretty good to me and I don’t miss the turnbuckles. All looking quite authentic.
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Innisfree - thank you for your interest and comments. The bracket is actually symetrical but other than that your suggestion is as valid as any. The fact that a couple of very hefty bollards are attached to the deck a couple of feet away makes its use as a towing feature somewhat unnecessary. You can see one of the bollards to the right of the bracket.
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Keith, not really in the right position for fairleads. None of the photos I have ever show them in use.
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I am minded to think that we have one of the most appropriate pastimes to deal with current world events. I hope you are all keeping safe in these strange times. I made less progress than expected over the past few days. Two oddly shaped brackets are positioned on the aft deck. I am really not sure what they are for or why they are the shape they are. They were made from a scrap of aluminium - one bracket cut on each end. The base is .3" square and the web is .175" high Just forward of the main deck house are couple of boxes each with 3 vents. As usual I started with a sketch, the overall size is 1.4" long by 1.0" wide and 0.8" high. The boxes were built around oak block cores. The cladding was made out of mahogany ripped down to the 3 required thicknesses of 0.1" 0.125" and 0.150". The cladding process is fairly simple and not worthy of much explanation. The top surface is planked with caulking between the planks. The planks are 0.1" wide by .060" thick. The next post should be more interesting as I get onto more complicated deck houses. Keep safe.
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Eberhard - The room size is the table dimensions plus 5 foot cue length all round - so room size is 14' x 18' this and the fact that it weighs about a ton is the reason no one wants it. My wife says If I get rid of it I can move the workshop in but I think this is a ruse. Unfortunately Mr Trump has banned me from visiting for the foreseeable future. We were planning to visit my brother-in-law in Arizona - perhaps next year. Thank you John, nice to hear form you. Richard - I also have a load of granite worktops out back - recovered from the previous kitchen, you are welcome to them - but again Mr Trump probably wont allow.
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Keith - The playing surface is 8x4. It is quite a good table - solid one piece slate bed on a mahogany table. I really don't want to smash it up to dispose of it but no one wants them anymore. Probably incompatible with modern house room sizes.
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Very nice work Schooners. I will be interested to see how the building frame is constructed. Beware of face masks - the virus is small enough to pass though the fabric of most masks.
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Richard, Gary, Roger, Mark, Geert - Thank you all for taking the time to comment. And thank you to everyone for the thumbs up's.
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I agree - but will shorten them - I don't think acrylic would be strong enough without going to a bigger diameter.
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Yes Keith - snooker playing days are over, my playing partner (son) got married and had a child. The table is on the disposal list but I can't find anyone who wants it - even for free.
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Eberhard - yes it was for stability but having tested them out I think I can reduce them by about 2 inches without too much compromise.
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Ok - I apologise for my little game, I blame my incarceration. About 7 years ago I completed HMS Cornwall and since then she has resided in a plastic bag on a top shelf of the workshop, occasionally picking up minor damage. I couldn't be bothered to make a case, or get round to ordering one. Finally the need for workshop shelf space prompted me to buy one and fortunately it was delivered the day before lockdown. Rather than install the model on a stand inside the case, I decided to engineer the stand into the base itself - hence the metalwork. Well done Eberhard - you win the prize. Oh! and of course Steve you too!!!!
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Bad time to contemplate finishing Vaddoc, but I suppose you can just get on with other projects. She continues to look really smart.
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
KeithAug replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Just catching up Pat. Some nice details and interesting manufacturing methods - well done.- 993 replies
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