Salty Sea Dog
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I'd guess that you are safe from getting glaucoma now! I have heard that Willie is a really nice guy. There are so many amazing musicians, especially guitar players, that have come from that corridor from Austin to Dallas/Ft. Worth. Must be something in the Shiner Bock!
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JP -Willie Nelson's guitar "Trigger" is a train wreck- but I mean that in a good way! If it were a steel string instead of nylon string guitar, it would be in pieces. If I made the dinghy based on Trigger, it would have to be a diarama with a big hole in the dinghy washed up on some rocks! That might actually be cool for someone really good at distressing techniques. Keith- the whole Les Paul binding idea originated with my fascination with the Dutch yacht De Sperwer. There was a build in MSW1 and it got me to thinking how you could use guitar binding to make the crisp black and white lines on the rubbing strakes. Photo courtesy of wefalck's website http://www.maritima-et-mechanika.org/maritime/zuiderzee/zuiderzee.html Sometime in the future I will be posting in the appropriate section a mini history of the De Sperwer (aka the "James Bond yacht") along with wefalck's pics (with his permission) and a huge amount of detail photos of the boat that was sent to me from the librarian at the Zuiderzee museum (also with their permission).
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Thanks for all the responses. It's good to see that each choice has a following. Lol - Brian has an eye for a nice stern! The Eagle has that effect on me too! I think JP's solution of side builds may be the way to go. I actually have been sporadically working on a Midwest dinghy side build. I wanted to do something special with it and am being influenced by Keith's Swift. I'm thinking of finishing and detailing it out like a wine red Gibson Les Paul Custom guitar with black & white binding instead of a rope bumper and a mother of pearl inlaid transom. I'm not totally comitted to that yet but I'll keep looking at it and mulling it over.
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WOW Wayne! Those catheads are the cat's a#%!!!
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Absolutely beautiful work Ferit! Your photos are really nice too. Thanks for the tip about the glue - I will try to find some of that.
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Now that's funny! I was going to wait until later, but these are the 4 kits in the running for the next build. I would appreciate opinions on what you all think I should tackle next. I was thinking about progressively working through more difficult projects, but the Golden Hind would be a jump to the deep end instead of wading through less complicated builds first. Dirk's (Dubz) Revenue Cutter Alert build has me pretty excited about the Dallas though... http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/700-usrc-alert-by-dubz-revenue-cutter-done/ I really like the trawler and the pinky but the Golden Hind would be a more useful 'stepping stone' to develop the skills that would be needed on the Wasa. So which should it be?
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Amazing work Jan! This is a real treat for the eyes!
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Hi wefalck! The sails look amazing. I have not seen sails made from tissue paper before and find them fascinating. Your lathe machinery is beautiful! It must be a joy for you to use them. Best wishes,
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This might also be a good time to mention that sawdust from many of the exotic woods is known to be harmful or irritants. Cocobolo (one of my faves) is known to be toxic and walnut dust irritates my skin. A dust mask when hull sanding should be a habit. You should also remember to not rub your eyes, nose or lips when handling oily exotics like Cocobola and wash your hands afterwards. CA glue gives me headaches too. I used it all the time when I was doing guitar repair and the suggestion about a small fan is a good one. Keeping de-bonder within arms reach is a good idea too. I knew a repairman that had a spill and glued his forearm to his bench and had to wait till his wife came home to reach the de-bonder!
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Lol JP! - You sound just like the little voice in my ear! - the one from the little guy with the pitchfork!
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Hi Carl! Thanks for stopping by. Your little Sea Witch is the coolest! I don't know about being a seamstress, but my wife is going to show me how to use a sewing machine so i can make the sail! Hi JP! I had the lid off the Wasa kit and was looking over the plans... Nope, not ready to go there yet! Hi Augie- My wife is quilting as I type! I got some beeswax yesterday and did a comparison with the Thread Heaven today. I like the beeswax better. I am familiar with that "Oh _ _ _ _!" tirade. I have used it when I'm wrenching out in the garage. Usually after a little circlip whizzes off to hide somewhere!
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So Augie, are there certain swear words that work best or does it require a string of cuss words in specific order to complete a rigging task? Do different tasks require a different order? I have not seen anything in the help guides on what seems to be an essential skill requirement. My wife is into the sewing arts and has some "Thread Heaven" which she says is recommended in her world more than beeswax. I'll give it a try and report back. Hi Shaz! Thanks for dropping by my build and your kind words -they are appreciated!
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10) Harpoons: Augie and Matti - Thanks for answering my S.O.S. -sorry my plea for help was not more clearly written. I was in a panic and wrote that after dinner last night and had already spent 1-1/2 hours just to get the rope work shown in that picture. I went after it again after dinner and finished it late last night. It was a little over 6 hours to make the 6 wrapped connections. This isn't normal is it? I'm thinking that I won't live long enough to rig something like the Wasa! Most of the time though was to allow glue to set with 3 steps of gluing on the ends with loops and 2 steps in the middle wraps. I have a little clean up work and touch-up on the metal coloring still to do. I have to go to work in a bit and wanted to make this post to say thanks and explain better what I was trying to do. Here's a piictorial sequence of the harpoon construction. The metal was filed and shaped quite a bit before attaching it to the wood with medium CA glue. The wood is finished with shellac. Metal blackened with Perma Blue. Here's yesterday's post after fumbling around for 1-1/2 hours with the rope. Nearly done -just some minor touch-up left. One last question: Is it ok to use Johnston's paste wax on threads or do I need to find some beeswax? I'm trying to 'convince' the rope to coil nicely in the line tubs.
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Thanks for the nice comments you guys! The Billings Wasa kit is a ways off for me still. I have a mental image of how I want it to look, but I know that I don't have the skill yet to pull it off. I think I'm getting closer for the woodwork, but I am hopeless with thread work. My next build will have rigging to help me aquire the skills that will be needed. Speaking of thread work...I'm struggling with tying the harpoon lines. The kit came with the light colored heavier line shown, and I'm using dark sewing thread for the wrappings (whippings?). I'm sure there must be a better and less time consuming way to go about this. Maybe Augie (who judging by his excellent rigging was a spider in a prior life) or anyone with experience can suggest the best way to go about this. Right now I am making a loop and tacking it down with diluted white glue at the wood/metal junction and letting it dry. Then I'm tacking down the dark thread with the excess running towards the point and letting it dry. Then I'm wrapping the dark thread, tacking it down and letting it dry and so on down the shaft where it will end in another loop. I think it's looking ok, but it's taking a long time. Is this how it should be done? Help!!
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I am by no means a rigging expert nor have I ever played one on tv (it scares me to be honest). I do have this picture from the old Model Expo catalog that may help though with a detail of the shroud tops. I just learned what a mizzen was not long ago!
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Hi Matti! I like the idea of the slightly darker red. I saved this picture a long time ago (not sure where it came from), but it is a drawing with a red that I really like. Is this the shade you are talking about?
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Wow! This is coming along really well. Very nice!
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Matt - That is really cool! Eye candy under glass. What's next? Michael - I don't think six of your builds would fit in the driveway!
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Hi Ilhan! Your build is a treat for the eyes and the imagination. Beautiful work! Best wishes
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Fantastic work Ferit -all the details are amazing. Love the windows and doors.
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Beautiful work Michael!
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Dubz- your work is amazing. I originally got the Dallas because the deal was too good to pass up but your Alert opened my eyes to how cool these Revenue Cutters can be! Wayne- I have this irrational phobia about rigging...
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