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Trussben
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Congrats on getting paired with a NRG mentor, I managed to get paired with a really awesome guy who is helping me no end with my Pegasus build. Ben -
Great progress there Sjors, you are really motoring along. I like the roundhouses and paint scheme. Ben
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Echo by Maury S - FINISHED - Cross-Section
Trussben replied to Maury S's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Very Nicely done Maury. ben -
Wow Danny, you really have made a great deal of progress with this one, compared to the before pics she looks awesome. Ben
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Yeh!!! Another perfect fitting spirkiting!! Well done Augie, that means all of your construction with the bulkheads, gunports framing, false deck etc.... is dead on. Smooth sailing now for the rest of the bulwark planking. Ben
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Very Nice Ed, I assume the reason you don't draw treenails and use the monofilament is purely a time thing? Ben
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Ed, have you seen this online? Is this your work? It has your name on last PDF! Did you know about your plans being on internet? http://todd.mainecav.org/model/stuff/naiad.pdf
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And if you want to get really serious then Steels Naval architecture 1805 or the Shipbuilders repository are full of info and tables for all types of ships of that era, however rare and very expensive, especially with the plates. Ben
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Glad to see you back at it Augie, Have you started to thin down the bulwark framing yet? I remember it took me a few days to get it as thin as Chuck recommended. Also I would plank the floors of the QG's now before other planking gets in the way, I found it fiddly to get the pieces the right width etc after the waterway and cabin floor were in place. Hopefully your Spirkiting will line up with the bottom of the gunports like mine did. Good luck Ben
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HMS Naiad 1797 by albert - FINISHED - 1/48
Trussben replied to albert's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Really coming along great Albert. Ben -
Well back from working away, drilled and pinned all of the aft 7 cant frames to the deadwood and have started cutting out the final 6 aft cants. Hopefully get a few hours tomorrow to start making them up. Ben
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Harbor Freight Workbench
Trussben replied to Landlubber Mike's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
Hi Maurey, The one with wheels is a cheap kitchen moveable island with fold out sides and some drawers, think I paid $20 at Goodwill store and I added another top on it, piece of leftover kitchen countertop that I'm using as Pegasus buildboard. I like being able to move the model around while working on it instead of it being on a fixed table. Ben -
So you doing CT conference but not NRG in October? C'mon Man! Ben
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Congrats Mark on a major milestone, you've done a fantastic job on that stern. Ben
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Beautiful Alex. Ben
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Harbor Freight Workbench
Trussben replied to Landlubber Mike's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I bought one myself, easy to assemble, I glued it at the joints and it is sturdy as hell. Got if for $129 on sale. 2 dislikes - Benchtop Dog holes go all way through top, so any dust on the bench will fall in the top drawers, I fixed this by glueing scrap wood below the top. Drawer slides are not very deep, can only pull drawers out half way, I could buy some deeper slides but not really bothering me that bad. For the price you really cannot complain - you cannot buy the wood locally for that price! ben
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Sounds like a good approach to take Patrick. Ben
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Augies correct in that it takes a little playing with those fillers, take your time fairing them in using a piece of planking material to check the distances that you need to achieve. I think there are some decent pics on my log of this and also what to avoid in that area. If you are really stuck PM Chuck as he may have some other pictures from his prototype build that are better than mine, Rusty may have some input here too. Ben
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Wow Grant, the pictures do her justice! I must admit when I saw the one of you hacking holes in the hull for the sheves I was besides myself but you did a great job. Hint on the next build?? Kit bashing or full scratch? Ben
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Very nicely done Remco, shaping the helm port looks like a lot of fun. Ben
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Thanks Toni, I understand that now. And thanks for the like of my work, coming from you that's real praise. Ben
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Thanks for all the likes. Thanks Grant, Augie - when you finish Confed maybe you will come over to the dark side and learn this too. Rusty - I spoke to my Mentor and he agreed that I can finish all the aft cant frames and maybe even the last square frame 14 before moving to the front end. Wacko - thanks for looking in, I shall post more pics when there is progress to show. Ben
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Here are the first seven aft cant frames made and installed, I've decided to carry on and make the other 6 and install them before moving forward to the bollard timbers, hawse pieces and fore cants unless someone can give me a reason not to. Working away this next week so no progress will be made. Ben
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Rusty got there before me. Have you sanded/scraped the laser char off those frames? They look really dark, or have you stained them that way? Ben
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