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Ian_Grant

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    Cycling, Nordic Skiing, Back Country Canoe Camping, Pets, Ships

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  1. Ian_Grant started following Viking Neptun by Javelin - 1/1250 - Subsea Construction Vessel , Hellas by GeorgeKapas - 1/144 - Greek frigate and Fischkutter by Bryan Woods - Laser Creation World - 1:35
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  8. Ian_Grant
    I too like that X-Y table. Hmmm, one would look good on my drill press.......must start grooming the Admiral to the idea.......😏
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  12. Ian_Grant
    Merry Christmas Bill to you and your family and especially the grandkids! All the best, Ian
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  18. Ian_Grant
    This is exactly the type of ship for which I've been searching for 3d files suitable to print a model for RC. They're very impressive looking. Couldn't find any, nor could I find plans/drawings for a normal scratch build; the owners seem to keep design info on their ships private. I gave up. I particularly liked the "Edda Flora" for which Bauer sells a nice RC kit, but it is 1000 euro, albeit I think including two functional Voight-Schneider drives. She came to my attention because I was finding 3D files for ancillary equipment for her. Anyway I considered buying 3D files for a WWII Castle class corvette, but have settled on a 70's North Sea ferry which ran from Harwich to Rotterdam among other routes.; "MV Europic Ferry". Should be an unusual model at club sails.
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  21. Ian_Grant
    I'm surprised Occre only calls for 4mm blocks. Actual blocks on Victory ranged from 24" quarter blocks for topsail sheets, to 6" blocks for buntlines etc. Just sayin'. 🤔
  22. Ian_Grant
    John, great work on this small-scale model! What did you use for ratlines?......I too have a model which would need ratlines at 1/10" intervals but have not found something suitable.
  23. Ian_Grant
    Looking really good! Your work is very neat. I have to put rolled up torpedo nets along the deck of my WWI RC battlecruiser and I thought of Tulle but didn't think it practical to try to roll up 4ft lengths, so I bought braided line which will represent the nets, when dyed black. Hey, it's only RC........😉
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  27. Ian_Grant
    Sorry to confuse; yes this is a build log for an escort carrier but I was commenting on the castle class corvette (K488) behind the carrier in the photos. My two buddies in the RC boat club have flower class corvettes at 1/48 which are manageable at about 48", but printing the bigger castle class at the same scale would be 63".
  28.    Glen McGuire reacted to a post in a topic: Steam Schooner Wapama 1915 by Paul Le Wol - Scale 1/72 = From Plans Drawn By Don Birkholtz Sr.
  29. Ian_Grant
    Beautifully precise, neat work. And, "my ruler messed up"....Ha Ha 😀
  30. Ian_Grant
    Hi Brad; just found this build log after googling for 3d printable ship files. Is that boat in the background the Castle Class corvette from Bensworx? Did you print it at 1/48 scale? If so, what is her ballasted weight to set her at proper waterline? Is she awkward to lug around at her length? I just bought the Castle files today (on sale 50% off!) from cgtrader. Not sure I can print the hull bits at 1/48 in my Bambu A1's build volume, without learning how to "cut" in Bambu Studio. Maybe 1/64 would be easier but two guys in my RC boat club have 1/48 Flowers so it would be cool to hang with them........
  31. Ian_Grant
    Unbelievable.......your thread must be thin as spider webbing......fantastic model in any scale but beyond outstanding at this scale. I have one in a box; I know how tiny it is.
  32. Ian_Grant
    A LEGO Technique ropewalk! Very cool. In a similar vein, here is my meccano serving machine using parts I had as a kid: And let's not forget the LEGO Techniques drivable full-size Bugatti, powered by 2304 LEGO Power Functions motors ganged together. The LEGO car is the one on the right. 😏 Apparently they have also built a similar Mclaren P1 now.
  33. Ian_Grant
    Looking great! Did she have AA guns? Looking forward to the "on-the-water" video next spring....
  34. Ian_Grant
    Cameras are so unforgiving, but not a glue mark or paint error in sight. Immaculately built...
  35. Ian_Grant
    I saw those chronometers years ago, I think at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. I picked up a little book about him and them; loved the description of his "temperature testing" ie one room's window open in winter, to verify one cold unit against a second warm one. The genius of our ancestors always impressed me, particularly clockmakers and astronomers.
  36. Ian_Grant
    Is this the same John Harrison who perfected the chronometer?

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