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Thanks Mark! - It's always good to know that changing the name of something can suddenly open up a world of possibilities!! Bridle ports they shall be, and let no one deny their place! Bye for now hamilton -
HAHAHA - if it looks like that picture, then I'll know that someone with a hell of a lot more talent than me has broken into my house and completed the model for me!! It will have a family resemblance to it - this model is featured in some of the photos in Goodwin's Anatomy of the Ship Blandford - but judging by this photo the model has gone through some recent rehabilitation. I am planning on adding the sweeps, which I think look really cool and will add something novel to the build. Anyway, thanks for stopping by Crackers!! hamilton
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Thanks a lot Alistair - I appreciate your kind words! I'm hoping that our vacation is not "garnished with earthquakes", though everyone out here always talks about them....I haven't felt a single one since I've lived in Vancouver (17 years now), though apparently we are in a major earthquake zone...I've been through only two earthquakes in my life - both in the 5 to 5.5 range - strong enough to be felt but small enough to seem "novel" as opposed to really scary and dangerous. I do not envy those who live in earthquake prone places (such as NZ). I hope you and your loved ones are alright down there! Anyway, we'll see how it turns out with the ladders versus guns, but I'm leaning towards the ladders (no rigging on the ladders, which is a vote in their favour). Anyway, bye for now hamilton
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Hello there: Well, I was hoping to finish all the cannon assemblies before we leave for our island retreat, but it doesn't look like this will happen.... The cannons are quite small at 1:100 (though I suspect they are large for scale...). I have prepared them with small eyebolts for rigging the breeching lines and used 1/16" pinstripe tape for the trunnion straps (cap squares?) I've made 12 of the 20 guns, though I'm also faced with a dilemma. The Blandford is a 20-gun ship. But the position of the foremost gunports on the Corel kit does not allow for the inclusion of both the guns and ladders for forecastle access....So I'm left with a dilemma - either leave out the ladders to the forecastle or leave out the guns......My feeling is to leave out the guns and to display only 18 - this is also my little boy's preference (he gave me the same advice for the San Francisco, noting that the foremost guns on that build would have interrupted people coming up and down the ladder to the forecastle).... Anyway, it's hard to argue with a 4-year old (as many of you well know) but I will "lay down the law" if the consensus here is on the guns rather than the ladders....my rule is always "first, peace in the home"...... Anyway, we're off to lovely Hornby Island on Saturday for our annual cabin stay - 8 days with no modelling!! Though I will get to visit with my Corel Flattie, which is stationed up at the cabin - who knows, I may find some time to make some repairs if these are necessary.... Here are a few shots until I return - happy modelling to all and have fun this week! hamilton
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Thanks Harlequin, but that's ok - there's another solution in the works! I do appreciate the offer, though! hamilton
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Hi Harlequin: Thanks for dropping by! And for the compliments. I've checked out CMB before but the shipping costs from the UK are prohibitive - even while saving the VAT....I had planned on ordering from them, but only if I'm putting in an order for a kit....and considering that I now have one on the go and three on the shelf I highly doubt I will be allowed to invest more funds into ship modelling in the near future....though secretly I have my eye on the Caldercraft Snake, or Granado, or Mars, or Bounty....I can't make up my mind! Anyways, it's all wind in any case until I get through the Blandford, the Dos Amigos, the Syren and the Bellona......sheesh!! What a hard life!! hamilton
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WOW!!! hamilton
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Hi Jack: I built the BN at this scale about a year and a half ago and I ended up leaving the dorys off - I found them far too frustrating to complete! It's actually really nice to see them here - they really do add a lot of authenticity to the model. Great work! hamilton
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Just read through your log - excellent work - I especially admire the sweeps - really impressive! hamilton
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Excellent attention to detail here. Looking great hamilton
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Hi Max: I love the commitment to detail you're bringing to this build. Really nice work. My Phantom is currently in a dilapidated state in my son's room, but your build is adding some motivation to strip the thing and re-do it. Thanks for sharing hamilton
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Hi John I've never seen a build log for this one before - very interesting ship and a nice build! hamilton
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Of course Ferit - though we're very far apart geographically! I'll give a hint - I'll be using a kind of lino-cut technique using card stock. Depending on how sharp I can keep the knife, it might actually work, though I have to scale down the source material from 1:64 to 1:100 - the success will really depend on whether the patterns I'm using remain workable once they're scaled to 1:100.....Stay tuned.... hamilton
