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mrshanks reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Hey Doug, in the picture above the plan is showing the port side of the bow and stern. On the left side, the stern just a rope is going to the rudder, the other side is the bow. In a previous post I showed a picture of the plans that was showing the starboard side of the stern where there was a blocking system, I think it was in post 506. Hopefully this clears things up for you, if not let me know and I can re-post the two pictures side by side which may make it easier to see what I am saying. I don't mind, let me know.
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mrshanks reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Hi Mike, thanks for dropping in and for the compliment. She is getting close to the finish line, target is for end of August. Good to hear from you, haven't heard from you for sometime now
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mrshanks reacted to Heronguy in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Hi Don,
I'm not clear how you tell from the plan that it is intended only to be blocked on one side? Just trying to understand so I can do a better job of interpreting plans myself.
By the way, has anybody mentioned on how terrific your build is?
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mrshanks reacted to Landlubber Mike in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Don, this is turning into a real beauty. Love the finish you put on the model - it really makes the wood come alive.
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mrshanks reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Ian: Thanks, it is a good way of making lots of oars in a short time
EJ: Thanks, I have been putting off building this ship's boat for sometime now thinking it was going to be too hard, as it turns out I am enjoying building it
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mrshanks reacted to Mirabell61 in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
Thanks very much MD1400cs, and Dan,
the case is done, except for the four bottom metal corners, I should have bought 8 instead of 4, ordered 4 more
Every time a case is complete, I `m glad there was no broken glass during process....
On the KWdG there is still some rigging to be done, I`ll forward a set of final Photos, when all is complete..
Nils
Baseplate with 6 positioning pins and removeable bottom rail of the glas bonnet
corner pin
mid-length pin, the width of the ships own stand base fits well in between those lugs
pins, (screws) clipped off at the rear side
frame, glass and metal corners....
have to mount the four bottom metal corners securely, before the bonnet can be taken off in one part
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mrshanks reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
A short little update, I have started the ship's boat:
Here is the balsa blank and a picture in the manual showing how it should look when done. Let's hope!
Laminating the top rails
Ripping some .5 x 5 mm planking to 2.5 mm wide. The off cuts will be used for the interior ribs. The carving of the boat in this picture is almost completed, shaping was done using a rasp and sanding.
Showing how the keel fits on the hull, a little bit of daylight showing there but the fit is fairly good.
First planking completed, one more layer to go
I have shown this before on another log but I thought I would show it again for those who might have missed it. To make oars I cut the dowels to length, these are 3 mm diameter, give them a good soaking in water then put them in a vice to flatten them. From right to left this picture is showing the dowel, the blade after coming out of vice then the final product after a little sanding.
The paint is still wet in this picture but these are the finished oars for the ship's boat
Thanks to all for stopping in, for all the likes and the great comments
Enjoy Your Day
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mrshanks reacted to xken in USS Constitution by xken - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76.8
How about this! Today while at the dentist getting my teeth cleaned and my mouth wide open I happened to ask the technician about what they did with there old burrs and picks. She said that they sterilized them and then would just throw them away. She then said they had some they were just getting ready to throw out and would I be interested in them. So when we were finished here is what she gave me. Assorted picks and burrs, she commented that the impregnated burrs could only be used once on a patient by law due to potential material build up. They are sterilized in an autoclave before being disposed of. They are now going to save for me the other styles of burrs and bits and handled picks. All free just for the asking, of course it requires a teeth cleaning first! They fit perfectly in the 1/16" (3mm) Dremel collet and they are sharp as you know what on wood. The picks can also be used to place drops of glue in tricky places.
Others may wish to ask their dentists for these as well.
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mrshanks reacted to donrobinson in USS Constitution by xken - Model Shipways - Scale 1:76.8
You sure have the upper hand on the rigging, great pictures and explanations.
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mrshanks reacted to donrobinson in Trajta by mikiek - FINISHED - Marisstella
Hey Mike you are off to a great start. I'll try and answer your questions. The openings are lined with .5 mm material then using 1.5 x 5 mm wide material that you will cut to 3 mm wide line the opening again, this will create a 1.5 mm ledge or door casing in the opening to allow for the door to sit in. Did I explain this ok? The bottom numbers you have circled are: 4 mm - thickness of bulkhead, .5 mm -thickness of the exterior planking and the 6 mm is the width of the exterior planking. The reason the .5 mm planking seems to disappear is the exterior planking is added and hides that edge. If you look at it again where your line is pointing there is no exterior planking installed and just to the right of your line there is a exterior plank installed. Where you are asking about "three boards" your top line is pointing to the 1.5 x 3 mm door casing, the second line is pointing to the 1.5 mm ledge or space left for the door to fit in up against the door casing and the third line is pointing to the .5 mm edge of the exterior planking. What helps is to try and think in 3d, I know it is not as easy as it sounds but it works and you will catch on. I hope this all helps and I'll be on board waiting for more updates.
