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hamilton
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hamilton reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Greyhound by Old Collingwood - Corel
I have been carrying on building through our violent storm we have here now, i have been working on shaping the gun ports and constructing the hand rail, this was quite technical as i had to build and attach some small stumps between the bulwarks and the rail, then fashion the rail from a length of 4x1mm then i had to bend this to follow the hull shape.
Here are the pics.
C.
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hamilton reacted to aliluke in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Hi Hamilton
You're nearly there by the looks of things. Have a great Christmas and all the best to you and your family for 2014. I look forward to seeing the end of this build and the start of the next.
Cheers
Alistair
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hamilton got a reaction from Aussie048 in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thanks all for the compliments - and thanks Collingwood and Harlequin for the holiday wishes - back to you and all!!
Harlequin - it's good to hear from you! I hope to see some progress on the Bellona soon! Mine is still a very long way down the road - initially there was only one model between the Blandford and the Bellona, now there are four!! Anyway, I need to hone my skills a bit more before diving in - and I'll no doubt be stealing a lot of your ideas once I come to it!
In the meantime, some progress has been achieved on Blandford - essentially I've constructed and rigged the crossjack yard. It was quite tricky to rig - particularly the sling, which at such a small scale and in such a tight corner was difficult to achieve. But in any case, it is now on and looks not bad...you be the judge!
Happy holidays to all, once again!
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from mtaylor in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thanks all for the compliments - and thanks Collingwood and Harlequin for the holiday wishes - back to you and all!!
Harlequin - it's good to hear from you! I hope to see some progress on the Bellona soon! Mine is still a very long way down the road - initially there was only one model between the Blandford and the Bellona, now there are four!! Anyway, I need to hone my skills a bit more before diving in - and I'll no doubt be stealing a lot of your ideas once I come to it!
In the meantime, some progress has been achieved on Blandford - essentially I've constructed and rigged the crossjack yard. It was quite tricky to rig - particularly the sling, which at such a small scale and in such a tight corner was difficult to achieve. But in any case, it is now on and looks not bad...you be the judge!
Happy holidays to all, once again!
hamilton
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hamilton reacted to ianmajor in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Hamilton,
Lovely work. I am continuing to keep a close eye on your mizzen mast since I have decided to make my ship lateen rigged and am in need of inspiration.
The Season's Greetings and a prosperous New Year to you and your family.
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hamilton got a reaction from rafine in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thanks all for the compliments - and thanks Collingwood and Harlequin for the holiday wishes - back to you and all!!
Harlequin - it's good to hear from you! I hope to see some progress on the Bellona soon! Mine is still a very long way down the road - initially there was only one model between the Blandford and the Bellona, now there are four!! Anyway, I need to hone my skills a bit more before diving in - and I'll no doubt be stealing a lot of your ideas once I come to it!
In the meantime, some progress has been achieved on Blandford - essentially I've constructed and rigged the crossjack yard. It was quite tricky to rig - particularly the sling, which at such a small scale and in such a tight corner was difficult to achieve. But in any case, it is now on and looks not bad...you be the judge!
Happy holidays to all, once again!
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from Old Collingwood in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thanks all for the compliments - and thanks Collingwood and Harlequin for the holiday wishes - back to you and all!!
Harlequin - it's good to hear from you! I hope to see some progress on the Bellona soon! Mine is still a very long way down the road - initially there was only one model between the Blandford and the Bellona, now there are four!! Anyway, I need to hone my skills a bit more before diving in - and I'll no doubt be stealing a lot of your ideas once I come to it!
In the meantime, some progress has been achieved on Blandford - essentially I've constructed and rigged the crossjack yard. It was quite tricky to rig - particularly the sling, which at such a small scale and in such a tight corner was difficult to achieve. But in any case, it is now on and looks not bad...you be the judge!
Happy holidays to all, once again!
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from ianmajor in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thanks all for the compliments - and thanks Collingwood and Harlequin for the holiday wishes - back to you and all!!
