Derek C
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Derek C got a reaction from Tigersteve in 18th Century Long Boat by alde - Model Shipways - Small
Yup looking good , much better this time round .Slow and steady bud
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Derek C reacted to SaSi in San Francisco II by SaSi - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:90
Here is the bow with the bulkheads cleaned up from the putty mess ready to be filled with wood fillets.
And a picture of the stern, after trimming the planks and fitting a curved and sanded piece of plank over the top to fix the look of it.
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Derek C got a reaction from mtaylor in Bending Trim planks.
What a type of wood is it Ed?
I just finished a boat made out of teakwood and Had a heck of a time bending planks I found if I boiled them for 20-30 minutes and then let them sit in the water as it cools a bit the wood started to relax . The window of time was very limited once I pulled the wood from the water to get my bends . Not sure what wood your using but maybe this method will work for you
Derek
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Derek C reacted to mtaylor in Bending Trim planks.
Ed,
Either of those two methods should have worked although the thickness is probably an issue. They may need more soaking time as you didn't specify soaking time or the wood type.
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Derek C got a reaction from coxswain in Revenue Cutter by austristan - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - Scale 1:48 - First build
I will grab a seat and follow along, as for staining make sure you sand off any excess glue or your glue will show worse because the stain can't penetrate
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Derek C got a reaction from austristan in Revenue Cutter by austristan - BlueJacket Shipcrafters - Scale 1:48 - First build
Looks like your on a good track now
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Derek C got a reaction from coxswain in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Thanks Mark , I will do that .I like the idea of the jig as well great tip thanks
Derek
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Derek C reacted to mtaylor in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Derek,
I think it looks pretty good from here. If you have some scrap wood, mock up a deck section with a gunport and put into position. BTW, if you do the mock up, it makes a great jig for working on the gun rigging.
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Derek C got a reaction from coxswain in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
I got a notice from ups ...my wood will be here by wed next week .
I haven't had much time this week but here's how the cannon is coming
Slow moving but its moving
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Derek C got a reaction from coxswain in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Messed around with some card stock paper and built a barrel for the cannon not sure I’m happy with it . Maybe after the wheels are done it will look better if not I will try again .
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Derek C got a reaction from coxswain in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Only a few more days until my wood order arrives and I can start building frames, but for now I started making the second cannon carriage today using the same technique except I printed a copy of the plan to cut out and use as a template this time .
Clamping the two pieces together to ensure the pieces wouldl be identical as I filed and sanded to match the template.
I also added wheels to the first cannon they are not complete yet but just trying to decide on the overall look .
guess it looks ok what do the masses think 🤔
Derek
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Derek C got a reaction from coxswain in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
I finished one of the cannons I think the barrel looks ok , I will leave it alone and once I place it in its port I will make my final decision unless I hear otherwise from my fellow members
Thanks for looking in
Derek
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Derek C got a reaction from Canute in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
I finished one of the cannons I think the barrel looks ok , I will leave it alone and once I place it in its port I will make my final decision unless I hear otherwise from my fellow members
Thanks for looking in
Derek
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Derek C got a reaction from scasey88 in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Only a few more days until my wood order arrives and I can start building frames, but for now I started making the second cannon carriage today using the same technique except I printed a copy of the plan to cut out and use as a template this time .
Clamping the two pieces together to ensure the pieces wouldl be identical as I filed and sanded to match the template.
I also added wheels to the first cannon they are not complete yet but just trying to decide on the overall look .
guess it looks ok what do the masses think 🤔
Derek
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Derek C got a reaction from Canute in HMS Triton Cross Section by Derek C - FINISHED
Only a few more days until my wood order arrives and I can start building frames, but for now I started making the second cannon carriage today using the same technique except I printed a copy of the plan to cut out and use as a template this time .
Clamping the two pieces together to ensure the pieces wouldl be identical as I filed and sanded to match the template.
I also added wheels to the first cannon they are not complete yet but just trying to decide on the overall look .
guess it looks ok what do the masses think 🤔
Derek
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Derek C reacted to SomethingIsFishy in USS Constitution by SomethingIsFishy - FINISHED - Revell - 1:196 scale - PLASTIC
Made a little progress on this one!!
I really don't like that stand, it looks so cheesy... I think I'm gonna try to make a nicer one out of cardstock...
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Derek C reacted to SaSi in San Francisco II by SaSi - Artesania Latina - Scale 1:90
Hi Derek,
thanks for the link. I have been reading these threads since last summer. I have been progressing and fixing things and documenting them along the way. I will be posting the progress done so far in the next few days and keep updating as things progress.
Just a spoiler: Hull planking is complete and it does look decent. A few things I learned along the way will help on the second build.
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Derek C reacted to SJSoane in HMS Bellona 1760 by SJSoane - Scale 1:64 - English 74-gun - as designed
If I remember the story correctly, it would require a pea green boat, and I am too far along to consider a color change...tough luck for the cat!
I did manage to glue in the waterway on the port side, masking the deck so the glue would not go astray. The ship cat did not help, since she was busy drinking out of the jar of water I was about to use to clean my glue brush. Can't get good help these days.
Mark
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Derek C reacted to bozobozo in Greetings
I am in the early stages of building HMS Victory. My wife bought me the Corel 1:98 kit over twenty years ago. About ten years ago I started it and got the first layer of planking. I was not happy with the results so I put it aside and just recently decided to start all over again. I am building this iteration pretty much from scratch, about all I'm going to use from the kit are the fittings and some of the material. Wish me luck! I'm going to post my first question shortly. I have joined several ship modeling sites so you may if you visit multiple sites you may see me elsewhere too.
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Derek C reacted to Robin Lous in Greetings
Welcome aboard and looking forward to hear about your building adventures.
Robin
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Derek C got a reaction from Heronguy in Prince de Neufchatel by Heronguy - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
Your ship is looking great
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Derek C reacted to Heronguy in Prince de Neufchatel by Heronguy - Model Shipways - Scale 1:64
The copper plates provided in the MarisStella kit are very nice - what it will be like applying them I won't speculate on other than to note that the foil tape is easy enough to work with but doesn't stand up to any kind of abuse.
Mill backlash problem is improved. I hope next week to get into the new shipyard and try it out to see if it is sufficiently improved for my needs!
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