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jbshan got a reaction from Altduck in H.M.S VICTORY Middle gun deck plank
And dafi's point is a very good reason not to merely plank on top of a false sub deck, at least without making sure you know where the beams are supposed to be underneath. One of the less desirable results can be a plank with a butt in between two hatches, each length about two feet, but that's where the planking scheme called for a butt.
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jbshan got a reaction from thibaultron in Arrow by mikiek - FINISHED - Amati - 1:55 scale - American Gunboat
If you wind up needing it, you could fill in the space between the ends of the 1st layer plank and the keel piece with blocking, then put the 2nd planking over the blocking. Niagara, I believe, uses blocks to fill in at the bows so the plank has something to lay on and help shape it.
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jbshan got a reaction from mtaylor in Capstan functions
The forward, smaller, one is sometimes called the 'jeer capstan'. I suspect it was used for raising the lower yards into position on the masts, among, as said above, other tasks.
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jbshan got a reaction from Nirvana in Filler for Natural Wood?
Test your concoction on a test panel before you rely on it. Staining over glued/filled surfaces and natural surfaces can give irregular results. If you're painting over, the glue-filled will work much better.
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jbshan got a reaction from mtaylor in H.M.S VICTORY Middle gun deck plank
And dafi's point is a very good reason not to merely plank on top of a false sub deck, at least without making sure you know where the beams are supposed to be underneath. One of the less desirable results can be a plank with a butt in between two hatches, each length about two feet, but that's where the planking scheme called for a butt.
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jbshan reacted to dafi in H.M.S VICTORY Middle gun deck plank
Be cautious with the drawings of the planking at McKay´s and McGowan´s books!
Both of them show just simplified "mock-"planking, not respecting the beams underneath.
One can see butts on the level of then middle of coamings or companion ways. That is NOT correct, those ends would hang in mid air.
I marked all possible positions for butts with green lines. All butts in between are incorrect. Only on the green lines there are beams underneath to nail onto.
Also note the different distances of the beams, leading to different lengths of the planks. And with the correct spacing of the beams underneath the planks become much longer than shown in this picture.
XXXDAn
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jbshan got a reaction from thibaultron in Arrow by mikiek - FINISHED - Amati - 1:55 scale - American Gunboat
It should work as long as you leave a flat surface for the stem, stern and keel. It'll basically look like normal construction. Do a little sketch to check out the concept.
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jbshan got a reaction from Canute in Are you an NRG Member???
Brian, I suspect it's a balancing act between cost of membership and journal and the number of copies sold/members. There would always be a certain number who would refuse to continue their association if the price went up, even a little bit, and no matter how well-explained or desperately needed.
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jbshan got a reaction from kurtvd19 in Are you an NRG Member???
Brian, I suspect it's a balancing act between cost of membership and journal and the number of copies sold/members. There would always be a certain number who would refuse to continue their association if the price went up, even a little bit, and no matter how well-explained or desperately needed.
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jbshan got a reaction from mtaylor in Are you an NRG Member???
James H wrote---
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I was running a couple of wikis that were open to the entire world to read, but the only members allowed were those few actually writing them. Ever get people pi***d off at you for not letting them join when they could have the same thing for free? I did red, bold type, larger fonts, they still couldn't manage to read the notification. You guys have my sympathy.
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jbshan got a reaction from Jack12477 in Are you an NRG Member???
James H wrote---
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I was running a couple of wikis that were open to the entire world to read, but the only members allowed were those few actually writing them. Ever get people pi***d off at you for not letting them join when they could have the same thing for free? I did red, bold type, larger fonts, they still couldn't manage to read the notification. You guys have my sympathy.
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jbshan reacted to ronkamin in Questions regarding the Studding Sail Boom
I need to get my eyes checked, I totaled missed the note on the plans that stated that details are for port and starboard. Thanks again for the input.
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jbshan got a reaction from Piet in IJN Musashi by cog - Tamiya - 1:350 - PLASTIC - old tool
And it all gets covered up with gray paint. Almost seems a shame. The old line-of-battle ships, at least all that gleams might have actually been gold.
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jbshan got a reaction from Piet in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
You going to paint the interior of the funnel stacks soot black? Just curious, not critical. Beautiful work.
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jbshan got a reaction from lb0190 in Niagara by lb0190 - Model Shipways - 1/64
Your build log at http://www.niagaramodel.com is one of the most thorough I have seen. I hope you will show your progress warts and all, as there are some tricky bits to this kit which are so much easier to explain with the kit in front of you. It (the log) should be a great help to anyone attempting this model. Unless one is a master builder with several others under the belt this kit will stretch the mind, and as you reach those tricky bits and solve them you will be doing a service to those following in your wake.
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jbshan got a reaction from Haliburton in Arrow by mikiek - FINISHED - Amati - 1:55 scale - American Gunboat
It should work as long as you leave a flat surface for the stem, stern and keel. It'll basically look like normal construction. Do a little sketch to check out the concept.
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jbshan got a reaction from Omega1234 in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
You going to paint the interior of the funnel stacks soot black? Just curious, not critical. Beautiful work.
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jbshan got a reaction from mtaylor in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
You going to paint the interior of the funnel stacks soot black? Just curious, not critical. Beautiful work.
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jbshan got a reaction from popeye the sailor in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
You going to paint the interior of the funnel stacks soot black? Just curious, not critical. Beautiful work.
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jbshan got a reaction from Canute in CONSTITUTION c. 1812 by samueljr - scale 1:76.8 - cross-section
The placing of ports one above the other bothered me, too, so I checked a little bit. I think because the upper deck ports are on a spar deck and not part of the original structure of the hull, indeed some wind up directly above the gun deck ports, especially in the waist.
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jbshan got a reaction from thibaultron in Arrow by mikiek - FINISHED - Amati - 1:55 scale - American Gunboat
If you don't use the full width of both plank layers it may indeed throw something off elsewhere. Additionally, the kit may, by the scant supply of bulkheads, require a thick plank layer for support, and if that is supplied in a less expensive wood, they can use a more desirable wood for the veneer outer layer.
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jbshan got a reaction from CaptainSteve in CONSTITUTION c. 1812 by samueljr - scale 1:76.8 - cross-section
The placing of ports one above the other bothered me, too, so I checked a little bit. I think because the upper deck ports are on a spar deck and not part of the original structure of the hull, indeed some wind up directly above the gun deck ports, especially in the waist.
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jbshan got a reaction from mtaylor in Arrow by mikiek - FINISHED - Amati - 1:55 scale - American Gunboat
If you don't use the full width of both plank layers it may indeed throw something off elsewhere. Additionally, the kit may, by the scant supply of bulkheads, require a thick plank layer for support, and if that is supplied in a less expensive wood, they can use a more desirable wood for the veneer outer layer.
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jbshan reacted to samueljr in CONSTITUTION c. 1812 by samueljr - scale 1:76.8 - cross-section
THE PRESIDENT'S port alignment as per the Admiralty
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