skipper1947

Sorry if this is discussed elsewhere, I searched for "plank tapering" but did not find any discussion. I was wondering if anybody knows of a dealer in the U.S. that sells this tool from gk-modellbau, or if there is a similar tool from anybody else: http://www.gk-modellbau.de/usa/S3009G.htm I used this tool years ago and thought it useful, but have since lost it. Thanks, Skip

When younger, I would tend to 'yo-yo' back and forth between ornate early square riggers, and more elegant fore-and-afters. I guess it was the contrast, by the time I would finish a model, I would be sick of it, and want something different. Nowadays, I tend to look for smaller but unusual (for me) types. Smaller because I am more aware of the time commitment required.

Wow! My "shop" consists of a table that is shared with my board games. I think I am jealous. Skip

Sorry for the delayed reply Bob. I have a build log in the Lauck Street Shipyard General Forums, though calling it a build log may be a bit pretentious. It is more like "adventures of a ship modelling patzer". Regards, Skip

Bob, I would like to thank you for your excellent photo of the interior cabinet work. I am working on the same model, and I confess the photos in the instruction manual had me scratching my head. Your pictures were a great help. Thanks again. Skip

Thank you so much Bob. This is a great help. Skip

I am building the kit Duke William 1773-1768 (cutter). I am told that it should have mast hoops but none were included in the kit. I have been poking around and found a general rule of thumb is; the hoops should be about 25% larger in diameter than the mast. I have ordered some of this size, but I have been unable to find out any further guide lines such as the number of hoops to use or particulars as to their installation. Googling hasn't turned up much so far (perhaps I am using the wrong search terms). If somebody could point me in the right direction, I would greatly appreciate it. I would at least like to use a reasonable number of hoops, even if I have to guess at how they are attached. Thanks, Skip

Just curious if anybody has seen this method of 3D printing? Almost creepy looking. https://www.facebook.com/ScienceMagazine/videos/10153232278600589/?pnref=story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3TgmvV2ElQ

Wow. There is practically a whole library of books there, thanks!

Opps..

I hope this is not a duplicate of another post, but I stumbled across this while trying to find information on cask stowage. Boy's Manual Of Seamanship And Gunnery http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~pbtyc/B_S_M/Contents.html and Boy's Manual of Seamanship and Gunnery and System of School Training 1870 (Not sure if this is duplicated above) http://godfreydykes.info/THE_1870_BOYS%27_TRAINING_MANUAL_r.htm They look to be a treasure trove of details on just about anything on a sailing ship. Skip

Thanks Mark. Actually, I have your gallery pictures booked-marked in my browser, she is a beauty. Thanks again everybody for the kind messages. I should stop responding or I might appear over-eager.

Hah hah, reminds me when I was drilling a portal (or gun port, or some such round opening, I forget) in the side of Yacht Mary, I used an electric drill!! Lesson #235: never use a electric drill. I was very careful.... but when the bit cut through, it "grabbed" the wood and shot through, gouging a ditch across my beautifully planked deck. I was not amused.

I think that my subconscious plan was to point out the mistakes, before somebody else could point them out for me.

Good luck with your San Felipe, I think it is a beautiful model. As for the base, it has been 5 years so my memory is vague. I remember hunting about for the wood base, I think it is a kitchen cutting board!? As for the Pegasus brass cradle, I am sure my wife got them off Model Expo (Christmas present), but they are no longer there. I did find them on this site, I hope this helps, they are from Mantua: http://www.cornwallmodelboats.co.uk/acatalog/mantua_display_stands.html

I like this. I think it is my new ship modelling philosophy.

Wow. Thanks guys. This forum really is a friendly place. If I recall correctly, my last experience with a ship model discussion group turned out to be a negative experience. My wife referred to them as 'the ship model gestapo', she has a good sense of humor.

I have been told that if a model patzer posts pictures of his efforts here, he will not be laughed at or have his ancestry called into question. I consistently fail to achieve results at a level of those displayed in the gallery here. I think my problems are of 3 general types. I try to document them so I am more aware when working on my next model. Mistakes. 1) Instruction myopia. Concentrating on the immediate next step, but failing to look ahead several steps, to make sure the current step is done correctly (wooden kits are made out of wood and typical kit instructions can be vague) 2) Mental gaff, or 'It seemed like a good idea at the time', 'what was I thinking?' 3) Failure to do sufficient research, or 'lazy', 'short attention span', 'undisciplined'. Here is my latest model (San Felipe). In my opinion it passes the "galloping horse" test (if you gallop past it on a horse and cannot see anything wrong, it passes. Test courtesy of a fellow modeller long ago). However, if you start looking closely you start to notice some mistakes. Here the decorative scroll work pointed at, is too short. It appears I made the section too long. This is mistake 1) above, failing to check ahead when I was building the hull. Here, the missing cannon is another example of mistake 1) and may be the result of the same mistake mentioned above (short scroll work). The goofy looking coiled rope behind the guns would be mistake 2) above. I left it because I figured it would look worse if I tried remove them. The boats are an example of mistake 3) above. I am curious if others deal these modelling issues and how they overcame them.

This stuff is really interesting. Thanks. I tried to look at the house in Marc's post, but for some reason I get directed to the link below..? http://www.msn.com/en-gb/lifestyle Which link does not resemble "http://innovation.uk...use-in-24-hours" even a little bit. Can somebody tell me what I am doing wrong? Thanks, Skip [Edit]. I have to apologize for my post if it appears out of context. I finished the first page of this discussion and noticed the "Reply to this topic" dialog box. I assumed I was at the bottom of the discussion, without noticing there were 2 additional pages of post. I need to remember this in the future-- just because the "Reply to this topic" appears at the bottom of the page does not mean I have read all the messages.