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mrshanks reacted to md1400cs in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Don,
Very funny!! - I will also check out your other builds (;-)
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mrshanks reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Hello Michael, welcome to the build there is always lots of room and never the need to apologise for filling up the inbox with likes. I very much enjoy that.
Drinking in the shipyard is allowed, however, until I find a way of controlling myself it is confined to spectators only. So you are good to go, fridge is in the back beside the recycle bin. Smoking is allowed in the two back rows and we ask that you turn off your cell phones while any power tools or sharp instruments are being used. All beverages are complimentary and self serve. Enjoy the voyage
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mrshanks reacted to md1400cs in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Don,
I apologize for filling your in-box with so many "likes" - couldn't help myself. Glad that I found your build.
As has been said, your super well done details are superlative indeed. Great project! a feast for the eyes.
I was looking for a place to park my chair and follow along -OH I just found one in the nosebleed section (I have binocs -no problem)
What your shipyard doesn't serve drinks during bus. hours?
PS: I need to set up an auto bar/shipyard lock-out system such as yours ha ha -
Cheers,
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mrshanks reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
I agree Jean-Pierre, same thing has happened to me.I now have my shipyard set up so that when the liquor cabinet door opens the shipyard door automatically closes and locks.
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mrshanks reacted to mikiek in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
I like the symmetric look of your tackles.
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mrshanks reacted to mikiek in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Depends on the type of ship. Actually the history of onboard stoves is pretty interesting - the progression from brick/stone to metal. Crew size has a lot to do with it too. A little cabin stove might work for 5-6 people. A different matter for a crew of 500.
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mrshanks reacted to popeye the sailor in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
yea, but looking at the diagram, half is the bow and the other half is the stern........there may be a duplicate line on the starboard side. this has been the case on many models I've done in the past.....wood or plastic. would any be submersed in water?....another thing to consider.
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mrshanks reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Popeye, in my post 506, the plan is showing the starboard side with blocks, this is why I thought both sides had them and didn't bother to look any further. Blocks are above the water line
Mike, I like the looks too even though it is not right
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mrshanks reacted to Seventynet in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Once again, beautiful work Don. To answer your question, we have a small place at Sandy Beach, north of Lloyd, where we spend quite a bit of time. Back home now so the work on the Brazerra can get going and benefit every step of the way by your trailblazing!
ian
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mrshanks reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Thanks Ian, I hope your holiday was a good one and I'll be watching for some updates
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mrshanks reacted to Jean-Pierre in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
A drink or two? I tried this while planking my last deck. But then for some reason, the quality of my planking decreased progressively....
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mrshanks reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
It was brought to my attention by a good friend of mine, Zoran, that I did the rigging on the rudder a little wrong. I went back to the plans and sure enough what I have done is not the same as what is shown
As you can see the plans show only a rope on the port side tied to the rudder and on mine I have blocking on both sides. Now I know my way is wrong and not historically correct, however, I'm thinking in real life this rudder is almost 17 feet long, 4 feet at it's widest point and 6 inches thick. Given these dimensions this rudder would have weighed a ton (figure of speech) and raising it in shallow waters would have been some feat of strength. I'm thinking why not give this crew all the advantage possible and let them have a four block system Or should it be done the right way? Given the temperature today and this problem I am considering a trip to the refreshment fridge. Please help, or better yet come over for a cool one
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mrshanks reacted to donrobinson in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Thanks Rafine, Blighty, EJ, Mike and Dave for your comments. This is overwhelming. Thanks also for all the likes
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mrshanks reacted to popeye the sailor in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
hello there Don! browsed through your log , and I must say...I'm impressed. it's a very unique looking ship your building here. kind of a mix between a POB and a POF. I've done a few Billing kits that the bulkheads were open like that....but I never thought to do anything like a lower deck.......I might try that?!?!?!? the deck is another interesting feature......instead of the usual platform to plank on, the platform is actually planked. I've done that with a POF, and left it at that {Billing Regina}. splendid work on all the fiddly bits as well......they add a lot of texture and detail. it's too bad though that I've caught your log near the end, but I'll at least get to see if you decide on sails or not hat's off to Marisella for such a wonderful kit
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mrshanks reacted to DocBlake in Trabakul by donrobinson - FINISHED - MarisStella - 1:32 scale
Fantastic job. Don. A first-class model!
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