Keith Black
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Hosdanum, welcome to MSW.
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Glen, I think the 'smoke' turned out much more realistic, I like it. Won't you be able to push the smoke plume up once the lot is inside the bottle? You've got this this, quit foolin' with Mr Keith. -
A raised bar is to be expected when a masterpiece is being created. I have no hopes of every being able to emulate Johann's work, I'm quite content to sit and watch as his masterpiece unfolds.
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Andrew, welcome to MSW. I love your excitement/enthusiasm, I look forward to seeing your first efforts with the Polaris.
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
Keith Black replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Mark, I've thought of something along those lines but it would create a ice dam in the winter. David, I've thought about trying to attach something to the fascia board. I wonder if I could get Siggi to come over for a Michigan summer vacation?- 993 replies
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Glen, I'm glad the beads worked out. She quit beading about 12 years ago, I'll occasionally snatch one up to see if it'll work in a certain application. But you're right, they will fly in a heartbeat. I swear, if NASA could figure out how to load tweezer propellent into their rocket ships, interstellar space travel would be an everyday occurrence.
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Lynn, the launch way looks great, the Phantom looks right at home. I didn't get interested in ship modeling till much later in life. What drew my interest when working for a salmon cannery my second season up north was my future/current wife. She was there working in the mess hall (her second season), when we met. She had originally gone up to check out her Alaskan Native heritage, I'd originally gone north to escape a bad marriage. Her mother was full blood Aleut born in the village (Egegik) where the cannery was located. Her mother left the village when she was about 15 to go to school in Anchorage. She stayed in Anchorage after her schooling was finished and eventually met my wife's father who was stationed there in the Navy. They moved to Michigan where my wife was born. It was a cannery romance that has stuck for 42 years.
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
Keith Black replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
I hate gutters. When we had the roof replaced on our house 11 years ago I told the roofers to take down the gutters and throw them in the skip. I just wish I could come up with a good way of keeping water from pouring down our necks when entering the front and back porch doors.- 993 replies
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Dave, for the first time out I think you're doing grand. As to your question.... sand/file, fill, rinse, and repeat.
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Yes and no. It requires the standing stays the backstays be tightened or loosened with deadeyes and blocks. It's a pretty big undertaking, it's feasible it could be done at sea if all the sails were temporarily hauled and the seas were calm but would be a task better done dockside.
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Kramer, the angle of a mast is called "rake" and completely vertical would be no rake. Most ships sail with a bit of rake depending on the Captain's preference and how the ship performs.
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Adrien, welcome to MSW.
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Johann, I'm envious of your lift and adjustable rest, that's a really sweet setup. Your rigging is inspirational, it's the best I've ever seen.
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
Keith Black replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Pat, fortunately our projects wait patiently for our attention. I look forward to your updates when circumstances permit.- 993 replies
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Keith, that's amazing. Because of your lathe work I thought that you were in and out of a shop your whole working career. I knew you were in engineering as well but I thought is was part and parcel. Kinda goofy me thinking that now that I stop and think about it.
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LOL!........ I'm pretty sure your machine skills and maybe more importantly your ability to see the 'how to' made you one of their more valuable employees. The mast are gorgeous, spot on replication.
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Siggi, beautiful work as always. I always enjoy seeing an update from you. Glad to see your workers practicing social distancing.
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Dan, it's the same view as it's the same link.
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Glen, she's really looking swell. As the old saying goes, necessity is the mother of invention. Just a suggestion if I may, if you chuck the nail shank in your drill, you can use a metal file to make the nail heads smaller as the drill spins. Another use for the poor man's lathe.
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Thank you for all the comments and likes. Work continues populating the mizzen mast with blocks. I'm getting close but felt that an update was in order. Top most four blocks are the mizzen topgallant lifts and main topgallant brace blocks. Once again I'm drilling holes and glueing the blocks in place eliminating the need for eyebolts due to the small scale. Not a lot of wood to work with here. The preventer chain is .6 inches and was a pain in the backside getting the length correct. I've never gotten a chain length correct the first time, it usually takes three attempts and this guy was no exception. It's affixed at the point between the cheeks but is just placed in the yard where I can remove the yard and continue to work on the mast unencumbered. Blocks for the US flag and rear admiral's flag. I've tried to use graduating blocks sizes. Larger blocks on the lower areas where the loads would have been greater and then ever decreasing block sizes as I move upward where loads would be lighter. As I stated before I bought my blocks from Cornwall. They're perfectly fine for my project but they are not everyone's cuppa. If ordering the types of blocks I'm using, one should order about 20% more than needed. For those of you going the same route as myself, sort through your blocks. One, to eliminate culls and two, to sort sizes. Even though a bag is supposed to be one size, they're probably not and that's a good thing. I found that sizes were slightly smaller and larger than marked and I've taken advantage of that. It's given me the opportunity to try and portray a realistic distribution of blocks through the rigging. That's it till next time, thank you to all for looking in........Keith
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Keith, absolutely top notch workmanship. I bet your former employer rued the day you retired.
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I need help repairing an Artesania Latina Dallas 1:50 model
Keith Black replied to Zeus-cat's topic in Wood ship model kits
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