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  1. Hi Folks Probably the wrong forum for this one, but there isn't one with a 100% match. I want to mount a recently built 1:64 Bluenose on a proper stand. At the moment it's on a kit cradle. The trouble is, the keel is at an angle to the waterline, so to keep the waterline horizontal, the pedestals need to be of different heights. The ones I've seen for sale off the shelf tend to be the taller, the thicker, I.e., they are basically bigger or smaller in all dimensions, whereas I would prefer the same diameter and profile, but taller (probably the very top part longer). In the past I've placed one (wooden) pedestal on a wooden spacer, but it's not ideal; besides, I would prefer brass. What would you suggest? There are plenty of ships like this out there; surely someone has worked out a solution? A slipway is one, but I don't want a slipway in this particular case. Thanks!
  2. I've built two of BB kits... Plastic parts are often the same between their kits of different scales - keep an eye on it and replace if needed. Ditch the white rigging cord unless you're sure it was white in real life. In general, it's worth checking EVERY step against other sources; I mean, literally every step - Billing are known to exercise a lot of artistic license (AKA making stuff up when they couldn't be @rsed to do the research as one would expect). And their plans are often not to scale, too, so keep an eye on it as well. Good luck!
  3. That's a good point, will give it a try. The irony is that I live just across the border in the Northwest, but the ticket there and back will still cost me as much as a small kit. At the end of the day I'll end up either biting the bullet, or thinking something up at work that'll take me to Edinburgh with a day to spare...
  4. I'm still planning to do it - I found some docs for it listed in an archive in Edinburgh for the lighthouse i want to build, but I can't tell what's on them, since they're not digitised. The only way to find out is to go there at some point. I also took a gazillion photos of it when I was passing by. Them alone ought to be enough, it's just that plans would save me the time on figuring dimensions out.
  5. Hi All, I'm choosing a scroll saw, and the one by Record Power on Amazon seems attractive: Record Power SS16V Scroll Saw 16-inch https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001OXBZE2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_6AZZCbQEDMR6A The reviews are good generally, but has anyone had any experience with the make? It seems like they are a long-standing British manufacturer of shop tools... But then again, the name sounds exactly like some Chinese knock-off would. Any thoughts? Thanks!
  6. Hi All, I'm battling with a BB Bluenose, and it quickly moved from kitting to bashing to pretty much scratching. Above all, not only the kit plans are a work of fiction in terms of (in) accuracy, they are simply not to scale. So. Does anyone have a set of Eisnor's plans they would be willing to part with? Thanks!
  7. What about Clarke, Record Power, Scheppach, Ferm, Lumberjack, or others on Amazon? They are all within the same price bracket, and other than power and some comparatively minor features, are more or less the same. None of the brands above sound familiar, though, and I'd rather avoid buying a scrollsaw-shaped toy. Any experience with those?
  8. Yeah, Hegner seems to be the Rolls-Royce of scrollsaws, but I'm not sure my needs justify the expence: I only need it for frames, bulkheads and so on, and I hardly ever cut anything thicker than 5mm ply. It would, of course, be nice to have some extra capacity in case I need it, but...
  9. Hi All, I'm thinking of a scroll saw, so which one? The usual modeling applications, budget up to £200, UK. Someone I know swears by his Einhell - any thoughts on them? Thanks!
  10. Found it. Looks like the records of Northern Lighthouse Board are available for £8.25 each on canmore.org.uk. The only problem is that there's no preview, descriptions are often missing, and there are too many documents to buy them all :)
  11. Missed that one, thanks, although I've been to that website. Still, no plans, only history.
  12. Hi Anthony, I did, but strange thing, lighthouses listed on their website are all in the south, far from all of those in England and Wales, although supposedly they are the overall general authority. And they don't cover Scotland at all, as far as I understand. Greenwich might have something, or the British Library, but so far I haven't found anything. Thanks anyway, Pavel
  13. Hi All, Does anyone happen to know where I can lay my hands on construction plans for British lighthouses? I've found a reference to Stevenson collection that apparently has some Scottish lighthouse drawings, here: https://www.nls.uk/collections/maps/collections/special-collections#stevenson But I can't find an index, nor any info on how to get access. I've emailed them, but haven't heard back yet. Physically going to London or Edinburgh isn't a problem. I'm just considering building a scale model... Not sure which one, but probably Rubha nan Gall (I love it out there on Mull) or similar. Thanks!
