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A fully Rigged Model Shipways Confederacy.......
Chuck replied to yvesvidal's topic in Wood ship model kits
That rigging plan has some serious errors. The masts and spar are Ok but Crothers arbitrarily added rails and other belaying points all over the place. The most obvious being the rail at the forecastle bow. I would take it with a serious grain of salt. Dave used it for the masts and spars but we talked about the rigging while he was doing it. There were plenty of weird things going on with the hull construction too if you examine the plans closely. I dont like to speak badly of others plans and research but a great deal of what he conjectured on those those plans is clearly a "hail-Mary" guess. Chuck -
At request of the family...we will close this topic. Rest in peace John. Chuck
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me too!!!
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What a great guy....He will be missed. RIP my friend!!! My sympathies to his daughter and family.
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Awesome paint work Dan.....just fantastic. Chuck
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It looks fantastic Mike. Your base is really spectacular as well. I like your treatment of it and may have to try and replicate it. I am glad you enjoyed the kit!!! Chuck
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That looks really fantastic. Very nice job on the hooks. That is certainly a good skill to develop as many people stuggle to make good looking hooks. You did a wonderful job of it. Chuck
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Looks great.....more picture please...and keep the progress posts coming. Chuck
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Robbyn....Thats Ok... In fact, when you fair the inside of the hull, take the keel down with it. Smooth it all out. Th eframes have to be very thin. At the sheer they are 1/16" thick or even less. At the keel it could be greater...but not much Chuck
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I just started building another pinnace model. Its the group project for my local club. Some are using basswood and others boxwood or pear. I am using all Holly. Its just an experiment. You never know how its going to look until you give it a try. So why not... Chuck
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I think it looks very good.
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Looks like a really good start. Have fun with it and dont hesitate to contact me if you have any questions. Chuck
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That looks very good. Both models that is!!!
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Yikes ....deadeyes too!!! I may never get back to modelling at this rate....just kidding of course. But there are certainly a lot of crappy products out there. Chuck
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I think it looks really good. You are doing very well and i am following the build closely. Keep teh pics coming. Chuck
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The reason why I placed two at the top was like you mentioned...to secure the bulkheads. But you could just as easily use just one. Then add the garboard. This defines the area in between to plank so you can line off your hull at each bulkhead. One lined off you just have to keep your planks within your tick marks reasonable well. Chuck
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Great start so far....REMEMBER to have FUN with it!!!!!!!!
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Very nice work. Coming along wonderfully!!!
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That rigging looks very impressive...wonderful work on that. I am glad you are having fun with it. It is quite challenging but very rewarding too. Chuck
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Many contemporary models and admiralty models were not POF either. The method of construction doesnt really matter....its the end result that matters..... Unless you really want to build a ship model as it was actually built, or leave the hull unplanked to reveal framing.....there is no real difference in the final outcome. It just becomes a matter of your preference. Which method are you most comfortable with? For those folks that might look down on one method over another for some silly reason....that is a something they must deal with as it is usually just an attempt to make themselves feel better. Here is a perfect example......does anyone want to guess how this hull was made?? Chuck
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No not at all...I rub the edge of a sharpened pencil down the edge of the plank and it works fine. You could even use a fine sharpie if you are careful. Chuck
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I started using this stuff. Works great. http://www.browncor.com/product/B41838.htm?utm_source=googleps&utm_medium=GPS&utm_campaign=GMerchants Chuck
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By the way....shall I move this to the group build forum....I almost couldnt find it again after first looking there. Chuck
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Good start...but the spacer blocks you are using look very thick. Those may be tough to remove so you can snap the bulkhead centers free. Chuck
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You are correct...the upper part being the transom and the lower curved part being the counter. On larger frigates that small band above the counter is angled an extends to become the base of the quarter galleries port and starboard. This was what I was unsure about. I was mistaken now that I see the plan. Rattlesnake didnt have any quarter galleries so I was questioning if it was indeed flat and part of the transom. Based on the plan you show it clearly is. This two pieces of decorative molding that define this area makes it hard to see when looking dead on at the stern. But the profile drawing you show makes it clear that this is a flat area of the bottom of the transom. I wonder if the two pieces of molding were an attempt to make the privateer appear like a larger frigate or if it was merely decorative. Having no quarter galleries would make this tough to pull off such a ruse. I would still plank it as Hahn did with the p&S planking overlapping the counter planks. I hope I didnt confuse you with that. Chuck
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