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For glue application to the tiles I would squeeze out some glue onto a piece of masking tape on my desk and use a toothpick to add 3 small dabs to the back of the tile and apply the tile by hand. I found gloves or tweezers to be a difficult so I used my bear hands, Once you get the right amount of glue on each tile you shouldn't worry about gluing your hand to the ship. Hope this helps. -
The Caldercraft Tiles can be glued on easily with Thick CA glue, I used the Gorilla glue with the green top from Home Depot. I did a light coat of water based polyurethane on the hull before applying the tiles. If you are really unsure about it, do some off hull testing with some scraps. The closest thing to a mentor on this site is to look at other peoples builds (In your case Victory builds) and see what they have done. You would be surprised what you would learn from others triumphs and mistakes.
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Rope-where to go since Syren is no longer making it?
BenD replied to bear's topic in Masting, rigging and sails
Crafty Sailor has a range of rope made from synthetics that look pretty good. A lot of us started making our own rope. Ether make your own Ropewalk or get Chucks rope rocket. It's quite fun to experiment with various threads and see what you can make. I'm sure more people will come forward with products to sell in the future. I've made some good looking rope out of Aurifil thread and my even sell it in the future. Anyone on here know how to make a website? -
Thank you! I really need to get a better camera to show the details. Then I need to make or find a website to sell the rope.
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The hull has been oiled and the rails installed. The pear wood turned out pretty dark but I like it.
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Tom, I would love to know what you know. I'm currently in the design stage for my 4th ropewalk that can do up to four-stranded rope hawser and cable. I have no idea how to go about making cored ropes however. Bill, sorry for hijacking you're post
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The rope that is now being sold on Crafty Sailor look's pretty good. I would like to start selling my cotton rope in the near future and there will probably me more people to fill the gap where Chuck's Syren rope was. Bill, the rope you got looks a bit like the stuff you find in kits.
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I've been trying to make decent looking ropes and have experimented with many colors. That tared rope archnav/Tom made is amazing. Using real Tar on linen... My hat's off to you sir. Bill show us some closeups of the rope you got. From the looks of it that may be a little to light colored. Here is a picture of my best efforts of rope making so far. The colors are close I think. The lighting is throwing off the colors a bit.
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Yes the Talyho! I've been watching these guys remaking this ship. It's incredible and makes me want to work on a full size project like that one day.
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This is gonna be interesting! From your build record this is probably going to be a two month build maybe less 😂
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This is exactly what I was thinking. CA glue to the rescue!
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The counter is not fitting so well, It's ok at the wales though. I'm still working on it but it's not going to be pretty 👎
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Sanded the hull with 220 then 400 grit may do 600 grit after oiling. Also added the wales... which curled the moment I put pva on them, good thing the hot iron sorted that out.
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WOW... This is going to be an incredible kit, no doubt about it. This prototype is just the throw away model... 😂
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The planking went on fairly easy. Using the hot iron method really does work well for this thin planking. The heat makes pva grab like it's crazy glue which is very helpful at the bow and stern. Once you get the hang of it you can get 6+ planks glued per hour, of course it helps that the planks are already pre-shaped and just need the tabs trimmed off. This kit is awesome!
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The inner bulwarks have been installed, they were quite a job to glue and fit. There are some alignment issues but that is my fault for gluing in the frames without thinking ahead. It will be mostly resolved with the pear stock that I glued in around the gun & oar ports. The gap around the deck will be filled in by the waterways eventually.
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Very well done! I hope my Snake turns out half as well 😆
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HMS Snake by BenD - Caldercraft - 1:64
BenD replied to BenD's topic in - Kit build logs for subjects built from 1751 - 1800
Hey Phil! I used a 1x1 strip of walnut then after glued on I sanded it to .5mm. -
Chris... now we might just have to beg you to make it. How could Amati pass this up...
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The deck replacement arrived safely. The lasering is nice and sharp, also I like how pale it is. All of the ribs are in and the deck has been glued. It's almost Time for the inner bulwark planks.
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The best colors from Aurifil for tan rope in my opinion are #2326 Sand #2325 Linen #5010 Beige #6010 Toast. I even purchased the color card from them. The #5011 rope beige is just a little too grey.
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The fore and aft assemblies were time consuming and a bit complicated. There is a lot of shaping to get right in the bow. The aft just had a lot of parts and I looked over the plans multiple times to make sure everything was right.
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Ratlines are looking good! The best way I've found for removing dust is using a dry paint brush and blowing the loose debris away. If you have some tough spots you can use a damp brush. It does the job and you can even do it after rigging if the brush is long enough.
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welcome aboard WalrusGuy. This kit is flying together. Beveling bulkhead parts was a bit of a job and would have been easier with a Dremel tool. Finished the planking in one evening. No fuss, just one after the other. I must say that pre shaped planking is awesome to work with!
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Some observations The ply deck has some off focus laser etching, it's probably because it is warped. I bought the kit from Crafty Sailor, etsinko is sending a replacement deck in maple! Honestly the deck should have been shipped in a lighter color to begin with so it all worked out. The kit only came with one anchor stock. This piece doesn't match the plans so I guess they were making edits for efficiency and they missed a stock. Not a problem as there is enough material to easily scratch one more. One of the boards for planking has some noticeable grain patterns on in with a bit of a dip in the material. The camera isn't picking it up very well. Maybe I'm just being picky and sanding will clean it right up.
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