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Remcohe
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Nice progress Ron, and thanks for the link to the russian site. But after viewing those pictures I think I'd better quit and find an other hobby, that is insane what the man does...... Remco -
Jim, thanks for enhancing the picture, Ron's right, it say's steam funnel. When I look at my original NMM copy I can see it now. Gary thanks for pointing me to your references. It's clear the Kingfisher could not have a real Brodie stove. Although when I did more research I found that iron fire hearths "had become fairly general in 1757" (Lavery, The Arming and Fitting of English Ships of War 1600-1815 p197) so a Brodie style stove was used in the era KF was designed and build. More sources show a lot of Brodie style stoves, but Mr Alexander Brodie was so clever to apply for a patent and become exclusive supplier for almost 30 years until Lamb & Nicholson took over. Lavery also shows a brick hearth of 1741 with a shape exactly the same as the U shape on my plan. So interesting that while iron stoves were a big improvement over brick hearths the NMM plan still has the more 'obsolete' on it. How it was eventually build on the Kingfisher we will probably never know. But nice to do a little research on the topic. Now back to how I will proceed. Because there are more differences from the actual KF and the model I'm building. A few years back (well into the build) when I got my NMM plans I noticed that KF has an additional gun port on each side. The 'kit' where my build started from omitted this. Also, and I noticed this studying the deck plan this week, the lower deck is in two sections, you can see this on one of the previous pictures. The aft part is 12" higher. So apart from the boxing around the hawseholes my ship is anything but the Kingfisher. Time to rename her? But to what.... Remco
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Thanks Karl. Mark, John, glad to have given you a nice idea back, I got lots from your log. So not a progress picture but a question. While studying the deck plans to prepare my lower deck layout I noticed something that's puzzling me. All of the Swann models I've seen have the galley on the upper deck but my drawings from the Kingfisher suggest the stove is on the lower deck. Could this be right? It could fit between the bulkhead of the boatswains strore room and the riding bitts. Allthough the U shaped object drawn in, is smaller than a galley stove On the upper deck there is a notation for the chimney and something I cannot make out The square part aft of the chimney location looks like the layout of a coaming for a grating Remco
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Mark, all the work payed off, the gun deck looks beautiful. Remco
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Looks great Ron, the hardest part is behind you now :-) Remco
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Congrats on finishing the deck. It looks great and a very wise advise too, don't make the joint stronger than necessary you never know when it is time to redo something. This the reason why I stay away from using CA to glue wood, I know many do because it's fast and easy, but when the time comes to take the plank out, you are in trouble... Also a very neat way to make the rodings, that sensitive drilling attachment is on my wish list.... Remco
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Looking really good Piet, I'm amazed how good the ply is holding it's shape. Remco
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Thanks Martin, Druxey, John, Matt and everybody who 'liked' Matt I use Holly for the deck planking, I ordered it from Hobbymill Jeff there makes wonderful sheets and strips for modeling. For now no pictures, but: Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2014 to all of you here @MSW Remco
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She's looking really sweet Piet. You'll manage the hinge's I'm confident you will :-) Remco
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Looks great Ron. I hope your planks are wide enough to accommodate some pretty wacky shapes you need to cut. Remco
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Thanks, funny how problems create new idea's. I laid just one strake of the deck planking and wil only add partials to support the bulkheads for the cabins. I'll try to keep as much view to the hold as possible. The caulking is very thin paper blackened with a sharpy. Added some of the furniture just for fun and to see how things start to look 'dressed up' it will be pretty crowded once the bulkheads are in Remco
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Thanks, Daniel, Martin, Albert & Tim Onwards to the waterway, it's typical shape is hard to see in the pictures. In hindsight it was better to work front to back, now I had a hard time to fit the forward portion of the waterway between the closing part at the stem. btw this part looks a lot like a B-2 stealth bomber, would Northrop have peeked at the 18th century ship design before they drafted this 20th century machine Using a compass to copy the shape of the waterway to the first plank wasn't possible. The compass was to big, so a simple washer did the trick Remco
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Hi Bob, I completely missed that you started your Essex. It looks great and it has your style signature all over it (that's a compliment ) Remco
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Magnificent! Remco
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That will work just fine is my experience. There is also a risk involved if you install the frames on the plug, Davids tutorial also showed this. You're in for a fun side project! Remco
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I've worked a lot with styreen and I wouldn't dare taking thick stock heating it to form a tube. the stuff also takes its previous form when heated and it will become thicker. Try this, take thin stock +/- 0.3 mm it is soft enough to form around a dowel glue a second sheet to the joint and take it all the way round and glue this two effectively making two tubes glued together with the joins opposing. Remco
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You are welcome Piet. I'm glad I could be of some help to realize your dream, and it was fun too chasing old drawings. Remco
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Thanks all for your kind compliments. Much appreciated! I have a question for you shipwrights. I'm wondering how the waterway is tree nailed, would it follow the same principle for tree nailing patterns as regular deck planks or is it different? Remco ps I got the new fiebing's dye, this is certainly different stuff ;-)
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Spectacular line up. I like the touch of aging. Remco
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Thanks Grant, about 3 on the main deck and a few small ones I think. No nightmares here Danny, thanks for the compliment and pointing out my error, I made the battle station 3 years ago meanwhile I also learned I shouldn't portray them run out Meanwhile knight to C4, bishop to C4, bishop takes knight........ I like Greg's metaphor that scratch building is like playing chess. And I was caught by my opponent. I forgot to cut the mortises in the curved beam and had to do them in situ, little nerve wrecking..... So a little mile stone today, I finished all the beams, knees, carlings, ledges, opposing knees ands so on for the lower deck that I want to portray. After sanding the deck it came out really nice. On to the planking of the deck, I'll keep that to a minimum though to show as much of the details as possible. A waterway on both sides and just enough planks to support the bulkheads. Remco
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Very clever Danny! Remco
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Thanks guys for all the likes and complements! Greg, it's no coincidence, coamings and ledges were fit to the finished grating. I rather see a not so perfectly sized coaming than a mutilated grating to get it fit in a perfect coaming. Joe, I think 45 minutes. Mark, I'll pass the compliments to Greg, the barrels are from admiraltymodels.com the engravings, or Royal Cyphers were a 'wedding gift' from Greg. EU etching produced these but I'm not sure if they are still available. The 'only' thing I added was the vent. Daniel, thanks for taking the time to count them, and this is just one of many gratings Remco
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Hmm thanks Greg, I checked the container I'm using, its Fiebings edge enamel I think I should have paid better attention when I picked that up from the equestrian shop. This stuff does a poor job penetrating the wood and after it dries its still soluble in water. I'm not sure what part of the horse ('s equipement) this is any good for... Or it's over bbe date... Anyway I'll look for the leather dye version next time. Remco
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