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Yes, but there’s a lot of repetition with everything when it comes to a ship. That’s the most difficult part of this hobby.
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Thank you very much, Steven! The belaying pins have been begun! In times past, I just used pieces of straight pins, but I want to get better so I am making actual belaying pins. I am making 170 of these, 48 for Esther, 110 for Revenge and 12 for the Part Dimension (where little pieces going flying to and are never seen again, or found six months after finishing the project, always in plain sight).
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Working on fittings and belaying pins: The fittings look really rough right now because they need final painted and the belaying pins are for both this model and the Revenge. I am making 170 of them, 48 for this one and 110 for the Revenge, with a few extras for those pieces that will inevitably go flying. They are 8mm long and carved from bamboo toothpicks.
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Looking forward to this build!
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It’s not a kit, and it’s not the Alabama, but Seawatch Books has a monograph for The Purpose Built Confederate Blockade Runner Hope 1864 that comes with plans and templates which can be easily be rescaled to whichever scale you want, for $70. I have a couple of books from Seawatch Books and the actual monographs explain how the author built the model really well.
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Now it looks more like a windlass: Still not perfect, but it’ll look a lot better once everything is cleaned up and painted.
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The diorama looks amazing! Sorry for your loss.
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I’ve been on a wargaming/RPG miniature kick the last couple weeks. I needed to build something that is not a ship and that could be finished in a relatively short period of time, so I built something that is 40K-ish: I think I have about 15-20 hours in that. It should be noted that I am a little out of practice painting so this is not the best paint job that I have ever done, but it will do. It will be going in my curio cabinet now. I might paint another few miniatures after I finish Esther. Time to get back to our regularly scheduled program! This doesn’t look like much yet, but there is a windlass there:
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Bamboo shaves down really well and holds reasonable strength.
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The Encore kit of the Olympia came with wood decking. It had me shave the wood grain off the plastic deck before applying the wood decking.
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Hello from the Scottish North Coast
GrandpaPhil replied to Scottish Guy's topic in New member Introductions
Welcome! I built several of the Heller and Revell ships many years ago. I enjoyed them immensely. If you are looking at increasing your skills to scratch build a future model, I would recommend Chris Watton’s Vanguard models. He has a most excellent line of wood beginners kits that would make great display pieces as well. -
Nicely done!
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Very cool!
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Working on the inner bulwark fittings: Staghorns are made, pin racks are in process. As mentioned in my Revenge build, I am going to be making belaying pins in the near future for both models at the same time. I want to try and carve them, because at 1/64 it would look better to have actual belaying pins. Those will be among the last fittings that I make for this model.
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Meriadoc, It is a most excellent book and is one that I value quite a lot. In other news, Esther’s hull is nearing completion. I need to make 48 belaying pins for Esther and since the Revenge would have had similar sizing, and they are in the same scale, I am going to make the 110 belaying pins for the Revenge at the same time. They will most likely be made from toothpicks, carefully carved with a scalpel.
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Rudder’s on and many eyebolts have been installed:
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I just had the ultimate confirmation of my construction methods. Esther just survived being dropped on her nose from workbench height, with no damage. She weighs close to 8 pounds now from all of the stick pins and other reinforcement. I guess those 4200 stick pins did some good, lol.
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Added banding and made holes for eyebolts: Made the rudder and discovered a crooked band when I took the picture: Fixed the band, primed the rudder black, made 50 eyebolts: The piece of strip on the left side is the rudder banding that goes on the hull. I use a straight edge and a pounce wheel to make my banding. The eyebolts are made of blackened annealed wire from a hardware store.
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Excellent work!
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The African Queen. My First Listing and First build here.
GrandpaPhil replied to a49kid's topic in New member Introductions
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It’s time to make the rudder: Once I install the rudder, Esther will have caught up to the Revenge.
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I like to use beeswax. It makes the rigging line less frizzy and less prone to tangling.
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Work slowly. Use wide jaw tweezers. Only use enough pressure to grip the rigging fittings to prevent them from flying into oblivion. Give yourself plenty of slack on rigging. Run your rigging through beeswax before using it. Remember, you will not know your full capabilities unless you try. If you fail, try again implementing lessons learned from the first try. Most importantly: have fun!
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The initial base painting is complete, to include trim, minus touchups and sealing a second time: Esther has her full complement of decorations. This includes caryatids which will be left a wood color: And, a transom painting of Esther holding a platter of fresh bread with her home in the background: I do not usually do 2-dimensional painting, and certainly not portraits, much less in miniature. However, I think that came out well enough. I did the painting, but the layout of the picture is the work of an AI image generator.
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