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  1. bruce d
    I look forward to this. I have downloaded the DELFTship program and have dabled with it. It is clear that this is a great tool but also obvious that I am in new territory. Thanks again, Bruce
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    !!!!!!!!!!!!! I will try it, you may have converted me.
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    Of course!
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    Christian, I can't believe the final act has played out without trumpets and drums! Well done, I have enjoyed your posts and you should be proud of your Confederacy. It is a great model. Best regards, Bruce
  5. bruce d
    Welcome to MSW, you have come to the right place.
  6. bruce d
    Welcome from the UK.
  7. bruce d
    Kenny, page 152 of this NAVAL ANNUAL may help a bit. https://archive.org/details/CASGA_120403/page/n151?q=thorneycroft+boiler I tried and failed to upload the PDF, must be too large. HTH Bruce
  8. bruce d
    Welcome to MSW, it is a great place.
  9. bruce d
    Hello Dave, I am a late arrival to your log and am very impressed. The cannons look great. Looking forward to more.
  10. bruce d
    That is quite a ship. I will be watching with interest.
  11. bruce d
    There is a lot about him in French sources which I cannot read, but he seems to have been respected by British contemporaries. The attached PDF is typical of how he pops up as a quoted source in British writing. See pages 42, 238, 308 and 322. The-Ports-Arsenals-And-Dockyards-Of-France - 1841.pdf
  12. bruce d
    The document posted is a translation of a French report written by Jean Marguerite Tupinier, Deputy Director of Naval Construction for the French navy and (possibly) later the Director.
  13. bruce d
    Glad to help, and ho ho ho!
  14. bruce d
    The entire text is included in my post so there is nothing more that I can state with certainty, but it seems to me that these were seperate pieces. I don't know anything about French methods of the era in particular but other master carvers tended to make a series of individual pieces and then bring them together.
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    Hello Mark, I found this illustration in a sale catalogue from 1928: Also in the same sale, grouped with the above item but without attribution to a specific ship, was this pair: Details: SALE NUMBER 2l6l, APRIL FOURTEENTH 1928 THE MARINE COLLECTION OF THE LATE MAX WILLIAMS at THE ANDERSON GALLERIES 489 PARK AVENUE AT FIFTYNINTH STREET, NEW YORK You are doing beautiful work, HTH Bruce
  16. bruce d
    Another find: Observations on the Dimensions of the Ships of the Line and Frigates in the French Navy - published 1830 Observations on the dimensions of the ships of the line and frigates in the French navy -.pdf
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    Ah, well. worth a try. I think the work that goes into maintaining an index on a subject like this is underestimated, so thanks for what you have done.
  18. bruce d
    Welcome to MSW, it is a great place.
  19. bruce d
    Found this US History of the War volume from 1817 which compares the performance and technical aspects of ships in the 'recent war'. There are some interesting comments about the construction of English LIVELY class frigates starting around page 124, plus plenty of others. The PDF document title is mine, not original. US comparisons of ships 1817.pdf
  20. bruce d
    I have just started looking at this useful tool(s). I have two questions, sorry if I have missed the answers within the existing posts. Are there any plans to include scratchbuilt projects? Is there any facility to identify P.O.F. projects? Many thanks for the work.
  21. bruce d
    You get my respect for the way you grit your teeth and do it again. Hope I have the intestinal fortitude (aka - guts) to do the same when needed.
  22. bruce d
    Hi Tom, it is a planking project for either beginners (like me) or anyone who wants to see first hand this particular method of planking (also me). See the thread above. I have my kit, the contents are impressively simple and it will be started soon. The method used is superior to most of the 'beginners' tutorials I have seen and Toni has done a great job of keeping it simple yet getting impressive results. All brown-nosing aside, I am glad I got mine.
  23. bruce d
    Yes. You should just be able to connect the wires by colour code. I assume you have a standard Unimat SL motor and a speed control type foot-pedal in mind, not 'on-off'. Just be aware that with the original Unimat motor you are not going to get great low speed performance and can easily overload the motor. The Unimat 3 should have a two speed switch which, with belt changes, gives a very good range. At one time or another, I have used a sewing machine foot speed controller, a dimmer switch and an industrial speed control unit on Unimats. I now control speed only by swapping belts on the pulleys. It is the only way to get the torque correct for the speed. Also, Unimat made a slow-speed pulley assembly for the SL which is usually avilable on fleabay. If you are using a different motor these comments may not apply. HTH Bruce
  24. bruce d
    Thank you Martin.
  25. bruce d
    Wonderful model but I am also cautious about the identification.

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