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Thanks Augie, Ferit, Alistair & Andy! Much appreciated as usual - and thanks again Alistair for sending on the Fly files....I'm hoping to scale them this week and have another go at the decorations... hamilton
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Thanks Andy and Mark - so I have not yet given up on the bulwark decorations, but I have put them on pause for a bit...To pass the time while turning my mind around my latest approach to that problem, I've decided to make the rudder and the cannons - it's fortunate that with projects like this there's always something else to do while you're figuring other stuff out! I made the rudder three times. The first was out of 4mm x 4mm beach that I had left over from another build. This didn't work out - I messed up carving out the slots for the pintles and gudgeons. The second was from 3mm x 3mm lime, planked with .5mm lime. This didn't work because the shape was off. The last one was from the same material as number two, but I used a template to get the correct shape and it worked out quite well. Finished in white, Golden Oak and Red. For the Pintles and Gudgeons, I abandoned the metal parts supplied in the kit and used 1/16 x 1/64" brass strip, blackened. I had thought of installing bolts, but at this scale and with only a pin vice to work with I decided against it. I did add ring bolts for the rudder chains. No photos of the cannons yet - I'll save that for another post later....In the meantime, here's the rudder....Bye for now - hope you're all enjoying the weekend. hamilton
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Hi Augie - any day now, eh? Can't wait to see her cross the finish line! Also very interested in seeing your (future) Essex! hamilton
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Hi Brian: I wish I'd seen your sheave block making technique a couple of weeks ago when I was doing this exact same thing on the Blandford!! Your approach (regardless of the questions over scale) is much better than mine (which was simply to drill a couple of holes into a 3mm x 4mm bit of scrap wood.... anyway - these will look great when installed hamilton
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Excellent work, Ferit - the alignment of your shrouds is perfect - did you use a jig or just eyeball them? Whatever the approach, the result is fantastic. Also - on the right hand side of the first photo there's a small single block on a pendant on the aft side of the channel - what line is this for? Just curious! Thanks for sharing these great photos! hamilton
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Wow - all this support has nearly brought me to tears!! I can't say how much I appreciate all the encouragement and helpful suggestions from all of you Thank you so much!!! J - this is a great idea for a newbie such as myself - I'm not sure I would use Chuck's screens for the pinnace, but I will use this idea I think Augie - I've used sculpy before for some very simple decorative scrollwork on the Sultana (another Chuck Passaro practicum suggestion). I think I'll follow Ferit's link above and check out Doris' work Ferit - I can't thank you enough for your kind words! You've convinced me not to just give up - and you're absolutely right - if we're unwilling to give our time to improving our talents through this process and to making our work as nice as possible (within our own "reasonable" standards) then what's the point! I've already made the ship's rudder twice out of dissatisfaction with my results and will make it a third time tonight! So why not take a stab at this other thing? Thanks for passing on such inspiration! In any case - an opportunity has presented itself that may result in some nice bulwark decorations...may take a bit of time, but it will work much better and be closer to historical than my initial (misguided and bizarre) idea of the brass tree frames! Thanks once again to all - what a great group is to be found here! hamilton
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Hi Ferit: There is some indication in Goodwin's Anatomy of the Ship Blandford - scroll and leaf patterns. The book actually presents the Blandford in a slightly larger scale (1:96) than the Corel model, but either way it is very small detail work. In any case, I know I'm not ready for it, so I'm going to leave it blank....sad as it is. hamilton
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Isn't that always the way with construction! A pain - but hopefully the results will be worth it! hamilton -
Nice work, Andy, even if this one doesn't do the job - as BE says - trial and error (with me it seems mostly trial...) Maybe you can mail that collar out to me in Vancouver - I might be able to use it on the Blandford....though the heart would be way out of scale.....enjoy getting out of the big smoke - we're not as hot as you out here, but I still can't wait to get out to the Islands end of next week! More relief from yard work than from heat.... hamilton
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Hi Mobbsie: Great bulkhead finishing! Nice contrasts and it really brings that area of the model to life. Love to see this beautiful ship coming together! hamilton
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Of course you're right - not to mention, the "stately elm" - neither of which will figure on the Blandford..... hamilton
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Hi Andy: It's these kinds of jobs that will probably permanently bar me from scratch building - carving and decorative finishing....I say "not my strengths", but I really should say that I don't even know where to start....anyway...at some point I'll have to just sit down with a knife and a stick and start practicing.... hamilton
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