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Great work. Did you already decide on the lashings? Jan
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Batavia by *Hans* - FINISHED
amateur replied to *Hans*'s topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Hello Hans, She's a nice model of a nice ship! I found a small piece op paper with lines in the right distance a better tool for maintaining the right distance between my ratlines. Just attach the ratline in aboutt the right spot, and use the card-template to get it spot on. And make sure you don't tension the ratlines too mucht, otherwqise you have the outer shrouds drawn inside in a kind of 'zandloper'-model..... (all learned by hard experience....) Jan -
With respect to the cables: I have once seen someone who made a 'cable' out of a reduncand electrical wire (you know, the one with the multiple copper wires inside, not the single core ones...) Take three or four of these wires, and twist them into a 'cable'. The resulting cable will always be taught, even when not tensioned. Jan
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Although ratlines are also very good to get you against the wall The results so far are very nice (understatement ) Jan
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I'm Dutch Jan
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Don't you guys want to try and name this beatiful liner? Jan
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Hi Ed, I can sit still and watch these pics for hours. It makes me wonder where all the trees grew in the time of those sailing ships.... I see some blue tape in the rear end of the ship. Why didn't you attach those timbers along the full length of the hull before starting your deck-framing? Jan
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Woulnd't have though of that, not in years..... Jan
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After being finished, it will take to the sea, and head straight to Den Helder, where it belongs at the Dutch U-boat base Making a video is probably the best way to show both detail and size of this wonderfull model. btw: Will your fathers name be somewhere on the model? Jan
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And today I did the othger side. Ratlines finally finished. I secured the knots with white PVA (diluted), but as that is still drying, I did not snip off the ends. Studying the rigging plan I discovered that two clamps on the bowsprit would be too few. So: destruction in a mild way, and replacement by four new ones. As there will ben loads of rigging line onto them , I didn't pay too much attention to the fact that they are not equal shaped. (and besides: the difference is below 1 mm) And here the first part of the crowsfeet on the main mast. The block is made from a strip of wallnut 3x2 mm, about 1 cm long. Problem is the same as usual with these "add-ons" to the stays: the rope with with the block is stropped has some resistance, so forcing the block into the right direction by tensioning the crowsfeet, results in a kink in the main stay (which is already is under some tension, so there is still some thinking to do....) Jan
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I'm still looking for the 'bad news', but apparently, this is not it. I just finished my ratlines today, I'm nog envying you at this scale, and at your level of perfection. Jan
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Nice colour of the ratlines! Are you sure the last (=leftmost) shroud is straight? Jan
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It gives a nice idea on the sizxe of the model, and the increadible detail. Fully rigged hooks the size of a ladybird... Jan
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I know, but you'll probably have to wait over 24 hours if he confirms..... (I don't know whether or not I will be next to my PC tomorrow) So if he confirms, mine is already there, if he doesn't (which I seriously doubt, given his clues), ignore my previous post Jan
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Then I give you the next one Slightly different type of ship I took the liberty to edit out both flags and name.... Jan
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Polyphemus was the cyclops that Odysee came across on one of his journeys. Jan
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Homer never met those Martians. And actually, the connection wioth Jasons Cyclops isn't that loose Jan
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There was a torpedoboat in War of the Worlds, but.....that's not the one you're after, as there wasn't made a picture of her (yet ) Jan
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Llittle green men from outer space are coming..... Jan
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Nautilus?? Jan
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something austro-hungarian, perhaps? Torpedoboat?? Although, I can't quite understand the use of those 'sidewings(?) on the hull. Stability? Jan
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You didn't actually mention so, but it definitely shows ! Jan
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You can just copy-past the URL from photo-bucket. Relatively quickly.... Isn't the main sail very small compared to the ship's size? Jan
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does that mean submarine tender? Jan
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