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Hello there: Well my summer vacation has started, which means that, in addition to building some new steps for the patio, occasionally mowing the lawn and going on a couple of little adventures, there's a bit more time for modelling - something which has sadly been on the back burner for some time now. This morning I spent a couple of hours on America - the first work I've put into her for a couple of weeks. Since my last post I've completed a few things - the deck planking, the bulwark stanchions and the starboard side hull planking. The port hull is almost fully planked but for a small 4-plank strip at the turn of the bilge. This I'll fill in tomorrow. I am not proud of the planking, but since the hull will be painted and coppered I'm not too worried about it. I will slather it with some of the acrylic modelling paste I use for filler and then sand it to a high sheen before finishing it and hopefully when all is done it will look alright. In the meantime, here are some photos of the deck area - as you can see the bulwarks will need a bit of touching up, which will happen once the hull is fully planked.....The deck could probably take another coat of Tung oil as well.....bye for now hamilton
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Thanks Tim! Very helpful. I know there are some tutorials on this forum for rope coils - but haven't looked in a while - always good to hear what different people do. I think you've done a great job with them hamilton
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OK - so after humming and hawing over how to source my 3/16" ply in a way that wouldn't break the bank, I finally found some. And though it cost more than I would really have liked to pay, at least I have it on hand and can begin, once the disc sander arrives, to start this project in earnest. Hopefully my next update will feature some photos... hamilton
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Thanks Mark and Grant - I'll check out both of these sources for a start - the metalwork is a very long way off, so I guess I've got lots of time to experiment and practice hamilton
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Thanks again for all these tips! And sorry for the late response - it's been a busy time at work and the I was out of town for a while. But now I'm back and at the front end of my summer "vacation" (meaning I'm just working from home on a more flexible schedule. In addition to some projects around the house and some work-related projects, I'm hoping to make some further progress on both my current builds - the Mamoli America and the scratch Bluenose. It's clear to me now that I should just give up on trying to get super-accurate cuts on the bandsaw. So I've ordered a belt/disc sander from MicroMark (taking advantage of their summer sale) which hopefully will get to me here in the next 10 days or so. In writing this, I realised that I forgot to add to my order some of their birch ply sheets! That was dumb.....Finding 3/16" ply at the few hobby stores we have here is impossible - lots of 1/4" and 1/8"......but nothing in between. Anyways....I can see that scratching something even so "simple" as the BN is going to be a costly endeavour. Tools and wood are going to cost....and of course I'm not going to make my own rigging thread or blocks or cleats....the metalwork overall is an intimidating prospect - I wish some kind soul would post a detailed tutorial on soldering for those of us who only know how solder smells and nothing else..... Anyway, the sun's going to be shining this coming week, the kids will be in school and I'll hopefully drag the saw out to continue with the messing around before the sander arrives and I get around to ordering wood. Bye for now hamilton
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Great video - thanks for posting! hamilton
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Just catching up here Bob after being out of town for a while. She's looking splendid! hamilton
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Hi Tim: The rigging looks great! And your rope coil is very well done - any chance you'll give up your secrets? I've not heard of that book, either - thanks for posting the details - I'm going to look it up right now. hamilton
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I absolutely agree! I wish I'd built this as a first POB model since it illustrates very well in its design the principles of spiling... hamilton
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Good choices - looking forward to seeing more progress - you'll be coming to the really fun part soon - the cabins! hamilton
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I like the colours you've chosen Al - very authentic looking for a working ship. How will you finish the waterways, bulwarks, stanchions and caprails? hamilton
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Large scale working boats from 19th and early 20th century - as a reference the Model Shipways Glad Tidings or Emma Berry. Large scale for adding detail and p.o.f. for interior work.... hamilton
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We have such a strong craft beer industry here in Vancouver that I can't imagine paying more than 8$ CDN for something really nice (4 pounds) or a little more if I want to fill a 4-litre jug to bring home....25 pounds!! The scale of life there is beyond my provincial understanding! But enough with the interlude! Back to modelling! hamilton PS - My sister used to fly microlites back home when she was younger. Drove my parents to distraction. My brother and I were comparatively tame....I didn't even get a driver's license until I was 35....
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Life must be rough when you can't get 4 beers for 10 pounds! I'm afraid I won't be coming to Old Blighty anytime soon! hamilton
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Ouch! I guess there's enough of the plans left to work from, but that is some serious damage! I'm sure you'll be able to work through it as easy as the elements! hamilton
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Need Community's Input on Best Kit Manufacturer
hamilton replied to Bandue's topic in Wood ship model kits
It would help to know your location (for reasons of shipping costs) and interest. I think the quality issue is partly the manufacturers, but also the production runs....I've bought kits that I found to be really good and then seen others with a terrible version of the same kit....by the same token, quality is very subjective - I really like Corel kits while others really don't. I've heard people say that Caldercraft are the best and others say they're not that great. Model shipways has really great support for their kits and some of the popular ones (AVS, Constitution, Bluenose) seem to be of good quality while I've heard complaints about others...... I think that all model companies make kits that are really good and really bad at the same time - nice wood quality but crappy metal fittings; poor wood quality but good laser cutting; poor instructions (almost always!) but nice plans....there are a lot of contingencies in ALL kits. Besides that, you'll find that your experience of the kit will vary - sometimes you'll love it sometimes you'll be driven crazy by it sometimes you'll be bored (sorry those who don't get bored - I myself love ratlines!). In the end the determining factors are - how much do you like the ship you're making, what is the overall quality of the information available on it and how ready are you for improvising and doing things yourself when the manufacturer fails you....as they probably will here and there.... Have fun! hamilton- 10 replies
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I went with red below the waterline and light grey above with a black sheering strake. I think there's a wide latitude of interpretation here - go with what you like! hamilton
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Wow - the planking looks amazing - even at this early stage I can tell she's going to be a beauty! hamilton
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If by "life" you mean more satisfying parts of the model, then yes that's right! Though Life too (as in family, work, home projects, taking out the trash, mowing the lawn, washing dishes, remembering to eat, maintaining friendships, reading, sweeping the floors, enjoying the sunshine, etc....)...so much can get in the way of the second planking it's a wonder it ever gets done! hamilton
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So the picture Brian posted shows that the shrouds ARE served, at least on the modern replica.....your results show that this is a much better way of doing it on the model than painting the lines......you're making great progress Tim! hamilton
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