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Bob Fraser reacted to Bill97 in Cutty Sark by Bill97 - FINISHED - Revell - 1/96 - PLASTIC
Just a bit more at the stern of the ship today. Also did some fine tuning of some of my paint lines to get sharper edges. Once all the deck elements are on, probably some time this week, I plan to do a little additional touch up. Have some glue spots that are showing up a bit shiny I want to touch with some matt top coat and a few little white spots on the deck where the weathering effect needs to be touched up.
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Bob Fraser got a reaction from mtaylor in Very Basic Bulkhead alignment question
Hi Teetree.
Simply put - especially for me - The bottoms don't line up because of the way the hull is designed, you'll see this in the pictures. The tops line up decause that's where the deck lies. I completely messed up my first attempt 40 years ago and gave up until recently - no internet for help back then!
Have a read of these tutorials Hull and Planking Lots of info there.
[Also I would suggest starting a build log in the 1751 - 1800 area. Loads of help and advice to be gained by that.
Read this on how to name your log too! Naming your log]
Edit - see you've already done this!
Bob
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Bob Fraser got a reaction from mtaylor in Hello from the Tampa Bay Area
From over the Pond, a scouse welcome.
Bob
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Bob Fraser reacted to Helli in HMS Victory by Helli - Caldercraft
Hi,
Now i am finished with the shrouds at the lower masts.
I have mounted an auxiliary stay, because otherwise the mast would be pulled too much backwards when setting the shrouds. This would have the consequence that when the stay is mounted the front shrouds would be looser than the rear ones and when the deadeyes are tightened the deadeyes would be at different heights.
Cheers
Helli
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Bob Fraser reacted to rkwz in HMS Victory by rkwz - AIRFIX - Scale 1:180 - First plastic ship build
Thanks, Daniel. Not sure if my skills are up to that challenge, but definitely still playing out in my mind how this can be done.
I've chickened out and opted to push on with the rigging first before doing the netting around the deck.
Main yard partially installed and dangling haphazardly.
Yard sling seized around the main mast.
Manipulated some 0.5mm copper wire for the bow netting.
Waiting for the paint to dry before cutting the tulle to fit.
An overall progress pic.
Cheers
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Bob Fraser reacted to S.Coleman in HMB Endeavour 1768 by S.Coleman - Artesania Latina - 1:60 scale
The slow and steady progress made on the first set of chainplates. These are made from 0.8mm wire wrapped around the deadeye and then crimped around the attach point on the hull.
The deadeyes move freely so I can line them when it comes time to rig the shrouds.
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Bob Fraser got a reaction from TreeSqueak in Very Basic Bulkhead alignment question
Hi Teetree.
Simply put - especially for me - The bottoms don't line up because of the way the hull is designed, you'll see this in the pictures. The tops line up decause that's where the deck lies. I completely messed up my first attempt 40 years ago and gave up until recently - no internet for help back then!
Have a read of these tutorials Hull and Planking Lots of info there.
[Also I would suggest starting a build log in the 1751 - 1800 area. Loads of help and advice to be gained by that.
Read this on how to name your log too! Naming your log]
Edit - see you've already done this!
Bob
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Bob Fraser reacted to Sheerline in HMS Victory by Sheerline - Corel - 1:98
The hull is all shaped pretty near final finish. I used some very sharp chisels to pare down that clinkering followed by sandpaper pinned to a bit of broom handle. It looks fairly symmetrical . Running a thinner plank along the hull here and there it looks ok. Now getting the angle of the dangle correct at the stern prior to making a hardwood stern post. This will have a rabbet cut in to accept and clamp the second planking. That's the theory anyway!
Think I'm going to have to re-establish the rabbet where it's filled with glue which seems harder to work than the wood. Steady as she goes...
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Bob Fraser reacted to TreeSqueak in USF Constellation 1798 by TreeSqueak - Artesania Latina - 1:85
Bulkhead
I have a very basic question so that I don't stuff up before I've barely started.
I know my bulkhead peices need to be at right angles, but should I be lining them up at the top or the bottom?
I have started lining them up at the top, but the bottoms don't line up, is this normal?
I think they should be lined up at the top, but I'm going to pause for an answer before I continue.
