Keith Black
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This model turned out amazing considering it's your first build. Very nice job, MPK -
HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
Keith Black replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Pat, I set the rake on the Tennessee's mast at 7 degrees and set the trees at 90 degrees to the mast. I don't see an issue but that doesn't mean there isn't one?- 993 replies
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Pat, in your research have you found anything regarding the sweeps being let into the deck vs just laid flat onto the deck?
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Chris, you've done a lot of beautiful work in just a little over three months. Anxious to see what the next three months bring.
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From all the photos I've seen they appear to have sat slightly proud of the deck.
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An amazing attention to detail and so beautifully done. That post deserves another.....👍
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The above is from the first post of this build log. I think the anchor is in keeping with the rest of the build and remains true to Gary's mission statement, but I have to agree with Wefalck, "OK, the fishermen were/are tough guys, but how would they have man-handled a 140 lb anchor, an anchor of almost the weight of a man ?" Maybe what's bugging Gary is the lack of any means to hoist the anchor other than by brute strength?
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Maybe they took some water over the bow as the captain made his way back to port in heavy seas or maybe the deckhand washed down the deck with that port side leaky hose.
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Gary, maybe it's because they look like they've always been there and after all the work you put into them, for you, they aren't making the visual impact you thought they should? The rope and anchor are in no way ho-hum details, they've joined the other bits bringing life to the boat, well thought out and beautifully made.
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Thank you, BB. Luckily I didn't have a glue issue but I did finally figure out that the mast were nailed at the bottom, something I hadn't expected. These models were put together mainly with nails and not just tiny ones! I'm amazed that more wood splitting didn't occur durning construction and over the years since. Nice color matching on the new mast though it looks like some areas didn't darken as much as other areas? If you can't get the basswood to darken evenly enough with just the stain you might try a acrylic burnt umber wash.
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Mark, thank you.
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Gary and Steven, thank you for the comments and to all for the likes. Being that it's difficult if not impossible to attribute this model to any particular ship, I've given it the name Amelia. This in honor of my recently deceased 17 year old cat whom I had the great pleasure to spend almost a quarter of my life with, she was my 2003 Christmas present.
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I would hope not. Far North Texas........Denison, Sherman, Gainesville? My son was born in Sherman, at the time we were living in Tioga.
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Thanks, Mark. I just needed that little push to move me off the fence. The repaired anchors are hung and this completes all the repairs I'll be doing on my restoration of the model, on to rigging.
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Gary, your ability to cram that much detail into that small amount of space is amazing. And for it to also be realistic and beautiful at the same time makes it even that much more amazing.
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Gary and Steven thank you for the compliments and thank you to everyone for the likes. The stern lanter is made, installed, and painted. I'm pretty happy with the color combination and the color match. I went with a straight pole from the cabin roof to the lantern, to me it looked more realistic. I didn't want to get too fancy and wind up with something that looked like a 17th/18th century stern lantern so I tried keeping it simple and in keeping with the time period and overall appearance of the model. The jury is still out on the lantern's shape. 🤔
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Keith, it's always a pleasure to see an update of your beautiful work. Your explanation of how you got from point A to B is always informative and instructive.
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