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Tim! Sorry for the very late response....the holidays have been and gone and I'm just getting back to looking in on MSW in a serious way. Still no work on the Blunenose since last official update....It's sitting in the closet covered in an old shirt, and now that a new semester has begun it's hard to say when I'll get back to her. I'm hoping to be able to eke out some time at the "bench" this winter, but it's hard to say.....Most nights I am just too knackered to commit to it and since I don't have an ongoing modelling set up half the hurdle is pulling stuff out and setting stuff up....so we'll see if I can recoup the energy required to do a half-decent job. As for finger push-ups.....not in my future....the finger is not really improving too much, unfortunately, except for wagging at people every once in a while. I has not interrupted my modelling so far, but when I come to rigging, I'm fearful that the fine motor skills of my middle finger (which I'm now using as a surrogate index) will not be up to snuff....we'll have to see..... bye for now hamilton -
One little clove hitch at a time.....and another....and another....keep going! hamilton
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Well well well! It's nice to see you at this beautiful build again. Ferit! Hoping there's much more to come hamilton
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Thanks again Greg! hamilton
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That's great - thank you Greg! hamilton
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Just as a follow up question - might it be possible to get a wood list for a Swan framing package - just for future reference? I've ordered the plans, but I'm not sure if they come with a wood list or not and this would be very useful to have when I come to this project some time in the far future..... hamilton
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Thanks OC - things have been so busy at work that I've not had a chance to get back to the BN or my other build (the Model Shipways Syren) for quite some time....I'm hoping that over the holidays I'll be able to dedicate some time to modelling, but at that time there are, of course, so many other obligations....I'm missing the work a lot these days and will hopefully get back to it soon....... hamilton
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Nice to see you picking this up again Collingwood! She's looking very fine indeed hamilton
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Whoa! This is sad news....I bought (and have yet to start on) the Echo cross section, and am right now about to head over hoping that Swan plans are still available for a future build.....a great service to the community and it will certainly leave a gap that no amount of wood filler can correct..... hamilton
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Your work is always so neat and precise! She's looking great Bob hamilton
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The deck house looks great Tim - are the side panels resin cast? Do they come as a single strip that you install behind the wooden framework? Or are they individual panels? hamilton
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hamilton replied to Dan Vadas's topic in - Index of all kits by brand and subject
This is great! Just to note - my Yacht America build is finished. Thanks for putting this list together - it is very helpful! hamilton -
Wow! I wish I had room to build a model of this size....though technically I do have the Constitution which is about this size, so..... This will be a very fun project to follow along with - and I'll be taking some crib notes for my future Flying Fish build! Have fun with this one Tim hamilton
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Great choice with the black hatch coamings - I love the contrast with the deck and bulwarks. Beautiful work! hamilton
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Just catching up here Bob - truly wonderful work as usual. The Halifax looks like a really fun project - and I'm also glad to hear you made it through the weather ok! hamilton
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Beautiful work Jason! hamilton
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question for sketchup users
hamilton replied to hamilton's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
Hi Ron: I've been test driving TurboCAD over the weekend and there is, indeed, a learning curve. I've been using Sketchup and so I'm having to both learn and unlearn at the same time! As an experiment I've started with a relatively simple example - the Monk "Curlew" centreboard sloop. I'm trying to model it in 1:12 scale and initially just determining how to set the scale was a challenge. Now I've reproduced (in 2D) the line drawings as well as a corrected transom and sketched the shape and taper of mast and boom. I have not made any attempts yet to experiment in 3D, but will work my way up there once I feel comfortable with 2D drawing - I'll read through the tutorial you link to above! hamilton -
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hamilton replied to hamilton's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
Thanks Ron - just looked into DesignCAD and was pretty amazed by the price....significantly cheaper than most CAD software and figured for a newbie it was worth a try.....we'll see how it goes.......thanks again hamilton -
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hamilton replied to hamilton's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
It seems like Sketchup is really for square things, or at least really regular things. The number of CAD options out there - not to mention price issues and complexity - make selection a difficult task for the novice....I may try out Onshape as Don recommends - free is always welcome! I'm definitely not in a position to drop a lot of money on this sort of thing....thanks all for the contributions to the post so far! hamilton -
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hamilton replied to hamilton's topic in CAD and 3D Modelling/Drafting Plans with Software
Hi Per: Thanks for the tip - I followed up on it and have ow generated some 1:12 scale line drawings of the Edwin Monk Curlew just to get a feel for the software. Not sure how successful I've been.....I'll need to print the plans to find out.....thanks again! hamilton -
Hi there: I've just started experimenting with sketchup as a support for ship modelling. What I would like to do with it is to be able to make lines drawings and (if possible) templates for components - specifically frames. I don't know if all of this is possible - the lines drawing seems ok (once a bezier curve extension is acquired.... My question is if I want to print my drawings how can I do so in a particular modelling scale (1/4", e.g.)....I've seen no option for doing this so far and would be grateful if anyone could explain how this works - if it works....Thanks in advance! hamilton
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She's looking great, Al! hamiton
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Hi Jond: Very impressive. It's easy to look through this log and forget the scale - until you see a shot of the main sail on an ironing board and remember what an incredible project this is! Wonderful stuff - despite the difficulties of doing so, I hope you do sail her eventually - I would love to see some shots of that! hamilton
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Hi Jason: Sorry I can't help with your question....but the model looks beautiful! hamlton
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