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dgbot reacted to mikeaidanh in Queen Anne Style Royal Barge by Chuck - FINISHED - Syren Ship Model Company - 1:24
Chuck,
I do not know if this will help or not. I have a copy of Timothy Wilson's " Flags at Sea" in which the attached illustration can be seen. I have no idea how this publication compares with other sources but it may be of some use.......or merely muddy the waters further!
Top line left to right;
English Royal Standard c 1407 to 1603.
British Royal Standard 1603 to 89 and 1702 to 07.
British Royal Standard 1689 to 1702.
Middle line left to right;
British Royal Standard 1707 to 14.
British Royal Standard 1714 to 1800.
British Royal Standard 1801 to 16.
Bottom line left to right;
British Royal Standard 1816 to 37.
British Royal Standard modern.
Mike.
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dgbot got a reaction from CaptainSteve in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - cross-section - from TFFM books
Congratulations and now time to break out that bottle of aged scotch and give her a toast. Beautiful workmanship.
David B
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dgbot reacted to RMC in HMS Vanguard by RMC - FINISHED - Amati/Victory Models - scale 1:72
The bobstays are now done. While a little fiddly, they were far easier than I expected. The first photo shows bulldog clips on the lashings to provide some tension. I left them over the weekend, then made any adjustments necessary to make them taught. Tying off the lashings was a bit awkward, but I have found wetting the thread here (and elsewhere) makes it far easier to handle.
Here they are, complete.
Meanwhile the ratline saga continues while I look for any excuse to avoid them. The port side is now done, those for the main and mizzen masts on the starboard side are yet to do.
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dgbot reacted to RMC in HMS Vanguard by RMC - FINISHED - Amati/Victory Models - scale 1:72
Fixing the bobstays in the same way as the Victory's seems to be a success. It was far easier than I anticipated. I have tried to show the process in the following photos.
First, make a loop. The length of thread hanging down shown in the first photo, may be pulled back or forth to adjust the length of the loop.
The loop is tied off at the stem.
This shows the bobstay fitted (none of the lashing has yet been finally tied off).
In the two following photos I have tried to show the doubled ropes in a manner similar to those shown on the Victory.
Once the bobstay was fitted, it then occurred to me that with the adjustments that were necessary to make the figurehead fit under the bowsprit, the figurehead may impede the bobstay. Fortunately when I dry-fitted the figurehead there wasn't a problem, though my man looked a little uncomfortable with the rope between his legs.
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dgbot reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - cross-section - from TFFM books
Thank you Pat and John.
Here are the pics of the finished project :
Danny
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dgbot reacted to Piet in Cutty Sark by NenadM
Oh yes, that deck shot is just marvelous, simply marvelous. Dead-eyes lined up nicely and the deck looks weathered, great job Nenad.
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dgbot reacted to NenadM in Cutty Sark by NenadM
Thanks Jud. I hope there will not be need for herbicide. Quite enough we eat every day in food, even we do not want, aren't we?
Thx Piet. I faced with resolution issue ... 15 sec video clip recorded in HD resolution has more than 200MB. Tonight I made two more clips with details, but just had no patience to wait for them to upload to YT, even watching second time how Daeneris burned Mastet's ships ....
So, only photos of tonight progres
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dgbot reacted to mtaylor in Surabaya by Piet - 1/80 - Mid 17th-Century VOC ship
Keep going, Piet. I think you've got the hang of this carving business.
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dgbot got a reaction from jct in Shenandoah 1864 by SGraham - FINISHED - Corel - Scale 1:50 - American Civil War-era Cutter
May God go with you and your loved one Steve. There are many here who can relate and feel the pain and heartache you have endured for so long and wish that things could be better. I think your Shenandoah will look great fully rigged.
David B
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dgbot got a reaction from Piet in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
I agree with everyone else Nils. It looks great.
David B
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dgbot reacted to Dan Vadas in HMS Vulture 1776 by Dan Vadas - FINISHED - 1:48 scale - cross-section - from TFFM books
Thanks for all the comments and Likes .
The last few pieces of work. Thanks again to Grant for the rigging line I needed to finish off the guns - they turned out pretty well I think :
The Gangways and Ladder. Tricky getting the mortices for the angles on the stiles cut correctly, as there is a 5 degree difference between the two sides. I had to have two goes at it, as I cut them back-to-front the 1st time :
Continued in next post .....
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dgbot reacted to Gaetan Bordeleau in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
Hi Clarence,
About 20 years ago, I had a set of plans for a ship named something like Stadt Zurich.
The plans werefrom or ordered from a french monthly review named about plan de bateaux modèles reduits.
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dgbot reacted to JesseLee in Syren by JesseLee - FINISHED - Model Shipways - scale: 1:64
Thanks for the comments and likes everyone!
Did the lugs and got them on the carronades. Painted them with Testors gunmetal enamel. Having trouble with them not looking as smooth as I would like after painting. Some have a slight lumpy look. We have very humid summers here and the paint isn't drying very well. Wondering if the paint is too thick and maybe thinning it down will work better. Some of the rings are breaking off and I'm having to re-do them.
