Keith Black
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Dave, I become more impressed with the deck layout with every new photo you post.- 362 replies
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Michele, welcome to MSW. Hopefully you'll start a build log where we can follow along. I look forward to seeing your work.
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No, Rob, lifts and braces only as there'll not be any canvas in the yards. I'm rigging the Tennessee per the first two H&H photos. Hatton and Hart were on board the Tennessee at least twice (maybe three) taking photographs of the Tennessee during her career. The above and below photos of the mizzen port side pin rail void of control lines. The above and below photos of the mizzen port side pin rail with control lines. Not having a pin rail plan, rigging the Tennessee without control lines makes life much easier. I could probably fake it but why?
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Nice work, Glen. I'm with Joe about seeing it finished.
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Valeriy, a joy to see more of your beautiful work but an even greater joy to hear from you. Every time I hear or watch the news I think about you and Kortes.
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Dave, I use a craft acrylic paint. The process I use is the same as yours up to painting. If the eyelets are to be used in a wide open space, I go ahead and glue the eyelet in place and then paint. I don't have to get too close to the wood because the eyelet has been blackened. Once the acrylic paint has dried I poly coat the eyelet. I use satin polyurethane to seal my work.
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Thank you to everyone for visiting and for the likes. Lynn, Glen, Pat, Mark, Tom, Brian, Dave, Gary, and Keith thank you for your kind support. Thank you, Tom. Actually it's our front porch, my workshop is upstairs. Because I take such lousy photos due to the bad lighting upstairs, I've started taking pics on the porch when possible. Dave, I've enjoyed being part of your journey. I'd be so pleased if you were able to find something useful in my build to help you in yours. MSW is a collective of sharing by like minded individuals. I'd still be stuck in first gear if not for the build logs from which I've gleaned so much. Gary, the running lines right next to the flag halyards of the same size is a poke in the eye. The kid came out in me. I just couldn't wait till I had the proper size line to finally see the 37 stars fly after seeing it in my mind for so many years. Each of you warms my heart for which I am eternally grateful.
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Dave, knots aren't that important as most of them are too small to see/tell if it's a bowline or a granny. If you do the ratlines in the traditional method then a clove hitch is essential. Your rigging plan should make it pretty clear as what line goes to what block. That's where books and build logs come in to play to fill in the blanks. Start searching how to strop blocks and start fiddling around in your spare time. I went with wire stropping for the blocks on the Tennessee. I found it to be so much easier.
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Dave, I didn't have a rigging plan for the Tennessee so I had to get a much broader rigging education than you'll find necessary. Since you have a rigging plan your rigging education will be mainly 'how to' strop blocks, being able to determine where different line thicknesses belong, different line colors and where they're used, and teaching your fingers how to work with small bits that want to escape or do everything but what you want them to do. You'll have to decide which block stropping method works best for you, either line or wire. Tools needed are good tweezers, needle threaders. and smooth faced pliers. Rigging is the dividing line, this is where models either get completed or languish in some closet unfinished. if you overcome the fear of the unknown and are hardheaded enough, you'll make out fine. Don't hesitate to ask questions.
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Eric, I hate to hear you're laid up. I hope and pray you heal quickly.
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Tom, this is great to see, you've managed to get over that hurdle! Do you see things being pretty normal going forward?
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Lyle, I tried Jax without success but then I don't have great success with Casey. My best success is just to paint them.
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Dave, maybe the eye pins are coated? Try soaking then in Acetone for a bit and then try the Casey. If that does't work, you'll have to paint them which is pretty much what I do as the final step. Rigging? Start right this minute reading every book and build log regarding rigging you can get your eyes on. I'm old and thick headed but, it took me about nine months before the lights started to come on. I recommend Petersson's book 'Rigging of Period Ship Models'. At least you have a rigging plan! The hull is really looking spiffy.
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Lynn, the deck looks much better. Sorry you're in pain. Hopefully you get healed up quickly!
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Thank you to everyone for kind comments and to everyone for the likes. I finally got some running lines run. The lines aren't tight as the mast is still off ship and the lines need to be connected to the deck. After viewing the photos I see a couple on lines I need to reroute. I think the two flag lines/halyards are too heavy so I'll have to redo those along with the flags but it will give me the opportunity to see where those lines want to land. The mizzen yard braces don't run forward tying to the main mast, they seem to run to the stern on the outboard side to a pin rail just above the monkey rail. Once I stab the mizzen into position for the final time I'll then have a better idea how this needs to be done. Thank you to all for following along with me on my journey.
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Mark, I know diddly about ironclads but from the below it seems that a steam powered metal pump could have been in operation in 1860? Interesting history on pumps. https://www.pumpsandsystems.com/history-pumps-through-years 1848 In Seneca Falls, N.Y., Seabury S. Gould purchases the interests of Edward Mynderse and H.C. Silsby in Downs, Mynderse & Co., forming Downs & Co., later known as Goulds Manufacturing Company. 1849 Goulds casts and assembles the world's first all-metal pump.
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Kurt, sorry, I thought the slurry of ash and water was 'pumped' overboard via steam pressure, i.e. pump/pumped. I agree about clinker size but being jagged edged I can foresee clinkers lodging together to form a jam. Yeah, it's been awhile since dad heated our house with coal. Another time, another world.
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An ash well mixing ash with water to pump overboard was ingenious but how did it managed to pump clinkers overboard as well? Seems like the two would have to have separated which begs the question, how were the clinkers removed?
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HWM, welcome to MSW. Nice modeling, you'll fit right in.
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Le Soleil Royal by Nek0 - 1/72 - Marc Yeu
Keith Black replied to Nek0's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1501 - 1750
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