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Hi jiljilia I can't paste the link for some reason - Google "Amati American Gunboat Arrow ifokus" (the link should be at the bottom of the results - there aren't very many). This will take you to build log of your gunboat on a model site in Sweden! I have no idea how I got there but I did. I don't think it will help very much as it doesn't explain the image source. I don't speak Swedish so I have no idea how to even turn the pages on this log... I think the idea of adding oars is an excellent one. It will give a whole other dimension to the model and emphasise it's need for stealth. Gunboats like this were sneaky and many others - not the Amati Arrow version necessarily - made as models show the oars laid out as if it was about to be rowed. I wish someone else here would chime in - a great subject, a good model and already very well made. I'll stay in touch with your build. -
Looking good Brett, really good. I split my first planks in two by length - half forward, half aft. That gave me more control but you seem to have cracked it with full lengths. There is plenty of room to sand fill and then enjoy the second planks over a well formed hull. That is a much more enjoyable experience and I used CA throughout.
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That is looking great. You are very quick but for no loss of quality. A very sharp build. The comparison with the rocket is appropriate - they have similar lines! I like this model and your rendition of it! I'm guessing that this boat had massively long oars and many of them. Do you plan to display it with oars out or with oars stowed?
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Bloody nice work mate. The clinkering looks spot on. I fine complement to your fine model. Bet you've got a big grin on your face looking at it!
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Continues to be stunning - so crisp. I need a lesson in how you paint as my stern decoration beckons. I think the Amati Fly version is inferior to yours. It is very hard to pick out what is what. Will have a crack at it soon and may revert to you for advice!
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Great to see a re-build of this log Pete. I remember it from LSS days. Your precision and attention to detail is superb to see again. I seem to recall you had some family connection with this ship?
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Fascinating technique Nigel and your explanations make perfect sense. It is shaping up incredibly well. Can't imagine how much sawdust you are creating!
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Hi Brett If Lusi's tail end was a trouble you should try Ita's tail end. The weirdest thing is that we are being rained on big time but there is not a breathe of wind here - completely still. Other parts of the country have massive winds. I can't rebuild my log. I lost most of the of pictures in the crash of MSW 1.0 and the crash of my own computer. I certainly lost all of the text. Memory would deter me getting it rebuilt. I can only offer this as a key picture. The underlying wale planking is fixed. The outer wale is dry clamped into position. The black strake goes above this line and the decoration above this again. The fashion pieces are shaped to this dry fit to the wale to fit flush with it and fixed in place. The wale is then taken off for the rest to continue. This is all in the practicum - I think...
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Hi Jesse Have a look at Flyer's log for Pegasus, B.E's log for Pegasus and my Fly log. "Ferrule crimps" from an electrical store make good scuppers. They are certainly correct for Pegasus or Fly and I think they'd easily adapt as an intuitive and good detail add to the Scottish Maid. I'd go with intuition for this and scale/place according to your eye.
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Hi Brett I remember a member of the LSS forum making this mistake with the rise of the wale. Sadly I think he gave up altogether. I'm glad you have found a fix which makes sense to me. The laying of the wales and fashion pieces is photographed in my log. It was all by the way of the practicum and worked. Stick at it I'd say - once the key parts are aligned it becomes much easier and a lot more fun.
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Hi Ron I certainly wasn't asking you "why?". I was implying that some people here push others to carry on and ask for updates when the builder has their own personal reasons for not wanting to, or being unable to, or being in a "I don't know" state to carry on for the time being. Whenever you are back at it is when you are back at it and I'll never push you, or anyone else here, for an explanation. It is each to his own. That is what I was trying to say. My own lull is due to going around in circles trying to fix tiny issues and not being able to get on with the big bits that progress the model. Like a writers cramp - trying to fix the last chapter and instead making it worse when I should be starting the next. If you know what I mean...Anyway whenever you are back at it I'm sure there are many here - me included - who will relish it. Best regards
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Superb Jesse. The third photo is just great. Crisp, clean and wonderful lines.
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When you clean that stern up and trim it off I'm sure it'll all be fine. It and the fashion pieces and the wales are all key relationships which I think the practicum covers really well. I do think an issue is that there is too much information out there for this ship! I advise ignoring everything excepting for the practicum. Throw away the kit instructions (not the drawings). Use logs like my brief one, or Ken's, or Ryland's to give you indications of outcomes rather than direct instructions. The trick is that there are so many contradictions and I found the practicum's pathway made a great result even though it contradicted almost all other instructions. Don't tie yourself in knots - have fun!
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Thanks Gregor You have tempted me to look back in your log and I realise you have done very good and thorough research. The links are great. I'm eyeing up my next model and a cutter of some form is very high on the list. I look forward to your foray into masts and rigging.
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Great work Ken. The scroll has just the right fineness. I like that you are using technology to achieve this. Worth more than a "Like This" but I've added that as well. Have happy holidays.
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Hi Rusty Wow this is nice! For a journey into scratch this or Chuck's Cheerful is my choice (I have plenty to do while I wait). Great build and a stunning ship.
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Hi Gregor I like the idea of a towed boat as part of the display but concede that Kester's (now spelled correctly!) explanation makes sense too. Some other questions...Gun port lids on an open deck - the AOTS of Alert doesn't show this and I haven't seen a Sherbourne with such. Is this to prevent excessive ingress of sea water while underway based on a lowish freeboard? Did you base the choice to add these on contemporary model? Just intrigued but must say they look good. For your boat you mention "computer tape" to form clinkered planking. What is computer tape? I Googled but still couldn't find such a thing. It sounds like a great material. Thanks
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All looks better than just fine to me Bob. The copper looks great - hope it holds. The deck fittings look great too, as does the hull. A fantastic model, sharp and crisp - relax on your break and feel good!
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Hi Ron So easy to miss posts here they fly off the page. That planking looks great. I swear by Testors Dullcote as a brush on finish. You can polish it up or leave it dead flat. Goes on really easy and settles evenly. Anyway nice work there - a difficult hull is conquered!
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Hi Gregor Never did find your log before your recent PM. Fantastic work in all respects - the cannons really stand out as brilliant little models in their own right. I can't answer your questions. But ...I do wonder how a boat centred under a boom can be launched? I wondered this about Kestor's (Stockholm Tar) build as well. Wouldn't the boat be mounted away from, to the side of the boom? Kestor's Sherbourne - one of the finest examples that there is - always bugged me with this question. Any way - your work is superb and I really like these ships. My boat question is as much to spark a conversation as it is to acknowledge what a great job you are doing!
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Frank Completely agree with Tony. The AOTS of Alert is very nice book to have. Not for the same ship but one which will give you lots of details. I'm pretty sure a cutter of some sort or another will be my next build. - Krick's Alert is very tempting but that is a long way off...I look forward to your progress.
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I look forward to your updates Ron. We all go through the lulls and being asked "why?" is never a very useful question...
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Yes Frank, that is the one. Pretty sure it is for a completely different ship than the Krick model. Sorry - but still a good book to own. I can only guess that Dirk might confirm this. His Krick Alert log should be good enough to get you somewhere near his skills! Given yours that isn't a big stretch. I still could be wrong about this!!
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