Getting a little frustrated because I feel like I'm spinning my wheels in the mud and getting nowhere. I feel like I've been on these forever. Seems I can't get these carronades done so I can get to putting them on the sleds and rigging them.
Jesse
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dgbot reacted to Old Collingwood in USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) 67-69 by Hank - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:200 - PLASTIC
Hi Hank,
I know what you mean regarding the hull detail that a lot of kit manufacturers leave out of thier models, I encountered the same with my HMS Warspte build on here, the real ship was built up in overlocking armour plates of similar size and distance appart, this continued under the waterline and along the bottom of the hull, I had to attack this by using strips on paper sheet all the same width and applied with PVA then when painted over and sanded back they gave the right profile and not too over scale thick.
Have a look at my build on here
Regards
OC
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dgbot reacted to Hank in USS NEW JERSEY (BB-62) 67-69 by Hank - FINISHED - Trumpeter - 1:200 - PLASTIC
David,
In this case, it's a slam dunk - it's hard to describe without pictures, but the manufacturer really did a job on misshaping the hull. With as much detail as there is in the kit that's pretty much correct, one wonders why they messed this part up so bad. But then, this isn't the only kit in 1:200 they've screwed up. I would think that once you've created a part in any given scale in a 3D CAD file - and while I can't say for certain that this is how Trumpeter designs their kits - scaling up or down is a snap, literally. Yes, additional internal changes may be needed to beef up the integrity of the part, the actual shape should conform to the plans that you originally used. Unless, someone simply didn't care to check his work or the corp. management cut their development funds and they just went with a first round design that had not been verified.
With wooden ships/boats it's a bit harder to tell whether or not the lines are fair & true.
Hank
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dgbot reacted to schooner in SS Stephen Hopkins by schooner - FINISHED - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - Liberty Ship
Cargo Hatches finished and rabbet started
After sanding and priming the deck fill sheets blend in nicely:
Progress will be slow for a bit while I cut the rabbet for the bulwarks around the circumference of the main deck (given the size of the hull it works out over 4 linear feet). I was going to try using the Dremel tool but after practicing on scrap wood I discovered that while it can deliver accurate and consistent wood removal in one dimension, the second dimension is not as good so I’m going to go with the kit directions and take it slow with a hobby knife. Another reason for using the knife is that I want to angle the rabbet around the bow and stern so that the bulwarks will "tilt" out slightly and so be fair with the angle of the sides of the hull in those areas. The rabbet is 1/4” high and will be 1/16” deep.
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dgbot reacted to Mirabell61 in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
Bill,
I tried your excellent idea straight away,,, it looks much better than with full diam. wire, unfortunately I do`nt have macro focus but I think it shows on the encl. pic... Thanks again
The next improvement will be to choose thinner wire for those loop-ends, plus flattening...
Nils
stanchion wrap loop flattend......
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dgbot reacted to Mirabell61 in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
Hi Bill,
understand your comment, you`re right, never thought about flattening the wrapping portions, a great idea, thanks for that input there !, I`ll give it a trial (make a testpiece).
Nils
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dgbot got a reaction from Omega1234 in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
I agree with everyone else Nils. It looks great.
David B
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dgbot got a reaction from mtaylor in SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse 1897 by Mirabell61 - FINISHED - scale 1:144 - POF - first German four stacker of the Norddeutscher Lloyd line
I agree with everyone else Nils. It looks great.
David B
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dgbot reacted to chborgm in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
That boat is beautiful. I would love to build it. Do you know af any plans
Nordic Class Boats has several lake boats in kits, and there are several build logs.
I just started the s/s Mariefred.
http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/12589-ss-mariefred-by-francesca-nordic-class-boats/
http://modelshipworld.com/index.php/topic/4516-ss-bohusl%C3%A4n-by-puckotred-ncbt%C3%BCrkmodel-scale-145/
Clarence
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dgbot reacted to Gaetan Bordeleau in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
I have always wished to build a Swiss lake paddlesteamer.
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dgbot reacted to src in Shenandoah 1864 by SGraham - FINISHED - Corel - Scale 1:50 - American Civil War-era Cutter
Wow Steve really sorry to hear that.
Give her my best and take care, we will be here when your ready.
Sam
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dgbot reacted to RGL in HMS Dreadnought 1907 by RGL - FINISHED - Zvezda - 1/350- PLASTIC
Ha, it is called a guess of paint, the closest I could find in a rattle can. I won't do any dry brushing until I've added the multiple hatches etch. I'm following your lead and doing the screws next
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dgbot got a reaction from hexnut in Steamboats and other rivercraft - general discussion
I bought this version and someday hope to build it. A great read and excellent plans, of which there are several. drawn at a scale of 1/48.
Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Vanwell Publishing Ltd. (April 12, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 1551250667 ISBN-13: 978-1551250663 Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 10.7 x 2.1 inches It will make a great long term project. David B
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