Harlequin - it's good to hear from you! I hope to see some progress on the Bellona soon! Mine is still a very long way down the road - initially there was only one model between the Blandford and the Bellona, now there are four!! Anyway, I need to hone my skills a bit more before diving in - and I'll no doubt be stealing a lot of your ideas once I come to it!
In the meantime, some progress has been achieved on Blandford - essentially I've constructed and rigged the crossjack yard. It was quite tricky to rig - particularly the sling, which at such a small scale and in such a tight corner was difficult to achieve. But in any case, it is now on and looks not bad...you be the judge!
Happy holidays to all, once again!
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from augie in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thanks all for the compliments - and thanks Collingwood and Harlequin for the holiday wishes - back to you and all!!
Harlequin - it's good to hear from you! I hope to see some progress on the Bellona soon! Mine is still a very long way down the road - initially there was only one model between the Blandford and the Bellona, now there are four!! Anyway, I need to hone my skills a bit more before diving in - and I'll no doubt be stealing a lot of your ideas once I come to it!
In the meantime, some progress has been achieved on Blandford - essentially I've constructed and rigged the crossjack yard. It was quite tricky to rig - particularly the sling, which at such a small scale and in such a tight corner was difficult to achieve. But in any case, it is now on and looks not bad...you be the judge!
Happy holidays to all, once again!
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from realworkingsailor in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thanks all for the compliments - and thanks Collingwood and Harlequin for the holiday wishes - back to you and all!!
Harlequin - it's good to hear from you! I hope to see some progress on the Bellona soon! Mine is still a very long way down the road - initially there was only one model between the Blandford and the Bellona, now there are four!! Anyway, I need to hone my skills a bit more before diving in - and I'll no doubt be stealing a lot of your ideas once I come to it!
In the meantime, some progress has been achieved on Blandford - essentially I've constructed and rigged the crossjack yard. It was quite tricky to rig - particularly the sling, which at such a small scale and in such a tight corner was difficult to achieve. But in any case, it is now on and looks not bad...you be the judge!
Happy holidays to all, once again!
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from Blue Ensign in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thanks all for the compliments - and thanks Collingwood and Harlequin for the holiday wishes - back to you and all!!
Harlequin - it's good to hear from you! I hope to see some progress on the Bellona soon! Mine is still a very long way down the road - initially there was only one model between the Blandford and the Bellona, now there are four!! Anyway, I need to hone my skills a bit more before diving in - and I'll no doubt be stealing a lot of your ideas once I come to it!
In the meantime, some progress has been achieved on Blandford - essentially I've constructed and rigged the crossjack yard. It was quite tricky to rig - particularly the sling, which at such a small scale and in such a tight corner was difficult to achieve. But in any case, it is now on and looks not bad...you be the judge!
Happy holidays to all, once again!
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from WackoWolf in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thanks all for the compliments - and thanks Collingwood and Harlequin for the holiday wishes - back to you and all!!
Harlequin - it's good to hear from you! I hope to see some progress on the Bellona soon! Mine is still a very long way down the road - initially there was only one model between the Blandford and the Bellona, now there are four!! Anyway, I need to hone my skills a bit more before diving in - and I'll no doubt be stealing a lot of your ideas once I come to it!
In the meantime, some progress has been achieved on Blandford - essentially I've constructed and rigged the crossjack yard. It was quite tricky to rig - particularly the sling, which at such a small scale and in such a tight corner was difficult to achieve. But in any case, it is now on and looks not bad...you be the judge!
Happy holidays to all, once again!
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from Ferit in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thanks all for the compliments - and thanks Collingwood and Harlequin for the holiday wishes - back to you and all!!
Harlequin - it's good to hear from you! I hope to see some progress on the Bellona soon! Mine is still a very long way down the road - initially there was only one model between the Blandford and the Bellona, now there are four!! Anyway, I need to hone my skills a bit more before diving in - and I'll no doubt be stealing a lot of your ideas once I come to it!
In the meantime, some progress has been achieved on Blandford - essentially I've constructed and rigged the crossjack yard. It was quite tricky to rig - particularly the sling, which at such a small scale and in such a tight corner was difficult to achieve. But in any case, it is now on and looks not bad...you be the judge!
