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gjdale
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Thank you Patrick. Ah yes, the 10" bandsaw. Handy thing for a picnic, as the saying goes. Mainly thinking of future projects for that one.....
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I'm afraid not Lawrence. The Admiral only gets involved with funding approval for "essential" equipment. She won't get her hands dirty in the shipyard - too much bad language coming from there for her taste!
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Well, I managed to finish off the Mizzen yards as planned today. I've attached a few pics to give the overall impression, but I'm afraid the photographer is not very good! I tried placing a large cutting mat as the background so that the lighter running rigging could be seen instead of disappearing into the white wall behind. Here they are anyway; Okay, next up Driver Boom and Gaff. That may have to wait a little while as we're off to Sydney again next weekend ...... although I've been promised another visit to Carbatec where I've got my eye on a 10" bandsaw..........
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Lovely work Ben.
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Thanks Slog. Keeping track of the rigging is actually easier than you might think. The hard part is getting your head around what line is what in the plans, and being able to cross-reference against Longridge. But probably the hardest part of all is belaying the lines to tiny pins and shroud cleats. My wife's vocabulary has increased considerably of late - and not for the better!
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I've been out of the shipyard for a couple of weeks as we've been back and forth to Sydney quite a bit for family matters. On the plus side, on our last trip up there, I was allowed to visit my favourite toy store - Carbatec, and was also allowed to purchase some dust collection equipment. (I figured that as I now owned a serious assortment of dust-making machinery, it was time to do something serious about dust collection). In return for my wife's indulgence of my hobby, I took her across the road for a romantic dinner for two at IKEA. (Mind you, there's method in her madness. I think that visit to IKEA is about to cost some serious $$$). We gave ourselves the weekend off this weekend, so I was at last able to get back to the shipyard. After fixing a couple of errors I just noticed from my last efforts on the rigging, I did manage to finish the Main yards to the same state as the Fore yards (minus errors). Tomorrow should see me achieve the same on the Mizzen yards, and then it's on to the Driver Boom and Gaff. After that, Sheets, Tacks and Braces, and Bowlines, and I'm just about there. Oh - there is still the small matter of another boat or few..... Pics tomorrow.
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Okay Sjors. So I came running over here from your Aggy log, thinking I'd be late for the party, and what do I find? No update, that's what. Sheesh! Or should that be pfffffffff!
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I have to agree with the others Sherry, just beautiful detail work.
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Nice job Sjors. I'm just ducking over to the Fonz log - I heard Mark just opened a new keg over there!
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Hey guys, I think I might have posted this before, but you can order the Birchwood Casey Brass Black on line from a place in Sydney - that's what I did. Here's the link to their website: http://westernfirearms.com.au/cleaning-gun-care-bluing-wood-metal-care-brass-black-p-1599.html
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That's looking REALLY nice Robbyn!
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And so you should be feeling good about it Augie, you've done a terrific job so far. Bravo!
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Thanks Danny - my favourite words again
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Fantastic Danny! I love the way you have done the sheaves - I must try that method next time I need some. Can you just clarify for me how you cut the groove on June sheave. Was that with the "normal" cutting tool, with the parting-off tool used for separating the individual sheaves from the stock, or did I get that mixed up?
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We'll miss you John. Take care and rejoin us when you are able.
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Looking forward to seeing your cunning plan Nigel (or should I say, Blackadder?)- I'll bet its so cunning, we could pin a tail on it and call it a fox.
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Edwin, I'm sure Augie won't mind me answering on his behalf; that particular product is available from Micromark.
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I agree with Michael and Sherry, Ed - your explanations make clear what can otherwise be very confusing. Thanks for taking the time and effort to do this for our benefit.
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Looks great Augie. I used the same stuff to glaze the windows on my re-built stern windows. I think it gives a really nice "antique" glass look.
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Congratulations Mobbsie - a real honour and very much deserved! Having seen your models "in the flesh", I can attest to the quality of their build. Of course, I can see through your cunning ruse - this is really about making more room in the house to display Aggy when she's finished isn't it?!!!
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If you are building this ship and want to do any serious "kit bashing", like making boats from scratch for example, you would do well to invest in one or two good reference books. Two that I recommend are "The Anatomy of Nelson's Ships", by C. Nepean Longridge, which is generally considered to be "the Bible" for anyone building a model of this ship; and Anatomy Of The Ship, HMS Victory, by John McKay (Conway Maritime Press). The latter has plenty of drawings to aid in scratch building various parts, including ship's boats. For boats in general, try "Boats of Men-of-War", by W.E. May (not sure if I got those initials right for this author). If you want to see how I went about scratch building one of the boats, there is a description in my log, beginning on pg 13, post #188. Here is a direct link: http://modelshipworld.com/index.php?/topic/163-hms-victory-by-grant-dale-mamoli-scale-190/page-13 Unfortunately, a number of photos disappeared in the server glitch a week or so ago. I will re-post these, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Hope this helps.
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My apologies Danny - should have known better! That just "sounded" too large - thought you might have misread the scale, but should have checked myself before opening my mouth!
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Might want to check that measurement Danny - or you have over-size coins up there in Newcastle.....
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That shot with the 5-cent coin just blows the mind Danny, though I'm not too sure how many of our Northern Hemisphere brethren appreciate just how small that coin actually is!
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