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Robbyn it is this one. Michael
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ancre Le Fleuron 1729 by rekon54 - 1:24
michael mott replied to rekon54's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Why do I feel so inadequate looking at your photographs? You continue to raise the bar. SUPERB WORK!!! Michael -
Bob thanks for your confidence in this idea. Today I did a long bit of reading and thinking about where the masting and rigging were going. A step back and a rethink of the whole game plan. I could continue down the path of complexity or I could simplify the whole sail plan. Complex is easy, creating intricate mechanisms to do something is what we seem to be good at. This is a very easy trap to fall into, I fell into it headlong.... simplicity is not so easy but it is very elegant. This model is for me something of a philosophical statement as much as anything else. I am not building a replica of a particular boat or ship, I am working through a design process using a Bristol Pilot Cutter as a starting point, without really fully understanding what I was doing. It began as an inspiration sparked by Doris, then quickly spiraled into the model that now sits on the bench. I now realize that I really do want to sail this boat and I need to simplify and get back to basics. This evening I have decided that the boom needs to be a bit more traditional gaff jaws and parrel beads, not roller reefing. this will enable me to do a lot of things that roller reefing does not allow, but it is also much more simple in the long run. So on with the show (and tell) First I selected a piece of clear fir that would become the new boom and then cut off a section that I could fashion into the jaws. tomorrow I will sort out the thickness of the new jaws in preparation before rounding the boom. Michael
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Adeline, Thanks for looking in, I really enjoyed your build of the lobster boat. John we will see where it goes.. Michael
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Good Morning Adeline. I just finished going through your Le Camaret build log and this one. I really enjoyed your build of the little Lobster boat. I still need to sort out what you have already done on the "simple" rigging. An Now your new build is coming together nicely. All you have learned on the first will be foundation for this one. I will follow along. Michael
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Hi John, I posed the question over on the paint and finishing area and Randy gave me a link to a company that sell a blacken it type solution. so I will get some and see how it works. Today I thought about the whole issue of worming parceling and serving as I was driving home from a meeting in the city and this was to use some black shrink wrap as a covering over the wire. The black piece I had on hand was too large a diameter, but the red was perfect to slide over the wire My thinking is that if I were to blacken the wire chemically and then use the small black shrink wrap as the worming parceling and serving then use some fine line to make the seizings then it could work I know the red looks weird but the texture looks interesting it wraps around the deadeye nicely so next time I go to the city next week I will pick up some full lengths of black shrink wrap. It's good over the ends of the cut cable in any case. Michael
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Randy Thank you for the link there is a rep in Canada it is $36 bottle. Michael
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I would like to blacken some stainless steel cable has anyone one this successfully? The diameter is 1/16th and I want to use it for shrouds. Michael
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A small update, it has been a hectic week here with other home projects. Germanus I will be using the stainless steel wire. John, The wire I need will have to be softer to bend. Yesterday I went to the local distributor of just about everything one could imagine, they have a very large warehouse in Edmonton and picked up 30 feet of 1/16th, and 30 feet 3/32 stainless steel aircraft cable it is laid the same way as the shrouds so it looks correct it is 7x19 strand and quite flexible. next will be figuring out how to make the shiny steel look black without going to paint. Michael
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john said Exactly why I like small craft to a large scale. Michael
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Dan, great work sorting out the non skid paint area. the overall look of the boat is really sharp. Michael
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Oooooooooh love it Michael
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HMS Pandora 1779 in 3D
michael mott replied to ppddry's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
Every day I see new ideas and new ways of creative expression. This one leaves me in awe, the individual vignettes of the details and how they fit together are so useful for those who build in the solid from 2D plans. This build could become a prominent book on the building of one of these ships A boon to modelbuilders and historians alike. Michael -
Popeye so do I call you Popeye or Dennis? the thinking behind your building strategy is perfect, by allowing yourself the change of tasks one is always fresh and exciting to work on. You do seem to be inching slowly toward the "dark" side though with all those missing parts having to be made. Michael
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Matt yes the boat will have to be lowered or the ceiling raised. Germanus, I looked on the site you linked and their metal wire sounded pretty small it was listed as bronze wire 7 strand #73 drill perhaps I was looking in the wrong place . Popeye thanks. I did a little experiment with some bicycle brake cable this morning it is about the right diameter but a little stiff the experiment sold me on the idea of wire rope for the shrouds and forestay though. I tried a few different ways to seize the wire using fine multi-strand electrical copper wire on the lowest twisted to look line fine line. (looks ok but tough to work with) the next one up is solid copper wire (doesn't look right) the next one was three strands of the solid copper ( Way too thick) the top one is the end of some fine rope made from polyester upholstery thread. (the best looking) but the line is a bit heavy so I think this is the way I will head . I will source some flexible stainless wire approx 1/8th diameter and use upholstery thread lines for seizing and serving The lanyard is some small diameter shroud I grabbed just to hook up the forestay I will use the right diameter lanyards when this is all sorted. Michael
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Janos Thank you for your recommendation. As an aside a good friend of mine who was building and selling computers demonstrated "Solidworks" to me 10 years ago and I was impressed. Being a bit of a Luddite, change does not come easily to me. I still like using a pencil! Michael
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John, yes I am beginning to think that wire might be a better option. Michael
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Brethren, I have been busy doing a few things. Lots of memory work for those of you who know of what I speak out of the Blue and into the Red Installed as "Z" yesterday and will be past Master of Meridian Lodge 129 as of June 12th. The boat has been sitting with the shrouds and forestay straining to be heard for a few days now and they are giving me a bit of agro as it was coined by my brother a few years ago. the one with green flag is needing to be re seized because it was to long. The thing is I stretched these shrouds and then they need more stretching. At this scale perhaps I should be thinking wire rope. Michael
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Where's the bottle indeed! I'm workin' on it...... Hic! Michael
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John all your shenanigans with the shrouds is pulling at my soul. I am trying to get it right myself and it is tough. Kudos to you Sir for getting it done. Michael
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What a sweet looking boat. Nice work on the restoration Russ. Michael
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Bob Thanks for your thoughts, The look of Draftsight is close to what I am used to with the Autocad 2002LT I will play with it a bit. Michael
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recently I had a crash on my older computer. I took it o be fixed at a local computer repair business that has been in business for over 10 years, they told me that my AVG virus protection was a viral type program and that it was what caused the problem and that my computer was full of viruses? I could not afford to get a newer computer, I am running Windows XP and it is pretty stable. They fixed the problem and added Norton virus protection (I agreed to this) removed the AVG and now my Autocad LT2002 crashes and aborts after 3 or four commands. The auto desk help group told me to reinstall AVG dump Norton and that will fix the problem. I did pay for a years license of AVG in February and I presently have Norton installed. I was also advised that there are newer free CAD programs that run look and behave in a similar way to the Autocad LT 2002. I have downloaded Draftsight it looks good and has the same sort of feel so far as my LT2002. My question is has anyone out there in model shipworld any experience either with Draftsight or the Norton/ AVG debacle Sincerely Michael
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great recovery John. Michael
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Mark, you were lucky sir! Always clamp stuff in mills and drills. Unless it is a Japanese pull plane of course Mark, Russ is right on regarding knocking off the corners with a plane it is safe quick and give a great finish. When you make your support the same really as the v groove one you set in the mill vice just glue a short piece of square in one end as a stop. I would not recommend using a screw or nail because eventually one ends up hitting it with a plane blade. Sharpening the nick out of a plane blade is a pain in the rear. I wish you a speedy recovery of the fingers. Michael
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