John Allen
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John Allen reacted to mtaylor in Coats and Clark Thread for rigging
You can also try any fabric store. I bought some 1200 yard rolls at Joanne's.
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John Allen got a reaction from robin b in Coats and Clark Thread for rigging
I found it at in Mobile at a Micheal's I bought the tan and black here are the #s caooo11- C5 -S920-8530 it comes in yard spools it is called Dual Duty plus% cotton its cheap approx. $ 2.50 a spool if I remember right.
Love it cant beat the price you can waste as much as you want and don't have to scrimp -great on ratlines these were approx 40cm
John
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John Allen got a reaction from Canute in Coats and Clark Thread for rigging
left out 50 yard spools
John
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John Allen got a reaction from Canute in Coats and Clark Thread for rigging
I found it at in Mobile at a Micheal's I bought the tan and black here are the #s caooo11- C5 -S920-8530 it comes in yard spools it is called Dual Duty plus% cotton its cheap approx. $ 2.50 a spool if I remember right.
Love it cant beat the price you can waste as much as you want and don't have to scrimp -great on ratlines these were approx 40cm
John
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John Allen got a reaction from etubino in HMS Victory by John Allen - Mamoli - Scale 1:90 - 5th build
I was remiss in not posting a step by step progression log. Had gotten lost in the building. I used Grant Dales suggestion on the black tulle and found the diamond pattern. Will also use black line for the ratlines. Though I am having trouble matching the size with local sewing stores and the size charts from cm to thread gauge addled me.
I am still not happy with the skylight (4th rebuild) and have not attached, as stated before so many parts (wood,pins, rings, plastic for the skylight, cleats ,etc. were partially or totally missing.
Have finished the yards and masts and starting deck hardware for the rigging in preparation for stepping the masts.
John Allen
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John Allen got a reaction from Martin W in Biloxi schooner by Russ - FINISHED - 1/48 scale - POB
Looking good can't wait to see the finish,
I had the chance to sail on one in the late 60s when I started with Alabama Marine Resources, this one was in Bayou la Batre Al.
Sadly Camille got it. Thanks for the memory!
John
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John Allen got a reaction from robin b in Tools and Supplies for My "Shipyard"
Harbor Freight offers a cutoff saw for $ 30.00 cheap investment to begin with, beats using a miter box and hand saw.
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John Allen reacted to SketchupModeller in Cleaning Dusty Rigging
I've used a clean, EMPTY airbrush before on plastic kits. It seems to work reasonably well and is more controllable and gentler than the compressed air used to clean computers. Start at a low pressure and work up to the highest pressure you feel is safe.
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John Allen reacted to overdale in Cleaning Dusty Rigging
Use progressively smaller brushes to remove the loose dust cobwebs etc. then vacuum with an empty biro tube pushed through a piece of card and placed over the vacuum hose. The narrow suction can be more focused into crevices without tearing off fixtures and fittings.
Finally, I spray the rigging with matt varnish which turns the remaining dust particles on the rigging transparent and completely transforms the whole thing.
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John Allen got a reaction from daveward in Tools and Supplies for My "Shipyard"
Lets add a scroll saw Harbor freight $ 99.00
Can always upgrade down the road if you get into scratch builds.
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John Allen got a reaction from daveward in Tools and Supplies for My "Shipyard"
Dave my 2 cents
I found like mentioned before the capped PVC for soaking, I use 3 different diameters of cans, clamp to a table. insert a candle or sterno can gets super hot (I touched got burned and touched again to make sure and got burned again). It is super quick and you can bend any type of angle or twist and bend several in a matter of minutes. Listen to these good folks most tools I bought several years ago are know dust collectors.
For what it's worth good luck.