Happy holidays to all, once again!
hamilton
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hamilton reacted to Old Collingwood in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Hi hamilton, if i dont catch you - happy holidays have a great yule and all the best with the family and the new little one.
C.
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hamilton reacted to DesertWolf in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Coming along beautifully.
Thanks for the tip on how to keep the rigging fluff free. With cats around the house, I can't afford not to build a case one day...
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hamilton reacted to harlequin in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Hi Hamilton......long time no see......... your build is really looking good now. I will soon be starting on Bellona again.......soon......been mad busy with one thing and another including starting to play my banjo again (badly). Anyway if I dont visit your build before Christmas have a good one and a greast new year.....i've already stocked up on the malt whisky.
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hamilton reacted to mtaylor in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Nice work, Hamilton. I'm happy to hear all is well with the little one and things are settling in.
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hamilton reacted to realworkingsailor in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Rigging is coming along really well. I'm in agreement with everyone else, she's looking amazing.
Andy
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hamilton reacted to augie in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Glad to hear all is going well. And she's looking spectacular.
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hamilton reacted to The Sailor in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
That looks very nice, Hamilton.
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hamilton got a reaction from klimi in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Thanks Collingwood and John:
And sorry for the late response! It's been a nutty time out here in the grey Pacific NorthWest. But now the baby is a bit more settled, the semester is over and I can put a bit of time into the Blandford once again. Last night was the first time I touched the thing in about 3 1/2 weeks. I managed to shape, fnish & (mostly) outfit the mizzen yard.
The rigging of it is a bit of a mystery - judging by Corel's plans (no surprise here), but I need to re-read Lees and see if I can't come up with an adequate interpretation for the Blandford. The typical lines are easy enough (throat, lifts, bowlines, truss, etc.), and I've left off rigging elements that are associated with the sails (blocks on the yard for the various bridles). But it's the rigging of the aft end of the yard down to the deck that is confusing. I'm going to spend some time with Lees this afternoon and some new rigging elements may get added next time I sit down at the bench.
In the meantime, enjoy the photos and be back soon
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from DesertWolf in HMS Blandford by hamilton - FINISHED - from Corel HMS Greyhound - 1:100
Hello all: Thanks for the kind notes!
Wolf - the rigging lines are only free of fluff now - later there will be a veritable winter wonderland of fluff polluting the lines. I don't build cases for my boats, because I'm an idiot. This opens them all to the wear and tear of any other household item. I read somewhere that using a small fan-shaped paint brush and running this along the lines can help - and this is what I normally do once a week on the models I keep around the house. I think that a can of compressed air might work too - especially on decks - as long as everything is good and secure!! However others on the forum might disagree - this might be a good question (if it hasn't been asked already) for general discussion.
In other news I've received a "commission" for a model boat from a friend of my wife's - it will be the Mamoli Yacht America - I'm just waiting for ME to ship it - I've been waiting for over 2 months!! This may pre-empt the Dos Amigos/Fair Rosamund build that has been commissioned by our close friends' 7-year old.....busy busy! The current build will go to our newborn - though he won't be in a position to even see it properly for quite some time.
Bye for now
hamilton
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hamilton got a reaction from augie in USF Confederacy by Augie & Moonbug - FINISHED - Model Shipways - 1:64
Looks great Augie!
hamilton
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hamilton reacted to The Sailor in Mercury by The Sailor - Amati/Victory Models - 1:64 - Russian 20 gun brig
Thank you very much Jeff, Nils and Mark.
Well, I think I was just lucky with the first planking. Believe me, the kit supplied walnut stripes for the second planking are of very good quality. Besides the bulwark area needs a stronger planking.
And here are the first pictures:
Look at this:
This is a very remarkable stern design for a ship of the 19th century.
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hamilton got a reaction from The Sailor in J-class yacht Endeavour 1934 by The Sailor - Amati - 1:35
What a gorgeous hull! I turned my laptop upside down to take a good look!
hamilton
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