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  1.    GrandpaPhil reacted to a post in a topic: Peugeot Char d'Assault by RGL - 1/35 - Vargas models - 3D-printed
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    Very nicely done!
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  20. GrandpaPhil
    Alan, Very nicely done!
  21. GrandpaPhil
    Very cool! Looking forward to this one!
  22. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  23. GrandpaPhil
    Very nicely done!
  24. GrandpaPhil
    I’ve been busy on this today! The winches are finished: And installed: The gaff and cranes are made and installed: Here is a side on shot: I’m going to install the ship’s boats cradles and make the yards next. After that it will be time for the running rigging while I can still reach everything. Then I’ll make the ship’s boats. Lastly, I’ll make all of the outer deck and hull fittings before adding the flags.
  25. GrandpaPhil
    Congratulations! Very nicely done!
  26. GrandpaPhil
    The other two: All still need the wire parts, but that will be after everything dries completely.
  27. GrandpaPhil
    Steve, Roel, Ken and Mark, Thank you all very much! I really like the Pre-Dreadnoughts and the Ironclads! They are very cool looking! Working the winches that handle the running rigging. Here are the first four with their card pieces: They still need the wire pieces made. I’ll add those after the other ones get assembled: I’m finally figuring out where all the extra pieces go that I couldn’t figure out earlier on in construction.
  28. GrandpaPhil
    You’ve got the hull built, which is the hardest part, at least for me. You’ve got this!
  29. GrandpaPhil
    Sir, Thank you very much for the insight! That makes sense, especially for a smaller ship. It would therefore make sense that since this vessel was primarily steam, with the rig only as an emergency backup, and heavily armored, that steel cable would likely have been necessary to carry the load, and resist the heat from the stacks, as the braces go right past them. Plus this ship has winches everywhere, I’m assuming for rigging handling.
  30. GrandpaPhil
    Welcome!
  31. GrandpaPhil
    Steve, Keith, Glen and Mark, Thank you all very much! I have a special pair of glasses for working on my models that greatly improves my ability to make and work with the small parts on these models. The machine guns are installed and painted to match: While waiting for the glue to dry, I went ahead and installed the standing rigging: I wasn’t really planning on installing the standing rigging, it just kind of happened. I am going to make and install the yards, gaffs and booms in the near future. I just need to figure out if the running rigging would be steel cable, or if it would have been hemp. This will determine if I use tan rigging thread or black for the running rigging. Each yard will get lifts and braces, slightly simplified due to the scale.
  32. GrandpaPhil
    Would the running rigging on an early 20th Century Pre-Dreadnought Battleship, Russian built, French designed, have been hemp or steel cable? The rigging belongs to what appears to be a standard brigantine rig. I would assume the standing rigging would be steel cable, but I’m not sure about the running rigging, since the yards appear functional. Would that also apply to other similar warships from that era?
  33. GrandpaPhil
    Bob, Thank you very much! My miniature machine guns are built and ready for installation: They need painted, but are black going into a black location so I will paint them and seal them after installation.

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