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  1. Chuck
    Yes but unless the eyebolts and hooks are smaller you cant use 2mm blocks. Depending on the size of the cannon...you might be talking a 9" block as as well. Which would be closer to 3/32". 3/32" would be fine at 2.5mm. 1/8" scale is a tough scale to work on.
  2. Chuck
    Blocks would have been 8" long and at that scale they would be??? 3/32" long I believe. I know its challenging but I would also consider making the ring bolt smaller in the carriage. That would help. It looks to be about 8" round considering the block size in the photo. Maybe try with thinner gauge wire. Chuck
  3. Chuck
    Yupp, thats how I do it. I dont use a push stick or any blocks. I just use my hands. Maybe some would see this as unsafe but i feel I get more control actually with my hands touching the sheet being milled. For me its the safer way to go. With thinner sheets....like 1/32” sheets where I am ripping 1/32” x 1/32” strips, I will use two or three clamps on the fence to keep the wood down on the table. The thin sheets want to bend and buckle and more clamps seem to do the trick as a hold down. Its really not hard to do and just takes a bit of practice getting comfortable.
  4. Chuck
    Yes that looks very good indeed. Well done.
  5. Chuck
    They look OK....the length wont affect things. But yes they are the typical funky shape for commercial ones being very bulbous on the tops. I am more worried about you not being able to get the rope coils over the top of those because they are so close together. But it will probably be OK. I think you should use the longer ones. They are much better than the shorter ones.
  6. Chuck
    Wonderful news Tom......😃
  7. Chuck
    Chapter four materials list has been uploaded in the first post of this topic. I am working on finishing up the Chapter 4 of the monograph now and should have the parts ready as well. Maybe a few days more. Take a look at the materials list though because when you buy the package for the laser cut parts for chapter four.....you may need to get more 2" planking sheets to rip planks/strips for your gun deck and bulwarks. It depends on how many you have left.....I added how many I used four chapter 4 to the list....as well as two 4" wide sheets of 3/64" cedar so you guys can make your margin planks. Rather than laser cut these it is better if you make them to fit your model perfectly. I uploaded the template for them as they will absolutely need to be tweaked to fit your model well. I uploaded it to the Winnie plans download forum.....where you downloaded the plans. Chuck
  8. Chuck
    Nicely done!
  9. Chuck
    That planking is looking good. Well done.
  10. Chuck
    Thats bad.....Trident has been accused of violating free trade? That sounds very very serious indeed. Accused by who? It all does sound a bit shady. I wouldnt touch this with a ten foot pole. Maybe cut your losses and buy the CAF Coureur instead. Get your refund but I wouldnt send them any more money. I am 100% certain that you would be better off with CAF as they actually have their own website. I am not sure how you would even contact Trident without them having a website. Trident Model is a member here on MSW and I will ask them to respond. I must unfortunately also mention that my last two private messages to Trident some weeks ago went unanswered so we shall see. Keep us posted.
  11. Chuck
    Those flags look really good. Very realistic and to scale. You shaped them pretty darn good too. If you alternate the blades of the sweeps on the left and right sides of each stack, it looks much better and more balanced.
  12. Chuck
    Wormwood, welcome to MSW. You should introduce yourself to the forum in the area we have set up for it here. https://modelshipworld.com/forum/3-new-member-introductions/ As this is your first post, it is customary to do so. However I appreciate you giving us details of your transactions with Trident. It certainly doesnt sound good at all. I have read on SOS that there are many folks who have had their orders cancelled without warning and they have not gotten their money back. This is for the new Alert kit. I would recommend that everyone be very cautious and certainly wait before placing an order. You dont want to get in the middle of a bad situation. I dont quite understand the situation but as far as I have been told and what I have read on SOS, its not a very good situation. I hope it worksd out for you and you get your money back. As it is China....I am not sure what if any protections you might have. Maybe through your CC company. Thanks for letting us know and keep us updated. I edited the title of this topic so folks more readily know what it is about. Chuck
  13. Chuck
    You could try it. I have not heard of that. But there is no way to tell until you try it. It could work well.
  14. Chuck
    Jorge, the break at the forecastle you see is very much typical and correct. Later they continued it to the forecastle but early on this was indeed the way it done. Just have a look at the many contemporary sources available. Too many to list but here are some contemporary examples.
  15. Chuck
    Your model looks fantastic. Quite well done and it was a pleasure to follow along as you built it.
  16. Chuck
    Wonderful planking. Once youve planked a hull after lining it off, you will never plank one without doing so again. The results speak for themselves.
  17. Chuck
    That looks pretty darned good. Well done.
  18. Chuck
    She looks fantastic. You should be quite pleased with that. Very nice and clean model you have. I will note that you will need to turn the model upside down one more time to drill and file out the rudder opening hole in the lower counter. You might want to remove the Lantern for that. I also have a newer design coming for the lantern that is made entirely out of Boxwood so no painting is needed. It is slightly different than the one you used. Just in case that one might get damaged. I was going to leave that until much later in the project. It makes me nervous just looking at it. Here is the prototype for the improved "all boxwood" lantern. The windows are just .015 thick.
  19. Chuck
    Indeed it is. The only build logs not welcomed are those which are from pirated kits copied from unethical manufacturers. There is a list of those in our guidelines. Chuck
  20. Chuck
    That looks very good. Its a difficult hull to plank and you did an exceptional job.
  21. Chuck
    Not something that was done in reality. It would not be historically accurate in the least. But it is your model. As long as you like it. Chuck
  22. Chuck
    That is typical Cherry. Lots of sap pockets and yes grain visible. You can get lucky and “Cherry” pick some excellent pieces with no grain at all but it not common. It will darken a lot to a brownish red color after about a year. Swiss pear is better but it is also more than double if not triple the price. At least here in the states.
  23. Chuck
    No they are not hosted here.....those are broken links from a third party hosting site. Cant do anything about it. Folks should really really not do that. They should actually upload their photos here. Chuck
  24. Chuck
    If you can post this then its not a problem with the forum and posting text. My guess is it has something to do with the images you tried posting. They may have been the wrong format or too large to post. Try and post one here in this topic.....just one picture. See how it goes. Did you upload them here or are you trying to post from a third party hosting site. That could also be a problem. Try uploading a photo and they should appear as an actual photo and not a link. You need to click "choose files" to upload them from your computer below. Chuck
  25. Chuck
    That looks perfect Mike. Yes it was great to push the laser cutting technology to make those mortices on both sides. I am however contemplating not using them on the quarter deck and forecastle beams for the very reason you mentioned. They take forever to laser cut and the mortices will eventually be covered up anyway by the decking. I will see how time consuming it is once I get that far along. A simple butt joint with the ledges will work just as good.

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