John
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John Allen got a reaction from Canute in Tools and Supplies for My "Shipyard"
Dave my 2 cents
I found like mentioned before the capped PVC for soaking, I use 3 different diameters of cans, clamp to a table. insert a candle or sterno can gets super hot (I touched got burned and touched again to make sure and got burned again). It is super quick and you can bend any type of angle or twist and bend several in a matter of minutes. Listen to these good folks most tools I bought several years ago are know dust collectors.
For what it's worth good luck.
John
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John Allen reacted to mtaylor in Putting the channels on
What many of the scratch builders do also is leave a gap in the external planking. This gives a slot that the channel can fit right into to help support it.
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John Allen got a reaction from WackoWolf in Tools and Supplies for My "Shipyard"
Dave my 2 cents
I found like mentioned before the capped PVC for soaking, I use 3 different diameters of cans, clamp to a table. insert a candle or sterno can gets super hot (I touched got burned and touched again to make sure and got burned again). It is super quick and you can bend any type of angle or twist and bend several in a matter of minutes. Listen to these good folks most tools I bought several years ago are know dust collectors.
For what it's worth good luck.
John
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John Allen got a reaction from mtaylor in Tools and Supplies for My "Shipyard"
Dave my 2 cents
I found like mentioned before the capped PVC for soaking, I use 3 different diameters of cans, clamp to a table. insert a candle or sterno can gets super hot (I touched got burned and touched again to make sure and got burned again). It is super quick and you can bend any type of angle or twist and bend several in a matter of minutes. Listen to these good folks most tools I bought several years ago are know dust collectors.
For what it's worth good luck.
John
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John Allen got a reaction from mtaylor in Polynesian canoe Holukea
Thanks Roger just checked Amazon they have both will order.
John
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John Allen got a reaction from Roger Pellett in Polynesian canoe Holukea
Thanks Roger just checked Amazon they have both will order.
John
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John Allen got a reaction from mtaylor in Polynesian canoe Holukea
Roger,
Great advice, would appreciate a link to your 1/2 hull builds. I can see where it would make things much much eeasier.
Many thanks
John
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John Allen got a reaction from catopower in Polynesian canoe Holukea
Need advice, am taking a break from my victory and perusing a scratch build I want to tackle.
The Hokulea a double outrigger canoe that was built in the 70s and navigated the globe.
You Aussies and Kiwis should remember it made several stops in your areas
My problem do I use basswood blocks and carve the hulls.
Or basswood sheets that can be steamed and bent to form the outside hulls.
Any help will be appreciated just in planning stage boat will fall into the 24" range.
See attached
thanks John
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John Allen reacted to Roger Pellett in Polynesian canoe Holukea
I have built several models of warships boats with carved hulls. I am presently building a 1:32 model of a Royal Navy longboat. All of these models require the hulls to be thinned out on the inside until the hull becomes a hollow shell. Many years ago, I began building carved hulls by carving two half models to be joined after carving. This has several advantages.
1. There is always a defined centerline
2. As carving proceeds each half hull can be laid on a flat surface representing the keel plane for checking with templates resulting in a very accurate hull.
3. It is much easier to hollow out two half hulls than one full one.
4. With some pre-planning the keel can be sandwiched between the two hull halves.
For my last couple of models, I have been making three sub assemblies, two halves and a keel and incorporating as much work as possible in each before joining them together.
Roger
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John Allen got a reaction from Canute in Polynesian canoe Holukea
Thanks for the link I have been following hope she comes up to the northern gulf coast.
John
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John Allen got a reaction from Piet in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
as good as it gets-pristine
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John Allen got a reaction from mtaylor in Polynesian canoe Holukea
Thanks for the link I have been following hope she comes up to the northern gulf coast.
John
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John Allen reacted to Jolley Roger in Polynesian canoe Holukea
She's still around: http://www.hokulea.com/
They visited Cape Town in December last year.
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John Allen got a reaction from Canute in Licorne 1755 by mtaylor - 3/16" scale - French Frigate - from Hahn plans - Version 2.0 - TERMINATED
as good as it gets-pristine
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