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Bob Fraser reacted to Bolithofan in USS Constitution by Bolithofan - FINISHED - Revell - PLASTIC - 1969 H-329
Hulls are painted and ready to go. I'll assemble the halves and the deck tonight. Wish me luck!
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Bob Fraser got a reaction from EricWilliamMarshall in Books for general information
Two others that come up are "The Anatomy of Nelsons Ships" by Longridge, and "18th Century Rigs and Rigging" by Mardquart although Lees covers this and a wider time period.
"Building Plank on Frame Ship Models" by McCarthy, books by Keith Julier and Scott Robertson have lots of general info and particular model info depending on the book - should be reasonably priced, and then if you have a particular ship in mind, the "Anatomy of the Ship" book for it will help with the details.
Forgot to add - "The Sloop of War 1650 - 1763" by Ian McLaughlan I found it a great reference for research on these smaller unrated ships.
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Bob Fraser reacted to jeffBoats in Swift by jeffBoats - Artesania Latina (older version) - First model build
Finished off the first layer of hull planking. The last planks weere tough! I put a small amount of filler on, and I'm going to sand down the hull tomorrow. Im pretty happy with how the hull turned out, there were no gaps and it is (mostly) symmetrical. I'm excited for a different task 😁
@Cabbie thanks for the tips, I had better luck with the other planks!
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Bob Fraser reacted to Jamie Coleman in Thermopylae by Jamie Coleman - FINISHED - Scientific Models - Scale 1:96 - First ship build
Finished the bow sprite rigging, shrouds and stay sails. If you were following along in the instructions, you'd see I was jumping between multiple steps, I ran out of pin nails, so I kept working the best I could. The more I work on this, the more shortcuts I see in the design/instructions as compared to a lot of the build logs/models here. I'm going to push on through as designed, but lots of room for better rigging detail in the next model.
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Bob Fraser reacted to Jamie Coleman in Thermopylae by Jamie Coleman - FINISHED - Scientific Models - Scale 1:96 - First ship build
Bowsprit/Jib boom rigging started, fore stays.
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Bob Fraser reacted to Bill97 in Cutty Sark by Bill97 - FINISHED - Revell - 1/96 - PLASTIC
Continued to work from the bow back toward the stern adding deck elements. Some of which I must admit don’t know the name of. One of the things I really liked when I built the Revell USS Constitution is that the instruction book had several pages that listed all the parts by number and name. The Cutty Sark instructions did not have that. Something I am curious about and someone may know. On the deck house in the back there are two elements that look like upside down baskets near the front. No idea what they are. The instructions had me put the compass on the back end of the house. In videos I have watched the compass is in the front where these little baskets are. One other thing I have noticed that I have to work on is my sharp edge painting. When I look with my naked eye I think my edges look pretty good. But when I take a picture and zoom in I can see a bit of fine tuning is needed. I added some weathering to the sides of the deck houses as well.
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Bob Fraser got a reaction from mtaylor in Books for general information
Two others that come up are "The Anatomy of Nelsons Ships" by Longridge, and "18th Century Rigs and Rigging" by Mardquart although Lees covers this and a wider time period.
"Building Plank on Frame Ship Models" by McCarthy, books by Keith Julier and Scott Robertson have lots of general info and particular model info depending on the book - should be reasonably priced, and then if you have a particular ship in mind, the "Anatomy of the Ship" book for it will help with the details.
Forgot to add - "The Sloop of War 1650 - 1763" by Ian McLaughlan I found it a great reference for research on these smaller unrated ships.
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Bob Fraser reacted to Halfdan in Racehorse by Halfdan - Sergal - scale 1/47 - Novice builder
I actually thought about that. The only problem is the scale, the details on the figurehead are so small that I would need some serious practice before attempting that. For now I’m just going to finish this ship with premade decorations. I’m considering a scratch build for my next project, then I’ll focus on how to make all those details myself. As this is my first build there is already enough to learn about as it is. But great advice, I’ll get there in due time 😉
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Bob Fraser reacted to Halfdan in Racehorse by Halfdan - Sergal - scale 1/47 - Novice builder
Today I tested dark oak varnish, this is the one I’m going to use.
I’m glad I found the color I was looking for. First time I tested with varnish, seems way easier to get it right. All previous attempts were done with stain and with none of those I achieved a satisfying result.
