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Exciting times! The planking looks to be coming together nicely Richard - she'll be a beauty hamilton -
Thanks Ron! Much appreciate - I've been admiring your work on the Oneida! Hi Collingwood - perhaps this could work, but I think you might encounter problems since the Corel keel does not really correspond to the plans you've posted above - it is simply too short. You might get away with it with a different quarter gallery arrangement than the one depicted in the images you've posted - Goodwin depicts one with a single window that could accommodate a tenth gunport given Corel's design. I'm curious about the second image - the one marked "Blandford, Lynx & Scarborough". It's clearly taken from Goodwin's Anatomy of the Ship HMS Blandford - one of the primary sources I've been using. But I'm curious about the cyrillic characters in the bottom left....is this an image you found online? Or a scanning of a hard copy plan sheet that you have? hamilton
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Hi Collingwood: You're right - there are definitely challenges in trying to realise an authentic Greyhound (or Blandford) out of this kit. The bulwark step is one issue that I had to fudge and that will remain a bit of a sore point with me. As for the gunports - Corel has chosen to make the foremost "bridle" port into a gunport, which results in the "missing" gunport aft that you notice. There really is no room on this kit for adding that aftmost port. I chose to represent the Blandford awkwardly as an "18-gun" ship, since putting cannons in the foremost port would have blocked the ladders to the forecastle - thus I figured them as "bridle ports" and of necessity had to drop the number of cannons.....I don't know how this could have been solved with this kit - it would have required a considerable elongation of the centre keel and the addition of another bulkhead piece...... hamilton
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Still can't get over how good the trunnels look!! Looking good Bob hamilton
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Thanks Collingwood - You should also check out (if you haven't already) Harlequin's log of the Greyhound. The kit has some issues, and I advise you to be patient with it. As noted earlier here, I've been relying heavily on Goodwin's Anatomy of the Ship HMS Blandford as well as Lees' Masting & Rigging of English Ships of War. Both have been useful, though they throw into harsher relief the deficiencies of the kit. I've made a lot of modifications, but I think that even if you follow the construction suggestions supplied by Corel it builds up into a very nice model - Harlequin's build is a case in point. Just go slow and do a lot of forward planning! You should start a log on MSW - I'll certainly follow with interest, and I'd be happy to provide any tips or suggestions along the way should you require them. Good luck! hamilton
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What!! That puts your built in quite a bit of perspective for me!! Essentially this means the Aggy is well out of my price range - not because of the kit itself, but because I'd have to buy a larger house for it! And at Vancouver prices....forget it! hamilton
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Well I see it's been over a week since my last update - October and November are always very busy times at work. Not a lot of time for modelling, I'm afraid. But in the small hours I've been able to carve out I've moved a little closer to completing the standing rigging. I can't think of all the things I've done since the last post, but definitely this has included the following -- constructing & outfitting the fore topmast -- constructing & outfitting the main topgallant mast -- rigging the fore topmast & jib stays & associated tackles -- rigging the main topgallant stay, topgallant backstays & topgallant shrouds -- rigging the fore topmast backstays -- rigging the bowsprit horses I still have the fore topmast shrouds & a lot of ratlines to install, plus rigging for the main topgallant staysail, the fore staysail, and the jib. Finally, I need to construct & outfit the fore topgallant mast, and install the associated rigging - the stay, backstays and shrouds...That will bring the standing rigging to a close..... Anyway, as mentioned before it's tough to get half decent photos on my iphone but here are a few shots - enjoy! hamilton Edit - Just tried uploading photos and again it's not working for some reason, so I'm going to put them in another post....
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Ouch! Looked to have been a beautiful model - and will be again! hamilton
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Impressive! - I mean the 2000 + posts! I know from what you've left on my build log that this is "all killer, no filler" as they used to say in the biz.... hamilton
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And these small details add up in the end! Looking good Augie! hamilton
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Very precise work Jason - looks great! hamilton
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Hi Richard: The planking looks great so far! I wonder - what is the purpose of the 2mm planks? Is this a feature of the kit design? I've never seen a kit that uses two different thicknesses of planking for the first planking layer - just curious. hamilton
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The ship's boats really bring her to life! Well done Mobbsie! hamilton
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The ship's boats look great, Mobbsie! Great detail - can't wait to see them stowed on deck! hamilton
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Welcome back John! Looking forward to more progress on the Morgan hamilton
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Great work here Augie - can't wait to see her planked! hamilton
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Quite a commitment - I would never have the guts to deconstruct a model on this level - the results are going to be great! hamilton
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Alright Alistair - as per your second request - here is the best shot I could get of the 2mm blocks. Please keep in mind I'm taking pictures on my iPhone - not exactly the best quality image! It's as close as I could get without the autofocus adjusting to the background. Anyway....2mm blocks in action! And a shot of the main ratlines thrown in for good measure....Thanks again, Alistair!! hamilton
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Thanks a lot Bob! hamilton
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Thanks all! Alistair - I'll get to that photo this evening - out of courtesy I should have posted one before! A horrible oversight.... hamilton
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Looks good! Even better considering the amount of fine repetitive work that we all know goes behind this! Quick question - the wood filler looks very powdery in the photos (maybe it's just my eyes) - but the Elmer's filler is more of a paste, no? Whenever I've applied it I have a tendency to get it everywhere, which makes for a messy finish....can I ask how you applied it in such (relatively) neat rows? Did you use a knife (I usually just use a finger! - maybe part of my problem!) Anyway, thanks for sharing hamilton
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Thank you Ferit! Much appreciated. As requested (by Alistair), here is a shot of the Blandford in profile with a 30cm ruler in the foreground. It's funny - when I'm working on it, it doesn't really seem that small, but it's not really much more than 500mm in length! To tell the truth, this is the first time I've held the ruler up to it and gotten a sense of it as a whole - I'm usually so enveloped in working on the parts! Anyway, here it is hamilton
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Very precise work! Was that anchor cable supplied with the kit? It looks very nice hamilton
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