  14. Hi Folks, I am itching to buy a rotary tool, most probably Dremel. So the question is, which one? Money isn't that much of an object; the question is more about the power and the bulkiness. I played with a few of those in the shop, and the more powerful ones are a fair bit chunkier, although not totally unwieldy. Any experience with them, any impressions? The primary application I can think of would be sanding; I've lived without one for everything else so far. Feedback about them in general (including usefulness) is also more than welcome. Reviews on Amazon are a bit mixed - most are very positive, but there's 5-10% that say they're complete rubbish that fails after 5 nanoseconds of use. Thanks, Pavel
  15. I use one from IKEA - ten pounds or so. A bit of a narrow beam, but does the job real' nice.
  16. Thanks Frankie, that's a good idea. I'll make a few copies of the sticker, and play with them, to see if I can solve it that way. Take a look at the pics, maybe something else will cross your mind? As you can see, the quality of the graphics isn't great, though. I am tempted now to take it as an excuse to buy a Dremel and try making a replacement - there's a separate thread here where a guy did it out of 1mm aluminium.
  17. Hi All, Apologies in advance if it's the wrong forum, but it is about the hull (sort of). So, Cutty Sark's stern decoration (in BB's case, a gold-and-black sticker); I've realised I've got two problems with it. One is that it wouldn't fit between the two rubbing strakes - OK, it's probably my fault in terms of the distance between the strakes, but having checked with the plans, I am pretty on the money.... and the decoration wouldn't fit into what he plan says the distance should be, anyway - and not by just a millimeter or two, we're talking 1/4" or so, if you trim the sticker by the dotted line on it. Trimming it close to the artwork makes it a wee bit better, but still doesn't solve it. The other problem is that the sticker is, well, a sticker. Flat, and very glossy, which looks off as a whole, but especially so in places where there's supposed to be empty space. So, even if I could fit it in, I would think about alternatives. But what? I took a look around, and it seems that thy used to have a moulded one, like by the bow (see the pic - just bear in mind, this is NOT my model; just a picture of a random BB Cutty Sark off t'Internet, and has something that's clearly not a sticker). So what are my options? There's only three I can think about at this point: a) not use a decoration at all. Given how prominent the decoration is, this option, frankly, sucks; b) try to source a decoration from a smaller scale model of a different make (say, AL's is 1:85, compared BB's 1:75, although it looks only vaguely similar to the original in terms of the artwork; besides, where will I get one from? Contact the dealers?); c) try to engrave or etch a replacement; this one is not massively realistic, given that I don't have the tools or skills for it, and there's a lot of intricate detail which has to look nice, otherwise there's no point. As you can see, none of the options are particularly great. Has anyone else dealt with it? Any help/advice would be much appreciated. Thanks, Pavel
  18. BRASS WIRE OFF RIOJA BOTTLES Not sure if it's available globally, but a lot of Spanish red wine comes in bottles with brass wire netting (to use the word in a broad sense). The wire can be easily untangled, straightened, and used for things like rigging blocks etc., or anywhere else where very thin wire is needed. The only problem is, there's literally yards of it on each bottle, so it's not really an excuse to buy a bottle a day 'for the rigging'...
  19. Hi All, I'm working on BB Cutty Sark, and the kit has a couple of lifebelts (rings) hung from monkey poop rails. So, the question is, how were they hung, precisely? Some sort of metal hooks? Or tied by lengths of rope? Something else? Thanks in advance, Pavel
  20. Rigging actually ain't too bad... Instructions are reasonably clear (compared to others), and the issues I've had were more with the design, fundamentally... If you need any pics/tales of how I've done it, give me a shout. Pavel
  21. Cool, thanks. I saw it somewhere - can't remember where from the top of my head - that Fair Rosamond replaced Black Joke eventually. So, assuming that it means the same squadron, white ensign it is then. As an aside, it turns out there's much more info, including drawings, Admiralty records, historic accounts, older models, and other bits and bobs, for Fair Rosamond than there's for Dos Amigos. Makes me wonder why OcCre decided to use the latter name/flag. Pavel
  22. Thanks Essayons. As far as I understand, she was patrolling the seas around Cuba. Do you know which squadron would it put her In? Pavel
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