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figuerres got a reaction from CharlieZardoz in Cutting into a solid hull to make a cabin space for Sultana
Dremel : they are great for a lot of things but one item to know is that they need to run at a higher speed than you may want for small detail work.
for some detail carving the rotary tools that use a larger motor on a long flex shaft will be able to work at a low rpm and still have the torque to cut well.
you can get them for a bit more than the cost of a dremel.
I have both and use them both.
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figuerres got a reaction from geoff in Are these banned manufactures?
I would also say stick with known sources. I used to deal with a company that makes specialized pumps and they had to deal with counterfeit / copy stuff and what I learned from them and from other sources (I know some folks from China) there are a lot of places where you tell them what you want and they will make it. and it will often be hard to tell from the real thing in some cases and be horribly bad in other cases.
there are plenty of folks there looking to "make a buck" as the saying goes.
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figuerres got a reaction from GLakie in MS Constitution Hull Planking
One other thought: who would ever look at the ship and say "Oh My it's 1/8th of an inch too wide; horrible!"
you may know and a few of us may know but as long as the final result looks sharp and clean 99.9% of the world will just admire the work.
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figuerres got a reaction from bhermann in Bluenose by figuerres - Model Shipways
Well the masts are now mounted half the deadeyes and chainplates are mounted, soon this will be done and I can start my fair American build.
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figuerres got a reaction from Elia in Bluenose by figuerres - Model Shipways
Well the masts are now mounted half the deadeyes and chainplates are mounted, soon this will be done and I can start my fair American build.
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figuerres got a reaction from GuntherMT in Bluenose by figuerres - Model Shipways
Well the masts are now mounted half the deadeyes and chainplates are mounted, soon this will be done and I can start my fair American build.
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figuerres got a reaction from AON in Bluenose by figuerres - Model Shipways
Well the masts are now mounted half the deadeyes and chainplates are mounted, soon this will be done and I can start my fair American build.
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figuerres got a reaction from Mfelinger in Bluenose by figuerres - Model Shipways
Well the masts are now mounted half the deadeyes and chainplates are mounted, soon this will be done and I can start my fair American build.
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figuerres got a reaction from irishjohnny98 in Fair-A-Frame Building Jig
if you are getting started and such I would say to get some stripwood and some thin plywood to make a practice hull for learning to plank the hull.
I think each time I start to do a new hull I get better at it; if I had known I would have made a practice hull and used it several times over...
it's not super hard to do "OK" but I see other hulls and drool.
also tying the ropes, even spend some time with some house hold cordage and see how the different knots are done at full size.
then work down to the thread sizes used on models.
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figuerres got a reaction from WackoWolf in Fair-A-Frame Building Jig
if you are getting started and such I would say to get some stripwood and some thin plywood to make a practice hull for learning to plank the hull.
I think each time I start to do a new hull I get better at it; if I had known I would have made a practice hull and used it several times over...
it's not super hard to do "OK" but I see other hulls and drool.
also tying the ropes, even spend some time with some house hold cordage and see how the different knots are done at full size.
then work down to the thread sizes used on models.
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figuerres got a reaction from AON in mini drill chuck for those small drill bits
dremel drill press and the older dremel's
I have an older one that works fine with the workstation, also the router kit works fine.
they attach to the threaded collar on the dremel not to the body so unless they change that then it works.
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figuerres got a reaction from WackoWolf in Fellow modeler needs help
there are shops that will print files for you on the correct size of paper, it will cost a bit but not too much.
if they sent him to get a pdf file just put that file on a flash drive or a CD-ROM disk and take it to a FedEx store if he is in the US. he can tell them that he has blueprint type files that need to be printed on a large format printer, they should help him get them all printed.
depending on the page size it may cost like 5 a sheet to print them.
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figuerres got a reaction from mtaylor in Fellow modeler needs help
there are shops that will print files for you on the correct size of paper, it will cost a bit but not too much.
if they sent him to get a pdf file just put that file on a flash drive or a CD-ROM disk and take it to a FedEx store if he is in the US. he can tell them that he has blueprint type files that need to be printed on a large format printer, they should help him get them all printed.
depending on the page size it may cost like 5 a sheet to print them.
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figuerres got a reaction from Ol' Pine Tar in Fair American by figuerres - Model Shipways - 1:48
Siren 1:48 scale lantern kit with added LED light first try, I like how most of it came out.
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figuerres got a reaction from Mfelinger in Bluenose by figuerres - Model Shipways
Rigging is making some progress...
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figuerres got a reaction from WackoWolf in Fair American by figuerres - Model Shipways - 1:48
Siren 1:48 scale lantern kit with added LED light first try, I like how most of it came out.
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figuerres got a reaction from mtaylor in Fair American by figuerres - Model Shipways - 1:48
Just a follow up, the small top parts did not stay lined up right, I thought I had them but later when I looked at a close up they are not all to each side!
not a flaw of the kit, just hard with the small six sided bits to keep them in line.
the only other thing was keeping the six side panels in the right order was something at first I did not realize was key to building it. had to check them a few times as I went from card stock to paint and getting the windows on and then building the base.
I do think this looks 1000% better than the lump of metal that the kit has!
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figuerres got a reaction from reilly in Fair American by figuerres - Model Shipways - 1:48
Here are the first pictures of the Kit after I have done a bit of un boxing and got the major wood parts out of the laser cut billets.
also I have run the cannons thru a bath in "Blacken IT". soon I will start the actual build.
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figuerres got a reaction from mtaylor in Fair American by figuerres - Model Shipways - 1:48
Siren 1:48 scale lantern kit with added LED light first try, I like how most of it came out.
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figuerres got a reaction from Elia in Bluenose by figuerres - Model Shipways
Rigging is making some progress...
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figuerres got a reaction from Chuck in Fair American by figuerres - Model Shipways - 1:48
Siren 1:48 scale lantern kit with added LED light first try, I like how most of it came out.
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figuerres got a reaction from GuntherMT in Fair American by figuerres - Model Shipways - 1:48
Siren 1:48 scale lantern kit with added LED light first try, I like how most of it came out.
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figuerres got a reaction from yvesvidal in Fair American by figuerres - Model Shipways - 1:48
I recently got the Stern Lantern kit from Chuck's store and will post some photos in the next few days, this will I think make the new Fair American build look much better when I am done.
I got the 1/4" kit as that is the same scale as the ship kit.
Chucks lantern it much larger than the cast metal glob that comes with the model shipways kit but I think it will look just fine as it is a real lantern with windows and not just a chunk of metal.
I am using a bit of small brass tubing for the mounting base and that will hide my LED wires that go in the lamp.
the small LED ( 1.8MM) fit's inside and will look good when hooked up and on, they are yellow and change from almost off to a low level light so it's like an old candle or oil lamp in how it looks.
the kit is small and you have to be careful but it's not to hard to make, just take time. for me it's about a week on the calendar but mostly an hour at night so possibly 10 or 12 hours max build time.
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figuerres got a reaction from Landlubber Mike in Fair American by figuerres - Model Shipways - 1:48
Here are the first pictures of the Kit after I have done a bit of un boxing and got the major wood parts out of the laser cut billets.
also I have run the cannons thru a bath in "Blacken IT". soon I will start the actual build.
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figuerres got a reaction from mtaylor in Cofused newbie here. Nails or glue?
Yeah it's a mish mash of different ways folks build, when folks use slower glue the small nails can help hold a plank till the glue has set.
CA can set fast but you can't really un-do it later.
I generally use a CA Gel as it sets fast and does not run.
but for some things I will use white glue when I need to be able to work on the placement of a part.
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