Mike French
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Mike If you are interested there is a complete build of the Unicorn on YouTube Here is the linkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hTzsjrzMeM I think this works Mike
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Hi Dan I have been using the index a few times the last week and found it great. Went to use it today and it opens as an XLS file and not adobe When I try to open one of the sites it says it cant find it. This is showing up in XLS . Before it came up as an adobe file which worked. I have checked my computer for adobe updates but everything is ok. Any ideas or is it me?🤔
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Thanks Mike I have the masts in now and most of the deck furniture. The head timbers when first done was pretty ordinary so I wrecked it and started again More to the design of Chapmans drawing I think it is a lot better now. I am about to put in the Bowsprit but will study the angle a bit more . The cross trees and mast tops pulled after I had glued them and have become slightly lopsided Not much I can do unless I wreck them and start again . But I thought that once all the rigging was in place you probably won't see it.🙄 Will post a couple more picks soon. Mike I went through the Unicorn builds today and noticed that most posts about these builds all stop at about the end of 2015. Did something happen to the site or is that just a coincidence?
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Hi mike good to hear from you Here are a couple of picks from last year.
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Hi Fellas I am back at it .The saga of the Unicorn . After my last post I Had issues with my hands and lost confidence in doing the build.so it sat for quite a long time . Last winter I decided something had to be done and restarted very slowly. I had completely forgotten about my posts (age related I think ) and I will post some more photos once I catch up on everything . I only found this when looking up some references for standard rigging which I am about to start😲 . Mike
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Thanks fellas .quite an interesting array of answers . I am currently building the HMS Unicorn and am about to start rigging. Corel did not supply the cordage with any sizes marked and as a novice I have had to try and work it out. Thank you Mark you method appears to work in the parameters that I am using. I work in metric Mike
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Has anyone a good method of measuring rope diameters I have several sizes but I need to measure for scale and a dial gauge doesn't really work. Mike
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Hi Ian Great job as usual. Dan let me in on a tip for boxwood . Go to the markets and buy old wooden carpenters rulers. the fold out type. I have picked up a few Elliot Lucas ,made in Holland or the Rabone made in England Mike
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Welcome Tom I have been away for a while and will be commencing building again . If you start a new model I will follow it with interest. Mike
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Hi Ben I say what this site is all about "Do it your way" I will be watching with interest. Mike
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Here is an update. I altered the base for the rear windows again and will leave it at that I have cleaned up the transom. Next was the cats head . Corel said the size was 7x5 mm but I only had 5x5. so I laminated two 5x1 pieces. The only thing is if you scale it up the cats heads are about 600 wide in real terms .Is this too much? Next was the Bow sprit a bit fiddley but as luck happened the plank I left on the front proved to be the correct angle and will use this as part of the base for the Bowsprit support as shown by Chapman. I then had to make some cathead supports as the Corel ones (well). These were made out of Huon Pine . This is Molly a 9 month old British Blue who oversees every thing I do on the ship. I have now started on the Head Timbers and after studying Chapman's drawing I am going to follow his lines as much as I can Because of the position of the unicorn. I studied Danny's work on the Vulture (magnificent) for the head works to give me more of an idea of how it works> I haven't the skill of Danny or the equipment for a finer scale but I will try. Here are the lower cheeks . the second cheeks and hair brackets All these will be fitted shortly. Not sure I will get much done in the next few weeks as I am heading across the Nullabor Desert to Perth for 5 weeks. See yu when I get back. Mike
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Thanks for that John .I was thinking along those lines but wasn't sure it would work. Went out today an plashed some cash on a new Scroll saw to help with the head boards etc. I will start practising with it shortly. Mike
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Hi John The stove looks very impressive I like what I am seeing as we are travelling along similar time Lines . How did you drill out for the Bowsprit as I am about to put it in . Also at the moment I am Contemplating the headworks the same as Chapman .I will have to get some wider and thicker timber so that I can shape them. Mike
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Thanks for the comments I wasn't really happy . So I have done some modifications I deleted the metal crown and reshaped the Base which I am much more happier . I will stain the blocks the same as the hull. Is this better? Ian when you opened up the waist what did you use to cut the deck? I have been considering your idea and will go the same way as you ,But probably no real life stove. Its a beauty.
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