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English Royal Yacht by Ab Hoving - CARD
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Neverland Hobby - is this a legit model manufacturer?
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Is the firm NEVERLAND HOBBY a legitimate model manufacturer? They make injection moulded kits with PE and may produce other things as well but my question boils down to whether or not they are on the 'pirate list'. ? Regards, Bruce
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Good grief no, keep it going! Bruce
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What shade of red was used in the gun decks of 18th century British ships bulwarks?
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What shade of red was used in the gun decks of 18th century British ships bulwarks?
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HMS RESOLUTION 1667 by KarenM
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HMS Winchelsea - FINISHED - 1764 - by Chuck (1/4" scale)
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How many strakes of planking
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Hello Alex, As wefalk says, seven to ten is common. I found one Spanish example with twelve but who knows if that was a reflection of available materials. The CAFModel longboat has ten (plus the elevated board above the rear sheets) and he based his design on, if I recall correctly, a monograph by Gérard Delacroix. The image below has the right perspective to allow you to count them. If I find any scantlings I'll post them but it looks like you have a free hand. Bruce
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A 'stone' is 14 pounds (weight). Even in modern Britain this is still the common way of describing body weight. So, 16 stone = 224 lb.
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For reassembly of scroll chucks I have found that copper grease is ideal. Use only a tiny amount. Bruce
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Hello Joanie and welcome to MSW. The hull is looking good. Maybe you have already used the forum's search facility to find other build logs for Bluenose and see how they tackled the masts and rigging? Together with the reference material from the reccomended books the logs should complete the job the Billings instructions started. Bruce
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Hi folks, another newbie from the UK
bruce d replied to Graham_T's topic in New member Introductions
Hello Graham and a warm welcome from Sussex. Bruce -
Hello Alan, The thickness variation is slight but the effects are cumulative. The first purpose of sorting was to ensure that both left and right hand sides of a pair were exactly the same thickness as any discrepancies would cause problems with the steps shown in post #33 above. Also, although I didn't explain it in earlier text, I ensured that no visual variations appeared in adjacent frames. We are only talking about .2 to .4 mm variations but a quick dry run established that even these small differences were sometimes visible when next to each other. Plus, I'm fussy about the little stuff. Bruce
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Hello Alan, So far there has been no noticeable added thickness, presumably because the glue soaks in rather than sitting on the surface. The process requires multiple assembly/disassembly steps and I will be watching for build-up of Seccotine on the frame faces which would affect the final dimensions. I agree, there is a dynamic element in a wooden scratchbuild project that takes on a life of it's own. The whole Berwick project is on hold due to an upcoming house-move but, despite stowing the components and screwing down the lids of the boxes I built for the move, it is still on my mind.
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Jim sourced the motors from a company in Oregon but I am unsure if they were the original manufacturer.
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Jon, The capacitor is ... 12 uf + or - 5% 450V AC C DB 50/60 HZ Bruce
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Research in the HMS Ulysses 1797, a Roebuck class ship
bruce d replied to Kevin Kenny's topic in Nautical/Naval History
Kevin, my two cents worth: The common theme of subjects for your modelling work is telling a worthy story. Having the two vessels in the same scale would be a visual statement serving that story. I'm sure the model will look great whichever scale you choose. -
Good question. Answer: Pretty much. Yes, it is the glued-up dimension that matters so the glue is a part of the assembly being measured. Please bear in mind that the method being used requires the hull components to be glued and prised apart and re-glued together more than once so, spoiler alert, at various points in the future it will be necessary to re-test the assembed frames for size. It shouldn't be a problem but the potential for the hull length to 'stretch' as the pieces absorb glue before reassembly is real. Hopefully my cunning plan will deal with this if needed. Bruce
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