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Colin, good to see your build log getting underway. Looking good! Bruce -
Anyone interested in how the wooden walls were built will know the humble saw must play a part. I was pleasantly surprised to find much of the contents of this work entitled 'Story of the Saw', produced for Spear & Jackson, relates to shipyards. Story of the Saw-compressed.pdf
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Le Coureur by PC52 - Mamoli - 1:54
bruce d replied to PC52's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
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To make sense of the above, I asked a question and then deleted the post as I found the answer myself. Thanks Jim, afraid I can't answer the original question. Regards, Bruce
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Adrian, it is not often I would add to a warning from Druxey but ... Beech varies. Try your piece (if you have one already) with (A) a sanded surface, (B) a planed surface and (C) a sanded surface with a thin coat of WOP or sanding sealer. I tried these tests on a piece salvaged from an Ikea cabinet leg and there is a great difference between (A) and (C). (C) looked mirror smooth and had a scale effect grain that simply did not show up on the test pieces that were sanded but untreated. Other pieces of beech I had from a timber store always had a more prominent grain but I double checked and the Ikea wood was actually beech. You would not know it by comparing the two examples. Ignore if you don't have some beech already (or an Ikea donor 😉) HTH Bruce
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That folding gizmo is called a 'linen tester'. Wonderful tools.
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HMS Swift : a British Sloop-of- War lost off Patagonia, Southern Argentina, in 1770 See the pumps on page 9. HMS Swift - a British Sloop-of- War lost off Patagonia- Southern Argentina 1770.pdf
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A paper on an amazingly complete 17th century Baltic craft. "Eriksson, N. & Rönnby, J. The Ghost Ship'. An Intact Fluyt from c.1650 in the Middle of the Baltic Sea" Eriksson_N_and_Ronnby_J_The_Ghost_Ship_A.pdf
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Keith, I think the admin should add a 'mind-boggled' button in the reactions: 'like' just isn't sufficient. Bruce
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I had not thought about using a capstan to mount weapons, but someone did. It was a chance find and know nothing more about it.
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Ships at Trafalgar - what kits are available?
bruce d replied to bruce d's topic in Wood ship model kits
Just ordered it. 😁 -
Ships at Trafalgar - what kits are available?
bruce d replied to bruce d's topic in Wood ship model kits
Straight on my to-buy list, many thanks. In the back of my mind is this notion that 3D printing makes figureheads possible, but I ain't done any of that voodoo. -
Ships at Trafalgar - what kits are available?
bruce d replied to bruce d's topic in Wood ship model kits
I think the ancient art of kit-bashing is appropriate. Are conversion kits feasible from the kit manufacturers point of view? -
Ships at Trafalgar - what kits are available?
bruce d replied to bruce d's topic in Wood ship model kits
Plus ... So not many of the ships in this momentous battle are available as kits. This surprises me. HMS Bellisle (AKA Belleisle and other variants of spelling) was a captured French vessel of the Superbe class: Mantua Le Superbe is a potential kit-bash. -
Thanks Wayne, see my edited text for boo-boo.
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Thanks Steven, didn't know about the further files. Bruce
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I found this, but irritatingly can't date it. Can anybody narrow it down? EDIT: pasted wrong text. Should read 'I found this but irritatingly can't date it. This page came from 'The Naval Constructor Simpson, 1865' but with no indication of how long the rules had been in place. Can anybody narrow it down?'
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My Proxxon FET saw with spare new blades is on Ebay. Go to Ebay and search 313299390126 Bruce
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There are some tools, wood and copies of Model Shipwright from the workshop of a ship modeller who passed away a year or so ago on Ebay. A Hegner scroll saw and a Proxxon mill are among them. I have, with the permission of the mods and the seller, posted this just so you lads and lasses can see what is up for sale. MSW members get a special deal! The seller has offered a price reduction on the power tools to MSW members who message the seller to identify themselves. I have no connection with the family running the listings other than having happily purchased a couple of items from them. Here is a link to the Ebay user, https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/darren.wilding … and select ‘Items for Sale’ to see what is on offer. (Please note the seller is in the UK) Hope this is useful, Bruce
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Hello Sperry, welcome to MSW. Don't know if you are interested in any particular country or region, but here is a good place to start: https://navaldockyards.org/deptford/ HTH Bruce
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Seriously guys, it's all in this book. The simple story of how Forester was at sea and had the idea that became 'Hornblower' is worthy of a TV documentary all by itself.
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... and a drawing of the correct figurehead for Victory at Trafalgar. These old magazines have their uses.
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Ships at Trafalgar - what kits are available?
bruce d replied to bruce d's topic in Wood ship model kits
She lost contact with the fleet in the night before the battle and was trying hard to rejoin in the light breeze throughout the day. I speculate that the time lost by the fleet in maneuvering into lines of battle allowed Africa to make up ground. She joined in time to be blooded in the battle. -
Sponge sanding blocks....
bruce d replied to CPDDET's topic in Modeling tools and Workshop Equipment
That is interesting. I tried something that looked identical a couple of years ago and it left a residue on the sanded surface. I assumed it had a lubricant of some sort. Good find.
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