rshousha

Our industry is very small, whether buyers, sellers, or manufacturers. If we want to encourage some small manufacturers to invest in machinery to make products locally, we have to lead by example, and buy locally-made products. Otherwise, if we are always looking for the cheapest solution, manufacturers will have little incentive to invest, create jobs, innovate, and feed our industry. 

Some great work there. Well done! Again, I am so impressed with the speed at which you are working.   I am curious to see how this will play out when you put the mizzen boom on. I suspect there are some issues with the plans. We will have to discuss the technicalities of that part of the running rigging off-line.  

The little heat-shrink tapes looks especially realistic. At some point you should drop a tiny roll of electrical tape on the deck somewhere. There's always one hanging around while a boat is getting rigged. 

Hi John, 

You should have a look at how those Dorade boxes work. They're quite an interesting piece of engineering. 

Briggs Cunningham was a great yachtsman and auto racer. He is remembered for the "Cunningham" and item of gear that pulls the luff of a sail down, adjusting the draft position much more easily than using a halyards. One can use a Cunningham on any sail and allows you to change sail shape in seconds. 

I am not sure what his relationship is to automotive history but I think it is even more impressive than what he did with yachting. 

I love the destroyer wheel. Do you know that it was Briggs Cunningham who invented that? 

You've gotten through the two biggest hurdles I had; using "finger clamps" on the bow pulpit and installing the cap rail. I think you will enjoy the rest of the build. I can't wait to see your work on the main mast. The spar they supplied is very nice and should look awesome. 

Hi John, 

One thing that stopped me in my tracks when I was building the model was that I broke the bow pulpit. Can you let me know how you fixed that?  

It is so much fun to see this project moving ahead! My kids are also watching with great interest. I would love to see other models get taken out of moth-balls and completed by people who have the time, the energy, the skills, and the interest. Also, I imagine so much money can be saved by builders who have the skills but just don't want to spend that kind of money on a kit. 

And imagine how much stuff can be kept out of landfills. 

Hi John,

Well done on the rail! This is one of the parts that stopped me in my tracks when I was building the model. I learned a lot about Corel instructions with that model. The instructions put you in a false sense of security, "attach part 1 to part 2, then part 3 to part 2, then part 4 to part 3" and on and on. You are quite sure the order is good until you get to "attach part 116 to part 3"!!! and it's almost impossible. 

I did another Corel kit after this one, and I planned ahead a lot more and things went well. 

The Corel plan sheets are very nice but, in general, the instructions need to be used more as a guide. It's not Lego! 

Wow, this is great to see! Thank you for the note about the deck. Ever since I built that, I have wanted to create a proper king plank to make decking construction even more precise and realistic. I have now designed a cool system for large R/C models and I am looking forward to using it on a build of my own later this winter. 

What a nice shape! No wonder she was such a fast boat. She sure must have been something in 1961 when she hit the water. 

Rick 

Now that I have cleared out the gun-port hinges (one set left), I looked for something else to give away and I found these interesting Royal William parts. I think Euromdel had sent them to me to show me their quality when I started working with them several years ago.  

I would basically like the cost of packing and shipping for these parts: 

Canada - $50 CDN

US - $50 USD

Europe - $75 USD by surface

I suspect it's a little more if you are in Oz or NZ. If so, I will check the price if someone from there would like to get them. 

I think it would be great fun if there was a section "finished by others". Perhaps it would encourage others to get partially-built models out of their closets and on to builders who are ready to go.  I think it would create a lot of new friendships. 

Cheers, 

Rick

Great! It sure would be fun if more people pulled out their half-finished models and gave them away. There really is way too much stuff in our respective closets and workshops. 

Hi John, 

Wow, this is so cool! My kids had a look at those early pictures I sent you and we figured the model was started closer to 2003 or 2004 than ten years ago! One of my daughters, who is about nine in the pictures, is now twenty-eight. 

We're all happy see the model is in good hands! 

Best Regards, 

Rick 

The nicest group of people you'll ever meet and the best model manufacturer you'll ever see and, as a retailer, yes, I have visited many. Buy everything you can from them. Build them all! 

Six left! Next, I have to find something else to give away. Hmmm, there's that compressor....

1 hour ago, calt4 said:

'm building the Royal William and need the gunport hinge's

i would like to purchase set from you

Please send me a PM. I just want the price of shipping now, as I am clearing out what I have left. 

Thanks, 

Rick 

A number of years ago, I designed some gun-port hinges for the Euromodel Royal William kit I was selling.  These were designed using details from Mondfeld and were an improvement over the hinges that came with the kit. 

I have ten of these sets left and, since I no longer sell these particular kits, it's time for these photo-etch parts to go. 

I would just like the cost of shipping which, really, will only be a few dollars as they will fit in an an envelope for a 4" x 6" picture. 

Very happy to see this little project moving ahead already!  I looked up some pictures and I saw that my whole family was involved, with my three girls participating in the construction when they were youngsters. So now there are four people looking forward to seeing this project through! 

...no pressure, though...

Cheers, 

Rick 

Shipping cost is not so bad, actually, considering how many hours went into the construction so far.  $125 USD would do it, for Florida. 

Regards, 

Rick 

I started this project about ten or twelve years ago. I broke the bow pulpit, told myself I was going to learn how to solder brass, and never did. Since then I have built a few other models but never got back to this one. Now, it's time for her to go to a new home, or the dustbin. 

I found a nice box to ship her in but I certainly do not guarantee the condition you will get her. I will do my best to pack her up reasonably well, but it would be more fun if someone would just drop by my studio in Montreal and pick her up. 

Nice work! Such an impressive model. 

To all who are continuing this thread; one, I wanted to give them away, simply from an environmental perspective; two; they are gone to the recycling. 

Done. They're in the recycling. 

Regards, 

Rick 

Someone gave me some "Admiralty" plans years ago for the HMS Victory. I really have no use for them and I would be just as happy to put them in the recycling bin as to give them away. Is it acceptable to give away such things or should they be dumped in the recycling, instead? I am just thinking about it, on the one hand, from the perspective of copyright, and on the other from the environmental perspective. Depending on the first couple of reactions, I will throw them out or put them on the site to give away.  

Thanks