I also made the windows that’ll go on the sides of the model.
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Bob Fraser reacted to GrandpaPhil in Racehorse by Halfdan - Sergal - scale 1/47 - Novice builder
I found that I quite enjoy carving my own carvings.
I learned to carve on this forum following the learn to carve group. I then made several test carvings following the carvings on the sterns of the Triton and Winchelsea. After carving those, I carved the figurehead for the Prince de Neufchatel and then following the completion of that model, I started on the remaining carvings of the Victory.
I have now carved two figureheads and have been very happy with them. They are not perfect, but they look good (and in the case of the Victory, much better than the original that came with the kit).
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Bob Fraser got a reaction from GrandpaPhil in Cutty Sark by Bill97 - FINISHED - Revell - 1/96 - PLASTIC
Hi Bill, found something that you might like to see.
A contributor here, Lou van Wijhe, (Thanks Lou!) took some high resolution photos back in 2012 and kindly made them available to us.
The mention of the "Cable Lifter" as "a sprocket wheel on the winch spindle with large teeth to fit the links of the anchor cable" got me thinking and I remembered these photos.
Here's exactly what it is
Showing the run of the anchor chain around the hatch, but going behind the spokes that fit into the gaps between links, which would raise it above the hatch when raising or lowering.
No need to weather your hatch! 😄
This detail IS on the winch assembly for the model, easily overlooked without a magnifier 🙁 but might well be over large for the chain provided.
There's another good one of the windlass showing the chain coming off the top of it, again providing lift to clear the hatch!
Keep up the good work she's looking good.
Cheers,
Bob
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Bob Fraser reacted to spider999 in HMS Victory by spider999 - Mamoli - 1:90
Update time. I have managed to finish both upper sets of planks (port and starboard), sanded them to remove any imperfections, and worked out the layout of the lower set of tiles, working up from the keel. According to the book I am following there are 10 rows of tiles up from the keel, then at the stern there is a stealer, followed by 3 more rows, then 2 stealers, finally 6 rows brings you up to the upper band of planks. At least that's how I read it. enjoy:
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Bob Fraser reacted to Tompslattery in Skylight Le renard
Would you paint the wood underneath black??
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Bob Fraser got a reaction from MEDDO in Books for general information
Two others that come up are "The Anatomy of Nelsons Ships" by Longridge, and "18th Century Rigs and Rigging" by Mardquart although Lees covers this and a wider time period.
"Building Plank on Frame Ship Models" by McCarthy, books by Keith Julier and Scott Robertson have lots of general info and particular model info depending on the book - should be reasonably priced, and then if you have a particular ship in mind, the "Anatomy of the Ship" book for it will help with the details.
Forgot to add - "The Sloop of War 1650 - 1763" by Ian McLaughlan I found it a great reference for research on these smaller unrated ships.
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Bob Fraser reacted to Tom P. in Building a work boat or lifeboat using a mold
Those a very fine models. They are beautifully crafted and all the better for being historically accurate. I'm in the process of building the Model Shipways HMS Bounty Launch kit - my first wooden boat model - and I'm a little dissatisfied with the kit. There are significant differences between the kit and the reconstructed launch in the National Maritime Museum in Cornwall. I've been searching for information about how these launches were actually built and when I saw yours I thought maybe you were using the Museum's reconstruction as a pattern. Or do you have other sources of information for it? Another question, if you don't mind: Your model launch has the windlass for handling the anchor, just as shown in the Draught from the Nautical Maritime Museum, Greenwich, which was the basis for the Model Shipways kit. But doesn't that kind of heavy work also involve things like bollards and fairleads/sheaves? The Draught shows none of those, but it is a schematic in some ways. Maybe these launches left the shop in various configurations to fit the ship to which it would be assigned? Or are some details just lost to us?
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Bob Fraser reacted to Ciciak35 in Armed Virginia Sloop by Ciciak35 - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:48
Dear fellow modeleres,
again I spent some very quality time in my workshop. Outside was raining, I was listening to my favorite show on laptop and finishing inside deck walls. As I already mentioned I will coat this in red color. ring weekend I will probably cut out the sweep ports. Here are some pictures.
Till next time. Total build time is now 168 hours.
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