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vossy got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
hey eric, I see your point. the doors themselves, the single ones on the side of the engine compartment, are 40mm high, but as you can see they sit slightly above the deck, so from the deck to the top of the door is about 45mm. this kit states that it is 1:50 scale, but I wouldn't bet my life on that scale being true for the whole model itself. it is more of a showboat than a true life representation. having said that, I reckon the figures look fairly plausible to scale against the doors and other objects so far. my problem was/is that the horses are 60mm high, and I just thought that was about 10mm to high. I think it makes the horses about 10 foot tall, which is a damn big horse!
chris
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vossy got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
hey dave, I really like the figures myself I must say. the problem with them though is that they are actually just a little bit smaller than 1:50 scale.
the figures stand 38mm tall to be exact, but they do tend to look in scale with the doors of the boat so I went with them. now the horses in the link
you sent me, and thanks for doing so, are 1:50 scale and thus stand about 60mm tall. I thought maybe they would be just a little too tall in relation
to the humans and thus look too out of place. having said that, I probably will get some to really make sure. it will be easy enough to place one into
the stalls as the area is quite big and I can get my hand in there no problems, well at least until I put the side rails on, but this is still a fair way off.
I am still looking around for something to put on/against the empty wall in the bay. thinking hay bales, buckets, maybe tools etc. again it all is a matter
of finding stuff the right scale.
chris
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vossy got a reaction from yvesvidal in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
finally got some crew onboard! the chief engineer checking up on the poor bloke who has to shovel you know what! sorry about the pic quality! really bad at this! level 2 structure planking continues at glacier movement pace!
chris
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vossy got a reaction from yvesvidal in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
crawling along with all this planking of decks and cabin structures! finally have second deck glued down, but requires another coat of matt clear I reckon. second deck cabin structure is a slow process to plank. here it is just dry sitting on top of the deck itself. when completed and ready to mount, it will also be white, so any small gaps the camera shows up can be filled if necessary.
none of my passengers and crew have been glued into position as yet, and I am still procrastinating over the horse bay area detail. anyway, sorry, not much of an update, but it is a way to bump my log up from page 5 I guess
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vossy got a reaction from Baker in Hello! Long time admirer, first time ship owner!
Google The Mayflower. There will be tons of info on her. One of the most famous ships in history really. Name is on the stern.
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
finally got some crew onboard! the chief engineer checking up on the poor bloke who has to shovel you know what! sorry about the pic quality! really bad at this! level 2 structure planking continues at glacier movement pace!
chris
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vossy reacted to Cathead in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
Oh, I agree, they look fine with the model for the reasons you state. The difference isn't enough to matter, I was just curious.
As for the horses, do you mean height at the withers (top of the front shoulder) or at the top of the head or ears? If the latter, it may not be that far off; I'm 6' and I've stood next to horses that dwarfed me. Wikipedia states that a big draft horse can easily exceed 6' at the withers and one record horse exceeded 7', so a big stallion with its head erect could at least approximate 10' in total. See this Clydesdale next to a 5' 3" human, not far off a reasonable human height for the 1800s. Just figure that your boat is carrying some valuable breeding stock.
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vossy reacted to drobinson02199 in Heritage 46 Yacht by drobinson02199 - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:20 - SMALL
This will be my last progress report for two weeks as I'm going away with my wife from cold Boston to a sunny place.
I have now planked the flying bridge deck. In this picture I also dry-fitted the main railings, although they won't go on permanently until the flying bridge furniture and fixtures are done. Note that the forward railing is missing a stanchion on the starboard side -- I broke it while fitting the railing and will need to glue it back on when the railing is permanently mounted. (This despite a manual warning to be careful as the forward railing is delicate).
When drilling the holes for the forward railing, when you hold the railing over the bridge, it looks like the positioning of the first two holes as specified in the manual is a mistake, but it turns out that the angle of the stanchions makes for deceptive positioning. So followed the manual and it worked.
Then I have also made and installed the windshield wipers, which I think are very realistic-looking.
More building later in February when I return.
Regards,
David
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vossy got a reaction from Roger Pellett in size of people
its not that hard! just look at your build and use common sense. relate figures etc. to doorways and other structures that are pretty standard in our world. always remember though, that all of us already are in possession of the best calculator/convertor in the world; our brain!
chris
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vossy got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
finally got some crew onboard! the chief engineer checking up on the poor bloke who has to shovel you know what! sorry about the pic quality! really bad at this! level 2 structure planking continues at glacier movement pace!
chris
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vossy got a reaction from cog in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
crawling along with all this planking of decks and cabin structures! finally have second deck glued down, but requires another coat of matt clear I reckon. second deck cabin structure is a slow process to plank. here it is just dry sitting on top of the deck itself. when completed and ready to mount, it will also be white, so any small gaps the camera shows up can be filled if necessary.
none of my passengers and crew have been glued into position as yet, and I am still procrastinating over the horse bay area detail. anyway, sorry, not much of an update, but it is a way to bump my log up from page 5 I guess
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vossy got a reaction from greenstone in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
finally got some crew onboard! the chief engineer checking up on the poor bloke who has to shovel you know what! sorry about the pic quality! really bad at this! level 2 structure planking continues at glacier movement pace!
chris
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vossy got a reaction from drobinson02199 in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
hey dave, I really like the figures myself I must say. the problem with them though is that they are actually just a little bit smaller than 1:50 scale.
the figures stand 38mm tall to be exact, but they do tend to look in scale with the doors of the boat so I went with them. now the horses in the link
you sent me, and thanks for doing so, are 1:50 scale and thus stand about 60mm tall. I thought maybe they would be just a little too tall in relation
to the humans and thus look too out of place. having said that, I probably will get some to really make sure. it will be easy enough to place one into
the stalls as the area is quite big and I can get my hand in there no problems, well at least until I put the side rails on, but this is still a fair way off.
