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Thanks for the update.....it's so exciting... Rob
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I use the term lazy as a loose description of my modeling mental prowess. I can do it...but if I can find an easier way then I'm all over it
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Thanks for kinda explaining it. I build my models out of multi-media...utilizing whatever material I can find and that may mean wood, plastic, metal, paper, wax, modeling compound...etc,etc,etc. I made my own draw blades and I cut several example styles for my model of Glory of the Seas. Rob
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Yes...you are right. One thing I do appreciate about 1/96...is you can respectfully forego some detail based upon inability or inaccessibility. I don't expect anyone to view my model with a magnifying glass. One can afford to be more discriminating when the scales get larger. Rob(did I mention lazy)
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Vlad...I'd build in a larger scale myself...but I just don't have any place to house it for public viewing. I will be removing my other Glory from her shelf and giving that to the new Glory. She's next to the brick hearthed wood stove in the living room. I'll put the older Gory in the back bedroom next to my second Cutty Sark.....I guess. By the way...how is your own Glory build coming along? Curious minds want to know..... Rob
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Very nice job Rich....the original in her display looks so tired and shabby....I know that is probably how she looked when removed(Over 50 years after she was placed into commission)...but I'm going to spruce her up with gold paint and brighter lettering. Now about the lettering....because my version is so small..the font may be slightly different...those wings on the G, L and Y might be an issue. We'll just have to see. Rob
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You are progressing so nicely Keith...she looks great. May I suggest you simply glue the bolts to the stay first....then mark out the holes and drill them in the yard. Then place the entire jackstay and bolt assembly into their holes and glue? Just mark their locations on the stay...let them hang by gravity and the place a drop of glue. Once they are all afixed.....mark the holes..drill and place......
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Wood master and almost finished copy...
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I made four...here is the entire family....from beginning to end
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Then I made a mould of it and cast it in light curing acrylic
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I made a mold of the finished name board.....but first the nameboard...
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I finished the final prototype and I made the mold for it , now the castings are next.
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HMCSS Victoria 1855 by BANYAN - 1:72
rwiederrich replied to BANYAN's topic in - Build logs for subjects built 1851 - 1900
Great work Pat....love how she is coming along. Rob- 993 replies
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Yeah......I’m building the master for duplication and it will be 1/4” smaller then the last one I built. I’m spending ample time carving it to get it right. Just need to make one. Yeah.....
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Mailed out. Not sure how long it will take to travel halfway around the world
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Oh...I'm patient. I'm spending time making items that will go on the model...they can be created long before they are actually needed. Funny that you would suggest I would have the model finished before I even get the bulkheads....heehee that's real funny...... Oh....I packaged up your book today and I plan on mailing it out today............Yippy...... Rob
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Nope..you are correct...the board is a bit high to the scale, thus not representing the true measurement....and the board is still to long. This is the test prototype. I will correct all errors and then cast the board in duplicating paste and then I can mass produce them all exactly alike. I'll need four. Good eye. Rob
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I'll use better wood too for the final trim for the rails and the planksheer trim. These are just test strips. Next...I was tinkering with the nameboard for Glory in my scale. The name board is 14ft long by 1ft high. I carved in the floral petals and then painted gold. Fixing the lettering was a bit tricky in this scale. I could do better and will...since this is simply a test example as i perfect the carving and tools used. One is posted next to the rule for scale and size. Rob
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I spent a bit of time today working on several things...first: I had to begin work on the trim scribe tool.... I made several designs of trim and post them here. These are probably not the ones I will use for Glory, but I experimented with designs and I ran several design cuts to see how the tool works. It's pretty nifty...all you do is draw the tool across the scale plank. Do this several times till you have the desired dept. Here are 3 examples..carved on 1ft wide scale timber...or 1/8"= 1ft for 1/96 scale.
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Everyone...one tidbit I failed to mention is that Mike had his first book republished and is carried by Mystic Seaport. The original manuscript published in 1970 had some textual and photographic errors that the original publisher had misidentified. One image in question was the opening leaf page that has an image of Donald McKay...actually contains an image of Donald McKay's office technician...it was erroneously identified as McKay. There are several other corrections as well. I had to have the 2000 republished volume for my library. It is thinner and made with modern papers. It will be a valued addition to my collection. Copies can be had at AbeBooks too. Rob
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Your draw tool is amazing...and it contains the scribes of many molding designs...I need to make one of those for sure. One other crucial question I must ask...how did you overcome the issue of bending the stern molding both longitudely and and sagittally? Making both of those curves in one trim can be extremely difficult. I'm also assuming you used the jig itself as the depth gauge? Rob
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I think my next invention will be to make the draw blades for making the planksheer and molding trim. I'll need to devise a clamping gig to hold the wood strip...while the blade is drawn across the strip creating the molding. I might also make a router table bit to do the job as well. (That will be fun) Rob
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Bitao..what was your process in making and scribing the planksheer and moldings around her hull? Rob
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Well.......I appreciate that .....but....actually, I am quite the unorthodox model builder. I don’t mind skipping processes typically held by the most revered modeler or taking liberties with techniques not typical to the purist of modeler. Being creative and inventive and a bit overboard are my coat of arms. Duct tape is a viable building material and paint covers a multitude of sins. But whatever form of trickery I employ, the final outcome must still be a scale replica, fashioned as accurately and masterfully as I can muster. I’m so glad you and Vladimir are fellow travelers on this journey. And I appreciate your kind words and continual praise. I really feel I’m just an average model maker.....who happens to be ingenious at times. I’m always trying to make things easier and less arduous. Your words are very kind. Now, back to that 5%...in your assessment what *tweaking* do you perceive is still required to attain a 100% correct hull design for Glory? What still makes you feel uncomfortable? Rob
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