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GrandpaPhil
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GrandpaPhil replied to Ab Hoving's topic in Using the MSW forum - **NO MODELING CONTENT IN THIS SUB-FORUM**
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! -
@Keith Black, @Geordie Tyne, @Coyote_6 and @Knocklouder, Thank you all very much! Bob, I had the same problem that you do with the bowsprit, except my problem is breaking off the aft flag pole. I think I broke it five or six times this past week, lol.
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And done: I got kind of carried away and just finished the model without taking extra pictures on the way. This concludes my fourth finished scratch build. I learned a lot along the way and I had fun with the build. I will ensure that I have more bulkheads in the future. I learned that the pulp board like I used for Oryol would be much better than corrugated cardboard for frame construction. I learned that grain direction matters even if you are painting everything. I learned a LOT about sail rigging and Dutch rigging fittings. Lastly, I learned that no square rigger is a quick build, lol (22 months later, although only 10 of them actively working on this model).
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That’s a really cool feature!
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White Freightliner DD by CDW - AMT - 1:25 Scale - PLASTIC
GrandpaPhil replied to CDW's topic in Non-ship/categorised builds
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The fore mast running rigging is done, and the main course is pinned/glued to the main mast. This means that the running rigging is over half completed. I am enjoying working at this scale. It is SO much easier to belay a line than at 1/100 or 1/96. I was looking at my HMS Prince plans (the Amati plan set) tonight. That thing will be beautiful if I ever build it. It’s in 1/64 scale too. I held my Revenge up to the outboard profile and the Prince dwarfs it. I have Amati’s Sovereign of the Seas plan set too. I think if I ever use that set, I would have to rescale to 1/64 or 1/48 and then build using McKay’s book for the decorations and Amati’s plans for hull shape (with a round tuck).
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The fore course is up and mostly rigged: It still needs the bowlines. I know the clew lines and sheets look kind of funky for both the sprit sail and the fore course, but the plans don’t show tacks for those sails. I’m assuming that’s because the katschip was something of a specialty design, and is a borderline coaster intended for a small crew. Straightened out, like it was under sail, the tension would be correct. I put on parrels for the first time ever: I really dreaded making these enough that I have deliberately avoided rigging a large scale full sailing ship for a few years now. Turns out that making parrels was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Lastly, I also made some of the Continental European lift blocks for the fore course and the main course: All in all, the running rigging is nearly a third done!
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Bob, The Harriet Lane is looking really good! You might be able to trace what would have been the decals right off the plan and just cut them out of normal printer paper (sealed on both sides prior to cutting).
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Incredible work!
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The forecourse is bent to the yard and ready to install: I took the parrel brackets off the plans from the Revenge. Speaking of which, look for a finishing run on the Revenge after I complete this model. I forgot how much I enjoyed working on it and remembered going back through the plans. Lastly, the parrels:
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Looking forward to this one! As a quick note, the CAD renders included as reference drawings/plans for my Oryol, also a Ukrainian kit, had the same issue with being so dark that they were difficult to use, probably from the same issue. I thoroughly enjoy their kits though. They are very nice and build up beautifully!
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Did David Antscherl draw the plans of the Harriet Lane for sale on Model Expo’s website?
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