I am still looking around for something to put on/against the empty wall in the bay. thinking hay bales, buckets, maybe tools etc. again it all is a matter
of finding stuff the right scale.
chris
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vossy got a reaction from mtaylor in size of people
its not that hard! just look at your build and use common sense. relate figures etc. to doorways and other structures that are pretty standard in our world. always remember though, that all of us already are in possession of the best calculator/convertor in the world; our brain!
chris
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vossy got a reaction from CDW in Bismarck by Semorebutts - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1/200 scale - PLASTIC - with MK1 detail set
This is really impressive mate! I have this kit along with all the PE. One day I will get around to doing it! lol
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from hexnut in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
finally got some crew onboard! the chief engineer checking up on the poor bloke who has to shovel you know what! sorry about the pic quality! really bad at this! level 2 structure planking continues at glacier movement pace!
chris
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vossy got a reaction from geoff in Scale plane builder turns to the sea
hey rob, my number 1 piece of advice is go with something you are really interested in. the first wooden ship I built was the amati santa maria. even though it is usually listed as an intermediate kit, I still chose this as I am a bit of a columbus freak! sure, it had its challenges for me, but this site was a godsend and all in all I think I turned out a really nice model. I guess the big thing to remember is that whatever you choose, it wont be built overnight. that's why I say choose a subject you are really interested in because the build can be with you for a very long time.
chris
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vossy got a reaction from geoff in Scale plane builder turns to the sea
G'day Rob, you will love it here! You will find ships/boats of all shapes, sizes, periods, skill level etc. imaginable! What's even better though is the great friends you can make and learn off along the way.
Do you have any idea of what your first build will be?
Cheers
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from Omega1234 in Scale plane builder turns to the sea
G'day Rob, you will love it here! You will find ships/boats of all shapes, sizes, periods, skill level etc. imaginable! What's even better though is the great friends you can make and learn off along the way.
Do you have any idea of what your first build will be?
Cheers
Chris
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vossy got a reaction from PeteB in Scale plane builder turns to the sea
hey rob, my number 1 piece of advice is go with something you are really interested in. the first wooden ship I built was the amati santa maria. even though it is usually listed as an intermediate kit, I still chose this as I am a bit of a columbus freak! sure, it had its challenges for me, but this site was a godsend and all in all I think I turned out a really nice model. I guess the big thing to remember is that whatever you choose, it wont be built overnight. that's why I say choose a subject you are really interested in because the build can be with you for a very long time.
chris
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vossy reacted to Jetz1138 in Scale plane builder turns to the sea
Chris,
Excellent advice. Believe it or not, that's exactly why I selected the Mayflower. I took a tour of the Mayflower replica in Plymouth, Massachusetts many years ago, and was completely fascinated. The ship, the journey... the complete story. Buy, you're right, I need to go back to what's of interest to me. I really like your choice of the Santa Maria.... hmmm. now that may be a good for my list.
Rob
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vossy got a reaction from mtaylor in Scale plane builder turns to the sea
G'day Rob, you will love it here! You will find ships/boats of all shapes, sizes, periods, skill level etc. imaginable! What's even better though is the great friends you can make and learn off along the way.
Do you have any idea of what your first build will be?
Cheers
Chris
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vossy reacted to drobinson02199 in Heritage 46 Yacht by drobinson02199 - FINISHED - Amati - Scale 1:20 - SMALL
I'm about to begin work on the flying bridge, and with the interior cabin finished, I realized that while the flying bridge is removable to view the interior cabin, it might be good to light the interior.
I can do that by attaching led's to the bottom of the flying bridge. There is room to make a cavity for the battery and switch, which you can see in the pics below. Would have bee much harder to do this if all of the railings and finish had been applied to the flying bridge.
Regards,
David
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vossy got a reaction from John Allen in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
crawling along with all this planking of decks and cabin structures! finally have second deck glued down, but requires another coat of matt clear I reckon. second deck cabin structure is a slow process to plank. here it is just dry sitting on top of the deck itself. when completed and ready to mount, it will also be white, so any small gaps the camera shows up can be filled if necessary.
none of my passengers and crew have been glued into position as yet, and I am still procrastinating over the horse bay area detail. anyway, sorry, not much of an update, but it is a way to bump my log up from page 5 I guess
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vossy got a reaction from popeye the sailor in Mississippi 1870 by vossy - Sergal - 1:50 - Riverboat
crawling along with all this planking of decks and cabin structures! finally have second deck glued down, but requires another coat of matt clear I reckon. second deck cabin structure is a slow process to plank. here it is just dry sitting on top of the deck itself. when completed and ready to mount, it will also be white, so any small gaps the camera shows up can be filled if necessary.
none of my passengers and crew have been glued into position as yet, and I am still procrastinating over the horse bay area detail. anyway, sorry, not much of an update, but it is a way to bump my log up from page 5 I guess
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