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ancre LE BONHOMME RICHARD by Jeronimo - FINISHED
gjdale replied to Jeronimo's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1751 - 1800
Just stunning! I'm sitting here with my mouth agape in awe. What wonderful craftsmanship Karl! Bravo!- 662 replies
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Wow! What a HUGE undertaking, both literally and figuratively! Think I'll pull up a chair and come along for the ride. If you're going to invest in some quality tools, I strongly recommend Jim Byrnes's tools. His miniature table saw and disc sander are absolute "must haves" for scratch building (IMHO) - you simply can't buy better quality.
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Happy Birthday Sjors. Let's have some pictures from the party. Hang on a minute......your'e with Mobbsie now aren't you....on second thoughts, don't post party pictures!!!!!!! :P
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Nicely done Jack.
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Thanks again everyone for all the encouraging comments and the "likes". Mark - not having a unicorn to hand, I just asked the dog. He's not sure, but as long as I keep feeding him he's prepared to say I'm sane! Remco - I've been following (mainly) my Warrior practicum for constructing these boats. Thanks for the reminder about the Antscherl cutter practicum - I'm pretty sure I downloaded that some time ago, so I'll have another read through that as well before I start the clinker planking. Ship's Boats continued: Today I concentrated on constructing and installing the Sternsheets, along with the lifting rings fwd and aft, and the Caprails. For the Sternsheets, I opted to include a seat-back as well. To keep the colour theme going, I trimmed the sternsheets with 1/32" square Boxwood, but for the seat-back, I used two laminates of 1/64" Holly to achieve the curvature required. Here's couple of overall shots of the sternsheets in place. Continuing the photography experimentation, I've gone back to a black background for this series of shots. I think that for this little boat it works better than the blue, particularly with the white hull. Here's a couple of close-ups of the Lifting rings installed: Note in this pic, the cutouts at the fwd end of the sternsheets. This is to allow some extra leg room for those on the aft most thwart. And here's a couple of shots of the Caprail in place. This really makes the whole thing really pop. And finally, just for another scale check, here's a pic of that giant fake hand again All that's left now is the washboards/oarlocks. I've started preparing the stock for these, and all I can say is thank goodness for my Byrnes saw, and all the practice I had in preparing stock for very small blocks!!!! That's all for now folks.
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Where to find 28 gauge black wire?
gjdale replied to David Spindle's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
David, Black thread coated with diluted PVA (egvTitebond) works very well. -
Great Jack - I'll look forward to it. I need all the help I can get when it comes to photography!
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Are those electric plank benders worth it?
gjdale replied to Spaceman Spiff's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
I have always found a steam iron (after soaking the planks) to be a very successful way of bending planks. Probably best not to use the Admiral's good iron though! These days I use a miniature travel steam iron - it works a treat. -
Thank you one and all for all the very generous comments and praise - it really does help me to keep going when I start to question my sanity! Thanks also to all the "likes". Rafterrat - not sure I understand your question re blocks. What do you mean by "running the blocks to the yards"? If you could you try asking the question in a slightly different way, I may be able to answer it for you. I don't believe there are any tricks - just a lot of patience and perseverance. I used Longridge as my main guide through the process. Sherry - you better start getting that extension ladder out............. Ship's Boats continued: After a week or so of painting, I am finally able to continue with the Pinnace. Today I installed the Thwarts, which are made of 1/32" x 3/32" Pear, trimmed with 1/32" x 1/32" Boxwood (same as the Launch). There is also a 1/32" x 1/32" Boxwood stanchion supporting the centre of each Thwart except the forward most and aft most ones. There were no particular difficulties in installing these. Still experimenting with photography, so here's today's efforts to keep you-know-who happy: A couple of overviews of the Thwarts in place: This shows the supporting stanchions. I could swear they were perfectly aligned when I viewed them with the naked eye! Here's a side shot that shows a little of the exterior painting. I'm quite pleased with the end result - it is silky smooth to the touch and yet it is still possible to make out the planking. Finally, I have progressed the framing on the two 25ft Cutters. They are both now at the same stage: Next up, Stern sheets for the Pinnace and then Caprails. At some point soon, I'll have to start planking the Cutters, and yes folks, we're going to have a crack at clinker planking!
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That sounds a very sensible approach Bob and clearly it works very well - at least in your hands!
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Nice to see an update from you Clare. I hope the custom laser cutting works out for you.
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Hi Jack, Thanks for the welcome. I'm sure a topic on photography would be welcomed, especially if it focused (pun intended) on how we can improve our model and work-in-progress photography. I think there are a lot of folk here who would really appreciate some advice from someone with as much expertise as you clearly have. If you were to also make that a Q & A opportunity, even better. I realise though that this would be saddling you with a fair bit of extra "work" that might detract from your own modelling time, so only do it if you're comfortable with the idea.
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And that's unlike any other weekend in the UK, how exactly Kevin?..................
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Hi Jack, I've only just stumbled across your log. What a lovely job you're doing on this model - really first class workmanship! I've gotta agree with you about the Byrnes saw - a work of art and a joy to use. His other machines are equally good. I love your photography snippets too. You're clearly a man of many talents and an artist's eye. I'll enjoy following along the rest of your build.
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I'm sure Anja will be looking forward to going back to work for a rest after a couple of weeks with both Sjors and Mobbsie! One can only endure so much fun! At least she will have Mobbsie's Admiral Christine to help keep her sanity!
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Fortunately I was wearing my Optivisor nearly all the time when doing my rigging. It saved me from the same fate on a number of occasions!
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I agree - absolutely worth the wait! Looking very spiffy there Timmo.
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Fantastic job on the brickwork Augie - but then again, should we expect anything less from you? Well done Sir!
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Enjoy your vacation Anja and I look forward to seeing a resumption of your lovely Half Moon when you return.
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Looking fantastic Mobbsie. The re-work on the topmast and royal stays looks much better - well done! By the way, nice looking blocks And when you-know-who arrives, we expect nautical pictures from the Lake District.
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Fantastic Johann. Just love seeing your updates.
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HMS Royal William by kay
gjdale replied to kay's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Nice to see you back Kay. Looking forward to more updates of your excellent build.
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