Jump to content

amateur

Members
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    3,361

  • Joined

  • Last visited

 Content Type 

Everything posted by amateur

  1. amateur
    Too bad on the front side... I was wondering: wat is the reason that it is bend outward: is it the due to the sides forced inwards as result of the fall? Jan
  2. amateur
    There is a nice book by Peter Kirsch (the galleon). Problem is: that book will almost convince you that the reconstruction of Rolf Hoeckel that was the basis for the Amati-kit isn't quite in line with modern knowledge on the ship-type..... Jan
  3. amateur
    Not that I know of. Those Dutch caps are a bit tricky, as the aren't flat on the topside. Most kits make them too narrow, they were quite wide. I'll check whether I can find some pics.... Found a pic on a Dutch forum, showing the cap on the main mast. About three times as wide as the topmasts thickness. tow groves for thet top-rope, and the front part attached wioth two bolts. This designs holds for almost all caps, although those on the topmasts and the flagpoles also may have an irons band to hold the mast in place, in stead of the wooden piece shown here. Startting from a square piece with the right height and thickness, rounding of the top-side may be the best (only?) option wou have making them. Jan
  4. amateur
    Looking good. Any respons on number nine? Jan
  5. amateur
    'cap' or 'mast cap' Jan
  6. amateur
    Hi Chris, Although Edt's anchors are great, Dutch anchors did look a bit different. No iron bands on the wooden parts being a very distinctive one Jan
  7. amateur
    How does one's buildlog disappear: not building.... Actually I did some rope-work thes summer (not too much, there was also a garden to attend) (btw: still missing picassa..... and needing glasses ) Jan
  8. amateur
    I don' t know which dremel you have, but the smaller sizes: .3-.9 mm tend to break quite easily, especially when used by hand in a powerfull drill. Especcially the smaller sizes should be bought in multiples (unless you can cope with the frustration of not being able to continue as you last drillbit in the correct size snapped)) Jan
  9. amateur
    I could repeat the same remakr over and over agian: What a beautifull ship she was, and what a nice model this is...... Jan
  10. amateur
    mmm....disappointing.... we expected destruction in proper Dafi-style But the new netting is definitely better than the old one. What material is it? Jan
  11. amateur
    At first, ithought it was the old billings (dating back to the late sixties/early seveties. The kits was designed before or during thesalvation of the wreck, almost completely missing the true design of vasa. Some googling around, i found out that it is a kit for chzeckoslovakia, also dating from that periode. I would say thta it is perhaps fun to see whether ornot a ship van be constructed from thiese parts, but it has nothing to dowith wasa whatsoever. (And i very much doubt whether the decals and the plastic parts can stillbe used after 50-odd years in a dusty attic.) Jan
  12. amateur
    Are you following Ketting wirh a fore-deck, or do you take the model as it is, without a forecastle-deck? That deck in the reconstruction is quite a debate, most scholars taking the view that it should not be there. Jan
  13. amateur
    Hi Juzek, Which drawings do you use? Ketting or Corel? Jan
  14. amateur
    That's a nice twist Do you have a picture of her in that rig? Jan
  15. amateur
    Can you explain? New research showing tha she had no masts? Jan
  16. amateur
    And the more practical question: are you able to represent these lines in the scale you are working with? Sometimes less is more With respect to your question: I guess it depends on the situation. When a ship is sailing, everything is there. In port during (un)loading, the sails are not removed, therefore these lines are not. During winter-stops, I guess most lines are removed, as the weather does have a (negative) effect on the quality of the lines. So everything needed to have the yards in place will remain, everything else is removed. Sometimes you see a model with full rigging, but without sails. In that case the lines are prevented from running loose with the help of knots and toggles. I like the look of it (although: only when blocks and lines are in scale), but I never saw a picture of these clippers fully rigged, without sails. in your case, I would take Cutty sark as she is in dry-dock as your reference: Standing rigging lifts and braces in place, all other removed. Jan
  17. amateur
    Great work! Jan
  18. amateur
    Thats essentially what it is: two lines eized at the ends, forming a little eye in between. Jan
  19. amateur
    Ofcourse you can fake the splice by a seizing. My point is the way you can seize the lines: one eye, with two standing lines. Jan
  20. amateur
    Eyesplice, or horseshoe, I dont know what the correct one is. In your model it will look the same. Jan
  21. amateur
    Option c, two llines with a sort of eye-splice i will look for a pic. Give me second. Jan
  22. amateur
    And in most cases the yards are lowered when there are no sails attached. Jan
  23. amateur
    Would love to have a workshop like yours..... Jan
  24. amateur
    Yes, completely. I was affarid that you would not model nelsons place of death. Would be an ommision to this otherwise great build Jan
  25. amateur
    Make sure you cut enough for the middle gun deck (Assuming the lower one will ever be finished) Btw did you ever consider the thought of rippi g out the lower deck in order to install the orlop deck? Jan

About us

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

SSL Secured

Your security is important for us so this Website is SSL-Secured

NRG Mailing Address

Nautical Research Guild
237 South Lincoln Street
Westmont IL, 60559-1917

Model Ship World ® and the MSW logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,929,264 & No. 6,929,274, registered Dec. 20, 2022)

Helpful Links

About the NRG

If you enjoy building ship models that are historically accurate as well as beautiful, then The Nautical Research Guild (NRG) is just right for you.

The Guild is a non-profit educational organization whose mission is to “Advance Ship Modeling Through Research”. We provide support to our members in their efforts to raise the quality of their model ships.

The Nautical Research Guild has published our world-renowned quarterly magazine, The Nautical Research Journal, since 1955. The pages of the Journal are full of articles by accomplished ship modelers who show you how they create those exquisite details on their models, and by maritime historians who show you the correct details to build. The Journal is available in both print and digital editions. Go to the NRG web site (www.thenrg.org) to download a complimentary digital copy of the Journal. The NRG also publishes plan sets, books and compilations of back issues of the Journal and the former Ships in Scale and Model Ship Builder magazines.

Our Emblem ®

Modelshipworld - Advancing Ship Modeling through Research

Nautical Research Guild ® and the NRG logo are Registered Trademarks, and belong to the Nautical Research Guild (United States Patent and Trademark Office: No. 6,999,236 & No. 6,999,237, registered March 14, 2023)

×
×
  • Create New...