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Congratulations Rusty. Excellent work all round and a finished model to be proud of! Looking forward to following your other projects through too - don't let that work caper steal too much of your time! -
Now that is some quality netting there Mobbsie Looking forward to seeing your take on the stern decorations.
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Hey, is there still room in the front row for the Confed build? I'm in!!! Glad to hear the case arrived and you're happy with it Augie.
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Was it that pesky Moose again Augie? Glad to hear it was nothing serious. Take your time recovering - you don't want to end up back there in a hurry! I'm surprised you-know-who isn't demanding pictures from the hospital though! :P
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Intro to Card Models Part VIII: Building V108 - Miscellaneous Bits
gjdale replied to ccoyle's topic in Card and Paper Models
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Sjors, Hope the colour coded template works for you (once you have your arms out of the plaster casts, the bandages off your head, and can see out of your eyes again that is).
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That's some seriously nice looking ratlines Sjors. Good job my friend!
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Nice work on the boats Joachim. Hope you have a nice holiday.
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Nicely done Clare. My wife describes the Lathe (and Mill for that matter) as "an Accessory sport" Fortunately for me, she is also very indulgent of my addiction!
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I'm a bit late to the party, so I'll just take a seat in the second row to watch this one. Looks like a fascinating project.
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Thanks Brian, Yes, they all received three minutes in each of the 120 and 400 grits, followed by five minutes in the 600 grit. These were the tumblers I made and posted about a couple of months back. They work really well and as you can see produce a very nice finish.
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Congrats on the lathe purchase Clare. The Sherline stuff is really top notch and a joy to use - I keep looking for more excuses to use mine! (and I'm still very much a Learner Driver with it).
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Glad to hear its not Gnome Flu Sjors. A strained muscle in the chest eh? Must have been from laughing too hard at Mobbsie during our Skype chat! :P
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Thanks Mark, I don't think I'm quite up to Chuck's standard (or production rate) just yet, and besides, I promised Chuck that I wouldn't go into competition with him! To be honest, I don't know how Chuck can sell these for the price he does. Even with the mass production method refined, it would still be a minuscule return for the effort involved. If people don't already realise it, Chuck is doing everyone a real favour here and deserves all the recognition we can give him.
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Sorry to hear you're not feeling well Sjors - I hope you get well soon. The ships are patient and so are we, and if you're sick, then at least you-know-who won't be bugging you for pictures!
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Kevin, I'm no expert in photography at all (as you can probably tell from my own photos), but I believe that a blue background is said to be the best for this. If you have a look a some of Chris Watton's updates, I think you'll see a few examples of this.
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Thanks Mikec (almost missed your post there - sorry about that), and thanks Daniel - yes, the collection is growing!
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ROYAL CAROLINE 1749 by Doris - 1:40 - CARD
gjdale replied to DORIS's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
Nice to have you back again Doris, it seems we all missed you! That's quite a collection of ships you have there - and all masterpieces no doubt- 883 replies
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Limited time for the shipyard today due to social duties, but did manage to make about 250 3/16" (4.75mm) blocks. I decided not to re-do the stock blanks and persevered with those I had already made. I still think the grooves were all cut a little too deep, and this has meant more "rejects" due to the side walls of the sheaves breaking off. Nevertheless, I think there will be sufficient salvageable to use. I also tried to get the sheave holes close to the ends of the blocks as suggested by Chuck, though I think there's room to go further out still. It's only when seeing them under the camera's macro lens that you can see the room there is to move. Working on the drill press, even with the Optivisors on, it seemed to me that I was at the limit - but maybe not! Anyway, here's a couple of pics of today's production run. Not quite up to Chuck's standard, but still way better than kit provided stuff. And here's a couple of yesterday's 1/4" blocks for size comparison (1/4" on the left, 3/16" on the right): Next weekend I'll be trying my hand at 5/32" (4mm) and 1/8 (3mm) as these are the most common size for my Victory. And yes Chuck, I will be having a go at some doubles and triples further down the track!
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HMS Royal William by kay
gjdale replied to kay's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
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Thanks Mobbsie, Andy, Augie and Brian. @ Andy - tedious? Perhaps a little, but once you get into the groove (pun intended) its not too bad. The only down side is that I need to kneel on the ground to get my eye at the right height using the drill press on the bench. Think I need to look at installing a chest-high bench for this. @ Augie - you may be looking forward to the 3/32" but I'm not!!! The 1/4" are a nice size to work with - it just gets harder from here on in! The tumblers are great - well worth the time and effort spent on making these. On closer inspection of my 3/16" prepared blanks, I think I may have cut the grooves too deep. I may have to re-do these before milling and drilling. Oh well, won't take long, and I've got a little more experience now! Hopefully will have some more pics to show by the end of the day.
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Thanks very much Joe, Sjors, Mick and Chuck. @Chuck - yes, I'd just come to that same conclusion having seen your latest update to the Syren blocks. I noticed that you placed the sheave holes much closer to the ends of the block and I agree they look better that way. I'll re-calibrate the eyeballs for the next batch.
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That's looking really good Mick. Taking your time is the key to getting a good result here, so you're doing well so far.
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